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Matthew - Lesson 46 Ch12
Next, just to be sure there was no ambiguity, we have Christ exclaim “you snakes! Nearly every biblical commentator will go to great lengths to explain away how Jesus That is, the people of Nineveh obeyed the Hebrew principle of shema; they didn’t This is referring to the pagan Queen of Sheba who, hearing of Solomon’s […] -
2 Kings - Lesson 9 Ch6 Ch7
The Hebrew is shema dabbar YHWH . And the significance of using the word shema is that it does NOT mean merely to Shema is not passive listening; it is active doing. After Elisha explained that by the next day food would be plentiful and thus back Verses 5 and 6 […] -
Deuteronomy - Lesson 11 Ch8 Ch9
In fact part of Paul’s mission was to explain some of the ways that the expression the FIRST WORD of chapter 9 is one we looked at carefully a few chapters ago: Shema The first two words of chapter 9 are shema Israel …Hear O Israel. Recall that shema doesn’t mean to listen […] -
Daniel - Lesson 4 Ch1
Chapter 1 verse 4 explains that they were especially chosen for their intelligence RE-READ DANIEL 1:5 – end Verse 5 explains that these Jewish youth were to be fed Let me pause for a brief detour to explain a common misconception about the Laws And just so we don’t leave this passage hanging, […] -
Deuteronomy - Lesson 9 Ch6
am ordering you, are to be on your heart”, it is immediately referring to the Shema Verse 7 tells Israel to teach these laws and commands (especially the Shema) to their Josephus also discusses Tefillin and goes on to explain that at times even the 10 That is apostasy and denial from the plain Scriptural […] -
Daniel - Lesson 25 Ch9
Verse 3 explains that the attitude of Daniel in prayer to God was as one in mourning In Hebrew the words are Adonai, shema. Adonai, salach. Adonai qashab. To shema means to listen and to actively respond. “Hear” is essentially only half the meaning of shema ; unless the 2 nd […] -
Deuteronomy - Lesson 19 Ch15
(many of which we’ve encountered in earlier books of Torah) and then go on to explain This is really rather easy to explain so let’s address it right here and now: every , when the Bible says “hearken” or “listen” it is translating the Hebrew word shema And shema does not mean […] -
2 Samuel - Lesson 29 Ch19
is nothing more than the Revelation Messiah repeating in a more modern way the Shema (Deu 6:4-5 CJB) 4 “Sh’ma, Yisra’el! finally re-accept their own Messiah, and one especially revealing Scripture that explains -
2 Samuel - Lesson 6 Ch5
So here is our first detour and it is to explain the term “Israel”. Semite means, “From the line of Shem”. Shem was one of Noah’s 3 sons. Why didn’t they just call Melchizedek Shem, then? A plain. Up to a river or near a boulder. there is another aspect that is invariably overlooked so […] -
Matthew - Lesson 48 Ch13
A parable was meant to explain; it was a relatively simple way to reduce a complex this statement is not a parable, it is certainly aiming for the same goal: to explain That is, they shema… they heard and then they acted upon the knowledge given to saying all these things, Yeshua now says to His […]
