Exodus 13:17, “And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:” Most commentators will indicate that the
Psalms 19:10: “More to be desired are they than gold, more than fine gold, sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.” David is speaking here of the Word of God both the written Word of God and that which is revealed in his heart. He has found the Word of God, both written and
Matthew 19:26 “But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.” Luke 1:37, “For with God nothing shall be impossible.” One of the first songs I ever learned to sing was in Tiny Tots, I believe I was like three years old,
Genesis 4:5-7: But unto Cain and his offering he had no respect, and Cain was very wroth and his countenance fell. And the Lord said unto Cain, “Why are thou wroth and why has thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well shall thou not be accepted? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at
Genesis 2:4: “This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made earth and heaven.” There is the story in the Talmud of a king who received two very fine pieces of glassware. They were so fragile that the king despaired and said:
Exodus 19:2, “For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come [to] the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.” There is a very subtle grammatical issue in this verse that I find no Christian commentator addressing. Perhaps there is a Christian commentator who has
Ezra 7:10: “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord and to do it and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.” You read about Ezra and the word that comes to mind is “fanatic.” This old boy devoted himself to the Word of God. Jewish tradition teaches that
Genesis 7:1 “And the Lord said unto Noah, ‘Come thou and all they house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.’” I sometimes receive correspondence from those who read my studies asking where I came up with a particular rendering for certain words. They say that they have
Psalms 17:3 “Thou has proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night.” The above passage was taken from the KJV. It translates the phrase “thou hast visited me in the night” in a perfect tense (completed action). I checked through every translation I could find and practically all of them translate this
Psalms 16:1-2 “Michtam of David. Keep me, O God; for I have taken refuge in Thee. I have said unto the Lord: ‘Thou art my Lord; I have no good but in Thee.’” The word michtam is a transliteration from the Hebrew and literally means from gold or from the hidden. Many commentators simply
