Therefore, says the Master, LORD of Armies, Israel’s Mighty One: Oh, I will settle scores with my foes and take vengeance on my enemies. Isaiah 1:24 Robert Alter Take vengeance – As you recall, the verb translated “settle scores” is typically a verb about consolation or regret. We noticed the shadow of this idea when…
Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, Philippians 3:13b NIV Forgetting what is behind – Isn’t it nice to know that Paul was so focused, so spiritual, that he could forget everything that was in the past and just concentrate on what would be in the future? Don’t you wish you had such…
They all wept as they embraced him and kissed him. Acts 20:37 NIV Wept– Most of the time we don’t know it’s the last time. Most of the time we simply assume there will be another time, just like this time, just like the last time. We imagine that today will be followed by tomorrow, much…
“Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God. Isaiah 40:1 NASB Comfort – “They will lick the dust like a serpent, like reptiles of the earth. They will come trembling out of their fortresses; to the Lord our God they will come in dread and they will be afraid before You” (Micah 7:17). The God…
