WORD STUDY – POOR – אבה

  “Psalms 112:9-10: “He hath given freely to the poor; His mercies endures forever; His horn will be exalted in honor.  The wicked will see it and be vexed; he will gnash his teeth and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.”   Today I was bemoaning...

WORD STUDY – KNOW MY HEART – יבבל עד

  Psalms 139:23:  “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me and know my thoughts:   “In the joy of this new relationship I said to Jesus Christ. ‘Lord, I want this heart of mine to be yours. I want to have you settle down here and be perfectly at home. ...

WORD STUDY – STRANGE GODS – זור

Deuteronomy 32:16: “They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods…”   The phrase “They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods” is only two words in the Hebrew:  Yikeni’ahu  bizim.   Jack Benny had a routine where he was in some far off jungle and found...

WORD STUDY – DECEIVED – פתה

  Deuteronomy 11:16: “Take heed to yourselves that your heart be not deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them.”   “No man can serve two masters for he will either hate the one and love the other or he will be devoted to one and...

WORD STUDY – MY SUPPLICATION – תחנוני

    Ps 130:2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.   What is a supplications?  I don’t know why, I am sure it is just me, but I get a creepy feeling when I think of supplication.   Webster defines a supplication...