He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken. Psalm 62:2 NASB Shaken – In Hebrew, the word for “shaken” is ‘emmots. It is from the same root as the word for yoke (motsa’). Both of these words carry the imagery of a pole used as a walking stick…
You have given a banner to those who fear You, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. Psalm 60:4 NASB Given a banner – The Hebrew word nes means a flag, a standard (as in military combat) or a banner. In ancient times, factions involved in wars flew banners to identify themselves….
He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken. Psalm 62:2 NASB Shaken – In Hebrew, the word for “shaken” is ‘emmots. It is from the same root as the word for yoke (motsa’). Both of these words carry the imagery of a pole used as a walking stick…
And YHWH said to Mosheh, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole. And it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.” So Mosheh made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole. And it came to be, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when…
Moses built an alter and named it The LORD is My banner. Exodus 17:15 Banner – Moses called it YHWH nissi. Actually, he names this altar with a compound divine name. “The LORD is my banner” is not a declarative statement applied to the alter. It is God’s name memorialized by the altar. Why should…
So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live. Numbers 21:9 ESV Pole – I recently received an email that provided more insight into the remez Yeshua employs when He points Nicodemus to this verse (John 3). …
