As this year the Hebrew and Gregorian calendars are not in sync., we are between the two calendar dates for Passover/Unleavened Bread and First Fruits.
This gap in the dates, gives us an opportunity to focus on the single most miraculous event in time and eternity.
It is an event that we should remember all year, not just as the seasons make their turn.
Gethsemane and Calvary are in truth
the Gateways to Life /Chaim
and why Messiah said
I am the Way the Truth and the Life.
Derek, Emet and Chaim.
It is impossible for us who are bound in human flesh, to understand Messiahs agony, however, we don’t have to misunderstand it.
Matthew 26:36 – 38
It was the agony of God and man in the person Yeshua/Jesus as He came to face to face with sin; and on the cross He experienced total separation from His Father because as He became sin – as the sin offering – the Holiness of God could not look upon that sin.
It is not possible for us to experience Gethsemane and Calvary. We cannot learn about them through personal experience because they represent something totally unique.
They are the gateway,
the door, the dalet
into life for us.
It was not death on the cross that He was facing, that caused Yeshua/Jesus to agonize over when He was in Gethsemane; because He stated that His purpose was to die. He knew that was why He came.
It was not a shock to Him, He was completely aware of His Heavenly Fathers’ plan and the process He was to complete. Most likely His concern was that He might not get through this struggle as a Son of Man. He was confident at getting through it as the Son of God because Satan couldn’t not touch him there; the previous temptations had proved that. The pressure was the adversary’s assault against Him, with the focus that our Lord would come through for us on His own; solely as the Son of Man.
If Messiah had done that He could not have been our Savior.Hebrews 9:11–15
And we should read the account of Gethsemane and His agony in the light of His earlier temptations in the wilderness. The devil departed from Him until an opportune time. Luke 4:13. In Gethsemane was an opportune time, but satans attack was overthrown once again. The adversarys’ final assault against our Savior was in the garden of Gethsemane as the Son of Man.
The agony in Gethsemane was the agony of the Son of God in fulfilling His destiny as the Savior of the world. The veil is pulled back here, to reveal all that it cost Him to make it possible for us to become Sons and Daughters of God; HIs children, His Family. We should also remember that the Jews have a priority over the Gentiles, in that the Messiah Himself, Jesus Christ/Yeshua Hamashiach, came first as a Jewto the Jews. We are told in Romans 9:5, of whom are the fathers, and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
and reminded again in Romans 1:16-17 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth;to the Jew first, and also to the Greek/heathen/gentiles.
HIs agony was the basis for the simplicity of our salvation.
The cross of Yeshua/Jesus was a triumph for the Son of man, and not only a sign that our Lord triumphed; but that He had triumphed to save the human race.
Because of what the Son of Man went through, every human being has been provided with a way of access into the very presence of God.
Our gateway to God, our Heavenly Father.
1 Peter 2:24.
It cost him everything.
The cross of Calvary is the revealed truth of God’s judgment on sin. It was not a martyrs death, it was the ultimate triumph and shook the very foundations of hell.
There is nothing in time or eternity more absolutely certain and undeniable, than what He accomplished on the cross. It changed everything for ever.
He made it possible for the entire human race to be brought back into a right standing relationship with the Father. He made redemption the foundation of human life, that is, He made a way for every person to have fellowship, communion and an intimate relationship with the creator of the universe.
That cross was not something that happened
TO Jesus/Yeshua, He came to die.
The cross was His purpose in coming.
The great divide was restored by a great collide.
He is the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Revelation 13:8.
The incarnation of Yeshua Messiah would have no meaning without the cross.
We must be sure not to separate –
God was manifested in the flesh –
from
He made Him to be sin for us.
1Timothy 3:16; 2Corinthians 5:21.
The purpose of the incarnation was redemption.
The Most High God came in the flesh to take sin away, not to accomplish something for Himself.
Not only is the cross the central event
in time and eternity…
it is the answer to all the problems in both.
The cross is not a cross of a man, but the cross of the only creator God, King of Kings and Lord of Lords; and it can never be fully understood through the human experience.
The cross is our Heavenly Father God, Adonai Elohim Melech haOlam, displaying His nature. It’s the Gate through which any and every individual can enter into oneness with Him. However it is not a gate we pass right through, it’s the one where we enter His presence and where we abide – in the life/chaim that exists and is found there.
The heart of salvation is Messiahs cross and the reason it’s so easy for us to obtain, is that it cost the Father so much!
It was the place where a Holy God and sinful man merged with a tremendous collision.
It is why the Way to life was opened, and we must remember, all the cost and pain of that collision was absorbed by the heart of our loving Father God.
The great division was restored by a great collision…. and the result was NOT
chaos, devastation and total destruction
but peace, healing and total restoration.
Colossians 1:20 and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
Let our prayer this week be for the eyes of our understanding to be enlightened, that we may know Him and power of His cross and resurrection…
Phil 3: 10-17 that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death;
Ephesians 1:18-23 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
Shalom aleikhem
chaverim and mishpachah!
Peace to friends and family.
Shavua Tov, Have a blessed week.
Make certain Messiah Jesus/Yeshua is your Redeemer, Savior, Lord and soon returning King and that you have a personal relationship with Him.
It’s all about Life and Relationship, NOT Religion.
You are very precious in His sight.
Not sure ..you can be…
SIMPLY SAY THE FOLLOWING MEANING IT FROM YOUR HEART..don’t delay one more minute,
SAY IT 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.
Here the translations of the verses use the words:
govern and rule as well as dominion:
Genesis 1:16 HEB:הַמָּא֤וֹר הַגָּדֹל֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַיּ֔וֹם וְאֶת־ NAS:light to govern the day, KJV:light to rule the day, INT:light the greater to govern the day light
Genesis 1:16 HEB: הַמָּא֤וֹר הַקָּטֹן֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַלַּ֔יְלָה וְאֵ֖ת NAS:light to govern the night; KJV: light to rule the night: INT: light and the lesserto govern the night the stars
1 Kings 9:19 HEB: וּבְכֹ֖ל אֶ֥רֶץ מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃ NAS:and in all the land underhis rule. KJV:and in all the land ofhis dominion. INT:all the land his rule
We are most familiar withGenesis 1:26: “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness and let them have dominion over fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”
During the last 2,000 years Christianity followed in their own way and not the way of their Hebrew/Jewish/Israelite heritage and have missed out on special blessings as well as spiritual experience.
