Inspiring Words Knight Vision

Words are like windows they give us insight into another’s perspective. When God uses a word, we can see things the way he does. God knows how life works because he created it for us, for our benefit, and our enjoyment starting now and into eternity. Joining me for a few minutes a day can help you see life the way God does. I want to look at not all the words in the Bible but some of the words starting at the beginning. I hope you will join me on this journey.

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  Episode #122

  Fifth חֲמִישִׁי

  Sep 14, 20263 minS3

  We are in chapter twenty-seven of Leviticus with our word for today. חֲמִישִׁי fifth, a fifth part. It is used 45 times in the Old Testament, 5 times in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense of fifth order, coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth position. Genesis 1:23 And there was evening and there was morning, חֲמִישִֽׁי the fifth day. Our word is also used in the sense fifth, position five in a countable series of things. Nehemiah 6:4-5 And they sent to me four times in this way, and I answered them in the same manner. In the same way Sanballat for חֲמִישִׁ֖ית the fifth time sent his servant to me with an open letter in his hand. We find our word used in the sense of one fifth, one part in five equal parts. Genesis 47:24 And at the harvests you shall give חֲמִישִׁ֖ית a fifth to Pharaoh, and four fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and as food for yourselves and your households, and as food for your little ones. This is how our word is used 5 times in our chapter today. We have already looked at the word for redeem which connected to our word. We find it in the context of redeeming animals, houses and land. Leviticus 27:13, 15, 19, 27, 31 But if he wishes to redeem it, he shall add חֲמִישִׁת֖וֹ a fifth to the valuation … And if the donor wishes to redeem his house, he shall add a fifth to the valuation price, and it shall be his … And if he who dedicates the field wishes to redeem it, then he shall add חֲמִישִׁ֧ית a fifth to its valuation price, and it shall remain his … if he who dedicates the field wishes to redeem it, then he shall add חֲמִשִׁ֧ית a fifth to its valuation price, and it shall remain his. … And if it is an unclean animal, then he shall buy it back at the valuation, and add חֲמִשִׁת֖וֹ a fifth to it; or, if it is not redeemed, it shall be sold at the valuation … Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the Lord's; it is holy to the Lord. If a man wishes to redeem some of his tithe, he shall add חֲמִשִׁית֖וֹ a fifth to it. What is interesting is that a person could redeem his tithe in the sense that if he really wanted the land, seed or fruit for himself he could get it back by replacing his tithe with money and add a fifth of its value to his offering. The concept of giving back to God is one that we see throughout the Bible. And as we have seen that without cost we tend to not be invested in our relationship with God and the need that others have for their relationship with God. Jesus said this well. I’ll close with this great reminder. Matthew 6:19-21 Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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  Episode #121

  Valuation עֵ֫רֶךְ

  Sep 13, 20263 minS3

  We are in chapter twenty-seven of Leviticus with our word for today. עֵ֫רֶךְ layer, row, provision, equipment, value, estimate. It is used 33 times in the Old Testament, 21 times in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense of arrangement, an orderly grouping considered as a unit, the result of arranging. A good example of this is the setting up of the tabernacle. Exodus 40:4, 23 And you shall bring in the table and עֶרְכּ֑וֹ arrange it … and arranged עֵ֥רֶךְ [not translated probably because seems repetitive. So literally is what needs to be arranged] the bread on it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. Most of the uses of our word are in the sense of valuation, assessed price. This is how our word is used 21 times in our chapter. We first see our word in the context of the valuation of people. Leviticus 27:1-3, 8 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, If anyone makes a special vow to the Lord בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ involving the valuation of persons, then the עֶרְכְּךָ֙ valuation of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary … And if someone is too poor to pay the מֵֽעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָ valuation, then he shall be made to stand before the priest, and the priest shall value him; the priest shall value him according to what the vower can afford. We also see our word used in the valuation of houses and property given to the Lord. Leviticus 27:14-18 When a man dedicates his house as a holy gift to the Lord, the priest shall value it as either good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall stand. And if the donor wishes to redeem his house, he shall add a fifth to the עֶרְכְּךָ֛ valuation price, and it shall be his. If a man dedicates to the Lord part of the land that is his possession, then the עֶרְכְּךָ֖ valuation shall be in proportion to its seed. A homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. If he dedicates his field from the year of jubilee, the כְּעֶרְכְּךָ֖ valuation shall stand, but if he dedicates his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall calculate the price according to the years that remain until the year of jubilee, and a deduction shall be made from the מֵֽעֶרְכֶּֽךָ valuation. We have already looked at our word for redeemed which is closely related to our word for today. The idea in our chapter is part of making a vow is the idea of our commitment to God expressed in a person cost to us. David understood this when he wanted to offer a sacrifice to God and was offered a way to do so that would be inexpensive. 2 Samuel 24:24-25 But the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. And David built there an altar to the Lord and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord responded to the plea for the land, and the plague was averted from Israel. There was a sacrifice that had to be made because of David’s sin. The good news is that because of Jesus work on the cross he has already paid this price. And the good news is that God loved us and valued us so much that he was willing to pay the price to forgive us and free us from our sins. I’ll close with this great reminder. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

