Deuteronomy 26:7: “And we cried unto the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our cries and saw our affliction.” In some countries the study of the Gematria (study of numbers) is an academic discipline and studied in Universities. Not so much in the United States, we are more of
Isaiah 22:22: “And the key to the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder so he shall open and none shall shut and he shall shut and none shall open.” Matthew 16:19: “And I will give to you the keys to the kingdom of heaven and whatsoever you bind on earth
Deuteronomy 7:21: Thou shalt not be affrighted at them, for the Lord thy God is among you , a mighty God and terrible.” “The Lord said to me: ‘I know.’” Heavenly Man when asked how he endured his suffering. Lately as the cares of this world have been closing in on me, I
Amos 4:12: “Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: [and] because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.” I suppose like most people I read this passage about God telling Israel that he will rain destruction upon them like He did with their enemies and
I Samuel 18:12: “And Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with him and was departed from Saul.” Here we have a powerful king afraid of a little shepherd boy. The word for fear here is yara. This is a fear of respect and awe. The word is spelled Yod, messenger or
Psalms 51:1: “To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions”. We move to the next name mentioned
Psalms 51:1: “To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions”. The very first verse in this Psalms
Psalms 51:2: “Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.” Practically every modern translations says wash me thoroughly. I mean that’s cool that expresses the idea. David has committed adultery and murder and he wants to be washed thoroughly, get a clean slate. However, in the Hebrew I
Note, I often set the timer on my watch to allow myself five minutes to write a prayer to God. Under that limitation I have no time to worry about rhyme or meter, I can only speak my heart. I often do not share these little prayers as they tend to be corny and cheesy
II Chronicles 12:1,7: “And it came to pass when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened himself he forsook the law of the Lord and Israel with him…(7) And when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves the Word of the Lord came to Shemalah saying they have humbled themselves, therefore I
