January 08 Bible Reading

Today’s Hebrew Testament chronological reading is in Job 3 and 4.

The Psalms/ Proverbs reading is in Psalm 8.

The Greek Testament reading is in Matthew 6.

Essential Studies.

Job 3 and 4, What Job greatly feared (Additional studies: Job Index)
Psalm 8, God who is mindful of man (Additional studies: Psalms Book One (1-41) Index)

To think is Strong’s H6485 פקד paqad, a primitive verb meaning, “to visit, to reckon.” The ancient pictographs are pey + quph + dalet.
pey פ, ף = the mouth, thus open, blow, scatter, edge
quph ק = sun on the horizon, thus condense, circle, time
dalet ד = the door, thus enter, move, hang
The various translations translate paqad as “remember,” “visit,” “take care of,” “come help,” “come to your aid,” “attend to.” Quite a variation! One of the derived nouns from this root is a riverbank. To understand why this is so, notice that a river is edged (pey) by the bank which keeps the river condensed (quph) to its channel instead of flowing out willy-nilly. Just as the river is encompassed by the bank to keep it on its path, so Israel is encompassed by YHVH God to keep them wherever they go to and fro (dalet, as the door swings back and forth). Isn’t that beautiful? ♥ We don’t deserve God’s goodness, but He pours it out on us anyway!