Aramaic Word Study – To Consume – ‘AckalJohn 6:54: “Whosoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood will have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” The word in Aramaic that Jesus spoke for the word eat was ‘akal.  This word means your inward physical...

Hebrew Word Study – Restrain – Ga’ar Genesis 37:2a, 3a: “These are the generations of Jacob… (3a) Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age:” In this passage on the story of Jacob and Joseph, we find in verse 2 of...

Hebrew Word Study – Be Focused – Chazak – Cheth Zayin KapJoshua 1:9: “Have not I commanded thee?  Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord they God is with thee withersoever thou goest..” The nation of Israel has now...

Hebrew Word Study – Eternity – ‘OlamEcclesiastes 3:11: “He hath made everything beautiful in its time (season), also he has set the world (eternity) in their hearts, so that no man can find out the work that God made from beginning to end.” “Grow old with me, the best...

Hebrew Word Study – Prepare –  KunEzra 7:10: “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord and to do it and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.” When you read about Ezra you find a man who loved God with all his heart, soul, and might. He devoted...

Aramaic Word Study – Suffer Shame – TsatarActs 5:41: “And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.” I Thessalonians 5:16-17: “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with...

Hebrew Word Study – Power – Kochach – Kap Cheth ChethZechariah 4:6: “Not by might, not by power but by my Spirit says the Lord of Host.” “Preacher, you’re trying too hard.”  From “The Cross and the Switchblade” by David Wilkerson. I remember as a teenager, I read the...

Hebrew Word Study – Hide – SatarEzekiel 39:25, 29:  (25)”Therefore thus saith the Lord God,  Now will I bring the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name.”  (29) “Neither will I hide my face  anymore from...

Hebrew Word Study – A Porter – SavalamIsaiah 53:4: “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows.” Even look at a Scripture verse that have heard all your life, memorized it, sang it as it was put to music, heard it preached and then one day you look at it...

Aramaic Word Study – Sufficient – SaphaqII Corinthians 12:9:  “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” I...