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  1 Peter Chapter 1 — A Study, with Greek & Hebrew Meaning and Heartfelt Reflections Photo by  Joanna Kosinska  on  Unsplash There is always something interesting about opening 1 Peter that always hits a bit deeper than expected. Maybe because Peter is writing from a place of pressure, maybe from prison, or maybe because you just feel that he’s older now, more seasoned. Like the air around his words carries a smell of smoke from past fires he survived, like charcoal clinging to fisherman clothes. And the tone… it’s tender and strong at the same time, kind of like an older brother who has failed badly and risen again. When he begins with “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ” , the Greek word apostolos (ἀπόστολος) literally means “one who is sent,” “a messenger,” or even “a person launched forward with a mission.” And I like that, honestly, because Peter wasn’t always steady or brave. He stumbled. A lot. So hearing him call himself apostolos has this flavor of hum...

Introduction to 1 Peter — A Study-Bible And Reflection Photo by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash We would like to study togather the letter of 1 Peter , I feel that something like the quiet wind that brushing over to the ancient stones like touching an old wall that would still holds warmth from the  sunlight long gone. It’s a book that would tastes both sharp and gentle, like olive oil mixed with a pinch of ash from the burned offering. There’s a kind of scent to it in which old parchment, sea air, maybe even the dust of the exiles walking long roads. This is not a soft letter. But it’s also not a heavy one. It is like a shepherd’s call to that is both firm and tender. And I guess that’s why it stays with me. So here, I’m writing this commentary introduction to 1 Peter, sometimes steady like a slow river, sometimes tumbling like a flip of pages in a windy day. Let’s begin. Who Wrote 1 Peter? The traditional claim is simple: the Apostle Peter wrote it. “Πέτρος” ( Petros ) in Gre...

That story really sits heavy on the chest, doesn’t it.  The Story of Jephthah Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash Jephthah is one of those figures who feels painfully human. Rejected child. Tough survivor. Unexpected hero. And then, in his moment of highest victory, he collides with the consequences of his own mouth. It’s almost like the battle he won outside was easier than the one waiting for him at his own front door. What makes this passage in Judges so haunting is the silence around the final act. The text doesn’t linger. No dramatic description, no divine interruption like with Abraham and Isaac. Just a few spare words, and then the note that Israel’s daughters remembered her every year. That quietness is what makes readers wrestle with it for centuries. Some see it as a literal human sacrifice, showing how far Israel had drifted in those chaotic days when “everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” In that reading, Jephthah isn’t held up as a model to copy but as...