he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. Romans 12:8 NASB Leads – Paul’s letter uses the expression ho proistamenos en spoudei, usually translated “he who leads, with diligence.” Before we accept a spiritualized version of Paul’s statement (such as the…
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. Genesis 6:8 NASB Found favor – Now this is important, so pay close attention. We have examined the Hebrew word hesed, discovering that it isn’t accurately portrayed by the single idea of “lovingkindness” or “mercy.” That’s because hesed presupposes obligation established by mutual relationship. Hesed,…
he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. Romans 12:8 NASB With liberality – Yesterday we examined ho metadidous (translated as “the (one) giving” in Romans 12:8). We discovered that this person is at his or her best when imparting, giving,…
he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. Romans 12:8 NASB He who gives – Ho metadidous (translated as “the (one) giving” in Romans 12:8) is a construction of two Greek words – meta (with) and didomi (to give), a combination…
For I am the Lord your God, who upholds your right hand, Who says “Do not fear, I will help you.” Isaiah 41:13 NASB Help – It takes a long time to get to the place where we ask for help. We often know we need help but there is something in us that continues…
Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength Isaiah 40:31 NASB Wait – The Hebrew root is qawah. It means “to wait, look for or hope with eager expectation.” Faith is often expressed in patient endurance confidently knowing that God will act. In fact, in our environment, learning to wait with expectation…
“Therefore whatever you want others to do for you, do so for them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 7:12 NASB The Law and the Prophets – Jacob Neusner, one of today’s experts in Judaism, makes the following observation: “What marks Judaism apart from the other monotheist religions? Judaism recognizes no other…
“nothing is necessary except one thing, and Miryam has chosen the good portion that will not be taken from her.” Luke 10:42 Delitzsch Hebrew Gospels Except one thing – The last day of this solar year brings me to a page of notes, items that I wanted to write about but didn’t get to this…
“He who joyfully bears the chastisements that befall him brings salvation to the world” Rabbi Joshua ben Levi, Talmud, Tractate Ta’anith 8a Middah k’neged middah – Soon the world of the solar calendar will prepare for reassessment of the past year and preparation for the next. Rabbi Joshua b. Levi’s insight from the Talmud is…
“Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?” Luke 10:36 NASB Proved to be – It’s a matter of DNA. Spiritual DNA, in this case. You would know that if you read the Greek text. The choice for the verb here is…