The Hebrew word yiredu is translated into our English Bible as dominion but the Hebrew language has a different rendering for this word. Without exception all the modern translations of the Bible follow the common teaching that the word yiredu comes from the root word radah; which means:
dominion, or to subdue,
to rule over,
to tread upon like in a winepress.
It has been suggested that the root word is really yarad.
Here it would follow, that as the original inspired Word of God had no vowel dots, it would seem more correct to the original by using the root word yarad – to lower oneself,
rather than radah – to rule over.
In the original Hebrew, the word starts with a letter Y – Yod
which is a picture of a heavenly messenger
or yarad which means to lower oneself
and not an R – Resh in radah,
which means to rule over…something to chew on at least!
A King makes it his domain, his own.
Melek מלך
Melech (מלך) is a Hebrew word that means king and may refer to: Melech (name) a given name of Hebrew origin. The title of king in ancient Semitic culture.
a male monarch; member of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation.
The word me•lech is mentioned over 1,000 times in the Bible, but only a handful of references refer to our Heavenly Father. Interestingly, the title me•lech is a part of God’s name in every Hebrew prayer.
All Hebrew prayers begin with
Blessed are You Lord, King of the universe.
Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu,melekh ha’olam
ברוך אתה ה’ אלהינו מלך העולם
It raises a question as to why we see only a few references to our Heavenly Father as a King. An interesting note is that many of the Hebrew prayers were inspired by the Book of Psalms, where King is most frequently used in reference to Adonai.
“Thus says the Lord the King of Israel…”
Isaiah 44:6
“The Lord is King for ever and ever”
Psalm 10:16
“and the Lord sits enthroned as King forever”
Psalm 29:10
“For the Lord Most High is awesome; he is a great King over all the earth”
Psalm 47:2
All other references of me•lech/king are of the many human kings mentioned throughout scripture.
It is noteworthy to mention that Messiah is also called
King Messiah.
In Luke 23:2 “They began to accuse him, saying, ‘We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king’”
that’s what the Greek wordeuangélionmeans – good news.
And what exactly is thegood news?
In western Christianity the answer is usually something like,“Jesus died for our sins and we are forgiven.”
That is good news, however, it isn’t exactly the biblical euangélion.
The realgood newsis clear in Mark’s introduction of Jesus/Yeshua’s ministry in this verse.
The good news is this:
God’s Kingdom is close and its time to repent.
The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,[ the Son of God,[2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:“I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way”[— 3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.
The writers of the new testament understood this. In Paul’s opening statement in his letter to theRomans he says:
Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, . .” Not, the
good news of forgiveness
but ratherthe good news of God.
The kingdom is close to arriving.
It’s worth a second thought that Yeshua/Jesus preached the kingdom, while the church/ecclesia mostly preaches Jesus/Yeshua. It is important to be aware that we may be preaching and teaching about Jesus/Yeshua, however we may lose the vision of the kingdom that He came to bring?
We first hear John speak In Matthew 3:2repent because the kingdom of Heaven is here.
The word heaven in this verse is shamayim and it is used as a reverent and respectful way of avoiding speaking the divine Name/Hashem – YHVH/YHWH. Notice Heaven has a capital H when it’s referring to our Heavenly Father, while heaven refers to the sky or in some cases paradise. When reading, we often miss the use of the capitalized letter which is not a typo or misprint but indicative of the above observance.
Yeshua/Jesus instructed His listeners about the kingdom of God, however the phrase kingdom of God is not anywherein the Torah/Towrah. It does have parallels in the Torah, (first 5 books); however, and it became more popular as the rabbis taught it so when Yeshua/Jesus spoke about the kingdom, it was familiar to the people because they knew what the rabbis taught.
What is the definition of the Kingdom?
Matthew 6:33…..
The kingdom of heaven /the kingdom of God
is tikkun ha’olam,
God’s redeeming work in this world.
We are not simply waiting for heaven to come to earth and neither is it an escape from our earthly life. It’s not just the hope of some special reward after our bodies die; rather it is doing with our Heavenly Father what He is doing right now.
InLuke 4
it’s, as Yeshua/Jeus tells us, healing the sick, visiting prisoners, forgiveness of sins, encouraging those in despair, bringing light to the blind both physical and spiritual and caring for the poor. It is giving hope in times of darkness, food to the hungry, health and deliverance to the captives; and making disciples. The reason the Kingdom of God is close at hand, is because all of these godly actions are only as far away as our willingness to do them. The gospel, the good news, is NOW, it is for everyone who has ever known the sadness and desperation of living in this broken sin sick world. The Kingdom of our Heavenly Father can be manifested anytime we choose to yield ourselves and experience His redemptive power. One day His Kingdom will be obvious and it will be manifest everywhere, until then, His Kingdom comes when we allow our Heavenly Father’s character to be shown to the world through our lives.
The Kingdom of God
אלוהים – elohim
מלכות האלוהים
The Kingdom of Heaven – מַלְכוּת הַש .
sha•ma•yim,
mal•choot ha•sha•má•yim
מַלְכוּת הַלְמַוּם
ממלכה
kingdom –
A nation having as supreme ruler a king and/or queen
Hebrew word מַּלְכוּ, malku (Strong’s 4437) translated ‘Kingdom’.
מַּמְלָכָה ‘mamlakah’ meaning Kingdom
Hebrew word מַּמְלָכָה, mamlakah (Strong’s 4467) translated kingdom, king’s, reign, royal
From malak ; dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) — kingdom, king’s, reign, royal.
In ancient times kings were kings over cities and smaller areas. Often called empires.
Nowadays there are only a few countries who have a royal family or a king /queen ruling over them; and most are in name only, not having the full control or dominion over the land they are king/queen over.
In His conversation with Pilate, the scripture tells us that Messiah stated His kingdom is not of this world
His kingdom is the kingdom of the heavens
and is not yet visible to us and we live in it by faith because… it is an unseen realm, one purely spiritual in nature. There is a scripture that tells us that…
the kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ/Messiah and He shall reign for ever and ever. Revelation 11:15.
This tells us that it is yet to come and meanwhile, the adversary has Gods’ permitted rule and dominion as the prince of the power of the air and as Yeshua/Jesus said, in John 14:30 the prince of this world cometh…. He could not have offered them to Messiah during the wilderness temptations, if they were not his to offer.
