Today’s Word
Mud Wrestling
“But you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.” Revelation 3:4 NASB Soiled – As you may have noticed, I rarely comment on verses from the apocalypse of John. The reason is simple. Apocalyptic literature is a genre…
Time and Again
Paul, a bondservant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago, but at the proper time manifested, even His word, in…
Taking Care of Business
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy; six days you shall labor and do all your work; and the seventh day is a sabbath to YHWH your God; you shall not do any work, . . . Exodus 20:8-10 J. Green translation Work – Work/worship/serve is the combination of meanings associated with the Hebrew…
Ruth Redux
“Now there is our kinsman Boaz, whose girls you were close to. He will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor tonight. So, bathe, anoint yourself, dress up and go to the threshing floor . . .” Ruth 3:2-3 NJPS Kinsman – Once again English fails us. If you thought that Naomi spoke of Boaz…
Ruth in Reverse
“Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. Thus and more may the LORD do to me if anything but death parts me from you.” Ruth 1:17 NJPS Parts . . from – When we read Scripture, we must read with an awareness of linguistic connections. Scripture is like those word…
Risk and Reconciliation
But Naomi said to her two daughter-in-law, “Turn back, each of you to her mother’s house. May the LORD deal kindly with you, as you have dealt kindly with the dead and me!” Ruth 1:8 NJPS Deal Kindly – Once before we noticed that hesed is the crucial term of the story of Ruth. We…
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