For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life. Leviticus 17:11 ESV Blood – Christian apologists often claim that the blood of Christ shed on the cross…
“Your life shall hang in doubt before you. Night and day you shall be in dread and have no assurance of your life.” Deuteronomy 28:66 ESV Hang – What picture does the word tala paint? Tala is defined as “to be suspended in the air with the minimal amount of hooks, to be in an…
“He who has found his life shall lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake shall find it.” Matthew 10:39 NASB Lose – “But what about my needs?” That’s the problem, isn’t it? We treat relationships in the same way we treat any other possession. We are relationship consumers. Our culture…
And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” Matthew 19:17 NASB To enter into life – So what do you want out of life? What are the things that really, really…
And YHWH Elohim formed Man out of dry, loose earth dirt, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living person. Genesis 2:7 (my translation) Breath – Once we realize that this word, hayim is plural, we are forced to ask why, especially since the preceding word, nishmat, is singular. …
“The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly.” John 10:10 Abundantly – A few days ago Oswald Chambers’ devotional provided some sobering questions: “Is our attitude today an attitude that springs from our vision of God? Are we expecting God to…
Who is the man who desires life and loves length of days that he may see good? Psalm 34:13 (numbered according to the Hebrew text) Life – Are you a person who desires life and yearns for what is good? Before you answer, you might want to take a careful look at this verse. While…
For the law of the Spirit of life in Yeshua HaMashiach set me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:2 Law – Sometimes it seems like Sha’ul could have written about Alice in Wonderland. One pill makes you bigger (one law gives you life) and the other pill makes you small (one…
You know how it goes: “Finders keepers, losers weepers” I heard it often enough as a child to know just how painful that little rhyme can be. I think the event that anchored those words forever in my mind was about marbles. My favorite cat’s eye was forgotten after recess. When I remembered, it was…
