Isaiah chapter 45, vs 8 God speaking
… vs 8 … drop down from above O heavens … let the skies drip down righteousness … let the earth open so that salvation will spring up to cause righteousness to sprout up for … I the LORD ( YHVH ) have created it …
45:8 הרעיפו שמים ממעל ושחקים יזלו-צדק תפתח-ארץ ויפרו-ישע וצדקה תצמיח יחד אני יהוה בראתיו
… in verse 8 … the English verb … drop … is Hebrew verb … RAAPH … most often spelled … רָעַף … Strong# Hebrew 7491 … the best literal meanings include to … drop … or … drip … or … trickle … in many English translations for this verse the English word … rain … is utilized as a verb … also in verse 8 … the English verb … drip … is Hebrew verb … NAZAL … יזל … Strong# Hebrew 5140 … the best literal meanings include … to drip … or … to trickle … or … to drop … or … to flow … or … to distill … or … to cause to flow … or … to melt … or … to pour down … the root of NAZAL has a general meaning … to shed by trickling … in verse 8 … the MAQAF from NAZAL is to … צדק … this is Hebrew noun … TSEDEQ … Strong# Hebrew 6664 … the literal meaning is righteousness … note what is being said in this verse … the righteousness of God will drop down from heaven … Jesus Christ God our Lord and Savior … so that … salvation will spring up from the earth … essentially our redemption purchased for us by Jesus Christ on the cross … and … righteousness will sprout up … the purpose for the age of the Christian church … interesting …
Acts chapter 1, vs 8 Jesus Christ speaking
… you will receive power when the Spirit of God ( Holy Spirit ) comes upon you and you will be My witnesses … in Jerusalem … in all of Judea and Samaria … and … to the ends of the earth …
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