A Hearing Heart In 1 Kings 3:3, God appeared to King Solomon in a dream as he offered sacrifices in Gibeon and said, “Ask what I shall give thee.” Solomon’s request is recorded in verse 9: “Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart.” God told Solomon that his prayer was answered and hence Solomon became[…]
A Hearing Heart In 1 Kings 3:3, God appeared to King Solomon in a dream as he offered sacrifices in Gibeon and said, “Ask what I shall give thee.” Solomon’s request is recorded in verse 9: “Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart.” God told Solomon that his prayer was answered and hence Solomon became[…]
Needed: Friends of Zion The Hebrew word for friend is חֲבֵר (chaver). The root: ח ב ר means to ‘join, connect’. Friends are people who are joined together around a similar interest or cause. A written composition is a חיבור (chi-vur) because words are joined together. An author, writer or composer is a מחבר (m’cha-ber)[…]
Needed: A Spiritual Vision Check Reading Numbers 22 you will note that the Hebrew word דֶּ֖רֶךְ (‘deh-rech‘ meaning ‘way’ – Strong’s #1870) is used 8 times [verses 22, 23, 24, 26, 31, 32, 34]. Often it has the Hebrew letter bet ( ב) as the prefix to indicate ‘the way’ or ‘in the way’ – בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ (b-derech). These verses[…]
Honoring Our Fathers When God gave the Ten Commandments, He was establishing the foundation for society and truly “western civilization” and esp. the laws of the United States are built upon them. Their importance cannot be denied (although many people try to do so in this day). The Ten Commandments are generally divided into[…]
Personal Invitation to Discipleship In the New Testament era, discipleship was expressed by the teacher-student relationship. The learning process was not a matter of the disciple gaining knowledge, but it was more like an apprenticeship where the disciple learned how to “do” as the teacher “did”. It a great honor to be “covered in[…]
The Spirit Gives Life The Hebrew word שָׁבֻעֹת֙ – Shavuot (sha-voo-ot) literally means ‘weeks’. Exodus 34:22 says, “And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest.” The phrase ‘feast of weeks’ is translated from the Hebrew – חַ֤ג שָׁבֻעֹת֙ – chag shavuot. In Modern Hebrew, the word חג – means[…]