Witness TO Me And The Secret of Being a Sent One

Witness UNTO Me

And The Secret of Being a Sent One.

In previous posts we have looked at Eden and also The Calling. Here is an insightful look at the paleo-hebrew pictographs for some other words.

In English we know that the name for the Garden that God planted in Genesis, is spelled Eden.

What we may not know is that the first 2 letters of EDen, E and D, when put together, are also another Hebrew word. That word is Witness.

They are spelled phonetically as ayd and pronounced phonetically as eye-ed.

In modern Hebrew text the 2 letters are Ayin and Dalet

 עֵד

Strong’s Hebrew (70 occurences): 5707.

עֵד (ed)

a witness

the Word Origin is from ud 

To what are we a witness and how do we become a witness?

The scripture says, Ye are My witnesses

What is a witness?

The dictionary definition is: One who testifies, who gives evidence, unfolds, clears up, makes plain, and helps men to right decisions in cases of disputed claims, or where personal integrity is assailed.

Witness means evidence 

Witness means the person who testifies of things or of people.

witness is something that is repeated over and over again.

Yochanan (John) 1:1-8 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.

As a noun; an individual who, being present, personally sees or perceives a thing; a beholder, spectator, or eyewitness. a person or thing that affords evidence. a person who gives testimony, as in a court of law. a person who signs a document attesting the genuineness of its execution. Testimony or evidence: to bear witness to suffering.

This role of a witness was not to be taken lightly. (As noted in Exodus 20:16 there follows a warning for a false witness.)

In Greek Strong’s Greek: 3144. μάρτυς (martus – phonetic mar’-toos) an eye or ear witness

Matthew 18:16

Definition: a witness … testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. Prince — witness.

Of uncertain affinity; a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a “martyr” — martyr, record, witness.

Be a Witness

עֵד (ed)

μάρτυς (martus)

UNTO Me.

Jesus/Yeshua said …

“And ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth” (Acts 1:8).

Fulfilling that which Isaiah 43:10 says

You are my witnesses, declares the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me.

This expression is equivalent to that which occurs in the Book of Revelation (1:11),

‘I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last’ and it is remarkable that this language, which implies eternity, and is in the passage referred to is used in Isaiah to prove Gods’ divinity.

The paleo pictograph letters for the word

Ed – עֵד – witness,

are helpful in creating a better understanding of what a witness is in the Hebraic mindset.

Ayin Dalet

Ayin is the picture of the Eye: to see to know to experience

Dalet is the picture of the Door –meaning that it indicates a path, a way, a place of decision or an entrance to life or death.

The 2 pictures put together shows that a witness an עֵד – ed ,(eye-ed), UNTO the Lord, is the one who knows, or who has experienced Him and will now be a provision of the WAY and an entrance to Life/Chaim for others.

After this witness speaks and declares what God has told them, then the hearers will have to make a decision concerning what they have just heard. (Not making a decision is a decision in itself). This decision or lack of it will determine eternal destiny.

The Word cautions us that if we don’t enter in, by choosing to go through the Doorway/the Dalet; (Yeshua said He was the Dalet/Door in John 10:9); it is clearly revealed, (apocalypsed), in 14:6 there is no other WAY Derekh, to life/chaim with God.

 

Who is the witness in Isaiah and how and why is this witness chosen?

The answer is bāḥar.

The verb means, to choose, to elect, to decide for, but in almost every instance it includes the connotation that the choice is not random.

This is choosing for the purpose of serving.

The word is used to express that choosing; (which has ultimate and eternal significance), and being of service, rather than simply a random event, is at the heart of the choosing. Because God carefully chooses certain ones for a specific task, it is also in His power to reject them if they deviate from that purpose. I Sam 2:27.

This witness is a servant that was chosen by God.

Chosen in Hebrew is

Bachar

Strong’s Hebrew: 977.

בָּחַר (bachar) — to choose

A similar word in Strong’s Hebrew: 1069.

בָּכַר (bakar)

— to bear new fruit make firstborn, be firstling, bring forth first child new fruit . A primitive root; properly, to burst the womb, i.e. (causatively) bear or make early fruit (of woman or tree); also (as denominative from bikkuwr) to give the birthright — make firstborn, be firstling, bring forth first child (new fruit).

And the Greek word is:

ἐκλέκτος ‘eklektos’

meaning ‘Elect‘ or ‘Chosen

Strong’s 1588

Bachar is made up of 3 letters (remember no vowels)

it means: to select, examine, approve, to choose.

Isaiah says that God has approved of and selected certain servants who will faithfully declare that He is the one and only true God.

Bet/beyt, Chet and Reysh

bachyar (elect, chosen)

The Hebrew verb bahar means to choose, to pick, to take a keen look at. However, the pictograph is more revealing.

B H R

Bet-Chet-Resh

draws the picture of

house-fence-person.

(reading Right to Left.)

In other words,

separating the person from the household, dividing one person from the rest of the family. 

If we recall Joshua’s words,

As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.

  Separation is the essence of choice. 

To choose life, is to separate from all those pathways that lead to death. 

To become obedient to Torah is to separate ourselves from the rest of the family of Man.  Choice by definition, requires a distinction of division.

House in Bethlehem.

As Bahar paints the picture of:

the house that separates (fences) the person. 

It connotes that which we make as a choice creates fences. 

When we choose something, it then rejects or leaves other things.  It is essential that lines must be drawn in our lives and with it doors must be closed. 

The Hebraic idea of choice is ultimately the idea of separation.  In God’s world and His Way we can’t have our cake and eat it too. 

Choosing life automatically means rejecting death.  Choosing God’s ways means forsaking all other ways because there is no middle ground, no gray area for in this decision, that would be a compromise.

This is the called apart /set apart / ecclesia, and the meaning of holiness.

It is interesting that an offshoot of the root bhr describe young man, youth and chosen.

As Hebrew is not narcissistic, this is not referring to a longing for youth, but rather the recognition that young men are chosen for military service. 

In Hebrew thinking strength and vigor are to be put into the service of others, not to become an idol of constant vanity.

Writing Systems – Definitions:

Pictographic or ideographic – each sign corresponds to a word.

Logographic – each sign corresponds to a word.

Syllabic – each sign corresponds to a syllabic.

Alphabetic – each sign corresponds to a sound unit that makes a difference in meaning.

Phonetic – each sign corresponds to a sound whether the sounds make a difference in meaning or not.

Bet is the picture of the floor plan of house or tent

and is the 1st letter in Torah that identifies Jesus/Yeshua as the Son of God.

The letter Beyt identifies is a picture of the Son of God, because Beyt/Bet is in the Hebrew word for create which is bara (בָּרָא), and the Aramaic word for son is bar (בַּר).

If we separate the letters within the word for bara, we will have Bar and Aleph (בַּר א), which points to the Son of the Father (Aleph).

Chet is represented by the fence and describes a protected garden, private place, an inner room or a sanctuary…

(Here is a connection to Eden and we also saw this picture in the word Grace/Chen).

Reysh is the picture of a head; meaning the leader, master, or the PRINCE.

(Note the same word prince, used in the definition of witness earlier in post).

When these 3 are put together, it indicates that:

to be chosen/bakar, is:

to be invited by the master leader or prince to enter his tent/house.

This by definition, is also: inclusive of his family, which is in a protected place or sanctuary, like a protected garden, (Eden) or like a womb/the place of our hiding.

So whose house and family is it that the chosen/bakar is invited to enter?

The bakar is invited into the

family of the Son of God by the Prince,

who is

Jesus/Yeshua Himself;

The Sar Shalom the Prince of Peace.

Rev 3:2 also tells us more about who else can enter in Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

We also have to choose Him as written by John in chapter 1:12 13

When Jesus/Yeshua said …

“And ye shall be witnesses UNTO me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth” (Acts 1:8).

