Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Psalm 37:7 NIV Wait patiently – What do you do with a messy grammar? Do you stick with traditional readings? Or do you entertain alternatives? And what do you do when there’s no…
“With reproofs You chasten a man for iniquity; You consume as a moth what is precious to him; surely every man is a mere breath.” Selah. Psalm 39:11 NASB Reproofs– The apostolic letters don’t stray far from roots in the Tanakh. We should not be surprised. The letters are commentary on the Bible of the apostles, the Tanakh. So…
No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier. 2 Timothy 2:4 NASB Entangles himself– ĕmplĕkō, from ĕn (preposition—“position” or “relation”) and plĕkō (to twine or braid). Think: strands in a rope. Hard to separate. Weakened when divided. Paul’s military metaphor makes…
