Today’s Word
Theological Correctness
but you must master it Genesis 4:7 Master – Everything important happens in the first three chapters of Genesis. Plus the appendix of the story of Cain. This verse is absolutely crucial. Why? Because it says something about the essence of the Fall that we absolutely must know. It says that sin did not destroy…
Time Out
and God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy Genesis 2:3 Holy – God declares holy a separated time, not a special place. Let that sink in for a moment. The first use of the Hebrew qadash (holy) in Scripture is about time. Every other ancient cosmology operates with some declaration of sacred space,…
A Line in the Sand
January 5 God said, “Let the water below the sky be gathered into one area, that the dry land may appear.” Genesis 1:9 A Line In The Sand Gathered – The flat-backed liquid Leviathan shows its white belly today, raging against its sandy cage. But God has shut the door and it can’t get out….
Frame of Reference
January 4 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 Frame of Reference And The Earth – Are you so familiar with this opening verse that you no longer think about what it says? Yes, of course, it tells us that God created everything. That’s what the Hebrew idiom hashamayim ve…
Untranslatable
January 3 In the beginning, God created [et] the heavens and [et] the earth Genesis 1:1 (Hebrew added) Untranslatable Et – It’s there but you don’t see it. In Hebrew, this verse is Bere’shiyt bara’ Elohim et hashamayim ve et haarets. I have underlined the words translated “the heavens and the earth.” The first three…
Even Deeper
January 2 In the beginning, God created Genesis 1:1 Even Deeper The – Of course, by now you know that the word here is bere’shiyt. There is no definite article. That means there is no “the” in this text. Try reading the text without the “the” and things change – dramatically. We have already learned…
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