. . . So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendents. Deuteronomy 30:19 Choose – The Hebrew verb bahar means “to choose, to pick, to take a keen look at.” But the pictograph is more revealing. Bet-Chet-Resh draws the picture of “house-fence-person.” In other words, separating the person from the…
For behold, YHWH will go froth from His place, to punish the iniquity of the inhabitants of the earth, and the earth shall disclose the blood shed upon her, and shall no longer cover up her slain. Isaiah 26:21 Cover Up – It will be a day of terrible consequence. It will be a day…
Here are some pictures from the Royal Botanical Gardens and the State Theatre. Enjoy.
Depart from evil and do good, so you will abide forever. Psalm 37:27 Abide Forever – If we read this verse from an evangelical perspective, we will be quite happy with the translation “abide forever.” That translation fits our conception of eternal life. But the Tanakh has almost nothing to say about a life of…
Well, we are back. After a long day (actually the day was 48 hours long since we got to do Wednesday twice). Exhausted but home. No place like it. So, I will be back into the blogs soon. Got to go to sleep. Skip
The steps of a man are ordered from YHWH, and He will delight in his way. Though he falls, he will not be cast down, for YHWH upholds his hand. Psalm 37:23-24 Falls – Are you a person who delights in the Lord? Do you seek Him and serve Him? Are the steps of your…
The steps of a man are ordered from YHWH, and He will delight in his way. Though he falls, he will not be cast down, for YHWH upholds his hand. Psalm 37:23-24 Man – It is certainly a shame that some English translations use the word “man” for the Hebrew geber in this verse. The…
The wicked borrows and does not repay but the righteous is gracious and giving. Psalm 37:21 Wicked – Does this verse mean that those who do not repay are wicked or does it mean that one of the characteristics of the wicked is their intention not to repay? If we knew that a man never…
Babylon was a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, making the whole earth drunk; the nations drank of her wine, therefore the nations went mad. Jeremiah 51:7 In The Hand – Babylon was an instrument in the hand of YHWH for His purposes. The text tells us quite clearly that the power of…
