BEYOND THE DALETH – MERCIFUL – רחמ

Psalms 103:8:  “The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.”   Merciful and gracious are two words we hear all the time in church. In fact we hear them so much we never really stop to consider what they mean.  We just know it is...

BEYOND THE DALETH – THE SECOND GRACE

  Genesis 6:8: “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.”   “The Lord came down and look around a spell, There he saw Mr. Noah behaving’ mighty well That is the reason the Scriptures record, Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.”   I remember...

BEYOND THE DALETH – A WEARY SOUL

  Jeremiah 31:25: “For I have satiated the weary soul.”   “Sometime exhausted with toil and endeavor, I wish I could sleep forever and ever. But then this reflection my longings allay, I shall be doing it one of these days.”  Piet Hein   Satiated the...

{ My Soul Weeps }

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...

{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...