“Can mankind be righteous [h]before God? Can a man be pure [i]before his Maker?” Job 4:17 NASB Mankind/ man – The translators have given us a double-barreled version of a single question. The Hebrew text wraps it all up in one line: הַֽאֱנוֹשׁ מֵֽאֱל֣וֹהַּ יִצְדָּ֑ק אִ֥ם מֵֽ֜עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ יִטְהַר־גָּֽבֶר Looking at this verse in Hebrew requires careful deliberation. First, we…
And the Elect One shall in those days sit on My throne, and his mouth shall pour forth all the secrets of wisdom and counsel: For the Lord of Spirits hath given (them) to him and hath glorified him. 1 Enoch 51:3 My throne – Academicians recognize that the “son of Man” in the gospel…
“The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it?” Jeremiah 17:9 NASB Desperately sick– It’s the adjective that is bothersome. ʾānaš is the word in the Hebrew text. It means, quite simply, “sick.” It’s used once in Job, five times in Jeremiah, once in Isaiah, and once in Micah. You can see…
