Aramaic Word Study – Collecting a Debt – ‘Ashar – אשר Aleph Shin Resh How Did Jesus Fulfill the Law? Matthew 5:17: “Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.” I’ve always had a problem with understanding this passage. What made
Hebrew Word Study – Third Warrior – Shaleshim שלשים Shin Lamed Shin Yod Mem I Samuel 4:7: “And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp and they said: Woe unto us! For there hath not been such a thing heretofore.” KJV I find this verse very remarkable in that
Hebrew Word Study – Minister – Sharat – שרת Shin Resh Taw Can We Actually Minister To God? I Samuel 2:11 “And the child ministered unto the Lord before Eli the priest.” I remember the first time I was shown this verse and the person showing it to me ask: “Can we really minister to
Hebrew Word Study – My Shadow – Tsalal צלל Sade Lamed Lamed Is God Your Shadow? Psalms 121:5: “The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is your shade at your right hand.” Me and my shadowWe’re closer than pages that stick in a bookWe’re closer than ripples that play in a brookStrolling down the avenueWherever you find him, you’ll
Hebrew Word Study – Raised Eyebrow – Gava – גבא Gimmel Beth Aleph Will God Raise His Eyebrow For You? Matthew 22:14: “For many are called but few are chosen.” In Matthew 22 Jesus gives a parable about a king giving a wedding feast for his son. He sent out servants to invite his friends
Hebrew Word Study – Someone Else Speaking – Laimor – לאמר Lamed Aleph Mem Resh Causing God To Sing Exodus 15:1 “Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath
Hebrew Word Study – The Name – Hashem השם Hei Shin Mem Does God Have A Name? Genesis 3:13-14: “And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what
Hebrew Word Study – Upon the Ground Al Ha’arats – על הארצ Ayin Lamed Hei Aleph Resh Sade The Least of the Commandments Deuteronomy 22:6: “If you come across a bird’s nest beside the road, either in a tree or on the ground, and the mother is sitting on the young or on the
Hebrew Word Study – Upon Their Heads – Al Roshem על רשאם Ayin Lamed Resh Shin Aleph Mem Why Is Joy Placed Upon Our Heads? Isaiah 35:10: “And the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness,
Hebrew Word Study – Inhabit – Yashav ישב Yod Shin Beth God Is Your Praise Psalms 22:3 “But thou art holy, O thou that inhabits the praises of Israel.” KJV I believe all of us have attended a worship service where the worship leader in his or her attempts to really motivate us to
