Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent,
to be well pleasing to Him.
2 Corinthians 5:9.
Another translation reads:
Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.
Paul declares that the aim of the Christian life is to please Jesus Christ/Yeshua HaMashiach, who in turn, is well-pleased with His followers.
Messiah’s heart fills with joy when He sees us walking in the paths in which He would have us go because as the scripture says:
John 4 :34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to completely finish His work.
And we are to do likewise:
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus in good works, which God hath prepared that we should walk in them.
We are to be like David who said in Ps 40:8 I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law/teaching is within my heart.
Some translations use the word accepted in this verse, which is also correct. The use of the word pleasing or well pleasing, suggests a more intimate relationship between ourselves and our Heavenly Father and Messiah. One that, as we are obedient to His will for our lives with a willing, humble heart of love and adoration; His response would be a loving joyful one which pleases Himgreatly.
Ps 37:4
Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the L ORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
Taking delight in the Lord means that our hearts truly find peace/shalom and fulfillment in His plans for us.
Ps 147:10,11. The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. ESV
His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His steadfast love.
The pleasure Messiah has in them that fear Him/reverently respect Him, and in them that hope in His mercy’ and do His will; is what fills His heart as He looks at those who are following His instructions as His disciples. This well pleased demeanor will be clearly revealed in the day of final judgment.
Matt. 25:23. His lord said unto him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. Thou hast been faithful over a few things; I will make thee ruler over many things. Enter thou into the joy of your Lord.
The word pleasing and pleasure are related, and we read in Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
In this kind of pleasure that is spoken of in verse 11 “and it is for your pleasure that they exist and were created”, lies the key to finding our purpose in life. We were created to provide our Heavenly Creator Father with the pleasure of being involved in our lives, of providing for us, of interacting with us and communicating with us; and when are in harmony with Him, flowing together with His plans, we are pleasing to Him.
So many people struggle with feelings of insecurity, a poor self image and low self-worth, and question just what is our purpose in life; and many spend much time, effort and resources trying to find answers to their questions.
Truthfully, the key to finding our purpose is found in this verse:
“For you created everything, and it is for your pleasure that they exist and were created.” Rev. 4:11.
This is our ultimate purpose, we were created for His pleasure! However this doesn’t this mean we are simply playthings in His hands.
Looking at the word “pleasure” from a worldly perspective, we may be inclined to think that we are just one of His hobbies. Nothing could be further from the truth, because the Bible describes the God of Creations’ relationship with us as that of a Father:
Psalm 103:13 is clear on that.
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him, and the same theme runs through the whole Bible, leading to the free and wonderful gift of Salvation.
God, is the perfect Father and is actively involved in our affairs and because He is, the concept of being created for God’s pleasure can perhaps be better understood from the position of a parent.
Being a parent is not meaning that parents should “play” with those placed in their care, or that they should use them for their own selfish reasons.
Instead, loving parents will take pleasure and find fulfillment in being connected to and involved with their children, by acting on their behalf for what is in their best interest, in communicating with them, in giving them guidance and in being actively involved in their lives. There is a subtle difference, but any caring parent will understand that the idea of, taking pleasure in our children is completely unselfish.
This is the kind of pleasure that is spoken of in Revelation 4:11 “and it is for your pleasure that they exist and were created”, and again, herein lies the key to finding our purpose in life. We were created to provide God with the pleasure of being involved in our lives, of providing for us, of interacting with us and communicating with us.
When we do the following things, we are bringing pleasure to our Heavenly Father and fulfilling His purpose for us.
When we actively pursue a relationship with God;
allow Him to be our provision, our Rock, our help in time of trouble;
make the effort to spend time with Him;
and
seek His will for our lives,
It is not important where we are in our walk in life, or if we have even discovered His direction for our lives. It is more important that in our search for purpose, we can be certain that when we make an effort to spend time with, and put our trust in Him, allowing Him to be our provision and our strength, we are fulfilling our purpose in life.
The best part being that, when we make it our first priority to bring pleasure to our Heavenly Father, we are opening the door for Him to provide us with guidance and knowledge of His will.
It is this decision of the individuals will, to place Messiah and His will for us above all other choices in life.
For each individual believer we should be able to say we live
that I may please Him-
It is not doctrines, denominations, creeds, opinions, professions, or even a faith that simply trusts in Him for salvation, that makes a true believer in Messiah Jesus/Yeshua..
We are believers/Christians/disciples in the exact measure in which Messiah’s will is positioned and important in our lives; and without a doubt, the common characteristic of all real believers/Christians/disciples, is summed up in this verse,
‘We labour that whether present or absent we may be well-pleasing to Him.’
We are to make it our goal, and it requires a conscious decision and a sustained effort to keep this goal always in front of us. It means we are to hold ourselves to the highest standard, moment by moment, day in and day out.
This is a commitment which is not making our first priority to win souls, or to plant churches, or to have revivals, but seeking only to be well pleasing to Him. A lack of spiritual experience is not what leads to failure, it is a lack of working to keep our eyes focused on the right goal.
