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We are in chapter twenty of Exodus with our word for today which is a phrase. שֵׁ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֣ים֙ six days. It is used 15 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. It is used for the first time in the context of God providing manna from heaven to feed the people. Exodus 16:26 שֵׁ֥שֶׁת יָמִ֖ים Six days you are to gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will not be any. This firs...

We are in chapter twenty of Exodus with our word for today used for the first time in the Bible. שָׁוְא worthless, futile, emptiness, vanity, inconsequential. It is used 54 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense of being valueless or futile. The salvation of people is identified with our word. Psalm 60:11 Oh, grant us help against the foe, וְ֝שָׁ֗וְא for va...

We are in chapter twenty of Exodus with our word for today. עָוֹן iniquity, guilt, misdeed, sin, punishment of iniquity. It is used 233 times in the Old Testament. The root word עוה is the idea of to twist or to be bent. So instead of following God’s word and his will we twist it or bend it. Sin always separates us from God the good news is that God has found a way to forgive our sins against him....

We are in chapter twenty of Exodus with our word for today, used for the first time in the Bible. קַנָּא jealous, zealous, fiercely protective and unaccepting disloyalty. It is used 6 times in the Old Testament. Let’s look at them. Exodus 20:5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a קַנָּ֔א jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the...

We are in chapter twenty of Exodus with our word for today which is actually a phrase. Our phrase is the second of two ways God more specifically defines what it means to have other gods before YHWH the true God. Yesterday we looked at the first one idol or carved image let’s look at the second one. לֹֽא־תִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣ה לָהֶ֖ם֮ וְלֹ֣א תָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ Not bow down to them and not serve them. It is used...

We are in chapter twenty of Exodus with our word for today used for the first time in the Bible. Our word is one of two ways God more specifically defines what it means to have other gods before YHWH the true God. פֶּ֫סֶל idol, image, divine image, graven image, molten image. It is used 31 times in the Old Testament. Our word has the sense of a physical image that represents a false deity in place...

We are moving into chapter twenty of Exodus with our word for today. עַל־פָּנָֽ֗יַ before me, my sight, my face, my presence. It is used 19 times in the Old Testament. We see our phrase used to fall on ones face in the sense of bowing down or falling down in reverence. Ezekiel 1:26, 28 High above on the throne was a figure like that of a man…This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of...

We are in chapter nineteen of Exodus with our word for today. פָּרַץ break out, break through, burst out, erupt, make a split, break down, destroy. It is used 46 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. We find our word used to describe God’s power over his enemies in battle. 2 Samuel 5:19-20 The Lord answered him, “Go, for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hands.” So David...

We are in chapter nineteen of Exodus with our word for today. חָרַד tremble, be terrified, hurry, take trouble, worry, startle, be frightened. It is used 39 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. Exodus 19:16-17 On the morning of the third day there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp וַיֶּחֱרַ֥...

We are in chapter nineteen of Exodus with our word for today. We looked at the adjective a few days ago with holy nation. Today we will look at the verb. קָדַשׁ be holy, remove from common use, subject to special treatment, be set apart, consecrate, sacred. It is used 171 times in the Old Testament. A good example of our word is the first time it is used in the Bible along with the first thing God...

We are in chapter nineteen of Exodus with our word for today. אָמַן wearing, prove to be firm, reliable, faithful, believe, confirm, support, to have faith, put one’s trust in something or someone. It is used 96 times in the Old Testament. We have looked at our word before applied to God as the object. Today we will look at the sense of it being applied to God’s messenger as the object. This is wh...

We are in chapter nineteen of Exodus with our word for today, which is a phrase. ג֣וֹי קָד֑וֹשׁ holy nation. It is used just this one time in our chapter in the Old Testament. Our phrase is the third part of the three benefits God lists from obeying his voice and keeping his covenant that we have looked at over the last couple of days. If we remember agreements are entered into because it benefits...

