Isaiah 42:16: “I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, I will lead them in paths that they have not known.” “Adversity is the first path to truth.” Lord Byron Commentators have covered every base as to who the blind are. Some say it is Gentiles, some say Israel,
Isaiah 42:3: “A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench. He shall bring forth judgment unto truth.” There is a beautiful double meaning in the word for reed (qaneh). But first a little history lesson. Ever wonder where David got his musical ability? He obviously had spent
John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world gives, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” I have heard numerous sermons on this passage in my lifetime and they all seem to interpret this passage as Jesus
Isaiah 40:29: “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Clarence Jordan, who was instrumental in the founding of Habitat for Humanity, was a gifted man who had two PhD’s in Greek and Hebrew and Agriculture. He could have become a rich and powerfully successful man. Instead he chose
Isaiah 40:11: “He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms.” The word for flock and shepherd are the same words. One is used as a noun and the other as a verb. It is up to the translator to apply the application so it makes some
Isaiah 30:21: “And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left.” Yesterday I was pondering who or what this moreka (Master Teacher) is. This morning after further mediation on the following
Isaiah 30:20: “And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be hidden any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:” The word give (nathan) is in an imperfect form and should be translated: “And even if the Lord will give
Isaiah 30:18: “Therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted to have mercy on you. For Jehovah is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him.” This looks pretty clear cut. The Lord will wait so that He may be gracious
Proverbs 25:20-21, “Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, Is he who sings songs to a troubled heart. 21, If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;…” This morning I looked out of
Isaiah 55:13: “Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign [that] shall not be cut off.” Throughout history and through the many world cultures myrtle has been