We should examine ourselves before the Father at least once a week, to check if our lives are measuring up to the standard He has set for us. We think nothing of weekly putting out our trash, rubbish and garbage for collection. Things we no longer need, want or require. Items that are dirty, broken, unclean and no longer a part of our lives needs. This has a spiritual significance as we can expel any spiritual trash that has accumulated during the week, keeping this house/our physical house and all our spiritual aspects cleansed with the Blood of Messiah by not giving place to anything we would not want Him to see we have.
Anything we take on, that distracts us even to the smallest degree from the main goal of being approved to God 2 Tim. 2:15; may have an impact on how we are used in His service going forward. When we discern where the goal is leading us, we will understand why it is so necessary to keep, looking unto Yeshua/Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. Hebrews 12:2. Paul spoke of the importance of controlling his own body so that it would not take him in the wrong direction. He said: I discipline my body and bring it into subjection lest I myself should become disqualified. 1 Cor. 9:27
We must learn to do the same, and relate everything to the primary goal, maintaining it without interruption.
Our public worth to our Heavenly Father is measured by what we really are in our private life. Is our primary goal in life to please and to be acceptable to Him, or is it something less, no matter how spiritual it may sound to ourselves and others?
In Phil. 4:10 Paul said
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection.
This is a very serious statement and should not be prayed or declared lightly, because the next few words hold immense sobriety for the individual…
the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
The Amplified Bible reads: And this, so that I may know Him [experientially, becoming more thoroughly acquainted with Him, understanding the remarkable wonders of His Person more completely] and [in that same way experience] the power of His resurrection [which overflows and is active in believers], and [that I may share] the fellowship of His sufferings, by being continually conformed [inwardly into His likeness even] to His death [dying as He did];
In the Aramaic Bible in Plain English: That by it I may know Yeshua and the power of his resurrection, and that I may share in his sufferings and be conformed with his death,
And the power of his resurrection, this was a glorious manifestation of Divine powerRomans 1:4. That resurrection power is now the power in the believers spiritual life: it stimulates the spiritual resurrection from the death caused by sin unto the life of righteousness. Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:12.
And the fellowship of His sufferings.
According to the best manuscripts, there is a very close connection between these words and the previous ones,
Romans 8:17; 2 Timothy 2:11, 12.
To know the quickening power of His resurrection, we must share His sufferings.
As we meditate on the sufferings of our Savior we begin to feel a deeper, a more real understanding of what He experienced. This in turn will help to prepare us if, when we are called to suffer, we are to take it patiently, looking unto Messiah Yeshua/Jesus, then our sufferings will become united with His sufferings, “we suffer with him.” And he who hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows feels for us having been touched with the feeling of our infirmities.
This fellowship in suffering leads us through by His grace, to fellowship with Him in glory.
2 Corinthians 4:10; Romans 6:5.
Being made conformable unto his death; rather, becoming conformed. The means it is now, in the present: it implies a continual progress. It is taken from the word μορφή, meaning: form, used in Philippians2:6, and indicates, not just an external resemblance, but a deep, inner conformity. The reference here is not to a death by martyrdom, but to that daily dying to the world and to self, which Paul declared when he said that he was “crucified with Christ” Galatians 2:20; 1 Corinthians 15:31.
The true servant and disciple of Messiah is committed to Him first before anything or anyone else; and to the Fathers will, plan and purpose.
Today we should ask ourselves…Is it our primary goal as His servant, to be well pleasing to Him?
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.
There is a precious connection to the servant heart of a brave, courageous, faith filled and obedient woman called Hadassah whose memory is celebrated each year at Purim and to the coming Messiah. He came the first time as the suffering servant whose brave, courageous, faith filled and obedient life and death opened the WAY to eternal life in the presence of God for whosoever will accept His offer.
One thing is clear and that is we are to emulate and follow Him. His instructions for our new life in Him are recorded for our benefit and education. His Words are instructions for life/chaim.
Mark 9:35 KJV: And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, [the same] shall be last of all, and servant of all.
First a word of encouragement…
It is soon the time of year we remember Messiahs sacrificial death and the celebration of His resurrection which gives us more than a fleeting wishful thought of a future with the Lord; it is a hope that is rooted deep in faith anchored in the foundation of the written word of promise which was fulfilled in the physical life of a physical savior; and who is Himself the living Word and will physically return.
The spirit of Jesus/Yeshua is the spirit of prophecy; and He is that self fulfilling prophecy whose words of promise will not pass away but will be fulfilled just as He spoke. These words are recorded for us in the 4 gospels, Acts and in Revelation.
He is faithful and true and we can be assured that all is well.
He is in control of all things.
Nothing is a surprise to Him because He is the great co ordinator watching over His creation to will and to do His good pleasure.
1 Chronicles 28:20 – And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do [it]: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, [even] my God, [will be] with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
5 Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have]; for He [God] Himself has said,
I will not
in any way fail you
nor give you up nor leave you without support.
[I will] not,
[I will] not,
[I will] not in any degree leave you helpless
nor forsake
nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)!
[Assuredly not!]
Hebrews 13:5 Amp.
Do not be dismayed for those things coming upon the earth.
Joshua 8:1, God says, “Fear not, neither be dismayed.”
Yes, there may be a dark and evil storm raging around us, and some tribulations coming upon the earth at this season; for we are in a time of great change.
