(Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.) Numbers 12:3 NIV Very humble– How can a man be the most humble man on the face of the earth? Just knowing that he is would create some small twinge of pride, wouldn’t it? It would make him unique, set…
“Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into the house; When you see the naked, to cover him; and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?” Isaiah 58:7 NASB Hide yourself – So you want to love the Lord with all your heart, mind and strength? So you want…
He leads the lowly in justice and teaches the lowly His way. Psalm 25:9 Robert Alter translation Lowly – “Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.” So reads the usual translation of Yeshua’s third Beatitude. A direct quote from Psalm 37:11, the key word is ‘anawim (the meek, the humble, the lowly)…
And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations; knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint . . . Romans 5:3-5 NASB Tribulations – Can you think upside-down? Putting on the “new man” requires more than a change of clothes. It…
“For the poor are with you at all times, but I am not with you at all times.” Matthew 26:11 Delitzsch Hebrew Gospels Poor – Did Yeshua speak the truth? We will always have the poor. If you answer “Yes,” then why work to eliminate poverty? If you answer “No,” then is Yeshua a liar? …
