For whom the Lord loves He disciplines, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights. Proverbs 3:12 NASB Disciplines – How do we know that God cares for us? If you listen to some popular theological viewpoints, you might answer, “I know God cares because I have been blessed with health and prosperity. When you do what God…
“Come now, and let us debate your case,” says the Lord, “though your sins are as scarlet, they shall become as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool. Isaiah 1:18 NASB Debate – You are probably most familiar with the King James version, “Come, let us reason together.” The Hebrew verb…
“Come now, and let us debate your case,” says the Lord, “Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall become as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool.” Isaiah 1:18 NASB Though – The problem with Hebrew conjunctions is their implicit ambiguity. Unlike Greek (or English), Hebrew conjunctions cover a very…
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, Isaiah 1:18a NJKV Come now – You probably remember this verse in its King James version suggesting that God wants you to enter into a rational discussion with Him (“reason together”). I’ve often heard this phrase cited in classical apologetics, and, of course, the rest of the…
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, Isaiah 1:18a NKJV Reason – Just to be clear, the verse from Isaiah is not an invitation to enter into cognitive cooperation with God. The Hebrew verb is yākaḥ, and a better translation might be “let us debate,” or “let us argue (as in a court of…
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, “Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.” Isaiah 1:18 NASB Reason – “ . . . the prophet is not a philosopher of logic, but a philosopher of…
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, . . . Isaiah 1:18 NASB Reason – There is a place where we are afraid to go. There is a place where we no longer have any sense of direction, where we know we don’t belong, where our lives hang on a silver spider…
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.” Isaiah 1:18 NASB Reason – Certainly you’ve heard this verse more than a few times. Does it mean that God wants…
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says YHWH. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18 White – To make laban. Hebrew for “white” is laban. Of course, this has exquisite irony in the story of…
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says YHWH. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18 Scarlet – What an odd expression? Sins are like the color scarlet? Why? From our Christian perspective, we might expect…
