Rom 9:21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
Potter - G2763 - From G2766; a potter.
- G2766 - Probably from the base of G2767 (through the idea of mixing clay and water); earthenware, that is, a tile (by analogy a thin roof or awning).
- G2767 - A prolonged form of a more primary word κεράω keraō (which is used in certain tenses); to mingle, that is, (by implication) to pour out (for drinking).
Used 3x, once in this verse and then in Matthew 27:7, 10 to describe the potter's field.
Potter made me think of this passage in the OT:
Isa 64:8 But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
Potter - H3335 - probably identical with H3334 (through the squeezing into shape); (compare H3331); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively to determine (that is, form a resolution).
- H3334 - A primitive root; to press (intransitively), that is, be narrow; figuratively be in distress.
Used 15 times in 12 verses - Psalm 2:9; Isaiah 29:16, 41:25, 64:8; Jeremiah 18:2, 3, 4, 6; 19:1, 11; Lamentations 4:2; Zechariah 11:13.
Genesis 16-19
Genesis 16:7 - And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
Her = Hagar
I found/find it interesting that both times the Lord speaks to Hagar it involves water.
Genesis 21:19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
Reflecting (as a mother) how even though Ishmael's descendants are a thorn in the side of Israel, the Lord heard the lad, saw the mother, provided for them. Provision given by the Lord to those who had/have no inheritance with the Lord. Some would call it common grace. The Lord says He rains on the just and the unjust.
Matthew 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Joshua 21-24
Joshua 21:45 There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
failed - H5307 - A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitively or causatively, literally or figuratively).
not - H3808 - lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
Joshua 22:2 And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:
These caught my attention - the Lord kept (provided) all that He had spoken to do...and then the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh kept all that Moses had commanded via the Lord.
kept - H8104 - A primitive root; properly to hedge about (as with thorns), that is, guard; generally to protect, attend to, etc.
Used 468x in 440 verses - first one is Genesis 2:15 Adam was to 'keep' the garden.
Psalm 12-14
Psalm 13:6 I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
sing - H7891 - The second form being the original form, used in (1Sa_18:6); a primitive root (rather identical with H7788 through the idea of strolling minstrelsy); to sing.
bountifully - H1580 - A primitive root; to treat a person (well or ill), that is, benefit or requite; by implication (of toil) to ripen, that is, (specifically) to wean.
Job 9-10
Job 9:33 Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
daysman - H3198 - A primitive root; to be right (that is, correct); reciprocally to argue; causatively to decide, justify or convict.
Used 59x in 55 verses - translated as: appoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct (-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove (-r), surely, in any wise.
Isaiah 23-28
Isaiah 25:9 - And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
glad - H1523 - A primitive root; properly to spin around (under the influence of any violent emotion), that is, usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear.
Used 45x in 44 verses, translated as: be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.
Used 155x in 148 verses, translated as cheer up, be (make) glad, (have make) joy (-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, X very.
salvation - H3444 - Feminine passive participle of H3467; something saved, that is, (abstractly) deliverance; hence aid, victory, prosperity.
Used 78x in 77 verses, translated as deliverance, health, help (-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.
Matthew 13:43b - Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Interesting - how the passages flow:
Potter
Found by a fountain of water
God did not fail to bring anything to pass
Sing unto the Lord for His bountiful provision
Daysman (mediator)
Glad and rejoicing in His salvation
Ears to hear
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