The Day of Visitation
Aug 10
“Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation." (1 Peter 2:12) This unique expression, "in the day of visitation," based on a surprising use of the Greek word episkope, occurs one other time in such a way, when Christ wept over Jerusalem and pronounced its coming judgment.
Run to the Battle
Aug 05
"And it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city." (Joshua 6:20)
The Characteristics of a Fool
Jul 31
This rebuke was by Moses, as he warned the people of God just before their entrance into the Promised Land. It contains the first use of the Hebrew nabal (translated "fool" or "foolish") in the Bible. Here it is applied to God's chosen people after they had been redeemed out of Egyptian slavery by God. This implies that the most foolish of all people are those who have known about God and His great salvation and yet have turned away from His Word.
The Everlasting Covenant
Jul 29
This is the only verse in the book of Hebrews that refers specifically to Christ’s resurrection from the dead. It occurs at the climactic conclusion of the book (which had previously referred at least 17 times to the atoning death of Christ) and is associated with God’s everlasting covenant with His people.
The Terror of the Lord
Jul 26
The use of the English word "terror" in this verse as a translation of the Greek, phobos (from which we get our word "phobia"), indicates that the frequent Old Testament phrase, "fear of the Lord," means much more than implied in the modern euphemism, "reverential trust."
When Adam and Eve’s Eyes Were Opened
Jul 23
When Adam and Eve sinned the Bible says their eyes were opened. The very next statement says they realized they were naked—and then further, they decided to make clothes. So their sin affected the way Adam and Eve perceived things (i.e., their eyes were opened). In fact, the shame they now felt was due to sinful nature, because they no longer perceived things in a perfect fashion. Hence, they viewed that their nakedness should be covered.
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