Give us this day [a]our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 NASB Daily bread – What does Yeshua imply in this difficult expression? Oh, wait. Did you think this verse was “difficult”? Probably not. It’s been an accepted part of the Lord’s Prayer for so long that we don’t even recognize that scholars have puzzled over this particular…
For my groaning comes at the sight of my food, and my cries pour out like water. Job 3:24 NASB Groaning – Before we tackle the participle “groaning,” let’s understand the context. The NASB translates the opening of this verse as “at the sight of my food,” but the Hebrew is perhaps more poignant. Literally, it reads…
As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night, . . Psalm 42:1-3a [E] Food/Water brooks – The bread of the righteous….
Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days. Ecclesiastes 11:1 NASB Cast – When was the last time you threw away something important? Hopefully, you can’t think of such a foolish act. No one throws away what is valuable. If that’s the case, then why does…
But answering He said, “It has been written: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4 Alone – God delivers! But what He delivers is not just bread. Therefore, we must be careful not to insult the Great Provider by focusing our attention…
“Our bread, our daily bread, give us today.” Martin Luther’s translation of Matthew 6:11 Daily – I am indebted to Ernst Lohmeyer for his magnificent work The Lord’s Prayer. Much of his thought underscores our look at this model prayer. His untimely death robbed the world of a man of insight and scholarship. The book,…
Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 Shifting Gears Bread – You can’t see it in English, but in Greek the emphasis on this part of the model prayer is not on the verb. It is on the noun – bread. In Greek, emphasis is determined by position in the sentence since there…