Read that one more time for He actually said,

you shall be

witnesses UNTO me

Note the word is UNTO and not FOR. It’s not what we do for Him of our choosing but what and with whom we are in relationship; and it is UNTO Him which includes obedience to His Will, plan and purposes. Many do things FOR the Lord, yet it may not necessarily be UNTO Him. 

(It may have a bearing on the scripture?)

This makes a big difference to what His statement was meaning and also how we interpret it.

1:8 But ye shall receive power – and shall be witnesses to me – That is, ye shall be empowered to witness my Gospel, both by your preaching and suffering. Acts. 1:8 Ye shall receive power. Not temporal power, such as they dreamed of, but spiritual and moral power. Ye shall be witnesses UNTO me.

Young’s Literal Translation
but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.’

King James Bible
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

This includes the Secret of Being a Sent One:

This is because He makes His disciples His very own possession, becoming responsible for them.

The desire that comes into a disciple is not one of doing anything FOR Jesus/Yeshua, but of simply being a perfect delight to Him.

The secret of being a sent one is truly being able to say, I am His, His alone; and He is accomplishing His work and His purposes through me. Not me, not mine, not myself, I am entirely His.

John 17:6 They were yours you gave them to Me..

1Corinthians 6:19 You are not your own….

To be able to say that I am not my own, requires reaching a high point in our spiritual maturity. A disciple, or those we call missionaries, really come under the function name of apostle, which simply means a sent one. It is not a title in itself but the description of a function within the body of Messiah.

An individual to whom this position of service refers, is someone in whom the Holy Spirit has brought about this realization. Those whom we call missionaries are those who are on His mission, sent ones with a purpose.

None of the disciples were sent out on the basis of what He had done for them. It was not until after His resurrection that they received the Holy Spirit, then they perceived who Jesus/Yeshua really was.

That’s when He said,

Now go.

Matthew 28:19; Luke 24:49; Acts 1:8.

God always gives His servants power equal to the work He asks of them.

A disciple is not born,

a disciple is made

…molded, formed and then subjected to intense heat.

The Holy Spirit/Ruach HaKodesh, interprets and explains the nature of Jesus/Yeshua, so that we can be made one with Him.

He does not win us to Himself in order to just display us in some showcase as a trophy or for us to live a problem free and carefree life of luxury doing what we choose to do.

When we choose to answer His call, it is a life long one and that of total commitment.

It’s not something that we try to see if we like it and then if we don’t and its too uncomfortable, we choose not to continue.

It is covenant and as above means to select/choose the best!

A sent one, is someone who the Holy Spirit has brought to a point of clear understanding of 1Corinthians 6:19.

What this means in reality is, that to confess and fully believe, embracing such a statement, the true nature of such a life is only evidenced by a sovereign decision and a deliberate giving up of self to another person and that person is The Lord Jesus Christ/Yeshua haMashiach.

His hard sayings are so often refuted and the emotions of our souls will argue the seeming severity of such a statement, however, we belong to Him not to each other. He paid the ultimate price for us. Therefore, Luke 14:26 means what it says, as in a comparison to and an example of, our allegiance and commitment. This does not mean that these individuals cannot be good, upright and saved but it does mean we cannot be entirely His and therefore we cannot be someone over whom Jesus/Yeshua can write the word Mine.

In truth, any one of the relationships Jesus/Yeshua lists here, can compete with our relationship with Him, including ourselves. We have a free will to choose who we belong to, spouse, children, parents or just living the life we want to as a single person and He clearly says if this is the case, you cannot be My disciple, for we are not entirely His.

Is this then the meaning of Acts 1:8 you shall all be witnesses to me/UNTO me, not for Me.

Ye Shall be Witnesses UNTO Me.

In Hebraic thought, human consciousness comprises both a yetzer ha-ra and a yetzer ha-tov, an inclination for evil and an inclination for good. 

Together, these seem to define the meaning of being created in the image and likeness of God?  The human condition seems to exist in the tension between good and evil or, it could be said, between the tension of action on behalf of the self or on behalf of another.  Every human action is a result of this tension.

A well known example of choosing is found in Deuteronomy 30:19-20

Here, Moses seems to have reflected this essential tension in his request for a decision. 

I have called the heavens and the earth as witnesses today against you:  I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse.  Therefore you shall choose life, so that you live, both you and your seed, to love YHWH your Elohim, to obey His voice, and to cling to Him  . . 

Notice that he calls heaven and earth to be witnesses.

Moses’ appeal uses bahar in a verb tense that is active and complete, (qal is the perfect tense). 

That means that we do it, we are not to wait for God to somehow either choose for us, or force us to choose.  It is for us to decide and when we decide, the action is done, completed finished, terminated, comes to an end. 

It is accomplished/finished, was Jesus/Yeshua’s declaration that the choice is complete and an ongoing present tense.  This is how it must be for those who choose life. 

The ever present enemy is in the wavering, the hesitation of double-mindedness, as James referred to it when he shows the double-mindedness of embracing one point of the Ten Commandments while breaking another point of this law of love. Notice that the breaking of one point of the law is the same as breaking the whole law

(James 2:10-11)  For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

Every person seems to have two heads. Humanity seems to be a world comprised of two-headed people. James called this double-mindedness. At times we think and act one way, and at other times we think and act another way; uncertainty and insincerity in the emotions and the mind lead to doubt, skepticism and fickleness where loyalty is divided. 

God’s Word says that a double-minded man is unstable in all he does. (James 1:8)

No wonder old habits seem to hang on indefinitely in the life of a double-minded believer. Those old habits are simply the fruit of an unstable heart and mind.

When we reconsider over and over, it is not choice, but rather it is the failure to choose, and that failure has eternal consequences.   Every human being has essential tension within them, animals do not have this, so if we don’t feel the tension in our lives, we may should examine ourselves?

Do we need to rethink our ideas of election, salvation, deliverance, predestination and sovereignty? Maybe we need to re-read John 9 and pay closer attention to the Messiah’s claim that the blind man’s condition was for a purpose, not a consequence.

Perhaps we are chosen because God has a purpose in mind. It appears that His choices are always based on His purposes; and the roles that each of us play, are determined by us choosing to fulfill that purpose.

bāḥar is at the heart of the Kingdom of the heavens. It is the word of divine sovereignty made evident in the lives of its’ citizens. Today is the day of His choosing us it is up to us to live accordingly.

Moses makes it clear that we cannot opt out without a risk to our humanity.  We cannot sidestep the focal point of choosing without becoming someone controlled by mere animal-like instinct. 

The essential part of being human is to continually decide between good and evil.  Until we are no longer in this earthly realm there is no time off, no break from being human, only then all choosing will end.

The choices we make not only define us, it is probably one of the most powerful forces God created and placed in the earth. Because He did so, it makes the ability to choose a most important characteristic of our humanity. 

The verb bahar is an ideal verb to describe being human.  We are the sum of our choices and are where we are at any given point as a result of those choices, we exist in the interconnecting of those decisions. 

Each and every choice we, or those which others make that affects us, results in a repositioning of our direction, so in a WAY we are always at the CROSSroads.  A life of choosing obedience and going consistently in the same direction, is a life well-lived.

We are called to

follow Him along the narrow WAY’.

Is Proverbs 3.5 a choice? Trust in the LORD with all your heart.. It would seem that absolutely it is; and in whom are we to trust? The ONE who made it all, the ONE who formed and fashioned us when we were inside the womb.

The ONE who knows the end from the beginning, and the ONE who was crucified and made His choice to die in agony and shed His blood upon the tslav, the cross that we might have life and have it abundantly! (John 10.10; referring to things of the Spirit. )

As the days draw closer to His return, we need to draw ever closer to the one who died for us; through whose sacrificial death we are reunited with our heavenly Father and are forgiven of all that would separate us from His presence.

We are redeemed from a hopeless future.

The soft and comfortable messages will only soothe our emotions and make us feel good for a while. We need the truth of His Word spoken in love to keep us straight on the narrow Way which promises  to bring us into life everlasting.

