Taste and see that the Lord is good, happy the man who shelters in Him. Psalm 34:9 (R. Altar translation) The Man – What kind of man shelters in the Lord? What kind of man runs to God for rescue? Our first response might be “a man in trouble.” Behind that answer is the assumption…
Fear YHWH, His holy ones, for they who fear Him lack nothing. Psalm 34:10 (Hebrew text) Lack Nothing – The Hebrew particle ayin is used hundreds of times in Scripture to negate some action. You’ll find it in Isaiah 40:17 as a comparative (“it is as nothing”) and in Psalm 32:9 to describe something lacking…
Taste and see that the Lord is good, happy the man who shelters in Him. Psalm 34:9 (R. Altar translation) Is – Much to the dismay of all moral people, Bill Clinton traded personal ethics for sophistry on meaning of the word “is.” Had he been a follower of the Hebrew God, he would have…
Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to his edification. Romans 15:2 Please – Negotiating for one’s own good. That’s the idea behind the classical Greek use of aresko. It is essentially a passive act, that is, an action that reflects back on the subject. It isn’t passive in the sense that…
And He answered and said to them, “I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!” Luke 19:40 Will Cry Out – We know what a metaphor is. It’s a figure of speech in which a word normally associated with some other category is applied to an object or action. Hearts do…
But He answered and said “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’” Matthew 16:2 Red – “Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.” Yes, centuries after Yeshua mentioned this already common bit of folk lore, we still use the same expression. Of course, Yeshua’s point…
Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, YHWH appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty, walk before Me, and be blameless.” Genesis 17:1 Walk – Oswald Chambers knew the Lord. His insights continue to challenge believers decades after his death. One of his great concerns was the call to humility. As…
This was a great evil to Jonah, and he was angry. Jonah 4:1 Evil To – The Hebrew expression, va-yera’ ‘el never occurs anywhere else in the Bible. It suggests an intense emotional reaction. As far as Jonah was concerned, God’s reluctance to exact justice on Nineveh and His merciful forgiveness of the sins of…
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who is wise wins souls. Proverbs 11:30 Wins – Of course, we imagine that this verse is a congratulatory pat on the back for those who make the effort to bring others into the Kingdom. We think this verse is motivation for attending…
For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ John 1:17 NASB Were Realized – Previously we looked at the theological propaganda hidden in some translations of this verse. Now we need to turn to the Hebraic character of John’s syntax. A footnote to the NASB translation tells us…
