Today’s Word

Bathsheba’s Bath

Now when evening came David arose from his bed and walked around on the roof of the king’s house, and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful in appearance.  2 Samuel 11:2 NASB Bathing – Inexplicable. Oh, did you think that what was strange about this verse was…
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The Telltale Sign

Then it happened in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him and all Israel, and they destroyed the sons of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. 2 Samuel 11:1 NASB Then it happened – We are about to read…
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Textual Torture

Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance, and the very ends of the earth as Your possession. Psalm 2:8 NASB Your – Bear with me today. This is a bit academic but incredibly important. What is the context of this verse? Who is speaking? To whom is the promise addressed? What do the words mean?…
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Incredible

And He took him outside and said, “Now look toward the heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” Genesis 15:5 NASB Look – This Hebrew verb is one of the five instances where God is the subject and the letter…
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Surprise

Praise the Lord from the earth, sea monsters and all deeps; fire and hail, snow and clouds; stormy wind, fulfilling His word; Psalm 148:7-8 NASB Sea Monsters – “Even piety will not sustain the tedium of unlimited repetition. To preserve one’s commitment with the intensity of its first ardor requires more than obedience. Surprise, spiritual…
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