by admin | Feb 26, 2013 | Section Two, Son of God
This is round two of my attempt to determine whether that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light1 is the judgment/condemnation God did not send his Son into the world to do2 and has been done already to the one who does...
by admin | Feb 24, 2013 | Exodus, Section Two, The Fear of the Lord
In Egypt the Israelites were fruitful, increased greatly, multiplied, and became extremely strong, so that the land was filled with them. Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power over Egypt.1 The new king feared that the Israelite people might...
by admin | Feb 23, 2013 | Chapter 11, Romans, Section Two
So I ask, Paul continued, God has not rejected his people, has he? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew (προέγνω, a form of προγινώσκω)!1 The word προέγνω...
by admin | Feb 20, 2013 | Forgiveness, Genesis, Section Two, The Fear of the Lord
So Judah and his brothers came back to Joseph’s house.1 Suddenly Judah, though not the eldest, has taken the lead in the narrative. He and his brothers threw themselves to the ground before2 Joseph. We are now my lord’s slaves, we and the one in whose possession...
by admin | Feb 19, 2013 | Section Two, Son of God
The next occurrence of Son of God (υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ) in John’s Gospel is found in verse 18 of the third chapter. KJV NAS NET 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the...
by admin | Feb 17, 2013 | Chapter 10, Romans, Section Two
Paul wrote that the Lord richly blesses all who call (ἐπικαλουμένους, a form of ἐπικαλέω) on him.1 When he was sent by the Lord to Paul (then called Saul) Ananias said, Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in...