Things will be different going forward as scripture is being fulfilled before our eyes. BUT the Lord says,
“Do not be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.”
and He has armies that we do not see.
So let the peace of God rule and reign in our hearts, His true Shalom!
there is a need for us to know our identity… who we really are.
We are not the persona we have created for ourselves, namely the one we show to the world or even the one we show to church members, nor even maybe family members. In reality we are who God made us to be, and as we have accepted the terms of the renewed covenant;
we are grafted in to the olive tree of spiritual Israel and
now part of Messiahs Bride/Kallah.
We are joint heirs with Him.
We are now to become the person that He strategically placed and positioned here on this earth for this season and His reason.
We are bought with a price that we could never repay and like Esther/Hadassah, for such a time as this we were called into His Kingdom.
The church age is finite.
In that, it had a specific beginning on the day of Pentecost and it will have a specific end; an alpha and omega, an alef and tav.
One day this age will end.
That day will be the day Messiah comes for His Bride, His Challah and time is running out.
2000+ years have passed and if we believe the 1000 year to a day ratio, then 2 days are completed and
on the third day I will raise you up!
29 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
30 will fail to receive many times more at the proper time—
and inthe age to come, eternal life.”
The Kingdom Age is an eternal one, infinite and it’s the one we are familiar with and say as part of the Lords /apostles/disciples prayer.
THY KINGDOM COME…..
We are, saints, children of the Most High, and are to be sharing the good news that the DALET/door to salvation, the WAY to eternal life is still available for whosoever will.
Encourage all to Seek Him while He may be found. As Messiah said:
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
And So must we…
This Gregorian calendar year of 2020 reminds us of the optician chart that measures if we have 20-20 vision… the message is clear for those with eyes to see and ears to hear.
One aspect of 2020 is that it overlaps with Hebrew year 5780, where the Hebrew character that represents 80, (PeyFey) is a pictograph representing an open mouth.
A reference perhaps to prophecy, and the spoken word. It also speaks of grace for reaching the lost through declaring the gift of salvation through Messiah. We are to speak out and boldly declare the signs of the times.
And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel. Eph. 6:19
The salvation of the people is the most important thing and that it can be found by turning to Jesus and turning means repenting of our rebellion and sinful ways.
Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds. Jer.4:1
Turn and keep on coming.
There is always resistance to this message of repentance and holiness, but the word says:
But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy.
On the behavioral aspect of Holiness that Hebrews 12:14 touches on, its clear, without pursuing holiness – noone will see The Lord.
Intimacy with God, communion with Ruach HaKodesh/ Holy Spirit, will not be taking place unless one pursues holiness.
It requires a cleansing of our hearts and allowing Him to wash us clean with His precious blood.
And a purging by fire.
It surely is not ‘coincidence’ that the whole world is being told to wash its hands!
They shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they may not die. It shall be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his offspring throughout their generations. Isaiah 1:16
As above so below,
on earth as it is in heaven;
the duality of spirituality.
What is happening on the earth is indicative of what is taking place in the spiritual realm.
Everything we need to know is in His Word – He has EVERYTHING covered!
Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.” James 4:8,
This is not insignificant as many of todays pulpits are not calling for repentance or holiness. It does not have the same appeal as other subjects yet
Jesus own words in Luke 13:1-9
3 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish…
If you don’t get right with God, you are going to perish.”
This is part of our calling, to pray more will be saved.
It was David who then pondered who could go into the presence of such a holy sovereign Lord…
(i.e., to the tabernacle on the hill [holy hill in Psa.2:6] of the Lord and its holy place).
Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
Ps 24:3
Verse 4 answers: He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Only those whose heart is pure and hands are clean.
God’s hill is, in reality, the highest heaven, wherein He has His dwelling-place. Then its’ representative on earth was, Mount Zion, where it was already pre determined that the temple should be built, and where David was about to transfer the ark of the covenant.
This question was asked as a warning to the Levites, because David was ready to have them move the ark. He was ensuring that they would purify themselves in heart and soul before taking part in the serious and holy ceremony.
Or who shall stand in his holy place?
Who: This refers to those who shall stand and minister inside the tabernacle, when the ark has been placed inside, and it has thus become, God’s Holy place?
His throne/kapporet/presence, here on earth.
We are to rend our hearts in true repentance and sorrow for Salvation is by God’s decision and God’s decision is based on what He sees (1 Samuel 16:7).
These give an elaboration of this answer, which is remarkable, because it expresses in language so clear that a child may understand it.
It is simply that the only service, the only character which can be thought worthy of such a habitation, is that which conforms itself to the laws of:
truth,
honesty,
humility,
justice,
love.
Millenia have passed, Jerusalem has fallen, the Jewish monarchy, its priesthood with its rituals and religion have been missing, yet Davids words by which all wise and good men would measure the worth and value of men remain.
Only those that are truly His.
Only those that love and trust Him enough to continue to abide in Him, through obedience and love.
Those who, knowing His word, loving it, and living it, will speak it, without fear or compromise.
Those who answered His call to true Holiness/set-apartness.
Sadly it is not those who claim to be His and yet do not obey His commands, or continually follow His Way.
He is still calling with the open invitation, yet only a few will come. Matt. 7:14
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads to life, and few there be that find it.
