In the last blog post in this series, we introduced Matthew 13 and the importance of perfect passive verbs in the Greek. The text reveals that at some point in the past, it had been determined to give to these men who were Jesus’ disciples the right, privilege, and ability “to know the mysteries […] 
“On that day Jesus went out of the house, and was sitting by the sea. 2 And great multitudes gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole multitude was standing on the beach. 3 And He spoke many things to them in […] 
EDITOR’S NOTE: Words matter. When you’re penning a letter to someone, the words you use are chosen carefully to ensure that the right message gets across to your reader. The same thing is true for the Biblical authors—those who were inspired by the Spirit of God to pen words that would then be preserved […] 
When we read English translations of the Bible, or for that matter any other language other than the original Hebrew and Greek, we often do not get the fullness of the grammatical and syntactical structures that the Hebrew and Greek are actually stating and presenting. Over the next several weeks, we are going to […] 
Just in case you missed it, you might want to check out our recent blog series with Biblical language expert Justin Alfred. Justin walked us through the Hebrew language and grammar found in a well-known psalm, Psalm 23, and showed us how to mine some rich theological truths among its lines. Here […] 
Have you ever wondered if knowing a thing or two about the Bible’s original languages would help aid your personal Bible study? Wish you knew more about them? Well, this is how we aim to serve you with our new Biblical language series of blogs. So far, we have looked at the Hebrew in […] 
“Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” (Psalm 23:6) The word “surely” in the Hebrew is אַךְ (’ak), and it is what is called an adverbial particle. Adverbial particles make a very strong positive assertion […] 
“Thou dost prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; Thou hast anointed my head with oil; my cup overflows.” (Psalm 23:5) What this verse is saying, with regard to “fear” brought on by encountering the “valley of deep, emotional darkness,” is that even in the […] 
Psalm 23:4 “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.” As God enabled David to write this verse, it was not out of sitting in an academic circle of other […] 
Psalm 23:3: “He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.” Two things that we immediately see in this verse is God’s sovereignty and His incredible grace and mercy toward us, His children. He restores continually The word for “He restores” in Hebrew is יְשֹׁובֵב […] |