We are living in uncertain times in the world and this uncertainty will naturally cause some to experience anxiety and fear
yet,
we know that God’s Word tells us
to fear not.
Fear not little children for it is your fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom and that kingdom is righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Romans 7:14
This is His will for us.
Righteousness – Yashar – ישר
Peace – Shalom – שָׁלוֹם
and Joy – Sim•cha – שִׂמְחָה
Letters for JOY – sameach – mem – chet – hey.
The Hebrew words tsadiyq, translated as righteous,
and ישר (yashar, Strong’s #3477),
translated as upright,
are paralleled many times in the Bible; indicating that in the Hebrew mind, they were similar in meaning.
Upright is another abstract word but it is used in a ‘concrete manner’, such as in Jeremiah 31:9, where it means:
Strong’s Hebrew: 7321. ר֫וּעַ (rua) — to raise a shout … …cry aloud (1), crying (1), jubilant
As far as fear is concerned, worries, and anxious thoughts will try to encircle us, seeking entrance.
On so many occasions Jesus/Yeshua said
Fear is such a basic human emotion that many constantly live in the grip of fear, worry and anxiety.
God told us to fear not because He knew that we would all wrestle with fear of one sort or another, sooner or later.
Instead of fear, we are to let trust and thankfulness stand guard at the doorways to our hearts; turning back fear before it can gain a foothold.
When our focus is firmly on the Lord, His love casts out all fear and His shalom/peace, which He gives to us, fills our hearts and minds; so there is no room for anything else.
Fear/yare is displaced by love/ahava and peace/shalom.
The same way that light displaces darkness.
If we are anxious, then the scripture reminds us that His love is not yet perfected in us; and as fear is the opposite of faith, we are not moving, walking and thinking by faith; and without that faith we cannot please God.
The WAY to build our faith is to read and listen to His Word…
Al tirah – Fear Not or Be Not Afraid
Books about fear are helpful but if we want to change and conquer fear once and for all, we have to live continually, which means we are to abide in His Word. As Jesus/Yeshua is the Living Word, we are to abide/live our lives in and through Him.
NOTHING compares to the living word.
There are two ways to look at fear; it can that of the feeling of being afraid or terrified of something, and it can also be termed;
the fear of the Lord
where we are to have a reverential respect of Who He is, and to know the reverential fear, the awe that His presence inspires.
Some definitions of awe:
Awe is an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, veneration, and wonder produced and inspired by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like: in awe of God;
Awe is the feeling we get in the presence of something vast that challenges our understanding. When people say something is awesome, they are really saying it is causing or inducing fearful awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, reverential fear, sadly it has become a byword and we have lost its efficacy.
You may have even heard that the words fear not are in Scripture as many as 365 times. While unable to find those exact two words 365 times in Scripture, He did give that direct command over 100 times; God’s Word addresses our fears again and again.
The subject of fear and anxiety is mentioned in the Bible over 365 times and that doesn’t even include all the many fear God (reverence) verses. Adding all the relevant scriptures may indeed give us a daily mannabite to take us through a year without fear!
Link to longer list at the end:
Fear is spoken of over 500 times in the KJV. Furthermore, in addition to the Fear nots, many times the Bible teaches us to Fear God, which really as already mentioned, means reverence God alone and do not fear anyone or anything else.
What we think of as fear of the Lord,
this type of fear is good and should be encouraged.
As mentioned previously fear of the Lord is a fear of, as in awe, reverence or respect. This type of fear will result in blessings and will greatly benefit us in life; unlike the spirit of fear that we may experience, which is the type of fear that we must look to God for His help to overcome.
On the other hand, there is also a spirit of fear, this type of fear should be avoided.
A spirit of fear will hinder our walk with the Lord.
We find this in 2 Timothy 1:7, which says,
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
Some versions use the words timidity or fawning fear.
We can overcome fear by looking to God and receiving His Love to fill our hearts and minds and overcome the thoughts that engender fear. Again, scripture tells us that perfect love casts out fear.
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another… There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love” (1 John 4:11, 18).
The key is to allow the love of God to rule and reign in our hearts and let His Word/debar, dwell in us richly.
Satan does not want us to embrace the love of God, instead he wants us to remain alone in our fears. He will use this to cause us to doubt God.
Many times we allow our worldly fears to get in the way of our relationship with God. The good news is that we do not have to remain in our fears. God’s Word tells us to call out to Him in our times of fear.
Psalm 34:4 says, “I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.” (ESV)
This means we must first take our fears to God in prayer. At first, this can often be difficult to do but over time once we make this a good new habit, we will be willing to keep going, as we experience Our Fathers Holy Spirit/Ruach, calming our anxieties and fears with the breath of His Ruach and the Oil of Joy.
It has been said that all fear is rooted in fear of death, and as we are now in the kingdom of His dear Son the scripture/His Word tells us that death has no power over us – then fear has no power over us either.
When we fully realize we have gone
from death to life in Christ Jesus/Yeshua HaMashiach;
the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus, (Romans 8:2),
has made us free from the law and its’ consequences of sin the wages/result of which is death.
It is, the Truth shall make you free, not set you free. John 8:32
Once we know the truth, the bonds and the thoughts of others no longer matter or have any power over us. We are made freeand their hold no longer applies, this includes the bonds and chains of satans devices.
This is the truth that makes us free.
And might deliver all them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. – American Standard Version (1901) And let those who all their lives were in chains because of their fear of death, go free. Hebrews 2:15
It is a proven fact that our body gives off a physical response when our brain believes or perceives a threatening situation. An increase in adrenaline occurs, making the brain choose to either fight the situation or flight/flee from it.
Our body reacts and it is said that animals can not only sense fear in and from us, but that fear has a distinct odour and they can smell the fear we are feeling.
Anytime we feel emotional, mental, or physical pain or other trauma, this can cause us to be fearful. Yet, even in those moments, God calls us to trust in Him by the spirit, rather than in what we can see in the physical realm. We must focus on Him and believe in the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1
The moments when we cannot see or feel God are prime times to experience fear, yet God promises we can overcome fear.
In a biblical sense, fear is an opportunity to choose faith.
When God asks you to put your trust in Him and believe He will do things in our best interest, our human nature resists that, choosing instead to take a position independent from God. We naturally tend to try to control outcomes, and this can be a hindrance and keep us apart from God.
