It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, when He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.” Luke 11:1 NASB To pray – This might seem strange to say, but prayer is my most difficult exercise. Even when I…
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 NASB Good – Marcion of Sinope was born in 85 C.E. in Turkey. Before he died in 160 in Rome, he changed the entire Christian world forever after. How did…
“Please say that you are my sister so that it may go well for me because of you, and that I may live on account of you.” Genesis 12:13 NASB You are my sister – Justifying a paradigm usually means adjusting evidence to fit the assumptions. Scriptural defense of the doctrine of the Trinity is an…
For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of YHWH, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances Ezra 7:10 JPS 1917 To seek – Judaism and Hellenism, Martin Hengel’s magnum opus, might at first glance appear to be a study of the difference between these two streams. At…
For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of YHWH, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances Ezra 7:10 JPS 1917 To seek – Ezra changed forever the way we interact with God. Now we read instead of listen. That wasn’t the only result of this monumental shift. …
For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of YHWH, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances Ezra 7:10 JPS 1917 To seek – In a footnote, Gordon Tucker wrote, “It is worth noting that this verse expresses something of historic importance. Previously, the root drsh was used…
For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of YHWH, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances Ezra 7:10 JPS 1917 To Seek – More than a decade has passed since I wrote this initial study of Ezra 7:10. When I read Gordon Tucker’s footnote about this verse…
The LORD is my light and my rescue. Whom shall I fear? Psalm 27:1 Robert Alter Rescue – I checked twenty-seven English Bible translations of Psalm 27:1. Every one of them translated these words as “the Lord is my light and my salvation.” In fact, I doubt you’ve ever heard it any other way. The…
