The Dark Side of Praise
As I worked my way through the list of Hebrew words that mean praise, I was not expecting to find one that was praise not given to...
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Hebrew Word Study, Blog, Writing
This blog is a journey. Writing is the road, Hebrew word studies have become a map of sorts, but when you put all of the tools together, it leads us to a destination deeper in the Word.
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mliscross
Sep 9, 20215 min read
Our Love is Loud
The past few days, my heart has been meditating on Psalm 63. I have been praying it, about it, contemplating it, asking Adonai to open my...
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mliscross
Sep 6, 20216 min read
Confession Song
Bring to your mind your favorite hymn or praise and worship song. Pull it up on your phone and play it, or even hum it and reflect on the...
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mliscross
Aug 31, 20217 min read
Zamar
Considering that the word zamar focuses on praise in the form of music, I thought that I would be able to sit down and have a post about...
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mliscross
Aug 27, 20216 min read
The Battle is Adonai's Part 3: The Outcome
As I sat to write this post, at first, I could only stare at the words “the outcome” in the title. Having read these scriptures in 2...
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mliscross
Aug 24, 20219 min read
The Battle is Adonai's Part 2: The Prophecy
[14] Then, in the middle of the assembly, the Spirit of Adonai came upon Yachzi’el the son of A’kharyahu, the son of B’nayah, the son of...
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mliscross
Jul 30, 20217 min read
Even If
"Blessed is the King who is coming in the name of Adonai!" "Shalom in heaven!" and "Glory in the Highest places!" Some of the P'rushim in...
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mliscross
Jul 15, 202112 min read
The Battle is Adonai's Part 1c - The Prayer
In your love, you led the people you redeemed; in your strength, you guide them to your holy abode (habitation). Exodus 15:13 9. They...
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mliscross
Jul 14, 20213 min read
The Power of Prayer
It is amazing how much your life can change in a single week. This time a week ago, I was sitting in ICU with my mom, waiting for them to...
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mliscross
Jul 10, 20214 min read
The Battle is Adonai’s - Bonus Post
I want to start this by saying that we serve a mighty, powerful, and wonderful God. We serve a God that when we truly take our hands off...
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mliscross
Jun 29, 20212 min read
Let It Rain
Last Friday, our AC decided to bite the dust. In Oklahoma summers, that is a pretty serious situation. I kind of felt like Thomas in this...
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mliscross
Jun 27, 202110 min read
The Battle is Adonai's Part 1b: The Prayer
In part a of The Prayer, we covered prayer and fasting, and the first three points of Josaphat’s prayer in 2 Chronicles 20. Let us now...
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mliscross
Jun 21, 202112 min read
The Battle is Adonai's Part 1a: The Prayer
[1] Some time later, the people of Mo’av and the people of ‘Amon with other ‘Amonim came up to fight Y’hoshafat (Jehoshaphat). [2]...
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mliscross
Jun 18, 20212 min read
The Battle is Adonai's: Introduction
2 Chronicles 20 is a chapter that sermons have been preached on, praise songs have been written about, and has a line that we quote in...
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mliscross
Jun 17, 20217 min read
Asaf: Musician, Psalmist, Prophet
When looking up the first verse with the next word for praise on my list, halal, it brought me to the story of David bringing the Ark of...
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mliscross
Jun 16, 20217 min read
Barach
One of the stories of the Bible that I find most intriguing, is the story of Deborah (D’vorah). Deborah was a judge and prophetess, one...
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mliscross
Jun 13, 20215 min read
Praise Song
As I read the verses that I’m going to use as the focus of this post, I have meditated on them, prayed about them, and then did a word...
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mliscross
Jun 11, 202111 min read
Rabbit Trails of Praise
[23] When you enter the land and plant various kinds of fruit trees, you are to regard its fruit as forbidden – for three years it will...
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mliscross
Jun 8, 20214 min read
The Lesson of the Carrots
Like a lot of people, I have a small vegetable garden. I went out today to add banana peel tea to my tomatoes (look that up if you're...
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mliscross
Jun 5, 20216 min read
This Time I Will Praise Adonai
Without pulling out your Bible, who do you think is the first person within its pages to mention the word praise? It took me by surprise...
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