Fear is the enemy of God because God gives peace/shalom. He promises it to those who trust in Him wholeheartedly, even in the midst of inevitable fear.
As already noted the Bible teaches us to Fear God, which really means reverence God alone and do not fear anyone or anything else.
yirah: a fear
yir-aw’
3374
יִרְאָה
Of the 10 Hebrew nouns and 8 verbs that are regularly translated fear, to fear, to be afraid, and those similar, only one of each is commonly used in the Old Testament and they both come from the root yr.
The noun being yira [ h’a.rIy] or mora [ a’r/m] and the verb yare [ aer”y ]).
The English word fear is used to translate several Hebrew and Greek words. In the Old Testament, the most common word used to express fear is yir’ ah , which means fear/terror ( Isaiah 7:25 ; Jonah 1:10,16 ).
The word most often translated in the Old Testament as fear is the Hebrew word (transliterated as yirah) which can possibly mean fear, but also means awe, reverence, respect and devotion. A closely related Hebrew word is (transliterated as yare) which can mean fearful, but also means to stand in awe, reverence or honor.
Similarly, the King James translators also chose to translate the Hebrew (transliterated as mowra) as fear, although it also means reverence, object of reverence, or an awe inspiring spectacle or deed. Another word that the King James translators chose to call fear is the Hebrew (transliterated as guwr) which can mean fear, but which also means to stir up, sojourn, dwell with, remain, dwell in or to stand in awe.
Fortunately, some of the newer bible translations are slowly beginning to correct this situation and are beginning to use fitting terms such as honor and reverence to express our relationship with God. What a magnificent difference it is to change from an attitude of fear of a dreadful, vengeful God into the beautiful, loving attitude of awe, reverence, respect and devotion towards a kind, loving God.
The Fear (yirah) of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Prov 9:10
Here fear is the word YaRATh (sometimes written with a letter Hey).
The root meaning of the word yara is to flow
and is related to words meaning:
rain or stream – as a flowing of water.
In Hebrew thought, fear can be what is felt when in danger;
or
what is felt when in the presence of an awesome sight or person of great authority.
The word fear in the this verse is the noun יראה yirah [H:3374], derived from the verb yarah.
The common understanding of this verse is if one is afraid of or in great awe of Yahweh, he will have wisdom, however, this is not consistent with its use in the Hebrew language.
The Hebrew for fear of the LORD (as found in the verse above) is written with two nouns,
יהוה יראת yirat Yahweh
(Yirat is a feminine noun ending with the letter ה, such as yirah, it is used in the construct state, the ה is converted to a ת, in this case it becomes yirat.)
When a noun precedes another noun, the first noun is in the construct state, meaning it is connected to the second noun-two words together forming one concept. In the phrase is an example of a construct noun:
אלהים מלכות malkut elohiym (kingdom of God).”
Here the first noun, kingdom, ‘belongs’ to the second noun, God.
Yud Reysh Alef Tav
Below are the paleo letters
Below their meanings:
Yud/Yood – the Hand /Branch Endowed with All Power and Authority. Set to the task – doing all the work..to complete the Plan/Task, according to the process of entering in through the instructor – the Ddoor/dalet, the Way dereck ,Truth emet, and Life chaim. Strength – resolute – force.
Resh /Reysh – His power made evident Esteemed exalted and regarded as supreme and soverign. Could be summed up in the words: Goal objective destination
Alaph/alef – the first, leader – the strength to carry out to the completion. The infinite, eternal,vsupreme authority, the commander represented in His instruction,(Torah), His governing spoken established written. Could be summed up in the words: certain established surety guaranteed confirmed.
Tav/Tau/Tuh the promise of the word of YHVH DaBaR YaHUaH to be united together with His restored creation forever.
The YaRATh /fear of the Lord/ YaHUaH is the beginning of wisdom.
Fear is an abstract concept, but the Hebrew words translated as fear have a more concrete definition behind them.
The first root is פחד pahhad [H:6342].
Fear (pahhad – noun/object) came upon me, and trembling, and caused all my bones to shake (pahhad – verb/action). Job 4:14
In this verse, the word fear is the noun פחד pahhad [H:6343] meaning shaking, while the word shake is the verb פחד pahhad [H:6342]meaning to shake.
The second Hebrew root is ירא yara [H:3372].
In the following verse, we read that this verb means fear in the sense of what we would consider fear.
So when the Lord says once more I will shake the earth, there is fear attached to that event.
The second Hebrew root is ירא yara [H:3372].
In the following verse, this verb means fear in the sense of what we would consider fear.
And he said, I heard your voice in the garden and I feared (yarah) because I was naked and I hid myself. Genesis 3:10
In the next verse, the same Hebrew word is used in a more positive context.
You will revere (yarah)Yahweh your Elohiym and you will serve him and in his name you will swear. Deuteronomy 6:13
From these two passages this Hebrew word would appear to have 2 different meanings, fear and reverence.
In translation with many Hebrew words this is often the case, but often caused by a lack of understanding of the Hebrew vocabulary seen from a non Hebraic perspective.
This is explained by realizing that each Hebrew word has only one meaning – but can have different applications.
The meaning of yara
in the literal concrete sense
is a flowing of the gut,
which can be applied to fear or reverence.
This feeling is the meaning of this word felt when an individual is so scared or was in the presence of something so incredible that it could be felt in the gut. There is also that similar feeling of having butterflies in the tummy when one is nervous.
Because the Hebrew people are often considered to be very emotional, it follows that in many cases their words are describing a feeling, rather than an action.
Why do we put the emphasis of the word fear as being our fear and not Yahweh’s/God’s in the phrase fear of Yahweh?
We know that it is not possible for God to have fear, however as previously mentioned, the Hebrew verb yara literally means to flow out of the gut.
So, then, the question has to be asked:
What flows out of the gut of God/Yahweh?
2 other scriptures, may illuminate what the fear of Yahweh could be.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD ; and in his law doth he meditate day and night Psalm 1:2 (KJV)
The Hebrew for the law of the LORD is:
יהוה תורת torat Yahweh.
The definition the word
תורה torah [H:8451]
as teachings.
Torat is the form of the feminine noun torah.
This word is derived from the verb ירה yarah [H:3384] meaning:
to throw
(in the sense of flowing)
and is closely related to the verb yara.
They related in the sense both are from the same root, יר yar, and they are also related by their meaning.
