isaiah-26:4

“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You: because he trusts in You, Trust in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength.” (Isa.26: 3, 4.) The literal translation of this beautiful verse, as it will be found in the margin of our English Bible is, “The L... Read More

'Appoint for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses; and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood' Joshua 20:2,3 There were six cities of refuge in the land of Israel. These were so situated that any manslayer, when pursued, might find his flight directed and ... Read More

Jesus said, "Ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled" (Mt. 24:6). "When ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified" (Luke 21:9). Our Lord warns us concerning fearful things such as now threaten us. We are not to permit these things to upset us. "See" that yo... Read More

Eternal (166) (aionios from aion) means existing at all times, perpetual, pertaining to an unlimited duration of time (Ro 1:20 - God's power, Mt 18:8 - God's place of judgment, Ro 16:26 - God's attribute). Aionios (eternal) is the exact antithesis of proskairos (temporal). Thayer modified and summar... Read More

Fix...hope (1679) (elpizo from noun elpis [word study] = hope, absolute assurance of future good) means to look forward with confidence to that which is good and beneficial. To express desire for some good with the expectation of obtaining it. To hope as used here by Peter signifies the expression o... Read More

Fix...hope (1679) (elpizo from noun elpis [word study] = hope, absolute assurance of future good) means to look forward with confidence to that which is good and beneficial. To express desire for some good with the expectation of obtaining it. To hope as used here by Peter signifies the expression o... Read More

Invisible (517) (aoratos from a = without + horáo = see) is that which cannot be seen with physical eyes. That which cannot be seen or is imperceptible by the sight. Hodge explains that... By the invisible things of God Theodoret says we are to understand creation, providence, and the divine judgmen... Read More

Rock (4073) (petra feminine of the masculine noun petros) refers to a massive rock, a large expanse of bedrock or a great outcropping of rock. Vine distinguishes petra as a "mass of rock" from the masculine petros which refers to a detached stone or boulder, including a stone that might be thrown or... Read More

Stumbling (4348) (proskomma from prós = to, against + kopto = cut, strike) can describe literal or figurative stumbling. It is something a person trips over. Thus proskomma can be an obstacle in the way which if one strikes his foot against he stumbles or falls or figuratively it can describe that o... Read More

"And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder."—Matthew 21: 44. What is there about the "stone" or the "rock, "that makes God so often point to it, when speaking of Himself and of his Son? Many are the truths which cluster round... Read More