Today’s Word

Days of Future Past

And he said to the sons of Israel, “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What are these stones?’”  Joshua 4:21 NASB In time to come – By now you certainly realize that theological paradigms determine textual exegesis.  What I believe about the text determines what I read in the text. …
Read the full article Days of Future Past

Birds of a Feather

And they shall make Me a Tabernacle, that I may abide in their midst.  Exodus 25:8  Robert Alter Abide – The Hebrew root describing God’s desire to abide with His people is šākan.  Perhaps you’ll recognize that this is precisely the same root of the word miškān, “Tabernacle.”  Here the author chooses a nice play…
Read the full article Birds of a Feather

A Psalm’s Story (Rewind)

O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His lovingkindness is everlasting.  1 Chronicles 16:34  NASB 1995 Give thanks – The story of this psalm is found in the chronicles of the kings.  David receives the ark and offers sacrifices, installing Asaph and his line as priests.  Then David offers this song. …
Read the full article A Psalm’s Story (Rewind)

Stretched to Fit

But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive study is wearying to the body.  Ecclesiastes 12:12 NASB Excessive study – One of my readers wrote, “I will be honest and say that from time to time – particularly when you get into ‘philosophical mode’ and use terms…
Read the full article Stretched to Fit

Does God Do It All?

I will cry to God Most High, to God who accomplishes all things for me.  Psalm 57:2 [English]  NASB Who accomplishes all things – Poetry is difficult to understand.  Just ask my Italian students who are studying Walt Whitman or Edgar Allen Poe.  Poets like to manipulate the language, strike unusual parallels, twist resonance, and bend meanings in…
Read the full article Does God Do It All?

Search more than 7000 word studies here

Recent Today’s Word

Recent Comments

Archives