Exodus 27:20: “And thou shalt command the children of Israel that they bring thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.” I once asked a rabbi why the children of Israel had to bring olive oil that was beaten to be used to light the tabernacle. as
Isaiah 6:5: “Then said I, “Woe is me for I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips.” I am quite baffled over the first word in the verse which is ’omar and not ‘omer. The word means to speak or say. However, the word ‘omar is spelled with a patah under
II Samuel 22:27: “With the pure thou will show thyself pure, and with the fraudulent thou wilt show thyself unsavory.” This passage is part of a Psalm of praise by David. It is the same as Psalm 18:26. This sounds real good that to the pure he will be pure. Still I am really
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 – WISE HEART Exodus 35:10: “And all the wise hearted among you shall come and make all that the Lord hath commanded.” Wise – Hebrew: Hacam – teachable, skillful, knowing. Heart – Levav – Heart in the physical sense, life, reasoning, understanding, will, judgment, design, affection, love, hatred, courage, fear, joy, sorrow. Wise
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar and Nevim Arith Hayomim: Daniel 6:3: “Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes because an excellent spirit was in him and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.” Someone who reads these devotionals asked about this verse and what it meant to have an
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar and Nevim Arith Hayomim:’ Proverbs 30:5: “Every word of God is pure, He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him.” I am often asked what the “literal” translation of a verse would be. What I am being asked is what the direct word for word translation
