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We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today which is actually two words with similar roots that are both translated the same way. Our first word is צוּר attack, fight, show hostility toward, treat as an enemy. It is used 4 times in the Old Testament. We see it used in the sense to pick a fight with God’s instructions to Moses when they started their wilderness wanderings. Deut...

We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today with both the verb and noun forms. The noun אֹיֵב enemy, be hostile too. It is used 282 times in the Old Testament. The verb אָיַב be hostile to, to be an enemy. It is used this one time in our chapter today. Let’s start with our chapter that has both the noun and verb form in it. Exodus 23:22 But if you carefully obey his voice and...

We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today which is a construct of the noun and pronoun together translated as a phrase. שְׁמִ֖י my name. It is used 91 times in the Old Testament. Only four times our phrase is used to refer to human beings. A good example of this is how Jacob uses it to refer to himself. (Genesis 48:16). Another example is when David sends a group to represen...

We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today. שָׁמַר keep, watch over, guard, preserve. It is used 468 times in the Old Testament. A good example of our word used in the sense of watching out for or protecting is in Jacob’s prayer. Genesis 28:20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me וּשְׁמָרַ֙נִי֙and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give...

We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today which is actually a phrase used for the first time in the Bible. לֹֽא־תְבַשֵּׁ֥ל גְּדִ֖י בַּחֲלֵ֥ב אִמּֽוֹ you will not boil a young goat in the milk of its mother. It is used 3 times in the Old Testament. Let’s  look at these starting with our chapter. Exodus 23:19 לֹֽא־תְבַשֵּׁ֥ל גְּדִ֖י בַּחֲלֵ֥ב אִמּֽוֹ You shall not boil a young...

We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today which is actually a phrase used for the first time in the Bible. בֵּ֖ית יְהוָ֣ה house of the LORD or house of YWHW. It is used 256 times in the Old Testament. Let’s start with the first use in the Bible which so happens to be in our chapter for today. Exodus 23:19 The best of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring בֵּ֖ית יְהו...

Today we are looking at the third of the three other feasts besides Passover that God set up and commanded his people to keep every year. We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today which is actually a phrase used for the first time in the Bible. וְחַ֤ג הָֽאָסִף֙ feast of ingathering. It is used 2 times in the Old Testament. Let’s look at both. Exodus 23:16 You shall keep the...

Today we are looking at the second of the three other feasts besides Passover that God set up and commanded his people to keep every year. We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today which is actually a phrase. וְחַ֤ג הַקָּצִיר֙ feast of harvest. It is used one time in the Old Testament, in our chapter. Let’s look at our use. Exodus 23:16-17 You shall keep the וְחַ֤ג הַקָּצִיר...

Today we are looking at the first of the three other feasts besides Passover that God set up and commanded his people to keep every year. We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today which is actually a phrase used for the first time in the Bible. חַ֣ג הַמַּצּוֹת֮ feast of unleavened bread. It is used 8 times in the Old Testament. Let’s look at our uses starting with the first...

We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today which is actually a phrase. אֱלֹהִ֤ים אֲחֵרִים֙ other gods. It is used 63 times in the Old Testament. We looked at the phrase before me in chapter twenty when we looked at the first of the ten commandments. Our phrase for today is closely related to it. Let’s start there since it is also the first time it is used in the Bible. Exodus...

We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today used for the first time in the Bible. שֹׁ֫חַד gift, bribe, present. It is used 23 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in regard to God himself as our example. Deuteronomy 10:17-18 For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no שֹֽׁחַד bri...

We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today which are two words that are closely related. נָקִי clean, unmarried, free from, blameless, exempt, pure, innocent. It is used 43 times in the Old Testament. צַדִּיק just, innocent, righteous, in the right, upright. It is used 206 times in the Old Testament. Both of our words are used together 4 times. What I find interesting is that...

We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today which are two words that are closely related. אָיַב enemy, be hostile to, to be an adversary. It is used 282 times in the Old Testament. שָׂנֵא hate, scorn, decrease in status, enemy. It is used 146 times in the Old Testament. Both of our words are used together 10 times in the Old Testament. Most of the time we find God giving his p...