The truth is clear that if we are in sin we cannot stand in His Holy/Kadosh place. A Holy God does not live where sin is, and we must be filled with His Holy Spirit, Ruach HaKodesh, clothed with His Spirit, that robe of righteousness –
the correct wedding garment.
Once we let the light of His love and glory shine upon us, in us and through us, all will be revealed to us that we need to do to remain His.
We are to run to His light today and be so full, that others will see this light and want it for themselves. this is what He calls us to do, reveal the light of Jesus to the world.
Being of service to others – by being a servant that is how to be the true bride/challah of the King, holy – without spot or wrinkle. Holiness unto the Lord – this is also engraved on the crown of the High Priest.
Dedicated and single minded.
Like both Esther/Hadassah and Jesus/Yeshua.
He is faithful and true.
Doesn’t He deserve the same attributes and character from His bride to be? And surely why He asks if will He find faith(fullness) in His servants when He comes? Luke 18:8.
Being faithful means to be true to one’s word or promises, be steady in allegiance, and be consistent with the truth. A faithful person is loyal, reliable, trustworthy, and believable. From a Spiritual perspective, faithful means to literally be full of faith.
The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times? Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes. Truly I tell you, that he will set him over all that he has.
Matthew 25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
It immediately preceeds the parable of the 10 virgins which has a similar eschatological theme of being prepared for the day of reckoning.
What is the meaning of being a Servant?
Servant in the New Testament is the correct translation of 3 Greek words: Diakonos oiketays and doulos.
These three words are worlds apart because
Diakonos is also translated as minister and Deacon while
doulos and oiketays are also translated slave,
meaning bond servant.
An oiketays was a bond servant who was only a household servant: a maid, a Cook, a nurse, a butler or similar work.
A bond servant is a person who has been purchased for a specific time or job.
We are to be serving the servant King.
In the late 1800s it was common for people in Europe to agree to work for an American Company for a specified time in payment for their passage to the USA.
A believer is to be this bond servant for the Lord in the sense that we are obligated totally to Him because our Redeemer purchased us with His blood/His life. He is more than an employer because He has each of us under contract/covenant.
This is different from slavery because we have free will and can the break contract if we desire.
In Romans Paul wrote to Titus, in Jacobs letter to Peter and Jude also starts by referring to the author as a doulos, a bond servant of God or Yeshua.
The relationship to people is as a diakonos and some translations use servant/minister to illustrate this point.
A minister is ordained to serve people, as Jesus/Yeshua came to serve, not to be served. Matthew 20:28
In the Hebrew scriptures, the references to slaves are overwhelmingly to bond servants and specifically that meaning.
In Greek and Roman law, slaves were possessions, like furniture, that an owner could treat however he wanted to, even killing a slave was not considered a crime.
In Scripture, the slaves were bond servants who had to be set free if they were injured. Exodus 21:26:27.
Every Hebrew bond servant was released in the seventh year and all bond servants were released in the Jubilee 50th year.
Ezekiel 27:13 is The only reference to slavery in the Hebrew Scriptures, where the phrase nefesh adam is used, it’s commonly translated as human lives or human souls.
In the New Testament the only reference to Greek and Roman slavery is in Revelation 18:13 where the Greek word somata is used of the merchants weeping over the loss of their wealth with the destruction of Babylon.
Here it is speaking of them as possessions which was the case with slavery and was not only in Greece and Rome but also in other countries. This was not the slavery of the Hebrew Scriptures.
Hammash is a Hebrew word that means servant. shammash (also spelled “shammas”) As in servant candle on the menorah.
Also He was the Branch as the branch of the menorah and the branches of the myrtle/haddasah/Esther, as well as other trees, mentioned in Nehemiah 8:15; were to be used as construction for the booths!
The booths/tabernacles, the sukkahs, the temporary shelters, for the final feast of succot which represents God tabernacling/dwelling with His people.
The Word for Servant in Hebrew:
A servant of servants He shall be to his brothers. KJV: a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. INT: be Canaan A servant of servants shall be to his brothers. Genesis 9:26 HEB: וִיהִ֥י כְנַ֖עַן עֶ֥בֶד לָֽמוֹ׃ NAS: And let Canaan be his servant. KJV: and Canaan shall be his servant.
Genesis 9:25 HEB: אָר֣וּר כְּנָ֑עַן עֶ֥בֶד עֲבָדִ֖ים יִֽהְיֶ֥ה NAS: be Canaan; A servant of servants KJV: [be] Canaan; a servant of servants
Strongs 5650.
