“Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 NASB Uphold– We are back to intensive interpretation. “Surely,” (ʾap) is a word of force. We saw it in the first…
For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken. Luke 5:9 NASB Seized – Wrapped all around. That’s the sense of periecho, “to seize.” The thambos (amazement) that these men experienced was something that seems to come from every direction at once. There was simply…
It came about when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive them out completely. Judges 1:28 NASB Completely – What happens when God’s people don’t finish the job? The book of Judges answers that question with a very dismal and discouraging portrait of incomplete performance. From…
I showed you all these things, that working in this way we ought to help those being weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35 To Receive – Read the words of Yeshua cited by Paul. Do they really make…
