Hebrew Word Study – Exclusive Rights – Qana’   Qop Nun Aleph I Kings 19:10: “And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and...

Hebrew Word Study – Garments of Holiness – Behadrat Kodesh  Beth Hei Daleth Resh Taw     Qop Daleth Shin   ​Psalms 29:2: “Give unto the Lord the glory due His name, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.”  Oh, how I love to quote this verse as I worship God....

Aramaic Word Study – Gratification – Hanah  - Hei Nun Hei  Matthew 16:26: “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” We read this verse and hear sermons on it and generally...

Hebrew Word Study – Brother’s Keeper?   Heshomer    Hei Shin Mem Resh Genesis 4:9: “And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?” This Biblical phrase “Am I my brother’s keeper?” has become an idiom in our...

Hebrew Word Study – Mix Up A Message – Vayiqar - Vav Yod Qop ReshNumbers 23:4  “And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.” “Nothing is coincidental; every event is purposeful and...

Hebrew Word Study – Pride – Rokes - Resh Kap Samek   ​Psalms 31:20: “You will hide them in the secret place of your presence, from the pride of man.   God is promising to protect us or our goodness from the pride of man. Pride of man does not sound like too much...

Hebrew Word Study  – Brokenness  Teruah – תרועה   Taw Resh Vav Ayin HeiPsalms 89:15:  “Blessed [is] the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.” The Bible is full of people who are blessed. You are blessed if you...

Hebrew Word Study – Voice of Silence – Demamah Vagol ‘Eshema  Daleth Mem Mem Hei  Vav Qop Vav  Lamed    Aleph Shin Mem Hei.    ​Job 4:16: “It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before my eyes, there was silence, and I heard a...

Aramaic Word Study – Much – Sagi – Samek Gimmel YodLuke 12:48: “But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of...

Hebrew Word Study - Sovereign Power – Malek  Mem Lamed KapPsalms 103:19:  The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, And His kingdom rules among all. The first thing to note is that there is a definite article, the, before heaven as well as the preposition...