God is mighty, but does not despise men; he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.
[Job 36:5 NIV]
Rebecca Barlow talks about the incredible things she’s learned from studying the Bible down to the Greek and Hebrew roots.
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FEMALE 1: You know I came to a place in my life where, um—you know studying the bible and I’ve come to realize God is so purposeful. I really feel like there is more—that there is more in his word than what I was seeing. And I began studying the Hebrew and Greek routes of the words and God completely opened my eyes to a new world and it was amazing to see my hearts desire of him being purposeful. I saw it and how he—um, how he built the temple, how it pertains to the coming of Christ, how everything in the Old Testament is just saying in every verse Christ is coming, Christ is returning.
Like it was just amazing—such an amazing picture, eye opening experience. And now I’m hungry to get into the word and now I feel like it’s like this treasure map and it’s showing me the ways to—of the Lord and it’s—and it’s—
I mean I can’t even express how absolutely amazing–it’s grown my—
FEMALE 2: It makes it more exciting even.
FEMALE 1: –faith so much. I’m excited. Like I’ve given—like since I started that like I’ve given up watching movies because I’m like this is life, this is real, this is changing everything about my being and I would encourage everyone and anyone to get a strong sincordance [phonetic], to get—you know to get your hands on the Hebrew and the Greek routes of these words because once you see what the original text is and how God is really implying these words your life will be changed.
And he is a lot—he’s a lot—not harsher but he is a lot more definite—
FEMALE 2: Forceful.
FEMALE 1: –and forceful and very passionate in his original—in his original Hebrew and Greek.
