Six Feet Under

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”  Psalm 23:4  Woman’s Day Death – After that rant about Deuteronomy 31:8 you’re probably wondering why I would ever decide to pick another “out of…

SPF 100

The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.  Psalm 121:5  NASB Shade – When you live in a desert climate, your greatest enemy is the sun.  It withers the plants, kidnaps the dew, and scalds your skin.  Perhaps that’s why Arabs wore heavy cloaks despite the heat.  Better to be hot than fried.  For this…

Bound and Determined

Those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, bound in affliction and iron; Psalm 107:10 Shadow of Death – The seventeen occurrences of the Hebrew word salmawet are found only in five books of the Bible: Job, Psalms, Isaiah (once), Jeremiah (twice) and Amos (once). Clearly the word is at home in…

Completamente Decidido

Moradores de tinieblas y de sombra de muerte, prisioneros en miseria y en cadenas, Salmos 107:10 Sombra de Muerte – La diecisiete apariciones de la palabra hebrea salmawet se encuentran en solo cinco libros de la Biblia: Job, Salmos, Isaías (una vez), Jeremías (dos veces) y Amos (una vez). Evidentemente la palabra se siente a…