Dwelling Places vs. Mansions, Glossary Article
Dwelling Places in Jn. 14:2 is not speaking of buildings, but of a place for each of us to fit into the heavenly organization, operation. The word translated dwelling places, mon-ai, has a primary meaning of staying, tarrying, abiding, dwelling. Used only in Jn....
Kingdom of God, Part 1
Kingdom of God speaks of several things and it is also called by the name, the Kingdom of the Heavens. It is difficult to put kingdom references into the neat pigeonholes with which we are so comfortable. One use of the kingdom is to refer to God Himself as in But you...
The Kingdom of God, Part 2
The Kingdom speaks of God Himself, the Eternal Kingdom (Heaven), evidence of His Kingdom in us, and the Messianic Reign. The Lord’s Prayer gives insight in Matthew 6:9 with: Our Father, Who is in the heavens: Your name must at once be made holy: 10. ...
Weekly Torah Readings: Yitro
(from One New Man Bible translated by William Morford) Yitro (Jethro) 18.1. When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people, that the LORD* had brought Israel out of Egypt, 2. then Jethro,...
Yoke of the Lord, Glossary Article
Yoke is mentioned by Y’shua; Come to Me all those who work and are burdened, and I shall give you rest. 29. You must immediately take My yoke upon you and you must now learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in My heart, and you will find rest in your lives: 30....
Abraham Who Loves God
The influence of the Latin Vulgate on our English translations is shown in many Scriptures. See the Glossary article on Latin Words, which lists several Latin words that were not translated, just spelled in English. Here are two examples of words that were translated...
Amen
Amen has no meaning in Hebrew. Amen is an acrostic and is not from any Hebrew root word. The acrostic is: El Melekh Ne’eman, meaning, God is a Faithful King.
Weekly Torah Readings: B’shalah
(from One New Man Bible translated by William Morford) B’shalah 13:17. And it was, when Pharaoh had sent the people out, that God did not lead them through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near, for God said, “Perhaps the people will change...
Weekly Torah Readings: Bo
(from One New Man Bible translated by William Morford) Bo 10.1. And the LORD* said to Moses, “Come in to Pharaoh! For I have strengthened his heart and the heart of his servants, so I could show these signs of Mine before him, 2. and so you could tell in the ears of...
Full Meaning of Mammon, Glossary Article
Mammon. Matt. 6:24. No one is able to serve two masters: for he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will be devoted to one and he will despise the other. You are not able to serve God and wealth. The Latin word Mammona is sometimes not translated, using...