HISTORICAL BACKGROUND – CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

  John 8:4-6: “They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped...

WORD STUDY – EARLY ARRIVAL

Proverbs 8:17: “I love them that love me; and those  that seek me early shall find me.”   This is a little odd in the Hebrew.   “I love them” is in an imperfect form, hence it should correctly be rendered as I will love them.  Of course no one will translate it that...

WORD STUDY – THE WRONG ROAD

Hosea 14:9: “Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them.”   The Talmud teaches that the Torah is comprised of two aspects – spirit and matter,...

WORD STUDY – JACOB OR ISRAEL

Ezekiel 39:25, 29:  (25)”Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Now will I bring the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name.”  (29) “Neither will I hide my face anymore from them, for I have poured out my...