by Dr. Mike Evans | Feb 24, 2017 | Blog
There are many ‘last days’ prophecies in the Bible. The nature of the things to come vary from prophecy to prophecy. The non-specific references are prophecies of destruction and doom, while ‘a•cha•rit ha•ya•mim’ prophecies in the writings of the major prophets are of...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Feb 24, 2017 | Blog
The word ‘na•vi’ is one of two used in the Bible for a prophet. The other is ‘cho•ze,’ which is translated as ‘seer.’ The word ‘na•vi’ is a derivative of the root verb ‘bo.’ (The English phonetic transliteration of ‘bo’ fails to show the connection to ‘na•vi,’ but the...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Feb 24, 2017 | Blog
This biblical expression has a touch of humor. Nowadays, we almost always use this phrase coupled with sympathy rather than with any other feelings. Biblically, it was coupled with a burning envy and murderous designs: “And they said one to another, Behold, this...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Feb 24, 2017 | Blog
This expression has been translated in various ways in different Bible versions and even within the same version in separate instances. None of the common translations is really reaching the full meaning of this idiom. For example, in Proverbs 12:4 it is a ‘virtuous...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Feb 24, 2017 | Blog
This is the Hebrew expression for discrimination or treating people with double standards. ‘Ey•fa’ is the biblical volume or capacity measuring tool for dry substances. A dishonest practice was to use two ‘ey•fa’ measuring utensils: a large one for purchasing goods...
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