Erect קוּם

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · May 13, 2026 · 3m

We are moving into chapter forty of Exodus with our word for today. קוּם erect, build. It is used 627 times in the Old Testament, 5 times in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense to construct, build, or erect. We find it used to set up idol worship. Leviticus 26:1 You shall not make idols for yourselves or תָקִ֣ימוּ erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 16:22 And you shall not תָקִ֥ים set up a pillar, which the Lord your God hates. 2 Kings 21:3 For he rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah…