Abraham—Father of Many Nations. (Gen 17:4)
In Genesis 12, God makes a promise to His friend Abram, "...in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Gen 12:3). The phrase "all the families…
Abram—Evangelist of Yahweh (Gen 12:1-3)
In every generation, God choses men to be His missionaries to the sinful world. For example, Seth (in Gen 4:25-26), as well as Noah and his sons (in Gen 9:1)…
The handwriting on the wall — Daniel 5
Daniel 5:7 (NKJV) 7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads…
“I AM SLOW OF SPEECH and SLOW OF TONGUE.” — Was Moses a stammerer?
Exodus 4:10 (NKJV) 10 Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am NOT ELOQUENT, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I AM SLOW OF SPEECH and SLOW OF…
“Casting Pearls Before Swine” — Matthew 7:6
Matthew 7:6 (NKJV) 6 “Do not give WHAT IS HOLY to THE DOGS; nor cast your PEARLS BEFORE SWINE, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear…
“Woe to you!” — Luke 10:13-16
Luke 10:13-16 (NKJV) 13 “WOE to you, Chorazin! WOE to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they…
“I wish those who trouble you would cut themselves off!” — Galatians 5:12
Galatians 5:12 (NKJV) 12 I could wish that those who trouble you would even cut themselves off! The phrase "cut themselves off" has been interpreted as Paul praying that…
“GOD WILL STRIKE YOU, you whitewashed wall!” — Acts 23:1-3
Acts 23:1-3 (NKJV) 1 Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, “Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.” 2 And the…
What about Imprecatory Psalms?
Imprecatory Psalms refer to Psalms of curses. These Psalms try to invoke God to destroy one's enemies or rain calamity on them. An example of this we find in Psalm…
“The weapons of our warfare” — 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
2 Corinthians 10:3 (NKJV) 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. The word "war" as used here is "strateuó" in…