WORD STUDY – THE GIFT OF THE MAGI

by | Dec 24, 2014 | Devotionals

Matthew 2:11: “And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.”   The identity of...

WORD STUDY – “DELIGHT” CHAPHETS חפצ

by | Dec 22, 2014 | Devotionals

Psalms 37:23, “The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.”   There is considerable disagreement over the syntax of this passage.   Does man delight in God’s way or does God delight in man’s way?  Go ahead and read your modern...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – ENTERING HIS GATES

by | Dec 19, 2014 | Devotionals

Psalms 100:4: “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise.”   This is a very familiar verse to those who attend church regularly.  We automatically associate entering his gates with passing through the doors of the church and his courts with...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – CREDIBILITY

by | Dec 18, 2014 | Devotionals

Exodus 7:9: “When Pharaoh says to you: ‘Prove yourself by working a miracle.’ It is interesting to note that the word for prove here is not nacah which is your standard Hebrew word for prove.  Instead the writer uses an interesting word which is nathan. This was one...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – THE NURSING BABY

by | Dec 17, 2014 | Devotionals

Genesis 15:6: “And he (Abraham) believed the Lord and He counted it as righteousness.”   The Talmud teaches that trusting belief in God is more important than anything else.  One may keep all the laws of Torah, follow every ritual, but it is only trust that will...