In Judges 3:10 is the 2nd scripture.
And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him… (RSV)
In the words יהוה רוח ru’ahh Yahweh
the word ru’ahh, meaning wind
We are familiar with this as:
Ruahh/ruach HaKodesh Spirit/ Holy Spirit;
another type of flowing and,
it can also mean an individuals character.
So, what is it that flows out of the gut of God/Yahweh?
His teachings and His character/traits, showing us Who He Is.
Look at Proverbs 9:10 again from a Hebrew perspective.
The flowings (Yirah – the teachings (torah)
and character (ru’ahh) of Yahweh
is the beginning of wisdom
(Hhakhmah – the ability to distinguish between good and bad.):
and an intimate relationship with the special one is understanding.
Yeshua/Jesus Himself said:
Out of your belly/gut will flow rivers of living water…
Who and what is the living water?
Yeshua/Jesus is the source of living water
the river of life
and
water is the symbol of the torah/teaching instructions
for living a life before the Lord as in
following Yeshua/Jesus
and
when we do then John 7:38 will be fulfilled in us.
He that believes on me, as the scripture has said,
out of his belly shall flow
rivers of living water.
While preparing this post an interesting point to note is that the word yara/yare is in the word yarah/yareh/Yireh which is Hebrew for – will provide – coming from Yahuah Yarah/Yireh. Genesis 22:11-18.
Abraham trusted in God as he offered his son and did not fear; then God stepped in to provide the ram instead.
So when the presence of God manifested
He changed the situation
from death to life
and
from any fear to faith
with His provision.
The difference in the 2 words is the letter H Hei/Hey and we associate with breath when we pronounce the letter!
When the breath (Hei/Hey) of God is added to the word for fear (yara/yare), is it telling us:
Hey look, God’s breath of life/His presence, changes fear to faith by His provision! Yareh?
We may be more familiar with it written as Jehovah Jireh.
So when fear tries to overwhelm us ….
breathe deeply
and think on the point that we are one breath of Gods’ life away from His provision of faith to sustain us –
hen breathe out that faith life… Hhhhhey….
and
dispel that fear in Jesus/Yeshuas name!
This is the WAY to be an overcomer trusting completely in Him and not be one of those of whom Jesus/Yeshua said in Luke 21:26
Men‘s hearts failing them for fear, and for apprehension of those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
But rather verse 36
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthyto escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Our confidence and trust is in Him…
strongs 3374 yirah a fear
Phonetic Spelling: (yir-aw’)
יִרְאָה
strongs 3372 Yare/ Yara – to fear – affright – to fear to revere
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-ray’)
יָרֵא
יָרֵא
Yod – resh – alef (reading Hebrew R to L.)
Letter meanings: The hand you see.
Genesis 15:1 HEB: לֵאמֹ֑ר אַל־ תִּירָ֣א אַבְרָ֗ם אָנֹכִי֙ NAS: saying, Do not fear, Abram, KJV: saying, Fear not, Abram:
תִּירָ֣א
One effective way to stop fear in its tracks is …..to stop…
Be Still and know that I AM God.
Be still means to let go…
let go of the fear
don’t hold onto it ..
How??
by stopping and make a determined effort to focus on Him
and remember the place of the letting down of wings.
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Meanwhile let’s remember to stay alert and ready, be in prayer and in His Word for in an hour we think not He is coming… and…
it’s all about Life and Relationship, NOT Religion.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
NOT SURE?
YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.
It is true that we are not alone during challenging times because not only is Fathers Ruach HaKo’desh always with us..
but as Peter reassures us… that it is NOT unusual or unexpected, knowing that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering and much worse.
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you if your faith is tested as by fire. 1Peter 4:12 and 5:9
Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
1Peter 5:9
There are many, many people everywhere, who are going through tumultuous situations and persecutions those in the west have never even imagined. The old adage is also true there is always someone worse off than where we find ourselves at any given time.
We are encouraged to remember 2 Cor.4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
Compared to our temporal afflictions eternity surpasses all imagination.
During research this video came across the desk and it serves to remind us to remember that the garment of praise will lift the spirit of heaviness off of our lives.
In Psalm 43:5 David encouraged Himself in the Lord declaring with hope and confidence.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
God’s love is stronger that the deepest darkness
Whatever the circumstances that prompted David to write Psalm 31,
it sounds as if he was feeling overwhelmed and in need of urgent rescue,
he cries out to his Rock and His Fortress.
Be enCOURAGEd…He’s got YOU..
We too must cry out to Him, when things in our lives seem overwhelming…
Our times are in Your hand; O God, we wish them there;
Our lives, our souls, our all, we leave Entirely to Your care.
Our times are in Your hand: Whatever You deem to do;
Pleasing or painful, dark or bright, As best may seem to You.
Not everything that happens is overwhelming to everyone but that doesn’t make it any less of a trial. We are all different and deal with things in as many ways; yet His Word says in Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Here, encouragement is given to saints in suffering.
To them, under God’s providence, all things, even their sorrows, trials and persecutions, work together for blessing.
Because it continues
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
We are being conformed to the image of his Son/ Jesus/Yeshua through all these things.
We can know God through reading His Word and when we seek to know Him, He has promised us understanding. In order to grow and thrive in our relationship with Yeshua/ Jesus, we need to be rooted in the Word of God, our source of life and strength because….
We are to be rooted in His Word which will keep us grounded in His Word.
Col 2:7
having been rooted and being built up in Him, and being strengthened in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding with thanksgiving.
The necessity of being rooted and grounded in the Word of God is because it holds supernatural power and authority which cannot be defeated by the wisdom of mankind.
We are to do whatever it takes to be thoroughly grounded in the truth. (Ephesians 2:19—20).
Pray in the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 6:18). This means we need to use the connection that we have with God so that we can take on God’s mind. Our prayers should strengthen that bond and make us more like Him. Keep yourself in God’s love. That ye, being rooted and grounded in love. Eph. 3:17
When we need encouragement to begin the day, a reminder to keep us going, or the comfort only God can give, being rooted in His Word will keep us grounded in His Word so then God’s Word will accomplish its purpose in our lives.
Being rooted and grounded means we will be properly prepared to BRACE OURSELVES and be equipped for that which is to come.
His hand is upon us and His fingerprints are everywhere!
