Today’s Word
Polar Opposites (3)
we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NASB Not forsaken – In order to understand ouk enkataleipomenoi, we probably first need to look at diokomenoi. Translated “persecuted,” the root is dioko. This word is about setting something…
Polar Opposites (2)
we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NASB Not despairing – How many negatives does it take to make a promise? Paul suggests that it takes at least three. Here the Greek is ouk exaporoumenoi. The first…
Polar Opposites (1)
we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NASB Not crushed – Paul’s list of benefits reads like a colossal blunder. Do we really think that the opposite of afflicted is “not crushed,” or the opposite of perplexed…
The Men’s Group Trinity
Then King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” And they came into the king’s presence. 1 Kings 1:32 NASB Prophet, Priest, King – There are only a few verses in the Bible that include all three words “prophet,” priest,” and “king.” In fact, more…
Allegorical Absurdity
My lover is to me a sachet of myrrh lodging between my breasts. Song of Songs 1:13 (Tremper Longman III in NICOT) Breasts – But, of course, it can’t mean mammary glands! The Bible would never actually say anything about a man putting his head between the breasts of a woman, especially a woman who…
Culture and Translation
I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. Song of Songs 1:5 ESV But – Look at the translation of this verse in your Bible. Is the conjunctive translated as “but” or as “and”? In some editions, you will find that the vav…
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