Become sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame. 1 Corinthians 15:34 NASB Shame – You might find it surprising that the Greek word Paul uses for “shame” is entrope. We have a derivative of this Greek word in modern physics. Entropy is…
If a man takes his sister, a daughter of his father or a daughter of his mother, and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace, and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness, and he shall bear…
“In that day you will feel no shame because of all your deeds by which you have rebelled against Me;” Zephaniah 3:11 Shame – I’m waiting. Perhaps you are too. I’m waiting for that day, the day when I will no longer feel public disgrace about my past rebellion against Him. You might ask how…
The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them. Genesis 3:21 NASB Clothed – Just in case you didn’t realize it, this verse has almost nothing to do with apparel. God’s actions following the first sin reveal an attempt to restore the original intention of Mankind. Davidson’s remark on…
“so that you may remember and be ashamed and never open your mouth anymore because of your humiliation, when I have forgiven you for all that you have done,” the Lord God declares. Ezekiel 16:63 NASB Be ashamed – How is shame connected to community? If we imagine the word reflects our cultural understanding, then…
And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Genesis 2:25 NASB Not ashamed – But it didn’t last, did it? A few verses later Adam says, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself” (Genesis 3:10). The…
Guard my life and save me. Let me be not ashamed, for I shelter in You. Psalm 25:20 Robert Alter translation Ashamed – You know it must be a big deal if David brings it up twice, once at the beginning and now at the end of his song. The word is bosh, and it…
My God, in You I trust. Let me be not shamed, let my enemies not gloat over me. Psalm 25:2 Robert Alter translation Be not shamed – The Hebraic world is public. Its concepts of integrity, reliability, honor and disgrace are public. What happens in the world of the community determines character. The Greek world…
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us – for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree.” Galatians 3:13 NASB Hangs on a tree – Paul’s statement about Yeshua’s redemption requires a bit of analysis. It is more complicated than it appears. First, we…
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 ESV To God – How often have you heard this verse used as a proof text for the need for Bible study? Certainly the goal is…
