Psalms 95:8 “Harden not your heart as in the day of provocation (Meribah), and as in the day of temptation (Massah) in the wilderness.” There is a very interesting poetic device used in this Psalm. The writer is using proper names from an actual place and using the meaning behind those proper name to
Deuteronomy 8:4: “Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee. Neither did thy feet swell these forty years.” When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed When you are discouraged thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings named them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord has done. -Johnson Oatman
Exodus 35:1-2, “And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, these [are] the words which the LORD hath commanded, that [ye] should do them. Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a Sabbath of
Psalm 9:10: “And they that know your name will put their trust in you. For thou O Lord hast not forsaken those who seek thee.” A name in our culture is quite different than a name in the ancient culture. Today a child is given a name by the parents because they like
Exodus 13:17, “And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:” Most commentators will indicate that the
Matthew 4:1: “Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” Every modern translation I read renders the Greek word peirazo as tempt as well they should as that is what it means. But in the ancient Greek, as used in the Septuagint it was also used
Matthew 4:1 “Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.” Mark 1:12 “And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.” Luke 4:1 “And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness.” I remember hearing
I just returned home from a retreat at a Monastery in Iowa (pictured above) where I lived alone in the “Guest House”, located on 650 acres of managed woodlands. What a gift I was given to get away with God in the wilderness…so quiet and peaceful. Which brings me to this weeks study from the
Continuing in Psalm 119 with the letter “dalet” ד which is shaped like a door or a man bent over in humility. Dalet is spelled דלת and has two possible root words. Some of its meanings are: door, gate, doors to heaven such as a portal, and also to be delivered from prison. Other possible usages are:
WORD STUDY – FEET SWELL Feet – Hebrew: Regal – foot, to go about, to spy. Swell – Hebrew: Basak – to swell, soft, doughy Deuteronomy 8:4:”Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee. Neither did thy feet swell these forty years.” For forty years Israel wandered in the wilderness, not allowed to enter the Promised
