For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. Titus 3:3 NASB Foolish – “No fool like an old fool.” But we were all “old fools” once, weren’t we? Even Paul says so. The Greek term is anóētos. If you look carefully, you’ll see that…
So that they would put their confidence in God and not forget the works of God, but comply with His commandments, and not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that did not prepare its heart and whose spirit was not faithful to God. Psalm 78:7-8 NASB Confidence – The Hebrew word כִסְלָה (kislâ) is a bit strange. …
Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. Matthew 25:2 NASB Foolish – But of course they were foolish. They didn’t come prepared. Is that it? Is this parable of the kingdom simply about making sure we have enough provisions to wait out the return? Hardly! In Greek, the term translated “foolish” is moros. It’s…
Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, for now the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. 1 Samuel 13:13 NASB Foolishly – The story of Saul seems confusing and contradictory. He is anointed king at God’s…