ebed: slave, servant
Original Word: עֶבֶד Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: ebed Phonetic Spelling: (eh’-bed) Definition: slave, servant
5649
abad: slave, servant
Original Word: עֲבַד Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: abad Phonetic Spelling: (ab-bad’) Definition: slave, servant
Ezra 5:11 HEB: אֲנַ֣חְנָא הִמּ֡וֹ עַבְדוֹהִי֩דִֽי־ אֱלָ֨הּ NAS: us, saying, ‘We are the servants of the God KJV: are the servants of the God
עַבְדִּיאֵל
proper name, masculine servant of El;
strongs 5661
עַבְדִּיאֵל Abdiel
8334 sharath: to minister, serve
Original Word: שָׁרַת Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sharath Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-rath’) Definition: to minister, serve
Genesis 39:4 HEB: חֵ֛ן בְּעֵינָ֖יו וַיְשָׁ֣רֶתאֹת֑וֹ וַיַּפְקִדֵ֙הוּ֙ NAS: in his sight and became his personal servant; and he made him overseer KJV: in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer INT: favor his sight and became made over
Genesis 40:4 HEB: יוֹסֵ֛ף אִתָּ֖ם וַיְשָׁ֣רֶתאֹתָ֑ם וַיִּהְי֥וּ NAS: in charge of them, and he took care of them; and they were in confinement KJV: Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season
Exodus 24:13 HEB: מֹשֶׁ֔ה וִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ מְשָׁרְת֑וֹוַיַּ֥עַל מֹשֶׁ֖ה NAS: with Joshua his servant, and Moses KJV: rose up, and his minister Joshua: INT: Moses Joshua his servant went and Moses
An attendant in the service of someone, as Joshua was the servant/minister of Moses (Numbers 11:28). (3) As a ‘term of respectful self-depreciation referring to one’s self, thy servant, or your servant is used in place of the personal pronoun of the first person:
Hebrew Words for Servant:
Ehbed
עֶבֶד
and
Sharath
שָׁרַת
The Hebrew word for ‘Servant’ is משרת (meh-sha-ret) for male and משרתת (meh-sha-reh-tet) for female.
This is used mainly for domestic servants and is not considered politically correct anymore so we say rather someone is a person employed by another to perform tasks and duties serves only at the employers pleasure as they are not related to the one they are working for.
The first time God called someone My Servant,is in Job 1:8
The book of Job is considered the oldest of the books and immediately we read that haSatan /adversary is in the Courts of Heaven.
He doesn’t own up to anything specific but only that he has been going to and fro about his business as the prince of this world. When Satan least expected it, an irresistible opportunity is dangled in front of his eyes and he doesn’t waste any time taking the bait as he seeks to enlarge his own reputation at the expense of what he erroneously imagines is an incorrect assessment of Gods Servant Job.
Job 1:8:
The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.”
Surely it aggravated Satan that God had built a hedge of protection around righteous Job. We know that because of his instant response and not needing to even check Job out…
“Take down the hedge of protection and stretch forth your hand and take away all his blessings and he will curse you to your face”
“I will not do that” reported the Lord. “But I will allow you to do your worst against Job except you must not take his life.”
No doubt Satan immediately rushed out eager to begin doing his worst against the one man that God considered precious in His sight.
The one who God called, My Servant Job.
Genesis 18:1-3. The Hebrew word Servant is in the story of the Lord appearing unto Abraham to announce the soon arrival of the Promised Son!
And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
Ehbed דבֶעֶ
Ayin beyt and dalet
Dalet/daleth beyt/bet/beit ayin
(or Avdi) Remember b is also a letter v.
The word servant used for Moses is
Ehbed and indicates ownership.
It is often used as a term to describe a bond-servant or a slave who has been set free by the owner but chooses by his/her freewill to remain with his owner and serve him out of love and devotion.
Both Joshua and Moses are called servants the one for Moses is Ehbed;
but the word used for Joshua is very different, it is Sharath. This tells us more about each of them and their ministries.
Joshua 1:1,2 opens with a command to the new leader.
Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
In this verse the Hebrew word ehbed is servant and used for Moses indicating ownership. (As we just saw above, it’s often used to describe a bond-servant who has been set free but chooses to remain with his owner and serve him out of love and devotion.)
The word used for Joshua is very different it is Sharath. The word here which is translated as Moses’ minister, also means servant; but refers to a high ranking servant, who directly and personally ministers to his master.
Genesis 9: 25 is the first place where the word Ehbed is used
And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
Ehbed of Ehbed means Servant of servants and reveals the consequences of the sin of Canaan/Cain. This being that he is destined to never again serve God, his true master, but instead he will be forced to serve only other servants. It will not be his free will choice but he will be forced to serve out of duty and not out of love and devotion. This indicates he will be the lowest of servants.
Ehbed is spelled Ayin Beyt Dalet.
A look at the pictographs may give some more insight.
Ayin is the picture of the eye and means to see, to know, or to experience.
Beyt is the picture of the tent and indicates a family or a dwelling place, and is the first letter in the Torah that identifies the Son of God.
Dalet is the picture of the doorway and points to a pathway, a gate, a place of decision, or a place where change can take place.
The pictographs reveal the meanings of the original Hebrew words show in the word Ehbed that Moses could willingly choose to serve God because he hadnot only experienced Him but had come to know God the Son and in this relationship he came to a place of decision. Moses was the author of the accounts in Genesis of Abraham and Jacob and their meetings with God in the flesh, which seems to be indicating the person of Jesus/Yeshua as the preincarnate Messiah.
Genesis 39:4 is the first place Sharath is found. When in Egypt, Jacobs son Joseph, was serving as a personal slave to Pharaoh’s captain of the guard, Potifer.
And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him; and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
Sharath translates as the word served and tells us Joseph was a high ranking and trusted slave even though he was in a foreign land.
