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that  The English Text, though helpful, and often good, is not perfect, and conceals so many of the deeper meanings and subtleties of The Hebrew Text that The Bible reader is often deprived of hearing The Truth in various Texts due to translational issues. Do not construe this to mean that you cannot come to CHRIST through The English Text, you can. You

will find the foundational issues intact, history  clear, and prophecy, very discernable.  Yet a deeper understanding is often missing. Example: in Isaiah 40:8, we see that  Abraham is called: “ MY friend.”  In Hebrew though, we have various words for a friend; each with various nuances. Here, Abraham is literally called: “ MY love.”  Wow. Highly unusual,  and very special.  Finally seen, through Hebrew eyes.

something to work with, and you should then work on the rest.  Ears are open by GOD design; they will hear what you are saying. I remember a case of an older man who once told  me that when he was

you think no-one is really listening? You often should just keep talking.   I figure at least 51 % of the person is still there, or if there was less than 50%, they wouldn’t be there. So you do have

young, and his mother lectured him, he was very defiant and at odds with her. Standing there, talking with me, some 60 years later, he told me: ‘ You know what?     I haven’t forgotten one thing she said.’ Enough said.   Keep talking.

word hope.  The Hebrew Word = cavah = to twist, to bind, is to be binding to something, tying strongly one ‘thing’ to another. The word rope is derived from this concept as well; for you are binding fast one thing to another. As you truly “bind fast-strongly”

yourself to THE LORD (Isaiah 40:31), you are actively, expecting, holding fast, holding onto strongly, with the expectation, with the hope, of receiving from  and or the very thing/one you have bound yourself to, connected with, holding on to. Stay connected!

The Hebrew Word we are studying today is  = Tikva =  hope. The term HaTikva =  the hope, is Israel's national anthem.  The root of the word is: cavah, which means to twist or to bind. Now follow me step  by step to see the evolutionary development of The Word to arrive at the

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