“I have been told of all that you did for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth and came to a people you had not known before.” Ruth 2:11 JPS Birth/ People – Two things indentify a person in the ancient…
Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous will walk in them, but transgressors will stumble in them. Hosea 14:9 NASB Are right – Hosea reveals that YHWH’s darke (paths) are yesharim (straight, upright). We should notice…
Take a look at these testimonials shot after the trip to Israel in May. Perhaps it’s time for you to consider such a trip. June 5, 2013 in Israel until June 15, 2013 Skip
“It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will go up to heaven for us to get it for us and make us hear it, that we may observe it?’” Deuteronomy 30:12 NASB Not in heaven – Have you considered the implications of Moses’ observation about God’s revelation? Moses is delivering Torah to…
Just back from El Salvador where I taught a two day seminar to many church leaders and spent valuable time with Jason Law of One Mission and Ronaldo Bueno of Enlace. We worked on community development projects in the poorest of communities. Jason’s non-profit will assist Ron with housing for these poor people. Here are…
For apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 NASB Nothing – The Greek word translated “nothing” is oudeis, from ou (meaning “not”) and heis (meaning “one”). Literally it means “not one thing.” Yeshua is speaking to His disciples. He tells them that He is the vital energy of their lives (the vine). They…
And the Lord raised up an adversary to Solomon 1 Kings 11:14 NASB Adversary – You may find this word surprising. It is the Hebrew word satan. That’s right. Our word Satan in English is really a transliterated Hebrew word that means “adversary.” The reason we connect it to the person we call Satan is…
She answered, “You are most kind, my lord, to comfort me and to speak gently to your maidservant – though I am not so much as one of your maidservants.” Ruth 2:13 JPS Comfort/ speak gently – Ruth acknowledges Boaz’ favor with a reply that says more than the translation. She uses two constructions, naham…
But Ruth replied, “Do not urge me to leave you, to turn back and not follow you. For wherever you go, I will go; wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God.” Ruth 1:16 I will go – “From a cultural perspective, Ruth has chosen death…
Ruth the Moabite said, “He even told me, ‘Stay close to my workers until all my harvest is finished.’” Ruth 2:21 JPS Workers – Phyllis Trible observes that Ruth must work within the culture and against the culture in order to transform the culture. This verse captures Ruth’s daring enterprise with typical Hebraic clues. Nothing…
