Today’s Word
Bait and Switch
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed James 1:14 KJV (Cambridge Edition) Enticed – The last word in this phrase is the Greek word deleazomenos. It comes from the imagery of hunting. It means “to bait or trap.” We sometimes see it translated as “seduced” or…
A Little Scared?
Then you will discern the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledge of God. Proverbs 2:5 NASB Fear – In Hebrew the word is yare. The Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (TWOT) tells us that this word is used in five different senses: 1) the emotion of being afraid, 2) the anticipation of…
Wasted Effort
Jabez called upon the God of Israel saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain.” 1 Chronicles 4:10 ESV Pain – The key Hebrew word encompassing the verbal…
Locust-eater
Jabez called upon the God of Israel saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border . . . ” 1 Chronicles 4:10 ESV Enlarge – The Hebrew word is raba. In most cases this word is about multiplying physical assets. We find it first in God’s command to His creation, “be fruitful…
Hebrew Salvation
Return, O LORD, rescue my soul, save me because of Your lovingkindness. Psalm 6:4 NASB Rescue – The word translated “rescue” in this verse is halats. In its various forms it can mean “to draw away, to take off, to withdraw, to plunder.” It means “to rescue” only in one form found only in the…
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