The question is.. if we are children of light and the kingdom of the heavens is within us which kingdom are we living in and for?
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
John 17:11, 15–16
We are in the world but not of it so……
where are we dwelling?
Ps 91:1 states that He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide …
so where are we dwelling?
Is it IN the kingdom of heaven?
The Kingdom of Heaven – מַלְכוּת הַש.
This phrase is very important to every believer.
It is made of two words:
kingdom and of heaven.
Recall Hebrew is written from right to left, therefore
kingdom is on the right followed by of heaven on its left.
If heaven is sha•ma•yim, then what is the ha in front of it?
It’s the definite article the. The word the is not a separate word in Hebrew as it is in English, but is a prefix that is a part of the word that it is defining.
The wordsha•ma•yimwas given by our Heavenly Father…
“And God called the firmament Heaven…”
Genesis 1:8
..after He divides the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. Therefore, this word in Hebrew only speaks of the biblical narrative; the word
water –má•yim
is a part of the word for
heaven – sha•ma•yim!
Recall that there are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. The kingdom of heaven is mentioned 22 times in the New Testament when searching for whole words (not combinations).
kingdom of heaven
מלכות השמים
malkut or mamlakah shamayim
mamlakah meaning Kingdom
Strong’s 4467
מַּמְלָכָה
used in
2 Sam. 7:13.
He shall build a house for my name,
and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
Hebrew wordמַּלְכוּת, malkutStrong’s #4438
translatedKingdomused in
2 Chron. 7:18. Then will I establish the throne of your kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David your father, saying, There shall not fail of you a man to be ruler in Israel.
מַּלְכוּ malkumeaningKingdomStrong’s #4437
used in Ezra 7:13 Levites, in my kingdom, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with you.
Kingdom of Heaven & Kingdom of God.
We read of two different phrases in the gospels:
kingdom of heaven and kingdom of God.
InMatthew, kingdom of heaven is used, while in Mark and Luke, kingdom of God is used. This is because in the Israelite culture of Messiahs’ day, and today, people show respect for our Heavenly Father by not pronouncing His Name. Another word is often substituted, e.g., heaven, the name (Hashem), or the mighty one.
For example, the prodigal son says to his father,“Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.”The son is using the word heaven as a reference to God. Here, Matthew is preserving the culturally-correct quote kingdom of heaven while Mark and Luke are explaining that heaven is a reference to God.
The words that Messiah spoke were probably
Malchut shemayim – mahl-KUT shuh-MAH-eem;
which was a phrase used then in the rabbis’ teaching.
The word malchut is related to the word
melekh which we have noted means king.
Malchut is associated with the
actions of a king: his reign and authority,
and also anyone who is under his authority.
and shemayim is Hebrew for heavens.
(Shamayim is sometimes spelled Shemayim).
A simple way of translating it would be:
God’s reign,
or
how God reigns
or
those God reigns over.
But what does it really mean?
The basic understanding of the kingdom of heaven was
God’s reign over the lives of people who enthrone him as king.
We might think that God by default as its creator, is king over everything He created. In scripture, however, it’s assumed that after the fall and the tower of Babel, the world began to serve other gods and here, God ceased from being their king. Much of the world did not know God, however the Bible promises that one day,The LORD will be king over all the earth; in that day the LORD will be the only one, and His name the only one. Zech 14:9.
The main question of Messiah’s day was when and how God would establish this kingdom over the world. It was believed that when the Messiah came, the Kingdom of God would arrive at the same time and all at once be established with great glory. Yeshua/Jesus clearly disagreed:
On one occasion, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He replied,The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is within you. Luke 17:20.
Yeshua/Jesus meant that: an individual is brought into the kingdom of God when they repent and choose, deciding to accept God as their King, this is something that happens in a person’s heart; it is not a political movement nor a visible display of God’s power. Messiah agreed with the teaching of the other rabbis who said that; when a person committed himself daily to love God with all of his heart, soul, mind and strength, (by saying the Shema), he had received upon himself the kingdom of heaven. Meaning: the person had put God on the throne over their life and entered under God’s king-ship, giving Him dominion and rulership.
One of the reasons Yeshua/Jesus preached about the Kingdom of God was to proclaim the fact that He is the Anointed King (Messiah) and this Kingdom is His Kingdom. The good news of the kingdom is that when Messiah, the Son of God arrived on earth, the Kingdom had arrived with Him. Yeshua/Jesus told His disciples to go out and heal the sick, and say that thekingdom of heaven is near,meaning: this Kingdom is arriving NOW on earth, not that it isn’t quite here yet…. fulfilling Balaams 4th prophetic word..
in Numbers 24:17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel…..
A Star out of Jacob is believed to be what the wise men allude to when they search for Messiah as a child and report,
We have seen his star in the east. Matt. 2:2.
The word Sceptre used in Numbers 24:17 relates to rulership; Jacob used the word when he predicted that the sceptre would notdepart from Judah until Shiloh comes; Shiloh was a name used to identify the Messiah, Gen. 49:10. Messiah’s birth, accompanied by the unique cosmic/heavenly sign/signal, was in Bethlehem of Judea. Matt. 2:1.
For us the message is that Messiah Yeshua/Jesus, the King, has arrived, and He is continually establishing His Kingdom as people repent and follow Him. He always described His Kingdom as One which was gradually expanding using descriptions with which we are familiar: like a mustard seed or a tiny bit of yeast that grows and grows. He is describing the groups of believers that start small, and grow as people join. The finale will be when every knee shall bow, and every tongue will confess that Yeshua/Jesus is THE King of all Kings!
Note that the basic understanding of the Kingdom of heaven is our Heavenly Father and Messiah’s reign over people in this world. Often we understand it by likening it to heaven itself, leading us to think that Yeshua/Jesus was always talking about the place heaven, when in fact He was talking about His Father’s work in people’s lives. This leads us to understand that our Heavenly Father cares very little about the lives we live in the here and now, and that He is primarily focused on and cares very deeply about us and our final destination in heaven with Him.
We are not to always interpret the kingdom in terms of Messiah’s return; although of course when He does return His Kingdom will be beyond glorious. Sometimes in the 4 gospels we read the use of the word kingdom where Messiah’s return is referred to, or about His future Heavenly Kingdom, however, much of what He says about His Kingdom is about its’ reality in the here and now.
Which kingdom are we a citizen of/ a part of?
Which kingdom are we looking forward to?
