And Adam called his wife’s name Eve because she was the mother of all living. Genesis 3:20 Eve – God doesn’t make mistakes. So, when God chose to use the Hebrew language to reveal Himself, it wasn’t an accident. The Hebrew language is the perfect vehicle to communicate what God wants to share about Himself…
“The heart is deceitful above all things and it is incurable. Who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9 Deceitful – We don’t think of the heart as an inside scheming deceiver. After all, we know ourselves pretty well, don’t we? We know when we lie and when we tell the truth, so why does God (He…
“its desire is for you, but you must master it.” Genesis 4:7 Desire – Once again I am indebted to the splendid work of Rabbi David Fohrman for this insight. We have looked at this word before, noting its unusual connection to ‘ezer, the Hebrew term that identifies “woman” at her creation. But Rabbi Fohrman…
Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the LORD.” Genesis 4:1 NASB Have Gotten – One more look at Eve’s declaration is even more frightening. Here’s the crucial question: Why doesn’t Eve mention…
Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the LORD.” Genesis 4:1 NASB With The Help Of – In an absolutely wonderful book, The Beast That Crouches At The Door, Rabbi David Fohrman calls…
Woe to the world because of its stumbling-blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling-blocks come, but woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block comes! Matthew 18:7 Woe – Apparently Jesus never read “The Emily Post Guide For Prophets.” He wasn’t trained in the etiquette of delivering a condemning message nicely. His word choice is…
conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth 1 Peter 1:17 In Fear – A graduate student made the following insightful remark in class: “Faith is not believing in spite of the evidence. Faith is obeying in spite of the consequence.” That’s worth reading again. Too often we are told that…
“Every branch in Me not bearing fruit He takes it away; and each one bearing fruit He prunes so that it may bear more fruit” John 15:2 Takes Away – If it weren’t for the promise of the help of the Spirit, following the Lord would be unavoidably discouraging. Just think about what Yeshua says…
These are the ones setting themselves apart, animal-like ones, not having the Spirit. Jude 19 Animal-like Ones – What happens when men and women continue to resist God? Most would say that they will perish in their sin. That’s true, but that puts the focus on the end of their lives. Jude offers an additional…
For the law was given by Moses but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. (KJV) John 1:17 But – You won’t find the Greek word for this translation in Today’s Word index because there is no Greek word in the original text. The translation adds the word “but” to the sentence. That little addition…
