WORD STUDY – COMFORTER John 14:16: “And I will pray the Father and he shall give you another comforter, that he may abide with you forever.” Comforter: Greek – paracleton: Counselor, advocate, helper, comforter, guide. Literally from para for alongside of and cleton to summon or call. Comforter: Aramaic – paraqleta: Comforter, one who saves
WORD STUDY: WORKS John 14:12: “Greater works than these shall you do because I go to the Father.” Works: Greek – erga: Activity, deed occupation. Aramaic – abad: Work product, result of an activity. A works ultimate impact. I remember when I was a pastor in a liberal denomination, one that really did not concern
WORD STUDY – MURMUR Exodus 17:3: “But the people thirsted there for water and they murmured against Moses and said: Why, now, have you brought us up from Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?” Murmured: Hebrew: Yalan – to worry, grumble, complain, fret. The people of Israel had just
WORD STUDY: MY LORD AND MY GOD John 20:28: “And Thomas answered and said unto him: My Lord and my God.” My Lord and My God – Hebrew: adoni alei, Aramaic: dari alahi. Idiomatic expression of endearment – My dearest. The passage in John 20:27-29 does not say that Thomas did touch the nail prints
WORD STUDY – YEA (YES) Matthew 5:37: “But let your communication be Yea, yea; Nay nay for whatsoever is more than these comes of evil.” Yes – Aramaic: ‘iy, Yes. When I read the Aramaic I transliterate it from the Aramaic Script to the Hebrew Script to make it easier to for me to read
WORD STUDY – TO SEE Matthew 5:8: “Blessed are those who are pure in heart for they shall see God.” To See: Aramaic – nihzon: experience, to see beyond normal perception. To see colors of emotions. God has no body and is invisible, so how can we “see Him.” “Seeing God” is a Hebrew idiom
{WORD STUDY} – POOR (IN SPIRIT) Matthew 5:3: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Poor – Greek: ptochos from the root ptoeo or pipto – a beggar, one who is destitute, a pauper, Spiritually poor, humble, devout. Aramaic – Miskaneh: Aramaic idiom for one who voluntarily gives up
WORD STUDY – INSIGHT I Chronicles 12:32: “And the children of Issachar which were men that had understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred and all their brethren were at their command.” “Many wearing rapiers are afraid of goose quills.” Shakespeare – “Hamlet.” Insight:
WORD STUDY: WICKED Isaiah 5:23: “Which justify the wicked for the reward and take the righteousness from the righteous from him.” Wicked – Hebrew: rasha – A term used for merchants who use false balances The NIV probably has the clearest rendering for Isaiah 5:23: “Who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice
WORD STUDY: Spiritual Watch I Samuel 18:9: “And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.” Eyed: “avan oyan” Allow you spiritual eyes to inhabit the behavior of another, to watch someone to discover spiritual secrets. Many translations of I Samuel 18:9 renders this as Saul casting a “jealous” eye on David. This is based
