Midbar: INTO the WILDERNESS

 Into the Wilderness: midbar, masculine noun (Strong's 4057), from root word dabar/davar (Strong's 1697), meaning “word”. Root: מִדְבָּר Sounds like: meed'bar Last week we looked into the single phrase, “out of the garden”, which in Hebrew is the single word migan. This word is strongly connected to the word midbar, meaning meaning into the wilderness.… Continue reading Midbar: INTO the WILDERNESS

Revisiting COUNSELLOR

This time of year many of us celebrate the birth of Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus the Messiah). December is an unlikely time for His actual birth, but regardless of calendar accuracy there's something beautiful about gathering together in the darkness of winter and celebrating His arrival with shimmering lights. The sparkling lights of the Hanukkah candles… Continue reading Revisiting COUNSELLOR

Sheleg: Revisiting SNOW

This week Prince Edward Island has enjoyed some lovely, sunny, snowy days. It's a good time to revisit where and why snow (sheleg in Hebrew) shows up in the Bible. We don't tend to think of the Holy Land as a snowy place, but it did grace the mountains in the North. Today Mount Hermon… Continue reading Sheleg: Revisiting SNOW