“How long will you go here and there, O faithless daughter? For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth—a woman will encompass a man.” Jeremiah 31:22 NASB Encompass – I don’t like this choice of translation for the Hebrew tesovav (from the root sabab). “Encompass” makes it sound like a woman…
“How long will you go here and there, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the earth – A woman will encompass a man.” Jeremiah 31:22 Encompass – The last step in understanding the role and status of women in the Old Testament is the discussion of the “new” covenant….
Usually I don’t hear much from the Today’s Word audience. But in the last few days, as we examined several passages dealing with the idea of a redeemed relationship between a man and a woman, I am suddenly getting a lot of replies. We looked at several powerful and interesting verses in the Bible that…
How long will you waver, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing on the earth: a woman protects a man. Jeremiah 31:22 Created – The Hebrew root br’ is the verb translated “create.” It is quite unusual. Of the 49 occurrences in the Old Testament, this verb is the exclusive domain…
How long will you waver, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing on the earth: a woman protects a man. Jeremiah 31:22 Protects – This world is upside-down. It’s not the way God intended it to be. When Eve opened the door to sin (with Adam’s concurrence), the world changed. All…
