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We are in chapter thirty-three of Exodus with our word for today which is a phrase. עַמּ֣וּד הֶֽעָנָ֔ן column of cloud, pillar of cloud. It is used 7 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. The first time it is used in the Bible it is used to describe how God would guide them in their journey to the promise land. Exodus 13:21-22 And the Lord went before them by day בְּעַמּ֤וּד עָנָן֙in a...

We are in chapter thirty-three of Exodus with our word for today. בָּקַשׁ discover, find, seek, attempt to do, possess, demand, require, request, search for. It is used 225 times in the Old Testament. What I find interesting about our word is the two main ways it is used. First we find it used to seek after someone to do them harm. 1 Samuel 23:15 David saw that Saul had come out לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ to seek...

We are in chapter thirty-three of Exodus with our word for today. כָּלָה stop, come to an end, be finished, completed, vanish, fade away, perish. It is used 208 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense to do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of. A good example is when Korah rebelled against God and the leadership put in place. This made God angry en...

We are in chapter thirty-three of Exodus with our word for today. יְבוּסִי Jebusite, Jebusites. It is used 41 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used to describe a nation of people. They live in the hill country. Numbers 13:29 The Hittites, וְהַיְבוּסִ֤י the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the hill country. Joshua 11:3 וְהַיְבוּסִ֖י and the Jebusites in the hill country. They lived in th...

We are in chapter thirty-three of Exodus with our word for today. חִוִּי Hivi, Hivite. It is used 25 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used to identify a nation of people. The first time our word is used in the Bible it is used to show the original descendants of this nation starting with Noah. Genesis 10:6, 15, 17 The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan … Canaan fathered … הַֽחִוִּ֥י...

We are in chapter thirty-three of Exodus with our word for today. פְּרִזִּי Perizzite, Perizzites. It is used 23 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used to describe a nation of people. The first time we see our word used in the Old Testament they are identified alongside the Canaanites contemporary with Abraham. Genesis 13:7 There was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and...

We are in chapter thirty-three of Exodus with our word for today. חִתִּי Hittite, Hittites. It is used 48 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used to describe a nation of people. The place where Abraham and Isaac was buried was originally owned by a Hittite (Genesis 25:9). Esau marries women from this nation against his parents’ wishes (Genesis 26:34-35). The man that King David committed adul...

We are in chapter thirty-three of Exodus with our word for today. אֱמֹרִי Amorite, Amorites, mountaineer. It is used 97 times in the Old Testament. A form of our word gives some insight to where they are from. Our word is used in the sense of mountaineer from Hebrew word אַמַר summit, elevation, mountain. Numbers 13:29 The Hittites, the Jebusites, וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ and the Amorites dwell in the hill c...

We are in chapter thirty-three of Exodus with our word for today. כְּנַעֲנִי Canaanite, tradesman, merchant. It is used 73 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense of someone who travels for trade or profit. We see this in reference to the massive Leviathan and the woman who fears the Lord in proverbs. Job 41:6 Will traders bargain over him? Will they divide him up among the כְּֽנ...

We are moving into chapter thirty-three of Exodus with our word for today. גָּרַשׁ drive out, cast out, to force to go away or out. It is used 44 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense to drive out, to force to go away or out. Judges 11:1-2, 7 When his wife's sons grew up, וַיְגָרְשׁ֣וּ they drove Jephthah out and said to him, “You shall not have an inheritance in our fathe...

We are in chapter thirty-two of Exodus with our word for today. נָגַף injure by striking, strike, strike ones foot, stumble, smite. It is used 49 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense of being defeated in a military conflict. Deuteronomy 28:25 The Lord will cause you to נִגָּף֮ be defeated before your enemies. 2 Chronicles 25:22 Judah וַיִּנָּ֥גֶף was defeated by Israel. Our wo...

We are in chapter thirty-two of Exodus with our word for today. נחם regret, be sorry, console oneself, comfort. It is used 108 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense to be caused to feel sorrow. What is interesting about this is the course of action that is taken after feeling sorrowful. God acts both in judgment and compassion because of our word. Genesis...

We are in chapter thirty-two of Exodus with our word for today. חָלָה grow weak, tired, fall sick, be ill, feel pain, entreat the favor of, to ask for or request earnestly. It is used 74 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense to cause physical pain, suffering, or illness. Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart מַחֲלָה sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Our wor...

