Proverbs 8:17: “I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.” This is a little odd in the Hebrew. “I love them” is in an imperfect form, hence it should correctly be rendered as I will love them. Of course no one will translate it that way because the following words are that love
Deuteronomy 30:2-3: “And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; that then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return
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Matthew 10:37: “He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.” Exodus 20:12: “Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God gives you.”
Leviticus 19:18: “Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the Lord.” It is curious that this verse ends with “I am the Lord.” Why does the verse add this? The meaning of the verse is obvious,
Psalms 103:11: “For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;” ESV “Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she
Good day, Chaim Bentorah here. We appreciate all comments and impute for what is art if it cannot invoke some emotional response from a reader whether it be anger or joy. Here is a response from the post on 3/25 http://www.chaimbentorah.com/2014/03/word-study-ahav-preterite-form/ by someone called Ash. I love this, and I hope you will Ahav it
Deuteronomy 6:5 “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy might.” “Love is a canvass furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.” – Voltaire Every day every orthodox Jew will recite this verse, in Hebrew. Why Hebrew and not their own native language,
Jeremiah 3:10: “And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord.” We have to realize that at the time of this prophecy, Judah was a very religious nation. They had the temple of God in Jerusalem where the people
John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 21:20: “Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that
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
