“Give, and good measure will be given to you, pressed down and shaken together, and running over, they will pour into your lap. For what ever measure you deal out to others, it will be dealt to you in return.” Luke 6:38 Give – God has a bigger shovel than you have. Most of us…
“Give, and good measure will be given to you, pressed down and shaken together, and running over, they will pour into your lap. For what ever measure you deal out to others, it will be dealt to you in return.” Luke 6:38 Give – There are two Greek verbs that mean “to give.” Doreomai means…
I showed you all these things, that working in this way we ought to help those being weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35 To Receive – Read the words of Yeshua cited by Paul. Do they really make…
My tears have been my food by day and by night, while they say to me all the day, “Where is your God?” Psalm 42:3 By Day And By Night – It seems as if followers of YHWH often do battle on two fronts at the same time. On the one hand, we confront the…
Then the Almighty will be your gold and choice silver to you. Job 22:25 Then – It’s about the money! For most of us, it’s always about the money. In Job’s day, it was about the gold and the silver. I suppose that a lot of us wish we have gold and silver instead of…
saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, she who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls;” Revelation 18:16 Clothed – You’re reading John’s apocalyptic revelation. You know that apocalyptic literature is filled with symbols and literary allusions. You’re Jewish. You know your own Scriptures because…
Delight yourself also in YHWH; and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 Desires – Well, this is more like it! This spiritual magic formula has some usefulness. If I just make myself happy with God, He’ll give me what I want. Since I have a long list of “wants,” this…
All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. 1 Corinthians 6:12 Lawful – Brian Rosner makes an off-hand remark about this passage that deserves considerably more attention. He says, “Apparently some Corinthians were eating in pagan temples…
And God created Man in His image and in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them. Genesis 1:27 Image – An enormous amount of material has been written about this word,tselem. Most of it attempts to elucidate the attributes of the divine image found in human beings. That approach…
He leads me beside the still waters Psalm 23:2 Still – Actually, the Hebrew word here isn’t “still,” although that could be one of the nuances. The word is menuhot (plural) from nuah (to rest, to repose, to be quiet). It is the same root that produces Noah, the man who brought rest to the world (although,…
