He further said, “You cannot see My face, for mankind shall not see Me and live!” Then the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place [j]by Me, and you shall stand there on the rock; and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed…
Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Why, Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Is this why you sent me? Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and you have not rescued your people at all.” Exodus 5:22-23 NIV You sent me – In a previous investigation of these…
But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord, I say, “You are my God.” Psalm 31:14 NASB 1995 Trust – By now we should be quite familiar with bāṭaḥ (trust). TWOT’s reminder is important: in Hebrew, bāṭaḥ expresses that sense of well-being and security which results from having something or someone in whom to place confidence. It is significant that the LXX never…
My God, in You I trust. Let me be not shamed, let my enemies not gloat over me. Psalm 25:2 Robert Alter translation Trust – While we’re on the subject of trust, two prior Today’s Word editions are worth reviewing (today and tomorrow): Trust in God is more than a motto on the back of…
Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Why, Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Is this why you sent me? Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and you have not rescued your people at all.” Exodus 5:22-23 NIV You brought trouble – How we might wish that the…
To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons: Philippians 1:1b NASB Oversees and deacons – Some English Bibles probably translate this as “bishops and deacons” since the Greek is epískopos and diákonos, but the “Christian” Church didn’t exist when Paul wrote to the assembly in Phillipi, so what could these words mean outside their later Christianization? What do…
And all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side of the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who was in Ashtaroth. Joshua 9:10 Chabad And – I’ve provided the opening of this verse in Hebrew. Do you notice anything unusual? Did you see that there’s…
These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. Deuteronomy 6:6 NASB Heart – What is an acronym? Technically, “an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word.” You’ll know a few of these from their current usage in modern English. For example, LOL, ASAP, ZIP, and PIN. But did you know that there are…
“Behold, as for the impudent one, his soul is not right within him; but the righteous one will live by his faith.” Habakkuk 2:4 NASB Impudent – We’ve looked at the second part of the famous verse quite a few times because it is the foundation verse of Paul’s letter to the Romans (Romans 1:17): For in…
I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the watchtower; and I will keep watch to see what He will say to me, and how I may reply when I am reprimanded. Habakkuk 2:1 NASB Reprimanded – Why are we looking at the same verse and the same word again? Because the scope of this word, tôkēḥâ, includes another possible translation…
