Hebrew for Reading Comprehension

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This book is dedicated to my wife, Tia, who made up many of my vocabulary cards when I first learned Hebrew.

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Hebrew for Reading Comprehension is a first year Biblical Hebrew grammar which is designed to promote reading comprehension and translation precision while reducing the confusion of traditional grammars. Two major features which distinguish this from other grammars are a tremendous reduction of emphasis on vowel pointing and a paradigm-less approach to teaching verbs.

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Philosophy of the Grammar The following essays describe the philosophy underlying the grammar.These were both presented at Central States Society of Biblical Literature meetings. William P. Griffin, "Killing a Dead Language: A Case against Emphasizing Vowel Pointing when Teaching Biblical Hebrew," SBL Forum , n.p. [cited May 2007] William P. Griffin, "Breaking Old Paradigms: Further Reflections on Hebrew Pedagogy," paper presented at the Central States Society of Biblical Literature meeting, March, 2010.

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Archibald Thomas Robertson (November 6, 1863 – September 24, 1934) was a Southern Baptist preacher and biblical scholar whose work focused on the New Testament and Koine Greek.

Robertson was born at Cherbury near Chatham, Virginia. He was educated at Wake Forest (N. C.) College (M. A., 1885) and at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS), Louisville, Kentucky (Th. M., 1888), where he was thereafter instructor and professor of New Testament interpretation, and remained in that post until one day in 1934, when he dismissed his class early and went home and died of a stroke.

Robertson's books are still consulted today, particularly his Word Pictures in the New Testament and his landmark volume A Grammar of the Greek New Testament in Light of Historical Research. In all, he published 45 books, several of which are still in print today. Robertson helped found the Baptist World Alliance in 1900. He was an important Southern Baptist and a well-respected scholar in his day. Robertson sought to equip his students with the proper tools for good preaching.

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Christopher Cone, Th.D, Ph.D, Ph.D, serves as President of Calvary University in Kansas City, Missouri. He has formerly served in executive and faculty roles at Southern California Seminary as Chief Academic Officer and Research Professor of Bible and Theology, and at Tyndale Theological Seminary as President and Professor of Bible and Theology. He has served in several pastoral roles and has also held teaching positions at the University of North Texas, North Central Texas College, and Southern Bible Institute. He is the author and general editor of several books

God-breathed. Profitable. These two words Paul conveys in 2 Timothy 3:16 to describe the word of God. That the Text is God-breathed attests to its authority, and that it is profitable attests to its sufficiency. The authority of Scripture has no limit for the believer – in its pages God demands complete submission of His children. Likewise the sufficiency of Scripture reaches to the farthest corners of the believer’s position and practice.

Nothing but the Truth was first published in 1978 and, after many reprints and two revised editions. It was finally reprinted in 2012. Further revision and expansion led to the publication of six small volumes in 2017 under the title All you need to know about the Bible. This edition in one 768 page hardback volume lightly revised version of All you need to know. It aims to answer in an accessible and accurate way, the many questions that are asked about the main theme of the Bible, how it came to be written, how trustworthy it is, how the individual books were gathered together, and much more. Full references allow the reader to pursue each subject in more depth.

About the Author

Brian Edwards holds a degree in theology from the University of London. He pastored an evangelical church in London before taking on a wider ministry of preaching, lecturing, writing and editing. He is the author of over twenty books and co-authored the best-selling Evidence for the Bible. He is married to Rosie and they live in Bedfordshire and are members at Christ Church Dunstable (FIEC).

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Latin: supra
Transliteration: qādēs̆: ṭāhēr
Greek: σωμάτων
Hebrew: מִשְׁפָּט
Aramaic: כְּתִיב

However, on the blood-spattered walls of Beth Shan, the story does not quite end. There is another member of Saul's line who shines with bright hope and reflects the character of his godly father in contrast to that of his tragic grandfather. An accessible book for every reader which, as well as bringing the three characters of Saul, Jonathan and Mephibosheth to life and clarifying difficulties in the text, concludes every chapter with questions for thoughtful discussion suitable for group or personal study.

