Hebrew Word Study: Engulf And Destroy

HEBREW WORD STUDY – ENGULF AND DESTROY – BALA בלא Exodus 7:12: “For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.” Archeologists have discovered that the cobra played a vital role in Ancient Egypt....

HEBREW WORD STUDY – BELOVED – ABBA אבא Matthew 6:9: “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.” It has been very much ingrained in our Western culture that God is a Father, ie., a male father figure. This is not so in...

Hebrew Word Study: And You Shall Serve

VA’AVDTEM ועבדתס Exodus 23:25: “And you shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless your bread, and your water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.” I was reading this morning in Exodus and I discovered a grammatical abnormality in Exodus 23:25...

Hebrew Word Study: Loving Service

ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – LOVING SERVICE  עבד I Peter 3:1: “Likewise, ye wives, submit to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;” If you look up your Greek word for submit in an interlinear...

Aramaic Word Study: Possible

ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – POSSIBLE –  Shakach שׁכח Matthew 19:26: “But Jesus beheld them and said unto them: With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Here lies the rub. There are many things that are impossible for God. It is impossible for God...