Today’s Word
Abel’s Funeral
For I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and make them rejoice from their affliction. Jeremiah 31:13 Mourning – “Blessed are those who mourn,” said Yeshua. Do you suppose He was connecting this thought with Jeremiah 31, the prophet’s announcement of the new covenant? It certainly seems possible, especially when we…
Connections
You are a garden fountain, a well of flowing water streaming down to Lebanon. Song of Songs 4:15 Flowing Water – Do you remember the rabbinic principle of exegesis concerning similar words and phrases? Basically, this principle says since God is the author of the text, where we find similar words we must look for…
Renamed
Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. Song of Songs 1:3 Perfumes – Song of Songs does more than provide the reader with an exuberant poem about the power of love. Of course, it’s reassuring to find that the biblical record includes an elaborate endorsement of one of…
Measure For Measure
So Sarai said to Abram, “Now behold, the LORD has prevented me from bearing [children]. Please go in to my maid; perhaps I will obtain children through her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. Genesis 16:2 Please – Did you think Sarai simply forgave Abram for betraying her by “selling” her to Pharaoh? …
The Fine Print
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 Sins – John doesn’t write, “Confess your sin.” He writes, “Confess your sins.” It’s plural. He is not writing about the big block of willful rebellion against the source of light…
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