Hi, I’m Richard, a regular listener to CCFM. Born an Englishman, now settled in Cape Town, I have a background in languages and theology, with degrees from Oxford and Aberdeen universities. Helga asked me to write these pieces for broadcast on Rise and Shine. I write as an interested layman reading the Bible in its original languages, not for the world of scholarship, but for the blessing of my brothers and sisters in Jesus.
Note from Helga:
If you hover over the tab entitled ‘Richard’s Work’ a drop down list of titles appears. Each one consists of explanations of various Scriptures and commonly used words in the Bible.
Thank you so much Richard. These certainly are so enlightening & helpful. I appreciate all the work and study that has gone into them. God bless you!
You can hear Richard reading the pieces at http://rjhillier.net/words.html.
Richard has published his work in a book. To order copies email rjhillier@yahoo.com
- Peace – Shalom
- ‘With’ – ‘The Word Was With God’
- Isaiah 40:31
- Romans 12:1 – ‘Spiritual’
- Truth In The Old Testament
- The Name of Jesus
- Amen
- Repentance
- The Meaning of YHVH
- Truth in the New Testament
- Abraham’s Laughter
- Daily – from “Our Daily Bread” – epiousion
- Ho Logos (The Word)
- “Give” in “Give us this day our daily bread…”
- Ani hu – I am He
- On Fellowship -“Koinonia”
- Joshua 22:22
- Davar – Hebrew for Word
- Abide – Greek Tenses related to “If you abide in me”
- “Knowing” – As found in 1 Corinthians 8:2
- Brother, Sister, Mother – Mark 3:35
- Freedom: John 8:36 “Shall Set You Free, You Shall Be Free Indeed”
- Amen in Revelation 3:14
- Righteousness
- Made – John 1:3 All things were made through Him…
- Made – “All things were made through Him” John 1:3
- Countenance – Numbers 6:26
- Helper – Genesis 2:18
- Compassion & Mercy
- Gentleness & Near – Philippians 4:5
- Hallelujah
- Peace – John 14:27 – “My peace I give to you”
- Thy Will Be Done – Matthew 6:10
- Dwelt – He dwelt among us – John 1:14
- Five Words For Forgiving
- World – For God so loved the world – John 3:16
- Abba Father – Abba Does Not Mean Daddy
- Binding and Loosing – Matthew 16:19
- Holy Spirit and Grammatical Gender
- Begotten – John 3:16
- Salvation – Isaiah 12
- Vanity – Ecclesiastes 1:2 “Vanity of Vanities”
- Yoke – Matthew 11:30 “For My Yoke Is Easy”
- Love – Biblical Words For Love
- Be filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18)
- Joy – Count it all joy (James 1:2)
- Two New Testament Words For ‘New’
- The Hebrew For Prophecy
- Hebrew Prophetic Tenses
- Be Still & Know That I Am God