And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” John 9:2 ESV Who sinned – “Blaming others for our suffering is the world’s most tragic mistake. One who blames another – no matter who – not only blemishes emuna, but forfeits the Divine intervention that he…
In the beginning of God’s creating the heavens and the earth – when the earth was astonishingly empty, . . . Genesis 1:1 JPS Stone Tanakh In the beginning – You’re probably a bit surprised by the JPS translation of the first verse of the Tanakh. While it contains some of our usual words, its…
Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established. Proverbs 4:26 NASB Will be established – It’s almost time for the world’s celebration of the pagan New Year. That means it’s almost time for the annual resolutions of self-improvement. But this year, let’s try something different. Let’s go back to the…
For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. John 18:37 NASB To bear witness – Why did Yeshua come? What was His purpose? What did He accomplish? Far too often we jump to ready-made answers rather than even listening to His own…
For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. John 18:37 NASB This – An ordinary pronoun with an extraordinary meaning. Touto is the Greek pronoun for this. There is nothing spectacular about it. Except here. Here Yeshua says that His entire reason…
“I will winnow them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land;” Jeremiah 15:7 NASB Winnow – The Hebrew word is zarah. This verb captures a daily event in the life of the people. Just as they threw grain into the air to separate the good from the bad, God throws His people…
predestinating us to adoption through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will”. Ephesians 1:5 NASB Adoption – The Greek word huiothesia isn’t very common in Scripture. Occurrences outside the Bible demonstrates that adoption was used to bring a son into the family for the purpose of providing care for the…
Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. Genesis 2:19 NASB Name – Adam must have worked overtime. Can…
“For I have come down out of heaven, not that I should do my will, but the will of him who sent me.” John 6:38 NASB Will – There are two words in Greek that are translated “will.” Knowing the difference between these words is crucial. The first is thelo. It means intending to do…
“As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.” John 15:19 Out Of The World – The words of Yeshua confirm His divinity. So do His actions. But if we think that those actions are only the miracles,…
