Matthew 2:11: “And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.” The identity of the wise men in this Matthew account is uncertain.
Psalms 37:23, “The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.” There is considerable disagreement over the syntax of this passage. Does man delight in God’s way or does God delight in man’s way? Go ahead and read your modern English translations. You will find many
Matthew 6:19-21, “ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there
Psalms 100:4: “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise.” This is a very familiar verse to those who attend church regularly. We automatically associate entering his gates with passing through the doors of the church and his courts with praise as coming into the sanctuary of the church. That is the
Exodus 7:9: “When Pharaoh says to you: ‘Prove yourself by working a miracle.’ It is interesting to note that the word for prove here is not nacah which is your standard Hebrew word for prove. Instead the writer uses an interesting word which is nathan. This was one of the easiest vocabulary words to remember
Genesis 15:6: “And he (Abraham) believed the Lord and He counted it as righteousness.” The Talmud teaches that trusting belief in God is more important than anything else. One may keep all the laws of Torah, follow every ritual, but it is only trust that will ultimately save the individual. Remember how Saul lost
Ezra 4:4: “Then the people of the land weakened the hands of Judah and troubled them in building.” As I read the news coming out of Israel today and I see the tensions growing between the government of the United States and Israel, I cannot help but wonder if history is just not repeating
Amos 8:11: “Behold the days are coming, saith the Lord that I will bring a famine in the land, not a famine of bread or a thirst for water but of hearing the words of the Lord.” “Water water everywhere and all the boards did shrink Water water everywhere and not a drop to
Deuteronomy 1:13, “Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.” Matthew 5:18. “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”
Ezekiel 18:31 “Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby you have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit; for why will ye die, O House of Israel?” The word in Hebrew for cast is shalak which is found in a Hiphal (causative) imperative (command) form. Thus there is
