Today’s Word
The Geography of Sin
But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” Genesis 3:9 NIV Where – What if we combine Rabbi David Forhman’s insight about the Hebrew word ‘ayyeh and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks insight about the relationship between geography and sin? Sacks comments that sin is often being in the wrong place at the wrong…
Honesty Is the Best Policy?
He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out. Proverbs 10:9 NASB Integrity – Are you considered a person of integrity? Ah, before you answer, you might want to know what tamam means. Most of us think of integrity as a synonym for honesty and by that…
Grounded
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Matthew 13:7 NIV Thorns – The parable of the sower (actually, the soils) is an allegory. How do we know it is an allegory? Because the author tells us it is! We do not have to guess at the meanings of the terms….
LOL
Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool, and so is wisdom to a man of understanding. Proverbs 10:23 NASB Sport – What makes you laugh? Seriously now (pun intended), what do you laugh about? According to Solomon, the fool laughs at doing wickedness. The NASB attempts to capture the idiom with the translation “sport,”…
Fear Not – Except
Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at His word: “Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you for My name’s sake, . . . Isaiah 66:5 NASB Tremble – Not very often, but when it happens—watch out! That’s my advice about hareid, the Hebrew word translated “tremble.” It’s only used five times,…
Two Week Restart
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 Clean – If you invite the King of the Universe to take up residence with you, what condition would you like your house to look like? Dishes piled up from last night’s party? Grass not mowed? Closets with…
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