I will raise my eyes to the mountains; from where will my help come? Psalm 121:1 NASB From where – Does David really think God’s help will come from the mountains? Is he just another version of the pagan idea of territorial gods, or the Canaanite religion of the mountain god, El? Surely not! David isn’t asking…
Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” Genesis 3:9 NASB Where are you? – Hey, it’s Friday. You have some time to actually study this verse. So I’ve collected a few pointers about the importance of God’s question. Can I make a suggestion? Review each of these before you…
But the LORD God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” Genesis 3:9 ESV Where – Some time ago we learned that Hebrew has two words for “where.”[1] God’s question, the first question in the Tanakh, is not about Adam’s location. It is about God’s surprise that Adam is not where…
But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” Genesis 3:9 NIV Where – What if we combine Rabbi David Forhman’s insight about the Hebrew word ‘ayyeh and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks insight about the relationship between geography and sin? Sacks comments that sin is often being in the wrong place at the wrong…
And YHWH called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” Genesis 3:9 Where – God is looking for you. That fact is fundamental to human being. God considers you an object of His concern. He is seeking you out. If this were not the case, you would be nothing more than the…
“Here are the firestone and the wood; but where is the sheep for the burnt offering?” Genesis 22:7 Where – So much is hidden from us. Not deliberately, of course. It is simply hidden because of the translation. But once you see it, oh my! What a difference it makes. There it was, all the…
Y habló Isaac a su padre Abraham, y le dijo: Padre mío. Y él respondió: Heme aquí, hijo mío. Y dijo Isaac: Aquí están el fuego y la leña, pero ¿dónde está el cordero para el holocausto? Gen 22:7 Dónde – Hay tanto escondido de nosotros. Claro que no fue deliberado. Simplemente se esconde en…
