How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence? Psalm 62:3 ESV A man – Ah, so we are confronted with the problem of evil. God is in charge, but men suffer horribly. God is sovereign but men still murder. God has control but the…
The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Genesis 2:23 NASB Man – Something odd is happening in this story about the first man. Up to this point, the word used for “man” is adam. God…
What is man that You take thought of him, and the son of man that You care for him? Psalm 8:4 NASB What is man – It’s the wrong question, isn’t it? We would ask “Who is man?” We expect a list of personal attributes like “free will agent,” or “sinner,” or “decision-maker.” But the…
The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Genesis 2:23 NASB Man – This is the first time in the Bible that the Hebrew word ish is used. We commonly translate this word as “man.” In…
The steps of a man are ordered from YHWH, and He will delight in his way. Though he falls, he will not be cast down, for YHWH upholds his hand. Psalm 37:23-24 Man – It is certainly a shame that some English translations use the word “man” for the Hebrew geber in this verse. The…
“For this shall be called woman because this has been taken out of man.” Genesis 2:23 Woman – Word play is an essential part of the structure of Hebrew. We have commented time and again about the ways that Hebrew communicates without punctuation. Using the same or similar consonant structures is just one way that…
Hence a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, so that they become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 One Flesh – Everything important happens in the first three chapters of Genesis*. Sometimes what’s important isn’t quite as obvious in our language, so we need to take a look at the insights of…
