Inspiring Words Knight Vision

We are in chapter twelve of Exodus with our word. מַצָּה unleavened bread, unfermented bread. It is used 53 times in the Old Testament, 6 times in our chapter. Our word is used to identify bread that has no yeast usually because there is not enough time to make it with yeast. Genesis 19:3 But he insisted so strongly that they did go with him and entered his house. He prepared a meal for them, baki...

We are in chapter twelve of Exodus with our word. דָּם blood, shedding of blood, bloodshed, slaughter, blood-guilt, slaying. It is used 359 times in the Old Testament, 6 times in our chapter. Let’s look at how it’s used in our chapter today. Exodus 12:7, 13, 22-23 Then they shall take some of הַדָּ֔ם the blood and put it on the two doorposts....of the houses in which they eat it… Take a bunch of h...

We are in chapter twelve of Exodus with our word for today with both the noun and verb forms. פֶּ֫סַח Passover, the meal eaten at the Passover celebration, a sparing, immunity. This is the noun used 49 times in the Old Testament. פָּסַח be lame, limp, limp by, pass by, spare. This is the verb it is used 7 times in the Old testament. The noun is used 5 times in our chapter and the verb 3 times. Let...

We are in chapter twelve of Exodus with our word for today. חִפָּזוֹן in haste, a hasty flight, trepidation, hurried flight. It is used 3 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense of a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry. In all the uses we see God’s power displayed with overwhelming force in rescuing his people. In Isaiah we find God’s deliverance being so domineerin...

We are in chapter twelve of Exodus with our word for today. תָּמִים complete, unscathed, intact, blameless, without fault, free of blemish, without defect, perfect. It is used 91 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense of being free of guilt or not subject to blame. Genesis 6:9 Noah was a righteous man, תָּמִ֥ים blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully wit...

We are in chapter twelve of Exodus with our word for today. שֶׂה lamb, young sheep or goat, small livestock, one of the flock. It is used 47 times in the Old Testament, 5 times in our chapter. A good example of our word is in 1 Samuel 17:34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a שֶׂ֖ה sheep from the flock, I went afte...

We are rolling into chapter twelve of Exodus with our word for today. חֹ֫דֶשׁ new moon, month, the period between successive new moons. It is used 275 times in the Old Testament, 6 times in our chapter. We find our word used to mark events relative to how long someone has lived. Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ month, on the seventeenth day of t...

We are still in chapter eleven of Exodus with our word for today, which is actually a phrase. בָּחֳרִי־אָֽף hot anger, fierce anger, great rage. It is used 5 times in the Old Testament. Literally hot nose. We have already looked at the word אָֽף nose and saw that it has to do with the flaring of your nostrils when you are angry so nostril, nose can be understood and translated as anger. Let’s look...

We are in chapter eleven of Exodus with our word for today. חוה bow down, bow oneself down, to sink down, to get into a prostrate position, as in submission, homage, humility, worship or grief. It is used 170 in the Old Testament. Most of the time we find our word used in reference to worshiping God. Genesis 22:5 He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there...

We are in chapter eleven of Exodus with our word for today. צְעָקָה yelling, screaming, call for help, cry out, outcry, cry of wailing. It is used 20 in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense of a cry of emotional distress or anguish of a large group of people suffering. Genesis 19:12-13 The two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone...

We are in chapter eleven of Exodus with our word for today. בְּכוֹר firstborn, oldest offspring. It is used 122 in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense of an offspring who came first in the order of birth. Genesis 25:13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the בְּכֹ֤ר firstborn of Ishmael. Genesis 27:19, 32 Jacob said to his fath...

We are in chapter eleven of Exodus with our word for today. חֵן grace, charm, favor, popularity. It is used 70 in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense of having God’s favor. Genesis 6:5-8 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. The Lord regretted that he ha...

We are in chapter eleven of Exodus with our word for today. גָּרַשׁ drive out, cast out, to expel, to put away, banish, divorce. It is used 44 in the Old Testament. We find our word used to describe God’s action as a result of sin. Genesis 3:23-24 So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. After he וַיְגָ֖רֶשׁ drove the man out, he placed...

