by admin | Jan 17, 2013 | Paul's OT Quotes, Section Two, Septuagint Quotations
I will call those who were not my people, ‘My people,’ and I will call her who was unloved, ‘My beloved.1 I don’t consider this a quotation of Hosea 2:23 so much as a conclusion. Bill Braun analyzed it as a quotation for any who are interested [Addendum 5/27/2025:...
by admin | Jan 13, 2013 | Section Two
Then1 Jesus told them a parable to show them they2 should always pray and not lose heart.3 It is a story about a persistent widow nagging an unrighteous judge for justice. Finally the unrighteous judge thought to himself, Though I neither fear God nor4 have regard...
by admin | Jan 10, 2013 | Chapter 9, Romans, Section Two
What shall we say then? Paul continued, that the Gentiles who did not pursue (διώκοντα, a form of διώκω) righteousness (δικαιοσύνην, a form of δικαιοσύνη) obtained it (δικαιοσύνην, a form of δικαιοσύνη), that is, a righteousness (δικαιοσύνην, a form of δικαιοσύνη)...
by admin | Jan 7, 2013 | Paul's OT Quotes, Section Two, Septuagint Quotations
What follows is an analysis of Paul’s Old Testament quotations in Romans 9:7-13: # Paul (NET) Blue Letter Bible (Septuagint) NET Bible (Greek parallel text) 1 through Isaac will your descendants be counted Romans 9:7 (NET) ἐν Ισαακ κληθήσεταί σοι σπέρμα Genesis 21:12...
by admin | Jan 5, 2013 | Genesis, Section Two, The Fear of the Lord
God had changed Jacob’s name to Israel.1 Jacob kept the oath he made at Bethel2 that the Lord would become his God. After he left Paddan Aram, Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped near the city. Then he purchased the portion...
by admin | Dec 27, 2012 | Chapter 9, Romans, Section Two
After the crescendo of faith and victory in Christ at the end of chapter eight, Paul’s abrupt admission at the beginning of chapter nine is disconcerting. I am telling the truth in Christ (I am not lying!), for my conscience assures me in the Holy Spirit – I have...
by admin | Dec 14, 2012 | Genesis, Section Two, The Fear of the Lord
When there was a famine in the land Abraham’s son Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.1 The Lord appeared to Isaac and said (Genesis 26:2-5 NET): Do not go down to Egypt; settle down in the land that I will point out to you. Stay in this land....
by admin | Dec 11, 2012 | Chapter 8, Romans, Section Two
What then shall we say about these things? Paul continued. If God is for (ὑπὲρ) us, who can be against (καθ᾿, a form of κατά) us?1 It would be a mistake to think that Paul implied that no one is, or would be, against us. Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come...
by admin | Dec 8, 2012 | Genesis, Section Two, The Fear of the Lord
I’m studying fear in the Old Testament to better understand how fear has ended in Christ yet the concept of fearing God continued in the New Testament. Peter wrote, Honor all people, love the family of believers, fear (φοβεῖσθε, a form of φοβέω) God, honor the...
by admin | Dec 7, 2012 | Chapter 8, Romans, Section Two
In the same way, Paul continued, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how we should pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groaning (στεναγμοῖς, a form of στεναγμός).1 I think in the same way above referred back to 1) the...