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What Does Yeshua Mean?

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1. Seminary Update Greetings, friends. Over the last month, I have continued working through my flashcards of the 75 most common Hebrew root words in the Old Testament. I also received my syllabus from Manna University for Biblical Hebrew I, purchased the textbook and workbook, and I am looking forward to the class beginning on August 24, 2026. This month, one Hebrew word especially caught my attention: יְשׁוּעָה — yeshu’ah — salvation That word became the starting point for this month’s Seminary Journey reflection. 2. The Flashcard Moment As I was studying my Hebrew flashcards, I came across the word יְשׁוּעָה . Front of my Hebrew flashcard: יְשׁוּעָה (yeshuʿah), meaning “salvation.” I sounded it out slowly: Yeh-shoo-ah. Yeshu’ah. Then I thought, “I know that word. That sounds like Yeshua.”   I was already familiar with the name Yeshua as the Hebrew name behind the English name Jesus . But when I flipped the flashcard over, I saw that the meaning listed w...
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Seminary Journey: How Prayer and Praise Meet in the Psalms

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Greetings, friends! One of the greatest blessings of attending seminary is discovering fresh insights from God's Word that deepen my love for Him. This month, my biblical Hebrew studies led me to reflect on the beautiful relationship between prayer and praise in the Book of Psalms. I learned about the Hebrew words  tefillah  (תְּפִלָּה, "prayer") and  tehillah  (תְּהִלָּה, "praise"). Although these words come from different Hebrew roots, their similar sounds serve as a memorable reminder of something we see throughout the Psalms: prayer and praise are deeply connected. Just as some pastors use the phrase "at-one-ment" to help us remember reconciliation with God, the similar sound of the Hebrew words tefillah and tehillah creates a memorable picture. Throughout the Psalms, prayers were often written to be sung. When a tefillah (prayer) is lifted to God in song, it becomes a tehillah (praise)—a prayer becoming praise through music. This observation led ...
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Boaz was Patient

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      Yesterday I learned another link between prosperity and patience. Ruth 2:1 says, "Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of standing from the clan of Elimelek, whose name was Boaz."       This phrase "man of standing" comes from the Hebrew word chayil חַיִל which means strength, wealth, or capability. The root of chayil is strength that comes through enduring trials with patience. So Boaz was a man of great patience, we can conclude. He was a business owner and waited patiently to build his wealth and find his beautiful wife Ruth.         Yahweh speaks more about patience yielding wealth in proverbs. Proverbs 13:11 says, "Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time."          Therefore patience through trusting God yields profit, in general. Let us be patient like Boaz. If we do, then we will profit both internally through moral chara...
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Aph Chemah & Charah

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      In my prestudies, I learned about a verse in psalm 37 that says "refrain from anger, forsake wrath, do not fret; it only leads to evil."       In the Hebrew of that verse, Yahweh uses 3 different words for anger: aph, chemah, and charah. Aph means nostril, chemah means heat, and charah means to burn. The last one charah comes from the word charr which means to burn. We use that same word when we say, "I have charred the meat in the fire."        Yahweh wants us to obstain from anger in general. That is because anger is so destructive. Yahweh handles anger the best, using it sparingly and for judgment purposes only.        For us, Yahweh wants us to leave anger in his hands. God wants us to stay cool, keep peaceful, and let Yahweh take revenge. Yahweh will handle the heat of anger better than us. He won't get burned. Much love, Chris (Image of person yelling in a crowd)
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01_Genesis_1_Notes

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 01_Genesis_1_Notes God is in Control In Genesis chapter one, we learn that God made all things.  This should bring us some comfort.  When the world seems to spin out of control, we must remember that He made it all.  God can reign the earth and its chaotic parts back into correct orbit, and He will in due time.  Consider when God created the ocean. It is so powerful and no one can tame it, but Yahweh: “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it? On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone—while the morning stars sang together and all the angels a shouted for joy? “Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness, when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place, when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther; h...
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Lame Priests

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  Leviticus 21:18 " For no one who has a blemish shall draw near, a man blind or lame, or one who has a mutilated face or a limb too long." As I sit in church today, I accidentally sat near the group who is hard of hearing. They praise Ya with their hands and listen by watching their fearless leader: the sign language interpreter. She does a wonderful job. Standing on stage next to the speaking pastor, she echoes his words for the benefit of the deaf. As she beautifully signs, I remembered Leviticus 21:18. Here Yahweh says that no priest who conducts his services in front of the crowd should have a debilitating handicap that impedes on their ability to do their duties. What if the sign language interpreter was missing a few fingers?  What if one hand was deformed at birth?  Would she still be great at interpreting?  Yes.  But would she still be the lead interpreter for the entire church?  Probably not. It would be so distracting that others would have a har...
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Transition

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 We are transitioning our independent Bible study called anointed for Christ Bible study. The transition means we are merging with a local church. The local church will help promote the Bible study and we will get members from the church who will come and attend our Bible study. This comes as a result of having lack of attendance of in person attenders. More updates to come. 
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