About the Author

Brian Edwards is the author of twenty books, including one on the accuracy and authority of the Bible, historical biographies on William Tyndale and John Newton and Grace – amazing grace, a study of the greatest word in the Christian vocabulary. He edits the Day One Publications Travel Guide series and preaches and lectures across the UK and abroad. Brian is married to Rosie and they live in Surrey, UK.

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What immediately springs to mind when you read that word? Whatever reaction you may have, evangelism is becoming increasingly dangerous in an apparently post-secular Western world, yet the church has a continuing mandate to be a witness and to share the great message of the gospel.

This book looks at the gospel adventures of Philip the Evangelist and draws lessons that will encourage, enliven and challenge you. It will ultimately also inspire you to lift up the sword of the Spirit boldly and, for the sake of lost souls, enter into the evangelistic fray.

About the Author

William Wade is an evangelist to British Forces as part of the missionary organization SASRA, having previously spent seven years in the British Army. William also has an itinerant ministry to a wide range of churches in the South-East of England. He is married to Tulsi and they have two young daughters.

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This rollercoaster of a story sweeps us from the rich promises accompanying his birth, though the tragedies and triumphs of his life. The story almost ends with the pitiable sight of him as the blind captive of his life-long enemies the Philistines. Yet, there is still one surprising twist to this epic tale 'victory through death. Throughout we trace the contrasts with the great Judge of Israel' Christ.

About the Author

Colin D Jones has been in the ministry since 1971. He became the pastor of Three Bridges Free Church, Crawley in 1996 after twenty-two years of ministry at Wem Baptist Church, Shropshire. He is a long serving member of the Council of the FIEC and is author of Exploring Esther: Serving the unseen God, also published by Day One. He and his wife, Chris, have four daughters: Esther, Abigail, Tirzah and Miriam.

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The Passion of Christ is an inexhaustible subject. In these warm and challenging devotional studies, Roger Ellsworth takes a look at the Passion through the eyes of the people most closely associated with it. By reminding us again of the wonder of what Christ did on the cross for ordinary people, he encourages us to become more passionate about the Passion and how we serve our Saviour.

About the Author

Having served for almost fifty years as a pastor, Roger Ellsworth is now engaged in an itinerant ministry. He has also authored over fifty books. He and his wife, Sylvia, have two sons, Tim and Marty, and five grandchildren.

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John Cook a faithful missionary brother in the Lord. Who has served the Lord in various places around the world. He continues to serve the Lord in Arizona through passing out tracts, teaching Bible studies, and faithfully studying God’s precious Word. His hobbies include coffee, Hebrew, and teaching God’s Word.

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John Cheeseman went to school at Epsom College in Surrey and was converted to the Christian faith at the age of 17, during a Scripture Union houseparty. He studied Classics at Oxford University, before training for pastoral ministry at Trinity College, Bristol. He has served in churches all over the South East of England, most recently at Holy Trinity, Eastbourne, where he was the Vicar of a large town centre church, with a strategic ministry for visitors and holiday makers.
He has now left the pastoring of a single church, in order to concentrate on an itinerant ministry of Bible teaching, which is where his heart really lies. John is the author of 2 publications— Saving Grace (1997) and The Priority of Preaching (2006), (Banner of Truth Trust). He is married to Joy and they have three grown-up children: Peter, David and Cherry.

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It could therefore be argued that Elijah was primarily a prophet of judgement, whereas his successor was more a prophet of grace. If this is so, the story of Elisha’s life is very relevant to the times in which we live. Elisha prophesied in Israel during the ninth century BC as a shining light amid the darkness of idolatry and unbelief which prevailed at the time. We would therefore do well to follow his noble example as we seek to be witnesses for the Lord in our generation.

About the Author
John Cheeseman went to school at Epsom College in Surrey and was converted to the Christian faith at the age of 17, during a Scripture Union houseparty. He studied Classics at Oxford University, before training for pastoral ministry at Trinity College, Bristol. He has served in churches all over the South East of England, most recently at Holy Trinity, Eastbourne, where he was the Vicar of a large town centre church, with a strategic ministry for visitors and holiday makers.
He has now left the pastoring of a single church, in order to concentrate on an itinerant ministry of Bible teaching, which is where his heart really lies. John is the author of 2 publications— Saving Grace (1997) and The Priority of Preaching (2006), (Banner of Truth Trust). He is married to Joy and they have three grown-up children: Peter, David and Cherry.