He knows our situation and He knows the future. He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for each of us.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” —Jeremiah 29:11
God’s Word transforms our lives—healing, guiding, and changing the way we live.
Ephesians 3:17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Colossians 1:23 if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
1 Corinthians 1:8 He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The center of encouragement is COURAGE and this is what we need…
Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Be strong, and of good courage,
“Be Strong and Courageous!”
In Hebrew, the word for that phrase is “Hazaq“.
(or Chazak)
“khazak ve’ematz”
(חזק ואמץ).
Be strong= khazak
(kheit zayin quf) חזק.
and courageous = ve’ematz
(vav alef meim tzadik sofit) ואמץ.
Deuteronomy 31:6 New International Version (NIV) 6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Qof – Zayin – Chet
Be strong. chazaq (khaw-zak’) to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer. and of a good courage. ‘amats (aw-mats’) to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage) be not afraid.
“ Be strong, and of good courage, for you will cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.”
Joshua was to be ‘strong’, The word often indicates strength of hand, however Joshua’s hand was to be strong because his spirit was strong.
In Joshua 1 the children of Israel commanded four times to be strong and of good courage. Sometimes we are neither strong nor of good courage, no matter how hard we try to be and no matter how many people tell us to be.
Here is where we have to trust the Lord to supply our need according to
Phil 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
and those riches are
The measure of His supply to you will be the immeasurable “riches of His grace” (Eph 1:7)
God is not just telling us to be strong and of good courage, within the words themselves He has built how we are going to be strong and of good courage. the word for strong is chazak/chazaq;
this strength is a strength that comes from binding oneself to something…and this is where we are to bind ourselves to Him and receive His strength.
The combination of the Chet and Zayin is quite unusual.
The Hebrew word strengthened is Chazaq and means to fasten upon, to seize, to strengthen, to encourage, and to fortify.
Maybe these were the circumstances that prompted David to write Psalm 31,
This envy and jealousy turned to hatred, and Saul was determined to kill David, even though the prophet Samuel had said David replace Saul as king. Even as Saul pursued David, there were some including Saul’s own son Jonathan who came alongside to help David,
And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood,
and strengthened his hand in God.
And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee;
and thou shalt be king over Israel.
1 Samuel 23 15-17
Jonathan strengthened David’s hand in God. when those we know are in distress we are to come alongside them and care for their needs. As already mentioned the word strengthened in Hebrew is Chazaq and means to fasten upon, to seize, to strengthen, to encourage, and to fortify.
Chazaq is spelled Chet Zayin Qoof. (Read r to l)
aq z cha
Chet is the picture of the fence.
Zayin is the picture of the axe or harvesting tool and means to cut or cut off, to prune, or to harvest.
Qoof/Quf is the picture of the back of the head and means behind, the last, or the least.
From these we could interpret that; the least will be cut off or separated into a sanctuary/placed apart.
David was so discouraged and must have felt like he was the least important person in Israel thinking that he would be cut off /killed by the Saul. However, Chazaq reminds us of God’s protection towards David and although his fear of King Saul was justified; God had other plans for David; in particular that one day he would indeed be king.
The numerical value of the letters reveal that God would be influential in David survival and ultimate victory.
Chet is the number 8 and indicates a new beginning.
Zayin is the number 7 and stands for spiritual perfection.
Qoof is the number 100 and means election or the children of promise.
Below are some more paleo pictures of
Chet – Zayin – Qoof
Looking at the meaning of the numbers, we can see that God has had an absolutely perfect spiritual plan resulting in a new beginning for each of His children…
which is – freedom from the penalties of sin would come through Messiah Jesus/Yeshua.
The ultimate example of God’s Chazaq for us:
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God,
ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:22/23
It is expressing both a joining with God and an involvement with God. The Qof at the end indicates that this binding process is a purifying process. Our Heavenly Father has to take away from us all the trust we place in ourselves so that the world can see that our trust is only in Him. Sometimes it feels like having a bandage ripped off your skin!
Another Hebrew word is emaswhich can also means strength, but this is a resolute strength, meaning being firm in one’s position.
(The word Hamas also comes from this.)
The letters that make up the word: emas
Strong’s Hebrew 3988
and is spelled אֶמְאַ֥ס
and this expresses the idea that this courage comes from humbling yourself to the revealed Word of God and being resolute in it. In this case of the revealed Word of God in Joshua 1:9 is that He will be with us wherever we go.
If we are firmly planted in that Word, we will have that courage to face our Jerichos.
Even though we may have to march around our Jericho seven times or more but each time we march around and each time we walk away, our faith will be increased a little more until we have reached the point of faith that we can simply shout and the walls will come tumbling down.
Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have];
for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!] [Josh. 1:5.]
6 So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me? [Ps. 27:1;118:6.]
(Be strong, be strong, and let us be strengthened!) –
For courage
is the very center
of our encouragement!
Open the eyes of our hearts Jesus/Yeshua, that we may see YOU in all the events of our lives….and that we have the heart courage of the lion of the tribe of Judah!
Shalom shalom mishpachah/family and cheverim/friends!
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meanwhile let’s remember to stay alert and ready, be in prayer and in His Word for in an hour we think not He is coming… and…
it’s all about Life and Relationship, NOT Religion.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
NOT SURE?
YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.
Awakenings are not new or unusual, they occur when people cry out to the Father. Believers sense something is happening and they want to know what it is and more importantly they want to get closer to Him.
In the last 2000 years there have been awakenings/revivals in nations all over the world.
Following the dark ages when the Bible was kept from the general public, Martin Luther had a personal apocalypseand an awakening followed.
There was the Welsh revival of 1904 with Evan Roberts,
the revivals of the 1700’s with
John and Charles Wesley
and
Jonathan Edwards.
History records those of the USA,
also called the first revival
and
the second revival
Some quotes from previous awakenings
Modern society has forgotten the notable Saints who’s writings have been the solace and encouragement to thousands over the centuries.
Born of confinement often from prison cells, voices of godly men and women, such as Paul Bunyan in Bedford Jail for 12 years and Mme. Guyon in France, echo across the ages, scattering and putting to flight desolation and discouragement that so often assails the human heart. It’s grip tries to squeeze out the life of the spirit that sustains it. There are countless others and this list is ever expanding.
Many others in prison for their faith and testimony. It is the epitome of Grace in human flesh to allow the Ministry of Holy Spirit to flow through an imprisoned soul when all seems lost in captivity.