Which kingdom has us in its grip?
Which kingdom have we given our heart, mind, life & strength to?
From David to Yeshua/Jesus, the everlasting kingdom rules and reigns; His kingdom is pure, righteous, holy and is without end.
Obviously we understand the connection between seeing and light.
In Hebrew the biblical prophet, the seer, is called
ro-eh, which also comes from or, light.
LIGHT – NOOHRA (ARAMAIC)
‘OR (HEBREW) אור נהר
The Hebrew word is spelled Aleph, Vav, Resh.
The Hebrew word forlightexpresses
aconnectionbetween thenaturaland thesupernatural.
No doubt that many reading this will have felt at one time or another that we are square pegs trying to fit in round holes! Our core values, convictions, responses, beliefs and feelings never seem to find a perfect equal and it’s in those times we must remember… this world is NOT our home and we are just passing through. We are not to build our piece of paradise here on this earth. The only firm foundations we are to lay down must be in our knowledge, understanding of our Heavenly Father and any building must be one of faith in the creator of all things, including the 1st paradise and the one into which we shall one day come.
Dwellsis not a common word that we use every day. Once in a while we may hear someone say…
it’s time to stop dwelling on that.
Meaning In other words, that we are stuck on an issue that has bothered us.
However the Biblical definition reveals another perspective.
Genesis 4:20 HEB: הָיָ֔ה אֲבִ֕י יֹשֵׁ֥ב אֹ֖הֶל וּמִקְנֶֽה׃ NAS: he was the father of those who dwell in tents KJV: he was the father of such as dwell in tents,
Dwells is defined as:
to sit down, to remain, to settle, to marry,
make to keep [house], and to return.
Most of the words used to describe Dwell, point to it as a permanent address/place. It’s not like a hotel/motel or a type of travel trailer used during holidays/vacations.
To dwell means: to set up housekeeping, plant flowers, grow trees, hang pictures, to marry and set up a home/ housekeeping.
All the promises of this psalm rest on this first few words and therefore Dwelling is not an optional choice. Dwelling is an essential component for a believers lifestyle if we want to experience the benefits listed inPsalm 91.
It may be a good opportunity to reflect on exactly what this word means to us individually and furthermore, what does it mean to our Heavenly Father?
Looking at the Hebrew spelling of the word Dwell.
and remembering in Hebrew to read it from right to left
Bet Shin Yod….
Recall from previous posts that every Hebrew letter has a name, a picture, a number value, and a meaning. Interestingly, scientists have discovered that each letter also has a unique sound frequency. No surprise that our Heavenly Father’s chosen language is the only language known with ALL of these qualities!
The very 1st book tells us that His spirit moved upon the face of the waters…
Genesis 1:2 HEB:וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י NAS: of God was moving over KJV: of God moved upon INT: and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface
The word moved is:
merachapheth – me·ra·ḥe·p̄eṯ – מְרַחֶ֖פֶת
which means:
to move rapidly, to flutter or to vibrate…
The Spirit of God vibrated over the earth and whatever were His vibrations which came from the sound of His kol/voice as He spoke.. all particles, atoms etc., vibrated in a symphony, synchronized with Him in perfect harmony and creation literally came into being. WOW!
Deeper look at the word: Dwell.
יָשַׁב
Bet Shin Yod….
YOD יָ numerical value of 10
has a meaning of:
The outcome, the completion of something.
Also Means: Hand, Right Arm, Power – Right hand of God’s power, a Deed Done, to Work, to Cover, Allow, Hollow, Open Hand, and also refers to His Spirit of Holiness as is always hanging in the air overseeing.
SHIN שַׁ numerical value of 300
has a meaning of:
Victory of good over evil, Holy Spirit.
Is the picture of: Teeth or Fire and
means: Teeth, Fire, the Fiery zeal of God to consume all His enemies, Devour, Destroy, Something Sharp.
BET ב numerical value of 2
has a meaning of:
Divide or Division.
Is the picture of: House.
Means: House/Family; God’s word, God’s dwelling place
A deeper meaning behind the wordDwell could be said to be:
He who Dwells is one who has made the choice to live permanently in God’s house/BET– trusting in God and honoring His Word
There he will experience the activation of God’s right hand YOD of power covering him.
And God in His fiery zeal will consume SHIN all that tries to keep or draw him away from Dwelling.
We are His dwelling place and He is ours and when we choose to trust and obey Him, we live secure in His Presence.
1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
Colossians 2:9-10 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.
BECAUSE…
HE IS OUR BET/HOUSE—OUR SAFE/SECURE HIDING PLACE
2 Corinthians 12:9 But He said to me, My grace (My favor and loving-kindness and mercy) is enough for you [sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully]; for My strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and show themselves most effective in [your] weakness. Therefore, I will all the more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that the strength and power of Christ (the Messiah) may rest (yes, may pitch a tent over and dwell) upon me! Amplified.
He will pitch a tent over us and dwell – covering us with Himself.
Isn’t this a more preferable place to be, than in the adversary’s kingdom where stress is at an all time high and fears of every imaginable flavor abound? That kingdom, whose promises are always and inevitably too good to be true and those ventures that end in disaster and ruin. Luck and chance NEVER lead to victory and everlasting peace. The true kingdom is where the true shalom of a Heavenly Father with unconditional love is.
He longs to place us under that canopy where we can not only dwell in His kingdom but His kingdom can dwell in us too. We just have to do our part and make the choice to not just visit a couple of times a week…
but to live permanently to dwell in God’s house –
trusting in God and honoring His Word.
Thrones, dominions, powers, rulers, principalities and spiritual wickedness described in Ephesians 6.
1Tim. 1:17 so to the KING, eternal, imperishable, invisible…
One day we will hear the declaration of complete and total victory….
The kingdoms of this world
have become the kingdoms of our God and His Christ.
Revelation 11:15
Yeshua/Jesus said when He was here…
My kingdom is NOT of this world!
A principality is an area presided over by a Prince.
Jesus/Yeshua’s own words we
Can’t serve two masters ..god and mammon.
The world systems are comprised of commerce, buying and selling which requires some kind of currency; i.e. money/mammon and uses mens’ form of governments.
Trade – buying and selling, wealth, riches and pleasures.
The end times list includes
lovers of pleasures – not lovers of God.
