HEBREW WORD STUDY – PROPHECY – NABA’ נבא 1Samuel 10:10-11, “And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. (11) And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among
HEBREW WORD STUDY – WOMAN – ‘ISAH אשׁה Genesis 2:22: “And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made He a woman, and brought her unto the man.” I am amazed at how protestant Bible translators cling to the rending of tesla as rib. Tesla is used 41 times in the Old
HEBREW WORD STUDY – AMALEK – עלמק Deuteronomy 25:17 “Remember what Amalek did unto you by the way, when you came forth out of Egypt;” What Amalek did was take advantage of the vulnerabilities and weakness of the Hebrews after years of slavery and lack of experience in warefare and they literally slaughtered the most
HEBREW WORD STUDY – MOSES – MOSHAH משׁה Exodus 2:10: “And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.” For such a great man as Moses having a name that means
HEBREW WORD STUDY – NEW THINGS CHADESH חדשׁ Isaiah 52:4: “Behold the former things have come to pass and new things do I declare, before they spring forth I tell you of them.” In the literal meaning what Isaiah is saying is that now that his prophecies of the past have come to pass, then what
HEBREW WORD STUDY – SEEK HIM EARLY – MASHACHARU משׁחרו Proverbs 8:17: “I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.” This is a little odd in the Hebrew. “I love them” is in an imperfect form, hence it should correctly be rendered as I will love them. Of
HEBREW WORD STUDY – THE LOST SHEEP – KESH ‘OVED – כשׁה אבד Psalms 119:176: “I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant for I do not forget thy commandments.” David had been a shepherd, he knew all about sheep and their tendency to get lost. There are a number of different words
HEBREW WORD STUDY – ANOINTED – MASHACH משׁח Psalms 105:14, “He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.” Do not touch God’s anointed is a favorite line of many preachers used to silence their critics. I often wondered
HEBREW WORD STUDY – PRECIOUS ONE CHAMAD חמד Song of Solomon 2:3: “As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. “ It is interesting that the writer
HEBREW WORD STUDY – SLEEP – YASHAN ישׁנ Psalms 121:4: “Behold, he that keepth Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps.” King Solomon had twenty armed guards, the elite, the best of the best warriors guarding his bed chamber every night. President Trump has guards at every gate of the White House, a full detail of Secret Service
