Today’s Word
In the Cut
I will also break the gate bar of Damascus, and eliminate every inhabitant from the [c]Valley of Aven, as well as him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden; so the people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the Lord. Amos 1:5 NASB Eliminate – Perhaps you recognize the symbolic, metaphorical use of this term. It’s karat. “The most important use of the root is ‘to cut’…
Wars of Extermination
The enemy has come to an end in everlasting ruins, and You have uprooted the cities; the very memory of them has perished. Psalm 9:6 NASB Memory – What was the ultimate objective of the victor in military conflict in the ancient Semitic world? In a word: extinction! It’s not surprising that David praises God for wiping out the very memory of his…
Translation vs. Theology
Yet You have made him a little lower than God, and You crown him with glory and majesty! Psalm 8:5 NASB God – You probably learned this verse as “a little lower than angels.” But that’s not what it says in Hebrew. Take a look. וַתְּחַסְּרֵ֣הוּ מְ֖עַט מֵֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְכָב֖וֹד וְהָדָ֣ר תְּעַטְּרֵֽהוּ The crucial word here is ʾĕlōhîm (with…
Envoy or Pretender?
And they also acted with wile, and they went, and disguised as ambassadors, and they took worn sacks for their donkeys, and wine bottles, rotten, split, and tied together. Joshua 9:4 Chabad Disguised as ambassadors – Exactly how did the Gibeonites present themselves? Oh, we know they acted deceptively. That was a matter of survival. But…
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