Wake up, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow on my garden and let its spices flow forth. Let my lover come into his garden and eat its choice fruit. Song of Songs 4:16. (translation by Tremper Longman III) Come into his garden – The Bible and good sex? Are you kidding? Most of us…
And if any one hears My sayings, and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. He who rejects Me, and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him, the word I spoke is what will judge him…
“Judah is a lion’s whelp; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches, he lies down as a lion, and as a lion, who dares rouse him up? Genesis 49:9 NASB Lion – Most of us are familiar with the phrase “lion of Judah.” It has taken on Messianic meaning for centuries…
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. Psalm 34:6 NASB That Blessed Curse When did I discover I was falsely made? The day I first noticed no one knew That underneath my skin I grew Some other way When did I uncover my…
Her priests have done violence to My teaching and they profane My set-apart matters. They have not distinguished between the set-apart and profane, nor have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean. And they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, and I am profaned in their midst. Yehezqel 22:26 ISR…
He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. Revelation 22:20 NASB Come – In the penultimate verse of Scripture, John exclaims what we have all felt at one time or another. “Come, please come, and let’s get on with it!” The problem with this verse is not…
All Your works shall give thanks to You, O LORD, and Your godly ones shall bless You. Psalm 145:10 NASB All – How big is the universe? If you want to have some appreciation for the size of our environment, take a look at this. Then reflect on your significance in the vast expanse of…
As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty years, Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow; For soon it is gone and we fly away. Psalm 90:10 NASB Pride – “For if there is no meaning inherent in the world, on what basis can we determine the value…
So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36 NASB Makes you free – Are you free? The answer depends entirely on your worldview. The meaning of the term “free” is a function of the culture you belong to. And the difference between the Greek/Western view of freedom and the…
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. Galatians 4:4-5 NASB Redeem – “It is not enough to have met a word in…
