John 1:42 “And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be(Aramaic uses a pefect tense – are) called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.” Years ago I worked in a mailroom and one of my co-workers was a sweet little Christian
Exodus 19:3; “And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying: ‘Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the sons of Israel.’” What is the different between the house of Jacob and the sons of Israel? Moses is to relate the commandments of God to both
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Psalms 19:10: “More to be desired are they than gold, more than fine gold, sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.” David is speaking here of the law of the Word of God. He has found the Word of God to be more desirable than gold or fine gold. The
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Psalms 137:3b-4: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion. How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land.” Someone recently asked me the question as to why Jerusalem is sometimes called Zion. I hate when someone asks me a question for which I have no answer. Zion
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar: Psalm 34:8: “O taste and see that God is good.” Yesterday in class we took a break and watched “Fiddler on the Roof.” The whole movie focused on the following old Hebraic expression: “Our God and God of our fathers?” This is expressing two types of people who believe in
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Song of Songs 1:3: “Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.” It seems many of you have done exhaustive study in the book of Song of Solomon and I doubt I could add very much to
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar Isaiah 62:5a “For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall they sons marry Thee: The word for marry here is “baal,” yeah the same word that is used for a false god. What could the sages be thinking when they used the same word for marriage that is
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Numbers 10:35: “And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, Lord, and let your enemies be scattered; and let them that hate you flee before you.” Do you ever stop to think what enemies Moses is talking about? It really does not appear
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Genesis 32:7: “And Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed:” There is a remez here. Why does this verse appear repetitious? He was afraid and distressed. Does not being afraid and distressed mean the same thing? (For the sake of my Hebrew class the word for afraid is not one of
Good Evening Yamon Ki Yesepar; Isaiah 7:11: “Ask of thee a sign of the Lord they God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above?” God spoke to Ahaz through His prophet saying: “Ask.” The Hebrew word is she’ol which means to consult, interrogate. This is followed with a methegh connecting a
