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The Aramaic word most often translated “pray” in the Peshitta NT is tsela [LWM#2106, Strong’s #CH6739]. The corresponding noun is tselutha [#2107]. The word can also mean to incline to, bend, waver, turn aside, seek and intend. The verb is represented by the following pictographs: The tsade letter is the side view of a man…
Living water is what comes from a spring or fountain bubbling up from underneath the ground. It is not water collected in a cistern. When we were in Israel, we saw a huge cistern on two levels that was at Masada that collected rainwater from the mountains and contained thousands of gallons of water. There…
There are a number of verses, particularly in the Psalms that say, “wait on the Lord.” But I believe that there are several misconceptions being taught and practiced regarding what that phrase means and I would like to address these. Some believers hold that they must “wait” for a long time, perhaps months and years,…
Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s. For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword. II Chronicles 20:16; Hebrews 4:12 Questions and Answers…We can overcome the giant problems in our lives by changing the questions we…
What does it mean to have a treasure? Does it consist of material goods, or intangible heavenly goods? The definition of treasure is: the place in which good and precious things are collected and laid up; a casket, coffer, or other receptacle, in which valuables are kept; a treasury; storehouse, repository, magazine; the things laid…
What is Anointing? If you have been around Christian circles for any length of time, you have probably heard someone talking about anointing. And if you are like me, you probably had a vague idea of what that might mean, something along the lines of power being felt or demonstrated in some way. I would…
There four different types of prayer to consider and understand as listed in the second chapter of 1 Timothy. 1 Timothy 2:1 (KJV): I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; First, supplications are specific requests or petitions. Second, prayers are made with the…
Meaning of Adoption KJV Ephesians 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, There are three different cultures that need to be reviewed in order to understand how this phrase in Ephesians 1:5 should be translated. In the Jewish culture, adoption…
I have been fifty years by God’s grace, acting on the principle of Christian giving according to the Scriptures, and I cannot tell you the abundance of spiritual blessing I have received to my own soul through acting thus; that is, seeking to be a cheerful giver; seeking to give as God has been pleased…
Table of Figures of Speech ID Figure English Name Category Definition Emphasis Notes 1 Allegory Allegory Illustration Continued comparison by representation or implication Points of comparison Allegory is broader term in Semitic languages than Western. 2 Anadiplosis Like Endings & Beginnings Repetition Repetition of the same word or words at the end of one…
Appendix 2 from Aramaic Peshitta New Testament Translation All language is ruled by laws, but to convey special emphasis of a word or group of words, these general laws of language are purposefully departed from, and other laws of language are invoked, giving the single word or group of words a new form. The Greeks…
