And Agrippa replied to Paul, “In a short time you will persuade me to become a Christian.” Acts 26:28 Christian – The disciples of our Lord never refer to themselves as Christians. In fact, the Greek term christianos and its derivatives are only used three times in the New Testament (Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28 and…
“And in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; and you will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;’” Matthew 13:14 NASB Will not understand/ will not perceive – “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God” (Romans 10:17). …
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“Though I wrote for him ten thousand precepts of My law, they are regarded as a strange thing.” Hosea 8:12 NASB Strange thing – Have you tried to explain your commitment to Torah to your friends and neighbors? Do they ask why you don’t eat shrimp, why you don’t go to church on Sunday and…
Spring, that is. Rachel leaves for boot camp. A new season in life will soon begin for her. And for the rest of us, the promise of Spring.
“My sacrificial gifts they offer in sacrifice and they eat flesh.” YHWH does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sin. They will return to Egypt. Hosea 8:13 (translation J. A. Dearman) Remember – We often think that once God forgives our sins, He forgets all about them. Maybe that…
“Though you are a whore, Yisra’el, let not Yehudah become guilty. Do not come up to Gilgal, nor go up to Beyth Awen, nor swear an oath, saying, ‘As YHWH lives!’” Hosea 4:15 (ISR) Swear an oath – Israel’s history is bound up with prophetic legacy. God spoke to His people through the prophets. God’s…
They feed on the sin of My people and direct their desire toward their iniquity. Hosea 4:8 NASB Feed – This one is difficult. It’s difficult because of the Hebrew and it’s difficult because of its implications. It’s one of those verses we might wish to remove. It’s even difficult to comment on this verse…
My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge I will reject you from priestly service for me. You have forgotten the instruction of your God; so I too will forget your children. Hosea 4:6 (translation J. A. Dearman) Forget – When you think of the Hebrew verb forget, think of…
