What Is Blessing and Who Is Blessed?

God’s meaning of Blessing compared to our concept.

Baruch Haba B’Shem Adonai 

ברוך הבא בשם יהוה

Barukh atah Adonai 

bah-ROOKH at-TAH ah-doh-NIGH

   בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה

Words that begin Hebrew blessings, are commonly rendered in English as:

Blessed art Thou, Lord our God, King of the Universe.

This phrase is sometimes called the 

Shem umalkhut;

it includes the name and the sovereignty, affirming that God is King over the entire universe.

Messianic blessings are recited in Hebrew with the intent of remaining true to the Jewish identity of Yeshua as the Mashiach/Messiah of Israel and Savior of the world.

God Bless You, Bless You and Blessings to you; are probably some of the most familiar sayings yet, what are we really saying?

The scripture says:

Blessings like showers in

Jeremiah 3:3 I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. And I will cause showers to come down in their season; they will be showers of blessing.

This word shower in the Hebrew is geshem, which means: to rain violently, pour down in heavy shower, according to Strong’s Concordance.

There are two main Ancient Hebrew words for rain used in the Hebrew Bible:

גשם geshem and מטר matar;

they are used for different types of rain.

Geshem: rain, shower, גשם, in the Bible is usually associated with a heavy rain.

Strongs#1653. גֶּ֫שֶׁם (geshem)

— rain, shower.

geshem -gheh’-shem; a shower: rain, shower  

geshem, used of gentle rain in Job 37:6:

shower of rain, KJV small rain; and

used of the flood in Genesis 7:12.

Figuratively of blessing: showers of blessing (Ezekiel 34:26 );

Figuratively of destruction:

There shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in wrath to consume it. (Ezekiel 13:13).

 Ezekiel 34:25-26 (NIV)says, “I will make a covenant of peace with them and…I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing.”

This word shower in the Hebrew is geshem.

Transliteration: geshem 

Phonetic Spelling: (gheh’-shem):

which means to:

rain violently, pour down in a heavy shower,

as showers from heaven cause the earth to become fruitful and produce abundantly.

Deuteronomy 32:2. Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.

The best place to live is with the blessing of the Lord, and the Lord has already poured out the shower of blessing in Messiah. Eph. 1:3!

Deuteronomy 28:2 (AMP) says, “And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you if you heed the voice of the Lord your God.”

We know what we mean, when we speak it out to an individual, or over a nation or even when we say, Bless God, or, We Bless You Lord.

It’s probably one of the more common words in the scriptures in the English translations

but what does it really mean?

A blessing, according to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, is:

the act or words of one that blesses, or

a thing conducive to happiness or welfare.

What was the original meaning according to the scriptures?

In the Bible, there are several words that are usually translated as blessing or bless. The Hebrew word most often translated bless is barak, which can mean to praise, congratulate, or salute, and is even used to mean a curse. 

Genesis 1:22 is the first occurrence, when God blessed the sea creatures and birds, telling them to be fruitful and multiply in the earth.

Likewise, in verse 28, God gave the similar blessing to Adam and Eve, adding that they were to exercise dominion over creation.

The Hebrew Word for blessed in the paleo Hebrew script:

The word is translated as bless  krb.

בָרַךְ

and blessed looks like this: 

Strongs #1288 to kneel, bless

When this Hebrew script is directly translated into English, we get the spelling of Barak.

Barak (pronounced Baw-rahk) is the Hebrew pronunciation for the verb bless and the past tense word blessed.

When written in this form it means to show respect (usually translated as bless) as seen in Genesis 12:2.

A related Hebrew word is berakhah meaning a gift or present. This shows that behind the paleo form of the verb barak there is a concrete meaning.

That is: to bring a gift to another while kneeling out of respect.

(Think Magi as they found Jesus/Yeshua after following His star!)

Barak ברך Bet/beyt/beit – resh/reysh – Kaf

It could also be interpreted as the son of tenderness –

to treat as a mature son, with tenderness.

ר ב – ב Bet/beyt/beit – ר resh/reysh – son

רך – ך Kaf – ר reysh /resh – Bless/Tenderness

So what are we saying when we say, God bless you?

