WORD STUDY – REFUGE, STRENGTH, AND HELP

Psalm 46:1: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”   There are three things mentioned here that occur in time of trouble.  God is a refuge, strength, and a help.  This sounds good, but my question is, how does this refuge, strength, and...

WORD STUDY – ABSENT AND PRESENT

II Corinthians 5:8: “We are confident I say and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.”   I had a friend who was a retired Greek professor and Greek Orthodox.  I was a retired Hebrew teacher and Baptist.  We would get together...

Word Study: YHWH (God)

WORD STUDY – YHWH YHWH – Hebrew: God Jehovah The word YHWH expressing the name of God in Hebrew is built on three words; hayah which means “was,” hoveh which means “is” and yiheyeh which means “will be.”   This is to say that  God...