There will be one more entry to follow number 66 in the “Attention” series, but again this had more of a sense of urgency, and it fits right in with the topic. At a later time I hopefully will get to connect this word for “window” ארבה with the cognate חרב, which we have discussed …
Tag: Hebrew Etymology
64. Direct Attention / Pay Attention
I take one brief moment to remember our teacher, our mentor, our friend Oswald, who crossed over this week to the other side. Oswald has not only been the inspiration for the work done here, but an ongoing encouragement right up until he moved to join the LORD and his great friend Nathan. His wife …
63. Implications of נשׁה
This is the continuation of Blog 62, Focus Attention, the extended investigation of נשה. These are the eighteen occurrences of נשׁה in ESV However, note the listing of Genesis 33:5, where we last ended, is נשׁים. There are 131 occurrences of נשׁים in BHS. נשי seventeen occurrences. We will discuss later••• Genesis 32:32 ESV 32 Therefore to this day the people of Israel …
61. Introduction to “Attention” Discussion
Genesis 1:2 2 The earth was without form (h8414. תֹּהוּ ṯôhû) and void (h0922. בֹּהוּ ḇôhû), and darkness(h2822. חשֶׁךְ ḥšeḵ) was over the face of the deep (h8415. תְּהוֹם ṯehôm). And the Spirit (h7307. רוּחַ rûaḥ) of God was hovering over the face of the waters. As the Israelites left Egypt, at Passover/Pesach, we’ve discussed how it was the birth of a new nation. At this point, having come to the …
60. Act Eagerly Follow-up
Below the line of ◈ is my homework from the “assignment” on “act eagerly.” Hopefully you came up with something as well. This was not pre-planned, but it struck me that there is a great, repeated message here, that can be approached from the opposite direction. And perhaps you can see how we meet in the middle. …
59. Act Eagerly
I believe it is time for you to do some investigation on your own. Take as much time as you need. Listed here are twenty-five verses. Use the tools we have discussed to look for connections, with the background cognate meaning of “act eagerly” in mind. A few pointers. Where I have been labeling Ezekiel …
58. Break Bones
Exodus 12:43-49 – (Passover Regulations – Gen. 17:9–14; Ex. 12:1–13) 43 And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the ordinance of the Passover: No foreigner shall eat it. 44 But every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then he may eat it. 45 A sojourner and …
57. Let’s talk more about טוב
From the last entry: Here are those three verses: Genesis 11:6 6 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה הֵ֣ן עַ֤ם אֶחָד֙ וְשָׂפָ֤ה אַחַת֙ לְכֻלָּ֔ם וְזֶ֖ה הַחִלָּ֣ם לַעֲשֹׂ֑ות וְעַתָּה֙ לֹֽא־יִבָּצֵ֣ר מֵהֶ֔ם כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָזְמ֖וּלַֽעֲשֹֽׂות׃ Genesis 11:6 6 And the LORD said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. Psalms 16:5 5 יְֽהוָ֗ה מְנָת־חֶלְקִ֥י וְכוֹסִ֑י אַ֝תָּ֗ה תּוֹמִ֥יךְ גּוֹרָלִֽי׃ Psalms 16:5 …