The kingdoms are opposed to one another
The kingdoms of darkness and light…
good and evil…
holy and profane…
The world encourages a lifestyle of taking care of self FIRST.. self serving ..to save self, to better self, to advance self.
Are we building our own kingdom?
…trying to make our own paradise here on earth?
Are we continually trying to re establish our lost authority and dominion by building and creating our own kingdom where we are the king in control and safe within our domain?
This, by definition is seeking to save self and preserve our own life apart from Messiah who wants us to…. leave it all and go…seekig His Kingdom and His Way….
No where does scripture tell us to build our own kingdom; instead, we are to lay down our life and take up our cross.
So which kingdom are we in
and
in which one are we serving?
How does this understanding of the
kingdom and king and dominion
affect how we read the scriptures
when Jesus/Yeshua is teaching?
If we read Yeshua/Jesus’ sayings in terms of what our Heavenly Father is doing on earth, rather than in terms of heaven, it may give new insight to his words. When He said:
Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. Matt. 19:14.
Childlike trust is a model for a believer’s commitment to God. Those who are humble, know they can’t live without His care and direction, and they approach Him as children would to their father; these individuals are the ones that He really can teach and have a relationship with. Proud people who feel they have everything under control have a very hard time being under God’s king-ship.
But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Matt. 6:33
If we devote ourselves allowing our Heavenly Father to direct our lives and do His will, He promises He will take care of our physical needs.
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matt. 6:10
Tavo Malkhutekha.
When we say this in what we term as the Lord’s prayer,
we often assume that your kingdom come
means we are waiting for you to return.
We interpret it as a request for Messiah to return quickly.
The two phrases
your kingdom come and your will be done on earth
are really synonymous and are saying :
May all the peoples of the earth enthrone you as king! May everyone on earth know you and do your will!
There is no doubt we are all waiting for Messiahs return; however this is really a request for our Heavenly Father to use us in spreading the gospel/good news and establish His Kingdom on earth within every believer!
We cannot straddle both kingdoms with one foot in each and there is NO fence upon which to sit…we must decide and then live wholeheartedly in and for the kingdom we choose.
The words of this song should be our hearts cry for us not only to be within His Kingdom but to have the fullness of His Kingdom within.
Shalom shalom mishpachah/family
and cheverim/friends!
You are loved and appreciated and prayed for daily.
… 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’s true that the Hebrew verb chadesh can mean either
“to make new”
or “to renew,”
but the adjective as used in this passage means
“new.”
Re-New-ed Covenant
or New Testament
The title ‘Brit Chadasha’ is a Jewish term direct from the Tanakh. In Jeremiah 31:31-34. The prophet Jeremiah foresaw a day in the future of the people of Israel when G-d would establish a new covenant (Brit) which would be different than the covenant of Mt. Sinai under which was given the Law (Torah).
Hebrew ברית חדשה berit hadashah ;
Greek διαθήκη καινή diatheke kaine
In
Matthew
מתתיה matityah
Matityahu
מַתִּתְיָהוּ
This name is the Hebrew noun
מתת matat,
Strong’s #4991
meaning “gift” or “reward,”
and the name יה Yah,
Strong’s #3050.
Combined, this name means
“gift of Yah”
or
“reward of Yah.“
Greek: “Ματθαῖος” MatthaiosMatthaios ;
this was Latinised as Matthaeus,
which became Matthew in English.
Yeshua/Jesus ישוע
is the
King of the Jews
מלך היהודים
Yeshua Hanotsri Wemelek Hayehudim“
“ישוע הנוצרי ומלך היהודים”.
Latin for
“Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews”
is
“Iesvs Nazarenvs Rex Iudaeorvm“
and the acronym for this title is INRI.
In
Mark
The name Mark (or rather Markos in Greek) belongs to the assumed author of the second synoptic gospel. Neither of the gospels mentions the name Mark, but since the times of the early church fathers, it’s been attested that the gospel of Mark was written by John Mark, the name John is Hebrew, while Marcus is Latin.
Yeshua/Jesus ישוע
is the
Servant
ebed עֶבֶד
sharath
המשרת
In
Luke
is a contracted form of the Latin name
Lucanus or Lucilius
Greek name Lucas
Latin: Lucas;
Ancient Greek: Λουκᾶς, Loukâs;
Hebrew: לוקאס , Lūqās; Aramaic: לוקא ,
Yeshua/Jesus ישוע
is the
Son of Man
בן אדם
ben-‘adam
בנו של האדם
בר אנש, translit. bar ‘enash, lit. ‘son of man’
In
John
Yohanan (יוֹחָנָן ), “Graced by Yah”,
or
Yehohanan (יְהוֹחָנָן ), “Yahweh is Gracious”.
the Hebrew original, Johanan, consists of two elements.
The first part is יה (Yah) = יהו (Yahu) = יו (Yu),
which is the truncated form of יהוה,
which is YHWH, the Name of the Lord.
The final part of the names John/Johanan
comes from the verb
חנן (hanan),
meaning to be gracious:
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is the
Son of God
בנו של אלוהים
BENEI ELOCHIM בני אלוחים
Beth Nun Yod Aleph Lamed Vav Cheth Yod Mem
In
Acts
GEVUROT MEYRUACH HAKODESH
מעשי השליחים
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is the
Savior of the World
מושיע העולם
yasha
תֵּבֵל world tevel tebel
The word ישה (yasha) is a simple verb meaning “to deliver.”
In
Romans
הרומאים
SHLIACH SHA’UL TO THE BRIT CHADASHA KEHILLAH IN ROME
Yeshua/Jesus. ישוע
is the
Righteousness of God
צדקת האלוהים
tsadaq- to be in the right, be justified, be just, be righteous.
Hebrew has several words for joy, each with different shades of meaning. ‘Simcha’ (ch is a soft gutteral, between h and the ch of ‘Bach’) means happiness in the most full sense.
‘Gila’ is a stronger sensation of joy but more transient and worldly (related to ‘gal’ = wave.) ‘rina’ is a joy related to singing and shouting.
without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely ity, sound, without spot, undefiled,
From tamam; entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth — without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.
Being a Jew, his Hebrew name would have been שמעון בן יונה (shimon ben yonah).
The name שמעון (shimon, Strong’s #559) means “heard.”
In Mark 3:16 we are told that Yeshua (Jesus) gives Shimon the name Peter (Petros in Greek), a Greek name that has no equivalency in Hebrew.
