Hebel – Breath, Vapor, Idol, Emptiness, and Vanity
Hebel – הָ֫בֶל: vapor, breath – 1892 Original Word: הָ֫בֶלַ – Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: hebel – Phonetic Spelling: (heh’bel) – Short Definition: vanity When I study any book in the Bible, I usually review relevant aspects including words. In Ecclesiastes, Hebel is essential to the text. In looking at the occurrences of Hebel – הָ֫בֶלַ – through the […]
Ruach – Breath Wind Spirit
Strong’s Concordance – ruach: breath, wind, spirit – 7307 Original Word: ר֫וּחַ – Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: ruach – Phonetic Spelling: (roo’-akh) – Short Definition: spirit When I study any book in the Bible, I usually review relevant aspects including words. In Ecclesiastes, Ruach is essential to the text. In looking at the occurrences of Ruach – ר֫וּח […]
Universal Translator – Can the Symbolic Version Be Available Today?
As we move closer and closer toward vocal translation apps, we are moving toward the Star Trek idea of a universal translator. A few months ago we had a visiting scholar and his family from china stay with us. We were getting by with Google Translate, but I remember seeing a news story of a […]
Speak and Act God
Sometimes when I read or listen to C S Lewis it can be dusty or drab. Well last night was not one of those times. Last night fit into the category where about everything I read of his seemed bright, like a ray reflected through the living jewels or fiery gems he wrote into Narnia. […]
Visualize and Imagine What You Want to Become in Christ
First, ask God, what do you want me to be like. Then, imagine what that would look like in your life. Maybe it would help to think of a person who exemplifies that office, fruit, gift, or trait. Then I think of how that would look in your life.
Prayer – Relating Our Life of Prayer to The Tabernacle
Finally, Prayer is not meant to change God, who is immutable, not of shifting shadow. Prayer is meant to change us. We are as shifting shadows, “14Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. “