The Open Universe
So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that He had done in creation. Genesis 2:3 ESV He had done in creation – When God created the universe, was everything in it fixed? When God formed the whole creation, did He establish all the…
Traveler’s Comments on the Trip to Israel
I thought you might like to read some of the comments that participants made about the recent learning trip to Israel. We will be going again in 2013, just in case you are interested. Here are three: Thanks for a wonderful life experience for which there are both immediate and life long implications. My short…
Midrash Rehash
Then God spoke to Noah, saying, “Go out of the ark, . . .” Genesis 8:15-16 NASB Go out – How do you interpret the Bible? When you read the text, what process do you use in order to understand the meaning? Some believers use the “meditate, pray and wait for illumination” technique. They believe…
Bending the Word
If a man takes his sister, a daughter of his father or a daughter of his mother, and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace, and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness, and he shall bear…
Paul’s Summation (4)
“Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.” Habakkuk 2:4 ESV Faith – Finally we come to the most crucial term – faith. Once again we must turn to the Hebrew background. The Hebrew stem is ‘aman. It means, “to confirm, support, uphold,…
Paul’s Summation (3)
“Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.” Habakkuk 2:4 ESV Righteous – What does it mean to say, “He is righteous”? Would you answer, “That means he has a right relationship with God”? Answers like this are common among Christians, but maybe…
Paul’s Summation (2)
“Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.” Habakkuk 2:4 ESV Puffed up – Let’s get the Greek out. Neither Habakkuk nor Paul nor God Himself use the word “soul.” The Hebrew is nephesh. We have the English translation “soul” because of the…
Israel 2012 Photos
Some memories of the Land Father and Son at the Western Wall A Man with the Worn Book Casting shadows
Paul’s Summation (1)
“Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.” Habakkuk 2:4 ESV Behold – How would you summarize Paul’s entire message in a single verse? The question is important not only for theological reasons but also because your answer will reveal what you believe…
