Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures Luke 24:45 NASB Understand – When we read this verse, we’re likely to imagine some kind of mental expansion miracle. As Western believers, we automatically assume that “understand” means cognitive comprehension. Our own educational experience leads us to interpret this text as if Yeshua were preparing…
Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things, and consider the lovingkindness of the Lord. Psalm 107:43 NASB Who is wise? – I’ve been at this awhile. Actually 6,700 Today’s Word additions so far. Obviously, not quite enough. There are still many more unanswered questions. It is a lifelong process and I am…
For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 1 Timothy 2:5 NASB The man – Consider the following quotation from John MacArthur, popular Christian pastor and teacher: Village life was so deeply ingrained and so clearly understood at every level of society that the customs reflected in the biblical narratives…
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; Genesis 1:26a NASB Image/likeness – According to a footnote in my Siddur, a synonym for nefesh hayah in the Mishnah (Bava Kanna 2a) is mav’eh which the Talmud derives from the root ba’ah (to ask, request, seek). Furthermore, Onkelos renders nefesh hayah as “speaking spirit” (ruah mamlal’). The implication is significant. Our identity is…
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; Genesis 1:26a NASB Image/likeness – As we begin another “eternal return”[1] cycle, perhaps we should start with a decidedly different view than the one behind a New Year’s pagan festival. The OT recognizes man’s total dependence with great clarity. Man is a creature…
So all Israel was enrolled by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. 1 Chronicles 9:1a NASB Genealogies – All those names. Mostly unfamiliar, difficult to read out loud. So we skip over them. Go ahead. Try reading 1 Chronicles 8 without stumbling. And this is not the…
“And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.” Acts 20:22 NIV Not knowing – Today I leave for Manila. I’ll be in the Philippines area for the next two months. Then, after a return to the USA for some teaching commitments, Rosanne and I will…
You shall say to them, ‘This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord their God or accept correction; truth has perished and has been cut off from their mouth. Jeremiah 7:28 NASB Perished – Almost the end of the year (as far as the pagan world is concerned). Almost. Just enough time to…
and You are faithful to resuscitate the dead. Blessed are You, HASHEM, Who resuscitates the dead. Shemoneh Esrei Resuscitate – The footnote to this part of the morning prayer from the Siddur reads: In the case of God’s promise to resuscitate the dead, we must make a special expression of confidence in God. First, because…
You shall say to them, ‘This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord their God or accept correction; truth has perished and has been cut off from their mouth. Jeremiah 7:28 NASB Perished – What happens to a society that does not obey the voice of the Lord? Jeremiah gives us a list—a…
