metonym

  • Showing Off

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    For the Lord has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory. Psalm 102:16 NASB Has appeared – Reputation!  That’s the deciding factor.  If God doesn’t fortify His chosen servant/warrior, then God’s reputation among the other kings will be sullied.  “Don’t do it for me,” writes the poet.  “Do it for Yourself.  You will be glorified among the kings…

  • Metonym

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    You will arise and have compassion on Zion; for it is time to be gracious to her, for the appointed time has come.  Psalm 102:13  NASB Have compassion – The first description of God’s character in Exodus 34:6 is raḥûm.  It comes from the Hebrew verb rāḥam, a verb that means “to love deeply, have mercy, be compassionate.”  The importance of this…