Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar: Here is a mystery. Isaiah 61:3: “To provide for the mourners in Zion, to give them beauty instead of ashes.” The word for beauty here is “pe’er” (pe, aleph, resh) and the word for ashes is “’eper” (aleph, pe, resh). Both words can be used to represent a turban. Even
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar: Exodus 14:15, 16: “And Jehovah said to Moses: ‘Why do you cry to me? Speak to the sons of Israel and let them move forward. And (then) you (will) lift up your rod and hold out you arm over the sea and split it, so that the sons of Israel
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Psalms 51:19: “True sacrifice to God are broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O’God, you will not despise.” The word for sacrifice is zivechi. This is an amazing word. The sages formed this word with a combination of zayin, beth and chet. In it’s prime state it represents an
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Deuteronomy 1:17b. “And the thing which is too hard for you, you shall bring near to me and I shall hear it.” The context of this passage is a message delivered by Moses who instructed the elders to judge matters of conflicts and bickerings that would arise among the people
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Deuteronomy 10:12: “And now, Israel, what has Jehovah your God asked of you, only to fear Jehovah your God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him and to serve Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.” “Only?” To fear Him, walk in
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar: Exodus 7:9: “When Pharaoh says to you: ‘Prove yourself by working a miracle.’ It is interesting to note that the word for “prove” here is not nacah which means “to prove.” The writer is using the word “nathan.” This was another vocabulary word that I found easy to remember in
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar: Hosea: 14:10: “He who is wise will consider these words, He who is prudent will take note of them. For the paths of the Lord are smooth; The righteous can walk on them But the sinners will stumble on them. Four words I would like to examine here. Path (Derek),
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Isaiah 40:11: “He will tend his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arms.” The word for flock and shepherd are the same words. One is used as a noun and the other as a verb. It is up to the translator to apply the application
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Psalm 22:2: “My God, my God why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? This verse is sort of sacred cow that preachers will not expound upon unless it is in reference to Jesus. The idea is that it
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Psalms 55:23: “Cast your burden on the Lord and He will sustain you. He will never permit the righteous to be moved (collapse) .” There is the story in the Talmud of a poor man who had no wagon or donkey to carry his heavy bundles. He had to carry
