by admin | Feb 8, 2019 | Deuteronomy, Section Five, The Fear of the Lord, Visiting Iniquity
I’ve been considering yehôvâh’s fearful pronouncement: I punish (pâqad, פקד) the sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons for the sin of the fathers who reject me…[1] By way of review, I didn’t find anything about the Hebrew word itself that would compel anyone to...
by admin | Jan 13, 2019 | Chapter 16, Romans, Section Five
Now I urge you, Paul wrote believers in Rome, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid[1] them![2] The Greek word translated to watch out was σκοπεῖν (a form of σκοπέω). Jesus said (Luke 11:33-36...
by admin | Dec 30, 2018 | A Monotonous Cycle, Section Five
Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you don’t understand these things? Jesus said to Nicodemus. I tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony. If I have told you people...
by admin | Dec 28, 2018 | Father, Forgive Them, Section Four
Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.[1] “That’s me,” I responded as I read that this time. The Greek word translated enemies was ἐχθρούς (a form of ἐχθρός). For if while we were enemies (ἐχθροὶ, another form of ἐχθρός), Paul...
by admin | Dec 13, 2018 | Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Section Four
I am more or less willing to be a polytheist. Trinitarianism gives me a headache. I’m not quite sure how anyone deduced monotheism from, HEAR, O ISRAEL: THE HaShem (yehôvâh, יהוה) OUR GOD (ʼĕlôhı̂ym, אלהינו), THE HaShem (yehôvâh, יהוה) IS ONE[1] anyway. The Hebrew...
by admin | Nov 20, 2018 | Gospel Proclamations, Section Four
Moses was burdened excessively, beyond [his] strength, so that [he] despaired even of living:[1] I am not able to bear all this people myself alone, he said, because it is too heavy for me. And if Thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray Thee, out of hand, if I have...