Then Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Lord, why have You brought harm to this people? Why did You ever send me? Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done harm to this people, and You have not rescued Your people at all.” Exodus 5:22-23 Have not rescued – First, a look…
Then Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Lord, why have You brought harm to this people? Why did You ever send me? Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done harm to this people, and You have not rescued Your people at all.” Exodus 5:22-23 Have not rescued – Today I’ll share…
But when you make a banquet, call the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; and then you will be blessed, for they have nothing to repay you. Luke 14:13-14 NASB 1995 Blessed – All of the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5 and Luke 6 begin with the Greek word makarios. It is the…
Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor . . .” Mark 10:21a NASB 1995 Felt a Love for Him – Don’t make this mistake! Don’t convert the intensity of the real Greek expression here…
Atlantic Crossing
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 NASB 1995 Not want – How do you read this text? Do you think that David is expressing God’s sufficiency so much so that all his desires are satisfied? There’s nothing that he wants? Or is David singing about God’s provision so that he…
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 NASB 1995 My shepherd – Hardly needs any introduction. This verse is possibly the most recognized verse in the “Old Testament,” and other than the evangelical emphasis on John 3:16, might just be the most recognized verse in the whole Bible. But familiarity often…
And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You. Psalm 39:7 NASB For what – Remember that Hebrew has no punctuation. No commas. No question marks. And “Lord” isn’t found in the middle of the sentence. So, is this, “For what do I wait?” or is it, “And now that I wait,…
And it happened after the LORD has spoken these words to Job, that the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “My wrath has flared against you and your two companions because you have not spoken rightly of Me as did My servant Job. Job 42:7 Robert Alter Rightly – The end of the story is…
