Ecclesiastes 6:9: “Better is the sight of eyes than the wandering of the desire, this is also vanity and the vexation of the spirit.” One of the stories from Geoffrey Chaucer’ s “Canterbury Tales” is entitled “The Pardoner’s Tail” In this story he makes reference to an enigmatic old man who is unable to die and
Psalms 34:18 The LORD [is] nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. I once had an orthodox rabbi tell me, “You Christians, you do not understand the heart of David, you are so one dimensional.” Indeed we are, for we automatically assume that
Isaiah 62:5: “For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee. And as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.” This is an interesting poetic expression. In the first part of this verse in Isaiah it appears that Israel is playing the role
Exodus 23:19: “The first of the first fruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the Lord thy God, Thou shalt not seethe a yearling in his mother’s milk.” The word fruit is thrown around a lot. “By their fruits you shall known them…” We have the “fruits of the Spirit,” and the vine that
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar and Nevim Arith Hayomim: Joel 2:28: “And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy and your old men shall dream dreams and your young men shall see visions.” Acts 2:17: “And it shall
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Psalm 143:7: “Hear me speedily, O’Lord: my spirit failed: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.” I picked up a “Look” magazine from 1957 the other day. I read about a group of teenage hacks. Believe it or not
WORD STUDY: LORD GOD Exodus 34:6: “And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.” Lord God: Hebrew – Jehovah El In reading the Bible we are constantly running across the phrase “Lord God.” This verse should give us some
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar and Nevim Arith Hayomim: Luke 9:55: “But he turned and rebuked them and said, ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.” I have sat through a number of Bible studies and Sunday School classes where a verse similar to this is read and someone raises their hand
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} – 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
