. . . don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled, when they tested me in the wilderness. Hebrews 3:8 I gave you an ordered list of the selected places where the Israelites tested God in the wilderness in the last Gem. Taberah is the first …
Difficult Passage Gems
Bible Gem 2053 – Those Little Joining Words Make Sense of the Whole (Heb 2:9-18)
9 But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of His suffering death crowned with glory and honour, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone. 10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many …
Bible Gem 2050 – Jesus, Lower Than Angels for a Little While (Heb 2:9-18)
9 But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of His suffering death crowned with glory and honour, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone. 10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, …
Bible Gem 2047 – Who Is In Focus Here? (Heb 2:5-18)
5 For He did not subject to angels the world to come, about which we are speaking. 6 But someone has testified somewhere, saying, “WHAT IS MAN, THAT YOU THINK OF HIM? OR A SON OF MAN, THAT YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HIM? 7 YOU HAVE MADE HIM FOR A LITTLE WHILE LOWER THAN ANGELS; YOU …
Bible Gem 2036 – The Complication in Hebrews 1:6
6 And when He [a]again [b]brings the firstborn [c]into the world, He says, “AND LET ALL THE ANGELS OF GOD WORSHIP HIM.” Deut 32:43 Did you pick up on the little clue I gave you in the last Gem? This time it was in the second quote at the …
Bible Gem 1109 – Do you Really Want Justice? I don’t think so. (Luke 18:1-8)
One day Jesus told His disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. There was a judge in a certain city,” He said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people. A widow of that city came to him …
Bible Gem 911 – Some Here will not Die Before . . . (Luke 9:27)
I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God. Luke 9:27 Remember I told you in the last Gem that there are some “experts” who conclude Jesus was just plain wrong on this one. …
Bible Gem 416 – Another perspective on “because of the Angels” (1 Cor 11:10)
This is why a woman should have authority over her own head: because of the angels. 1 Corinthians 11:10 When Peter sent me the link to Bruce Winter’s book Roman Wives, Roman Widows (see Gem 415) I decided I would get a copy of the …
Bible Gem 415 – A final word on “angels” (1 Cor 11:10)
This is why a woman should have authority over her own head: because of the angels. 1 Corinthians 11:10 Many of you send me all sorts of things in response to the Gems I write. This one is thanks to Peter Ackland. Thanks Peter. I …
Bible Gem 414 – What do others say “because of the angels” means? (1 Cor 11:10)
This is why a woman should have authority over her own head: because of the angels. 1 Corinthians 11:10 The reason most translations don’t offer an interpretive comment on what “because of the angels” means is because a good translation will not add interpretive comment …