WORD STUDY – HARDEN Exodus 14:17: “And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians.” Harden – Hebrew: ‘akesheh – to be stubborn, to harden So we have a benevolent God who shoots only when there is no other recourse. Then how do we explain the fact that just when the hearts of
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar and Nevim Arith Hayomim: John 2:4: “Jesus said unto her, Woman what have I to do with thee, my hour has not yet come.” Woman: Aramaic (Syriac) ‘anath – a married woman, a woman who is not a virgin. Greek: gunai – a married woman In the KJV rendering of
WORD STUDY – YOD John 8:6: “This they said tempting him that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down and with his finger wrote on the ground.” YOD – An abbreviation for the sacred name of God – Jehovah During the day of Jesus the religious teachers taught that the divine name
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar and Nevim Arith Hayomim: Matthew 23:6: “And they love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues.” It doesn’t take a study in ancient culture to understand what Jesus meant by in this verse when talking about the Pharisees and Sadducees. He was addressing the issue
WORD STUDY – Failed Lamentations 4:17: “As for us our eyes yet failed for our vain help, in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.” Failed – Kalah: exhaustion, to be completely finished. Judah had called upon the Egyptians for help. They were facing sure destruction at the hands
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar and Nevim Arith Hayomim: Matthew 5:22: “But I say unto you that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment, and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council, but whosoever shall say, thou fool, shall
WORD STUDY – VIBRATIONS (Virtue) Mark 5:30: “And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him.” Virtue: Greek: dynamis – power, force, might, strength, violence. Aramaic: dahil – vibrations I recall as a child hearing preachers talk about the “virtue” that went out of Jesus when the woman with the
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar and Nevim Arith Hayomim: Psalms 47:4: “He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved.” Do you ever feel like a loser through no fault of your own, the low man on the totem pole, the one who seems to always draw the short stick,
WORD STUDY – MIZPAH Genesis 31:49: It was also called Mizpah, because he said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other.” Mizpah – Hebrew: a watchtower. I remember watching an old movie made during World War II called “Stage Door Canteen.” It was about celebrities who
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar and Nevim Arith Haymon: Exodus 33:14: “And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.” The other night was a warm, beautiful December evening. It was late at night and I was in Southern Illinois on my way to Terre Haute, Indiana. I walked
