Also seven priests shall carry seven trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark; then on the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. Joshua 6:4 NASB Seven – The numeral 7 in Hebrew is the word shiva. Like almost all Hebrew nouns, it has…
So Moses wrote down this song on the same day, and taught it to the sons of Israel. Deuteronomy 31:22 NASB Moses wrote – I want to look at something about the linguistic cultural reflection in Hebrew verb-gender combinations. I think it’s fascinating, but it’s technical, at least to begin with. So I’m a bit…
Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. Genesis 2:7 NASB Man – Sometimes Christian theologians argue that because man was created first, men have primacy of authority over women. Bruce Ware makes this argument is his…
“You neglected the Rock who begot you, and forgot the God who gave you birth.” Deuteronomy 32:18 NASB Gave you birth – It’s pretty difficult to ignore the obvious female characteristic God employs in this self-description. Only women give birth. Does that mean God is female? Of course not; not any more than the descriptions…
“And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin. And it shall be a token of the covenant between Me and you.” Genesis 17:11 Foreskin – God has an amazing sense of humor. Deliberate gender confusion is a prime example. It has to make you laugh. Just consider the following: The Hebrew word for foreskin…
