I have not turned aside from Your judgments, for You Yourself have taught me. Psalm 119:102 NASB You Yourself – Emphasis added. The actual Hebrew text just uses ʾattâ, the second person singular pronoun, “you.” “It is appended to verbs for emphasis. Its use in oblique cases (genitive and accusative) is to afford stress to a…
With my lips I have told of all the ordinances of Your mouth. Psalm 119:13 NASB I have told – Oral transmission. How often we forget that Israel’s ancient cultural was oral. Yes, of course, the fundamentals were written on those stone tablets, but the transmission of the message, the training in righteousness, the legacy and history…
But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and besides, I will not let Israel go.” Exodus 5:2 NASB Lord – It’s too bad that English translations replace the consonants YHVH with “LORD” especially in this verse. Why? Because Pharoah isn’t making a statement about…
When a man lays hold of his brother in his father’s house, saying, “You have a cloak, you shall be our ruler! And these ruins will be under your authority,” Isaiah 3:6 NASB These ruins– What are the minimal requirements of a leader in times of anarchy? Isaiah gives us one. Any man who has been able…
Every person is to be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Romans 13:1 NASB Governing authorities – The divine right of kings. That’s what this verse seems to support. And for centuries some parts of the Christian Church read it that way,…
But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and besides, I will not let Israel go.” Exodus 5:2 NASB Lord – It’s too bad that English translations replace the consonants YHVH with “LORD” especially in this verse. Why? Because Pharoah isn’t making a statement about…
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. 1 Peter 2:13-14 NASB Every human institution – Look, Peter is obviously wrong! If we did what he says,…
Now after Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the Lord’s hearing. 1 Samuel 8:21 NASB Lord’s hearing – Do you suppose that God didn’t know what the people said so that it was necessary for Samuel to repeat their words? No, of course not! Then why does the…
and they said to him, “Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations.” 1 Samuel 8:5 NASB Appoint – First, a bit of technical stuff. The Hebrew text is the word sima(h)-la’nu, from the verb sym…
All who accept the yoke of the Torah are relieved of the yoke of the government and the yoke of worldly affairs. All who cast off the yoke of Torah, the yoke of the government and the yoke of worldly affairs is put upon them. Pirke Avot 3:6 Yoke – No, you won’t find this…
