Today’s Word
Debatable
And there occurred a great uproar; and some of the scribes of the Pharisaic party stood up and began to argue heatedly, saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man; suppose a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?” Acts 23:9 NASB Nothing wrong – Most Christians read this story of Paul’s defense without…
One Letter Difference
Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, goodwill toward men. Luke 2:14 KJV Goodwill – In his book, Windows into the Bible, Marc Turnage notes that there are two readings of the Greek texts of Luke 2:14. One variant uses the Greek word eudokai, rendering the text “on earth peace, goodwill toward men.”…
Ba’al and the Canaanite Religion
Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of [a]the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” 1 Kings 17:1 NASB Rain – Four points need to be understood concerning the…
Fire Sale
“Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?” Acts 8:36 NASB What prevents me – Let me make a bold assertion. Most of the great unwashed are not Ethiopian eunuchs. You may smile to yourself, thinking that this statement is so obvious as to be comical. There aren’t a lot of eunuchs riding around today….
The Other Samaritan
“And He said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has made you well.” Luke 17:19 NASB Made you well – “Look! Look at my hands! Look at my feet! It’s gone. I’m clean.” Yitzhak jumped the ditch, throwing his arms in the air. “Praise God! Praise God!” Two men in the group began…
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