Any Blade Won’t Do

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.  Ephesians 6:17  NASB Sword of the Spirit – When Paul explains that the sword of the Spirit is the word of God, do you think he meant the Bible?  No, of course not.  First because the Bible as we have…

Living on the Edge

Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son  Genesis 22:10  NASB Knife – The ma’akelet is a special kind of knife – a knife used to slaughter sacrifices.  In the Old Testament, it describes the instrument used to cut a person into pieces (Judges 19:29) and to prepare animals for…

The Cut

THANK YOU ALL.  The Israel DVD sets are sold out. And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. Genesis 22:10 Stretched Out – Structure, structure, structure.  The Hebrew verse begins with the verb.  Of course it does.  The verb is the reality of the story.  This verb is shalah. …