Some of you are privileged to know John Adam. He regularly attends the conferences in Virginia Beach. He is a mathematician and teaches at Old Dominion University. His passion is mathematics in nature. Here are two short videos that explore this theme in ways that will enthrall you. These videos are available through the Old…
“I have become mute, I do not open my mouth, because it is You who have done it.” Psalm 39:9 NASB Become mute– Where have we heard this before? Oh, yes, verse 2. The same verb, the same tense. Bound. Tied up. But between verse 2 and verse 9, David has really said quite a bit. He has revealed…
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“Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the foolish.” Psalm 39:8 NASB Reproach – David’s song reaches a crescendo. It starts with silence, then proceeds to murmur, explodes in what appears to be judgment, but swiftly turns into an indictment of humanity and a personal disclosure. The audience is kept off guard, reeling…
“And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.” Psalm 39:7 NASB For what – Remember the punctuation. Hebrew doesn’t have any. So the phrase, ma(h)-q-qiwwiti, could be a question or it could be a statement, like, “I wait for.” Or it could be, “Now, Lord, what. I wait.” The verb is qāwâ,…
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“Surely every man walks about as a phantom; surely they make an uproar for nothing; he amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.” Psalm 39:6 NASB Phantom– Perhaps we should credit David as the original author of “The Walking Dead.” Certainly he paints that picture. Men are but wisps of wind in the eternal night. Their lives amount…
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“Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing in Your sight; surely every man at his best is a mere breath.” Selah. Psalm 39:5 NASB Ecclesiastes is a thorough examination of life from inside the box. The result: get it while you can! Most scholars believe that the epilogue, those last few verses that attempt to redeem the…
“Lord, make me to know my end and what is the extent of my days; let me know how transient I am.” Psalm 39:4 NASB Make me know – The Jewish Bible translates this opening phrase as “I would know when I will cease.” The verb is familiar, yādaʿ, used 944 times in the Tanakh for virtually every…
