Who is the man who desires life and loves length of days that he may see good? Psalm 34:13 See – Can you name the man whose passion is for good? That’s at the heart of David’s question. This man has purpose and that purpose is to see good all his days. Let’s go back…
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says YHWH. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18 Sins – What are sins? Abraham Heschel suggests that Christianity is pre-occupied with sins. Christians place enormous emphasis on sins…
You husbands likewise, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with a weaker vessel, since she is a woman; 1 Peter 3:7 Vessel – Almost all of the sermons I have ever heard on this verse put the emphasis on the word “weaker”. Most of the time the sermons are almost apologetic. I…
The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed. Genesis 2:8 Placed – One of the biggest problems we have with reading the Bible is that we know the stories. That usually allows us not to read what the text actually says, but…
Observe them faithfully, for that will be proof of your wisdom and discernment to other peoples, who on hearing all these laws will say, “Surely, that great nation is a wise and discerning people.” Deuteronomy 4:6 Surely – The nations will be amazed. That’s what Moses says about an obedient Israel. “Surely,” is the Hebrew…
