• Revelation 20:15: “And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” NASB Isaiah 45:3: “And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of

  • ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – AN AMBASSADOR – AIZAGADA  איזגדא Aleph Yod Zayin Gimmel Daleth Aleph  Genesis 23:4: “I am a foreigner and stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.” It is reported in the Talmud that the cave that Abraham purchased as a burial

  • Hebrew Word Study – The Snare  מפח Mem Pei Cheth    Psalms 91:3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence. The word for snare is mipach which could come from two different root words.  It could be pachach or pachad.  Pachach means to entrap, either by a

  • ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – LIVING WATERS – MIA CHI  מיא חיא Mem Yod Aleph   Cheth Yod Aleph John 4:10: “Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink;’ you would have asked Him and He would have

  • Hebrew Word Study – Aged Memory – Gimel  גמל Gimmel Mem Lamed Psalms 103:2: “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his  Fall on your knees – English Caer de rodillas – Spanish Spadnie na kolana – Polish Dao zai ni de xigai (I think) Chinese Cadere in ginocchio – Italian Taqae

  • Hebrew Word Study – Endurance – ‘Avad  עוד  Ayin Vav Daleth    ​ II Chronicles 34:33:  “And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the Lord their God, and all his

  • Hebrew Word Study – Song – Shir  שור  Shin Vav Resh Deuteronomy 32:44: “And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.” It is interesting that the text says Moses spoke the words of a song.  Don’t you usually sing

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  • Hebrew Word Study – Sojourner – Gur   גור  Gimmel Vav Resh Genesis 23:4: “I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” Hebrews 11:9: “By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country,

  • Hebrew Word Study – Intensely Beg and Plead – Baqash. בקש  Beth Qop Shin Deuteronomy 31:3,6: “The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.  (6) “Be strong and of a