For God knows that in the day you eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Genesis 3:5 (my translation) Knowing – Adam opened the door. That’s the way Paul puts it in his letter to the Roman congregation. “As by one man sin…
YHWH is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knows those who take refuge in Him. Nahum 1:7 Knows – Yada, the Hebrew verb for all kinds of knowing. From the intimacy of sexual intercourse to the exact count of coins in a bag, yada underscores our appreciation for the Hebrew unity…
For I desired loyal love, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Hosea 6:6 Knowledge of God – Heschel points out that Hosea coins this expression, daath Elohim. The translation, “knowledge of God,” doesn’t do justice to the prophetic sense Hosea desires his audience to feel. That’s because yada (to…
Or when he touches human uncleanness – any such uncleanness whereby one becomes unclean – and, though he has known it, the fact has escaped him, but later he realizes his guilt; Leviticus 5:3 Known – Leviticus describes proper worship. Its rituals and regulations govern the procedures for maintaining purity before the Lord in order…
I will rejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness, because You have seen my affliction; You have known the troubles of my soul Psalm 31:7 NASB Known – Omniscience. Oh, it’s a great doctrine. God knows everything that can be known. It’s a significant statement about the scope of His observation and understanding. But it’s…
“Therefore a man forsakes his father and mother and clings to his wife . .” Genesis 2:24 “Likewise, you husbands, dwelling together with your wives according to knowledge, .” 1 Peter 3:7 It is unfortunate that Christianity has been slandered with the idea that wives are the submissive slaves of their husbands. Only sloppy…
“I know the plans I have for you.” Most of us are quite familiar with this verse, perhaps too much so. We skip over it, thinking that there isn’t a lot to mine here. We’re wrong. A close examination of the verse reveals a very different and complex understanding. It all starts with “know”. The…
“Likewise, you husbands, dwelling together with your wives according to knowledge,” 1 Peter 3:7 According To Knowledge – “Likewise” establishes the purpose. “Dwelling together” establishes the goal. The verb “dwelling together” is sunoikein. The LXX translates the Hebrew yada with this verb in reference to sexual intercourse within marriage. This is a fully-intimate marriage relationship. In…
