Let me misquote a verse to make a point. See if you can catch where I got it wrong. “Listening to the truth we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.” Ephesians 4.15 (Deliberate misquote.)
While this is clear in Romans, it is also the most plausible reading of the difficult verse in Hebrews. If in the latter passage Sarah would be the subject, the sentence would read that Sarah, "despite she was barren received the capabil- ity of sowing seed" (αὐτὴ Σάρρ...
The prepositions“by”,“will be”and“to”in this verse can also be translated from Hebrew as“towards”. Because the tribe of Zebulun never owned any land on the coast, the POSB commentary and other commentaries suggest that this verse should read,“Zebulun shall dwelltoward… the sea; and...
Let me misquote a verse to make a point. See if you can catch where I got it wrong. “Listening to the truth we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.” Ephesians 4.15 (Deliberate misquote.)
Ezekiel 29:1 After being defeated at Carchemish in 605 B.C., Egypt was no longer able to support the small Syro-Palestinian states in an effective way against the growing power of Babylon (see 2 Ki 24:7). Despite this, and despite the repeated warnings of the prophet Jeremiah, the kin...
Do you want to make next year the best year ever in your Bible reading? If so, you need more than what you get on Sunday morning no matter how good the preaching is. You, also, need more than a verse or two on a smartphone app. You need to wade in. ...
What Does God Tell Us About Laughter in the Bible? Psalm 126:2,“Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.” This verse tells us that the Saints, the Believers, will be filled with...
In verse 10 from last week, Paul proclaimed: “Am I seeking the favor of men or God”. “Do I seek to please men or to please God” being “God the Son Jesus Christ”, “God’s Messiah”. Verse eleven continues, with people saying that Paul did not follow the Lord Jesus when He...
According to Yonath elem rehoqim: nothing is known about this phrase. Miktam: see note on Ps 16:1. For the event referred to, see 1 Sam 21:10-15. Psalm 56:5 Word: as in verse 11, God’s “word” is the promise by which he committed himself to his faithful; this is a very ...
Moreover, the next verse refers to“all Israel”being saved. Much has been written about what these two verses mean. Two Traditional Interpretations of“All Israel” Traditionally there have been two views concerning what“all Israel”means. ...