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Paul responds by quoting, The earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness (Psalm 24:1). The cow belonged to the Lord when it was on the hoof, and it belongs to the Lord now that it is on the barbecue! The food wasn’t the issue, the idol worshipping atmosphere was the issue. ...
The Psalmist expressed this attitude in Psalm 39:5: Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, and my age is as nothing before You; certainly every man at his best state is but vapor. iii. The ancient Greek word for short is “sustello,” meaning “contracted and rolled up, as...
· Since the ark of the covenant represented the presence of God among Israel, Yahweh was sometimes called Hewho dwells between the cherubim(1 Samuel 4:4,2 Samuel 6:2;1 Chronicles 13:6;Psalm 80:1,99:1;Isaiah 37:16). This was an earthly artistic expression of a heavenly reality (Hebre...
this spiritual suffering – the act of being judged for sin in our place – was what Jesus really dreaded about the cross. This was thecup– the cup of God’s righteous wrath – that He trembled at drinking (Luke 22:39-46,Psalm 75:8,Isaiah 51:17,Jeremiah 25:15). On the cross Jes...
t the normal ancient Greek word for light. It is a word used in the Septuagint inPsalm 44:3forthelightof Your countenanceand inPsalm 78:14forIn the daytime also He led them with the cloud, and all the night with alightof fire. Hodge observes, “The word therefore signifies the ...
iii. According to other passages, after the Philistines defeated the Israelite army they went on to destroy the city of Shiloh itself (Psalm 78:60-64,Jeremiah 7:12and26:9). 2. (19-22) More tragedy among the family of Eli. Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child,...
i. Psalm 138:2 reminds us that God honors His word even above His name. We never have to doubt any promise of God. Instead we should let God be true but every man a liar (Romans 3:4).ii. For these reasons, God’s promises are both exceedingly great (in the sense of being ...
ii. Slandered:“Used elsewhere of the ‘bad report’ about his brothers that Joseph brought to his father (Genesis 37:2), of slanderous stories of plots against the righteous (Proverbs 10:18; 25:10; Psalm 31:13; Jeremiah 20:10), and of unfavorable (and faithless) reports resulting from...
(Genesis 1:26), who would be beneath the angels in dignity (Hebrews 2:6-7a; 2 Peter 2:11), yet would be served by angels in the present (Hebrews 1:14; 2:7-8; Psalm 91:11-12) and would one day be lifted in honor and status above the angels (1 Corinthians 6:3; 1 John 3...