Hosea 6:2 “After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.” I have frequently mentioned that the Hebrew word for “day” – yom – can only mean a 24-hour day if it is accompanied by a number...
Continue ReadingPsalm 9:1b “I will praise [thee], O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.” There’s an old saying that people seldom remember how rapidly the job was done, but they do appreciate good workmanship. However,...
Continue Reading2 Corinthians 9:5 “Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as [a matter of] bounty, and not as [of] ...
Continue ReadingPhilippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any vir...
Continue ReadingJob 38:31 “Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?” Everybody knows that the universe has been expanding ever since it was created by the big bang, right? Of course the big bang theory of the creation of ...
Continue ReadingPsalm 96:12-13a “Let the field be joyful, and all that [is] therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the LORD:” Some of the most fascinating discoveries in recent years have to do with our growing knowledge of plant communi...
Continue ReadingPsalm 111:10 “The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his praise endureth forever.” For centuries, Asian cooks have wrapped meat, sushi and candy in bamboo bark. Though ...
Continue ReadingPsalm 27:8 “[When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.” Infants will often look ever so serious as they babble away, as if they’re actually saying something of great importance. Most of us ...
Continue ReadingColossians 2:4-5 “And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.” If, o...
Continue ReadingPsalm 25:4 “Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.” Not only is the human brain the most complex structure in the universe, it is also one of the busiest. In fact, during intense concentration, your brain can burn as many calories as your muscl...
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