Inspiring Words Knight Vision

We are moving into Numbers chapter ten with our word for today. חֲצֹצְרָה trumpet. It is used 29 times in the Old Testament, 4 times in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense of trumpeter, a person who plays or blasts the trumpet. 2 Chronicles 23:13 And when she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains וְהַחֲצֹצְרוֹת֮ and the trumpeters beside the kin...

We are in Numbers chapter nine with our word for today which is a phrase. עַל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֗ה on the mouth of YWHW, at the commandment of YWHW, the will of YWHW, according to the word of YWHW. It is used 25 times in the Old Testament, 7 times in our chapter. Our phrase is used in the context of God’s direction in dividing up the promised land. Joshua 19:49-50 When they had finished distributing the...

We are in Numbers chapter nine with our word for today. עָנָן  cloud, cloud-mass, clouds. It is used 87 times in the Old Testament, 11 times in our chapter. We have already looked at this word previously but because it is used so many times in our chapter it is worth another look. We find our word used in the sense of mist, a thin fog that reduces visibility and is dissipated by the sun; often nea...

We are in Numbers chapter nine with our word for today. מָרֹר  bitter, bitter drink, bitter thing, bitter herb. It is used 5 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in a figurative sense to be bitter or bring about bitterness. Deuteronomy 32:31-32 For their rock is not as our Rock; our enemies are by themselves. For their vine comes from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah; thei...

We are in Numbers chapter nine with our word for today which actually two words in the original but translated as one word in English. בֵּ֧ין הָֽעֲרְבַּ֛יִם at twilight, literally between the two evenings or the interval between evening. The word בַּ֫יִן interval, between, space between is used 480 times in the Old Testament. The word עֶ֫רֶב sunset, evening is used 134 times in the Old Testament....

We are rolling into Numbers chapter nine with our word for today which is a phrase. וְעָ֥שָׂה פֶ֖סַח keep the Passover. Our word is used 12 times in the Old Testament, 7 times in our chapter. Let’s start with the first time it is used in the Bible. Exodus 12:43, 46-48 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover … It shall be eaten in one house; you shall not take any...

We are in Numbers chapter eight with our word for today. צָבָא military service, campaign, military men, troops, heavenly bodies. Our word is used 485 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. Our word is used most of the time in the sense of horde, a host or a vast multitude. Exodus 7:4 Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and bring צִבְאֹתַ֜י my hosts, my peop...

We are in Numbers chapter eight with our word for today. בָּדַל withdraw, go over, be excluded, separate, divided from, single out. Our word is used 42 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense to separate, to act as a barrier between, stand between. Genesis 1:4, 6 And God saw that the light was good. And God וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל separated the light from the darkness … And God said, “Let t...

We are in Numbers chapter eight with our word for today. תְּנוּפָה  uplifted offering, wave offering, consecrated gift. Our word is used 30 times in the Old Testament, 4 times in our chapter. We find our word used in the sense of waving, the act of waving something back and forth. Isaiah 19:16-17 In that day the Egyptians will be like women, and tremble with fear before the תְּנוּפַת֙ [literally w...

We are in Numbers chapter eight with our word for today. טָהֵר  be clean, cleanse, purify, pronounce clean. Our word is used 94 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense to cleanse, to purge of ritual impurities. 2 Chronicles 29:18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king and said, טִהַ֖רְנוּ “We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensil...

We are in Numbers chapter eight with our word for today. מַרְאֶה  pattern, seeing, appearance, sight, vision. Our word is used 103 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used most of the time in the sense of form, the visual appearance of something or someone. A good example of this is David. 1 Samuel 16:6-7 When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord's anointed is befor...

We are moving into Numbers chapter eight with our word for today. אוֹר  dawn, become light, shine, illuminate, ignite, emit light, be bright. Our word is used 43 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense to show favor, to do good, bless, conceived of as shining one’s face towards something. Psalm 31:16 Make your face הָאִ֣ירָה shine on your servant; save me in your steadfast l...

