And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. Luke 4:16 NASB Custom – In the twelfth century, Maimonides, the Jewish sage, dared to say, “They will not find in their Torah (the New Testament) anything…
“And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’” Matthew 7:23 NASB Never knew you – Rosh Hashanah is gone. Yom Kippur is over. The Feasts will wait for another year. We have studied many words, examined many concepts, learned some theological truths. There is a…
Whosoever the man who fears the LORD, He will guide him in the way he should choose. Psalm 25:12 Robert Alter translation Guide – “But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will…
All the LORD’s paths are kindness and truth for the keepers of His pact and His precepts. Psalm 25:10 Robert Alter translation Keepers – Think of the covenant like a trust fund with conditions. All of God’s kindness and truth is available as a result of the trust He established. But the benefits aren’t for…
Lead me in Your truth and instruct me, for You are the God of my rescue. In You do I hope every day. Psalm 25:5 Robert Alter translation Lead me – As a young man I used to hike in the Cascades. Once I attempted to reach a small lake up in the mountains. Things…
Make me know Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths. Psalm 25:4 NASB Teach – God wants you to be an apprentice, not a master craftsman. An apprentice is more than a student. A student learns the words, the principles, the ideas. An apprentice puts all these into practice. An apprentice copies the journeyman until…
If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction. Psalm 119:92 NASB Delight – How do you show your desire for God? What do you do that marks you as one who pursues Him? Don’t give me a generalized principle of ethical attitude. Don’t tell me that you just…
He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position before me. Psalm 101:7 NASB Speaks falsehood – So David won’t let any deceitful practitioner in his house. Would that change your list of dinner guests? Just in case you were confused about David’s meaning, he clarifies. …
I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not fasten its grip on me. Psalm 101:3 NASB Fasten its grip – Let’s go walking in the fields by the dunes along the coast. By the time we’re finished with our trip, you will have encountered…
I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not fasten its grip on me. Psalm 101:3 NASB Worthless – Does David’s declaration match your vision? David declares that no beliya’al will come before him. If we’re going to follow David’s devotion, we must know what…
