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!
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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: Yeshua and the Children
Yeshua and the Children Today is our Fall kick-off event, celebrating our upcoming season that places children and youth at the forefront in this church. Christianity is actually rooted in elevating children… lifting them up in importance in a time when children were seen, at least by Roman culture, as a necessary nuisance. Yeshua, on… Continue reading Sermon: Yeshua and the Children
A’raphel, ophel, and ephah: THICK GLOOMY DARKNESS (Sky stuff Pt.4)
Sky-Stuff pt4... THICK DARKNESS/GLOOM: araphel (Strong’s 6205); ephah (Strong’s 5890), ophel (Strong’s 652) There are three Hebrew words that are synonyms (different words, same meaning) for the image of thick, gloomy, darkness. They are a’raphel, ophel, and ephah. It was meant to represent far more than just darkness in the sky (although some translators fail… Continue reading A’raphel, ophel, and ephah: THICK GLOOMY DARKNESS (Sky stuff Pt.4)
Sermon: Paul in Athens
Paul in Athens As many of you know, the three of us, Fisher-Langilles, recently returned from a vacation to the Mediterranean. We traveled to Greece, Turkey, Malta and Italy, covering many of the locations that the Apostle Paul visited. Going to the places that Paul visited, or lived in, has given me a whole new… Continue reading Sermon: Paul in Athens
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