Not There Nowhere

He returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is not there; as for me, where am I to go?”  Genesis 37:30  NASB Not there – In this verse, the words “not there” are not there.  The translators have added an explanation to the text, implying that Reuben declares Joseph is no longer in the pit. …

Essential Nothingness

“But where can wisdom be found?  And where is the place of understanding?”  Job 28:12  NASB Where – The goal of growing is not to be finished.  If you ever reached the finished line, there would be no reason to continue.  Might as well be dead.  Life is about the continuous project of change, of growth,…

Deeper Still

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…

The Source

There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your rage, nor peace in my bones because of my sin. Psalm 38:3 There Is No – Any dictionary will tell you that ‘ayin is a particle of negation.  It means “no, none or nothing.”  It’s used thousands of times in Scripture to negate something.  Here…