Foreign Words
abba (אַבָּא)
father
BONUS!!!
"“We have here only __ loaves of bread and __ fish,” they answered." -Matthew 14:17
5 loaves of bread and 2 fish
goat
goat -> animal
GOAT -> greatest of all time
BONUS!!!
iniquity
sin; wickedness
Passover
during the 10th plague in Exodus, God instructed the Israelites to mark their doorposts with lamb's blood so that the Angel of Death would "pass over" their homes
shabbat (שַׁבָּת)
to pause; to settle; to cease; to stop; to rest
"What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the __ on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the __ that did not wander off." -Matthew 18:12-13
99
Jesus
sus -> suspicious
Jesus -> the Son of God, Saviour, Messiah, one within the Trinity
tithing
giving one-tenth (10%) of one's crops, livestock, or income to God; freewill giving of money or resources to the church
Pentecost
the day the Holy Spirit came to dwell with Christ's followers OR a Jewish feast celebrated 50 days after the Passover
sar shalom (שַׂר־שָׁלוֹם)
Prince of Peace
"Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting __ days and __ nights, he was hungry." -Matthew 4:1-2
40 days and 40 nights
BONUS!!!
serve
serve -> when someone's outfit is on point
serve -> to worship, obey, and actively minister to the needs of God and others
precept
command; law; rule
all 7 of Jesus’ I AM statements
the bread of life; the light of the world; the door/gate of the sheep; the good shepherd; the resurrection and the life; the way, the truth, and the life; the (true) vine
hoshi'ah na (הושענא)
"Save us, we pray"; "Please save"; "Lord, help us"
"Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to __ times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not __ times, but __ times." -Matthew 18:21-22
"up to 7 times?"; "not 7 times, but 77 (or 70 times 7) times"
midwives
mid -> used to insult or degrade an opposing opinion, labeling it as average or poor quality
midwives -> women who help with the birth of a baby
contrite
to feel repentant/sorry for one's sins
the 10 commandments
you shall not... have other gods before me, worship a carved image of God, misuse God's name, murder, commit adultery, steal, give false testimony, covet; you shall... remember the Sabbath, honour your father and mother
kairos (καιρός)
the "right," "critical," or "opportune" time/moment
How many years did Jacob have to work to marry Rachel and Leah respectively?
14 years for Rachel
7 years for Leah
Nimrod
nimrod -> idiot or jerk
Nimrod -> a descendant of Ham represented in Genesis as a mighty hunter and a king of Shinar
tetrarch
a ruler over 1/4th of a kingdom
names of 30 women in the Bible
Eve, Delilah, Rahab, Hagar, Sarah, Rebekah, Mary mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Martha, Esther, Ruth, Naomi, Rachel, Leah, Miriam, Jezebel, Deborah, Hannah, Bathsheba, Abigail, etc. etc. etc.