We know scripture speaks of
the
AlefTav
the beginning and the end
the alpha and omega.
Is Messiah to be found in every book of the Bible?
In the TaNaKH and the Brit Chadashah?
For the benefit of new readers,
the Old Testament is also called
TaNaKH
Ta•nach.
In Hebrew it is not a name
but the initials of the three sections
of the Old Testament: TNK
Tanakh made up of:
Torah (Torah, the Instructions or Law); ‘ תורה
Ne•vi•eem’ (Prophets);
and Ke•tu•vim (Writings).
The Torah includes the five books of Moses (the Pentateuch)
and ‘She•mot’ is its second book,
following ‘Be•re•sheet’ (Genesis).
The Brit Chadashah is the re-new-ed covenant.
Torah
Prophets: Nevi’im
Writings: Kesuvim
The Former Prophets (נביאים ראשונים Nevi’im Rishonim)
The Latter Prophets (נביאים אחרונים Nevi’im Aharonim)
The Twelve Prophets (תרי עשר, Trei Asar, “The Twelve”),
The Twelve (minor prophets) Trei-Assar
The Eleven Books of the Writings (Kesuvim)
We may have heard of the following list before,
so here we will add the Hebrew for each Book
and see how Messiah is foreshadowed
or, is the type in each one.
Exodus 3:15
Say this to the Israelites:
The LORD, the God of your ancestors,
the God of Abraham,
the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob,
has sent me to you.
This is my name forever;
this is how I am to be remembered
in every generation.
YHVH
The letters are as they sound
Yud Hey Vav Hey
add the vowels a, e and o
Hebrew vowels (nikud).
YeHoVeH is Our Heavenly Fathers Name
In the Tanakh,
YHVH
is the personal name of God
and His most frequent designation,
occurring over 6,800 times.
This is known as the
Ineffable Name
or
Unutterable Name of the God of Israel.
The Israelites understood the Name to be too Holy to speak so they used other words for His Name instead. After many generations the original pronunciation is believed to have been lost.
Because it is composed from the four Hebrew letters
Yod, Hey, Vav, and Hey,
it is also referred to as the
Tetragrammaton,
which simply means
the four letters.
Some use the name spelled
Yehovah
which is
derived from the three-letter
Hollow Root
HYH
which means
“to be”.
We know this from Ex 3:14
in which He explains His name as
“Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh”.
The word Ehyeh
is an “imperfect” verb from the same root
HYH meaning “to be”
There are various other ways scholars pronounce the NAME..Yahuah/Yahweh/Yehovah, etc.
Recall, some use the vowel a in place of e in different words.
Please Note: This is NOT meant to cause confusion or controversy. We simply need to read what His Word says in the original language in which it was written; and let His Spirit of Holiness/Ruach HaKodesh bear witness to His Truth; and as His Spirit does so, let each reader decide for themselves.
As we read through the books, let’s linger on each one in order to reflect upon these questions:
Who do we say He is? And do we truly believe that He is?
As Hebrews 11;6 tells us
And without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing `unto him’;
for he that cometh to God
must believe that he is,
and `that’ he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.
It was a question He asked His disciples in
Matthew 16:16 , Mark 8 and
Luke 9:18–20
“Who do you say I am?”
Is our answer the same as Peters?
You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.
Who is He to us?
How do we see Him and how is He manifest in our lives?
Is He our Passover Lamb?
Is He our Kinsman Redeemer?
In previous posts we have read many of the following types and shadows, so its a great opportunity to turn inwards and ask ourselves
Who Is He To Us?
What place and position do we give Him in our Lives?
In
Genesis
בראשית
In the Beginning בְּרֵאשִׁית
Bereshit Be•re•sheet Bereishit
Yeshua/Jesus
ישוע
is
the
Seed of the Woman
ישו הוא הזרע של האישה
Seed -zera
זרע האישה
In
Exodus
שְׁמוׄת
Shemot – Names
Yeshua/Jesus ישוע
is the
Passover Lamb
pesach
טלה פסח
the sacrificial Lamb of God/YHVH
who took away our sin.
In
Leviticus
Vayikra
ויקרא
and He called
Vayikra, VaYikra, Va-yikra, or Wayyiqra (וַיִּקְרָא
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is our
High Priest
: כהן גדול
kohen gadol;
ever interceding for us at the mercy seat.
