Today’s Word
Divine Rape (Reconstituted)
O Lord, You have deceived me and I was deceived; You have overcome me and prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. Jeremiah 20:7 NASB Deceived – I am sure you remember our investigation of Jeremiah’s use of the words pātâ and ḥāzaq. We recounted Heschel’s analysis: “This standard rendition…
Warranty
Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Exodus 20:8 NASB Remember – One thing we have learned from the text of Job is the absolute necessity of an other-worldly solution to the temporal limits of human living. Without the promise of redemption from this mortal domain, religious zeal becomes elective ethical duty, ultimately rendered…
A History of Hope (rewind)
They who sow in tears in glad song will reap. Psalm 126:5 Robert Alter In tears – Since we’re thinking about the difference between Job and John, we should review our examination of David’s idea of hope. We looked at this verse more than a year ago. Remember? Don’t take this verse out of context. …
Island Retreat
I, John, your brother and fellow participant in the tribulation and kingdom and [h]perseverance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. Revelation 1:9 NASB Patmos – What do you know about Patmos? I will arrive there in a few days, but what I’ll see now isn’t at all what…
Slipped My Mind
Then He *said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.” Matthew 26:38 NASB Keep watch – We know the story all too well. Yeshua makes a request that the disciples are unable to handle. In spite of his obvious need and emotional state, the disciples…
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