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Exegesis Daily
Daily scripture, rigorously read. One passage per day, the Greek, the Hebrew, the context, the cut. For deep-knowledge believers who want to be challenged, not comforted.
Episodes
Exegesis DailyThe Country They Were Looking For, Hebrews 11:16
But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for…
Exegesis DailyStrengthen the Weak Hands: A Command Issued Before the Rescue Arrives, Isaiah 35:3-4
Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Tell those who have a fearful heart, “Be strong. Don’t be afraid. Behold, your God will come with…
Exegesis DailyCall and I Will Answer, Jeremiah 33:3
Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known., Spoken to a prophet in a dungeon during a siege. The…
Exegesis DailyAsk, Seek, Knock, Matthew 7:7-8
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds…
Exegesis DailyThe Prayer of the Righteous, James 5:16
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is…
Exegesis DailyRejoice Always, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you., A command that feels impossible —…
Exegesis DailyThe Lord's Prayer, Matthew 6:9-13
Pray then like this: 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our…
Exegesis DailyOn These Two, Matthew 22:37-40
And he said to him, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first…
Exegesis DailyA New Commandment, John 13:34-35
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you…
Exegesis DailyThe Anatomy of Love, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does…
Exegesis DailySteadfast Love Endures, Psalm 136:1
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever., A psalm with a refrain repeated twenty-six times. Not decoration. The…
Exegesis DailyNothing Can Separate, Romans 8:38-39
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in…
Exegesis DailyPropitiation for Our Sins, 1 John 4:9-10
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we…
Exegesis DailyA Future and a Hope, Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope., The most misquoted verse in the…
Exegesis DailyPerfect Peace, Isaiah 26:3-4
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock., The…
Exegesis DailyA Very Present Help, Psalm 46:1-3
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the…
Exegesis DailyLean Not on Your Own, Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths., Not…
Exegesis DailyFrom Faith to Faith, Romans 1:17
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, 'The righteous shall live by faith.', The verse that ignited the…
Exegesis DailyThe Faith That Draws Near, Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him…
Exegesis DailyThe Assurance of Things, Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen., Faith is not wishful thinking dressed in religious vocabulary. Hebrews uses…
Exegesis DailyWhile We Were Still, Romans 5:8
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us., The timing of the cross is the offense of the gospel. Not after…
Exegesis DailyPierced for Transgressions, Isaiah 53:5-6
But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are…
Exegesis DailyOf First Importance, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that…
Exegesis DailyThe Old Has Passed, 2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come., Not "improved," not "forgiven while unchanged."…
Exegesis DailyConfession and Belief, Romans 10:9-10
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one…
Exegesis DailyThe Syntax of Grace, Ephesians 2:8-9
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast., You…
Exegesis DailyThe Gift Inside the Verdict, Romans 3:23-24
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus., Paul's…
Exegesis DailyLove That Condemns Nothing, John 3:16-17
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into…
Exegesis DailyGrace in Weakness, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so…
Exegesis DailyA Living Sacrifice, Romans 12:1-2
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual…
Exegesis DailyPeace Under Custody, Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God…
Exegesis DailyStrength to Endure, Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me., Paul's 'all things' is not superhuman achievement. It is the capacity to remain at peace in poverty and…