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  Episode #120

  Vow נֶ֫דֶר

  Sep 12, 20265 minS3

  We are moving into chapter twenty-seven of Leviticus with our word for today. נֶ֫דֶר vow. It is used 60 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense of vow offering, an offering associated with the making of a vow. Numbers 29:39 In addition to מִנִּדְרֵיכֶ֜ם what you vow and your freewill offerings, offer these to the Lord at your appointed festivals: your burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings and fellowship offerings. 1 Samuel 1:21 When her husband Elkanah went up with all his family to offer the annual sacrifice to the Lord and to נִדְרֽוֹ fulfill his vow. Most of the uses of our word are used in the sense of vow, a solemn pledge to do something or to behave in a certain manner. Genesis 28:20-22 וַיִּדַּ֥ר יַעֲקֹ֖ב נֶ֣דֶר [literally and vowed Jacob a vow] Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear so that I return safely to my father’s household, then the Lord will be my God and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.” Notice in the next use of our word that God remembered that Jacob made a vow to him. Genesis 31:13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and where נָדַ֥רְתָּ לִּ֛י שָׁ֖ם נֶ֑דֶר [literally vow to me you vowed] you made a vow to me. Now leave this land at once and go back to your native land. We find our word used of specific kinds of vows such as a Nazarite one. Numbers 6:1-3, 21 The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow, a vow of dedication to the Lord as a Nazirite, they must abstain from wine and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar made from wine or other fermented drink … This is the law of the Nazirite who יִדֹּר֒ [this is another form of our word from the same root word] vows offerings to the Lord in accordance with their dedication, in addition to whatever else they can afford. They must נִדְרוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִדֹּ֔ר [this is literally vow which they vowed] fulfill the vows they have made, according to the law of the Nazirite. This is how our word is used in our chapter today. Leviticus 27:1-8 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, If anyone makes a special נֶ֑דֶר vow to the Lord involving the valuation of persons, then the valuation of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels of silver. So we see this idea of an offering vow is a big part of the opening of our chapter. We will look more into this idea tomorrow when we look at our word for valuation and value. For today well look at the basic idea of a vow as promising to keep your word. We see God taking these vows seriously in that he holds people to what they promise him. Deuteronomy 23:21 If you make a נֶ֙דֶר֙ vow to the Lord your God, do not be slow to pay it, for the Lord your God will certainly demand it of you and you will be guilty of sin. Psalm 56:12 I am under נְדָרֶ֑יךָ vows to you, my God; I will present my thank offerings to you. Binding ourselves to God is seen as a good thing and part of worship. Psalm 61:8 Then I will ever sing in praise of your name and fulfill נְדָרַ֗י my vows day after day. Keeping our word is a huge priority to God. Ecclesiastes 5:4-7 When you make a נֶ֜דֶרvow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your תִּדֹּ֖ר [this is another form but from the same root word] vow. It is better not תִדֹּ֑ר to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it. Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger, “My vow was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands? Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God. We see Jesus teaching reaffirming this sermon on the mount. Matthew 5:33-37 Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one. I’ll close with this great Psalm that identifies this idea of keeping your vows and your word as part of a person God accepts. Psalm 15:1-2, 4 O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart … who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind.

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  Episode #119

  Statutes Rules Laws הַֽחֻקִּ֣ים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֮ וְהַתּוֹרֹת֒

