{Word Study} Spiritual Watch

WORD STUDY: Spiritual Watch I Samuel 18:9:  “And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.” Eyed: “avan oyan”  Allow you spiritual eyes to inhabit the behavior of another, to watch someone to discover spiritual secrets. Many translations of I...

{Word Study} Path “Arach”

WORD STUDY – PATH Psalms 25:4: “Show me your ways, O’Lord, teach me your paths.” Path –   Hebrew: arach – A method of travel down a way, path or road. King David was living in a world of uncertainty,  he was at an age where he knew disease could strike him...

{Word Study} Afraid “Yagar”

WORD STUDY – AFRAID Job 9:28:  “I am afraid of all my sorrow, I know thou wilt not hold me innocent.” Afraid – Hebrew:  yagar – To fear for one’s own safety or wellbeing. First let me point out that this word for fear is not the fear used for...

{Word Study} Strong Donkey “Chamor Garem”

WORD STUDY – STRONG DONKEY Genesis 49:14: “Issachar is a strong donkey, crouched down between two burdens.” Strong Donkey – Chamor Garem – Idiomatic expression for a bitter medicine that cures through cleansing the body. There is a sort of play on words...

{Word Study} Faint “Da’avah”

Jeremiah 31:25:  “I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” Faint – Hebrew: da’avah – To flow away with anxiety and/or distress Jeremiah is speaking of the future restoration of Judah after going through captivity.   The word “refresh”...