Hello, thank you for joining me today for Give Him 15, and the title of today's post is,

Don't Fear the Storms. I enjoy studying biblical words because of the added insight I received

from the different nuances of meaning. The Hebrew language, with its pictorial style, paints many

rich pictures. With a technical approach, the Greeks used to brag that they could say more in one

word than other languages could in an entire sentence. Humorous, but sometimes true. Without a doubt, God determined that

these two languages would give us the scriptures. There's another reason I like to look up the

original words used in the passage of scripture. Some Bible versions often use the same English word

to translate different Hebrew or Greek words, which can sometimes be misleading. For example,

the King James Version uses the word time to translate both chronos and kairos, words now known to many of you.

However, the differences in their meaning are vitally important.

Chronos refers to general or chronological time.

Chiros means strategic or opportune time.

The importance of knowing which word is used in the text is measurable.

It is immeasurable.

The importance of knowing which word is used in the text is immeasurable. The importance of knowing which word is used in the text is immeasurable.

From the time of planting seed until harvesting the fruit is chronos.

Harvest time is chiros. If you're a farmer, you better know the difference.

Fear is another subject with which this translation problem occurs.

There are actually three Greek words in the New Testament that are all sometimes translated

fear, two of which I mentioned yesterday.

Phobos, meaning terror, dread, alarm, phobia, and Delia, meaning timidity, intimidation,

insecurity. I'll say more about these two momentarily. The third word for fear is

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