Let’s press in and become the ED עֵד ayd (eye-ed) witness choosing His Truth.

So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendents. Deuteronomy 30:19

Choose this day and choose Him- who is the Living Word of God.

Saved or not, please don’t leave this page without making a choice, for every choice is followed by what? A consequence. Good choices? – good consequences and the opposite is also true.

The consequence of obedience??? is always blessing..

Shalom, Shalom!

Please don’t leave this page without making a decision, today is the day of salvation, it does not say tomorrow is….

It’s all about Life and Relationship, NOT Religion.

You are greatly loved and very precious in His sight.

He longs to give you the Shalom He paid the ultimate price for..

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. Amen.

Swords, Mountains and Gardens

Connecting some more dots with some of the places and things mentioned in the last few posts.… with God there is always more and this post takes a look at a link to the Mishkan, Gardens and Sukkot.

The wilderness camp was at the base of Mount Sinai.

Mount Sinai was also called mount Horeb, the word Horeb is linked to the word HEREV which means sword.

(Hebrew: חרב ‎, Sword) (Remembering that b and v are the same letter bet/vet.)

From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement — axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.

This is interesting and significant on several levels, as here was where God cut the covenant between Himself and the children of Israel so it could also be called the mountain of the cutting.

Strong’s Hebrew: 2719.

חָ֫רֶב (chereb) — a sword

In Genesis we read that God

“drove the man out of Eden and stationed east of the garden of Eden the cherubim and the fiery ever-turning sword, to guard the way to the tree of life”

 (See last post for more on Eden.)

SWORD OF God = cherev shel hashem 

The Hebrew word for sword is Charev or Harev with the start of it being just like the word Hanukkah sometimes spelled Chanukah.

As noted, the Hebrew word for sword is Charev or Herev/Harev – חרב

The pictograph for Zayin looks like a sword, a weapon; the classical Hebrew script is constructed of a Vav with a large “crown” on its head.

There is a Mystery in the Zayin as it is considered a “crowned” Vav and just as Vav represents “yashar,” which is ‘straight light from God to man’, so Zayin reflects the (or chozer), of the vav as the ‘or chozer/ returning light.’

Think for a moment of other places where a crown is mentioned in scripture and what the symbol of the vav is…

Zayin (also spelled zain or zayn or simply zay) is the seventh letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician Zayin , Hebrew ‘Zayin ז, Yiddish Zoyen ז, Aramaic Zain ,

Thought to mean Glowing/Heat, Mount Horeb is one of two names given to a mountain mentioned in the book of Deuteronomy as the site where God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses.

The second name of Horeb in Exodus is, the Mountain of God/the Mountain of YHVH.

Mount Horeb, Hebrew: חֹרֵב,

Greek in the Septuagint: χωρηβ,

Latin in the Vulgate: Horeb.

Mountain in paleo is: har

Hey – Resh

Meaning: behold the head above the rest.

Mt. Horeb – Most likely synonymous with Sinai, was the scene of the burning bush,

of the giving of the Law, and of Elijah’s vision. 

We saw the first time the word HEREV is used Genesis was when God places the cherubim at the entrance to the Garden of Eden with the flaming swords, or Herev, because

the Herev is a sword raised up against sin!

And is familiar to us as being symbolic of the Word of God in Ephesians 6:17 and Hebrews 4:11

At the fall from Grace

They were removed from the Garden of life

after accessing a tree and

causing sin to reign

God took man out

of a garden of life

and they died spiritually

(broken relationship/separation from The Father.)

The day sin was put to death

the opposite occurred:

man took God down from a tree/wooden cross,

and placed Him in a garden of death,

the garden tomb

where He was resurrected into LIFE

and restored the broken relationship

with the Father having experienced the separation from Him.

In the Song of Solomon, there is another garden we read:

blow upon my Garden that the spices may flow.

Spices permeate the beautiful story, the Song of Solomon; Shir Hashirim, is the equally pleasant presence of the fragrance of spices.

Without the spices mentioned in this book of love between the Messiah and His Bride Israel, one could hardly imagine the prophesied marriage, or the communion of believers with their God.  Spices seem to be referring to the ascent to the heights of Israel and also pointing to enraptured heights of being in the presence of the Lord and Savior.   

The spices are found in the presence of both Bride and Bridegroom, and in the ‘garden enclosed’—representing a virtual garden of each delicate and holy spice.  

Most of the spices mentioned are the spices of the Tabernacle, the use and purpose of each spice commanded by God to Moses and Israel, and pointing to the pleasant, beautiful realm of Heaven and the throne/presence of God.  

A deeper look at each spice, shows not only the symbolic value of each substance, but the nature of the spices; which in turn point to Messiah and His suffering. (not included in this post).

This should be our prayer..

Breathe upon us with Your Spirit/Ruach wind and stir up the sweet spices of Your life/chaim within us. Spare nothing as You make us Your fruitful gardens and hold nothing back until we release Your fragrance. Come walk with us as You walked with Adam in Your Eden garden and taste the fruits of Your life in us.

When Solomon talked of his beloved feeding the garden and gathering lilies it indicates that, the Lord keeps on feeding and strengthening those who are maturing spiritually; while gathering to Himself, those who are away from His word and still need to know Him.

So man placed God in a garden of death and laid on Him spices, which also came from a garden.

In the Song of Solomon reference to the bride, (us), is also made.

Note the crown!

Let my beloved come into His garden.

The tomb of God is a Garden tomb.

Meaning it is not just a place of death and ending… it is a garden

the place of life

where things sprout and grow.

The place of new beginnings

that place 

Ha Makem’- ‘The Place’- המקום

of life/lives

Chaim.

All life now comes out of death.

We all must die in order to live.

Really, we should rejoice to enter His tomb..

to let the old man die

then we will find true new life.

And we are to raise another sword/herev,

the Word of God, the Sword of the Spirit.

As the law, is the instructions for life to be lived righteously, was given on the

Mountain of the sword/Horeb/Herev.

Or :

the mountain (behold the head above the rest) of HisWord.

This instruction was as a sword to be raised up against sin.

Not only corporately but at an individual level in life. We must use that sword against sin, which is, whatever does not line up with the Word of God. Use it to cut away (zayin) and circumcise our hearts putting every sin to death and driving out of the garden of our heart where sin will choke His-word .

The meaning of the letter bet also seen in the temporary house of Sukkot/Tabernacles ….. a place of safety and protection.

Coming from the ancient Hebrew prayer, which is called the hashkiveinu, and it describes an usual picture asking for:

His tabernacle to be spread over them.

Hashkiveinu is the second blessing following the Shema during Maariv.

It is a petitionary prayer to be able to lie down in peace/shalom at night and to return to life the following day.

Like a continual resurrection to life, where His Mercies are new every morning!

The prayer envisions God as a guide and shelter during the night ahead and praises God for watching over us, delivering us, and being merciful.

Here we ask God’s protection from the terrors of night “in the shadow of Your wings”- i.e., like the shelter that a mother bird gives to her young

Psalm 91:4 You will cover us with Your pinions, and under Your wings shall we take refuge.

This word is requesting, (actually commanding), God to make us lie down. We lie and down sleep as an act of surrender to God’s will that we sleep.

Hashkiveinu (hash-kee-VAY-noo), is one of the most beloved prayers of the evening service. It goes back to ancient times, when sleep was poorly understood. 

Hashkiveinu Adonai Eloheinu l’shalom Spread the shelter of your peace over us.

V’hamideinu malkeinu L’chaim

Raise us back our King to life.

Keep us safe through the night

Till we wake with morning light.

Revelation 7:9… is the vision of the multitude standing before the throne in white robes holding palm branches…

which is what they held at the feast of tabernacles, or sukkot.

verse 15 says he who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them.

The same unusual picture and the same words as the prayer.

God wants His people to dwell under His Sukkah, His BET/house/tent/His tabernacle, the place of his peace/ the Tabernacle of His shalom.

