by admin | Mar 31, 2018 | Father, Forgive Them, Section Four
Jesus said (Matthew 23:33-36 NASB): You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell? “Therefore (Διὰ τοῦτο; See: Table1 below), behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of...
by admin | Feb 7, 2018 | Forgiven or Passed Over?, Section Four
As I continue to study nâśâʼ[1] and ʽâbar in Exodus 20:7 – Deuteronomy 4:26 I’ll begin with an aside. The first occurrence of nâśâʼ in this section translated pardon was an angel who will not pardon [Israel’s] transgressions. A table contrasting two mentions of an...
by admin | Dec 14, 2016 | Chapter 15, Romans, Section Three
For I tell you, Paul continued writing to believers in Rome, that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth to confirm the promises made to the fathers, and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy.[1] These are two seemingly...
by admin | Jun 24, 2016 | Chapter 13, Love, Section Three
And do this because we know the time…[1] The words because we know are a way the NET translators translated the Greek word εἰδότες (a form of εἴδω; also, 2 Corinthians 5:11). They translated it because you…know (Matthew 22:29; Mark 12:24; 1 Peter 5:9), when you...
by admin | Nov 29, 2015 | Chapter 12, Love, Rejoice in hope, Romans, Section Three
I’m still considering Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer[1] as a description of love rather than as rules to obey. I’m focusing now on the aftermath of the death of the Levite’s concubine. The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of...