But for me, the nearness of God is good to me; I have made the Lord YHWH my refuge that I may declare Your works. Psalm 73:28 (my translation) God/ Lord/ YHWH – In the movie, Man on Fire, Denzel Washington plays a has-been black-ops expert who struggles with suicide over his past actions. He…
they desire to draw near to God Isaiah 58:2 Draw Near – Yesterday we learned that qirbah is used only twice in Scripture. This is the second occurrence: qirvat Elohiym. Asaph desired only that God should be near. Now Isaiah tells the people that their pleas for God’s presence are in vain. Why? Because they…
As for me, the nearness of God is good to me; I have made my refuge in the Lord YHWH, to declare Your works. Psalm 73:28 God/ Lord/ YHWH – Before we look at the deeper implications of this verse from Asaph, we must notice that he includes three designations for the Holy One of…