In
Numbers
מידבר בְּ
Be•mid•bar בְּמִדְבַּר
Bemidbar, BeMidbar, B’midbar, Bamidbar,
or Bamidbor בְּמִדְבַּר
Hebrew for in the wilderness of [Sinai]
Yeshua/Jesus
ישוע
is the
Pillar of Cloud by day and the Pillar of Fire by night
עמוד ענן amud ha’anan עמוד האש Amud Ha’Esh
Ever leading us by day and by night.
In
Deuteronomy
דברים ברחם
De•va•rim,’ דְּבָרִים
‘Deuteronomy,’ means:
words. מילים
Word, thing, essence – לָּה, דָּבָר
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is
the word made flesh
and a
Prophet like unto Moses
נביא כמו למשה
In
Joshua
Yehoshua or Jehoshua
יְהוֹשֻׁעַ Yəhôšuaʿ
יְהוֹשֻׁעַ
God is Salvation יְהוֹשֻעַ
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is the
Captain of Our Salvation/
Captain of the Lord’s host
קפטן ישועתנו
In
Judges
Shoftim
Shophtim
(שֹׁפְטִים)
שופטים haš·šō·p̄ə·ṭîm
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is our
Judge and Lawgiver
שֹׁפֵט Mechoqeq ת’ות
Our debt is paid…
we are declared
not guilty!!!
In
Ruth
רות
Rut friendship
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is our
Kinsman Redeemer
go el גָּאַל
gaal: to redeem, act as kinsman
Original Word: גָּאַל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: gaal
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-al’)
Definition: to redeem, act as kinsman
In
1 & 2 Samuel
Shemuel Shmuel
(sehm-oo-ale’)
His Name is G-d
Shmû’ēl (שְׁמוּאֵל)
Yeshua/Jesus ישוע
is our
Trusted Prophet
נביא מהימן
Strong’s Hebrew: 982. בָּטַח (batach) — to trust.
‘your prophet’ is ‘Neviecha’ (נביאך)
The testimony of Yeshua
is the spirit of prophecy.
In
1 & 2 Kings
M’lakhim (מְלָכִים)
Melakhim – Melachim – Kings
and
In
Chronicles
דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים
Divrei Hayamim Divrei HaYamim
Yeshua/Jesus ישוע
is
our
Reigning King
המלך המכהן
Strong’s Hebrew: 7287. רָדָה (radah) — reign
Strong’s Hebrew: 4428. מֶ֫לֶך (melek) — king
In
Ezra
Help
‘Ezrā
עֶזְרָא
&
Nehemiah
נחמיה
Nechemyah: Yah comforts,
Nechemya: comfort of god
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is
the
Rebuilder of the broken down
walls of human life.
המלך המכהן
repairer of the breach
מתקן הפרצה
In
Esther
Ester
אֶסְתֵר
Hadassah – Star – Myrtle tree
Estēr
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is
our
Mordecai מרדכי
In
Job
Iyov
Iyyôbh
אִיּוֹב
Hated,
Oppressed אִיּוֹב
Yeshua/Jesus ישוע
is
our
Ever Living Redeemer
אי פעם חי גואל
In
Psalms
Tehillim
Praises
תְהִלִּים
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is
our
Shepherd
Roi – רֹעִי – ro-ee’
In the Hebrew Bible it is always called
the shepherd of the flock,
the sheep and the goats,
termed ‘tson’ in Hebrew.
In
Proverbs
Mishlei
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is
our
Wisdom – מִשְׁלֵי
&
Ecclesiastes
Qōheleth
קֹהֶלֶת
Kohelet Maggid/Preacher,
Speaker, Collector of Sentences
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is our
Wisdom. חוכמה.
(chokmah) — wisdom
In
Song of Solomon
Shir Hashirim – Song of Songs
הַשִּׁירִים שִׁיר
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is our
Loving Bridegroom. חתן אוהב
In
Isaiah
Yeshayahu
God is Salvation
Yĕsha‘ăyāhû – יְשַׁעְיָהוּ
Yeshua/Jesus
is the
Prince of Peace
Sar Shalom. נסיך השלום
נסיך של שלום.
In
Jeremiah
Yirmeyahu
God Will Raise Up
Yirmyāhû – יִרְמְיָהוּ
Yeshua/Jesus
is
our
Righteous Branch. סניף
סניף חסיד אומות העולם
Hebrew: 6662. צַדִּיק (tsaddiq) — just, righteous
5342. נֵ֫צֶר (netser) — a sprout, shoot
In
Lamentations
Eikhah
Eicha Alas!
Eikhah אֵיכָה
Yeshua/Jesus
is
our
Weeping Prophet.
