“41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, 42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. 43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. 44 And b...
Men sometimes tell other men to “Stop acting like bitch” – meaning that they should stop acting moody or emotional like a woman. But most women, outside the black community, utterly hate being called a bitch by men. It is considered one of the most disrespectful things a man can say...
It’s not just a modern-day Jewish thing, though, as I mentioned. The meaning I’m promoting here is exactly what we see in the New Testament when the Aramaic word is transliterated into Greek asAbba. It is used only three times in the New Testament—Mark 14:36, Romans 8:15, and ...
Archaeologists with Azusa Pacific University in California have announced the discovery of a nearly 3,000-year-old broken jar bearing the inscription “lbnayo,” meaning “belonging to Benaiyo.” The name is the equivalent of the biblical Beniah, meaning “Yahweh has... read more Russian Jets...
It’s so easy to try to claim the promises of God while forgetting the precepts of God –meaning, God’s blessings are always surrounded by God’s commands. If we want God’s blessings, we have to live God’s way. As Galatians 6:7-9 teaches us:...
Eunuch (εὐνοῦχος) has, in its literal (Greek) sense, the harmless meaning of "bed- keeper," i.e., one who has the charge of beds and bed-chambers; but as only persons deprived of their virility have, from the most ancient times, been employed in Oriental harems, and...
The literal meaning of "hallelujah" sufficiently indicates the character of the Psalms in which it occurs, as hymns of praise and thanksgiving. They are all found in the last book of the collection, and bear marks of being intended for use in the Temple service, the words "praise ye ...
F.W. Ritschl was a German classical scholar remembered for his work on Plautus and as the founder of the Bonn school of classical scholarship. Influenced by the textual criticism of the English and German classicists Richard Bentley and Gottfried Hermann
11 Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the voice, I shall be a foreigner to him who speaks, and he who speaks, a foreigner to me. 12 Even so you, since you are zealous for the spiritual,let it befor the edification of the churchthatyou seek to excel. ...
Take a careful look with me at the Bible and at the God behind the pages of this book He has crafted. In these posts we’ll examine the original meaning of biblical words, learn how to study a biblical text, look closely at the character of God, and reflect on how biblical truth imp...