Today’s Word
Rearranging Bricks
“Let us, then, go down and confound their speech there, so that they shall not understand one another’s speech.” Genesis 11:7 (JPS) Confound – God has a real sense of humor, even when it comes to terribly important events. I would say that God has an Englishman’s sense of humor; that sort of dry wit…
Turning Up The Volume
The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied Psalm 16:4 Multiplied – Life without the Lord is increasingly miserable. That’s the biblical message. It sometimes doesn’t appear that way. After all, the systems of this world support rebellion against God, rewarding those who actively engage in disobedience. But, as the…
Who Counts?
As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight. Psalm 16:3 Majestic Ones – Isn’t it nice to know that when we become His servants, God calls us majestic (or excellent). The way up is down. Down to the ground in humility and acknowledged…
Merit Badges
You have said to YHWH, “You are my Lord, I have no good apart from You.” Psalm 16:2 No Goodness – It helps if we see the literal rendering of this verse. “My goodness is not apart from You.” Why is this important? Because the difference in the word order shows us what is emphasized…
The Logical Implication
“therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things, and do not do them.” Matthew 23:3 All – David called YHWH Lord. King David put himself under the rule of his God, proclaiming that he was the slave of his Master. Because…
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