For You are my hope; O Lord GOD, You are my confidence from my youth. Psalm 71:5 NASB 1995 Hope – How can we hope? Does that seem like a strange question? Maybe not in a world that seems to be falling apart. Yes, we could espouse the theological assertion that “God is our hope,”…
Reprove your son while there is hope, and to his moaning pay no heed. A very hotheaded man bears punishment, try to save him—you will make things worse. Proverbs 19:18-19 Robert Alter Hope – What does “hope” mean and how is it connected to discipline? Unfortunately, it’s not possible to run to some biblical text…
“But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and there will be no escape for them; and their hope is to breathe their last.” Job 11:20 NASB To breathe their last – Take a guess. וְ֜תִקְוָתָ֗ם מַֽפַּח־נָֽפֶשׁ (transliterated: ve-tikvatam mapach-nephish). You’ll recognize the word translated “breath” (nephesh), remembering that its umbrella includes “soul, creature, person, appetite” and “mind.”…
Then you would trust, because there is hope; and you would look around and rest securely. Job 11:18 NASB Hope – Do you trust God? Perhaps you’re surprised by the question. “Of course, I trust God,” would be the typical answer, as if the question itself is almost rhetorical. But notice what Zophar says about…
For my enemies have spoken against me; and those who watch for my life have consulted together, Psalm 71:10 NASB Watch for my life – Don’t read this as if others are watching over you! In this verse, the psalmist identifies those who watch in order to see him fail. They’ve teamed up with his enemies and…
