Inspiring Words Knight Vision

We are in Numbers chapter ten with our word for today. אֶ֫לֶף thousand, group of a thousand, clan, region, tribe. It is used 13 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. Our word is used most of the time in the sense of clan, a group of people related by a common ancestor. Joshua 22:30 When Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation, the heads אַלְפֵ֤י of the families of Israel...

We are in Numbers chapter ten with our word for today which is a phrase. קוּמָ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה Arise O YWHW or Arise O LORD. It is used 8 times in the Old Testament. Let’s start with our chapter since it is also the first time it is used in the Bible. Numbers 10:35-36 And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, קוּמָ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה “Arise, O LORD, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you f...

We are in Numbers chapter ten with our word for today. עַ֫יִן eye, appearance, look, sight. It is used 897 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense of eye, the organ of sight. Numbers 24:2 Balaam lifted up עֵינָ֗יו his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe. Psalm 121:1-2 I lift up עֵ֭ינַי my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, wh...

We are in Numbers chapter ten with our word for today in both the noun and verb forms. יָטַב go well with, please, be agreeable, pleasing, be friendly, be good, to do good. This is the verb used 117 times in the Old Testament, 3 times in our chapter. טוֹב good, merry, pleasant, desirable, in order, agreeable. This is the noun that is used 484 times in the Old Testament, 2 times in our chapter. Our...

We are in Numbers chapter ten with our word for today. צָבָא military service, campaign, military men, troops, army, war, warfare. It is used 485 times in the Old Testament, 16 times in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense of horde, a host or a vast multitude. Exodus 12:51 And on that very day the Lord brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt by צִבְאֹתָֽם their hosts. We find o...

We are in Numbers chapter ten with our word for today in both the noun and verb forms. תְּרוּעָה war cry, alarm for war, signal, shout of joy. This is the noun that is used 36 times in the Old Testament, 3 times in our chapter. רוּעַ Cry, cry out, shout, raise the war-cry or alarm, rejoice, cheer. This is the verb that is used 44 times in the Old testament, twice in our chapter. We see our word us...

We are moving into Numbers chapter ten with our word for today. חֲצֹצְרָה trumpet. It is used 29 times in the Old Testament, 4 times in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense of trumpeter, a person who plays or blasts the trumpet. 2 Chronicles 23:13 And when she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains וְהַחֲצֹצְרוֹת֮ and the trumpeters beside the kin...

We are in Numbers chapter nine with our word for today which is a phrase. עַל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֗ה on the mouth of YWHW, at the commandment of YWHW, the will of YWHW, according to the word of YWHW. It is used 25 times in the Old Testament, 7 times in our chapter. Our phrase is used in the context of God’s direction in dividing up the promised land. Joshua 19:49-50 When they had finished distributing the...

We are in Numbers chapter nine with our word for today. עָנָן  cloud, cloud-mass, clouds. It is used 87 times in the Old Testament, 11 times in our chapter. We have already looked at this word previously but because it is used so many times in our chapter it is worth another look. We find our word used in the sense of mist, a thin fog that reduces visibility and is dissipated by the sun; often nea...

We are in Numbers chapter nine with our word for today. מָרֹר  bitter, bitter drink, bitter thing, bitter herb. It is used 5 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in a figurative sense to be bitter or bring about bitterness. Deuteronomy 32:31-32 For their rock is not as our Rock; our enemies are by themselves. For their vine comes from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah; thei...

We are in Numbers chapter nine with our word for today which actually two words in the original but translated as one word in English. בֵּ֧ין הָֽעֲרְבַּ֛יִם at twilight, literally between the two evenings or the interval between evening. The word בַּ֫יִן interval, between, space between is used 480 times in the Old Testament. The word עֶ֫רֶב sunset, evening is used 134 times in the Old Testament....

We are rolling into Numbers chapter nine with our word for today which is a phrase. וְעָ֥שָׂה פֶ֖סַח keep the Passover. Our word is used 12 times in the Old Testament, 7 times in our chapter. Let’s start with the first time it is used in the Bible. Exodus 12:43, 46-48 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover … It shall be eaten in one house; you shall not take any...

