Devotionals

Hebrew Word Study – The Depths of God’s Heart – Chaster חצר Cheth Sade Resh Psalms 100:4, “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise:  Today is Thanksgiving Day.  I read where the woke culture wants to change Thanksgiving Day to the Day of Mourning. Can you dig that self-righteous, hypocritical,

Hebrew Word Study – Rise Up – Qumi  קומי Qop Vav Mem Yod   Isaiah 60:1: “Arise, shine, for your light has come and the glory of the Lord has risen upon thee.” What probably runs through most people’s minds when they hear this verse is “Wake up, time to rise and shine.” I guess

Aramaic Word Study – Judge Myself – Ranath Nephesha  רנת נפשי  Resh Nun Taw  Nun Pei Shin Yod 1 Corinthians 2:2: “For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” I recently read where the Dalai Lama spends up to six hours a day in study and meditation. Ha,

Hebrew Word Study – Rely Upon – Sha’an – שען Shin Ayin Nun II Chronicles 16:7: “At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast not relied on the Lord they God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine

Hebrew Word Study – Mother’s Womb – Bateni – בטני Beth Teth Nun Yod Job 3:10: “For it did not shut up the door to my mother’s womb, nor did it hide misery from my eyes.”   “We have met the enemy and it is us.”  Pogo Here is a simple lesson in Hebrew grammar.  First,

Hebrew Word Study – Seeing Voices – Raim  Qol    ראים קול    Resh Aleph Yod Mem  Qop Vav Lamed     If We Could See Love, What Would It Look Like? Exodus 20:18: “And all the people were seeing the thunder voices and the torches  and the voice of the shofar and the mountain smoking;

Hebrew Word Study – Like a Bennu – Kabennu  כבנו  Kap Beth Nun Vav Job 29:18: “Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply [my] days as the sand.” Christians can be so one-dimensional.  That is what I just love studying the works and writings of the ancient rabbis and

Aramaic Word Study – Vision of Doom – Dagala Chazoa דגלא חזא   Daleth Gimmel Lamed Aleph    Cheth Zayin Aleph Psalms 93:4: “The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea than the mighty waves of the sea.” The literal meaning of this verse is clear.  The sea was a place

Hebrew Word Study – Reuben – ראובן  Resh Aleph Vav Beth Nun Genesis 29:30-32: “And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah and served with him yet seven other years. (31)And when the LORD saw that Leah [was] hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel [was] barren. (32)

Hebrew Word Study  – Selfish Love – Agav   עגב   Ayin Gimel Beth    Ezekiel 33:32: “And, lo, thou [art] unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.” If the nightingales