We are in Numbers chapter seven with our word for today. קוֹל  noise, voice, sound, message, tidings, proclamation. Our word is used 505 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense of sound, the auditory effect produced by a given cause. Genesis 3:8 They heard the ק֨וֹל sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. Joshua 6:5 When they make a long blast wit...

We are in Numbers chapter seven with our word for today. דָּבַר  speak, word, matter, affair, thing, something. Our word is used 1,135 times in the Old Testament, 3 times in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense to speak, to express in speech. We find it used of people speaking such as Abraham, Moses and David. Genesis 18:27 Abraham answered and said, “Behold, I have undertaken לְדַבֵּ֣ר to s...

We are in Numbers chapter seven with our word for today which is a phrase. חֲנֻכַּ֣ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ  dedication of the altar, dedication offering for the altar. Our phrase used 5 times in the Old Testament, 4 times in our chapter. What is interesting is that every use of our phrase involves either the initiation of the tabernacle worship or later the temple worship. Before we jump into our phrase l...

We are moving into Numbers chapter seven with our word for today with both the verb and noun forms. קָרֵב get or come closer, approach, come forward, step up to, come near, offer. This is the verb used 280 times in the Old Testament, 8 times in our chapter. קָרְבָּן offering, gift, sacrifice, something presented. This is the noun used 80 times in the Old Testament, 28 times in our chapter. Let’s l...

We are in Numbers chapter six with our word for today. בָּרַךְ bless, praise, fill with strength, kneel. It is used 327 times in the Old Testament, 3 times in our chapter. We have looked at our word for today two times already but will again today since it is such an important part of our chapter. Our chapter starts with a specific group of people who want to take a special vow to glorify God. The...

We are in Numbers chapter six with our word for today. סַל basket. It is used 15 times in the Old Testament, 3 times in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense of basket, a container that was typically woven together and often used to transport food. Genesis 40:16-18 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream: there were three cake סַל...

We are in Numbers chapter six with our word for today. שֵׂעָר hairiness, body hair, hairy covering. It is used 28 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the context of the covering of one’s body. This is seen as one’s own body hair. Genesis 25:25 The first came out red, all his body like a שֵׂעָ֑ר hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. Leviticus 13:3-4, 9-11 the priest shall examine t...

We are in Numbers chapter six with our word for today. גֶּ֫פֶן climbing plant, vine. It is used 55 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense of vine, a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface. 2 Kings 4:39 One of them went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild גֶּ֣פֶן vine and gathered from it his lap full of wi...

We are in Numbers chapter six with our word for today. עֵנָב wine-berry, grape. It is used 19 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense of raisin, a dried grape. Hosea 3:1 Even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes עֲנָבִֽים of raisins.” All the other uses of our word are in the sense of grape, any of various juicy fruit of the genu...

We are in Numbers chapter six with our word for today.  חֹ֫מֶץ vinegar. It is used 6 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense of vinegar, sour-tasting liquid produced from wine or other sources used as a flavorer or preservative. Because our word was used to identify something that was common and used every day we find it in wisdom literature to illustrate wisdom. Proverbs 10:26 כ...

We are moving into Numbers chapter six with our word for today.  נָזִירdevoted, consecrated, devotee, Nazirite. It is used 16 times in the Old Testament, 6 times in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense of Nazirite, a special class of people who have taken a vow of separation to God involving specific behaviors. Let’s look at them. Numbers 6:1-3, 13-15, 18-21 And the Lord spoke to Moses, sayi...

We are in Numbers chapter five with our word for today which is a phrase.  מֵ֥י הַמָּרִ֖יםwater of bitterness. It is used 4 times in the Old Testament all of which are in our chapter today. Let’s look at them. We have the same context of a man being jealous and suspecting his wife of adultery that we did yesterday with our phrase for today.  Numbers 5:18-19, 23-24 And the priest shall set the woma...

We are rolling into Numbers chapter five with our word for today.  שָׂטהdeviate, fall into false paths, turn aside. It is used 6 times in the Old Testament, 4 times in our chapter. Our word is used twice in the book of Proverbs. Both of these times our word is used in the sense to turn aside, to change orientation or direction, also in a figurative way especially in relation to leaving a set cours...