HEBREW WORD STUDY – NEW THING

HEBREW WORD STUDY – NEW THING – CHADESH  ח דשׁ   Isaiah 52:4: “Behold the former things have come to pass and new things do I declare, before they spring forth I tell you of them.” In the literal meaning, Isaiah, who is speaking God’s words, is saying that now that...

HEBREW WORD STUDY –  MY PORTION FOREVER

HEBREW WORD STUDY –  MY PORTION FOREVER  CHALAQI   LA’OLAM   חלקי לעולמ   Psalms 73:26: “My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.” I remember attending a Billy Graham crusade when I was twelve years old. The only thing...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – BRIDEGROOM

HEBREW WORD STUDY – BRIDEGROOM – KATAN  חתנ  Cheth Taw Nun  Isaiah 62:5b: “And as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.” The word bridegroom here is katan which is another word for marriage. This word for marriage has the idea of...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – WIDOW

HEBREW WORD STUDY – WIDOW – ‘ALMANAH אלמנה     Proverbs 15:25 “The Lord will destroy the house of the proud, but he will establish the border of the widows. Why is a comparison made between the proud man and the widow?  Why not compare the proud to the humble? ...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – WIFE

HEBREW WORD STUDY – WIFE – ISHAH  אשׁה   Proverbs 18:22:  “[Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.” Practically everyone who has attended a wedding is familiar with this verse.  This familiarity creates some big problems in...