We are in Numbers chapter eight with our word for today. צָבָא military service, campaign, military men, troops, heavenly bodies. Our word is used 485 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. Our word is used most of the time in the sense of horde, a host or a vast multitude. Exodus 7:4 Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and bring צִבְאֹתַ֜י my hosts, my peop...

We are in Numbers chapter eight with our word for today. בָּדַל withdraw, go over, be excluded, separate, divided from, single out. Our word is used 42 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense to separate, to act as a barrier between, stand between. Genesis 1:4, 6 And God saw that the light was good. And God וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל separated the light from the darkness … And God said, “Let t...

We are in Numbers chapter eight with our word for today. תְּנוּפָה  uplifted offering, wave offering, consecrated gift. Our word is used 30 times in the Old Testament, 4 times in our chapter. We find our word used in the sense of waving, the act of waving something back and forth. Isaiah 19:16-17 In that day the Egyptians will be like women, and tremble with fear before the תְּנוּפַת֙ [literally w...

We are in Numbers chapter eight with our word for today. טָהֵר  be clean, cleanse, purify, pronounce clean. Our word is used 94 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense to cleanse, to purge of ritual impurities. 2 Chronicles 29:18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king and said, טִהַ֖רְנוּ “We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensil...

We are in Numbers chapter eight with our word for today. מַרְאֶה  pattern, seeing, appearance, sight, vision. Our word is used 103 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used most of the time in the sense of form, the visual appearance of something or someone. A good example of this is David. 1 Samuel 16:6-7 When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord's anointed is befor...

We are moving into Numbers chapter eight with our word for today. אוֹר  dawn, become light, shine, illuminate, ignite, emit light, be bright. Our word is used 43 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense to show favor, to do good, bless, conceived of as shining one’s face towards something. Psalm 31:16 Make your face הָאִ֣ירָה shine on your servant; save me in your steadfast l...

We are in Numbers chapter seven with our word for today. קוֹל  noise, voice, sound, message, tidings, proclamation. Our word is used 505 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense of sound, the auditory effect produced by a given cause. Genesis 3:8 They heard the ק֨וֹל sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. Joshua 6:5 When they make a long blast wit...

We are in Numbers chapter seven with our word for today. דָּבַר  speak, word, matter, affair, thing, something. Our word is used 1,135 times in the Old Testament, 3 times in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense to speak, to express in speech. We find it used of people speaking such as Abraham, Moses and David. Genesis 18:27 Abraham answered and said, “Behold, I have undertaken לְדַבֵּ֣ר to s...

We are in Numbers chapter seven with our word for today which is a phrase. חֲנֻכַּ֣ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ  dedication of the altar, dedication offering for the altar. Our phrase used 5 times in the Old Testament, 4 times in our chapter. What is interesting is that every use of our phrase involves either the initiation of the tabernacle worship or later the temple worship. Before we jump into our phrase l...

We are moving into Numbers chapter seven with our word for today with both the verb and noun forms. קָרֵב get or come closer, approach, come forward, step up to, come near, offer. This is the verb used 280 times in the Old Testament, 8 times in our chapter. קָרְבָּן offering, gift, sacrifice, something presented. This is the noun used 80 times in the Old Testament, 28 times in our chapter. Let’s l...

We are in Numbers chapter six with our word for today. בָּרַךְ bless, praise, fill with strength, kneel. It is used 327 times in the Old Testament, 3 times in our chapter. We have looked at our word for today two times already but will again today since it is such an important part of our chapter. Our chapter starts with a specific group of people who want to take a special vow to glorify God. The...

We are in Numbers chapter six with our word for today. סַל basket. It is used 15 times in the Old Testament, 3 times in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense of basket, a container that was typically woven together and often used to transport food. Genesis 40:16-18 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream: there were three cake סַל...

We are in Numbers chapter six with our word for today. שֵׂעָר hairiness, body hair, hairy covering. It is used 28 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the context of the covering of one’s body. This is seen as one’s own body hair. Genesis 25:25 The first came out red, all his body like a שֵׂעָ֑ר hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. Leviticus 13:3-4, 9-11 the priest shall examine t...