Gift of the Giver (3)

You have granted me life and goodness; and Your care has guarded my spirit. Job 10:12  NASB Care – Be very careful with this one.  “It has been said of this verb, which occurs more than three hundred times in the ot; ‘There is probably no other Hebrew verb that has caused translators as much trouble…

Advice to Pastors

shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness; nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock. 1 Peter 5:2-3 NASB Shepherd – Aorist, active,…

The Art Of Hebrew Thinking

To the chief musician, a psalm of David Psalm 41:1 (Hebrew text) Musician – In most of our English Bibles, this address is not counted as a verse.  That’s unfortunate because ignoring it sweeps aside a very important point about Hebrew thought.  David’s praise is directed to the chief musician (natsah).   We are confronted immediately…