The conditions Joseph was in and the grace extended to him indicates he must have served with whole-hearted devotion.
in Exodus 33:11. Joshua showed this same whole-hearted devotion towards Moses
And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
The verses in Exodus 24:13 & 33:11 tell us that in the Tabernacle Joshua was in Gods presence with Moses and on the mountain.
Joshua was there to serve Sharath Moses wherever he went.
Sharath is spelledSheen Reysh Tav.
And the pictographs of Sharath reveal the following:
Sheen/Shinis the picture of teeth and means to destroy or to press and is the one letter God uses to identify Himself.
Reysh/Resh is the picture of the head and stands for the leader, the highest, the most important, or the prince.
Tavis the picture of crossed wooden sticks and symbolizes a covenant, a sign, or a cross and can mean to seal.
The pictographs of Sharath reveal how devoted Joshua was in his service to Moses.
At this point we need to remind ourselves that Joshua is a type of Jesus/Yeshua. Joshua served with the same loving devotion that the Son of God would show His Father as He went to the cross.
Hidden in the pictographs was the mystery kept for us, so that we could see that it was written so long ago. Declaring that in loving devotion to His Heavenly Father, Jesus/Yeshua would go to His death on the cross of His own free will.
The Sharath /servant, Messiah would by doing so fulfill the Father’s plan of salvation for all those under the curse of sin.
Known also as the suffering servant.
Remembering that each Hebrew letter is also a number, we can gain a little further insight.
The letter Sheen is the number 300 and signifies the final blood sacrifice of the Perfect Lamb of God.
The letter Reysh is the number 200 and balances the complete sufficiency of God with the insufficiency of man.
Tav is the number 400 and stands for a divinely ordained period of time that will bring about deliverance and renewal.
Here we see a summing up of the plan of God:
the blood sacrifice of Jesus/Yeshua, the Lamb of God, will be sufficient to deliver fallen man from the bondage of sin and bring us to a new life in Him.
There is one more mystery we can now see makes sense.
(And as there is no word for coincidence in Hebrew as everything is considered part of Gods plan.)
It is more than interesting that of all the 22 letters of the Hebrew Aleph Beyt; the last 3 letters
sheen reysh tav
make up the word Sharath.
Just as the first three letters Aleph Beyt Gimel stand for the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and begin/genesis our story,
av ben ruach
father son spirit
the last 3 show us there will be a
Servant
sheen reysh tav
Sh-r-th
Sharath
No we know who will finish this story for us:
the Son Yeshua will be Sharath to the Father
and will finish the plan of salvation
at the Tav,
the wooden cross.
Servant
Dalet Beyt Ayin
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the meaning of the three letters in the Hebrew word we translate into English as Servant.
Ayin
To See Know Experience To Understand
Beyt
The House or Tent
God the Son
Dalet
Jesus/Yeshua The Door that Leads to Eternal Life…
God has placed a hidden in plain sight revelation at the root of the picture meaning of the word Servant.
This revealing/apocalypse, is meant to cause us to re-examine the concept from God’s vantage point and to understand the ultimate purpose of a servant, ehbed.
Recall earlier, that servant is defined in the dictionary as “a person employed by another to perform duties, most often those duties are domestic.”
The servant is the one person who is welcomed into the home in order to assist in the smooth management of the household. The servant is not related to the master of the household but serves at his pleasure.
Hebrew Word Picture for the Servant is below and gives another picture of a servant.
there is a discernible difference in the meaning:
To see, know and experience the Home of the Prince of Heaven, the Son of God by entering into the Door that sets us on the path/WAYto heaven and eternal life.
God called Job My Servant.
BUT
Job had not seen, known or experienced the home of the Prince of Heaven, the Son of God…or had he??
Had Job entered the door that leads to Eternal Life? Actually the answer is YES, if we consider Jobs declaration of faith in the Redeemer as recorded in:
Job 19:25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
Therefore it should surely follow that those who are God’s servants here on earth will one day see, know and experience heaven. But we know our Heavenly Father is not looking for domestic servants in shamayim/heaven.
So what is God’s plan for His servants here on earth?
If it were not promised in the Scriptures over and over again, the answer is almost too incredible to voice, because the answer is, that the God who called Job, My Servant, would one day call Job His adopted son!
His spiritual future destiny was to call his Creator Father, Abba, Av /Avinu, his Heavenly Father.
Job’s
spiritual future destiny is also our
spiritual future destiny…
if we love God and have put our faith and trust in His only begotten Son; who came to undo the curse brought into the world by Satan and sin; and redeem us from it by His own blood.
Messiahs promise to His disciples:
John 15:15
Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
Listen to what Yeshua/Jesus says to us:
John 1:11
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
First, Yeshua/Jesus came as the servant of all
and now we understand the fuller meaning of the mystery contained in the Ancient Hebrew Pictograph word pictures.
His servant heart preceded His Coronation
and so too does ours!
The king is coming!
Now we understand what a servant is, even though we are also His friends, let us be found faithful servants; discerning the fullness of His calling on our lives as we each serve Him in all truth as a bond-servant…..
ONE who has been set free but chooses to remain with his owner and serve him out of love and devotion.
