But I in Your kindness do trust, my heart exults in Your rescue. Psalm 13:6 (Hebrew text translation by Robert Alter) Rescue – If you read this verse in most English translations, you might see the word “salvation” here instead of “rescue.” Don’t worry; the Hebrew word can be translated both ways. What’s important, however,…
And He said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, from now on you will see the heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” John 1:51 On – Jesus knew Jacob. He also knew that the preposition “on” in Hebrew can mean “because of.” That’s something…
and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 3:15 Childhood – The next verse is the famous one. “All Scripture is inspired by God.” Of course, lifted from the context, the statement…
Rise Lord! Rescue me, my God Psalm 3:8 (translation: Robert Alter) Rescue Me – “ho.shi e.ni.” Say it again, out loud! This one is worth remembering. The Hebrew root is yasha, “to bring help to those in trouble.” The pronoun “me” is attached directly to the verb. That’s what I want – direct connection to…
So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling Philippians 2:12 Work Out – Paul is never very far from the Hebrew Scriptures. So, when he talks about working out our salvation, he…
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