Hello folks! Tonight is the first lighting of the Hanukiah! I shared the message at church this morning, so I'm sharing the transcript with you today. May you be blessed by the light! Yeshua: the Light of the World Today, during the season of Advent, we’re going to look at the theme of light. Light… Continue reading Happy Hanukkah!
Tag: Bible
Nasha/Yashi: Being DECEIVED
Deceived: nasha, verb (Strong’s 5377) Root: יַשִּׁ֥א Deception is a tricky thing. I'm particularly frustrated with AI and their manipulation of photographs. I'm not entirely anti-AI, it has its helpful uses, but I am faced, daily, with images on social media that make me question their validity. Am I really looking at an authentic photo… Continue reading Nasha/Yashi: Being DECEIVED
El Elyon: The God Most High
Most High: Elyon, adjective (Strong’s 5945). Hebrew lettering: עֶלְיוֹן Sounds like: Elyone (rhymes with phone) God the “Most High”... this is one of the many descriptor names representing YHWH. It’s all through the Bible, in the Torah, the prophetic writings, the poetry, the historical accounts, including the Gospels. And we tend to just carry on… Continue reading El Elyon: The God Most High
A Quick Hello!
Just a short stop-by to say, "Hi!" I've had a bustling week. My hand healing is coming along with some simple, yet challenging for me, physio exercises. I can still only type one-handed which, I must say, drives me crazy! However, I'm using this time to catch up on my reading. This week I dived… Continue reading A Quick Hello!
HebrewWordLessons is Quoted in Books?!
This is the 421st posting on Hebrew Word Lessons. It’s been a joy to work on this blog for the past eight years. I’ve been blessed by so many of your kind and encouraging words. One of the lovely things has been finding out that at least a dozen books have referenced HebrewWordLessons, six of… Continue reading HebrewWordLessons is Quoted in Books?!
Ma’akelet: Under the KNIFE
KNIFE: ma'akelet, feminine noun (Strong's 3979) Original Spelling: מַאֲכֶלֶת from root akal אָכַל (meaning to eat, consume or devour) Sounds like: mah'ahkelet This week I went "under the knife" and had a trapeziectomy with suspensionplasty in my left hand. I had the same procedure (removing a bone in my hand to eliminate arthritis pain) in… Continue reading Ma’akelet: Under the KNIFE
Hodu: Give THANKS (or Thanks-Gifting)
Hodu: GIVE THANKS Original text: הוֹד֣וּ Sounds like: hoe-du Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!... well here in Canada at least. It’s a day of gathering and feasting! And in the Bible Thanksgiving is usually associated with a sacrifice of Thankfulness. In the belly of the fish Jonah prayed to God, saying, “With the voice of Thanksgiving [todah],… Continue reading Hodu: Give THANKS (or Thanks-Gifting)
Sermon: Paul in Ephesus
For the past month we’ve been looking at the travels of Paul and the society Paul was living in. We looked at Paul’s time in Athens and Corinth. We looked at how society viewed children and women. This week we’re continuing on Paul’s journey… this time to Ephesus, where he headed after his year and… Continue reading Sermon: Paul in Ephesus
Ra’ah: The FRIENDSHIP of Shepherds
In a few weeks we are going to break down the Hebrew word for friend, but this week we will simply introduce it, because the root word for friend is a bit complicated. The Hebrew concept of friend comes from ra’ah (7462), the verb meaning to shepherd, to tend to a flock, to associate. A… Continue reading Ra’ah: The FRIENDSHIP of Shepherds
Sermon: Paul in Corinth
Good morning folks. This morning we’re going to continue on our travels with Paul, because I think it’s worth getting to know the guy who wrote 24% of the New Testament. N.T. Wright, a prominent New Testament scholar, wrote “Paul: a Biography”, and in it he says this: “When people in churches today discuss Paul and… Continue reading Sermon: Paul in Corinth
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