Today’s Word
Man Alive
“Can mankind be righteous [h]before God? Can a man be pure [i]before his Maker?” Job 4:17 NASB Mankind/ man – As we learned yesterday, the Hebrew verse encompasses three important parallels. We have isolated two of them for investigation. We discovered that ʾĕnôš and geber, both translated “mankind,” actually reveal ethical and ontological distinctions that bolster Eliphaz’ argument. But…
Birthday (Yes, It’s Mine)
“Can mankind be righteous [h]before God? Can a man be pure [i]before his Maker?” Job 4:17 NASB Mankind/ man – The translators have given us a double-barreled version of a single question. The Hebrew text wraps it all up in one line: הַֽאֱנוֹשׁ מֵֽאֱל֣וֹהַּ יִצְדָּ֑ק אִ֥ם מֵֽ֜עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ יִטְהַר־גָּֽבֶר Looking at this verse in Hebrew requires careful deliberation. First, we…
Night Tremors
Now a word was brought to me secretly, and my ear received a whisper of it. Amid disquieting thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people, Dread came upon me, and trembling, and made [f]all my bones shake. Then a [g]spirit passed by my face; the hair of my flesh stood up. Job 4:12-15 NASB Dread…
Midnight Flight
I’m flying from Kobe, Japan tonight. Need to sleep. Back in Italy in the morning. Sweet dreams.
God Gets Even
By the breath of God they perish, and by the [e]blast of His anger they come to an end. Job 4:9 NASB They come to an end – Does God destroy the wicked? The Hebrew term, kālâ, used in this context means “to consume, finish, end.” Eliphaz’ conclusion is that God will not, and does not, tolerate the…
Insufficient Evidence
Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright destroyed? According to what I have seen, those who [d]plow wrongdoing and those who sow trouble harvest it. Job 4:7-8 NASB Harvest it – Eliphaz is a man who believes in perfect justice. In his world, the righteous prosper and the wicked perish. No one innocent is ever…
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