You have removed my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an object of loathing to them; I am shut up and cannot go out. Psalm 88:8 NASB An object of loathing – How do you effectively destroy what makes us human without killing the body? Isolation! There’s a very good reason why prisons employ isolation…
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal faithfully are His delight. Proverbs 12:22 NASB Abomination – tôʿēbâ isn’t a word we hear often. Oh, sorry. I meant that the English translation of tôʿēbâ is a word we hear often—“abomination.” It would certainly be familiar to ancient readers of the Tanakh, but…
You also played the harlot with the Egyptians, your [a]lustful neighbors, and multiplied your harlotry to make Me angry. Ezekiel 16:26 NASB Lustful – The prophets do not mince words. Their messages arrive with explicit, often offensive language. The reason is simple: if you want to rivet the audience’s attention, you need provocative language. And the prophets…
But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity and does according to all the abominations that a wicked man does, will he live? All his righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered for his treachery which he has committed and his sin which he has committed; for them…
Do not lie with a male as one lies with a woman; it is an abhorrence. Leviticus 18:22 JPS Abhorrence – When it comes to the Hebrew word to’evah (abomination, abhorrence), most discussions move immediately to this verse. Why? Because homosexuality is such a hot political/religious topic. The incendiary comments on both sides offer plenty of garbage and confusion. But little progress…
You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. Leviticus 18:22 Abomination – Yesterday we commented on Feinstein’s insight that the prohibition against homosexuality “is at its core an appeal to the emotions.”[1] We noticed that the real issue for contemporary society is the lack of cultural…
You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. Leviticus 18:22 Abomination – The contemporary view on the choice of homosexual relations is a thorn in the side of religion. Since the culture is moving in the direction of “the right to love whomever you wish,” any…
It is your own wickedness that will punish you and your apostasy that will condemn you. Consider and take note what a bitter and evil thing it is to forsake Yahweh your God so that you have no reverence for me – The word of the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts. Jeremiah 2:19 (J. A. Thompson…
But you shall keep my statutes and my rules and do none of these abominations, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you. Leviticus 18:26 ESV Rules/ abominations – The Hebrew word for “rules” in this verse is mishpat. If we think of this word the way that we understand “rules,” we will…
Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places; who eat swine’s flesh, and the broth of unclean meat is in their pots. Isaiah 65:4 NASB Today’s Word edition is authored by Rodney Baker, Adelaide, Australia Unclean – Over the last couple of days I have been pondering and asking God about a…
