Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky . . .” Genesis 1:26 NASB Likeness – If tselem provides the vital connection between God’s actions and our existence as humans, then why…
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky . . .” Genesis 1:26 NASB Image – Now we know that tselem (image) is associated culturally with the representation of the god in…
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky . . .” Genesis 1:26 NASB Image – Culture determines the meaning of the word. That’s the message in the bottle. We learned that…
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky . . .” Genesis 1:26 NASB Image – Typical exegesis of the Genesis account begins with the presuppositions of our empirically based scientific perspective. …
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky . . .” Genesis 1:26 NASB Image – What is the meaning of the word “man”? When I was lecturing in Margate, South Africa,…
“The Rock! His work is perfect, for all His ways are just;” Deuteronomy 32:4 NASB Rock – The Hebrew word sur is used 75 times in the Old Testament. Many of those uses are metaphorical. Here, God is likened to a rock. The attributes of God described by this term are compelling and comforting to…
Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. Hebrews 10:35 NASB Confidence – In the world of Babylonian entitlement, we often find the claim of free speech at the top of the list. Today we are sensitive to the oppression of the press, to the manipulation of the media and to…
sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it. Genesis 4:7 NASB Crouching – Genesis chapter 4 is the story of Cain and Abel. It is a story that we have probably known since childhood. It is the story of the results of allowing the yetzer ha’ra…
for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 NASB Heart – This is only a part of verse 7, but a very important part. Even more interestingly, the translation from the New American Standard (above) is not exactly what…
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Romans 13:12 NASB Cast off – In the English language, we have only two “voices” (a grammatical term) – active or passive. But in Greek, there is…
