Bammerhab: Bible Explainer
At the end of Paul’s last letter that he composed on earth, he prophesied that sound doctrine would become rarer and rarer as time progressed. Indeed he said that many people wouldn’t allow it to be taught. They would fight it tooth and nail.
Sound familiar?
Hygiainousēs is related to our word hygiene, and it means healthy, sound, balanced and good teaching. It was one of Paul’s favorite word to mentor with. He uses it four times in his letters to Timothy and four times in his letter to Titus, two of his proteges. He can’t stress it enough, but what is it?
I talk about it with Matt Kennedy.
Matt is the rector (which is just a fancy word for senior pastor) of Church of the Good Shepherd. He earned an M.Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA. He is married to Anne and they have six children. Matt oversees pastoral care, teaching, and preaching, administration, staff, and is committed to his singular passion—exegetical preaching. He also hosts the podcast “The Cranmer Fellows” and is a part of the “Stand Firm” podcast on Spotify and Apple iTunes.
This episode digs deeper into “Hygiainousēs” (ὑγιαινούσης - meaning ‘sound’ or ‘healthy’) in 2 Timothy 4:3.
2 Timothy 4:3 - “For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.” (NIV)
Mentioned:
Stand Firm Podcast - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stand-firm-podcast/id1513751604
The Cranmer Fellows Podcast - open.spotify.com/show/0bbVBtzyTTPOEgf7MUct23
Church of the Good Shepherd - www.goodshepherdbinghamton.org
Matt Kennedy’s Substack - lambeth98.substack.com
Anne Kennedy’s Substack - annekennedy.substack.com
What is a Bammerhab?
“You have not given me into the hands of the enemybut have set my feet in a spacious place.” (Ps. 31:8 - NIV)
The phrase “in a spacious place” is the Hebrew word: Bammerhab.
Thanks to:
• Aaron Woodard for Graphic Design
• Dave Allam of Allam House for podcasting techniques
• Bible Hub for Greek / Hebrew resources