You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Exodus 20:13-16 NASB You shall not – Aviya Kushner notices something odd. “In Hebrew, four key ‘commandments’ are crammed into one verse in Exodus 20.13. But in the 1611 King James Bible, they…
For it is not an idle word for you; indeed it is your life. And by this word you will prolong your days in the land, which you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. Deuteronomy 32:47 NASB Idle word – Good morning! Welcome to the thirteenth year of Today’s Word. After the personal…
The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. Ecclesiastes 12:13 NASB Conclusion – Will you allow me to conclude? Tomorrow is Shabbat, so this is the last day I will write this year. It seems fitting that we follow Koheleth’s summary today. Soph…
And Jesus answered and said to them, “It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick. Luke 5:31 NASB Are sick – So how do you feel today? Rested? Comfortable? Or maybe your back is a bit sore from holiday exercise. Maybe you ate too much. Maybe you’re…
All things are wearisome; Man is not able to tell it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor is the ear filled with hearing. Ecclesiastes 1:8 NASB To tell it – Enjoying the season? Eating too much? Taking a break from the rat-race of work? Ah, just in time to follow the observations of…
What advantage does man have in all his work which he does under the sun? Ecclesiastes 1:3 NASB What – Want to try a little exercise? Let’s see what it takes to exegetically analyze this single verse. We’ll take it a step at a time. We’ll attempt to build a model that can be used…
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” Ecclesiastes 1:2 NASB All – As the religious world finds ease in the holidays of faith, we might usefully take a longer look at the summation of life by the Preacher, Koheleth. Perhaps you know the Hebrew phrase, havel havalim (vanity of vanities)….
“Therefore the LORD Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14 NASB Immanuel – Today is the celebration of what was once Saturnalia. Yes, now we call it Christmas and pretend that it is the day of…
Will Your wonders be made known in the darkness? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? Psalm 88:12 NASB The darkness – “Little doubt surrounds the meaning of this denominative verb coming from the noun ḥōšek (darkness). It occurs eighteen times, seventeen times in poetical books. Exodus 10:15 is the only occurrence of ḥāšak…
When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise. Proverbs 10:19 NASB Restrains – Did you enjoy sitting in silence (see TW for December 21)? Did it make you feel alive? One of the central themes of the Hebraic worldview is the necessity of community and community requires…
