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August 12, 2025   My Refuge and My Fortress Psm. 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. He that dwelleth... יָשַׁב yāšaḇ : A verb meaning to sit, to dwell, to inhabit, to endure, to stay. Apparently, to sit is the root idea, and other meanings are derived from this. The subject of the verb may be God, human, animal (Jer. 50:39), or inanimate matter. The word sometimes emphasizes the location of persons, whet

August 12, 2025                                                      A Vision of Four Chariots Zec 6:6 The black horses which  are  therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country. The black... שָׁחֹר šāḥōr : An adjective meaning black. It is used to describe a hair growing in an infected area of the skin that indicates that the disease may be serious and the person is quarantined (Lev. 13:31, 1

August 12, 2025                                       A Vision of Four Chariots     Zec 6:5 And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth. And the angel... מַלְאָךּ mal’āḵ : A masculine noun meaning a messenger, an angel. The term often denotes one sent on business or diplomacy by another (human) personage. Jacob sent messengers on ahead to his brother Esau in the hope of fin

August 12, 2025   A Vision of Four Chariots Zec 6:4 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord? Then I answered... עָנָה ‛ ānāh, לְעַנּוֹת l e ‛annôṯ : I. A verb meaning to answer, to respond, to reply, to testify. It refers to responding, answering a person: of people responding (Gen. 18:27; 23:5); of God answering, responding by word or deed (1Sam. 7:9; 14:37; 28:6, 28:15; 1Kgs. 18:37); of a lover's response (Song 2:10; 5:6). It i

August 12, 2025   A Vision of Four Chariots Zec 6:3 And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. And in the third... שְׁלִישִׁי š e liyšiy, שָׁלִשִׁי šališiy : I. A masculine adjective meaning third in a series of three or more or a third part of something. It refers to any third in a series. Its feminine form is š e liyšîṯ and š e lîšiyyah . It indicates the third in any series of things (Gen. 1:13; 2:14). Its plural fo

August 12, 2025   A Vision of Four Chariots Zec 6:2 In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; In the first... רִאשׁוֹן ri’šôn, רִאשׂן ri’šōn : An adjective meaning first, former, foremost, earlier, head, chief. This term occurs 182 times and denotes that which comes first among given items, whether in place, rank, or order (Gen. 25:25, 32:17,18; 2Kgs. 1:14) or (more frequently) in time. Moses had the Tabernacle set up in the first month,

August 12, 2025   A Vision of Four Chariots Zec 6:1 And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass. And I turned... שׁוּ ב šûḇ : A verb meaning to turn, to return, to go back, to do again, to change, to withdraw, to bring back, to reestablish, to be returned, to bring back, to take, to restore, to recompense, to answer, to hinder. The verb is used over one tho

August 11, 2025   The Blameless First Fruits The sole focus of these 144,000 is serving the Lord. Their attention is not divided. They were "purchased from mankind as first fruits to God and to the Lamb." (14:4). The idea of the first harvest ( רֵאשִׁית  reshit) or first fruits ( הַבִּכּוּרִים  habukkurim) was an ancient Israelite agrarian concept. We see it already in Ex. 23:19: "You shall bring the choice first fruits of your soil into the house of the Lord your God." In L

August 11, 2025 Judgment on Babylon  Jer 50:21 Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee. Go up... עָלָה ‛ ālāh : A verb meaning to go up, to ascend, to take away, to lift, to offer. This Hebrew word carries with it the connotation of an upward motion. It is used generically to denote an ascension to a higher place (Num.

August 10, 2025   Israel's Remnant Taunts Babylon Isa 14:23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts. I will also make... שׂוּם śûm, שִׂים śiym : A verb meaning to appoint, to bring, to call, to put, to change, to charge, to commit, to consider, to convey, to determine. The primary meaning of the verb is to put, to set, or to place. The verb indicates that which God put on

August 10, 2025 Testimony Concerning the Son of God  1 John 5:11 "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son." And... καί kaí ; copulative conj. And, also. (I) And, used as a copulative. (A) As simply joining single words and clauses, e.g., nouns (Mat. 2:11; 13:55; 23:6-7; Luke 6:38). When the latter noun is in place of a gen. (Acts 23:6; Rom. 2:20; Sept.: Gen. 1:14; 3:16). When joining pronouns (Mat. 8:29); adj. (Rom. 7:12)

August 10, 2025   Vision of the Son of Man Rev. 1:11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send [it] unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. Saying,... λέγω légō ; fut. léxō . Originally to lay or let lie down for sleep, to lay together, i.e., to collect. Finally to lay before, i.e., t

August 10, 2025   Prophecy Against the Prince of Tyre Eze 28:3 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: Behold,... הִנֵּה hinnēh : A interjection meaning behold, look, now; if. It is used often and expresses strong feelings, surprise, hope, expectation, certainty, thus giving vividness depending on its surrounding context. Its main meanings can only be summarized briefly here: It stresses a following word referring to persons or t

August 10, 2025 Vision of the Son of Man   Rev. 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, On which day did John hear this loud voice and receive the message? There are three interpretive options for understanding the expression the Lord's day.The first of these is to regard it as a reference to Shabbat, the Biblical and Jewish Sabbath. However, we do not know of any other ancient text that uses this terminology for Shabbat

July 29, 2025  Ezekiel in Babylon Eze. 28:2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: Son... בֵּן bēn : A noun meaning son that occurs almost five thousand times in the Old Testament. Although the most basic meaning and general translation is son, th

essedhope.blogspot.com July 29, 2025   Vision of the Son of Man Rev. 1:9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. I... ἐγώ egṓ ; gen. emoú or mou , 1st person sing. personal pron. I. The monosyllabic forms mou , moi , me , are usually enclitic (receive no accent), but have an independent accent after a

July 29, 2025   Testimony Concerning the Son of God 1 John 5:10 "He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son." He that believeth... πιστεύω pisteúō ; fut. pisteúsō , from pístis , faith. To believe, have faith in, trust. NT meanings: (I) Particularly, to be firmly persuaded as to something, to believe, followed by the inf. (Rom. 14:2); by hóti

July 26, 2025   The Mark of the Beast in Its Jewish Setting Unlock the true meaning behind the “mark of the Beast.” Far from modern myths of microchips, Revelation reveals a profound spiritual choice rooted in ancient Jewish tradition. Discover how this symbolic mark challenges our loyalties and what it means to resist compromise in a world demanding conformity. The Mark of the Beast: A Jewish Contextual Analysis. The Book of Revelation, a vivid and complex apocalyptic text,

sedhope.blogspot.co July 25, 2025   Judgment on Babylon Jer 50:20 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve. In those... הֵם hēm, הֵמָּה hēmmāh : A masculine plural pronoun meaning they, these. Both forms are used alike. Its basic uses are: (1) with a verb form to serve as its subject or to emphasize its subj

July 25, 2025 Israel's Remnant Taunts Babylon   Isa 14:22 For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD. For I will rise up... קוּם qûm : A verb meaning to arise, to stand, to stand up. The basic meaning of this word is the physical action of rising up (Gen. 19:33, 19:35; Ruth 3:14); or the resultant end of that action, standing (Jos. 7:12-13). However, a myriad of derived and figur