to sum up, let all be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kind-hearted and humble in spirit. 1 Peter 3:8 NASB Sympathetic – Sumpatheis. A combination word from sum (with or added to) and pathos (suffering, misfortune). This word means a lot more than the watered down version we have in English. Sympathetic in English carries the idea…
to sum up, let all be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kind-hearted and humble in spirit 1 Peter 3:8 NASB Harmonious – Over the next few days we will look at each of these words. Today we start with homophrones. This word combines homos (the same) and phrone (mind or understanding). Peter tells us that believers who…
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge. Proverbs 1:7 NASB Fear – Last year (October 2, 2011) we examined Moses Luzzatto’s insight into the meaning of yirat adonai (YHWH). Ira Stone commented on Luzzatto’s examination. It’s worth reading again: “It should by now be clear that the term yirat Ha-Shem [yirat adonai] cannot simply…
Here is the lecture on Ruth 2:13-23 [audio:https://skipmoen.com/audio/ruth-chapter-2-verse-13-23.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your computer.)
For now we see in a mirror dimly. But then face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall know fully just as I also have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 NASB In a mirror – Following his famous summary of the power of love, Paul comments on the human condition…
Thus Naomi returned from the country of Moab; she returned with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabite. Ruth 1:22 JPS Returned – Did you ask, “Why is this verb repeated?” Isn’t it enough to say, “Thus Naomi returned”? Why say it twice – unless there is something for us to learn from this reoccurrence? The literal…
“For wherever you go, I will go; wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God.” Ruth 1:16 JPS Your people – No declaration in the Tanakh carries more impact than Ruth’s declaration of personal commitment. It has been used over and over as a statement of…
“My lot is far more bitter than yours, for the hand of the LORD has struck out against me.” Ruth 1:13 JPS Than yours – The Hebrew phrase mar li me-od me-kem (“more bitter than yours”) can be read another way. It can also mean “more bitter because of you.” You can see a hint…
“You serpents, you brood of vipers, how shall you escape the sentence of hell?” Matthew 23:33 NASB Brood of vipers – Do you read the Scriptures with an ear toward what you want it to say? Do you read with your past associations, instruction and cultural background as the interpretive pattern? Or do you read…
Let every person be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Romans 13:1 NASB Governing authorities – Rabbi Shmuley Boteach has written a lot of books. Two in particular are blockbusters: Kosher Sex and Kosher Jesus. I can’t say much…