  Sep 11, 20264 minS3

  We are in chapter twenty-six of Leviticus with our word for today which is a phrase made up of three words. הַֽחֻקִּ֣ים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֮ וְהַתּוֹרֹת֒ the statutes, and rules and laws. Although our phrase is only used this once in our chapter today we find these words together translated in the same way 11 times in the Old Testament. Let’s start with our chapter since it is the first time we find our words together in our phrase in the Bible. Leviticus 26:46 These are הַֽחֻקִּ֣ים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֮ וְהַתּוֹרֹת֒ the statutes and rules and laws that the Lord made between himself and the people of Israel through Moses on Mount Sinai. This is first of two summaries of the book of Leviticus which is in the second to the last chapter of the book. Our three words interpret all the previous details as guiding the people in their relationship YWHW (reality God, true God). We see our phrase used in the same way through out the Old Testament. We also see our three words together used by David in his last words to his son Solomon. 1 Kings 2:1-3 When David's time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, “I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man, and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping חֻקֹּתָ֤יו his statutes, his commandments, וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written בְּתוֹרַ֣ת in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn. Notice the benefit of prospering tied to following God’s direction. In our next use of our three words together as the explanation why God allowed Assyria to come in and destroy the tribes of Israel. 2 Kings 17:34, 37 They do not fear the Lord, and they do not follow כְּחֻקֹּתָם֙ וּכְמִשְׁפָּטָ֔ם וְכַתּוֹרָ֣ה the statutes or the rules or the law or the commandment that the Lord commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel … And the statutes and the rules and the law and the commandment that he wrote for you, you shall always be careful to do. You shall not fear other gods, and you shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you … However, they would not listen. In our next use of our three words together they are used as part of Jehoshaphat’s restoring things to where God desired them, in his instructions to the Levites and priests. 2 Chronicles 19:9-10 And he charged them: “Thus you shall do in the fear of the Lord, in faithfulness, and with your whole heart: whenever a case comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities, concerning bloodshed, הַחֻקִּ֨ים וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֜ים וְהַתּוֹרָ֤ה [literally we have statutes or rules and law. The translators just rearranged the wording] law or commandment, statutes or rules, then you shall warn them, that they may not incur guilt before the Lord and wrath may not come upon you and your brothers. Thus you shall do, and you will not incur guilt. Our next use is another example of the people not following God’s direction. 2 Chronicles 33:8-9 if only they will be careful to do all that I have commanded them, all הַתּוֹרָ֛ה וְהַֽחֻקִּ֥ים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖ים the law, the statutes, and the rules given through Moses.” Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray, to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the people of Israel. Our next uses show the reforms of Ezra and Nehemiah that focused the people back to God. These passages are great examples of how important godly leadership really is. Ezra 7:10 For Ezra had set his heart to study the תּוֹרַ֥ת Law of the Lord, and to do it and to teach חֹ֥ק וּמִשְׁפָּֽט his statutes and rules in Israel. Nehemiah 9:13 You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven and gave them right מִשְׁפָּטִ֤ים rules and true וְתוֹר֣וֹת laws, good חֻקִּ֥ים statutes and commandments, and you made known to them your holy Sabbath and commanded them commandments and statutes and a law by Moses your servant. I’ll close with this great passage about God’s heart for his people which also has our three words of our phrase in it. God loves his people and wants them to have an amazing blessed life that others can see the benefits of. Deuteronomy 4:6-8 Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’ For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him? And what great nation is there, that has חֻקִּ֥ים וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֖ים statutes and rules so righteous as all הַתּוֹרָ֣ה this law that I set before you today?

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  Episode #118

  Uncircumcised Heart לְבָבָם֙ הֶֽעָרֵ֔ל

  Sep 10, 20263 minS3

  We are in chapter twenty-six of Leviticus with our word for today which is a phrase used for the first time in the Bible in our chapter. לְבָבָם֙ הֶֽעָרֵ֔ל [Literally heart uncircumcised] uncircumcised heart. It is used 4 times in the Old Testament. Let’s look at these uses starting with our chapter since it is used for the first time in the Bible there. Leviticus 26:40-42 But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers in their treachery that they committed against me, and also in walking contrary to me, so that I walked contrary to them and brought them into the land of their enemies—if then their לְבָבָם֙ הֶֽעָרֵ֔ל uncircumcised heart is humbled and they make amends for their iniquity, then I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and I will remember my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land. We have already looked at our word for circumcision which is the cutting around of skin so that there is no longer a covering over. So applied to the heart it means that one’s heart is covered up or hard. One’s heart is not open to God and his will and direction. This is just one of the many ways God describes his people’s rejection and rebellion of Him and his will for his people. The other two uses are in Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Which interestingly enough talk about other people besides God’s people. Jeremiah 9:25-26 Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will punish all those who are circumcised merely in the flesh— Egypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and all who dwell in the desert who cut the corners of their hair, for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are עַרְלֵי־לֵֽב[this is our phrase with the two words in different order] uncircumcised in heart. Ezekiel 44:6-7, 9 And say to the rebellious house, to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: O house of Israel, enough of all your abominations, in admitting foreigners, עַרְלֵי־לֵב֙[this is our phrase with the two words in different order] uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to be in my sanctuary, profaning my temple, when you offer to me my food, the fat and the blood. You have broken my covenant, in addition to all your abominations … Thus says the Lord God: No foreigner, עֶ֤רֶל לֵב֙ uncircumcised in heart and flesh, of all the foreigners who are among the people of Israel, shall enter my sanctuary. Notice that it wasn’t just that they were not circumcised physically but also that their hearts were not right before God. Their hearts were hard not open to God. Throughout the Bible we see God caring, loving and wanting all people to come to him. This is definitely identified more clearly in the New Testament. We will talk more about this as we journey through the Bible together. For today I’ll close with our phrase applied to God’s people in a general way describing their resistance toward him from one generation to the next. We see this in the New Testament when Stephen is speaking to the Pharisees right before they stone him to death. Notice how he describes God’s people with the New Testament words translated the same way as our phrase. Acts 7:51-53 You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered, you who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it.”

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