False שָׁוְא

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jan 1, 2026 · 2m

We are in moving into chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today. שָׁוְא worthless, futile, emptiness, vanity, inconsequential, unrestrained, false. It is used 54 times in the Old Testament. We have already seen our word used in the sense of empty, futile a few days ago with the ten commandments. Exodus 20:7 You shall not לַשָּׁ֑וְא misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who לַשָּֽׁוְא misuses his name. This is the NIV which helps us better understand this idea of taking God’s name in vain which is how it is usually translated. We miss…