In Malaysia, nearly everything can be politicised.         When Mahdzir Ibrahim, linked to former Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad's party Gerakan Tanah Air claimed that the concept 'Rahmah' currently used by Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim government originated from Dr Mahathir himself, another writer, Hafiz Hassan wrote to claim that Rahmah is a Quranic concept.         Mahdzir's argument is not even worth rebutting, but I have the tendency to agree with Hafiz, except to say that the ..read more

   Hey, does this look difficult? Let us show you the easy way to learn Hebrew Always come back to this blogpost for any latest update. Any changes to the event or video recording will be uploaded/updated/ announced on this same blog.  Hello there, we have just created Group18 of Learning Very Basic Hebrew together.  If you are interested to learn to read the Old Testament in its original language, here is how.  First join this group. Invite your friends and children also to join and learn together. https://chat.whatsapp.com/IxStnBl9LQW2SjgV79ek4N  Once the nu ..read more

        Here is why you should learn to read the Old Testament in Hebrew: https://learnhebrewtogether.blogspot.com/search?q=Father&m=1          I have used the example of Abraham’s name and the misuse of gematria to caution us against the (so-called) teaching that “unravel the mysteries hidden in the Hebrew text” These are the influences from Judaism which are creeping into the churches.         Some like Steve Cociolanti, Edlin Abraham and Pastor Chris Choo love to use Bible numbers and g ..read more

  Read Zechariah Chapter 12                                       Read Zechariah Chapter 14         Zechariah chapter 13: A simple exegesis based on grammatical observations of the Hebrew text. Some references to Bible Commentaries and Hebrew Lexicons are made to enhance my understanding of the text By Stephen Ng ‏ ‎Zech. 13:1‏ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יִֽהְיֶה֙ מָק֣וֹר נִפְתָּ֔ח לְבֵ֥ית דָּוִ֖יד וּלְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לְחַטַּ֖את וּלְנִדָּֽה׃ ‎Zech. 13:2 ..read more

  Read Chapter 9, click here. Zechariah chapter 10: A simple exegesis based on grammatical observations of the Hebrew text. Some references to Bible Commentaries and Hebrew Lexicons are made to enhance my understanding of the text By Stephen Ng ‏ ‏‎Zech. 10:1‏ שַׁאֲל֨וּ מֵיְהוָ֤ה מָטָר֙ בְּעֵ֣ת מַלְק֔וֹשׁ יְהוָ֖ה עֹשֶׂ֣ה חֲזִיזִ֑ים וּמְטַר־גֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ יִתֵּ֣ן לָהֶ֔ם לְאִ֖ישׁ עֵ֥שֶׂב בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ ‎Zech. 10:2‏ כִּ֧י הַתְּרָפִ֣ים דִּבְּרוּ־אָ֗וֶן             וְהַקּֽוֹסְמִים֙ חָ֣זוּ שֶׁ֔קֶר         &n ..read more

  Read Zechariah 8, click here.                                 Read Zechariah 10, click here.                                         ‏Zechariah chapter 9: A simple exegesis based on grammatical observations of the Hebrew text. Some references to Bible Commentaries and Hebrew Lexicons are made to enhance my understanding of the text By Stephen Ng‏ ‎Zech. 9:1 ..read more

      It is no coincidence that two persons – one a Malaysian brother and another a sister from India – asked me questions that are related.          The brother-in-Christ asked about the “One New Man Bible” while the sister asked why the book of Exodus is known as “שְׁמוֹת” (meaning, names) in Hebrew.          “The Hebrew book titles are usually what is found in the first few words of the text,” I wrote. “Our English titles are translated from the Septuagint (which is the Greek translation of the ..read more

   *click on the image of the books above to link with Canaanland site* In my latest visit to Canaanland recently, I managed to pick up a book on Basics of Hebrew discourse by Matthew Patton and Frederic Clarke Putnam.          There are several books available which I thought would be good for beginners in Hebrew. Although they can be slightly pricey (about RM100-200), these books are not easy to produce, considering that it involves fonts of two different languages: English and Hebrew.         Having produced a book ..read more

  The birth of John the Baptist marked the Church Age, when God showed grace after a period of silence for 200 years.          What do I mean by this? This insight comes from the Hebrew name of John, יוֹחָנָן (translated into koine Greek as Ἰωάννης) which means,  "He (God) shows grace."          The root word is the verb חָנַן (refer to Genesis 33:5) which means:           חָנַ֥ן  (חנן) חנן־1 Verb qal perfect 3 masculine singular meaning 'to show favor'  &nbs ..read more

          I have always loved SIL keyboard since I installed the software on my laptop. However, for two years, I could not find anything similar to SIL keyboard on iPhone.          Thank God, it is now possible to install the SIL keyboard. This is how you do it: 1) Go to App Store on iPhone or Play Store on Android phones. Look for Keyman. Install Keyman on your laptop. Once you get this screen, click on (1) and (2)  After downloading, if you click on Keyman app, you will see this screen. This is like a simple Wo ..read more