“The Rock! His work is perfect, for all His ways are just;” Deuteronomy 32:4 NASB Rock – The Hebrew word sur is used 75 times in the Old Testament. Many of those uses are metaphorical. Here, God is likened to a rock. The attributes of God described by this term are compelling and comforting to…
Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. Psalm 34:14 Depart – Many Hebrew concepts involve physical motion of the body. For example, the Hebrew idea of grace or benevolence involves turning the face in my direction. “Make His face to shine upon me” is a Hebrew idiom for gracious relationship. In…
“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, reprove the ruthless, defend the orphan, plead for the widow.” Isaiah 1:16-17 Evil Of Your Deeds – “The mistaken notion that ritual worship could atone for criminality or intentional religious desecration…