We are in chapter nineteen of Exodus with our word for today, which is a phrase. מַמְלֶ֥כֶת כֹּהֲנִ֖ים kingdom of priests. It is used just this one time in our chapter in the Old Testament. Our phrase is the second part of the many benefits God’s lists from obeying his voice and keeping his covenant that we have looked at over the last couple of days. If we remember agreements are entered into bec...

We are in chapter nineteen of Exodus with our word for today, used for the first time in the Bible. סְגֻלָּה personal property, possession, wealth, treasure, accumulated wealth in the form of money, jewels, or other valuables. It is used 8 times in the Old Testament. Our word is the first part of the many benefits God’s lists from obeying his voice and keeping his covenant that we have looked at o...

We are in chapter nineteen of Exodus with our word for today which is a phrase. וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֑י keep my covenant. It is used 8 times in the Old Testament. Our phrase is the second part of the conditional statement God is making with his people. Yesterday we looked at the first one which was obeying God’s voice. Let’s look this second one with our phrase in our chapter. Exodus 19:5-6...

We are in chapter nineteen of Exodus with our word for today which is a phrase. תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ בְּקֹלִ֔י obey my voice, listen to my voice. It is used 19 times in the Old Testament. Our phrase is a great example of conditional statements. Throughout the Bible we see God relates to us in both unconditional and conditional ways. The best example of this is that his love for us is unconditional in that...

We are rolling into chapter nineteen of Exodus with our word for today. כָּנָף wing, skirt, hem, edge, extremity. It is used 110 times in the Old Testament. Most of the uses of our word are in the sense of a moveable extremity for flying. Genesis 1:21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds...

We are in chapter eighteen of Exodus with our word for today which is one of the two benefits of setting up qualified reliable men to help Moses lead. Yesterday we looked at the first benefit which was Moses would be able to continue to lead because he would not wear himself out and be able to endure the challenges of leadership. Today let’s look at that second benefit which is actually a phrase....

We are in chapter eighteen of Exodus with our word for today which is one of the two benefits of setting up qualified reliable men to help Moses lead. עָמַד go up before, stand in position, stand respectfully before, take one’s stand, stand, remain standing, to persist, to continue to exist, endure. It is used 523 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used most of the time in the basic sense to...

We are in chapter eighteen of Exodus with our word for today. חַ֫יִל faculty, power, strength, efficiency, wealth, army, competent, brave, ability, quality. It is used 245 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used most often to describe a standing army for a nation. 2 Samuel 8:9-10 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire חֵ֥יל army of Hadadezer, he sent his son Joram to...

We are in chapter eighteen of Exodus with our word for today is actually a phrase. וְנָשְׂא֖וּ אִתָּֽךְ will bear with you. It is used 2 times in the Old Testament. Let’s look at both uses connected to Moses. Numbers 11:14-17 I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me. If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me—if I have found favor in your...

We are in chapter eighteen of Exodus with our word for today is actually a phrase. לֹא־טוֹב֙ not good. It is used 23 times in the Old Testament. We find our phrase used in the sense of comparing one thing or situation to another. Numbers 14:3 Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. הֲל֧וֹא ט֦וֹב Wouldn’t it be bett...

We are in chapter eighteen of Exodus with our word for today is actually a phrase. עַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתִּי now I know. It is used 9 times in the Old Testament. We find our phrase used in the sense of assuming that something is true based on one’s own thinking. Judges 17:5-6, 12-13 Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household gods and installed one of his sons as his priest. In those day...

We are in chapter eighteen of Exodus with our word for today is actually a phrase used for the first time in the Bible. גָד֥וֹל יְהוָ֖ה LORD is greater, YHWH is greater. It is used 7 times in the Old Testament. What is interesting is that it is qualified 5 times with either one of two phrases, מִכָּל־הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים “from all” or “out of all other gods” usually translated “than all gods”. The other qu...

We are in chapter eighteen of Exodus with our word for today used for the first time in the Bible. תְּלָאָה hardship, tribulation. It is used 4 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense of something that causes or entails suffering. What is interesting is that 3 out of the 4 times it is used the qualifier כָּל “all” precedes our word. So, we are not talking about a little roug...