In the text of the Bible, there is a word which appears eerily similar to the Hebrew word for holiness, yet carries a disturbingly different meaning. Qadosh in Hebrew means holiness, yet Qadesh or Qadsha means ritual harlot / prostitute (Deut 23:17). The words are...
Many parts of the Hebrew Bible are “acrostic”, which simply means that each new line begins with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet. However, one such Psalm appears to contain an embarrasing mistake – it actually skips a letter! This would be a...
The word for holiness in Hebrew – qadosh – is always spelt fully when describing God. However, each and every time it is used to describe people in this book, it is written one letter short. (qadsh instead of qadosh – but pronounced the same) On our...
2 Tim 2:4 “A servant of the Lord must not quarrel” The Greek word for ‘quarrel’ can also mean to engage in hand to hand combat and physical fighting. From a Scriptural perspective, a war of words and a physical fist fight are two sides of the...
Joel 3:9 – Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare (qadosh) for war!” Literally this verse says that the nations are to ‘make holy for war’. The Bible uses the word ‘holy / qadosh’ not simply to mean ‘sin free’, but...
“The ones sown on good ground, those hear the word, accept it and bear fruit…” Mark 4:20 The word translated ‘accept’ in our text means to take as ones own – so to be the good soil that Jesus spoke about, we have to accept...
