The Lord will be terrifying to them, for He will starve all the gods of the earth; and all the coastlands of the nations will bow down to Him, everyone from his own place. Zephaniah 2:11 NASB Starve – The God of heaven will waste away all the gods of the earth. YHVH will cause…
It is in my power to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful not to speak either good or bad to Jacob.’ Genesis 31:29 NASB Power – In his book, The Exodus You Almost Passed Over, David Fohrman points out that this verse employs the…
“You shall have no other gods before Me.” Exodus 20:3 NASB Gods – OK, be very honest. As honest as you can be, of course, since your honesty will still be a function of what you believe to be true. What you believe to be true about this commandment is probably something like this: “I…
O God, You have rejected us. You have broken us; You have been angry; O, restore us. Psalm 60:1 [English] NASB God – Primary position means primary emphasis. When a Hebrew author wants to put an exclamation point behind a thought, he moves the word to the first position in sentence. David puts the word…
But of the Son He says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the righteous scepter is the scepter of His kingdom.” Hebrews 1:8 NASB O God – Could there be a more powerful proof text for the Trinity than this? Here the author of Hebrews seems to clearly state that the Son…
Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men? Psalm 58:1 [English] NASB O gods – So you’re a leader? You have authority over others. You guide them. They look to you for direction. Whether officially or unofficially, you have been thrust to the front. You might not even…
“For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:5 NASB Like God – The serpent doesn’t tell Havvah that she will be God. He doesn’t even tell her that she will be like God. He only says…
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. Psalm 57:1 ESV (57:2 in Hebrew text). Be merciful – David is in a hole in the ground (that context is…
