Then the sons of Israel, the whole congregation, came to the wilderness of Zin in the first month; and the people stayed at Kadesh. Now Miriam died there and was buried there. Numbers 20:1 NASB Died there – ta’mot sham. The end of a prophetess, a leader, a woman of valor is ignominiously recounted in one…
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 For good – Undoubtedly others have pointed out to you that this verse says nothing about your good. The Greek is eis agathon, a preposition plus a singular, accusative adjective….
Moreover, he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor shall he cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, since the Lord has said to you, ‘You shall never again return that way.’ Deuteronomy 17:16 NASB Never again – Reading this statement in Deuteronomy makes you wonder if the author wasn’t writing it from a period after…
Therefore, thus says the Lord God, ‘Because you have more turmoil than the nations which surround you and have not walked in My statutes, nor observed My ordinances, nor observed the ordinances of the nations which surround you,’ Ezekiel 5:7 NASB Of the nations – This is a curious judgment. We expect God to declare that Jerusalem has not…
“Indeed, you do away with reverence and hinder meditation before God.” Job 15:4 NASB Reverence – Eliphaz (whose name means “God of gold”) offers some silver-tongued advice to Job. In a word, “Stop!” “Stop asking questions!” “Stop presuming your should know any of this!” “Stop showing disrespect to God!” In other words, “Shut up and remember…
The Lord has made everything for its own purpose, even the wicked for the day of evil. Proverbs 16:4 NASB Everything – The scope of Solomon’s statement is universal. Kol, everything, is included in the vision of this short verse. Since there is nothing that exists unless God made it, there are absolutely no exceptions to this claim….
Then Moses said to God, “Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ Now they may say to me, ‘What is His name?’ What shall I say to them?” Exodus 3:13 NASB Name – According to the Book…
The sins which pass unnoticed beset a man on the Day of Judgment. Avodah Zarah 18a Unnoticed – “Hypocrisy and rationalization transform the tokens of religious life from sources of grandeur to sources of shame.”[1] Stone goes on to suggest that worshipping God in a state of “uncleanness” is worse than not worshipping Him at…
“Who knows, God may turn and relent and withdraw His burning anger so that we will not perish.” Jonah 3:9 NASB May turn – Rabbi David Aaron addresses the difference between Jews and Christians on the subject of prayer in his online article, “Why Do We Pray?” In that article he states the Jews do…
My soul waits in silence for God only; from Him is my salvation. Psalm 62:1 NASB Silence – Are you able to deal with silence? Can you actually sit perfectly still, calm your mind, stop the distractions on the outside and the inside, and hear the God of silence? Or do you find that as soon as you…