Mark 7:33 and he took him aside from the multitude.
Matthew 5: (KJV) 1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
Matthew 7:13 (KJV) 13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
This new walk must show signs and changes in the heart, mind and soul.
But the gate is narrow and the way broad that leads to life because many people who have claimed to have passed through the gate, continue to walk in the broad way.
Matthew 7:13
Many people thrive in view of the multitudes and among the Saints at large, yet how would we respond to sudden confinement faced only with our own flesh?
In the silence of solitude comes the face to face encounter.
First with self and then with the Father. The disturbing realization that we really don’t know ourselves; and we certainly don’t know Him as we should. Only in the quiet place is what is with in us revealed and awakened.
A personal apocalypse!
And it is by His design. For we are accountable for our own life and there will be a reckoning.
Here is the place of awakening.
Once we’ve become a new creature/new birth, through Messiah Jesus/Yeshua, then and only then are we able to truly come to the Father and this communion is a supernatural one. It is a path of Light.
And when we awaken to The Word and The Light then we are to awaken others.
Sadly Christianity has become only about a gate. Ministers stand at the front and tell you that once you ‘walk down the isle’ that this is enough…but it’s more that the walk down the isle.
Asking Messiah Jesus/Yeshua into our hearts is only the first step.
Herein lies the gate.
The scriptures tell us that the only way a man/woman can walk through the gate is because the Father has to have made a supernatural change, and initiates a deep work in his/her life.
2 Corinthians 5: (KJV)
17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
The New birth experience, (Holy Spirit) with man reveals a manifestation, which is equal to Genesis 1, and John 1-the beginning of a new life and His Light enters our world.
This places us in quite the predicament. Because if you truly show the signs of a changed person, we must conform to the Word, not the worLd. Take the L out of your worLd and Life and leave the WO–RD in. The L’s of life have to go!
The List is in the Wo–rd in 2Timothy 3:1-5; Gal.5 :18-21. It’s the list of what people will be like in the last days and Mark 4 tells of the things that choke the Wo–rd of life. Love of other things Lusts/desires of the flesh. Looking back to Sodom. Longings, Lies, Loose morals, Loose living..etc
It is the ultimate goal of the pilgrim, the traveler through this realm,
For we are not of this world we are simply passing through.
It could be said that if you’re a believer, and life meets no resistance from the world, from the flesh, from the Devil…then you know you are on the broad path.
Is your life fraught with battles, fighting and conquering? Then, you know you’re on the right path.
This life is a battle. Jesus/Yeshua warns His followers that they will be persecuted because they are not of the world, but have been chosen out of the world, and therefore the world hates them just as it has hated Messiah Yeshua/Jesus (John 15:18-21). This is precisely why Messiah Yeshua/Jesus exhorts His would-be followers to first count the cost. For anyone who is unprepared or unwilling to bear a cross and follow Messiah Yeshua/Jesus, simply cannot be His disciple (Luke 14:25-33).
In choosing the right way we are to discern the state of our faith/heart. But don’t be confused we must not let the heart guide us, instead, we must guide the heart into submission to Him, to the Word – Jesus/Yeshua is the Word. For if we do not, even our hearts can lead us astray. Num. 15:40
The warnings are of a world where there are people who do not walk the walk, they talk the talk; however this is a completely different path.
There is one that leads to life.
Listen to Jesus’/Yeshua’s words:
“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?”
He’s telling us that those who THINK they are doing right by Him are not!
Why is that?
Because they walk in the path of least resistance. They walk in the world, by the world, for the world. We need to have Conformity to the Word, NOT to the worLd! The L of the world and the world can certainly be L!
(It’s Not scripture, it’s also not wrong!)
In Truth we are spiritual beings
having a human experience –
We are NOT human beings having a spiritual experience.
There is a huge difference between those two statements.
There are Spiritual pursuits and earthly based ones.
To be enlightened or awakened does not mean that we are flawless or never make any mistakes or sin, it simply means that we are watching our own thoughts and reactions, aware that the Father above does the same over all His children.
Our awareness is heightened in that we are understanding the truth that as spiritual beings experiencing a human life, for most of the time we are within this physical form, we forget who we are.
It’s critical in this hour that we remember.
It’s essential criteria of the awakening.
The scripture tells us we are one with the Father.
If we could only grasp hold of this simple truth it would relieve our minds of the burdens of this life; they would simply melt away and our spirits would raise up and with it lift the soul and the emotions to a realm high up above, where we are supposed to be….. seated in heavenly places with Him.
We have earthly limitations.. however our hearts cry is echoed in this song as many of us question, how long ’til we awake in your likeness?
There is a part we can play, to prepare our hearts to reach for the higher realms of the Spirit of our Heavenly Father.
When we realized that like Nicodemus we must be born from above.
It is the very beginning of the awakening.
John 3:1-36; 11:11-14
After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.” The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died.
Like Lazarus we are revived from being dead in sin and awaken to the true life – dead to the world and alive in the Spirit, (Ruach), of a Holy, (Kadosh), Heavenly Father.
The quickening of His spirit.
Awake oh sleeper and arise from the dead, and Messiah will shine on you. Eph. 5:14
The awakening causes us to face the reality of eternal issues and our need both to acknowledge them and to do something about it.
The awakening of a sleeping soul means that, we must not become so locked into a false sense of security, (like the proverbial ostrich or the frog in the pan), until the time to wake up has come and gone.
The quickening of the spirit/ruach, to quicken our mortal bodies and make us alive in Him. Rom.8:11.
We need to awake to His truth, to His plan, awakening the one new man because
the plan of the father ultimately to REdeem those who have always been His.
Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations
RE = Second time examples like RE-view and RE-revived and RE-surrected. Re indicates a second occurrence from something that has happened previously.
Many individuals have sensed their destiny since childhood. A knowing that they were not like the mass majority. Never truly fitting in, although many attempts were made. Knowing there was something greater than the life most chose to live, which seem pointless and without a true or significant purpose.
Those ones are among the called, they are beginning to sense an awakening, a quickening, a change in the spirit, a shift in dimensions. A new alignment, a change from that which we are presently in, as the weight of eternity and His coming Glory presses from His realm into ours.
I have chosen you and I have called you. Is 43:1; John 15:16.
