Today’s Old Testament chronological reading is in Genesis 19 and 20.
The Psalms/ Proverbs reading is in Psalm 31.
No New Testament reading today.
Today’s notes ( new Hebrew root word parables).
Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she, even she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this.” Gen 20:5
INTEGRITY Strong’s H8537 תם tom; an abstract concept; from Strong’s H8552 תמם tamam, a primitive root meaning, “to be complete.” The 3-letter root is tav + mem + mem .
tav ת = crossed sticks, thus mark, sign, signal, monument
mem מ ם = the water, thus chaos, mighty, blood
mem מ ם = the water, thus chaos, mighty, blood
The story: The cross (tav) covered by the mighty (mem) blood (mem) of Yeshua finishes and makes complete.
INNOCENCE Strong’s H5356 נקיון niqqayown, an abstract concept; from Strong’s H5352 נקה naqah, a primitive root meaning, “to be pure, to be cleared from punishment or absolved of guilt.” The 3-letter root is nun + quph + hey.
nun נ ן = the seed, thus continue, heir, son
quph ק = sun on the horizon, thus condense, circle, time
hey ה = man with upraised arms, thus look, reveal, wonder, worship, breath
The related words will help us find find the story. The verbal root of the whole family of words means, “to suckle,” as a baby at his mother’s breast. The concrete object, then, is “breast,” and the abstract concept is “innocence.” So the story being told is of the baby (nun) gathered (quph, as the light is gathered to the sun when it is on the horizon) to the heart (hey, as the core of being which is the seat of emotion). Babies are held to be innocent of wrong doing, not knowing good from evil.
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Now therefore, restore the man’s wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you shall live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.” Gen 20:7
20:7 PROPHET Strong’s H5030 nabiy; from Strong’s H5012 נבא naba, a primitive root, “to cause to bubble up.” The 3-letter root is nun + bet + aleph.
nun נ ן = the seed, thus continue, heir, son
bet ב = the house, thus house, household, family, in, within
aleph א = the ox head, thus strength, power, leader
The story: The nun + bet root tells the story of the seed inside the house. The concrete object is fruit, as fruits have their seeds hidden within them; the verb is to flourish, to be fruitful. Adding the aleph nuances the meaning to the seed (nun) within (bet) which leads (aleph):
Then I said, “I will not make mention of Him, nor speak anymore in His name.” But His word (nun) was in my heart (bet) like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back (aleph) and I could not. Jer 20:9.
The seed is the Word of God, Yeshua taught us (Luk 8:11). The word is hidden within the heart (Psa 119:11). But it is so powerful that it takes great effort to be contained or restrained there so that it doesn’t come to the fore; such great effort to overcome its power, as Jeremiah discovered, that it soon exhausted him and he could not restrain it any longer. Thus the abstract meaning of the root is prophecy, that seed or Word which is hidden, but which is so powerful that it bubbles up.
This is the first occurrence of “prophet, prophecy” in Scripture.
Chiastic structures.
Links to previous studies.
Gen 18:1-19:38, Chiastic structure
Gen 19:1-38, Chiastic structure and sign of Messiah
Gen 20:1-15, Chiastic structure
Gen 20:1-18, Abraham the prophet
2 Chr 7:14, Praying (as Abraham prayed)
Psalm 31, Chiastic structure
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