However, in John 1:42 we are told that his new name is, according to the Greek, Kephas (Cephas), not Petros (Peter). Kephas is a Greek transliteration of the Aramaic name כאפא (Kepha, pronounced kee-phah) meaning “stone.”
And I tell you, that you are Kepha, and upon this rock (kepha) I will build my assembly. (Matthew 16:18
He always was, He always is, and He always will be…
Unmoved, Unchanged, Undefeated, and never Undone
He was bruised and brought healing
He was pierced and eased pain
He was persecuted and brought freedom
He was dead and brought life
He is risen and brings power
He reigns and brings Peace
The world can’t understand Him,
The armies can’t defeat Him,
The schools can’t explain Him, and
The leaders can’t ignore Him.
Herod couldn’t kill Him,
The Pharisees couldn’t confuse Him, and
The people couldn’t hold Him!
Nero couldn’t crush Him,
No one could silence Him,
The New Age can’t replace Him, and
No one can explain Him away.
He is Light, Love, Longevity, and Lord.
He is Goodness, Kindness,
Gentleness, and full of Mercy.
He is Holy, Righteous, mighty, powerful, and pure.
His Ways are right, His word is Eternal,
His Will is Unchanging, and His mind is on us.
He is my/our Redeemer, He is my/our Savior,
He is my/our Shepherd,
He is my/our Guide,
and He is my/our Peace!
He is my/our Joy,
He is my/our Comfort,
He is my/our Lord,
and He rules my/our life/lives!
WHO IS HE??
He is Abel’s Sacrifice
Noah’s Rainbow
Abrahams Ram
Issacs Well
Jacob’s Ladder
Ezekiel’s Burden
Judahs’ Scepter
Moses’ Rod
Davids sling shot
Hezekiah’s sundial
A Husband to the single and the widow
A father to the orphan
To those traveling in the dark night He is the Bright Morning Star
To those in the Lonesome Valley He is the Rose of Sharon
He is the Lily of the Valley
The Honey in the rock
The Staff of Life
He is the Pearl of great price
He is a Rock in a very dry land, gushing the Water of Life
He is the Counselor,
the Comforter,
the Everlasting Father
and the Government of our lives
is upon His Shoulders.
He is Peter’s shadow
Stevens’ signs and wonders
Pauls’ handkerchiefs and aprons
He is the Son of the living God
He is the cup that runneth over.
He is Mashiach Yeshua
Jesus Messiah
YESHUA HAMASHIACH ישׁוה המשׁיה
As we draw near to Pesach/Passover
let’s take time to reflect on
Who Messiah is to us personally….
As Faith comes by Hearing and Hearing By His Word read the previous list out loud and see what happens…
Is Messiah Found In
The TaNaKH and
Brit Chadashah?
Without doubt the answer is
YES..
however the most important question is …
Is Messiah to be found in our hearts
????
May His true Shalom/Peace
rest upon each one in Jesus/Yeshuas’ Name.
‘Mishpachah’ ‘Family’
משפחה
Mish-pa-KHa
you are greatly loved and prayed for daily..
please make sure you are secure in the knowledge that you are saved….
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.
One scripture that we are familiar with at this season is
Isaiah 9:6 (KJV) 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
But we often skim over the list of titles within the verse thinking more of the actual birth than the prophetic statement within…
and the government shall be upon his shoulder:
this is connected to the verse in
Is. 22:22 The KEY Will I Lay Upon His Shoulder
How can a key be upon a child/baby’s shoulder except it is prophetic for that childs future?
Isaiah 22:22-25.
“And the KEY of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder: so he shall open, and none shall shut: and he shall shut, and none shall open. And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house. And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons. In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed and be cut down, and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the Lord hath spoken it.”
“The KEY of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder.”
Again with reference to the times and the culture of the day in which these lines were written; it was the common custom for Middle Eastern and Oriental keys to be large, and people often carried their key on their shoulder.
The handle is made of brass or silver, or wood, and often very elaborately carved.
The corner of the handkerchief is tied to the ring, and the key is then placed on the shoulder, and the handkerchief hangs down in front.
Sometimes you will see men with a huge bunch of these large keys, then they will have half on one side of the shoulder and half on the other side.
For a man to be marching along with a large key on his shoulder shows that he is certainly a person of importance because the possession of a key was evidence of property or trust, an emblem of authority.
Often the one carrying the key would be asked whose key they had their shoulder.
HEB: וְנָתַתִּ֛י מַפְתֵּ֥חַ בֵּית־ דָּוִ֖ד.
NAS: Then I will set the key of the house.
KJV: And the key of the house of David.
KEY – מפתח
Maphteah
(literally) the opener,
Judges 3:25;
and in the Greek New Testament
kleis,
from its use in shutting
Matthew 16:19; Luke 11:52; Revelation 1:18.
Maphteah – the opener
In the Bible a KEY is used as
a symbol of authority.
In Is.22:22,
we see Eliakim the priest receiving
“the key of the house of David…on his shoulder.”
The king’s trusted servant wore the KEY
to the king’s house on a hook on his shoulder.
Therefore, he had the authority
to open or close the king’s house!
The KEY = access to Davids’ wealth which is equal to
holding spiritual treasures;
as for example,
opportunities for serving the King.
It may be where our saying has its origins that we shoulder responsibilities..
In Rev 3:7 there is similar symbolism, speaking plainly of Messiah Jesus/Yeshua having the
KEY of David.
In ancient Israel, the human king was in fact
the steward of God, the true King of the land.
Similarly, the Messiah Jesus/Yeshua is the steward of His Father’s Kingdom.
With that authority, only Jesus/Yeshua can
allow or disallow someone entrance into the Kingdom
but no man had or has that authority.
I am the Way the Truth and the Life…
I AM The DOOR/DALET
It is important to realize that the rock referred to in Matt. 16:18 is more likely to be referring to Jesus/Yeshua, and not Peter. Peter was a leading apostle/sent one, of the early New Testament Congregation/Ecclesia/Called Apart Ones of the Lord for many years,
but Peter was not its chief cornerstone
that was and is Messiah Jesus/Yeshua
as Ephesians 2:20 confirms.
Also in 1 Corinthians 10: 4;
scripture calls Jesus/Yeshua that Rock.
And It is upon this rock, Messiah Jesus/Yeshua that our faith stands, Matthew 7:24-25.
Keys are associated with locks…
A door lock of Bible times consisted of a sliding piece of wood that was pushed into a slot in the doorframe.
