Word Study: Filthy Garments

WORD STUDY – FILTHY RAGS Isaiah 64:6: “But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.” When I take my car through the car wash the attendants at...

Word Study: A Sign אות

WORD STUDY – A SIGN –אות Isaiah 7:11: “Ask of thee a sign of the Lord they God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above?” God spoke to Ahaz through His prophet saying: “Ask.” The Hebrew word is she’ol which means to consult, interrogate. This is followed...

Word Study: No Green ירקלא

WORD STUDY – NO GREEN –  ירקלא Isaiah 15:6: “For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate, for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.” Today was one of those downers for me. Going over my future plans, such as they are when you are 66, as...

Word Study: His Cup כסא

WORD STUDY: HIS CUP – (Aramaic) כסא Matthew 26:39: “And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.” For me, one of the great...

Word Study: Uncontrollable Impulses רוה

WORD STUDY – UNCONTROLLABLE IMPULSES – רוה Psalm 51:10: “Create in me a clean heart, O’God and renew a right spirit within me.” I recall visiting an orthodox Jewish rabbi who showed me a special room in his house. It was filled with books, all the books were about...