Today’s Word
Measure for Measure Revised
He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our guilty deeds. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him. Psalm 103:10-11 NASB According to – The preposition that changes everything. In this case, a single letter (כְּ) prefixed to the noun “sins.” The preposition kă does the…
Shades and Nuances
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Madness
Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For thehelp of His presence, my God. Psalm 42:11 NASB Despair – There is no word for “doubt” in biblical Hebrew, but there is a word for “despair.” It’s šāḥaḥ. Well, kind of. …
Social Collapse
Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted. Habakkuk 1:3-4 NIV Paralyzed – What happens to a society that turns its back on…
Change of Subject
Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted. Habakkuk 1:3-4 NIV Tolerate – What is the subject of the second question in the NIV translation? “You.” That pronoun stands in the place of “God.” If the…
Prophetic Agony
Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted. Habakkuk 1:3-4 NIV Make me look – “A startled, tormented man is Habakkuk. He is…
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