"The chiefest among ten thousand" (Song of Solomon 5:10). Part Three The old gospel song, "The Lily of the Valley," refers to Jesus as "the fairest of ten thousand to my soul." This verse is the source of that expression. There are other definitions of the Hebrew...

"The chiefest among ten thousand" (Song of Solomon 5:10). Part Two The root definition of this word chiefest gives us a three-dimensional view of Jesus Christ not evident from its surface usage. In the original Hebrew version of this text, the word is dagal...

"The chiefest among ten thousand" (Song of Solomon 5:10). Part One How could anyone ever exhaust the list of titles given to Jesus Christ? It is so easy to use words from the Bible that describe Him. One time I was struck with an affliction that had all the...

"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world..." (1 John 2:15). Demas, Diotrephes, and Demetrius each had a love, but each loved a different thing. DEMAS: "Demas has forsaken me, and has departed for Thessalonica..." (2 Tim. 4:9-10 NKJ). Paul was...

"In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne..." (Isaiah 6:1 NKJ). In the sixth chapter of Isaiah, we see that the prophet received three distinct visions. As a result, his whole perspective and purpose was dramatically changed: Vision...

"I sleep, but my heart is awake; It is the voice of my beloved! He knocks, saying, 'Open for me...'" (Song of Solomon 5:2 NKJ). Part Two This verse is good news. The voice of the beloved who knocks is that of Christ, Who neither slumbers nor sleeps. He is waking up...

"I sleep, but my heart is awake..." (Song of Solomon 5:2 NKJ). Part One This verse indicates a restless state. The spiritual man wants to stay awake and alert to the Lord's visitation, but the fleshly man wants to sleep. There is a New Testament parallel in this...

"Know this, that in the last days perilous times will come" (2 Tim. 3:1 NKJ). Sometimes it is easier to understand a word when we see how it is used elsewhere in scripture. This is the case with the word translated here as perilous. In the Greek it is chalepos...

"Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober..." (1 Peter 1:13). Part Two In the original Greek text this word translated sober is nepho (nay'-fo). It is usually interpreted as meaning "to abstain from alcoholic beverages." So this phrase could be translated...

"Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober..." (1 Peter 1:13). Part One In Biblical days in the orient, a man would normally wear a long flowing gown. This style of dress was appropriate when in a relaxed mood and position. However, if he had to move fast...

"I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men" (1 Tim. 2:1 NKJ). In this verse Paul lists four kinds of prayer. Each word used is individually descriptive of one form of prayer: Supplications: This word...

"Your enemies...shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways" (Deut. 28:7 NKJ). This is God's promise to us that the forces of our evil adversary will be scattered before us and their opposition turned into fearful flight. When the Bible states...