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We are still in chapter 30 of Genesis with our word for today used for the first time in the Bible. שְׂכַרְתִּ֔י the root of our word is שָׂכַר hire, take into paid service. It is used 18 times in the Old Testament. The word can be used for simple hire for work jobs to be performed to accomplish good causes like restoring the temple. We see it used this way in 2 Chronicles 24:11-12 They שֹׂכְרִים֙...

We are moving into chapter 30 of Genesis with our word for today תְּקַנֵּ֥א The root of our word is קָנָא envy, be jealous, zealous, get heated, become excited. It is used 34 times in the Old Testament. A good example of this word is the first time it is used in the Bible where God blesses Isaac so much that this happens. Genesis 26:13-15 The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until...

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We have already looked at our word for today. So why then are we doing this? Well because the irony is just too good not to talk about it. We are still in chapter 29 of Genesis with our word for today רִמִּית The root of our word is רָמָה deceive, beguile, deal treacherously with, desert, abandon, betray. It is used 8 times in the Old Testament. A good example of the word is with Joshua and the Gi...

We are now in chapter 29 of Genesis with our word for today שְׂנוּאָ֣ה from the root word שָׂנֵא hate, scorn, decrease in status, enemy, dislike intensely. It is used 146 times in the Old Testament. You might be thinking didn’t we already look at this word? We have a different Hebrew word for hate than the one with Jacob and Esau we looked at earlier. In our chapter this word shows the challenges...

We are still in chapter 28 of Genesis, and we find our word for today is used for the first time in the Bible. It is also a name which as we have seen has more meaning to it than we usually realize. בֵּית־אֵל Bethel. It is used 72 times in the Old Testament. It is actually a compound word made up of two words. בֵּית which the word for house and אֵל God. This is how Jacob describes why he named it...

As we are in chapter 28 of Genesis, we find our word for today. מַלְאָךְ messenger, messengers of God, a supernatural being created by God to serve Him, angel. It is used 213 times in the Old Testament. I find it interesting that the first two occasions that we find our word used we see angels brining messages, but they are very different messages from God. Genesis 16:7-11 The מַלְאָךְ angel of th...

As we are in chapter 28 of Genesis, we find our word for today also used for the first time in the Bible. חָלַם dream, become strong, restore to health. It is used 29 times in the Old Testament. A good example of our word is in Isaiah 29:8 as when a hungry person חָלַם dreams of eating, but awakens hungry still; as when a thirsty person חָלַם dreams of drinking, but awakens faint and thirsty still...

As we are in chapter 28 of Genesis we find our word for today. שַׁדַּי almighty, most powerful. It is used 48 times in the Old Testament. We see it first used in the Bible when God uses it to identify himself with Abraham. Genesis 17:1-2 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am אֵ֤ל שַׁדַּי֙ God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. Then I will...

We are moving into chapter 28 of Genesis today where we find our word for today. אִשָּׁה woman, wife, female. It is used 772 times in the Old Testament. We see it first used in the Bible at the very beginning. Genesis 2:22-24 Then the Lord God made a אִשָּׁה woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my fl...

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We are still in chapter 27 of Genesis where we find our word for today is used for the first time in the Bible. שָׂטַם be at enmity with, be hostile towards, bear a grudge, cherish animosity, against. It is used 6 times in the Old Testament. A great insight into our word is seen in how David describes how his enemies feel about him in his prayer for God’s help. Psalm 55:3 For they drop trouble upo...

Our word for today is a name. And as we have seen God has something to do with naming children in the Bible beyond the understanding of their parents. This is what we find today as we are still in chapter 27 of Genesis. יַעֲקֹב Jacob, Israel. It is used 348 times in the Old Testament. As Esau cries out after missing out on his blessing he gives us the meaning of Jacob’s name. Genesis 27:36 Esau sa...

As we move into chapter 27 of Genesis, we find our word for today is also used for the first time in the Bible. מִרְמָה trick, fraud, deceit, treachery, disillusionment, betrayal. It is used 39 times in the Old Testament. God makes it clear that deception is something that He hates. Psalm 5:6 You destroy those who speak lies; the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and מִרְמָה deceitful man. God equates...

As we move into chapter 27 of Genesis, we find our word for today is used for the first time in the Bible. And today is a good example why word studies are important they help us understand things from God’s perspective better. Our word for today isחָרַד tremble, be terrified, be frightened, startle, hurry, move or jerk quickly and involuntarily. It is used 39 times in the Old Testament. A good ex...

Our word for today is a word we have also already looked it when we were way back in Genesis chapter 3. So why are we looking at it again? Well for a similar reason we looked at blessed yesterday because it is repeated in our chapter we are currently in Genesis chapter 27. And for another reason because of the 4 times the English word appears 2 times it is the word we already looked at but the oth...

Our word for today is a word we have already looked it when we were back in Genesis chapter 12. So why are we looking at it again? Because as we move into chapter 27 of Genesis it is used a massive amount of times so we can’t ignore it.  Our word today is בָּרַךְ bless, praise, kneel, kneel down, filled with strength, adored. It is used 326 times in the Old Testament, 20 times in Genesis chapter 2...

We find ourselves still in chapter 26 of Genesis today we see our word used for the first time in the Bible in our chapter. מֹרָה bitterness, sorrow, grief. It is used only twice in the Old Testament as the noun form. The other time it is used is in Proverbs 14:10 The heart knows its own מֹרָה bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy. We see that our word is a very personal individual thing. I t...

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Our word for today is a very well-known Hebrew word recognized by most people. שָׁלוֹם peace, prosperity, success, welfare, healthy, intact, completeness, wholeness. It is used 236 times in the Old Testament. A good example of this word is found in our chapter that we are still in Genesis chapter 26 where our word is used twice. Earlier Isaac’s men were quarrelling with the herdsmen of Gerar over...

As we find ourselves still in chapter 26 today we see our word for today used the most in the chapter, 6 times. שֵׁם name, standing, reputation, fame, how a person or thing is known. It is used 855 times in the Old Testament. The position or right to name something or someone is a sign of authority over what is named. This authority shows either ownership or a manger role entrusted by the owner to...

As we are still in chapter 26 of Genesis today, we find something that sounds familiar. This same narrative has already been seen twice and now we see it once again with Isaac. He has the same fear his father Abraham had. Genesis 26:6-7 So Isaac settled in Gerar. When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he יָרֵא feared to say, “My wife,” thinking, “lest...

As we move into chapter 26 today we will look at a word used a lot in the Bible. It has already come up in our journey through the Bible but now we have opportunity to take a look. שָׁמַע hear, listen, obey, understand, be heard. It is used 1,157 times in the Bible. What is key to this word is not just that you do what you are told but who you listen to that is important. Here is an example of lis...

Our word for today is אָהֵב love, like, endear, to have a great deal of affection or care for or loyalty towards. It is used 210 times in the Old Testament. We see it used of God’s love for people. Deuteronomy 10:15 Yet the Lord set his heart in אָהֵב love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day. And God’s command to love Him. Deuteronomy 6:...

Our word for today summarizes what Esau just did in his transaction with Isaac of selling his birthright. It is also used for the first time in the Bible here in our chapter 25 of Genesis. Genesis 25:34 Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left. So Esau בָּזָה despised his birthright. בָּזָה despise, despised, despicable, to make despicable, t...