WORD STUDY – THE MIGHTY LAMED

Psalm 56:9: “When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.”   It is clear both in English and Hebrew that David’s enemies were not going to turn back until he cried unto the Lord.  He says he knows this.  This knowing is...

WORD STUDY – A PSALM OF DAVID – HEEEELP!

Psalms 70:1 “To the chief musician, A Psalm of David,  “Make haste O God to deliver me, make haste O Lord to help me.”   “And he (Dirk Pitt) refused medical treatment and any food until he was sure the children were all taken care of and the dogs were fed.” ...

WORD STUDY – STRENGTH AND PEACE

Psalm 29:11: “The Lord will give strength to His people and the Lord will bless His people with peace.”   In both cases where David says: The Lord he is using the name Jehovah (YHWH).  When David uses the name Jehovah (YHWH) he is doing so to express his intimacy...

WORD STUDY – HE SHALL BE GREAT

Luke 1:32: “He shall be great and He shall be called the son of the highest, and the Lord shall give him the throne of his father David.”   Ok, it is Christmas and I am compelled to study the Christmas story.  This year I decided to read the story from the...

WORD STUDY – NEVU (PROPHESY)

I Samuel 19:20: “And Saul sent messengers to take David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.”   Saul sends out his goons...