Bond servants – ehbed and sharath
for the coming king of kings and Lord of Lords.
We Have this BLESSED ASSURANCE!
The suffering servant Ehbed and Sharath
will return as our Conquering King!
THIS IS our story..
THIS IS our song!
How Marvelous How Wonderful!
Please don’t leave this page before you commit to be His bond servant and if you are not sure you can be.
Shalom, shalom, mishpachah!
The JOY of the Lord is Your Strength!
You are loved and appreciated and prayed for daily.
Fear not, simply rest in Him and be comforted, God is WORKING!
Stay alert, prepared and be ready!
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You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
Its all about Life and Relationship, not Religion.
NOT SURE? YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.
The Spring season of Appointed Times of the Lord/Moedim were initiated this week with Purim.
The remembrance of Purim is a precursor to the 7 on the Hebrew Calendar; and it commemorates the selfless action of woman chosen for a specific time and purpose. Purim is always 30 days before Passover/Pesach. It’s almost like a heads-up, a marker, for those with eyes to see and ears to hear, of what is about to begin!
Although previous posts have highlighted Esther /Hadassah/Myrtle, one aspect of this story was not included in:
This aspect concerns the fact that Gods name was hidden in this book. It did not mean He was not there or didn’t know what was going on.
Although the name of God is not written as a literal word in this book, it is however, conspicuous by its absence. In that absence, it is more of an indication that, although God is hidden and not obvious in the text; He is working behind the scenes.
From here He is causing His will to proceed and come to a victorious conclusion in bringing about the salvation of His chosen people, even though at the same time, the devil was trying to orchestrate their extinction.
When His Name is not obvious, on and in the events, as in the book of Esther, readers may think He has forgotten, deserted or has abandoned them.
NOT SO and nothing could be further from the truth.
He is working?
How do we know that?
Because His Word tells us He Never slumbers nor sleeps:
Indeed, He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. … Psalm 121; Psalm120; Psalm 122.
Hinei lo yanum v’lo yishan shomer Israel
A further confirmation being one of the Covenant Names of God, that shows and qualifies His attributes is:
YHWH-Shammah —
“The Lord is present”
(Ezekiel 48:35)
God is ALWAYS present with us.
Phonetic Spelling:
(yeh-ho-vaw’ shawm’-maw)
read from right to left under each Hebrew letter
<maw shaw h-va-ho-yeh <
Pronounced Ya-wa or
Yod–Ha-Vav-Ha Sham-ma
God is intimately and intricately involved in the lives of His people. He is constantly at work in every aspect of their lives. But everything He does is for a purpose.
Job 34:20
In order for the scenes to change in the faith experience, the Lord, Who is“the Author and Finisher of our faith” (Heb. 12:2),must work behind the scenes.
Although people and circumstances are always associated with where we are in the spiritual drama, the Bible teaches that God is the major Force behind the ever changing scenes of life.
God had been working behind the scenes, in the lives of two men Joseph had never met. God worked in their life circumstances in what initially appeared to be negative events in order to bring these three men together in the same place for this very moment. Specifically so that Joseph could interpret their dreams.
Joseph said, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell it to me, please” (v. 8).
The whole of Josephs early life and experiences were in preparation for the time He would save his family, his people and his whole nation which included the line from which Messiah would come to bring salvation.
Gideon also had an experience of God working In Judges 7:9-15 as the warrior was about to face the troops of Midian with a much smaller and less-equipped force.
Although Gideon was a willing servant of God, he needed assurance that it was, in fact, God calling him to this task (vs.17).
In accomplishing the mission set before him by God, Gideon proves himself to be faithful, as well as a mighty warrior, becoming a strong leader of men (Judges 7:17).
9 And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand. 10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:
Judges 7:9-15 KJV.
The following night the Lord commanded Gideon to go down to the camp of the enemy, as He had given it into his hand.In the Hebrew language text, here the perfect is used to denote the purpose of God, which had already been formed.
In the same way as in Judges 4:14,
God had worked behind the scenes!
This working, is not confined to the Old Testament/TaNaKh, but is further confirmed for us in Yeshua/Jesus own words informing us that God is always working His purpose out.
God is working right now!
John 5:17, NIV: In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day,
“My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” John 5:17 NKJV
He is watching ever mindful of us and all the events unfolding. At the appointed time, He intervenes. He reveals Himself in all His glory and ability to bring events to a perfect and timely conclusion.
To coin a couple of well known phrases:
The wedding will take place – the show must go on.
It also has a worldly meaning that people often push forward in their own strength, when they are not supposed to, regardless of how negatively pressing and unfavorable circumstances may be.
For us, knowing that He is WORKING, it brings COMFORT..
and have faith in His and the Fathers ability to accomplish all that has been planned from the foundation of the world;
because He Is:
Omnipotent (All-powerful)
Omniscient (All-knowing)
Omnipresent (Ever-present)
His word will come to pass.
All scripture will be fulfilled.
All prophecy will happen just as it has been written.
Esther came into the moment.
Into the time line.
Just as the events seemed set to wipe out Gods’ children for good.
The enemy’s plan was to destroy and totally annihilate the people of God, the tribe of Judah, the Jewish race and in turn to stop the future birth of Messiah.
