by admin | Jan 2, 2014 | Section Three, The Fear of the Lord
Each of you must respect (yârêʼ)[1] his mother and his father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.[2] The Rabbis who translated the Septuagint chose φοβείσθω, a form of φοβέω[3] (fear, put to flight).[4] The note in the NET reads: “Heb ‘A man his...
by admin | Dec 13, 2013 | Chapter 12, Gifts of the Spirit, Romans, Section Three
If [the gift] is showing mercy (ἐλεῶν, a form of ἐλεέω),[1] he must do so with cheerfulness.[2] This is my gift, the one given to me. It is the way I see Jesus and his Father. It is the way I see the world. It is my bias. Blessed are the merciful (ἐλεήμονες, a...
by admin | Nov 29, 2013 | Exodus, Section Three, The Fear of the Lord
Now when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand – when he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of...
by admin | Nov 24, 2013 | Chapter 12, Gifts of the Spirit, Romans, Section Three
I want to continue with the next item in Paul’s list of the different gifts (χαρίσματα, a form of χάρισμα) we have according to the grace given to us.[2] If [the gift] is leadership (προϊστάμενος, a form of προΐστημι), he must do so with diligence (σπουδῇ)…[4] I want...
by admin | Nov 22, 2013 | Exodus, Section Three, The Fear of the Lord
Yahweh told Moses (Exodus 34:10 NET): See, I am going to make a covenant before all your people. I will do wonders such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation. All the people among whom you live will see the work of the Lord, for it is a fearful...
by admin | Oct 11, 2013 | Chapter 12, Gifts of the Spirit, Romans, Section Three
If [the gift] is contributing (μεταδιδοὺς, a form of μεταδίδωμι),[1] Paul continued to list the different gifts (χαρίσματα, a form of χάρισμα) we have according to the grace given to us,[2] he must do so with sincerity (ἁπλότητι, a form of ἁπλότης).[3] In the...