Who Did What

But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us . . .  Titus 3:4-5a  NASB Kindness – Syntax, syntax, syntax.  You see, the Greek sentence doesn’t actually read the same way as the English translation.  In Greek, the literal reading is: “When but the kindness and love…

Love Justice

Then the word of the Lord came to Zechariah saying, “Thus has the Lord of hosts said, ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother; and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’ Zechariah…

Backtracking

All the LORD’s paths are kindness and truth for the keepers of His pact and His precepts.  Psalm 25:10  Robert Alter translation All – Do you really believe that all of YHWH’s ways are kindness and truth?  Are you just as likely to proclaim this with David when the plane crashes and everyone is killed,…

The Hidden Assumption

When you go out to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God gives them into your hand and you take them captive, Deuteronomy 21:10 ESV When you go out – This verse begins the weekly Torah portion known as Ki Tetze –  literally “When you go out.”  Out of all of the 613…

I.O.U.

Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you will deal kindly with my father’s household, and give me a pledge of truth, Joshua 2:12  NASB Kindly – Why should these spies help Rahab?  What do they have to gain from a promise to save her? …

Back To The Beginning

Make Your face shine upon Your servant; save me in Your kindness. Psalm 31:16 (ISR translation) Make Shine – No matter where you turn in the Scriptures, you are never far from Genesis.  The beginning is the end.  The Garden is the destination.  So, we shouldn’t be too surprised to find ‘or connected with salvation. …