6. Selah (Top Ten Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know)

This series was created for RightNow Media and is the only set of videos currently on my channel that I am required to keep behind a paywall. But the paywall is very short, knee high. You could join at the lowest level and watch them all before a month is out!

STUDY QUESTIONS

1. Where have you noticed “Selah” in the Bible before?

Answers will vary; most responses will probably focus on the Psalms. The word appears in the Psalms and in Habakkuk.

2. What did you think “Selah” meant before going through this course?

Answers will vary.

3. Name two of the possible meanings of “Selah” given in the video.

All six possibilities: musical term; pause in the text; “forever,” “raise your voices in praise” or “increase the volume of the instruments”; acronym for “Please forgive the sins of the people”; “Think o’ that!”

4. Does it trouble you that there is a word in Scripture whose meaning is uncertain? Why or why not?

Answers may vary.

5. Why doesn’t the uncertainty surrounding “Selah” upset Mark Ward?

Because he sees in it an opportunity for reflection and a demonstration of the humanity of Scripture—of God’s ability to speak the very human language called ancient Hebrew.