The balance of energies of the very Ruach/Spirit of Jesus/Yeshua is disturbing the waters and this time it’s not just the Pool of Siloam, בריכת השילוח – the Breikhat Hashiloah. John 9:7
But the Waters of the very earth itself.
Once more I will shake the heavens and the earth. Hebrews 12:26 Haggai 2:6
Revive us again Lord Ps 85:6
The shaking has begun and those with sensitivity of hearing and discerning spiritual eyes, will perceive with joy, the coming changes that will ultimately bring the return of Messiah to our midst.
The sky will roll up as He returns to raise the sleeping Saints into resurrection life and then we too will be changed from mortality to immortality in the twinkling of an eye at the speed of light. (186000 miles per Second.)
For God is light.
1 John 1:5 – This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
He is a being of light and we are made in His image, therefore we too are beings of light.
Jesus/Yeshua said, while I am in the world I am the light of the world after I go you are to be the light of the world.
The light of His spirit in and through us is what keeps the darkness at bay. One match can cause the darkness and an entire room to dissipate. It flees from the light, from the Genesis / Begining / Bereshit /בראשית.
Be Light/Light Be
Light was the first word the Father spoke. Genesis 1:3
Light will never be quenched.
It is impossible.
It is of eternal quality and essence, of imperceivable and mysterious elements that we cannot describe or comprehend and yet it is within us. It’s what connects us to Him and to each other.
His life was the light of men John 1:4 it’s His word, it lights our path. Ps. 119:105
It is His power – the lightning’s of Sinai’s presence, the fire of His pillar, the glory of Transfiguration, we call it electricity. The hiding place of His power, Habakkuk 3:4
The glory of His manifested presence, the rhythm of life that keeps our heart beating, with electrical impulses which travel to our brain, they fire bursts of electrical energy between the neurons so we can think and function. We understand so very little, we have become dull of hearing and slow of life.
Are we settling for a spiritual pauper’s existence when the realms of light beckon? – Sometimes a shift in our position is what we need to give us a fresh perspective and it opens up possibilities we had not seen previously.
Awake oh sleeper and arise from the dead, and Messiah will shine on you. Eph. 5:14
Rise up seek His face.
Prepare the way of the Lord. Mark 1:3
It’s time to lift up the gates of our hearts for the Lord of Glory to come in. Ps.24:7
Awaken to His presence and be revived once more – leave behind the mundane, the ordinary, and become all He has called us to be.
Now is the time.
Today is the day of salvation in all of its fullness.
Draw close to Him and He will draw close to us. Seek Him while He can be found and immerse our souls in His light and be transformed by the renewing of our minds.
Allow His word to challenge and change us.
To be all that we are called to be –
the awakening is in motion.
The awakening is in progress.
Don’t miss our day of visitation.
The Resurrection changed EVERYTHING!
We are beings of His light, His glory.
It’s time to shine like never before as beings of that light.
Isaiah 60:1 Arise it’s time to Shine
The light is a metaphor for a number of concepts:
1. The 3rd Temple
2. Messiah
3. Torah
4. The primordial light of Genesis creation, which they say Father withdrew from the world and will return it in the Messianic Era.
It’s a prophesy about the magnificent future for the kingdom is coming and the glory of the Messianic era will envelop Jerusalem and Isaiah refers to spiritual illumination.
It’s another way of saying…
Let’s shine, we are part of it.
Shalom!
Please, don’t leave this page until..
you are awakened to Messiah..
we all need to born again from above..
Make certain Messiah Jesus/Yeshua is your Redeemer, Savior, Lord and soon returning King and that you have a personal relationship with Him.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
Its all about Life and Relationship, not Religion.
NOT SURE? YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.
On the fourteenth day of the month of Adar in the late winter, (early springtime), the Feast of Esther is celebrated as her amazing life is remembered. From evening of Feb 28th to evening of March 2nd on Western calendar, and 13th 14th 15th of Adar on the Hebrew calendar.
The story of Purim is recorded in the Book of Esther (Megillat Esther). There are three main characters: the heroes of the story Esther and her cousin Mordecai, and Haman, the villain who wickedly plots to destroy the Jewish People.This is an account of the Queen of Persia, (a Jewess) who was victorious over the evil intentions of Haman. It was Haman’s intentions to initiate a nation wide program of genocide against all the Jews in the Medo-Persian empire. Haman was the chief Minister of the Persian emperor, Ahasuerus (Xerses), King (486-465 BC.) There’s much that people didn’t know about Queen Esther. For one, her name wasn’t Esther. It was Hadassah, but she took the more Persian-sounding name for her public face.
For more on this click on link https://www.minimannamoments.com/who-was-hadassah/Purim is the story of how God used the courage of Esther, a young girl, who was known for her engaging personality and surpassing beauty; to save “God’s chosen people”, at the time they were threatened by extermination.“Who know whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
When Mordecai challenged her with the urgent truth, she demonstrates loyalty, to Mordecai her foster father who had raised her from a small child. (He was also her genetic cousin and some scholars maintain she was married to Mordecai).With faith filled prayer to God, together with fasting by her 7 handmaidens (2:10; 4:15) and all the Jews in Sushan fasting for 3 days, Esther risked her life. In order to save her people, scattered all over the empire, from death; she courageously sought the direct audience of the King without his invitation.Esther, an orphan who had been raised in Persia by her cousin Mordecai, is a beautiful, young Jewish woman.
When Vashti, the Queen of Persia,falls out of favor with Ahasuerus, (King of Persia), Esther becomes part of his harem.The hidden hand of God is at work in her life in the king’s harem, and he falls head over heels in love with her. He loves her so much, in fact, that he singles her out to be his queen.
The king does not know, however, that Esther is a Jew, since Mordecai had advised her not to reveal her identity.The Story of Esther gives us an insight into the Jewish cultural identity at the time, and how it can sometimes be important to hide that identity to preserve social harmony, which can be engineered using official ignorance. It was a need to know basis! Her secret name was a Hebrew one.
There is a difference between hiding one’s identity and losing that identity altogether and the danger is in compromise.
