Hebrew Word Study – Follow Completely - Mala’ti – Mem Lamed Aleph Taw Yod Joshua 14:8: “Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt, but I wholly followed the Lord my God.”  We all know the story of the twelve spies sent out to scout...

Quick Word Study - Song of Protection – Nagah – Nun Gimmel Hei  Psalms 77:6:  “I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.”Many years ago I worked a night shift at a candy factory. On my way to work, I...

Hebrew Word Study – Next in Line – Chakah – Cheth Kap Hei  Isaiah 30:18: “And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted that he might be merciful upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment, blessed are all that...

Hebrew Word Study – In-Between – Bin – Beth Yod Nun I Chronicles 12:32: “And the children of Issachar which were men that had an understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred and all their brethren were at their...

Hebrew Word Study – Grumble – Lavan – Lamed Beth Nun Numbers 14:27: “How long shall I bear with this evil congregation that murmurs against me?  I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel which they murmur against me.”The NIV says the children of Israel...

Hebrew Word Study – In, On – Beth  “Exodus 20:4: “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image in the likeness that is in heaven above or in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the sea.” Matthew 22:20-21: “And He said unto them, whose is this image and...

Hebrew Word Study – Wasted Vineyard – Shadam – Shin Daleth Mem Haggai 2:17: “I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you turned not to me, saith the Lord?”  The Book of Haggai is an often overlooked Book of the...

Hebrew Word Study – Tasteless – Tiphelah תִּפְלָה– Taw Pei Lamed Hei Jeremiah 23:13: “And I have seen the unseemliness in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.”  I grew up in a fundamentalist Baptist church which...

Hebrew Word Study – Like His Heart – Kilevavo כִּלְבָב֗וֹ - Kap Lamed Beth Beth Vav I Samuel 13:14: “But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou...

Hebrew Word Study – Directed – Kon – Kap Vav Nun Psalms 108:1: “O God, my heart is fixed, I will sing and give praise even with my glory.”  Author’s Note:  This study is found in Chaim Bentorah’s book: A Hebrew Teacher Looks at Worship and Praise.  This book may be...