We are moving into chapter eleven of Exodus with our word for today with our focus on the causative intensive tense. שָׁלַח stretch out, send, dispatch, let free, dismiss. It is used 843 in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. Let’s look at our word in our chapter. Exodus 11:1, 9-10 The Lord said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he יְשַׁלַּ֥ח w...

We are still in chapter ten of Exodus with our word for today which is actually a phrase. וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ לֹֽא־נֵדַ֗ע we do not know. It is used twice in the Old Testament. Let’s look at how it’s used in our chapter. Exodus 10:24-27 Then Pharaoh called Moses and said, “Go, serve the Lord; your little ones also may go with you; only let your flocks and your herds remain behind.” But Moses said, “You m...

We are in chapter ten of Exodus with our word for today. חֹ֫שֶׁךְ darkness, darkening, obscurity, to be surrounded by darkness. It is used 80 times in the Old Testament, three times in our chapter. Our word is used in a literal sense throughout the Bible. Right at the beginning of creation before anything was illuminated we find our word. Genesis 1:2 Now the earth was formless and empty, וְחֹ֖שֶׁך...

We are in chapter ten of Exodus with our word for today. נָשָׂא lift up, carry, lift, take away, take, forgive, bring, exalt, raise high. It is used 653 times in the Old Testament, two times in our chapter. The basic idea of our word is to lift up. Genesis 7:17 For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙ lifted the ark high above the earth. Exod...

We are in chapter ten of Exodus with our word for today, used for the first time in the Bible. מוֹקֵשׁ snare, bait, lure, noose, trigger, cause of injury. It is used 27 times in the Old Testament. Most of the time our word is used in God warning his people against worshiping false gods and idols. Exodus 23:33 Do not let them live in your land or they will cause you to sin against me, because the w...

We are in chapter ten of Exodus with our word for today. אַרְבֶּה Locusts, migratory locusts, migratory grasshopper having a short antennae. It is used 24 times in the Old Testament, used seven times in our chapter. Most of the time our word is used to describe God bringing judgment on a nation. A good example is in Joel 1:4 What the locust swarm has left the הָאַרְבֶּ֖ה great locusts have eaten;...

We are in chapter ten of Exodus with our word for today. עָנָה be bowed down, humbled, be wretched, be crouched, hunched up, emaciated, cringe, stoop, submit. It is used 79 times in the Old Testament. We see our word used in the sense of being mistreated. Genesis 16:6 “Your slave is in your hands,” Abram said. “Do with her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai וַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָ mistreated Hagar; so she...

We are moving into chapter ten of Exodus with our word for today used for the first time in the Bible in our chapter. עָלַל deal with, deal severely with, glean, act or deal wantonly, act arbitrarily, treat harshly. It is used 19 times in the Old Testament. The basic idea of our word is to strip or be harsh. So we see it in the sense of gleaning a vineyard. Leviticus 19:10 And you shall not תְעוֹל...

We are in chapter nine of Exodus with our word for today. חָטָא miss a mark, wrong, offend, sin, be culpable, bear the loss, go wrong, become liable to a penalty, be at fault, guilty. It is used 235 times in the Old Testament, 2 times in our chapter. The basic idea of our word is to miss or fall short. A good example of falling short of a target is Judges 20:16 Among all these soldiers there were...

We are in chapter nine of Exodus with our word for today which is actually a phrase. אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה the word of the LORD or YHWH. It is used 21 times in the Old Testament, 2 times in our chapter. We find it used to describe reading from God’s written word or scripture. Deuteronomy 5:5 At that time I stood between the Lord and you to declare to you אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה the word of the Lord, bec...

We are in chapter nine of Exodus with our word for today used for the first time in the Bible in our chapter. בָּרָד hailstones, hail. It is used 29 times in the Old Testament, 14 times in our chapter alone. Our word is used in the sense of precipitation consisting of lumps or spheres of ice that can be destructive. We find our word used to describe God’s awesome power. Job 38:22-23 “Have you ente...

We are in chapter nine of Exodus with our word for today. סָלַל lift up, cast up, pile up in the street, rise up in rank. It is used 12 times in the Old Testament. A good picture of our word is used in throwing up or lifting up a siege ramp in order to get over a city wall. Job 19:12 His troops advance in force; they וַיָּסֹ֣לּוּ build a siege ramp against me and encamp around my tent. Another goo...