We are in chapter thirty-two of Exodus with our word for today which is a phrase. קְשֵׁה־עֹ֖רֶף stiff-necked, stubborn. It is used 6 times in the Old Testament. Let’s start with our chapter since it is also the first time it is used in the Bible. Exodus 32:9-10 And the Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, it is a קְשֵׁה־עֹ֖רֶף stiff-necked people. Now therefore let me alone, t...

We are in chapter thirty-two of Exodus with our word for today. שָׁחַת ruin, destroy, annihilate, behave corruptly. It is used 142 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used the most in the sense to destroy completely or damage irreparably. A good example of this is in God’s description of how he will respond to the people’s sin at that time. Genesis 6:13, 17 I מַשְׁחִיתָ֖ם will destroy them … I...

We are moving into chapter thirty-two of Exodus with our word for today which is a phrase. עֵ֣גֶל מַסֵּכָ֑ה cast image calf, metal image calf. It is used 4 times in the Old Testament, used twice in our chapter. Let’s look at our uses starting with our chapter since it is also the first time it is used in the Bible. Exodus 32:1-4, 7-8 When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mou...

We are in chapter thirty-one of Exodus with our word for today. אוֹת sign, signal, military ensign. It is used 79 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. We looked at our word before when it was used in the sense of miracle in the context of God’s judgments against Egypt. Here is a good example. Deuteronomy 6:22 And the Lord showed אוֹתֹ֣ת signs and wonders, great and grievous, against E...

We are in chapter thirty-one of Exodus with our word for today. נָתַן give, hand down, set, place, lay, appoint. It is used 2010 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in a lot of ways because it is the basic word for give. In our chapter it is used in the sense to appoint, to assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to someone. We see our word used of Joseph by those who saw his characte...

We are in chapter thirty one of Exodus with our word for today which is a phrase. ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֑ים Spirit of God. It is used 16 times in the Old Testament. We find our phrase at the very beginning with creation. Genesis 1:1-2 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים And the Spirit of...

We are in chapter thirty of Exodus with our word for today. שֶׁ֥מֶן מִשְׁחַת־קֹ֖דֶשׁ sacred anointing oil, holy anointing oil. It is used 4 times in the Old Testament, 3 times in our chapter. The phrase שֶׁ֧מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָ֛ה the anointing oil is used 3 times each time referring to this same holy anointing oil. We know this from the context. Here are those uses. Exodus 29:21 Then you shall take part...

We are in chapter thirty of Exodus with our word for today. כִּיּ֥וֹר נְחֹ֛שֶׁת basin of bronze, platform of bronze. It is used 4 times in the Old Testament. Our phrase is used once to identify a platform that Solomon prayed from to dedicate the temple. 2 Chronicles 6:12-13 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands. Solom...

We are in chapter thirty of Exodus with our word for today. רֹאשׁ head, person, individual, height, peak, upper end, beginning. It is used 599 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used as the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals that contain the face and brains. Genesis 48:14 And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the רֹ֤אשׁ head of Ephraim, who...

We are in chapter thirty of Exodus with our word for today. זוּר strange, different, heterogeneous, illicit, unauthorized, prohibited, other. It is used 70 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. It is used in the sense of other or someone else. Proverbs 27:2 Let זָ֣רsomeone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips. Proverbs 14:10 Each heart knows its o...

We are rolling into chapter thirty of Exodus with our word for today. קְטֹ֫רֶת incense, smoke. It is used 60 times in the Old Testament, 7 times in our chapter. Let’s start in our chapter since it has the most uses. Exodus 30:1, 7-9, 26-27, 34-35, 37 You shall make an altar on which to burn קְטֹ֑רֶת incense; you shall make it of acacia wood … And Aaron shall burn fragrant קְטֹ֣רֶת incense on it. E...

We are in chapter twenty-nine of Exodus with our word for today which is a phrase. רֵ֣יחַ נִיח֔וֹחַ pleasing aroma, fragrant incense. It is used 43 times in the Old Testament, 3 times in our chapter. Our phrase is used in the sense of an offering to idols. Ezekiel 6:13 And you shall know that I am the Lord, when their slain lie among their idols around their altars, on every high hill, on all the...