Articles
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Who Was Pierced?
[…] and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, […] Zechariah 12:10 (KJV) Whom – I can’t stress this enough. The translation you use is filled with biases and the predefined paradigms of those who translated it. And that’s okay when we’re reading for the milk of…
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The Pronunciation of YHVH
And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name Jehovah was I not known to them. Exodus 6:3 (KJV) Jehovah – When we talk about God, we seldom use His name. In fact, it could be said that the name “Yehovah” isn’t known to…
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One House for You, and Another for You
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses. Exodus 1:21 (KJV) Houses – So did God actually come down and build a house for each of the midwives? Some translations have the word “families” instead. Maybe God gave the midwives families?
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Third Heaven
I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. 2 Corinthians 12:2 (KJV) Third heaven – How many of us believe Paul is talking about himself here?…
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Abstract vs. Concrete – Part 2
Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God, Deuteronomy 1:32 (KJV) Believe – Back to our study about abstract and concrete concepts. Remember that Hebrews are very concrete in their language, so the Biblical concepts and worldviews will be rooted in concrete meanings that appeal to our senses. Greek concepts tend…
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Abstract vs. Concrete – Part 1
And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever. 1 Samuel 2:35 (KJV) Faithful – Hebrew is a language rooted in concrete meanings.…
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New Year’s Resolutions
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. John 14:12 (KJV) Greater works – The New Year is here, not God’s designated New Year, but nevertheless January 1st is…
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When Translations Get Out of Control
Let’s look at the word “heart” in five different verses from the King James Bible.
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Take Up Your Cross
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. Matthew 10:38 (KJV) Cross – We know what this means, right? Yeshua is evidently talking about the cross on which He was crucified. We should be willing to suffer as He did and follow Yeshua wherever He may go,…
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Hawaiian Israelites
I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men: Deuteronomy 32:26 (KJV) Scatter – YHVH prophesied of a time when Israel would turn away, and a time when He would scatter them throughout the world, to every corner.