Today’s Word
The Acronym
These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. Deuteronomy 6:6 NASB Heart – What is an acronym? Technically, “an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word.” You’ll know a few of these from their current usage in modern English. For example, LOL, ASAP, ZIP, and PIN. But did you know that there are…
The Other Part of the Verse
“Behold, as for the impudent one, his soul is not right within him; but the righteous one will live by his faith.” Habakkuk 2:4 NASB Impudent – We’ve looked at the second part of the famous verse quite a few times because it is the foundation verse of Paul’s letter to the Romans (Romans 1:17): For in…
Waiting for God (2)
I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the watchtower; and I will keep watch to see what He will say to me, and how I may reply when I am reprimanded. Habakkuk 2:1 NASB Reprimanded – Why are we looking at the same verse and the same word again? Because the scope of this word, tôkēḥâ, includes another possible translation…
Waiting for God (1)
I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the watchtower; and I will keep watch to see what He will say to me, and how I may reply when I am reprimanded. Habakkuk 2:1 NASB Reprimanded – Are you waiting for the judgment of God? The prophet was waiting. But notice the oddity of his metaphor. Standing guard . . . stationed…
If — Then
O Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice in my hands, if I have done evil to my friend, or have plundered ]my enemy for no reason, let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it; and let him trample my life to the ground and lay my glory in the dust. Selah Psalm 7:3-5 NASB Injustice…
No, They Won’t
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Matthew 5:8 NASB See God – But, of course, לֹֽא־יִרְאַ֥נִי הָֽאָדָ֖ם וָחָֽי, “no man can see and live.” So what is Yeshua saying. Is it just theory? If we were but righteous enough (which, by the way, we aren’t), then we could see God. But, of…
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