Today’s Word
Double Wanderers
And not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that did not prepare its heart and whose spirit was not faithful to God. Psalm 78:8 NASB Not prepare/ not faithful – Erica Brown makes a damning point about the ex-slaves in the wilderness: “The circuitousness of the journey is attributed to the moral and faith…
Mystical Explanations
You will bring them and plant them in the mountain of Your inheritance, Exodus 15:17a NASB You will bring them – What do you do with a text that has grammatical oddities? Well, you could chalk it up to transmission error. Copyists make mistakes and mistakes are handed on as if they were part of the original. …
Six Feet Under
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 Woman’s Day Death – After that rant about Deuteronomy 31:8 you’re probably wondering why I would ever decide to pick another “out of…
What Context?
“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV Woman’s Day Leave you nor forsake you – Feeling discouraged today? Some persistent problems? Some new stress? The usual ups and downs of life? I…
Significance
Then God said, “Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness;” Genesis 1:26a NASB Our likeness – First, let’s look at the Hebrew: וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם בְּצַלְמֵנוּ כִּדְמוּתֵנוּ Now the transliteration: Va•yo•mer Elohim na•a•se a•dam be•tzal•me•noo kid•moo•te•noo And lastly, the translation: And said God let us make man in representation (copy) ours and…
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