“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you will be the father of a multitude of nations.” Genesis 17:4 NASB Father – How is this promised fulfilled? Clearly it must extend beyond the Jewish population. Av hamon goyim means Abraham is to be father to those outside the Synagogue. Christians have understood this…
And many peoples will come and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; so that He may teach us about His ways, and that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go out from Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. Isaiah…
“For the day of the Lord is near for all the nations. Just as you have done, it will be done to you. Your dealings will return on your own head.” Obadiah 1:15 NASB Done to you – Obadiah is a very tiny book of the Tanakh. Most people probably don’t know anything about it other than the name. …
And the Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb; And two peoples will be separated from your body; and one people will be stronger than the other; and the older will serve the younger.” Genesis 25:23 NASB Nations – Do you remember the remarks about messy Hebrew? Do you recall that translating the second part…
Thus says the Lord, “Do not learn the way of the nations, and do not be terrified by the signs of the heavens although the nations are terrified by them;” Jeremiah 10:2 NASB Nations – Have you considered “the way of the nations”? I’m sure we’ve all assumed we know what Jeremiah meant. He must have…
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20 NASB Of all nations – Perhaps we need to rethink the…
Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance, and the very ends of the earth as Your possession. Psalm 2:8 NASB Your – Bear with me today. This is a bit academic but incredibly important. What is the context of this verse? Who is speaking? To whom is the promise addressed? What do the words mean?…
“For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My Name is great among the nations. And in every place incense is presented to My Name, and a clean offering. For My Name is great among the nations,” said YHVH of hosts. Malachi 1:11 SRI Among the nations – Perhaps it’s time…
It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it, and many peoples shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up…
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. Psalm 57:9 ESV Peoples/ nations – What’s the difference? People or nation? Why make this distinction, especially when we realize in Hebrew it is only the difference between Ayin and Aleph (Ayin-Mem = people, Aleph-Mem…