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Robert Dale is minister of a church in, Lincoln, England, and a member of the council of Day One Christian Ministries. He is married and has two children. His background is in the financial sector. His hobbies include playing chess with his daughter.

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About the Author:
Robert Dale is a member of Lincoln Evangelical Church. After seventeen years in the City of London, he served as a pastor for twenty-eight years, first in Surrey, then in Lincoln, remaining there after his retirement in 2016. He is married to Jane and has two children, Jonathan and Hannah, both in Christian ministry.

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About the Author:
Malcolm Maclean is from Inverness, where he is the minister of Greyfriars and Stratherrick Free Church of Scotland. Prior to entering the Christian ministry he was Managing Editor of Christian Focus Publications. Among his other books is The Lord’s Supper and a devotional on the Song of Solomon called Royal Company (both by Christian Focus). He provides daily readings on his blog ‘Thoughts on God’s Word and What It Says’ (greyfriarsreadings.blogspot.com). He is married to Katie.

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End-times Bible prophecy is like a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle partially done. Many godly people have come before us establishing the borders of the puzzle. Parts of the faces and landscape are taking form, yet without the box cover showing the finished product, no one really knows how it ought to look when it is entirely assembled. The timing of the rapture is a puzzle-piece incorrectly placed by many mainstream theologians.

Authors Dr. Douglas Hamp and Chris Steinle take a fresh look at the rapture based on extensive Bible prophecy and a literal interpretation of the Scriptures. It's time to rethink God's purpose for the rapture: Is it an escape or a preparation for something greater? The rapture was prophesied from Genesis to Revelation. Why have dozens of rapture prophecies been overlooked by mainstream theology? Explore the ancient texts and discover God's clear and consistent revelation of end time events.

* Explore dozens of rapture verses.
* Understand the logic behind Paul's eschatology.
* Learn why the Day of Lord includes God's indignation, the rapture, and Second Coming.
* Enjoy dramatic vignettes from the Millennium Chronicles that bring Bible prophecies to life.
* Consider the connection between the rapture and the redemption of the body.
* Rethink the Gathering of Israel and how it applies to the Church.
* See why Paul insisted the dead must rise first.
* Know the signs preceding Christ's return.
* Includes four charts and three vignettes to showcase the authors' conclusions.

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Preface
Genesis 3:15 tells us of two seeds that will come upon the world – one will be the seed of the woman, which is Jesus. However, the other seed spoken of is Satan’s and that is where my research took off. I wanted to discover if the seed of Satan (Antichrist) would be an imitation of the virgin birth and if so, how that was possible genetically. What I uncovered was a war to destroy the image of God led by Satan since the earliest of times.

My method: Due to my language studies in Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, I have been able to do my own linguistic research throughout this book. I primarily conducted my own investigation of words and phrases using theWord Bible Software and therefore, I may not always cite a lexicon for authority. TheWord allowed me to search words in Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic and trace their usage throughout the entire Bible. I used primary sources wherever possible and drew my own conclusions from those. However, I did frequently turn to secondary literature to demonstrate that there are others that have come to similar conclusions – therefore when I state that a Hebrew, Greek, or Aramaic words means such and such, the conclusion is based on my investigation. If I cite another, then I state the source. I use extra-biblical material (e.g. the book of Enoch and the Targumim) as I would a modern commentary – it is not sacred canon. However, unlike a modern commentary, those ancient works were often written by Jews who very likely had some insight that we do not. The method of discovery throughout this book will be to take the words as literally as possible and use the grammatical-historical approach of interpretation and we will find that doing so will make all of the pieces fit precisely.

