“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…
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; Matthew 28:19-20a NASB Go – Yesterday we discovered that this verse is really about conformity to the ways of God. It describes…
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; Matthew 28:19-20a NASB Go – Most of us know that this opening word, “Go,” is not an imperative. It is not a…
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:20 NASB Citizenship – When you read this verse, doesn’t anything seem odd to you? It doesn’t matter if you read it in the NIV (“but our citizenship is in heaven.”) Both English translations say…
For such is God, our God forever and ever; He will guide us until death. Psalm 48:14 NASB Guide – Do you notice the paradox in this verse? First it proclaims that God is our God olam va’ed (forever and ever). Then it declares that He will guide us al-moot (to death). Did you notice…
The princes of the people have assembled themselves as the people of the God of Abraham, for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted. Psalm 47:9 NASB Princes/ People – Who have assembled themselves? And why have they done so? Those are the two questions David wants us to ask. …
He subdues peoples under us and nations under our feet. Psalm 47:3 NASB Subdues – You wouldn’t notice it in English, but there are a lot of unusual things about this song of praise. The first oddity is David’s choice of amim for “peoples.” Since David describes the triumph of God’s chosen over the other…
“A new commandment I give unto you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” John 13:34 NASB Love – It won’t be surprising to discover that the Greek word here is agapao. We would be shocked if it were anything else. Agape is the kind…
Who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free. The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; the LORD raises up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous; Psalm 146:7-8 NASB The oppressed – When we read “the oppressed” we are likely to…
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity and in sin my mother conceived me. Psalm 51:5 NASB Sin – We all know that Hebrew and Greek have many words for “love.” Both languages make distinctions that can’t be captured in a single English word. In order to understand what the Scripture says, we have to…
