If he takes to himself another woman, he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights. Exodus 21:10 NASB Conjugal rights – If you were ever to doubt the upside-down nature of the Hebraic view of the role of women, this verse would surely seem to confirm that the Hebrew culture stood…
and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, ‘He will command His angels concerning You’; and ‘On their hands they will bear You up, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’” Matthew 4:6 NASB Throw Yourself – Commentaries on the temptations of…
And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families. Exodus 1:21 ESV Families – Here’s the problem. The pronoun expression “them” is lahem. It is the preposition le plus the pronoun hem. But the pronoun here is masculine in spite of the fact that we assume it refers to the midwives. Something doesn’t look…
“Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 18:19 NASB Agree – What does it mean to agree? Does it mean to think precisely the same way, to mimic each…
When God began to create heaven and earth— Genesis 1:1 JPS God – Now don’t get too upset about the JPS translation. It only tries to capture the fact that the opening word, bere’shiyt, does not have a definite article attached (“the” beginning) and therefore must be understood in some other way than an announcement…
All who accept the yoke of the Torah are relieved of the yoke of the government and the yoke of worldly affairs. All who cast off the yoke of Torah, the yoke of the government and the yoke of worldly affairs is put upon them. Pirke Avot 3:6 Yoke – No, you won’t find this…
And the Twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables . . .” Acts 6:2 NASB Not desirable – What does God want you to do? Ah, while you are answering that question you must also ask,…
saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.” Matthew 23:2-3 NASB But do not do – So you got the picture? You realize…
For you know that even afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears. Hebrews 12:17 NASB No place – This verse scares me to death. I know the story of Esau. So do you.[1] The author of Hebrews…
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 ESV In him – We are so familiar with this verse that we probably never imagined it could be read any other way. But my friend John raised an…
