Discovery Box| (0.43780435616438) | (2Ch 13:9) |
2 tn Heb “whoever comes to fill his hand with a bull of a son of cattle, and seven rams, and he is a priest to no-gods.” |
| (0.43780435616438) | (2Ch 25:20) |
2 tn Heb “because it was from God in order to give them into the hand because they sought the gods of Edom.” |
| (0.43780435616438) | (2Ch 32:15) |
2 tn The verb is plural, suggesting that the preceding אֱלֹהֵיכֶם (’elohekhem) be translated “your gods,” rather than “your God.” |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Job 9:13) |
1 sn The meaning of the line is that God’s anger will continue until it has accomplished its purpose (23:13-14). |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Job 12:13) |
2 sn A. B. Davidson (Job, 91) says, “These attributes of God’s [sic] confound and bring to nought everything bearing the same name among men.” |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Job 12:23) |
3 sn The rise and fall of nations, which does not seem to be governed by any moral principle, is for Job another example of God’s arbitrary power. |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Job 17:11) |
1 tn This term usually means “plans; devices” in a bad sense, although it can be used of God’s plans (see e.g., Zech 8:15). |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Job 23:14) |
2 sn The text is saying that many similar situations are under God’s rule of the world – his plans are infinite. |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Job 26:11) |
2 sn The idea here is that when the earth quakes, or when there is thunder in the heavens, these all represent God’s rebuke, for they create terror. |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Job 29:3) |
3 sn Lamp and light are symbols of God’s blessings of life and all the prosperous and good things it includes. |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Psa 2:5) |
1 sn And terrifies them in his rage. This line focuses on the effect that God’s angry response (see previous line) has on the rebellious kings. |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Psa 5:1) |
1 sn Psalm 5. Appealing to God’s justice and commitment to the godly, the psalmist asks the Lord to intervene and deliver him from evildoers. |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Psa 7:1) |
1 sn Psalm 7. The psalmist asks the Lord to intervene and deliver him from his enemies. He protests his innocence and declares his confidence in God’s justice. |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Psa 8:1) |
1 sn Psalm 8. In this hymn to the sovereign creator, the psalmist praises God’s majesty and marvels that God has given mankind dominion over the created order. |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Psa 8:5) |
2 tn Heb “you crown him [with].” The imperfect verbal forms in this and the next line describe God’s characteristic activity. |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Psa 8:5) |
3 sn Honor and majesty. These terms allude to mankind’s royal status as God’s vice-regents (cf. v. 6 and Gen 1:26-30). |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Psa 8:6) |
3 sn Placed everything under their authority. This verse affirms that mankind rules over God’s creation as his vice-regent. See Gen 1:26-30. |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Psa 9:8) |
1 tn Heb “the peoples.” The imperfect verbal forms in v. 8 either describe God’s typical, characteristic behavior, or anticipate a future judgment of worldwide proportions (“will judge…”). |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Psa 19:7) |
2 tn Traditionally, “the testimony of the |
| (0.43780435616438) | (Psa 19:9) |
3 sn Trustworthy and absolutely just. The Lord’s commands accurately reflect God’s moral will for his people and are an expression of his just character. |
