Gazzuolo is a village of 2,247 people, but you never know what kind of gems you will find in small places like this in Italy. Here are two pictures of the church in Gazzuolo, built 356 years ago when nearby Montova was ruled by the Gonzaga family. Now it is falling apart, but if you…
Thus My anger will be spent and I will satisfy My wrath on them, Ezekiel 5:13a NASB Will be spent – The biblical God is in serious need of mental health counseling. Just look at the swings of emotion He displays: Since you are precious in My sight, Since you are honored and I love you, …
“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?” Matthew 6:25 NASB Do not be worried – God worries about you. Do…
When God began to create heaven and earth—the earth being unformed and void, Genesis 1:1-2a Parsha: Bere’shit JPS Tagged Tanakh To create – Biblically-based religions are susceptible to a subtle but dangerous trap. They can easily become religions of the book rather than religions of the God revealed in the book. You and I, being familiar…
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:23 ESV Sinned – Adverb: a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc., that is, an addition to a verb. Noun: a word (other than a…
“Now then let Me alone, that My anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them; and I will make of you a great nation.” Exodus 32:10 NASB Let me alone – Did God intend to destroy Israel? Did Moses change God’s mind? These two questions, and the answers you give, really reveal your exegetical…
Thank you, each one, who purchased my new effort, The Prophetic Commentaries: Investigations and Reflections. I hope you will find it useful. I should point out that you will soon discover material that has not yet been published in Today’s Word, so in that sense, some of this book is brand new to you (verses in Obadiah,…
The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. Genesis 6:6 NASB Was sorry – This verse is a problem for most theologians. It’s not a problem because we can’t understand the words. It’s a problem because theology doesn’t think of God in biblical terms. Theology is the victim…