Compromise is what happened when Babylon took the Jewish people into captivity, their Jewish identity disappeared going underground; they reappear in the Persian Empire not as people of a Jewish nation, but as a race. This makes the Book of Esther distinctive. Within the story, Esther, is fully a Persian (todays Iran), her life is surrounded by the culture of Persian life; and she lives a life without publically showing any cultural identity, either to the people, or to the God, in whom she believed. The story concerns wicked Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, who was promoted to the role of viceroy or prime minister. The age old tension between the descendants of Esau is still going on, as the arch rivals of the Hebrews, through the Amalekites, from whom Agag was descended, (1 Samuel 15:8) in the 16th generation. (Targum Sheni, Josephus Antiquities xi.6.5) Agag was the king that King Saul had refused to kill in 1Samuel 15:9. Although Samuel finally killed Agag, members of his family escaped and had children; so Haman was born due to Saul’s disobedience.
Disobedience always has consequences; for it is an outward show of pride, in that an individual thinks they know better than God and declares it by their following actions/decisions just as Saul did.
King Saul believed he was showing mercy to King Agag but it was based on human feelings. Gods Mercy is not based on feelings, He was seeing ahead to save His people from future destruction. His ways are not our ways and His thoughts not as ours.
The Scriptures tell us clearly that, pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.
James gives an explanation of human wisdom that can often be touted as common sense. This is why we need the Holy Spirit to teach us and to be led by Ruach HaKodesh; not simply by a need or by our feelings, emotions and five physical senses; but by His leading alone. None of us wants, or needs to miss Gods leading.
Sometimes there is a delay before consequences take effect and in such cases, people do not always make the connection. Esther 9:28.1Samuel 15:33, records the prophet Samuel being obedient when God told him to complete what Saul had not done.Haman, as a type of anti-Messiah, not only hates the Jewish people with a venomous passion, but all those who refuse to bow their knee to the kingdom of darkness.Because of petty pride, Haman is seeking revenge when he does not receive the respect he felt he deserved from Mordecai, who worked at the gate of the citadel. This escalates out of proportion when Haman decides that revenge is not just personal but is on a greater level, and involves a whole nation. This ‘type’ was repeated in our modern generation in the WW2 Holocaust.
In a world where human life has little value, personal and petty whims can cause the massive annihilation of people.
To sacrifice an entire race in genocide on the whims of one individual in not uncommon in ancient history. It is one of the most nefarious in the devils arsenal of tactics to eliminate God’s chosen.Darius I
A few years prior to this, the father of Ahasuerus (Xerxes), Darius I, massacred the entire class of Magi. Fifty years before that, there was a general massacre of the Scythians in the North Lands.
NOTHING JUST HAPPENS…
In a world where there is plurality and tolerance, acceptance is assured unless one chooses to be different. That difference may be either too good or too bad. Even if we are too good, being different will eventually trigger animosity and hatred, this has been the reason for anti-Semitism throughout the ages.
For Esther to remain silent, during the first five years of her being queen is commendable. However there comes a time when we are called to testify and become transparent before the world and Esther’s time had come.
And it was a time of miracles…
God always puts people in places to be agents of His deliverance, yet sometimes He has to act beyond the assistance of willing human agents.
This was the idea that triggered Mordecai to say, “For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from anther place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who know whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (4:14)Esther appealing to the King.
For those with eyes to see, and ears to hear, the hand of God was unmistakably working with His people, the providence of God stands supreme everywhere in this book.
“Esther ‘happens’ to be chosen queen;
Mordecai ‘happens’ to be in a position to thwart a palace coup and to get his name recorded in the king’s chronicles;
the king ‘happens’ to be unable to sleep, so as to call for the chronicles to be read to him;
it ‘happens’ that the account of Mordecai’s actions should be read at that time.
The book seems to say that none of this is happenstance. Esther denouncing Haman.
Many times when God appears to be silent, He is at work to keep His covenant promises with Abraham’s seed.Of all the books of the Old Testament The Book of Esther is unique. The New Testament does not contain quotes from it and among the Dead Sea Scrolls no fragments of it were found. Scholars have noted the lack of religious overtones, as there is no mention of the Torah or the covenant.
However as the Bibles central theme is about the revelation of God,
He is revealed here as being hidden in the heart.
Both the people and the days of Esther could be considered a reflection of Gods people in the End Times who, though sealed (6th Seal), by Him, they still remain hidden and dispersed throughout the whole world. The remnant church, which will only be known to God, will no longer exist as an institutional hierarchy.
Remnant, meaning faithful believers.
Many question are posed by the events recorded in Esther.
What if Esther did not exist, or she did not respond to the calling of God and be willing to give up her life for her people?
Within eight years, Ahasuerus was assassinated by a courtier, Artabanus. Esther before King Ahasueras.
No doubt, Ezra, the lawyer and scribe, was alive at the time of Esther. Fifteen years later, under the rule of Artaxerxes I, Ezra leads the second group of Jews back to the Holy Land in 458 BC.
Was Artaxerxes I, the son of Esther and Ahasueras (Xerxes I)?
Without Esther, would Ezra have been killed in the genocide?
Without Ezra, would the compilation of the Tanach, the Old Testament, been completed?
Without Esther, would Nehemiah, the governor, have been killed?
Would the third migration back to Israel have never occurred?
Maybe there would not have been enough Jews to migrate back to the Land of Israel. Esther was important to the redemption of God’s chosen people and without Esther, we would not have a clear picture of how the hand of God works in a pluralistic, segregated and subjugated society as will exist in the End Times.
It shows that for those who humble themselves in fasting and in prayer God lifts them over the demonic forces, which oppress them.
Could the book of Esther be a prophetic book?
These End Days may still have further revelations from God as type meets anti-type.The sages say that the very SECRETS OF REDEMPTION are found in the Megillah of Esther. It is an extremely deep book:
E.g. “What happened to Mordecai?” Why is he not mentioned elsewhere? Well in fact he is!! In the Mishna Sh’kalim 5 (Historical commentary), it records that he became an officer in the Beit HaMikdash (Temple) when it was rebuilt and he was in charge of overseeing the “bird” offerings. His name was changed to P’sakia, because he P’SAK could “open up” the understanding of WORDS.** The P’siska Niddah says the bird offerings are the most difficult job in the Temple.
One of the sages pointed out that Mordecai is also mystically hidden in the Torah in the reference to one of the types of incense!!! “Pure myrh” is literally in ARAMAIC “MOR DACHAI”.What we are left with in remembering Esther is …Gods timing is perfect.
God humbles the proud and exalts the lowly who trust in Him. He knows everything that is happening and we are to trust Him completely with our lives and everything and everybody in them.
