“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you” John 14:27 KJV (Cambridge Edition) Peace – The Greek word for “peace” is eirene. In Classic Greek it meant, “the absence of war.” By implication, it came to mean “health, well-being and prosperity.” But the Greek meaning placed the word in a context of…
“Do you wish to get well?” John 5:6 NASB To get well – Yeshua is making his way through the crowd at the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem. To do so he has to pass by a pool. Today, just like every day, it is surrounded by those who cling to life by a thread of…
This is the ritual of the sacrifice of well-being that one may offer to the LORD: Leviticus 7:11 (JPS Torah) Sacrifice of well-being – In Hebrew, this is the zevah ha-shelamim. There are several ways of interpreting this particular word combination. Most English translations don’t follow the Hebrew text but rather take their clues from…
There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your rage, nor peace in my bones because of my sin. Psalm 38:3 There Is No – Any dictionary will tell you that ‘ayin is a particle of negation. It means “no, none or nothing.” It’s used thousands of times in Scripture to negate something. Here…
Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You. Psalm 16:1 (English text) Take Refuge – Do you really want God to give you shelter? Guess what? Unless you are Jonah, you will have to do something in order for that to happen. David doesn’t cry out and then sit around waiting for God…
