Tag Archives: septuagint

Remember Your Creator

“Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth” (Ecclesiastes 12:1). The writer goes on to say in effect, “Do so before…” 1. The Light goes out. “While the sun and the light, the moon and the stars, are … Continue reading

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Four Exceedingly Wise Creatures: The Spider (or Lizard)

“The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, and it is in kings’ palaces” (Proverbs 30:28). Translations differ on what animal is intended.  Some translations think that the spider is intended (KJV, NKJV).  Other translations think that the lizard is intended … Continue reading

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