Let’s say I’m doing a study on the book of 2 Peter. I’m noticing that the phrase “make every effort” (or “be diligent” in my beloved NASB) comes up a lot in this book, so I pay close attention to what Peter’s talking about when he uses this phrase. (Kay Arthur and ...
I spent a lot of time contemplating the first part ofverse 6, where Malachi describes that Elijah will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers. And frankly, I’m still somewhat up in the air – confused! But with the help of a coup...
Last evening, our small group gathered around 1 Timothy 3:1-7. We prayed, read the passage, and then went through a verse-by-verse, almost word-for-word study of God’s precious Book. Never did we ask, “What do you think it means?” We looked at the passage in its context throu...
both in the name of R. Elijah Ene: “We do not know whether Lot lusted for his daughters, or his daughters lusted for him. On the basis of what is said in the following verse: ‘He who separates himself seeks
One sentence (112.4) is highlighted, by having an incomplete border, like brackets on either side, placed around the outer edges of the printed verse and no colour wash painted in behind it. It is worth noting that the Bible itself is in Dutch, while the artist has chosen to use English...
Proverbs 7:8tnThe verbצָעַד(tsaʿad) means “to step; to march.” It suggests that the youth was intentionally making his way to her house. The verb is the imperfect tense; it stresses continual action parallel to the active participle that began the verse, but within a ...
Finally, I want to encourage you with one last verse; it is my prayer for you. “I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in Him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15...
1 Samuel 11:1 About a month later This phrase is lacking in Hebrew copies, but appears in some Greek copies. 1 Samuel 11:8 thirty Some ancient copies read “seventy.” 1 Samuel 13:1 Saul… years This is how the verse is worded in some early Greek copies. The Hebrew is not clear ...
Next verse, 16:26… “BUT NOW is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:” Is God choosing this time period (very early in the first century AD) to make known this...
Look at verse 8 once again. What did the guy do after he was healed? He praised God, loudly I’m sure, with excitement and enthusiasm. People who’ve given up on God, who hate God, who are mad at God, don’t praise or acknowledge God. The fact that this beggar went into the ...