True Religion

“But let the man who boasts, boast of this, that he understands and knows me.  For I am Yahweh who acts in steadfast loyalty, justice, and righteousness upon the earth; for in these things I delight – Yahweh’s word.” Jeremiah 9:24  J. A. Thompson translation. Delight – How would you answer this question:  What are…

The Five Words

Whom have I in heaven but You?  And beside You, I desire nothing on earth.  Psalm 73:25  NASB Desire – A lot gets added in translation to fill in Asaph’s blurted exclamation.  In Hebrew, the text literally reads, “Who in heaven? I do not desire in earth.”  NASB, ESV, NIV and others add conjunctions, pronouns…

Maslow Bíblico

Me deleito en hacer tu voluntad, Dios mío; tu Tora está dentro de mi corazón. Salmos 40:8 Deleito – el hebreo posee más de una palabra para placer y deleite. Cada vez que encontramos más de una palabra para el mismo concepto, enfrentamos el reto de descubrir las diferencias. Así como existen muchas palabras para…