May our God come and not keep silence; fire devours before Him, and it is very tempestuous around Him. Psalm 50:3 NASB “For He bruises me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds without cause.” Job 9:17 NASB Very tempestuous/ tempest – If we’ve learned anything at all about rabbinic exegesis of the Tanakh, we’ve learned that chronological and…
Then God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” Genesis 1:6 NASB Expanse – Birth is painful. If you’re the mother, I don’t have to tell you that, but I’m not talking about birthing. I’m talking about being born. It’s a blessing that…
“Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle which feed among the lilies.” Song of Songs 4:5 NASB Breasts – We have been investigating the perspective of two important rabbis regarding the essence of the Torah. Rabbi Akiva treats the Torah as a kind of spiritual map to deeper understanding, encouraging us to plumb…
“Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ Matthew 5:33 NASB Make false vows – The rabbis never had to deal with exegetical issues in the book of Matthew. They may have never read Matthew’s gospel. But we do, and so…
When God began to create, the heavens and the earth . . . Genesis 1:1 JPS When – For years we’ve been exploring the differences between the Near Eastern paradigm of the Bible and the Western paradigm of the Church. These differences make all the difference, particularly when we attempt to understand what the Near…
Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment. 1 Corinthians 1:10 NASB Made complete– Perhaps the greatest sin of exegetical bias is the sin of interpreting the…
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to a man one hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” Genesis 17:17 NASB Laughed– Before Isaac was born, God made a promise to Abraham. But when Abraham heard the promise, he couldn’t…
Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that.” James 4:15 NASB If the Lord wills – If the Lord wills, from now on you will find us at: Borgo Regale, 1 Parma 43121 Italy A new chapter begins. All donations sent by check should still be mailed to:…
While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the son of perdition, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled. John 17:12 NASB Would be fulfilled– Yeshua claims that the betrayal of Judas (son of perdition) is the fulfillment of…
God heard the lad crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter with you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is. Genesis 21:17 NASB Crying– I’m reading a book by Julia Blum. It purports to be an examination…
