Monday, June 27, 2016

Colossians 4:2-4 – Continue In Prayer


Colossians 4:2-4 – Continue In Prayer

Colossians 4:2-4
2) Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
3) Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
4) That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.


v2) Continue - G4342
I.  to adhere to one, be his adherent, to be devoted or constant to one
II. to be steadfastly attentive unto, to give unremitting care to a thing
III. to continue all the time in a place
IV. to persevere and not to faint
V. to show one's self courageous for
VI. to be in constant readiness for one, wait on constantly

and watch - g1127 
I. to watch
II. metaph. give strict attention to, be cautious, active
A. to take heed lest through remission and indolence some destructive calamity suddenly overtake one

v3) mystery -  G3466
I. hidden thing, secret, mystery
A. generally mysteries, religious secrets, confided only to the initiated and not to ordinary mortals
B. a hidden or secret thing, not obvious to the understanding
C. a hidden purpose or counsel
1. secret will
a. of men
b. of God: the secret counsels which govern God in dealing with the righteous, which are hidden from ungodly and wicked men but plain to the godly

II. in rabbinic writings, it denotes the mystic or hidden sense
A. of an OT saying
B. of an image or form seen in a vision
C. of a dream



Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Rephaim / Nephilim

Rephaim - Strong's H7497 - rapha'
KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x The KJV translates Strongs H7497 in the following manner: giant (17x), Rephaim (8x).
Outline of Biblical Usage 1. giants, Rephaim A. old tribe of giants
Strong’s Definitions רָפָא râphâʼ, raw-faw'; or רָפָה râphâh; from H7495 in the sense of invigorating; a giant:—giant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s). See also H1051.
Gen 14:5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims H7497 in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
Gen 15:20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, H7497
Deu 2:11 Which also were accounted giants, H7497 as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.
Deu 2:20 (That also was accounted a land of giants: H7497 giants H7497 dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
Deu 3:11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; H7497 behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
Deu 3:13 And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants. H7497
Jos 12:4 And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, H7497 that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
Jos 13:12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: H7497 for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.
Jos 15:8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants H7497 northward:
Jos 17:15 And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, H7497 if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
Jos 18:16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants H7497 on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,
2 Sam 5:18 The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. H7497
2 Sam 5:22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. H7497
2 Sam 21:16 And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, H7497 the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
2 Sam 21:18 And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant. H7497
2 Sam 21:20 And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant. H7497
Box 2 Sam 21:22 These four were born to the giant H7497 in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
2 Sam 23:13 And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. H7497
1 Ch 11:15 Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. H7497
1 Ch 14:9 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. H7497
1 Ch 20:4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: H7497 and they were subdued.
1 Ch 20:6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant. H7497
1 Ch 20:8 These were born unto the giant H7497 in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Isa 17:5 And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim. H7497
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Giant / Giants
Gen 6:1 And it came to pass, when men H120 began H2490 to multiply H7231 on H5921 the face H6440 of the earth, H127 and daughters H1323 were born H3205 unto them,
Gen 6:2 Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:2 That the sons H1121 of God H430 saw H7200 the daughters H1323 of men H120 that they H2007 were fair; H2896 and they took H3947 them wives H802 of all which they chose. H977
Gen 6:4 There were giants H5303 in the earth H776 in those days; H3117 and also after H310 that, H3651 when H834 the sons H1121 of God H430 came in H935 unto the daughters H1323 of men, H120 and they bare H3205 children to them, the same H1992 became mighty men H1368 which were of old, H5769 men H582 of renown. H8034
Gen 6:4 There were giants H5303 - Strong's H5303 - nĕphiyl
I. giants, the Nephilim
Gen 6:4 There were giants H5303 in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Num 13:33 And there we saw the giants, H5303 the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: H5303 and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

H1368 gibbowr ghib·bōre' mighty, mighty man, strong, valiant, .... ones, mighties, man, valiant men, strong man, upright man , champion, chief, excel, giant, men's, mightiest, strongest

H5303 nĕphiyl nef·ēl' giant
H7497 rapha' rä·fä' giant, Rephaim

KJV Strong's H7497 matches the Hebrew רְפָאִים (rapha'). "giant*" AND "H7497" occurs in 16 verses in the KJV.
Deu 2:11 Which also were accounted giants, H7497 as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.
Deu 2:20 (That also was accounted a land of giants: H7497 giants H7497 dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
Deu 3:11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; H7497 behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
Deu 3:13 And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants. H7497
Jos 12:4 And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, H7497 that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
Jos 13:12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: H7497 for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.
Jos 15:8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants H7497 northward:
Jos 17:15 And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, H7497 if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
Jos 18:16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants H7497 on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,
2 Sam 21:16 And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, H7497 the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
2 Sam 21:18 And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant. H7497
2 Sam 21:20 And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant. H7497
2 Sam 21:22 These four were born to the giant H7497 in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
1 Ch 20:4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: H7497 and they were subdued.
1 Ch 20:6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant. H7497
1 Ch 20:8 These were born unto the giant H7497 in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

Thursday, June 2, 2016

In Memory of my Friend Craig Deaver - I will miss you so much! :(


Visitation:7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Friday, May 27th, 2016
Lowell-Tims Funeral Home

Memorial:10:00 AM Saturday, May 28th, 2016
Lowell-Tims Chapel


Lowell-Tims Funeral Home
1100 E. Tamarack Road
Altus, Oklahoma 73521
(580) 482-1233



DEAVER


Craig Devon Deaver, 56 year old loving husband and father, of Altus, Oklahoma and formerly of California, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 in Altus.


Craig was born in Oxnard, California on August 25, 1959 to his parents, Guy and Patricia (Kempster) Deaver. In 1982 he married Cathy Reinke in Ventura, California and they were married for over 33 years. He received a bachelor’s in computer science and worked as weapons analyst for the civil service on Navy ships for 27 years. Craig spent most of his life in California and had resided in Altus for the last nine years. He was a caring person and always helped other people in need and he enjoyed working on computers and fixing things. Craig loved his family very much and he will be missed greatly.


Preceded in death by his parents, Craig is survived by his wife, Cathy Deaver of the home and their son, Jesse Lee Deaver of Altus; one sister, Penny Fisher and Atlanta, Georgia; and mother-in-law, Joyce Wissell and her husband Ron of Altus; as well as other family members and many friends.


The family will greet friends at visitation from 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Friday, May 27, 2016 at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home in Altus.


A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Lowell-Tims Chapel in Altus with Brother Boyd Whitehead officiating. Cremation services will follow under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home and Crematory.


For those not able to attend the service, Lowell-Tims will provide a live web-cast of the service beginning at 9:58 a.m. Saturday. Go to www.Lowell-Tims.com and click on obituaries. Then click on Craig Deaver. There will be a large area inviting you to join the web-cast.


To sign the online guest book and share memories with the family please visit www.Lowell-Tims.com