Consider how many times that was attempted and every time it failed!
הֲדַסָּה
Hadassah
Esther’s Jewish name comes from the Hebrew word הֲדַס hădaç Hadas which means ‘myrtle’.
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the thorn/brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. To set forth his glory. Of God’s deliverance, and that he will never forsake his Church. Isaiah 55:13
Read that one more time………
To set forth His glory.
Of God’s deliverance, and that
He will
NEVER
FORSAKE
HIS CHURCH!!!
church = ecclesia = called out/apart ones/His BRIDE.
That’s all of us who meet His criteria!
Instead of the thorn, (from the crown of thorns of the suffering servant); shall come forth the myrtle
the flower
the servant
and the chosen one
the hidden bride.
Esther’s name has a meaning of hidden, this meaning is that the bride of Messiah is to this day hidden from the Jewish people. Esther disguised herself as a Gentile, but secretly she was a Hebrew (Ivri )/Yahuwdiy (Jew).
In the same way, those who are born-again by the blood of the lamb are not recognized by many who call themselves Jews because, as of today, many do not acknowledge Jesus/Yeshua as their true Messiah, but one day they will see Him who they pierced.
To be the true bride kallah/challah of the King.
We have seen that as believers symbolically God is our bridegroom and we are His challah/kallah, His bride.
Yeshua/Jesus our Heavenly Bridegroom was born – nothing could stop it. No devilish plans could prevent His coming then,
and it will not now either.
His second coming will occur at the appointed time.
Events will unfold on time – His time — just as they did in Esther’s day.
The devil still seeks to destroy God’s family, he wants to prevent the wedding taking place., but he does not succeed!
——
Where is God’s Name in the story today?
He is WORKING behind the scenes.
The salvation of His people is the focus through Ruach HaKodesh /Holy Spirit, whose mandate according to Scripture is:
as an expression of His love and mercy, the Holy Spirit seeks to convict or convince us that Jesus is the cure for sin.
8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me; (John 16:8-9)
Jesus/Yeshua promised the apostles that the
Ruach HaKodesh /Holy Spirit would convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.
The world is a sinful place, and one of Ruach HaKodesh/Holy Spirit’s tasks, is to convict the world of its’ sin. No amount of preaching, pleading, or pointing of fingers will bring about the conviction of sin, unless Ruach HaKodesh /Holy Spirit is at work in the sinner’s heart.
It is the Ruach/Spirit’s job to bring conviction to a soul.
God’s desire is that they will be motivated to look for defense counsel: (Jesus/Yeshua) before they appear before the Judge (Father God) for sentencing.
To bring all to repentance and like Esther, beg petition from the king for clemency.
As Esther was prepared to do, we must lay down our lives for Him…
Esther laid her life on the line for her people..
Jesus/Yeshua laid His life on the line for His people.
Instead of the briar comes the myrtle..
Up came the Esther/the Hadassah/Myrtle, to speak for those about to perish.
She was the picture of servant hood and sacrifice, just as Yeshua/Jesus with the crown of thorns was the picture of servant hood and sacrifice…
Both willing to lay down their lives for others and in this case for a whole nation. Had she not done so, the line through which Messiah came, would have perished and He would not have been able to lay down His life for the whole world.
Esther
The epitome of a true and faithful servant – loving not her life even unto death!
Self sacrifice, laying down her life – chaim, for others.
As we remember Esther, it is also the initiator of the appointed times on the Hebraic calendar year cycle.
The Appointed Times/Moedim, always begin with sacrifice
-self-sacrifice,
laying one’s life down for another… for Her people, a nation..
and as we are about to begin the cycle of the Spiritual Calendar with Passover/Pesach the epitomy of self sacrifice –
laying one’s life down for another… for His people, a nation..
and in Messiahs case, for the whole world.
The trick the enemy was preparing ended up being the agent of his own demise. God was working and always is.
Even when we don’t see it plainly or see His Name on events, the myrtle will blossom in it’s time.
This is 2020 = we must have perfect vision…spiritually so we can SEE Him WORKING!
Esther/Hadassah/Myrtle, was the model of true servant hood in her timeline and Jesus/Yeshua was the model of true servant hood in His…
In part 2 we will look at what the pictographs of this Word servant show us.
Happy Purim
Shalom, shalom, mishpachah!
You are loved and appreciated and prayed for daily.
Fear not, simply rest in Him and be comforted, God is WORKING!
Stay alert, prepared and be ready!
Thank you so much for taking the time to read the posts and for all your kind and encouraging comments. Please continue to share with others, like and subscribe for notifications of new postings. It all helps to freely spread the Gospel to the uttermost parts of the earth and reaches others with the blessing of His Truths that always point us to Our Heavenly Father, Through Jesus/Yeshua by the power of His Holy Spirit/Ruach HaKodesh.
Share His comfort to those going through times of testing and trouble…be an encourager of hearts and tell them GOD IS WORKING behind the scenes!
As always, a very warm welcome to each and every subscriber/follower/visitor, both old and new; and remember that the post is best viewed on the Homepage site in full color!
Please don’t leave this page without the knowing in your heart you are totally His.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
Its all about Life and Relationship, not Religion.
NOT SURE? YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.
Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, 
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