The Staff

We started our study of the Hebrew letter Lamed this week; which means The Staff. Just like a cattle goad, God's authority directs and keeps us safe in all our ways. Thank You Jesus for Your divine authority over our lives!

-Raquel

Hebrew Word Pictures
by Dr. Frank T. Seekins

The letter Lamed is used in the Hebrew words for: To-Toward, God, Heart, Tongue, Teach.

Psalm 119:89-96
89 Forever, O LORD,
Your word is settled in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
You established the earth, and it abides.
91 They continue this day according to Your ordinances,
For all are Your servants.
92 Unless Your law had been my delight,
I would then have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have given me life.
94 I am Yours, save me;
For I have sought Your precepts.
95 The wicked wait for me to destroy me,
But I will consider Your testimonies.
96 I have seen the consummation of all perfection,
But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.


Each of the verses in the twelfth stanza of Psalm 119 starts with the letter Lamed. Because the letter Lamed means the staff, these eight verses tell us that God's authority controls and protects us like a sheperd's staff. When we understand that God is sovereign, then we can say with confidence "I am Thine, save me."