by Dr. Mike Evans | May 22, 2017 | Blog
The first two words are used in the Bible for sacrifice of animals while the third word indicates gifts and general offerings, mainly meal offering consisting on plants. Later in history, the word kor•ban received another meaning that was derived from a humanistic...
by Dr. Mike Evans | May 15, 2017 | Blog
The word ne•cha•ma is very unique. If you break its letters down you’ll receive two overlapping words: no•ach (comfortable and resting) and cham or cha•ma (warm). Even the first word attests to the Hebrew origin of the English word ‘comfort:’ ne•cha•ma is then an...
by Dr. Mike Evans | May 15, 2017 | Blog
The word se•li•cha is both requesting forgiveness, and the actual act of forgiving. This word appears only twice in the Old Testament: ‘But there is forgiveness with you, that you may be feared.’ Psalms 130:4‘To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we...
by Dr. Mike Evans | May 15, 2017 | Blog
The verb le•a•metz means to adopt but it also has another meaning: to hug someone or something tight, close to one’s bosom. This description beautifully depicts the action of adopting someone. Adopting is one of the best human virtues on earth. To accept a stranger as...
by Dr. Mike Evans | May 15, 2017 | Blog
The word ya•tom is both a biblical and modern noun and it means an orphan. Yatom, orphan appears 42 times in the Old Testament almost always in reference to giving them fair treatment along with the other three weak sectors of society: the widow, the stranger and the...
by Dr. Mike Evans | May 15, 2017 | Blog
The word bo•ded is a biblical and modern noun and adjective that is based on the biblical root B.D.D. meaning lonely, alone, isolated, and desolate. When the reference is to people or animals it normally carries a sad connotation because both are meant to live in...
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