A Sukkah can be built anywhere. The one in the wilderness was mobile, so where ever we are, we can ask Him to spread over us the tabernacle of His shalom; which means we can live in, and under, that place of peace which includes grace and mercy.

The secret place of his tent is the now the Garden of our heart.

A pavilion is a safe shelter, here His Tent often referred to as the Tabernacle of David. The place of our hiding.

For in the time of trouble He will hide me in His pavilion He will hide me in the secret place of His Tent.

This is connected to Rev 7:9 and Tabernacles Sukkot Revelation 7:15

Revelation 7:15 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God; and they serve Him day and night in His temple; and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them. Revelation 7:15 (Or sanctuary.)

This Greek word, sk’enos, means ‘tabernacle, booth, shelter, or covering’ and also appears in Rev. 21:3.

This same word, sk’enos, is used to speak of Jesus/Yeshua during His first coming, (John 1:14).

Here we can see the protection provided in Rev. 7:16, corresponding to Isa. 4:5-6, and the fountain of living waters in Rev. 7:17 and 21:4.

For this reason, they are [standing] before the throne of God; and they serve Him [in worship] day and night in His temple; and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them and shelter and protect them [with His presence].

פָּרֹכֶת

Poreketh – po-reh’-keth = separation

Veils in Hebrew the sacred screen — vail. Strong’s #6532

Greek Strong #: 2665 ‑ καταπέτασμα 

(kat‑ap‑et’‑as‑mah);

Eph. 3:18 MAWSAWK; The Life  – The Way –(includes: HOLY OF HOLIES Mercy Seat The veil Golden Altar of Incense HOLY PLACE Eternal Life Access Prayer Holiness Entrance Atonement.)

The poreketh as the vail of the Old Testament is misleading when applied to katapetasma in the New Testament. There are two katapetasma’s in the Holy places. There are two masak’s in the Holy places. There is only one poreketh. (see diagram below).

The way back between the cherubim is through the curtain, upon which the cherubim were represented visually. This curtain was hanging between the holy of holy’s and the inner Court. It was torn from top to bottom at the time of Messiah’s death as He torn for us.

Sin is dealt with in the court where the Bronze altar and bronze laver were and the sacrifice was made..

we can now enter in sinless because of the blood of Messiah that is already on the Mercy seat between the cherubim/The kapporet.

We can enter in to His presence, His ruach hakodesh, His Holy Spirit as the wind/ breath of His presence; blowing the sweet fragrance of spices from His Garden. And with His presence filling the house (our bodies), the temple, the inner sanctuary, not the outer court or the inner court of the temple; but the Holy of Holies. (Jesus/Yeshua in the tabernacle); the sanctuary, which is the body in which we live.

The temple is the whole plan in a structure, where Gentiles/ heathen were welcome in the outer court; so it’s precise that we are the sanctuary of the Lord – His inner place of glory, ha makem of the Shekinah presence.

Ha Makem’- ‘The Place’-המקום

Psalm 27:5 is the pavilion, the safe shelter, the secret place of His tent.

Tent as in Mishkan, and Sukkot booths or tents; (temporary residence, also symbolic of the fact our bodies are temporary residences while here on earth.)

The fulfillment of Sukkot will be when He tabernacles with men forever.

The links to the Mishkan/Tabernacle, 3 Gardens and Sukkot, together with the Herev of The Lord, seems undeniable. Messiah Jesus/Yeshua is in everything we just have to know where to look!

It is only by passing through the

sword of the cherubim in Messiah,

the Word of God made flesh,

that we can enter the Garden

and the life of grace

that contains all the blessings

within the shalom of Messiah.

This is the WAY (back) as if we are accessing EDEN passing through the cherubim and the flaming sword/Herev.

The hope of His calling us, the sukkah of His shalom, the hashkiveinu (spread over us the tabernacle of your peace)…

Don’t leave this page without the certainty that you are able to pass through the cherubim and that you can enter into His Presence washed in the blood of the Lamb of God.

Shalom, Shalom!

Please don’t leave this page without making a decision.

Its all about Life and Relationship, NOT Religion.

You are greatly loved and very precious in His sight.

He longs to give you the Shalom He paid the ultimate price for..

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. Amen.

The Secret of O’gehn of Tiqvah PART 2

In Titus 1:2,

The HOPE of our future salvation not only ANCHORS us to wait on God in present storms…

BUT

Read that again…

HOPE was BEFORE the beginning of Time!

Wow! – It’s inseparable from Him because the structure of its’ components are eternal.

King James Bible
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

Berean Study Bible
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world: 

Young’s Literal Translation
upon hope of life age-during, which God, who doth not lie, did promise before times of ages,

Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God’s chosen ones and [to lead and encourage them to recognize and pursue] the knowledge of the truth which leads to godliness, based on the hope and divine guarantee of eternal life, [the life] which God, who is ever truthful and without deceit, promised before the ages of time began, and at the appointed time has made known His word and revealed it as His message, through preaching, which was entrusted to me according to the command of God our Savior.

Amplified 1:1-3

When trouble comes all words are often Help! and Please!

And occasionally why? and why me?!

The Psalmist teaches that along with petition there is to be a multitude of praise… So which comes first HOPE or praise?

But I will continually

wait

with

HOPE

under the wings

and add to all Gods praise.

Psalms 71:14 – 16

Our understanding mind may agree in mental assent, but how do we apply His Word to our lives?

Where ever there is a lack, that is the place to start.

The goal is… continually wait with hope.

Both of these increase as we use our mouths, (the paleo Hebrew letter P, PEY is a pictograph of a mouth), to confess His righteousness and salvation. Giving Him praise and thanks.

Though they are beyond numbering, we are to recount them all day long. It is in this way we increase our HOPE, as there is no such thing as praising God too much.

Empty praise deflates hope.

The key is to let Praise build up our HOPE, and then respond to the HOPE we have increased, by praising Him some more.

He alone is worthy of praise and as we recall His righteousness, we will be able to come into His might with courage, in the same way as David encouraged himself in the Lord.

This strength comes from Him alone. It’s not our strength and only with His, can we persevere and overcome.

Endurance is not gained by simply crying out to Him.

The difference is in having the fortitude, endurance and patience to praise Him even in the worst of circumstances and to keep adding to that praise. Ps 150:6 and 

As we turn to Him, Adonai-Elohym whether in joy or sorrow, our HOPE is always increased and with it faith is too. And our love for all that He is, is embodied in Him. For we know we can trust and hope in the man that died for us.

Psalms 148:7-14  and All of creation is always declaring to us God’s glory.

Hope is the spiritual essence of encouragement.

 

In Hebrews 6:19 – Notice another important point – as well as This

Hope – Tikvah- תִּקְוָה 

we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,

The second part of the verse tells us this very important point… it is one which enters within the veil,

This one is hope and it, hope, enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain!

The hope, this anchor, enables us to

go beyond the veil which is now

torn in two

from TOP to bottom

and we can enter in to the inner sanctuary..

the Holy of Holies’/Kodesh haKodashim…

which contained ‘the ark of the covenant’.

Now in fulfillment of both the promise and the oath to Abraham taken by God that it would come to pass, we have been invited to this place that was never accessible before.

This is because Jesus/Yeshua went before us and operates as our High Priest before God having made atonement for us. What began in the wilderness Mishkan was concluded when from the cross, Jesus/Yeshua said.

It is finished. 

 “Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful” (Hebrews 10:19-23).

The reason we can enter boldly into the Holy of Holies is because Yeshua/Jesus is there -shammah – waiting to welcome us.

His Blood has removed all traces of sin making us clean (Hebrews 7:27; 8:11-12; 9:26; 10:10, 12, 14, 18).

As High Priest, He makes intercession before the Father on our behalf. (Hebrews 7:16, 25: 9:24; 10:19-21).  

He eternally holds the rank after the order of Melchizedek (Hebrews 5:6; 7:16, 24, 28) and has fulfilled the promise made to Abraham that through his Seed a great nation would be born (Galatians 3:16-17).

https://www.minimannamoments.com/a-mystery-how-messiah-takes-blue-and-red-threads-to-make-purple-people/ .

