Today’s Word
Solving the Noah Puzzle
If there is a man who sleeps with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both of them must be put to death, they have brought their own deaths upon themselves. Leviticus 20:11 NASB His father’s nakedness – Remember that very strange story about Noah getting drunk? It’s in Genesis 9:22-23.[1] If we don’t understand the Hebrew…
Beyond Thinking
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, Isaiah 1:18a NKJV Reason – Just to be clear, the verse from Isaiah is not an invitation to enter into cognitive cooperation with God. The Hebrew verb is yākaḥ, and a better translation might be “let us debate,” or “let us argue (as in a court of…
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Impossible
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5 NASB You shall love – Have you considered the fact that this commandment, the most important commandment in Scripture, is simply impossible? Think about it. How can anyone, even God, demand that you love Him? …
Put on Your Thinking Cap
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 2 Timothy 3:16 NIV Is useful – No, we’re not going to spend any more time investigating the meanings of “Scripture” or “God-breathed” or any of the participles of action that follow. We’ve been over that ground time and again. What…
All Together Now
the Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat, saying, “This man is inciting the people to worship God contrary to the law.” Acts18:12b-13 NASB Contrary to the law – How do you read this verse? These are orthodox Jews claiming that Paul’s message encourages men to worship a false God. Were…
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