By Dr. David R. Reagan What has the revival of the Hebrew language meant to the world today? Ben-Yehuda's wife, Hemda, and her son, Ehud, worked together with linguistic experts to complete the dictionary. It ran a total of 17 volumes and was not completed until 1958, seven years after…
By Dr. David R. Reagan What work went into Ben-Yehuda creating the Hebrew dictionary? One of Ben-Yehuda's greatest achievements was his creation of a dictionary of the Hebrew language. He began the project by creating a new word for "dictionary." The expression people had been using was sefer millim, which…
By Dr. David R. Reagan What was the opposition and support for Ben-Yehuda's mission to revive Hebrew? The Opposition Opposition to Ben-Yehuda's efforts never let up during his lifetime. The Orthodox were unrelenting in their efforts to prevent their holy language from becoming a secular tongue.47 At one point, the…
By Dr. David R. Reagan What was Ben-Yehuda's plan for reviving Hebrew as a language? Ben-Yehuda had a very specific plan in mind when he arrived in Jerusalem, and he pursued it fanatically and methodically. It consisted of several elements:37 - Encourage the speaking of Hebrew in each home. -…
By Ronald Graham Throughout the Bible we read of shepherds and sheep. Both the Old and New Testaments tell of the Lord being the shepherd who watches over His sheep, and the sheep are those who trust Him and follow Him. A shepherd protects his sheep, provides food and water…
By Tim Cameron ***This might not be very endearing to myself but I feel like I need to share this. 2 Corinthians 11:4 For if he that comes preaches ANOTHER JESUS, whom we have not preached, or if you receive another spirit, which you have not received, or another gospel,…
By Jack Kinsella The White House called current deficit spending 'unsustainable' and warned of skyrocketing interest rates if the US continues to finance its government by borrowing from other countries. "We can't keep on just borrowing from China," Obama said at a town-hall meeting in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, outside…
By Grant Phillips Pull up a chair and put another log on the fire. If that can be said of us from a spiritual standpoint, maybe we're too comfortable. On the other hand there are times that this would be the thing to do. Quiet times, just to meditate upon…
By Grant Phillips Many moons ago while watching the old westerns I, as all other children, automatically knew the good guys wore white hats and the bad guys wore black hats. The guys in the white hats were our heroes. It's been a long time since our heroes wore white…