HEBREW WORD STUDY – O SPARE ME – SHA’AH שׁעה Psalms 39:13: “O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.” This is a very curious verse. What is the Psalmist saying when he asks God to spare him so he can recover strength before he is no
HEBREW WORD STUDY – PERSONAL DESIRE – TSEVE צבא Matthew 23:37: “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [thou] that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not!” I am not a theologian nor do I claim any expertise in
HEBREW WORD STUDY – LUST – RAGAG רגג Matthew 5:28 “But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.” I remember when I was a Campus Life director working with High School age youths. I had a teenager, a relatively
HEBREW WORD STUDY – ANGEL FOOD – LECHEM ‘ABIRIM ל חם אבירים Psalms 78:25: “Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them food to the full.” The Psalmist is retelling the story of the Exodus and God’s loving protection over his people. Rather than say he gave them manna from heaven he calls it angel’s
HEBREW WORD STUDY – GO TO THE MOUNTAINS ‘AL HAHAR – עלו ההר Haggai 1:6-8: “Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm, and he that earneth wages earneth wages
HEBREW WORD STUDY – IMPIETY – TAPEL תפל Psalms 65:2: “O you who hear prayer, to you all me will come.” This word shama is very difficult to translate as we really do not have an all-purpose English word to convey its intent. If we render it as hear that is not really
HEBREW WORD STUDY – WHEN THOU HAS EATEN – ‘AKALETA אכלת Matthew 26:26: “And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed [it], and brake [it], and gave [it] to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.” Deuteronomy 8:10: “When thou hast eaten and art satisfied, then thou shalt bless the
HEBREW WORD STUDY – MAN OF WAR ISH MILECHAMAH יאשׁ ילחמה Exodus 15:3: “Jehovah is a man of war, Jehovah is his name.” This passage is part of the song of Moses that was offered in praise over the crossing of the Red Sea and the destruction of the Egyptian army. This verse
HEBREW WORD STUDY – FAMINE – RA’AV ר,עב Amos 8:11: “Behold the days are coming, saith the Lord that I will bring a famine in the land, not a famine of bread or a thirst for water but of hearing the words of the Lord.” “Water water everywhere and all the boards did shrink Water
