COMMENTARY:
: 3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus says the LORD, Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth MY sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked. (3772 “cut off” [karath] means to cut down, to fell, to exterminate, root out, destroy, or … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 14 But I wrought for MY name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out. (2490 “polluted” [chalal] means to be defiled, to profane, to be violated, dishonor, desecrated, treat with contempt, or be common and impure in the eyes of deity and /or society.… Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 And say, What is your mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. (7235 “nourished” [rabah] means rear offspring, be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous or multiply.)
DEVOTION: The nation of Israel was likened to … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 4 Behold, all souls are MINE; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is MINE: the soul that sins, it shall die. (5315 “soul” [nephesh] means life, person, mind, heart, breath, living being, human being, appetite, emotions, will, activity of the character or inner being of man.)… Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 18 Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and has done all these things he shall not escape. (959 “despised” [bazah] means contemptible, regard with contempt, to look down on with contempt, think lightly of or to trample with the feet.)
DEVOTION: Once the … Read More
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: 8 Now when I passed by you, and looked on you, behold, your time was the time of love; and I spread MY skirt over you, and covered your nakedness; yea, I swore to you, and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord GOD, and you became MINE. (1730 “love” [dowd] … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying (1697 “word” [dabar] means speech, saying, utterance, a communication that is most often spoken, but can come through other means, matter, or discourse.)
DEVOTION: The Bible is given to communicate from God to human beings that are trying to serve HIM … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them? (1875 “inquired” [darash] means to be sought, be consulted, to be approached, or let search.)
DEVOTION: God knows … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 3 Thus says the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing. (5036 “foolish” [nabal] means vile person, senseless, impious, wicked, ungodly, stupid, godless, or lacks understanding.)
DEVOTION: We read about a man in the lifetime of David named Nabal. He was the husband … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, but here not: for they are a rebellious house. (4805 “rebellious” [mariy] means bitterness, obstinacy, obstinate, contentiousness, defiance, resistance to one in authority, animosity, loathing of another or … Read More