He is the Dalet. John 10:7-9

The Door through the torn veil…

As grafted in believers, we are the result of that promise.

All of this combined gives us the HOPE needed to enter into God’s presence.

This is the ANCHOR for our soul keeping us steadfast and secure no matter what life holds.

The HOPE behind the curtain is not only an ANCHOR for our soul, it also gives us assurance for our salvation; because He is that present and eternal High Priest after the order of Melki Zedek. 

https://www.minimannamoments.com/why-was-the-priest-in-the-water-conclusion-of-the-mystery/

HOPE enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, Hebrews 9:7.

But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

This hope this anchor, ushers us into the very presence of God, through the DALET-door Jesus/Yeshua Himself, which He made in the tearing of that veil between the realms and into the Fathers presence behind the torn veil/door in the Holy of Holies. 

There were many regulations that first had to be met. The High Priest did not enter in with confidence. In fact, the High Priest had to take a censer of coals and incense with him so the smoke would cover the mercy seat to shield him from seeing it, lest he die (Leviticus 16:12-13).

This was Holy Ground because Gods’ Presence was there, His shekinah glory. šekīnah

שכינה

The Shekinah is also mentioned (in Hebrew prayers) as an angelic essence of God. The two very similar common expressions regarding this angelic essence are “ta-chat kan-fey ha-she-chi-na,” (under the wings of the Divine Presence) and “al kan-fey ha-she-chi-na,” (on the wings of the Divine Presence). 

The divine presence of God actually descends into the physical world to dwell among humans. The original Hebrew word for this “divine presence” is the shekinah (שכינה).

Now, we have a HOPE,

an ANCHOR,

that brings us into the very presence of God, and an ANCHOR,

by it’s definition, keeps us

securely connected,

fastened, moored to Him.

 עוֹגֶן noun

support, assistance, hold, sustenance, countenance

לְעַגֵן     verb

o hold, hold, keep, possess, maintain tie, bind, connect, relate, bond

attach, add, enclose, join, append

The WAY was opened up and was

paved by Messiah

and unlike Israel’s High Priest,

we are able to enter boldly!

 “Let us then approach the throne of grace chen with confidence, so that we may receive mercy racham and find grace chen to help us in our time of need” (Hebrews 4:16).

Everything is connected!

For more on all these subjects and connections click links below:

https://www.minimannamoments.com/mysteries-and-miracles/

https://www.minimannamoments.com/the-mystery-of-solomons-chok-part-2/

https://www.minimannamoments.com/are-we-boxed-in/

This was God’s throne and place of the letting down of wings

where the ark of His covenant with His Blood on the Kapporet /Mercy seat/ throne/throne/presence,

is the set apart/HOLY place that we enter in by Grace/Chen. (Remember the deeper meaning of grace/chen…)

https://www.minimannamoments.com/the-secret-of-the-letting-down-of-wings/

 

Hebrews 6:19-20. HOPE enters the inner sanctuary of CHEN behind the curtain and the Hebrew writer tells us that HOPE in the eternal life, is an anchor for us in the stormy seas of this life.

When darkness seems to obscure His face, we are to REST in His Eternal and Unchanging GRACE – Chen.

In every storm and through all the rough weather we encounter in our journey the anchor of HOPE holds firm within the veil where we are enveloped in His presence.

https://www.minimannamoments.com/because-10/

This is the place/ha makem of His true shalom and where we will meet face to face, the Sar Shalom/Prince of Peace and the Captain of our Salvation.

Joshua as an Old Testament type of Messiah, is the Captain who leads Israel into the Land, (and brought salvation to Rahab and her household the scarlet thread of HOPE a prophetic picture of Messiahs’ Blood.)

Yeshua/Jesus is the Captain of our Salvation (Hebrews 2:10), who brings believers today into His promised Rest.

A captain is one among a group who leads the others to achieve an objective. 

For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. Hebrews 2:10 C. S. Bible (Heb. 4:8, 9; Acts 20:32; 26:18).

As well as the author and finisher of our faith;

who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Strong’s Hebrew: 5387.

נָשִׂיא (nasiy’) captain

As our Captain and familiar with fishing men and their boats; we can see that an anchor would be an appropriate picture, in terms of being an Early Christian Symbol.

לְעַגֵן of תִּקְוָה,

anchor of hope

Furthermore having HOPE will give us COURAGE:

The same courage Rahab had and because of it, her future in the lineage of Messiah was secured!

Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab” (Matthew 1:5). 

Then Ruth and Boaz had Obed – who was the father of Jesse – who was the father of King David.

Two women, Rahab and Ruth, who were genetically close to King David, were definitely not in God’s sacred Israelite bloodline. Rahab was King David’s great, great grandmother. Ruth was King David’s great grandmother. The gentile/heathens were included even then!

18 Having HOPE will give you COURAGE. You will be protected and will rest in safety. 19 You will lie down unafraid, and many will look to you for help. 20 But the wicked will be blinded.  Job 11:18 NLT

Strong’s Hebrew: 553. אָמַץ (amets) — to be stout, strong … and

אֹמֶץ

while the English word courage comes from the Latin word cor meaning heart; (so that courage might be also be called heartedness,)

the Hebrew word

אומץ

might best be defined as

willingness to take action.

A related word is מַאֲמָץ – effort.

It is a uniquely strong and powerful descriptor of “courage” that comes from God.

Chazaq 2389

Original Word: חָזָק
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: chazaq
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-zawk’)
Definition: strong, stout, mighty

אומץ

 אָמַץ

Transliteration: amets
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-mats’)
Definition: to be stout, strong, bold, alert

This statement,

HOPE will give you COURAGE,

is simple, so simple that we can mentally agree to it and dismiss it as simply common sense,

but in reality there is something tremendously powerful here!

First, we need to look at Hopelessness which is the opposite and makes us discouraged.

Interestingly scientists are now discovering that all depression can be sourced to hopelessness or helplessness, and we see once again that the Word of God clearly gives us the pattern of human behavior before finally science catches up.

In many areas of our lives we can lack the courage to make decisions. How can we get that courage? HOPE!

We must remember the hope of heaven,

the hope of Yeshua/Jesus’ return.

The hope that God’s Word is truth

and all His promises are proven trustworthy in our lives.

Truth – אֶמֶת – eh-MEHT
Strong’s Hebrew: 571. אֱמֶת (emeth) — firmness, faithfulness …
The Rabbis pointed out that the Hebrew word for truth 
– אֶמֶת (eh-MEHT) –
begins with the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, א, continues with one of the two middle letters, מ, and ends with the last letter, ת.
This Biblical Hebrew word therefore encompasses the gamut of reality!
The word for real is אֲמִתִּי (ah-mee-TEE).
In Hebrew, the word for truth, emet (אֱמֶת), contains the first, middle, and the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, indicating that…
truth encompasses all things and endures from the beginning (א) to the end (ת)!

This is the measure of HOPE that we have!

Because the word HOPE in Hebrew actually means to expect or, have some sort of expectation. This means we aren’t merely hoping it to be completed.

We’re 100% expecting it to be completed.

There should be no doubt anywhere in our mind concerning the Lord’s promises to us.

Meaning Of The Word Hope In Greek:

Elpizo– this verb means to hope. The verb is followed by three prepositions:
  1. eis- “on”. Ususally translated “in” and used in John 5:45:
“Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you—Moses, in whom you trust.“
  1. epi- “on”. Found in Romans 15:12, “There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall hope.
  2. en- “in”.
“If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.”
-1 Corinthians 15:19
These prepositions express that Messiah is the sphere and element where this ‘hope’ is placed. Since hope is a verb, those who walk in this hope are considered “hopeful” and have a character of hope.
Elpis- to anticipate, usually with pleasure.
As a noun it means, “favorable and confident expectation, a forward look with assurance.”
Elpis refers to the future and the unseen such as in Romans 8:24-25: “For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.”
Elpis is found over 50 times in the New Testament. The apostle Paul was constantly talking about anticipating future events with joy, such as in these scriptures:
“And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers.”
-Acts 26:6
“For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.”
-Galatians 5:5
“if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.”
-Colossians 1:23
“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.“
-Romans 5:1-
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 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,  and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power“
-Ephesians 1:17-19

HOPE is a purifying power.

