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1 Peter Chapter 3 – A Detailed, Study Bible Commentary

By Ekombe Hau -
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1 Peter Chapter 3 – A Detailed, Study Bible Commentary Photo by  iam_os  on  Unsplash I open 1 Peter chapter 3, I feel this strange mix of calm heaviness—like when you smell old paper in a Bible that’s been read too many times and you can almost taste the dust on the page. It’s one of those chapters that feels gentle and sharp at the same time. Soft like wool on the skin, but with a little thorn hiding in it. And honestly, that’s fitting, because Peter wrote to people walking through fire yet told them to answer with peace. Kinda wild. And so here we go, verse by verse, thought by thought, with those ancient Greek words whispering through the text like the sound of a slow wind moving through cedar trees, and sometimes I’ll dip into Hebrew roots where the ideas overlap—because the Bible breathes in both languages like lungs inhale and exhale. “Wives, likewise, be subject to your own husbands...” Greek key word: hypotassō (ὑποτάσσω) — “to arrange under, to willingly ...
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Introduction to the Book of Genesis – Commentary and Explanation Bible Stud

By Ekombe Hau -
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Introduction to the Book of Genesis – Commentary and Explanation Bible Study Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash When I open the Book of Genesis, I get this strange mix of comfort and mystery, like walking into a house you somehow know but also don’t know at all. The air feels old, like dust mixed with sunlight, and the stories stretch way back before anything we recognize today—before cities, before clocks, before even the idea of “yesterday” and “tomorrow” made sense. It’s wild if you think for a second. Genesis is the first book we open in the Bible, but in some ways it feels like it’s opening us —our questions, our mess, our hopes, our origins. The word “Genesis” basically means “beginnings,” and the whole book is bursting with first things. First light. First humans. First sin. First promise. First family drama (and oh boy, there’s a lot of that). First blessing. First covenant. First steps toward redemption. It’s almost like God is painting on a blank canvas, and He’s not in a rus...
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