One person can change everything.
One person’s actions or non-actions can influence the outcome of critical decision-making.
Here in this instance, one woman’s obedience and courage led to a whole nation of people being saved from extinction.
And more importantly by their continued presence on this earth, they gave birth to descendants who in turn produced the line from which Messiah Yeshua was born.
No Esther, would have meant no Israel….
and therefore no Savior
with no redemption for anyone!
We owe so much to certain individuals whose faith and commitment has been pivotal in forming the future in which we now live.
Lets remember those whose lives really mattered and learn from their sacrifices and emulate their faith and courage as if the lives of our nation depended on it.
For in truth – they do!
It is often a date on the calendar that slips by unnoticed, however, when we see a reference to Purim or Esther, there’s a whole lot more going on.
And who knows that whoever is reading this today…“Who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
As Mordechai implored Queen Esther to plead for the Jewish People before King Ahasuerus, the Ruach HaKodesh is calling to those who follow Yeshua (Jesus) to plead with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords to save Israel from those with murderous agendas against her.We must remember, however, that the battle is ultimately not with flesh and blood, but with principalities, powers and rulers of the darkness—spiritual hosts of wickedness in heavenly places. (Ephesians 5:12)
Yeshua called us to pray for our enemies and, therefore, even as we seek God’s deliverance of Israel, we also pray for the salvation of those who are now enemies of the Jewish People, of Israel, and even of God Himself.
This is not a time for true Believers, the Bride of Messiah, to remain silent.
Time is quickly running out…
We cannot be complacent and think that we are safe simply because we are in the King’s house.
The same forces that seek to destroy Israel, also have in their evil plans to annihilate all of God’s people, including Christian believers.
Mordechai: A Picture of the Holy Spirit
Mordecai Writing The First Purim Letter
Many other parallels can be drawn in the Book of Esther between the Ruach HaKodesh and Mordechai.
For instance, Mordechai seems to have one real task and that is to raise Esther to maturity.
He instructs, teaches, leads, and guides her, directing her when to speak and when to remain silent (Esther 2:10; 4:14).
Similarly, it is Holy Spirit/ Ruach HaKodesh, that faithfully continues the work that has begun in us, leading and guiding us, bringing us to maturity and preparing us to be a beautiful Bride without spot or blemish, whom Messiah will soon be returning for.
Mordechai faithfully watches over Esther,
THE BRIDE OF THE KING.
He stands outside the gate; hovering over her to make sure she is kept safe. (Esther 2:11)
Likewise, the Ruach (Spirit) of God hovered over the waters at creation, and He hovers over each of us keeping a protective watch.
Mordechai is privy to secret information, such as the plot against the king, just as the Ruach knows all deep and secret things of the hearts of men.
Mordechai intercedes for God’s people with cries and groaning (Esther 4:1). The Ruach also intercedes for us, even when we don’t know what to pray.
“We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.” (Romans 8:26–27)
Like the partnership between the Holy Spirit and the Body of Messiah, Mordechai partners with Esther to carry out the authority of the King in saving the Jewish people from destruction.
As Purim is kept with great joy, remember Esther’s bravery in rising up and speaking out on behalf of the Jewish People.It takes courage to resist the “Hamans” of this world and stand firm against popular opinion in our culture, which is most often opposed to God and righteousness.
Purim is Hebrew for, ‘the lots that were cast.’
Pur means Lot.
The lots that were cast, Esther 3:7, determined the fate of the Jewish people so the story appears to be about the law of lots and chance.
Mathematicians and scientists call it the ‘P’ factor and they insert it into all equations and formulas. It is the ‘P’ of Probability.
In the story, everything seems to be out-of-control, the wicked and ungodly prosper and the righteous who love God are cast down.
As the book comes towards his conclusion those seemingly circumstances of chance start coming together and everything begins to turn around for good. The hand of God is evident and He turns the outcome to His Plans and Purposes.
The same can be said of our lives, which often emulate the book of Esther, with events seemingly happening by chance or for no reason. (Many name it luck.)
It is the Purim of life.
However as we follow Him in obedience and not going our own ways and decisions, then He will work for good, all the things we don’t understand, that don’t make sense.
Even though sometimes it is hard to see when they are happening right in front of us. As we stay close to Him, nothing in our lives will ever happen for no reason, when we love God and are called according to His Purpose.
It is conditional of course to that fact as all His Promises are.
So when we don’t understand, just trust on Press on, for in the end we will always have more than enough reason to celebrate his love.
In these end times, it will take great courage, infused by Holy Spirit, to count the cost and say with Esther, “If I Perish, I Perish.”
Shalom and Happy Purim!
ARE WE REALLY READY FOR THE RETURN OF THE KING?
Its very reminiscent of the ‘hide and seek’ game we played as children.. and the cry, ‘I’m coming ready or not’! .. and He is..
Please don’t leave this site without knowing you are saved and assured that you belong to Him; with a deep conviction that you know where you will go, when your body can no longer sustain you in this realm.
Make certain Jesus is your Redeemer, Savior, Lord and soon returning King and that you have a personal relationship with Him.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
Its all about Life and Relationship not Religion.
NOT SURE?
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Yud/Yood – the Hand /Branch Endowed with All Power and Authority. Set to the task – doing all the work..to complete the Plan/Task, according to the process of entering in through the instructor – the Ddoor/dalet, the Way dereck ,Truth emet, and Life chaim. Strength – resolute – force.
Our times are in Your hand; O God, we wish them there;
is the picture of the fence. 
is the picture of the axe or harvesting tool 
and means to cut or cut off, to prune, or to harvest.
Qoof/Quf
is the picture of the back of the head 
and means behind, the last, or the least.
is the number 8 and indicates a new beginning.
is the number 7 and stands for spiritual perfection.
is the number 100 and means election or the children of promise.
(The word Hamas also comes from this.) 
for His Bride.
There is one that leads to life.
The sky will roll up as He returns to raise the sleeping Saints into resurrection life and then we too will be changed from mortality to immortality in the twinkling of an eye at the speed of light. (186000 miles per Second.)
you are awakened to Messiah..
Esther was important to the redemption of God’s chosen people and without Esther, we would not have a clear picture of how the hand of God works in a pluralistic, segregated and subjugated society as will exist in the End Times. 
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