According to 1 John 3:3: “And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.”

and since the term HOPE in Greek means anticipation, in order to get a deeper understanding of them, we could read all of these scriptures replacing those particular words.

This would change our perspective on these scriptures and how we see it.

Paul was constantly talking about expecting or waiting with absolute certainly for the Lord’s promises.

God, the God of HOPE. Certainly, the Lord isn’t an undecided being. Instead, He’s extremely trustworthy and can be relied on. When we place our HOPE in God, we shouldn’t feel unsure of His actions and intentions. Here we can see exactly what the scriptures mean when it mentions the word HOPE.

The ANCHOR of our soul keeps us connected:

Romans 12:12; 1Thessalonians 5:8; Hebrews 6:18,19.
I would have fainted- unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Ps 27:13

 I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.
[What, what would have become of me] had I not believed that I would see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living! American Standard Version
[I had fainted], unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living. The Complete Jewish Bible
This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. English Standard Version
We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, Berean Study Bible

 

Jesus/Yeshua IS the ANCHOR To Our Soul.

He is our anchor and He holds us even through the darkest of nights, the roaring of the raging seas and in our hour of temptations.

Give all your troubles to Jesus/Yeshua who is the author and the finisher of our faith, (Hebrews 12:2,) because through Him we can have abundant HOPE, and (Psalm 31:24.  Be of good courage.)

Then that hope becomes an anchor for our souls. 

The main reason we need an anchor is to keep from drifting into things that would destroy us, especially during storms. Abraham had his storms as he waited on God.

Faith in God and in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ/Yeshua HaMashiach, is the main anchor that we must have in our lives, to hold us fast, during times of social turbulence and wickedness, that seem to be everywhere today. This faith, this HOPE, this anchor, must be more than that of the generic dictionary definition.

The anchor of our souls is not a rope hanging in the air, waiting for our weak hands to grasp and hold. That would be no security, the links that hold us are unbreakable. 

The anchor of our soul is as solidly bound to us as it is to heaven.

Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love. 1 Corinthians 13:13.

 If faith, hope, and love are the things that last forever, it becomes clear that these are the things we should pursue with our lives:

Faith

אמונה – emunah

There are a number of Hebrew words used in the Old Testament which are related to faith or believing in God. These are: aman, batah, mibtah, hasah, galal, mahseh, yahal, rechats and emunah.

The Hebrew word aman means believe, trust in, rely upon, believe in, have faith or be faithful trust, have belief, believe, to be certain.

And love/emunah/aman

is the greatest because

Faith/אמונה – emunah

and Hope/Tikvah – תִּקְוָה 

can only work by love/Ahava/emunah/aman, and only show themselves by love/אהבה Ahava (Ah-ha-vah.)

Love is as the undivided perfection of sevenfold light.

https://www.minimannamoments.com/what-does-the-mysterious-roy-g-biv-reveal-about-ahavah/

The Hebrew word for “Love” is Ahava (Ah-ha-vah.)

But, love is more than just a word. 

It is an emotion that involves action and in Israel, where Hebrew is the national language, love is also a way of life!

Strong’s Hebrew: 157. אָהַב (aheb) — to love

The Hebrew has two main words for love, ahab and hesed.

Love in ahab sense is the closest to the English meaning and is usually refer to the love between people (husband and wide, parent and child, friends) or of people toward God. More rarely, it may also refer to the love of God toward people.

 

Recall that Faith and HOPE are precious stones of one color, (see part 1) as a ruby and a sapphire; but love, as He has been showing us throughout the scriptures, is a diamond of many facets.

HOPE in Hebrews is a faithful or persistent HOPE, and love is a faithful or enduring love. All three rely on the faithfulness of God.

Strong’s Hebrew: 3176. יָחַל (yachal) — to wait, await

יָחַל

Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-chal’)

the Hebrew word תִּקְוָה, ‘tiqvah’ meaning ‘hope’, and another is

towcheleth- expectation, hope.

 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But when the desire comes,

it is a tree of life.

Proverbs 13:12.

When HOPE comes to fruition

it is

a tree of life

When Yeshua the HOPE of our salvation came to fruition at Calvary, The Father’s Desire, He became the tree/cross of LIFE to the world.

The HOPE deferred finally came

tiquah- expectation; hope was fulfilled.

 The desire of the righteous is only good, But the expectation of the wicked is wrath. Proverbs 11:23.

We will finally get to eat of that eternal fruit as overcomers! 

2:7 To him that overcometh, to him will I give to

eat of the tree of life,

which is in the Paradise of God.

Webster’s Bible Translation.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

Greek: tree
ξύλου (xylou)
Noun – Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong’s Greek 3586: From another form of the base of xestes; timber; by implication, a stick, club or tree or other wooden article or substance.

of life
ζωῆς (zōēs)
Noun – Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong’s Greek 2222: 

Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.

From zao; life.

His wooden cross was and is

the Hope

the

tree of life

to those perishing..

this is the Hope and that

Hope is for now,

for today, we won’t need it in heaven.

For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known. 

For now [in this time of imperfection] we see in a mirror dimly [a blurred reflection, a riddle, an enigma], but then [when the time of perfection comes we will see reality] face to face. 1Cor. 13:10-12 AMP.

Hosea 6:3 (KJV). 3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

And then we will KNOW

HOPE is a golden cord connecting us there –  it helps us stand firm and strong. It’s the support to our weary arms, legs and head when tests and trials and spiritual buffeting is abounding; and when it does, GRACE CHEN does much more abound.

That place/ha makem of safety.

This journey through life is UPHILL, and HOPE lifts our viewpoint from the path where the next foot step will fall, carefully placed so we do not trip or slide off the narrow mountain trail/Way.

HOPE lifts our head and then we see the view from the high road, for its’ destination is the glory of His Heavens/shamayim. And when our focus is on the goal, we consider the condition of the road we travel with less significance.

Rough or smooth matters much less, yet He still requires our focus to be on two things. One is HOPE and the second, He never leaves nor forsakes us – He is ever present – Jehovah Shammah.

The hope of the heavens/shamayim, and the Kingdom thereof,

Hope thou in God – faith is the evidence of things hoped for.

Romans 5:5 now HOPE does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

We are a blessed people we have the Holy Spirit/Ruach HaKodesh, of the living God living in our hearts; and our faith in Him, gives us HOPE that that love shed abroad in our hearts, can be counted on to sustain us as long as we need it to.

There are times in every believers life that our humanity rises up with questions.

Has God forgotten me?

For all who have failed, fallen, sinned, all who have lost people and things and wondered at the events unfolding all around.

There is a HOPE to be found in an unusual person…in Zicharayah!

When Israel’s sins where so great, having turned from God, broken the covenant, rejected His ways, persecuted his prophets, did and celebrated what was the evil, (ra – out of harmony with God), and lifted/given their children as sacrifices on the altars of foreign gods. They had every reason to believe that their days as a nation were over, exile from their homeland which was destroyed, they sat and wept by the river, by the waters of Babylon remembering…

After many years in exile, a remnant returned to the land of Israel, only to find it a wasteland and Jerusalem in ruins. They were hindered at every effort in trying to rebuild it. They were discouraged and felt like God had forgotten them because of their unfaithfulness…

until a baby was born.

He was called Zicharayah, who would grow up to become the prophet sent to them in their days of discouragement and sorrow. Zicharayah is the Hebrew spelling of Zechariah which is more familiar to us.

Strong’s Hebrew: 2148.

