Today’s Word

Engineered Accidents

So she left and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.   Ruth 2:3  NASB And she happened – Once before we examined this odd Hebrew construction, the verb qārâ + noun miqreh,…
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Clearly?

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, being understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse.  Romans 1:20  NASB Without excuse – Consider an implication of Paul’s opening declaration.  No, not the usual one about how everyone should know…
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Rent or Own

Heaven and earth shall praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.  For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah, so that they may live there and possess it.  The descendants of His servants will inherit it, and those who love His name will live in it.  Psalm 69:34-36  NASB Live there and possess it –…
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Prisoner of Faith

For the LORD listens to the needy, and His captives He has not despised.  Psalm 69:34 [Hebrew Bible]  Robert Alter Captives – Paul often introduces himself as doúlos christóu which is typically translated “bond-servant.”  But that’s not what it really means.  A doúlos is a slave—compulsory, bound service.  In the Greek world, this designation was…
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You Need All You Can Get

The lowly have seen and rejoiced, those who seek God, let their hearts be strong.  Psalm 69:33 [Hebrew Bible]  Robert Alter Let – There are at least two ways to read this verse.  It depends on which meaning you attach to the wide umbrella Hebrew word ḥāyâ.  Here are some choices: “live, have life, remain…
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