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 – LOVING GOD WITH YOUR HEART

Deuteronomy 30:2-3: “And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; that then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have...

WORD STUDY – THE GREATEST LOVE

Matthew 10:37: “He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.” Exodus 20:12: “Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God...

WORD STUDY – I AM THE LORD

  Leviticus 19:18: “Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the Lord.”   It is curious that this verse ends with “I am the Lord.”  Why does the verse add this?  The...

WORD STUDY – STEADFAST LOVE

Psalms 103:11: “For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;” ESV   “Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person...