He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, without the possibility that mankind will find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end. Ecclesiastes 3:11 NASB Without the possibility – The highlighted phrase in this verse is a translator’s addition. Robert Alter’s translation reads: “Everything…
“Who knows, God may turn and relent, and turn from His burning anger so that we will not perish.” Jonah 3:9 NASB Who knows? – Nineveh is a problem. Not because it was an evil city that needed to be eradicated. Not because Jonah resisted announcing God’s intention. No, Nineveh is a problem because of…
But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. John 16:13 NASB All the truth – Gnostic thought is alive and well in the…
God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, Hebrews 1:1 NASB In many ways – The opening statement of the author of Hebrews contains a hidden and very important axiom. God spoke to us “in many ways.” The Greek word is polutropos. The word…
And these words that I am commanding you today shall be on your heart. Deuteronomy 6:6 Shall Be – It looks like a command, doesn’t it? When we read this verse, we think of the enormous task of putting these words, all of them, into our memory banks. Seems impossible, doesn’t it? In a culture…
But How Do I Know? Recently many readers have asked questions about knowing. The questions come in different forms, but they are all basically about the same thing. “Now that I see the Hebraic basis of Scripture, how do I know what to do? How can I be sure?” In other words, we can read…
