Jack Cavanaugh Heavy Revvy By Jack Cavanaugh Jack Cavanaugh is a graduate of Bethany University in Scotts Valley and a long time student of Biblical Languages.  When Jack was at the University he spent his Saturday's at the Greek and Hebrew professor's home so that he could get extra time to study.  By checking in at this page each week you can benefit from Jack's knowledge and insight into Biblical languages.  The Ark of the Covenant Glorious Covering You know we serve a creative God and in this season of outpouring of the glory of God we want to enjoy His presence as much as we can.  Tanya, our prayer director, found a beautiful  long tapestry which we hold up over our heads in service as a statement of our belief that God is our covering and our protection.  We invite Him each time we step out in faith & lift it up that He send down his glory [kabod Hebrew]. In the Old Testament when the glory came down in the temple [2 Chronicles 5] the priests could not stand in His presence.  Praise God for the creative mind of God in the Body of Christ.  Don't you hate boring? God is not boring. Now for a little  word study.  The covering of God is a root word pronounced  kopher  meaning to cleanse, to protect to redeem to pay ransom to cover debt.  It is used to describe what Noah did when He covered the ark with tar  it actually reads  ' You kopher her inside and out w/ kopher.  This was to protect them from  judgment of God upon the sins of the people of the earth.  The word appears 49 times in the Old Testament and means, in the form kopporth, to sprinkle blood upon for atonement.  The mercy seat of 'the arc of the covenant' is also the same root word  and it [the mercy seat is Christ our covering ,our protection and atonement for sin .One more note on the mercy seat, there is no thickness given in the specifications of construction of  the solid gold cover of the arc only the width and the length,why? Because there is no depth to the mercy of God !!,credit A.W PINK the great writer and mediator of the word.  Well this is where The Lord choose to dwell beneath the veil over the cover of arc He chose to dwell in Christ mightily. Well that enough for you today , thanks for tuning in ! your brother in Christ yacov or just jack is fine  respond to jackwine @att.net "Chazaq" Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep.  Now David's two wives had been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite. Moreover David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all the people were embittered, each one because of his sons and his daughters But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God. (I Samuel 30:4-6) How did David strengthen himself. Well, the word strengthen is the Hebrew word “Chazaq” which means “to fasten.” This is a word picture for those who are going through trials like David was. Samuel had already anointed David with oil, declaring him to be king over Israel but the current king, Saul, was bound and determined to kill him. David was in the desert being chased by people who wanted him dead. His wives had been kidnapped, and now, even those who were with him wanted him dead. How was David going to strengthen himself? How can one strengthen himself? As I mentioned, the Hebrew word Chazaq means to strengthen or fasten. To strengthen himself, David fastened himself to his God who had given him a word through the prophet Samuel. In a way, David was fastening himself to the prophetic word that he had been given. I want to encourage each one of my readers to fasten themselves to God and to His promises. Find a place of quiet every day and cry out to God like David did. Fasten yourself to God’s promises and He will deliver you!