HEBREW WORD STUDY – INTO THE MIDST – BATAVEK – בתוכ Exodus 14:22: “And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry [ground]: and the waters [were] a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.” Let me show you something I found interesting in the
HEBREW WORD STUDY – (GOD) KNEELING – BARAK – ברכ Genesis 25:11: “And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.” As I approach the anniversary of my father’s passing, I’m reflecting on his graveside service. My father was a military
HEBREW WORD STUDY – BETHEL AND GILGAL – בתל גלגל Amos 4:4 “Come to Bethel and transgress, (Come to) Gilgal and multiply your transgressions, bring your sacrifices every morning and your tithe after 3 days.” You read this book and you will find a lot of different names of nations and towns are being thrown
HEBREW WORD STUDY – JESHURUN – YSEHURUN – ישׁרונ Deuteronomy 32:15: “But Jeshurun waxed fat and kicked. Thou are waxen fat and thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness, then he forsook God which made him and lightly esteemed the rock of his salvation.” “For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the
HEBREW WORD STUDY – THE CLEFT OF THE ROCK – SELA’ סלע II Samuel 22:2: “And he said, The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;” Fanny Crosby one of the greatest hymn writers of her time in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century was blind throughout her life. I have
ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – CEREMONIALLY UNCLEAN WOMEN – ANTTA אנתתא I Corinthians 14:34: “Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law.” I was reading in the Talmud today and I ran across an
HEBREW WORD STUDY – DOOR OF MY LIPS – ‘Al Dal Sapathi עלדשׁ שׁפתי Psalms 141:3: “Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, keep the door of my lips.” Upon close examination of the context of this verse, David is asking God to watch over his words or what he speaks when he prays. Yet, God does
HEBREW WORD STUDY – LIGHT FROM THE DWELLER – ‘OR BEMOSHEVOTHAM – ~אור במושׁבתמ Exodus 10:23: “They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.” You most likely remember the story about the plagues that came upon Egypt? One plague
HEBREW WORD STUDY – WALK AS A CHILD – YALAK – ילכ Psalms 138:7: “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.” I was a little surprised when I read this
WORD STUDY – WATERS, SEAS -Mayim, Yam מי, ימ Psalms 93:4: “The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea than the mighty waves of the sea.” The sea was a place of terror to the landlocked Jewish people. Fishermen were the ironworkers of their day. If you live in the city
