Jewish Gentiles

However, Rahab the prostitute and her father’s household and all she had, Joshua [a]spared; and she has lived in the midst of Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.  Joshua 6:25 NASB Has lived – The Hebrew verb yāšab means “to sit, to remain, to dwell.”  The NASB translation…

An Applied Promise

You made men ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water, Yet You brought us out into a place of abundance.  Psalm 66:12  NASB Place of abundance – What do you really want out of life?  Peace?  Prosperity?  Security?  Companionship?  Love? What will you really get?  Oh, that one’s easy.  Death.  All the rest is sort of up…

The Future Past

He said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”  Genesis 3:10  NASB Was afraid– The story is familiar, perhaps too familiar.  As a result of its familiarity in translation we rarely see the incredibly profound nuances in this story.  We are deprived…