A catch in the frame clamped down on the lock to hold it in place.
This lock was mounted on the inside of the door. It could be opened easily from that side with a wooden key that released the catch in the doorframe. But how was a locked door opened from the outside?
The door had a hole near the lock that made this possible.
A person put his hand through the hole from the outside and inserted the key in the doorframe to open the door.
Ancient door keys doubled as door handles. They were used to reach through the keyhole to lift the locking bolt.
This locking system is also described by Solomon’s bride:
“My lover thrust his hand through the latch-opening; my heart began to pound for him” Song of Solomon 5:4
The oldest wooden lock was discovered in Iran at Khorsabad in a security gate in the palace of King Sargon II (722 to 705 BC). It is very similar to a wooden cane-tumbler lock below.
The pegs at the bit end of the key correspond to the tumblers or bars in the bolt. When inserted, the pegs could lift the tumblers, the bolt could be retracted and the door or gate could be opened.
Temple locks, or Laconian locks, consisted of a wooden bolt on guides on the inside of the door. Through a hole in the door, a person on the outside could slide the bolt back to open position using a very angular tool (key) of bronze or iron. To lock it again, a thin rope or leather strap pulled the bolt into the staples in the door frame. Ancient Greek door locks were used from the seventh century BC in Greece and were named after finds in Laconia in the southern part of Peloponnesus in Greece.
A KEY ON THE SHOULDER
In Isaiah 22:16 he predicted that Shebna would be deposed from office and be replaced by Eliakim. Carrying a KEY on his shoulder symbolized his position of power and authority, as well as his trustworthiness.
The primitive locks of Bible time, Judges 3: 23-25; had to be opened with long wooden keys. Having the key to something denotes power and authority. You have the right to enter in and the right to refuse entry to others. In the ancient world, keys were given to the steward, a servant whom the master of the house trusted to care for the household. The long, large keys of the day were often carried on a person’s shoulder. These keys were often slung over the shoulders of those who had the authority to lock and unlock doors in the king’s royal buildings. So a key on the shoulder as a symbol of authority is probably the image behind Isaiah’s statement about the Messiah: The government shall be upon his shoulder. Isaiah 9:6.
KEYS OF THE KINGDOM
Isaiah focused on the symbolism of the keys of authority and trustworthiness when he prophesied of a day when the false steward of Jerusalem (Shebna) would be unseated and a true steward (Eliakim) entrusted with the card of the city. He said that Eliakim would replace the corrupt leaders and
“I will give him your authority . . . . I will place the key of the house of David around his neck. When he opens no one will shut. What he shuts no one will open” (Isa. 22:21-22).
This new leader would be trusted with the responsibility to care for Jerusalem.
In Jesus/Yeshuas’ day, the experts in the law had also proved themselves unworthy to hold the keys. He said to them,
“How horrible it will be for you experts in Moses’ Teachings! You have taken away the key that unlocks knowledge. You haven’t gained entrance into knowledge yourselves, and you’ve kept out those who wanted to enter” (Luke 11:52).
This is the, ‘beware of the leaven of the pharisees’ who were keeping the people in bondage by their oral laws rather than teaching from the scriptures…the same is also true today as Solomon said nothing new under the sun!
These men had access to gain knowledge and share it with others-they knew how to read and interpret the law-but they did not fulfill their responsibility, so Jesus/Yeshua took the KEY away. This is similar to when Messiah said He had blinded those who refused to see.
At some point disobedience leads to a hardened heart that is unable to be turned back to God, and in this case Jesus/Yeshua removed their authority, as symbolized by the KEY.
The keys to unlocking truth are given to true ministers of the gospel, an important charge that they must not take lightly.
He was given the authority to explain gospel truth to others, thereby opening the kingdom to them.
This same authority rests with the church today.
We have a responsibility to
unlock the knowledge of the kingdom of heaven for others.
The second occurrence of the KEY of David is in Isaiah where it states,
The key of the house of King David was to be on the shoulder of Eliakim.
Isaiah 22:22, “The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder; so he shall open, and no one shall shut; and he shall shut and no one shall open.”
In this passage, beginning in verse 20, it appears that YHVH will call Eliakim and lay on his shoulders the key of the house of David.
This passage has a prophetic meaning referring to the then future Messiah.
The key of the king’s treasure-chambers and of the gates of the palace was the natural symbol of the chamberlain’s or vizier’s office, and, as in Isaiah 9:6, it was solemnly laid upon the shoulder of the new official, perhaps as representing
the burdenof the responsibilities of the duties of his office.
(Eliakim as an allusion or type of Messiah/Christ).
So the key of the house of David is
symbolic for the government of Eliakim in Isaiah 22:21, which is a type or symbol of the government of Jesus Christ/Messiah Yeshua, as described in Isaiah 9. Note also that according to Isaiah, the government or kingdom of Messiah is established, or founded, on a work of judgment. This is an important aspect of the key of the house of David.
Isaiah 22:22. There, the prophet tells the palace secretary Shebna that he will be replaced by Eliakim, for God “will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David” (Isaiah 22:22). The one who holds the keys has the authority. Thus, the “key of David” implies control of David’s domain, which was promised to the Messiah in both the Old and New Testaments (Isaiah 9:7; Luke 1:32).
There are still many buildings in the Middle East which have enormous locks, and of course with keys in proportion.
Many of them are heavy to carry. These locks are made so that no false key could fit them, and they become more complicated in proportion to the number and position of the guards into which the metal drops are required to fall.
Lay upon his shoulder;
he mentions the shoulder rather than the hand, in which keys are commonly carried, either from some ceremony then in use, of carrying a KEY upon the shoulder,
either of the officer of state himself,
or of another in his name and stead;
or to signify that this was a KEY of greater weight than ordinary, and that government, which is designed by this KEY, is a heavy burden, and therefore in Scripture phrase said to be upon the shoulder, as Isaiah 9:6.
These huge locks are found on the inside of doors of gardens and outer courts, and inner rooms too. The only way the owner can unlock them is to cut a hole in the door, put his arm through the hole, and insert the KEY.
Many of the garden doors are still locked this way today.
The ancient lattice window looked very much like a fisherman’s net, and was used in warm middle eastern countries. It was formed by woven work, and highly ornamental. They also had hinges which allowed them to be open or shut. On very hot days then sun is kept out while the air is let in through the trellis openings.
