Numbers 23:4, “And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon [every] altar a bullock and a ram.” It is interesting that the Bible says God met Balaam. The word that is used for met is vaykar. Jewish scholars render this as God
Ezekiel 36:21: “Therefore say unto the house of Israel, thus says the Lord God, I do not this for your sakes O house of Israel, but for mine holy names sake which you have profaned among the heathen, whether you went.” What is it that makes God great? Is it His great power,
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,
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
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
Hosea 2:19, “And I will betroth thee unto me forever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.” There is much talk among Christians today of being the bride of Christ and being married to Christ. This is, of course, a very Biblical picture
Proverbs 16:4 “The LORD hath made all [things] for himself. From first reading of this passage it would appear that God is a very selfish God. But then the word selfish tends to carry a negative connotation. There is a positive spin on selfishness. Do we not purchase a gift for someone for selfish
Psalms 77:10: “And this is my sickness, the years of the right hand of the most high.” The writer of this Psalm is very troubled. He has cried to God, but has found no peace. Throughout the night, he is unable to sleep, his spirit feels overwhelmed. He is so troubled he can not
Psalm 56:9: “When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.” It is clear both in English and Hebrew that David’s enemies were not going to turn back until he cried unto the Lord. He says he knows this. This knowing is the Hebrew
Psalm 46:1: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” There are three things mentioned here that occur in time of trouble. God is a refuge, strength, and a help. This sounds good, but my question is, how does this refuge, strength, and help come about. Christians are going through
