Malicious Witness עֵ֥ד חָמָֽס

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jan 2, 2026 · 3m

We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today which is actually a phrase used for the first time in the Bible. עֵ֥ד חָמָֽס malicious witness. It is used 3 times in the Old Testament. Our phrase is closely related to our word from yesterday and often seen together. We’ve already looked at חָמָס violence before. This word shows that we are not just talking about lying or giving testimony that has not weight or truth to it but that which wants to harm to do violence. This is such a strong word God uses it to describe how bad society became so much that he had to destroy it…