Come
Up
Higher!
Hebrew words for higher:
adjective: עִלִי. overhead, upper, topmost.
In Hebrew
לבוא means: come up (verb) – lavo
כאן – here – kan
Strong’s Hebrew: 5927. עָלָה (alah) —
to go up, ascend, climb
A primitive root;
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or
actively mount.
above (7), above* (32), covered* (1), exceedingly (1), forward (2), greater (1), greatly (1), heaven (4), high above (1), high* (1), higher
Word Origin a prim. root. Definition to be high, exalted (NASB Translation) build high (1), exalt (2), exalted (4), haughty (4), high (4), higher.
Strong’s Greek: 511. ἀνώτερος (anóteros) — higher
come up higher
Anaba Ἀνάβα come up
hōde ὧδε here
We have just recently remembered Pentecost/Shavuot/shavuoth/shavos/shevuoth on our Heavenly Fathers calendar. (There are several ways of spelling the Hebrew Appointed Time; however most people know it as Pentecost.)
Our Fathers Appointed Times also reveal His glory in His creation. As the days grow darker in the world, there remains an everlasting light, Jesus/Yeshua said:
I am the light of the world;
and it is the
Servant Light
of our Savior and of His/our Father that will never be extinguished. Recall from previous posts that the center light of menorah is called the Shamash, meaning servant, and this light is also remembered with the observance of Pentecost/Shavu’ot, the 50th day following the waving of the First Fruit harvest sheaf.
The Menorah מְנוֹרָה
was the source of light to enable the priesthood to
SEE
giving light to minister
in the wilderness Mishkan/Tabernacle and later in the Temple in Jerusalem.
His Spirit of Holiness/RuachHaKodesh was the fire/light which descended upon them at Shavuot/Pentecost enabling them as members of the born from above priesthood, to boldly minister the good news of the kingdom. Exodus 25:31-40
The 7 branched menorah is described in the Torah in exquisite detail, however, one detail is not clearly defined: this detail is the actual shape of the 6 branches which extend from the main stem of the menorah. Are the 6 branches straight, or are they curved? While many scholars believe that the 6 branches are rounded, there are a few who think that the 6 branches are straight; both shown below.
The shamash
is the candle used to light the other candles of the Hanukkah menorah.
In Hebrew,
shamash: pronounced shah-MAHSH
literally means helper.
He is the suffering servant
the shamash,
who lights everyone in the world who comes to Him.
He is the center, the supporting trunk for the other branches.
John 15:5 A picture of Jesus/Yeshua, the light of the world, whose arms and legs were hammered for our sins, just as the hammering of the gold shaped the menorah. The light itself came from the burning of pure olive oil; a symbol of anointing and Ruach HaKodesh/His Spirit of Holiness, which was kindled by the hand of a man of peace and humility.
It is a spiritual light and not seen from the outside of the Temple, only from the inside, and only for Holy/Kadosh purposes.
For more detail on Shamash/menorah click link below:
A Chanukah/Hanukkah menorah,
also known as a chanukiah, has 9 candles:
8 candles in a row, and 1 helper candle, known specifically as a shamash,
which is set apart/sits higher, from the others.
It is not counted as one of the candles.
For students of Gods’ Word, this was the day that marked
the birth of the
called out assembly/ecclesia
in Yerushalayim/Jerusalem by the impartation of
His Ruach ha’Qodesh/Spirit of Holiness appearing like cloven tongues of fire
on the Disciples/Talmadiym/Talmidim
who had waited together for this serious moment.
(holiness spelled both Kodesh or Qodesh)
The significance of the tongues of fire appearing as cloven was surely a comfort to the talmidim/disciples as their understanding of Torah and the Holy/set apart/clean vs. unclean animals were identified by their cloven feet.
Cloven hooves are hooves that split into two toes. Under these restrictions, camels, which chew cud but do not have cloven hooves, would not be kosher, nor would pigs.
Clean Animals Have Split Hooves.
Of the clean animals that walk on the earth Yehovah said:
You may eat every animal with cloven hooves, having the hoof split into two parts, and chews the cud.
Recalling also that this commemorates another day, when Moses/Moshe brought to the whole of the house of Israel
the great covenant of Yahuah –
the Ten Devariym/sayings:
handwritten on caphire/sapphire stone
by the very finger of our Heavenly Father,
these are the instructions in
the covenant of life/chaim
and were also given on the
50th day.
More details at link below:
https://www.minimannamoments.com/sapphire-and-10-sayings/
For those of us who seek to come out of Babylons’ worldly system – to be separate and apart from its ways and to live our lives in harmony with Our Heavenly Father and Jesus/Yeshuas’ instructions, His light remains. It is a powerful light, and like the menorah shining brightly, we are to be glowing brilliantly with Yeshua/Jesus, the light of the world in us!
