Today’s Word
Crocodylus niloticus
May those curse it who curse the day, who are [d]prepared to disturb Leviathan. Job 3:8 NASB Leviathan – “ . . . liwyātān appears six times in the ot.”[1] Yahweh overawed Job by confronting him with his invincible creature liwyātān (Job 41 [H 40:25ff.]). Clearly the Nile crocodile, with scaly hide (vv. 7, 15–17 [H 40:31;…
The Poet’s Proclamation
May darkness and black gloom claim it; may a cloud settle on it; may the blackness of the day terrify it. Job 3:5 NASB Black gloom – ṣalmāwet. An unusual Hebrew word. A terrifying word. Not just deep shadow but rather “the shadow of death.” צַלְמָוֶת (ṣalmāwet). Deep darkness. (ASV prefers “the shadow of death” and…
Egyptian Cosmology
May that day be darkness; may God above not care for it, nor light shine on it. Job 3:4 NASB Darkness – “Little doubt surrounds the meaning of this denominative verb coming from the noun ḥōšek (darkness). It occurs eighteen times, seventeen times in poetical books. Exodus 10:15 is the only occurrence of ḥāšak in…
Cultural Adaptation
And Job said, “May the day on which I was to be born perish, as well as the night which said, ‘A boy is conceived.’” Job 3:2-3 NASB Boy – The Hebraic idea of a person encompasses all of that person’s life. This includes all the relationships, connections, obligations, heritage, and genealogy that make someone who he is. …
Listen to This
“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion. The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverted mouth, I hate. Advice is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine. Proverbs 8:12-14 NASB Prudence – Recently the online group investigated these verses in Proverbs. Here is the link to that discussion. You will…
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