We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today used for the first time in the Bible. הָדַר swell, honor, be honored, boast, adorn, to decorate. It is used 6 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense of wearing very decorative clothes. Isaiah 63:1 Who is this, robed in הָד֣וּרsplendor, striding forward in the greatness of his strength? “It is I, proclaiming vi...

We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today which is actually a phrase used for the first time in the Bible. עֵ֥ד חָמָֽס malicious witness. It is used 3 times in the Old Testament. Our phrase is closely related to our word from yesterday and often seen together. We’ve already looked at חָמָס violence before. This word shows that we are not just talking about lying or giving te...

We are in moving into chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today. שָׁוְא worthless, futile, emptiness, vanity, inconsequential, unrestrained, false. It is used 54 times in the Old Testament. We have already seen our word used in the sense of empty, futile a few days ago with the ten commandments. Exodus 20:7 You shall not לַשָּׁ֑וְא misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord wi...

We are in chapter twenty-two of Exodus with our word for today. קֹ֫דֶשׁ apartness, sacredness, something holy, holy, holiness. It is used 470 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense of being set a part in a special sense from other things that are common. Some good examples of this are the incense and the bread used by priests in worship. Exodus 30:34-35 Then the Lord said t...

We are in chapter twenty-two of Exodus with our word for today. נָתַן give, hand down, set, place, lay, allow, surrender, turn into. It is used 2,010 times in the Old Testament, 5 times in our chapter. Most of the uses of our word are in the sense to transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody. Let’s look at all the uses in our chapter. Exodus 22:7, 10-11, 17 If a man יִתֵּן֩...

We are in chapter twenty-two of Exodus with our word for today. אָרַר to curse, bind with a curse, lay or be under a curse. It is used 63 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used at the very beginning of the Bible in the sense of the new state of reality because of sinful action. Genesis 3:13-19 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, אָר֤וּר “Cursed are you abov...

We are in chapter twenty-two of Exodus with our word for today used for the first time in the Bible. חָבַל impound, bind, seize a pledge, pledge, require a pledge. It is used 13 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter.  Let’s look at these in our chapter. Exodus 22:26-27 If ever you תַּחְבֹּ֖ל [Literally require a pledge or collateral. Here it is just translated take because our word is u...

We are in chapter twenty-two of Exodus with our word for today which are actually two related words both used for the first time in the Bible. נָשָׁה lend out, become a creditor, moneylender, usurer, practice usury. It is used 18 times in the Old Testament. נֶ֫שֶׁךְ interest, usury, deduction. It is used 12 times in the Old Testament. Since our chapter has both of these words in it and is the firs...

We are in chapter twenty-two of Exodus with our word for today used for the first time in the Bible. לָוָה borrow, lend to, to receive as a loan. It is used 14 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense of being in a blessed prosperous position as the lender. Deuteronomy 28:12-13 The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season a...

We are in chapter twenty-two of Exodus with our word for today. עָנָה be bowed down, be wretched, afflicted, emaciated, be crouched, hunched up. It is used 79 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense of being put in a vulnerable position. A good example of this is what the rulers of the Philistines wanted to do to Samson. Judges 16:5-6, 19 The rulers of the Philistines went t...

We are in chapter twenty-two of Exodus with our word for today. לָחַץ push, oppress, squeeze, press, torment, crowd. It is used 19 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the basic sense to exert pressure or force to or on to press. Good examples of this are Balaam with his donkey and Elisha’s direction to the elders. Numbers 22:25 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, וַתִּלָּחֵ...

We are in chapter twenty-two of Exodus with our word for today. יָנָה be violent, oppress, suppress, wrong, treat unjustly, do wrong to, maltreat. It is used 19 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense to treat unjustly that is do wrong. An example would be in business transactions. Leviticus 25:14 If you sell land to any of your own people or buy land from them, do not תּוֹנ...