We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us, what deeds you performed in their days, in the times of old; Psalm 44:2 (Hebrew World Translation) You performed – Where is God when we need Him? That seems to be the theme of this psalm. If you read a bit further,…
and there was not a man to till the ground Genesis 2:5 (Hebrew World translation) To till – There is no difference between sacred and secular. Better read that again since nearly everything about our culture is based on separating sacred and secular. We have church and state, spiritual and carnal, righteous and wicked and…
So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. Philippians 2:12-13 NASB Work…
The One forming light and creating darkness, causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the LORD who does all these. Isaiah 45:7 NASB Calamity – If God is sovereign, then why is there evil? How can a good God allow evil in the world? If you’ve never struggled with these questions, perhaps you haven’t read…
Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. Genesis 2:19 NASB Name – Adam must have worked overtime. Can…
And these are the generations of Terah: Genesis 11:27 (translation J. Green) These are the generations – We are familiar with the Hebrew term toledoth, in this verse, e’le toldoth. We investigated the problem with the spelling of this word. We’ve noted that the toledoth pattern is the structural framework of Genesis and the deliberate…
For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one, and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace. Ephesians 2:14-15 (almost)…
“If the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!” 2 Kings 5:13 NIV How much more – Are you waiting for God to appeal to your noble instincts? Do you withhold obedience because He hasn’t…
“It shall be established forever like the moon, and the witness in the sky is faithful.” Psalm 89:37 NASB Like the moon – Read this one at night, outside, with the moon overhead. God promises David something that speaks directly to us, but you won’t see the sign of the guarantee in the light of…
“The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.” Genesis 49:10 Shiloh – Tim Hegg (Studies in Torah: Genesis) points out that the crucial element in interpreting the meaning of this verse is understanding the word…
