However, this form of waiting is not passive — it is active (Hebrew “qawah”). Isaiah urges the Israelites to wait with hope and confident anticipation in spite of their current oppression. In doing so, they will be filled with such strength and faith, that when God releases them, rath...
What is the meaning of wearing ashes and where do they come from? The ashes used on Ash Wednesday typically come from the burning of palm branches from the previous year'sPalm Sundaycelebrations. After Palm Sunday, the palm branches are collected, dried, and burned to create the ashes used...
The word for Spirit in Hebrew isruach, also meaning wind. “Ruach Elohim” refers to the Spirit of God, and it is mentioned inGenesis 1:2as there, in the beginning, hovering over the waters as God created the heavens and the earth from the empty, formless darkness (Genesis 1:1-...
But if there is a God, then there may be some higher purpose, some ultimate destiny, some true meaning for your life. Maybe your actions do matter. If there is a God, then perhaps God has left a record for us to understand what is expected. We in theContinuingChurch of GodBible: Su...
And if your people should say to you, Will you not show us what is the meaning of these sticks?Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd when the children of your people have said to you, ‘Show us what these are’ OT TranslationsJPS Tanakh 1917And when the children of thy people shall speak ...
Well, the meaning of tartarus is 'dark abyss' or 'place of restraint'. This isn't a place of judgment, because satan and his angels have not received their punishment yet as it says in 2 Peter 2:4 that they are 'reserved unto judgment'. Their punishment is future. Satan and his ang...
This is what the LORD says to me: “As a lion growls, a great lion over its prey— and though a whole band of shepherds is called together against it, it is not frightened by their shouts or disturbed by their clamor— so the LORD Almighty will come down to do battle on Mount ...
In Revelation 21, John described seeing “a new heaven and a new earth.” What is the meaning of his prophetic vision? What will the new heaven and earth be like?
What did Andrew mean when he said, “We have found the Messiah?” When Jesus came to earth to live with us and be our Savior, the Jewish people were looking for God to send a Messiah—an anointed, chosen one. They had read the Old Testament prophecies (Isaiah 42:1; 61:1-3; Psalm...
Isaiah 45:2 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain. Isaiah 45:1-4 King James Version 45 Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of...