These Appointed Times are
an annual call to each of us,
not only to dig deeper into His Word and understand all that He wants to reveal to us there, but also to
come up higher…
as John was instructed..
Why?
so He can show us things..
for those with eyes to see and ears to hear
these things will be revealed …
it’s all about timing and preparation.
Revelation 1:10-11
And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this. Rev. 4:1
He was saying to John
I want you to SEE..
far beyond what you see right now…
but you must
Come! Come up higher.
I will show you things to come.
I will open your eyes to see!
“Go up. Come up. Come up higher.”
He wants us to see certain things;
and in order to see more,
we have to go up.
The word
aliYAH,
is a common word among the Jews…
Aliyah in Hebrew means:
elevation or going up
and can refer to two different parts of Jewish life. It either refers to being called up to say the blessing before or after reading the Torah in the synagogue, or it refers to moving to the land of Israel. It is considered a great honor to be given an Aliyah – going up, to recite the blessing over the Torah.
The term aliyah, going up to Israel, is used in Genesis in reference to Jacob’s bones being brought from Egypt to what would be the Land of Israel, Eretz Israel, in Hebrew.
Also defined as
the act of going up that is, towards Jerusalem
making Aliyah by moving to Israel
and is used by those returning to the land of Israel.
Aliyah means to ascend,
literally: go up to YAH.
עליה
Pronounced: a-LEE-yuh for synagogue use,
ah-lee-YAH for immigration to Israel,
Origin: Hebrew, literally, to go up.
When we obey what His instructions are,
we are literally
going up
to see what He has to tell us.
Our obedience brings us into His presence so that He can show us more of Himself,
more about ourselves, and
more insight to the strategies concerning the work of the adversary/enemy.
He will give us the Way to walk forward in the midst of His glory.
He will provide a fearlessness and boldness, courage that will enable us to be over-comers in this life.
We have recently remembered Pesach/Passover, which also celebrates the subsequent exodus out of Egypt, Israel was in the wilderness 40 years.
As the pilgrims
go up – making aliyah to Jerusalem/Yerushalayim
for the shalosh regalim
they sing the Psalms of David and Solomon.These are called the Psalms/Songs of ASCENT..
In Hebrew, the word translated as
ascent is ma’alah (מעלה),
which means:
ascent or degree
and indicates a movement upward.
There are 15 Psalms of Ascent,
Psalms 120-135
שִׁירים הַמַּעֲלוֹת
Shirim haMa’alot,
תהילים של עלייה
psalms of ascent.
Our Heavenly Father wanted them to
aliyah/go up
annually so that they could see that He, who had done mighty things on their behalf, was about to do mighty things again and to bring them into the Promised Land of Israel and fulfill all that had been prophesied.
We too are in a wilderness and He wants us to reflect on
where we are
as we press forward to the promised land in glory.
We have heard His voice:
to come out of Egypt, and
to come out of the world,
to come out of the religious system that is sneakily riddled with traditions of men.
He says, “Come up – come up higher!”
Don’t settle for less
because our Heavenly Father
ALWAYS has more for us..
Now to Him who is able to do
exceedingly abundantly above
all that we ask or think,
according to the power that works in us…
Eph. 3:20.
We should be like Caleb’s daughter Acsah
who asked her father for springs of water.
כָלֵ֑ב Caleb 3612
Acsah or achsah עַכְסָ֥ה aksah 5915
Upper and lower springs.
Digging deeper into wells of salvation/lower springs
and the coming up to higher springs/places; where the springs of living water flow down the mountains. This should remind us of the rivers of living water and His outpouring into our lives of His Ruach HaKodesh/Spirit of Holiness.
…Caleb asked [Acsah], “What can I do for you?”
She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water.”
So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs. Judges 1:14b-15,
Achsah, was Caleb ben Yefune’s only daughter.
She was offered in marriage to the man who would lead an attack on the city of Debir, also called Kirjath-sepher/Kirjath-sannah.
This was done by Othniel, Caleb’s brother’s son, who accordingly obtained her as his wife.
Achsah in Hebrew: עַכְסָה, also Acsah.
One meaning of her name is: courageous
עַכְסָה
also: Adorned, or Bursting the Veil!
Acsah or achsah. עַכְסָ֥ה aksah 5915
Othniel עָתְנִיאֵ֥ל 6274 Joshua 15:17
כָלֵ֑ב Caleb. 3612
בֶּן־ son – ben 1121
קְנַ֖ז of Kenaz 7073