Okavango – the last great African wilderness
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Polar Opposites (4)
we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NASB Trouble with the Curve – “Struck down” might as well be “struck out.” The Greek is kataballo. It is the verb ballo (“to throw”) coupled with the intensifier kata. …
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Polar Opposites (3)
we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NASB Not forsaken – In order to understand ouk enkataleipomenoi, we probably first need to look at diokomenoi. Translated “persecuted,” the root is dioko. This word is about setting something…
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Polar Opposites (2)
we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NASB Not despairing – How many negatives does it take to make a promise? Paul suggests that it takes at least three. Here the Greek is ouk exaporoumenoi. The first…
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Polar Opposites (1)
we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NASB Not crushed – Paul’s list of benefits reads like a colossal blunder. Do we really think that the opposite of afflicted is “not crushed,” or the opposite of perplexed…
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The Men’s Group Trinity
Then King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” And they came into the king’s presence. 1 Kings 1:32 NASB Prophet, Priest, King – There are only a few verses in the Bible that include all three words “prophet,” priest,” and “king.” In fact, more…
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V is for Victoria
I have arrived at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, after a 1000 kilometer trek through some very desolate parts of Botswana. It was quite a trip with lots of stories for the group that traveled “roads” through places without names. But for now I would like to share this with you. Tomorrow I will see it from…
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Allegorical Absurdity
My lover is to me a sachet of myrrh lodging between my breasts. Song of Songs 1:13 (Tremper Longman III in NICOT) Breasts – But, of course, it can’t mean mammary glands! The Bible would never actually say anything about a man putting his head between the breasts of a woman, especially a woman who…
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Culture and Translation
I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. Song of Songs 1:5 ESV But – Look at the translation of this verse in your Bible. Is the conjunctive translated as “but” or as “and”? In some editions, you will find that the vav…
