Here is a short list of phrases and concepts that will help a person understand what is being communicated in the Scriptures. This is not an exhaustive list, so more will be added to it in the future. This list can be used in conjunction with another list found on this website called “Idioms, Phrases, and Concepts (Basic List). ” To see Bible results, use Bible terms.
Kedusha (holy/holiness)= to designate, or set apart something for the service of God by formal, legal restrictions and limitations. The kedusha of periods of time is marked by limits on man’s activities of work and construction. Don’t confuse “holy” with “righteous.”
Keep and Observe = to incorporate the things of God into our lives, and to stay true to the tavnit (pattern, blueprint) that God has given for a specific thing to be done, at a specific place, at a specific time, by specific people.
The Torah is not meant to be read like a book, but read like a covenantal contract.
He who has an ear, let him hear= whoever has an ear to perceive sound doctrinal truth, let him be instructed.
Virgin Daughter=never under a yoke.
Trust = put faith into action.
Prudence = practical.
Behold=see for yourself, take note of.
Forgive = to let it go and not bring it up again.
Love=is action, not a feeling.
Biblical Hope= does not mean “I wish,” but it is a belief that what God said was going to come to pass; it is a sure thing.
Prophesy = to declare the future or to communicate truth and doctrine with intelligence for the benefit of others.
Torah= is a book about boundaries and declarations, balance; it is seen as a marriage counselor where Yeshua is seen as the “new spouse”, and the old nature is seen as the “old spouse.”
Good Works= seen as the commandments that are in line with the Torah.
Idolatry= affections that belong to Yehovah that get sidetracked.
Subject to = in cooperation with.
Clean = “in place.”
Unclean = “out of place.”
Messiah is “in” you =this is not to be taken literally. We say this all the time when a person dies, that the person “lives on” in the people they have served. It means to examine ourselves to see if our lives are a reflection of the life of Yeshua-Acts 4.132 Cor 13.5.
Confidence= trust.
There are only two people in history who really matter, Adam and Yeshua. We are either in one or the other.
There are only two religions in the world, God’s, and then everyone else’s.
Glory = deserving of the highest praise.
In the Lord= in his place and purposes.
The Head= means head of influence and authority (Num 30; 1 Cor 11).
In the Spirit= in his purposes, under his impulse and control, in tune with.
Amen = certainly true and can be trusted..
In my name/in the name of= sent and represents me; with his authority and approval
Name’s Sake=on his behalf, on account of what he has said.
Day of the Lord = when God reveals his power to overthrow his enemies and to defend his kingdom when Messiah comes.
Atonement = to restore a covering.
Korbanot/Zevachim (offerings)=celebratory feasts, part of a continuing testimony and rededication back to our partner (God) at the covenantal center, the Temple.
Consider your ways= direct our hearts and attitude.
Will of Command= What Yehovah would like to see happen, and his commands can be disobeyed.
Will of Decree = what God ordains to happen according to his sovereign will and plan.
The existence of evil in this world proves there is a God, because how would we know that murder and stealing are wrong unless God told us it was, for example.
The commandments in the Torah are gifts from God. Why? Because we get blessed for doing them.
Woe to you= lamentations await you.
No guile = no craftiness or false impression of themselves; a righteous person.
The Dual Nature of the Torah=The Torah/Law acts as our custodian in a judicial role until we come conversion through faith in Yeshua. By identifying us as sinners and demanding our punishment for our sins, the law holds us in custody, being under indictment or arrest. The knowledge of the law’s high standards increases our moral awareness and personal responsibility, thus eliminating ignorance as an excuse. Now, sin becomes increasingly sinful, and it calls for our death. Secondly, the Torah is our instructor in an educational role, revealing to us God’s way of life-the path he desires that we follow. It expresses the good and perfect will of God, not only explicitly through its many commandments, statures, and judgments, but implicitly through the creational and historical narratives. It calls for our obedience. But when we come to conversion through faith in Messiah, the law’s role as a custodian is abolished. No longer can the law demand our death because we are no longer under arrest or indictment, for God has declared us “Not guilty!” No longer can the law declare us transgressors, for the record of our sins has been blotted out. The curse of the law has been removed (Gal 3.13).
repent=Hebrew “teshuvah” meaning to turn back to God in response to the truth (Torah-Psa 119.142, 160; John 17.17).
The Ages=the Olam Ha Zeh, this present age, and the Olam Haba, the world to come, relate to chronology and state of being. These concepts are discussed in the Book of Hebrews, for instance.
Blessed= empowered to succeed
Cursed= empowed to fail
discernment= the ability from God to tell the difference between what is true and what is almost true
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