HEREW WORD STUDY – THE BEATEN OIL

by | Oct 21, 2014 | Devotionals

Exodus 27:20: “And thou shalt command the children of Israel that they bring thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.”   I once asked a rabbi why the children of Israel had to use olive oil that was beaten to be used to light...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – SIX DAYS IN THE CLOUD

by | Oct 20, 2014 | Devotionals

  Exodus 24:16: “And the glory of the Lord abode upon Mt. Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days; and the seventh day God called out to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.”   What was Moses was doing in that cloud for six days before God called him.  When...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – PRAY WITHOUT CEASING

by | Oct 18, 2014 | Devotionals

Psalms 150:6: “Let everything that has a soul praise God – Hallelujah.”   The Talmud teaches that the word soul (neshama) and breath (neshima) are related.  The soul fills the entire body, and when a person sleeps, it rises to draw down life from above.   Over...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – THE MARK OF CAIN

by | Oct 17, 2014 | Devotionals

Genesis 4:15:  “And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.”   Exodus 11:7,  “But against any of the children of Israel shall not...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – POINT BLANK RANGE

by | Oct 16, 2014 | Devotionals

  Psalms 16:7: “I have set the Lord always before me, because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.   I shall not be, I shall not be moved, Just like a tree, planted by the water, I shall not be moved.   Traditional Folk Song/Spiritual   This...