זְכַרְיָה

(Zkaryah) — Zachariah

זְכַרְיָה

Strong’s Hebrew: 3050.

יָהּ (Yah)

 the name of the God of …

However it has a special meaning;

the yah

יָהּ

(yaw)

of the name means

God –YHVH/YHWH

Yahweh   יְהוָֹה   (yeh-ho-vaw’)

Strongs 3068

And the Zichar means

remembers or

has remembered.

Hebrew origin, meaning

Yahweh remembers.”

It comes from the Hebrew word

zakhar, meaning to remember,

and yah,

one of the names of the Hebrew God.

This child was the sign in flesh and blood that He/God has remembered them even in their greatest fall and darkest times through sins of disobedience.

Even when they had forgotten God, He had not forgotten them.

He upheld His covenant, remembered His promises and with love and tender mercies He did not give up on Israel but encouraged them that they would be restored.

The prophet called ‘God has remembered,’ came with a message that they were to rebuild Jerusalem; and that it would be to this rebuilt Jerusalem that the Messiah would come, and He did.

Here is the key for all who have failed, fallen, sinned, who have lost and questioned in discouragement and dismay. Our answer is Zicharayah… remember his name and when we feel God has forgotten and abandoned us …Zicharayah.

It is a reminder of His promise, He has not forgotten us and when we repent and return to Him, His faithfulness to us will always be greater than our sins.

This is the reality and true meaning of the HOPE of the Bible.

Faith, Hope and Love – Zicharayah!

Believe/Faith

we are anchored/Hope

to Him in

indestructible Love

because

He has not forgotten us –

Zicharayah

– in truth –

He has remembered us.

Lee lee shoo ah!

the children of Israel sang this after they saw His act of deliverance through the Reed Sea in Ex 15:2.

The Lord is my strength and my song He has become my salvation.

We could say something like…

Zicharayah lee lee shoo ah yachal o’gehn tikvah!

God has remembered my salvation waiting (with hope)!!

is this our song too?

If not Please don’t leave this page without the knowing in your heart that your

HOPE is in Him

and you can say with all His Family

‘Mishpachah’

משפחה

Mish-pa-KHa

You are my salvation,

Lee lee shoo ah,

You saved me from death from myself from my enemies and from hidden danger.

No one is like you Lord….Jeremiah 10:6

 For thou art my hope (tikvah), O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth. (Ps. 71:5)

SHALOM SHALOM

Still not certain?

YOU CAN BE..

Make sure 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 greatly loved and precious in His sight.

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.

Mysteries in The Dereck of Rosh Pinah

The Dereck of Rosh Pinah

דֶּרֶךְ ראש הפינה 

The WAY of the Cornerstone

or

The Cornerstone Way

Messiah IS

derech HaYashar

הישר  דֶּרֶךְ 

the straight way – the right path –

the way (דֶּרֶךְ – derekh) and the truth (אֶמֶת – emet) and the life (חַיִּים – chayim)

The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.

Psalms 118:22

Isaiah 28:16

Messiah is the Rejected stone

The word for rejected in Hebrew is

Ma’as – מָאַ֗סְ

Messiah is the stone and according to the Hebrew word for rejected – Maas – מָאַ֗סְ;    He, as that stone, would be spurned, abhorred, held in contempt, despised and loathed, and so He was.

We can expect the same treatment from the world which hates Him.

Why?

Because He told us this… recorded in

John 15:18, If the world hates you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

In Mizmor: מזמור :81:15, we read of ‘haters of God/YHVH’.

These are those who do not prefer God/YHVH to the rest of what life has to offer and they distance themselves from Him in varying degrees.

There are many other Hebrew words that correspond to our modern understanding of hate: bazah (despise), ma’as (to loathe), to’evah (abominable). 

The Hebrew word mizmor, is a word meaning “melody of praise/ song comes from the Greek Septuagint translation of the Hebrew word mizmor.” It’s where our word Psalm originates (mizmorim – psalms).

Strong’s Hebrew: 4210. מִזְמוֹר (mizmor) — a melody.

Another Hebrew word used for psalms is tehillim.

Psalm 19:1 HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃ הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם

Psalm 23 KJV: A Psalm of David.

לבחול – to despise, to loathe (ב-) – Hebrew conjugation tables

Strong’s Hebrew: 3988. מָאַס (ma’as) — abhor

Can also be spelled with a letter c – ma’ac

Phonetic Spelling: (maw-as’)

מָאַס   Definition: to reject

ma’as – to loathe

Strong’s Hebrew: 4100. מָה (mah or ma- or meh) — what? how

Strong’s Hebrew: 4639. מַעֲשֶׂה (maaseh) — a deed, work

And of course Ma’asim is the plural.

Maas – מָאַ֗סְ – also means cut off. Which is the idiom in scripture for saying killed and Messiah was killedcrucified.

We can be assured that, as certainly as Jesus/Yeshua fulfilled the first part of that prophecy from thousands of years ago, that He will fulfill the second part as well.

Daniel also spoke of the Stone not cut by human hands..

The rejected stone will become the chief cornerstone.

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; Eph 2:20

Prophetically fulfilled from Ps. 118:22

21. I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation. 22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 23 This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.…

One day He will become the final and most glorious crowning stone of the kingdom of Israel and will be lifted up.

This is the WAY

דֶּרֶךְ – derekh

of Messiah.

The cornerstone…

the rosh pinah…

and if we as believers are following Him in His footsteps,

then as we do,

every rejection, ma’as מָאַ֗סְ

every pain, wound, abuse and wrong we have ever suffered will be turned around for our good as the Lord lifts us up and turns every sorrow to glory and

this will be the final chapter of the stone of contempt.

Matthew 21:42
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures (Psalms): ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

Mark 12:10
Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

Mark 12:11
This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

Luke 20:17
But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
Acts 4:11
He is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’

Ephesians 2:20
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.

1 Peter 2:7
To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”

Genesis 49:24
Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

Psalm 118:23
This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

Isaiah 28:16
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.

In Hebrew, Rosh Pinah or Pina, means “Cornerstone” and signifies that Jesus/Yeshua the Messiah is the cornerstone of our faith.

Strongs 7218 rosh: head

Original Word: רֹאשׁ
Transliteration: rosh
Phonetic Spelling: (roshe)
Definition: head

פִּנָּה רֹאשׁ

Strongs 68 – e-ben stone ןאֶ֣בֶ

The cornerstone of the Galilee – old Rosh Pinah

Rosh Pina is a town and local council in the Korazim Plateau in the Upper Galilee on the eastern slopes of Mount Kna’an in the Northern District of Israel. 

It is a piece of history of the early modern settlers in Israel, now being restored.

Historical records show that in 1877, when a number of families formerly living in S’fat, bought land from the Arabs of the Ja’uni village and tried to establish a Jewish settlement which they called Ge’oni.

Five years later, over fifty Romanian pioneer families arrived, liked what they saw and made their homes here. They changed the name to reflect the very stony ground they had to clear. Taking the phrase from Psalm 118, which we read in Hallel,” the stone rejected by the builders became the cornerstone”, they changed the settlement’s name to Rosh Pinah, which means “the cornerstone”.

The new arrivals tried farming and grew tobacco and started a silk industry. They planted mulberry trees and Baron Rothschild gave each new settler family silkworms and larvae to start them off. The British Mandate saw a customs post erected here as it was the last stop on the route to the ‘Galilee panhandle ‘ and Syria beyond.

Gradually the population of Rosh Pinah declined until some twenty five years ago, when a restoration and regeneration project breathed new life into the village.

The rosh pinah or cornerstone is always the foundation in every building

and this is true of the Temple in Jerusalem whose foundation stones are still there today..

these Herodian foundation stones are huge.

Jerusalem is where God said He has put His Name.

https://www.minimannamoments.com/i-will-put-my-name-here/

Even though Jerusalem is a city of rocks on the edge of a desert. It is still His choice.

