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Moses’s “Original Sin”
I’m struck tonight the wording of Israel’s complaint against Moses in Exodus 14:11. They just escaped Egypt and are encamped by the Red Sea when they see Pharaoh and his army coming over the hill. They cry out against Moses, הַמִבְּלִי אֵין־קְבָרִים בְּמִצְרַיִם לְקַחְתָּנוּ לָמוּת בַּמִּדְבָּר מַה־זֹּאת עָשִׂיתָ לָּנוּ לְהוֹצִיאָנוּ מִמִּצְרָיִם׃ Is it because there […]
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Accordance Workspaces Series
In this series, I demonstrate how to use Accordance as an ideal reading companion. The series focuses on workspaces that will be helpful for those reading the Bible in its ancient versions. An Accordance Workspace for All The Things Hebrew-Greek Equivalents with the TEXT command in Accordance Searching for Similar Words with Accordance’s INFER Command […]
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An Accordance Workspace for All the Things
Many people think of Accordance, and Bible software in general, as a place to go in order to perform a complicated specialty search in the biblical text. Accordance can, however, be much more than that if you can easily shift between workspaces. Comfortable workspaces are the key. If you try to use the same workspace […]
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Hebrew-Greek Equivalents with the TEXT command in Accordance
When reading the Hebrew Bible or Septuagint, these questions naturally arise: What does the LXX usually do with this Hebrew word? What Hebrew words does this Greek word normally translate? Emmanuel Tov’s Hebrew/Greek parallel tool allows users to answer these questions with just a few clicks. In decades past, one had to pull the massive […]
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Two Posts: Anchor-Yale Bible Commentary in Accordance (90 volumes)
There are now two posts on this site overviewing the Anchor-Yale Bible Commentary in Accordance Bible Software. The entire series is currently 50% off. The Anchor-Yale Bible Commentary is beneficial to all students and scholars looking for insight into the Bible’s historical, social, and literary dimensions. I hope these posts give you a better feel […]
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OT/Apocrypha Anchor-Yale Bible Commentary in Accordance
The Anchor-Yale Bible Commentary (AYBC) is highly respected across faith traditions and theological fault lines. It appeals to a broader range of scholars and students than perhaps any other biblical commentary. Since the early 1960s, the series has sought to make the highest level of biblical scholarship accessible to all interested readers. John J. Collins, […]
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Enemies in the Psalms
One problem you face in regularly reading prayerfully through the Psalms is all the enemy language you encounter. One approach that I have turned to is praying the enemy language with respect to my own personal struggles and sin. I recognize that many in this world do have very real, physical enemies and this is […]
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Old Testament Library in Accordance
Accordance currently has the OT/NT Library series on sale for over fifty percent off. In this post, I want to highlight four things I love about the Old Testament Library series: It covers the entire Old Testament. The format is straightforward. The series strikes a nice balance between brevity and thoroughness. Buying the entire series […]
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Integrity, Perfection, and Brokenness
Scripture really has no heroes apart from God himself. Sure, there are characteristics and patterns that can be emulated, but no character is without serious flaws. Let’s take David as an example. What was commendable about him? David’s Flaws I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently in light of (1) a sermon I preached […]
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Repentance to Prepare the Way
I recently preached a sermon on Luke 3:7–20 for the third week of Advent. Here is the text of the sermon. I have one goal this morning, and that is for you to leave here believing that God is for you, even though you are not perfect. Wouldn’t that be good news? In light of […]
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Brian W. Davidson 