Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
As part of my daily Bible reading, I was going through Psalm 44, which contains a very familiar verse from Paul’s writings:
22 Yet for your sake we are killed all the day long;
we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.
As some…
Psalm 78:38
"Yet he, being compassionate, atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them; he restrained his anger often and did not stir up all his wrath." ESV. My emphasis.
Being compassionate was the reason for God’s aton…
I’m meditating on Psalm 36. In v. 10 the psalmist asks for God’s unfailing love and righteousness for the godly. But I can’t figure out in what sense the psalmist is asking for the righteousness of God. Is he doing it in the same sense as …
Did Paul have Psalm 23 in mind when he wrote 1 Cor. 10:13?
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide th…
Can we know how or why the Septuagint renders "forever" in Psalm 102:28? No other translation has this.
Most render this "established." Is there an underlying semantic reason for it to carry the meaning of "forever…
Psalm 147:4 (ESV)
He determines the number of the stars;
he gives to all of them their names.
Are the stars referenced above to be understood in the astronomical sense, or as a reference to angels/divine beings, similar to say, [Job 38:7…
This video completes my series of messages on “Going Deeper in Worship: From the Outer Court to the Holy of Holies.” In this video…
ὅτι τίς ἐν νεφέλαις ἰσωθήσεται τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ τίς ὁμοιωθήσεται τῷ κυρίῳ ἐν υἱοῖς θεοῦ Psalm 89:7 LXX
HEBREW Psalm 89:7 כִּ֤י מִ֣י בַ֭שַּׁחַק יַעֲרֹ֣ךְ לַיהוָ֑ה יִדְמֶ֥ה לַ֜יהוָ֗ה בִּבְנֵ֥י אֵלִים׃
Because who, in clouds, will match the…
I was reading Psalm 22 (from this question) and I found this verse:
Psalms 22:21 (KJV)
Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
When I switched translations I found “wild oxen” instead:
…
Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path. (ESV)
has similar wording to John 1:1,4.
In the beginning was the Word… In him was life, and the life was the light of men. (ESV)
Is there any connection? The traditional in…
In the book "Vetus Testamentum Hebraicum : cum variis lectionibus" Kennicott, Benjamin, a comparison of manuscripts with the Masoretic text is given, of which more than 600.
https://archive.org/details/kennicott_vetus-testamentum…
Psalm 51:5
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my
mother conceived me.
( The following youtube video link will lead to a video of a Charismatic/Pentecostal Pastor named Brian Carn who mentions that some Theologians indi…