נביא בוכה
1058. בָּכָה (bakah) — to weep, bewail.
www.biblehub.com/hebrew/503
In
Ezekiel
Yekhezqel
Yechezkel
Yehoveh/God Will Strengthen
Yĕḥezqiēl – יְחֶזְקֵאל
Yeshua/Jesus
is
the
Wonderful Four-faced Man.
אדם נפלא בעל ארבע פנים
3. פֶּ֫לִאי (pili or pali) — wonderful …
. אּישׁ (ish) — man
And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second facewas the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. every. Ezekiel 10:21 Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. Ezekiel 1:6-10
In
Daniel
Dani’el
God is My Judge
Dānî’ēl (דָּנִיֵּאל)
Yeshua/Jesus ישוע
is
the
Fourth Man
in the
Fiery Furnace
האדם הרביעי בכבשן הלוהט
In
Hosea
Hoshea
Salvation
Hôshēa‘ (הוֹשֵׁעַ)
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is
the
Faithful Husband
בעל נאמן
forever married to the
backslider.
In
Joel –
Yô’ēl
יוֹאֵל
God is Willing or HaShem is G-d
Yeshua/Jesus ישוע
is
Baptizer of the Holy Spirit and Fire
הטבילה של רוח הקודש והאש
Ruach Hakodesh 84. אֵשׁ (esh) — a fire
In
Amos –
To be Burdened, Troubled
Āmôs
עָמוֹס
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is
our
Burden-bearer. נושא נטל
סַבָּל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: sabbal
Phonetic Spelling: (sab-bawl’)
Definition: burden bearer
In
Obadiah
Ovadya –
Servant of G-d
Ōvadhyāh
עֹבַדְיָה
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is
Mighty to Save אדיר לשמור
גִּבּוֹר (gibbor) — strong, mighty
In
Jonah
Yonah
Dove
Yônāh
יוֹנָה
Yeshua/Jesus ישוע
is
our
great foreign Missionary.
מיסיונר זר גדול
In
Micah
Micha
Who is Like God?
Mîkhāh
מִיכָה
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is
the Messenger of beautiful feet.
שליח של רגליים יפות
How beautiful upon the mountains.
mah na-vu ra-glay m’va-sayr tov.
How beautiful are the feet of the messenger of peace.
ma-shmee-a shalom.
announcing peace. kol tzo-fa-yeekh na-s’u kol.
In
Nahum
Nachum
Comfort
Naḥûm
נַחוּם
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is
the
Avenger of God’s Way.
הנוקם של דרכו של אלוהים
In
Habakkuk
Chavakkuk
To Wrestle, To Embrace
Ḥăvaqûq
חֲבַקּוּק
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is
God’s Evangelist crying,
האוונגליסט של אלוהים בוכה
“Revive Thy works
in the midst of the years”
להחיות את העבודות שלך בעיצומו של השנים
In
Zephaniah
Tzefanya
Hidden by God
Tsĕphanyāh
צְפַנְיָה
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is
our Savior.
המושיע שלנו
Because of this many believe the Hebrew word yasha means “savior” and this apparently is not quite right.
The word ישה (yasha) is a simple verb meaning “to deliver.”
When the letters י, ו and מ are added to the verb a more complex verb is formed and more specifically a hiphil participle verb. A hiphil verb is causative and would mean “cause to deliver.”
In
Haggai
Chaggai
My Feast, Festive
Ḥaggai
חַגַּי
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is the
משחזר המורשת האבודה של אלוהים
Restorer of God’s lost heritage.
. נַחֲלָה (nachalah)
meaning: possession, property, inheritance original gift.
In
Zechariah
Zecharya
Memory, Remembrance of HaShem
Zkharyāh
זְכַרְיָה
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is
the
Fountain of the House of David
מעיין בית דוד
4726. מָקוֹר (maqor) — a spring, fountain
4599. מַעְיָן (mayan or mayeno or mayanah …
“the House of David”
in Hebrew is
בית דוד.
beit/bayt daveed
In
Malachi –
My Messenger, My Minister, My Servant
Mal’ākhî
מַלְאָכִי
Yeshua/Jesusישוע
is
Son of Righteousness
with
healing in his Wings
בן צדק עם ריפוי בכנפיו
as well as
Messenger – minister- Servant.
משרת שר השליחים
8334. שָׁרַת (sharath) — to minister, serve.
397. מַלְאָך (malak) — a messenger
Malak: ambassador, messenger, angel, king.
Who is He to us?
The B’rit Chadashah will be in the next post…
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