HEBREW WORD STUDY – THE SPIRIT – NEPHESH נפשה Luke 12:19: “And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, [and] be merry”. Psalms 103:1 “A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless]
Psalms 12:1: “To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.” The word sheminith means the eighth and is believed to refer to the eight cords or strings of the harp in The Sanctuary. I was
I Samuel 21:18, “And he changed his demeanor before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.” Psalms 56:5, “In God I will praise His word, In God do I trust, I will not be afraid; What can
I Samuel 21:9: “And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that;
Psalms 31:10, “For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.” David is saying that his life is filled with grief. Some translations say it is filled with pain, others say sorrow, another will say misery. There is
Psalm 56:9: “When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.” It is clear both in English and Hebrew that David’s enemies were not going to turn back until he cried unto the Lord. He says he knows this. This knowing is the Hebrew
Psalms 70:1 “To the chief musician, A Psalm of David, “Make haste O God to deliver me, make haste O Lord to help me.” “And he (Dirk Pitt) refused medical treatment and any food until he was sure the children were all taken care of and the dogs were fed.” Clive Cussler – “Cyclops”
Psalm 29:11: “The Lord will give strength to His people and the Lord will bless His people with peace.” In both cases where David says: The Lord he is using the name Jehovah (YHWH). When David uses the name Jehovah (YHWH) he is doing so to express his intimacy with God. In fact throughout
Luke 1:32: “He shall be great and He shall be called the son of the highest, and the Lord shall give him the throne of his father David.” Ok, it is Christmas and I am compelled to study the Christmas story. This year I decided to read the story from the Peshitta or the
I Samuel 19:20: “And Saul sent messengers to take David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.” Saul sends out his goons to take care of David, but before finding
