by Chaim & Laura | Jan 12, 2015 | Devotionals
Matthew 2:23, “And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.” Isaiah 11:1 . And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out...
by Chaim & Laura | Jan 11, 2015 | Devotionals
Genesis 23:4 I [am] a stranger and a sojourner with you: In reading through Jewish literature I am finding that this statement of Abraham is really a loaded comment. Sarah, Abraham’s beloved wife has passed away and he wishes to bury her. It is a custom to bury a...
by Chaim & Laura | Jan 10, 2015 | Devotionals
Matthew 6:2: “Therefore when thou doest [thine] alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.” I am an ordained Baptist minister and...
by Laura | Jan 8, 2015 | Devotionals
Psalm 119:17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. Deal bountifully is the Hebrew word ‘gamal’גמל and means to mature, ripened fruit, and a child weaned from its mother. Gamal has the idea of being nourished until...
by Chaim & Laura | Jan 8, 2015 | Devotionals
Psalms 119:18: “Open my eyes that I may behold wonderful things from your law.” The word used in this verse for law is Torah. During David’s time this was a reference to the first five books of the Bible which we call the Pentateuch. Today when the word Torah...
by Chaim & Laura | Jan 7, 2015 | Devotionals
Psalms 118:10: “All nations compassed me about, but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.” The letter Beth can be used as a preposition for in, on or with. No English translation I know will render the Beth in this passage as with. However, the Jewish...
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