One Piece of the End Times Puzzle: The topic of the image and how it is corrupted is central to the end times but is only one piece of the end-times puzzle. The study of the end times is complex as there are numerous pieces of the puzzle that need to be accounted for. Consequently, I am not specifically looking at the prophecies concerning the nation of Israel nor the wars and rumors of wars, nor the environment, etc. in this book. Those issues are clearly part of the puzzle but will not be covered here. Rather, I believe that this topic of the image serves as a larger backdrop to those issues. I believe that I have properly identified the root cause of many of the events that are coming upon the world through the study of the image. Because the image is under attack and Satan wants to destroy humanity (those who hold God’s image), certain things have happened in history and more is on the way.

Premillennial: I hold to the premillennial position (the Lord will return bodily to set up His thousand year reign on earth) and I believe it has ample proof and thus I will not attempt to prove it here, but will simply use it as my starting point. Given the many texts that I use to support my thesis, I believe the reader will see that a literal reading of the Bible warrants the premillennial approach.

Reading Plan: There are parts of this book that go into a lot of detail at times to prove beyond a doubt what has happened and what is coming. I have labored to write the book in a non-technical way and have put the non-essentials in the notes at the end of the book. Each chapter is the foundation of the next. Part one of the book discusses the Genesis 3:15 prophecy as it pertains to the Messiah and our future restoration. Parts two and three show the evidence of Satan’s plan to raise up his own seed. For those only interested in the end times (without the explanation of why things are the way they are) read the narrative and then proceed to part two. However, to get the full picture of the makeup of the Antichrist please begin in part one. The image of God serves as a foundation for the rest of the book and in fact I believe a proper understanding of the image of God serves us well as we study the Bible in general. I hope that by understanding who God is and what He is like, you will have a greater appreciation of just how much God loves us and what exciting things He has in store for us! Please skip over the Hebrew and Greek language insertions if those are a distraction to you. They are included because I felt that it was important to thoroughly prove the points that I am making.

Future Book: My intention is to write another book as a follow up to this book describing in detail the events of the Messianic age (Millennium). We will examine biblically the conditions on the earth and the New Jerusalem and also how those that survive the tribulation will receive their new bodies.

To Contact Me: Please visit my website to leave comments on the book or to reach me with a question or to request me to come and speak at your group. www.douglashamp.com.

Constructing a prayer life is often like putting a puzzle together without the box's cover. Having a picture makes all the difference. Bible prayers create a model of what prayer can be: exciting, fulfilling and powerful. Using the acrostic ACTS makes prayer memorable, interesting, and focused. Learn to pray following this simple outline utilized by men and women who experience the transforming power of prayer.

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Reggie Weems was born in Granite City, Illinois, USA. Converted at seventeen, he worked as an Egyptian linguist for the US government before serving as Senior Pastor of two churches for thirty years. Reggie both rejoices in and struggles with the discipline of prayer. It is for that reason that he emphasizes it, practices it and encourages others to join him in the wonder of communion with God. He is married to Teana, his childhood sweetheart.

1. Jesus viewed preaching as preeminent.
2. Jesus preached with a high view of Scripture.
3. Jesus preached Christ, and Him crucified.
4. Jesus preached doctrine.
5. Jesus preached as a herald.
6. Jesus preached discipleship.
7. Jesus preached for a verdict.
8. Jesus was an expository preacher.

This is an inspiring collection of the stories behind your favorite hymns:

• Scores are included within each hymn.
• Each entry includes the full text of each hymn and the story of its composition
• Information about all authors, composers, data on the tune name and meter
• Selected bibliography for further reading and research in the field of hymnology

Some of the well-loved hymns included are:

This is an inspiring collection of the stories behind your favorite hymns:

• Scores are included within each hymn.
• Each entry includes the full text of each hymn and the story of its composition
• Information about all authors, composers, data on the tune name and meter
• All images from the printed edition are included
• Selected bibliography for further reading and research in the field of hymnology

Some of the well-loved hymns included are:

• Volume 1 - Prolegomena, Bibliology, Theology Proper.
• Volume 2 - Angelology, Anthropology, Hamartiology.
• Volume 3 - Soteriology.
• Volume 4 - Ecclesiology, Eschatology.
• Volume 5 - Christology.
• Volume 6 - Pneumatolgy.
• Volume 7 - Doctrinal Summarization.
• Volume 8 - Biographical Sketch and Indexes.

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