Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” Genesis 22:2 NASB Take – It’s been almost ten years since we examined this pivotal verse. Want to review what we’ve already learned? Here are…
Behold, I was brought forth in guilt, and in sin my mother conceived me. Psalm 51:5 NASB Brought forth – There is hardly any verse in the Bible that has created more suffering and despair than this one. Why? Because coupled with Genesis 3, this verse is the proof that everyone, you and I, are born…
He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our guilty deeds. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him. Psalm 103:10-11 NASB According to – The preposition that changes everything. In this case, a single letter (כְּ) prefixed to the noun “sins.” The preposition kă does the…
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Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For thehelp of His presence, my God. Psalm 42:11 NASB Despair – There is no word for “doubt” in biblical Hebrew, but there is a word for “despair.” It’s šāḥaḥ. Well, kind of. …
Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted. Habakkuk 1:3-4 NIV Paralyzed – What happens to a society that turns its back on…
Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted. Habakkuk 1:3-4 NIV Tolerate – What is the subject of the second question in the NIV translation? “You.” That pronoun stands in the place of “God.” If the…
Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted. Habakkuk 1:3-4 NIV Make me look – “A startled, tormented man is Habakkuk. He is…
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 NIV Pure – Scrubbed! But not just on the outside (although that is also included). At least that’s the way we usually think about a “pure” heart. We are reminded of Yeshua’s insight about the exterior and interior of the pot. The Hebrew verb is ṭāhēr. The verb…
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. Genesis 29:9 NASB Shepherdess – Today is my daughter’s birthday. I remember with incredible clarity the day she was born. I was there when she took her first breath. So tiny, so fragile—and loved beyond anything I could have imagined. This was, and is, one…