In Hebrew, Jerusalem is Yerushalayim  ירושלים; and as we have seen in previous posts, the suffix  I M means it is plural in all Hebrew words that have the letters at the end.

Here is another secret of the IM’s…

As we have seen in previous posts

https://www.minimannamoments.com/the-mysteries-of-im/

there is more than one Jerusalem

Yerushalayim –  ירושלים;

There is one of time and space here on the earth which we can see with our natural eyes and physically go and visit: and there is another Jerusalem Yerushalayim, ירושלים which is in the book of Revelation called the New Jerusalem Yerushalyim ירושלים that is to come – the one we don’t yet see.

Click link for more on New Jerusalem/Yerushalyim
https://www.minimannamoments.com/21-12-21-12-12-12-12-12-12/

This is also the meaning of AYIM which incorporates the IM…

The New Jerusalem/Yerushalayim/ירושלים will be Perfect but the one now is Imperfect; the ending of the city’s name is AYIM as the last 4 letters of the word Jerusalem/Yerushalayim/ירושלים in Hebrew.

AYIM is also a separate word in Hebrew that speaks specifically of duality as in 2. Emphasizing the 2 Jerusalems/Yerushalayim/ירושלים

And if we are children of God then we all connected by association to Jerusalem/Yerushalayim/ירושלים, both the one now and the one to come. Because of God’s focus on the city, Ha Makem’- ‘The Place’- המקום, it is also important to us and in a way we share its’ nature of dualism.

Our lives are AYIM….

meaning there is always more to it than meets the eye or what we can see with physical eyes. There are two realms and we have two lives. Just as the city is imperfect in it’s current position/state; so is our earthly life, yet we shall become like Him, flawless and perfect in the new Jerusalem/Yerushalayim/ירושלים, in our new bodies, in the New resurrected life to come.

This life may seem to be real to us now, however, the reality is, it is temporal and the truth is always better than what we think we know!

There is coming a glory that is beyond anything we see; beyond anything all of our five senses tell us to feel or understand.

There is a measure of comprehension of an ayim – a duality, yet to be revealed in its’ fullness, and yet it is a choice we have now. We can choose to live NOT by the earthly which we see, but by the heavenly which we don’t; and live by what is yet to become; looking unto Jesus/Yeshua, the author and finisher of our faith.

The AYIN is also a letter of the alphabet and it has the symbol of the eye clearly seen in the Paleo Hebrew below.

Strong’s Hebrew: 5869. עַ֫יִן (ayin) — an eye

The 16th letter of the Hebrew alef-beis/alphabet is AYIN. The numeric value of AYIN is 70.

The pictogram, or symbol, behind the shape of the letter AYIN is two eyes.

Seeing. Watching.

Rabbinical tradition has it that the letter represents the optic nerves of the two eyes, leading back to a solid foundation for life.

This is because the form of the letter AYIN, is very similar to the form of the ‘optic nerve’ structure in the EYE: each of the 2nd pair of cranial nerves, transmitting impulses to the brain form the retina at the back of the eye.  Hebrew defines the EYE as a spring or a fountain; the showing of mental and spiritual faculties.  

The word AYIN

(spelled AYIN YUD NUN) means “eye”.

According to some Rabbis, the ayin is a letter vav contained in a letter nun, combining the 2 pictographs – with the tail of the letter nun being the vav and the ayin/eye being the head of the nun.

The nun represents humility.

The vav signifies Torah, which descends from Heaven to earth in its inherent design of a hook or a chute.

Just as Messiah is the WORD/Torah and descended from the heavens to earth and hooked us as the fisher of men!

 The spiritual number of the letter is 16 and means ‘Sacrifice’.

AYIN is the singular of AYIM which is both eyes.

The 2nd of the duality is of our vision; which gives depth to a three dimensional image.

Photographers call it depth of field.

DOF

We need both eyes to see this 3D effect.

For photographers, it is all about FOCUS! And which part of the image is the focul point….

the place in the image that we are being directed towards; above the focus is on the flower as the dof is adjusted.

It is the difference between a photograph on a flat piece of paper and

the real object that we can walk around, touch and see all sides.

This is a great image of our education and understanding of God and His Word.

We read the Bible on flat (2D) two dimensional pieces of paper.. but the Word is alive and living like a two edged sword it has 3D substance – like faith – that we can get hold of with our spirits.

It’s all about FOCUS for believers also – what are we giving our attention to??

Below the tree is in focus yet both the foreground and background are not. If we don’t use DOF, everything in our pictures is in focus at the same time.

The spiritual application for our lives is; to use our spiritual attributes and put everything out of focus except the Lord, keeping Him as the central point.

even of the things not seen but understood by our faith and trust in Him.

As we see through a glass darkly, we comprehend the things of the spirit by the spirit, as they are spiritually discerned.

The Bible tells us that 

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,

the Word of God encourages us that we can do it.

Our AYIM are open and we see Him as He reveals Himself to us; and we begin to comprehend the length and breadth and depth and height of His love for us; and as the entrance of His Word brings light and life, we become a bearer of that light to the world around us in response to His command.

His life is the light of men.

That life that ended in Jerusalem Yerushalyim; will come again a second time to that very same location/place and bring with Him the new restored city of our God.

Meanwhile, with our AYIN/eyes open; we need to be focusing on and seeing Yeshua/Jesus in everything we do in our lives.

This is the WAY of the rosh pinah – the Way of the cornerstone; the very cornerstone which was Maas = rejected; will be established and our AYIM eyes will see it in time – in both the IM’s of Yerushalayim

Ps 122
Ps 147:2-3
Rev 21: 1-2
Eph 1

The origin of the Hebrew word for Jerusalem Yerushalayim (ירושלים) comes from a city called Rushalimum or Urushalimum (Foundation of Shalem) ירושלים Yruwshalayim {yer-oo- shaw-lah’-yim}; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing/focus, seems to be that of Yruwshalem )); probably from (the passive participle of) yarah and shalam ; meaning: founded, peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine — Jerusalem.

The ending – ayim as we have seen, indicates the dual, thus leading to the suggestion that the name Yerushalayim could also refer to the fact that the city initially sat on two hills referenced in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish sources. The form Yerushalem or Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) first appears in the Bible, in the Book of Joshua.

We are to

“Shalu Shalom Yerushalayim” – “Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem”

AYIN, in Hebrew,  as we now know, means EYE and in Aramaic it refers to SHEEP

AYIN is the ‘EYE of the SHEPHERDwatching over His SHEEP and

The EYE of the SHEEP is ever on the Shepherd, because

the Shepherd is NEVER out of SIGHT or FOCUS

Psalm 121:4-4

I will lift up my EYES to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.

He will not allow your foot to be moved;  
He who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, He who keeps Israel 
shall neither slumber nor sleep. 

His ‘EYES’ are never closed to us.

The apostles gave an EYE WITNESS account of the gospel.

John 19:36-37  For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, ‘Not one of His bones shall be broken.’ 
And again another Scripture says, 
‘They shall look on Him whom they pierced.
Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him.  Even so, Amen.
Revelation 1:7 

AYIN reveals God’s DIVINE PROVIDENCE – His care for His sheep SHEEP, in Aramaic, talyâ means “lamb,” but also “child” and “servant.”  And such was the ‘LAMB of God‘, and the care for the SHEEP of His pasture who have all gone astray. 

1 Peter 2:25 For ye were as SHEEP going astray; but are now returned unto the SHEPHERD and Bishop of your souls. 
Psalm 23: 1 A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
John 10:11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees;

He is The author and finisher

משפחה

Mish-pa-KHa

Family

With Child-like faith…

Shalom Shalom..

Please don’t leave this page without a certainty in your heart that your eyes will one day look into His in Heaven.

Don’t put it off, the days draw ever closer to the door closing at end of this age – just as it did in the days of Noah.. and He told it would be so again…

NOT CERTAIN?

YOU CAN BE..

Make sure 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 greatly loved and very precious in His sight.

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. Amen.