In the Song of Solomon the bride says, “My beloved put his hand by the hole of the door,” that he might enter.
“My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.” – Song of Solomon 2:9
Put in his hand –
Through literally from
the hole of the lock,
in order to raise the pins by which the bolt was fastened.
The Oriental lock is a hollow piece of wood attached to the doorpost, into which a sliding-bolt is made to run. As soon as the bolt has been driven home a number of pins drop into holes prepared in it for their reception.
As we have seen, a KEY in the East is usually a piece of wood with pegs in it corresponding to small holes in a wooden bolt within, and is put through a hole in the door, and thus draws the bolt.
So Messiah Jesus/Yeshua “
puts forth His hand (namely, His Spirit, Eze 3:14),
by (Hebrew, ‘from,’ so in Song Sol. 2:9) the hole”;
in “chastening” Ps 38:2; Re 3:14-22,
singularly similar to this passage),
and other unexpected ways
letting Himself in (Luke 22:61, 62).
Put in his hand – Through (literally “from”) the hole (of the lock), in order to raise the pins by which the bolt was fastened. The Oriental lock is a hollow piece of wood attached to the doorpost, into which a sliding-bolt is made to run. As soon as the bolt has been driven home a number of pins drop into holes prepared in it for their reception. To raise these pins, and so enable the bolt to be withdrawn, is to unfasten the lock.
This is commonly done by means of the key (literally “opener”), but may often be accomplished by the fingers if dipped in paste or some other adhesive substance. For such a purpose the beloved inserts his fingers here anointed with the costly myrrh, which will presently be passed onto those of the bride when she rises to open to him.
My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door,….
To remove the bolt or bar which kept him from entering in.
By the “door” is meant the door of her (Israel) heart, which was in a great measure shut against Messiah, because of corruption; and the “hole” in it shows that it was not entirely shut up, there was a little love broke out from her to him; a little light broke in from him upon her; but her heart was much narrowed and straitened, her grace low in exercise, yet there were some faith, some love.
Messiah takes the advantage of the little hole or crevice there was, and “put in his hand”; which is to be understood of powerful and efficacious grace, and the exertion of it on her; which is as necessary to awake a drowsy saint, and reclaim a backslider Acts 11:22; and this is a proof of the greatness of Jesus/Yeshua’s love to His Body/His Bride.
Even though she is dismissive towards Him, He does not utterly forsake her, but left something behind that came upon her; in that what called, knocked, and speaking couldn’t do, His hand/ His Spirit, was able to.
and my bowels were moved for him; the passions of her soul; her grief and sorrow for sin, in using him in so ill a manner; her shame for being guilty of such ingratitude; her fear lest he should utterly depart from her; her love, which had been chill and cold, now began to kindle and appear in flames; her heart, and the desires of it, were in motion towards him; and a hearty concern appeared that he should be used so unfriendly by her; that his company and communion with him should be slighted, who had so greatly loved her, and endured so much for her.
WHAT ARE MYRRH’S SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPORTANCE?
Myrrh meaning bitter
It is very expensive
It is a detoxifying agent
It is used to embalm the dead
It is used as a base for perfumes
It is a cleansing agent
It is a healing agent
Myrrh’s spiritual significance:
We must put to death (embalm) the old nature
Bitter, painful experiences (myrrh is bitter) of life and ARE PART of God’s BEAUTY TREATMENT of us
It is not 1 or 2 or 3 months of the 12- month beauty treatment,
it is SIX MONTHS,
meaning HALF, or PART OF OUR BEAUTIFICATION process
We must…
Allow God to detoxify us of all bitterness, anger, offences, hurt feelings, traumas, painful memories, abuse, molestation, trauma…
We must wait in His presence to receive His HEALING,
FORGIVENESS, COMFORT,
teaching, restoration,
and AFFIRMATION…
It is
“And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder: so he shall open, and none shall shut: and he shall shut, and none shall open. And I will FASTEN HIM AS A NAIL IN A SURE PLACE and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house. And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons. In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed and be cut down, and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the Lord hath spoken it.”
It was customary to build certain pegs into the house, to hang things on. Unlike temporary nails in plastered wall which can fall out overtime, these were very permanent. On such pegs trophies, shields, swords, gold and silver vessels, changes of raiment, and other valuable things were hung, for show.
in Rev. 3:7, Jesus/Yeshua refers to the key of David in these same terms. we are again reminded of the words
“And the government shall be upon His shoulder” Isaiah 9:6
(KJV) 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
is a prophecy about a future child who would bear the government on his shoulders and be called by titles that could only rightfully be attributed to God:
The Messiah was pre-eminently the gift of the God of love. Man had no claim on Him, and God voluntarily gave His Son to be a sacrifice for the sins of the world.
And the government shall be upon his shoulder – The sense of this passage is, that He shall rule, or that the government shall be vested in Him.
It was prophesied inGenesis 49:10 that the Lord would reign. That says,
“The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”
The Word of God says in
Matthew 28:18, “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”
How right it is that the Lord Jesus should reign. We read in
tells us that, “Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end.”
Which government does Messiah hold on His shoulder?
Is it not true that He holds all of them? The Lord is called the “God of Israel” Over 200 times in scripture. He certainly reigns over all human governments.
Daniel 4:17 says, “This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.”
Messiah certainly governs His church as we read in
Colossians 1:18, “And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.”
Messiah Jesus/Yeshua will rule on the earth during His 1000 year reign.
Matthew 25tells us of the judgment of the nations at the end of the time of Tribulation to determine who will enter this kingdom.
We read in
Matthew 25:32-34, “And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.”
the power and tender love of our blessed redeemer.
Isaiah 9:6tells us that, “the government shall be upon his shoulder.” And yet, when rescuing one of His precious lambs, in Luke 15:5, we read “And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.”
While the government is on His ‘shoulder’, His lambs are securely and tenderly held on His ‘shoulders.’ Not only does He hold us on His strong shoulders, He rejoices in our salvation. And we are indeed
FORGIVEN
Rev 3:7
WHAT DOES THE KEY OPEN?
There is the opening vision of the ascended Messiah
Through a covenant relationship with Jesus/Yeshua.
He is The
KEY
and it is upon
HIS SHOULDER.
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NOT Religion.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
NOT SURE if you know the WAY through the Narrow Gate?
YOU CAN BE CERTAIN..
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.
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