Then the LORD spoke to Moses saying, “Send out for yourself men so that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I am going to give to the sons of Israel; . . .” Numbers 13:1-2 NASB For yourself – Shelah-lekha says the Hebrew text. The NASB properly translates this as “send for…
He walked in all the way of Asa his father. He did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the Lord. Yet the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places. 1 Kings 22:43 ESV Turn aside – Jehoshaphat…
“Your life shall hang in doubt before you. Night and day you shall be in dread and have no assurance of your life.” Deuteronomy 28:66 ESV Hang – What picture does the word tala paint? Tala is defined as “to be suspended in the air with the minimal amount of hooks, to be in an…
You have not lied to men but to God Acts 5:4 NASB Lied – This word comes from the Greek word pseudomai. You will see our English word pseudo in this verb. It means “what is false.” Peter confronts Ananias. It is not a confrontation about the sale of the property. It is not about…
fervently love one another from the heart 1 Peter 1:22 NASB Fervently – This Greek word is ektenos. This translation is correct. It means “intently, earnestly.” But that only tells us part of the story. The root word here is teino (to stretch). Did you see the little added prefix ek at the beginning of…
Yes, You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:19 NASB Cast – This is the Hebrew word shalak. It has several different senses, all associated with throwing down. It can mean the physical act of throwing down something, casting aside something or, in an important sense, abandoning something. Micah…
casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 NASB Casting – Here is the Greek word epirripsantes. It means “to throw upon.” This is not a casual action. It is a deliberate forceful throwing like throwing an enemy down to the ground. Peter actually quotes Psalm 55:22 which uses…
and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them. Acts 4:32 NASB Belonging – This is really the Greek word for “possessions.” It is huparchonton. Literally, it means things that exist first under ranked order. We have converted this expression into a…
but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead Philippians 3:13 NASB Reaching forward – Greek adds emphasis to a word by attaching the prefix epi. Paul uses this linguistic construction with this verb – epekteino (epi + ekteino). It means, “to really stretch out toward something.” You…
for you shall not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God Exodus 34:14 NASB Jealous – Out of all the names of God given in the Tanakh, this one is perhaps among the least understood. YHVH, God – His name is Jealous. That word carries with it…
