For I am ready to fall, and my sorrow is continually before me. For I admit my guilt; I am full of anxiety because of my sin. Psalm 38:17-18 NASB Admit my guilt – The Hebrew verb nāgad means “to make known.” TWOT elaborates, “to place a matter high, conspicuous before a person.”[1] In the social context of Israel, this…
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 NASB Told you – Approximately 700 years before Yeshua began his teaching, the prophet Micah brought a message of hope to Israel….
He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 NASB He has told you – Worried about the destiny of your life? Wondering how all of it can fit into His…
And He said, “Who told you that you were naked?” Genesis 3:11 NASB Told – Who told you? Who told you that there was something flawed in your world? Who told you that something is interfering with your enjoyment of just being alive? Who told you that you had a problem with God? Adam’s unspoken…
He has declared to you, O man, what is good. Micah 6:8 Declared – Context, context, context. Far too often we lift a verse from its culture and history when we apply it to extraneous theological topics. In this case, while it is certainly true that God does determine what is good, Micah is not…
