WORD STUDY – YESER’ (IMAGINATION)

Genesis 32:7: “And Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed:”   This verse almost appears repetitious.  He was afraid and distressed.  Does not being afraid and distressed mean the same thing?  (For the sake of my Hebrew class the word for afraid is not one of...

WORD STUDY – NETSACH AND SHACHAN

Psalms 13:1: “ How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? forever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?”   Practically every modern English translation will render the word teshekacheni as forget me and the word netsach as forever.  Yet, in my spirit I find this...

WORD STUDY – ADAM

Genesis 5:2: “He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name Adam in the day they were created.”   “A human being is only called Adam when male and female are as one.”  Zohar 1:55b.   It is very interesting to note that in his...

WORD STUDY – THE EZRA FAST

Ezra 8:23: So we fast and sought our God for this and He was entreated of us.”   Ezra was leading the captives back to Israel.  Before the journey he proclaims a fast for a safe journey.   Ezra was facing a little problem. The Persian king sanctioned this move...

WORD STUDY – ALUKAH (VAMPIRE)

Proverbs 30:15-16: “The leech has two daughters, “Give,” “Give.” There are three things that will not be satisfied, Four that will not say: “Enough.” Sheol, and the barren womb, Earth, that is never satisfied with water and fire that never says: “Enough.”  ...