“Though he piles up silver like dust and prepares garments as plentiful as the clay, He may prepare it, but the just will wear it and the innocent will divide the silver. Job 27:16-17 NASB Though – It’s a simple conjunction, ʾim—“if, not, whether, since.” It’s used hundreds of times. Context has to determine the meaning. But no matter which one…
and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 NASB And – Is this promise good for us? Is it conditional? Does it…
If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! Psalm 139:8 ESV If – David’s famous poetic line expresses the impossibility of escaping God’s concern. David is the precursor to Paul’s similar passage in Romans 8. Nothing can separate us from the love of God. But…
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. Psalm 66:18 ESV If – David’s words are harsh. “If I had any serious engagement in my heart about sin, God would not listen to me.” But when is this ever not the case? We are constantly besieged by temptations. Just…
