Hebrew Word Study – Iniquities – ‘Eonenu עונינו Ayin Vav Nun Yod Nun VavJeremiah 14:7: “O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it, for thy name sake, for our backslidings are many, we have sinned against thee.” Judah is facing a time of real trouble...

Aramaic Word Study – It is Finished – Mashelem - משלם Mem Shin Lamed MemLuke 23:28:  “But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.” John 19:30: “When Jesus, therefore, had received the...

Hebrew Word Study – Credibility -  Mopheth מופת  Mem Vav Pei TethExodus 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 means to prove.  The writer is using the word...

Hebrew Word Study – God’s Presence – Panah  פנה Pei Nun Hei   Jonah 1:3 “But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.”  KJV Jonah 1:3: “But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish.”  NIV I remember as a six year old sitting...

Hebrew Word Study – For Himself – Lama’anehu למענהו Lamed Mem Ayin Nun Hei VavProverbs 16:4 “The LORD hath made all [things] for himself. From the first reading of this passage, it would appear that God is a very selfish God.  But then the word selfish tends to carry...

Hebrew Word Study – The Fool – Hakesil  Hei, Kap, Samek, Yod, LamedEcclesiastes 4:5: “The fool folded his hands together and eats his own flesh.” I am not sure why my spirit was quickened when I read this passage. Do you ever feel like God is trying to tell you...