O YHWH, You have deceived me and I was deceived; You have overcome me and prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. Jeremiah 20:7 Overcome – Jeremiah employs extraordinary imagery in his description of God’s claim on his life. This is the man who pleaded with God not to choose…
Long before the term “prophet” took on its contemporary meaning of predicting the future, the Greek term prophetes has a very different meaning. In fact, until the Christian era after apostles refocused the meaning, it did not embody the concept of peering into the future at all. Prophetes has its roots in the Greek culture…
The words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders from Tekoa, which he envisioned in visions concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah Amos 1:1 Envisioned in Visions – Think of it like this: the Old Testament is audio, Yeshua is visual, the Spirit returns us to audio. God reveals Himself in words, but of…
For YHWH has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep, and has shut your eyes, the prophets, and He has covered your heads, the seers. Isaiah 29:10 Seers – The word for “seers” is chozim. It comes from a root word chazah. It is not Hebrew. This is an Aramaic loanword. Consequently, trying…
For YHWH has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep, and has shut your eyes, the prophets, and He has covered your heads, the seers. Isaiah 29:10 Prophets – You and I can be very glad we did not live in the time of Isaiah. The apostasy of Israel in those days caused…
Long before the term “prophet” took on its contemporary meaning of predicting the future, the Greek term prophetes has a very different meaning. In fact, until the Christian era after apostles refocused the meaning, it did not embody the concept of peering into the future at all. Prophetes has its roots in the Greek culture…
I just can’t stand it anymore. Aren’t you sick and tired of the constant accusations, lies, finger pointing and platitudes in this election? I can’t remember when it was so vitriolic and so insistent. Maybe there is a point to it all, but as far as I can see, the only purpose is power. And…
