The man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate.” Genesis 3:12 NASB Gave – In a recent conversation a very intelligent woman raised an objection to the trajectory of my book, Guardian Angel. She claimed that the fact that God gave the woman…
But all this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures of the prophets.” Then all the disciples left Him and fled. Matthew 26:56 NASB Left Him and fled – Why say it twice? Isn’t it enough to say the disciples left? Or the disciples fled? Why use both verbs? The answer is not so simple….
Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen carefully, my daughter. Do not go to glean in another field; furthermore, do not go on from this one, but stay here with my maids. Ruth 2:8 NASB Ruth – When you read the story of Ruth, pay close attention to how many times anyone actually uses her name….
[The following is a chapter from a book I wrote some time ago. I am debating publishing it. Your comments will be helpful.] CHAPTER TWO The Beast When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night Thy hand was heavy upon me; My…
She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has witnessed against me and the Almighty has afflicted me?” Ruth 1:20-21 Lord…
Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up and wait on them. Luke 12:37 NASB On the alert – Are you awake? No, I don’t…
Human trafficking. We’ve heard about the problem but few of us see a real human face in this nightmare. Now I have. On my last trip to Singapore I met a woman from Indonesia. A few years ago she lived in Jakarta, was married and had a young child. Her husband left her. Without support she…
So Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I observe that you are very religious in all respects. Acts 17:22 NASB Religious – We realize, of course, that Paul didn’t use the word “religious.” Why? Because the word “religion” didn’t exist in the first century. It came into being…
I recently completed several lectures on the Hebrew idea of ‘ezer kenegdo. In every location, people in the audience found it difficult to accept the possibility that Adam named the woman with a word that means “serpent.” More than once questions were raised about this derogatory naming, especially since the text suggests that the meaning…
And he went outside and wept bitterly. Luke 22:62 NIV Bitterly – “I’ll never break my vow to you!” “You can count on my word.” “I will always be there for you.” Promises—broken. Have you ever made a solemn commitment to someone only to find that later you broke your vow? How did you feel?…
