Today’s Word
Wisdom’s Word
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 NASB The Word – Richard Rubenstein’s book, When Jesus Became God, investigates the battle between Arius and Athanasius in the early centuries of the Church. That battle ended with Athanasius as the victor, and established the Latin Roman Church’s…
“And the just shall live by . . .”
Learn to do good, seek justice. Make the oppressed happy, defend the orphan, argue the widow’s case. Isaiah 1:17 Robert Alter Justice – andralamousia. Do you remember that Greek word? It is a summary description of the Flood. And a terrifying prediction of situation. God doesn’t ask for individual purity alone. He is a communal…
Moral Stop Signs
Wash, become pure, remove your evil acts from My eyes. Cease doing evil. Learn to do good . . . Isaiah 1:16-17a Robert Alter Cease – Yesterday we learned that God rejects all religious acts if the underlying principle of compassion for others is missing in society. Oh, perhaps you need to read that sentence…
Inner Space
Change your perspective. Look at the universe inside.
Location Affliction
Why would you be beaten more, swerving from the way? Every head is sick and every heart in pain. Isaiah 1:5 Robert Alter Why – The Hebrew phrase ʿal me(h) is translated “where” by the NASB but “why” by Robert Alter. The meanings are not the same. Is God asking (metaphorically) the location of the…
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