Strangely ..it would seem we are saying, God kneel to you!

It’s interesting that the saying, take a knee has become more popular! Is that taking a blessing? Well.. it depends on who or what you are kneeling to!

When the scripture speaks of blessings and curses, in the literal translation it’s saying:

God will bless/kneel to those who are obedient and will give His lightnings to those who are not!

The Lord responds in mighty power, riding upon the Cherubim as He comes to help David.

In Psalm 18:14 David declares The Lord sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, lightnings in abundance. 

In Psalm 144 David again speaks of warring against his enemies and states in verse 6 that he is liberated when the Lord’s lightnings come. We do know that lightnings and thunderings proceed from the throne of God.

Also in Exodus 19:16 when the Torah was first given to Israel during Shavuot/Pentecost:

On the morning of the third day there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud shofar blast (קל שׁפָר חָזָק מְאד),

We should not take lightly the curses for disobedience!

Looking at the ancient Hebrew pictographs that make up the word bless, more specifically to bless.

The word bless in Hebrew is barak, and is comprised of the Hebrew letters

Bet– Kaf – Reysh

Barak ברך

Bet – reysh son

kaf – reysh tenderness

bet – a house household BET (the equivalent of our letter “B”, and represented in the ancient Hebrew pictographs as a house or tent, meaning house, as in lineage – e.g. the house of David).

kaf – open hand a palm to open allow cover KAPH (K) (pictured as the palm of a hand, meaning to bow or bless).

reysh – the head person the highest. RESH (R)(pictured as the head of a man, and meaning the first or highest person).

House – head of person – palm of hand

could be understood as:

the house inheritance is being given to the person whose head I place the palm of my hand on.

Genesis 48:13, 14 – 22

From earlier posts remember that the Hebrew/Aramaic word for son is bar (BET RESH).

Therefore the ancient Hebrew pictographs show that to bless is for the SON (Jesus/Yeshua) to extend the PALM OF THE HAND to, or to lay his hand on, you.

TO BLESS you!

Above shows the paleo word with a Vav added to the spelling, and its possible meaning.

Dabar means WORD: Messiah was and is the WORD made flesh.

Qodesh means Holy/Set apart.

Gen. 1:28: God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.

The Hebrew word translated blessed is v’ibarak, which is more appropriately translated

He will bless or He is blessing,

suggests an ongoing and future blessing, rather than a past blessing.

To form v’ibarak, two letters are added to the word barak shown below,

the letter VAV (similar to our letters V or W)(pictured as a tent peg or nail, and meaning a nail or hook),

and YOD (Y)(pictured as the arm from the fist to the elbow, meaning my hand or my works)….

therefore, v’ibarak, or

God’s first blessing to humanity

is prophetic of

God’s ultimate blessing to humanity:

the NAIL in the HAND of the SON is God’s BLESSING.

Most Hebrew roots consist of three letters and can be written as a noun or a verb, but both are related in meaning.

A good example is the root ברך which can be used as a noun, ברך berek [H:1290], meaning knee

or as a verb, ברך barak [H:1288], meaning to kneel.

Both the noun and verb form can be seen in the following passage. 

and kneeled (barak) down upon his knees (berek) before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven 2 Chronicles 6:13 (KJV)

Additional nouns are developed out of the root by adding specific letters to the root, the most common being the addition of the letter ה to the end of the root, such as in the word:

ברכה berakah [H:1293] 

(The כ and ך are both the same letter kaph.

The form ך is used when it comes at the end of a word.).

This word is a gift or present and is related to the root through the idea of: bending down to the knee and presenting a gift to another.

Each verb also has the ability to slightly change in meaning by changing the form of the verb.

 

The parts of speech can be confusing so, simply explained is that what is termed the Piel form is a stem formation in Biblical Hebrew from the verb, usually indicated by a speech mark called a daghesh.

The Piel stem is the most flexible in its use of all the various stem formations; it can express simple action, intensive action, resulting action, causative action, or other kinds of action (all in active voice) depending on the context and the specific verb.

This is why the piel form of the verb ברך barak [H:1288] literally means to bend the knee to present a gift.

These definitions are the original concrete meanings of these words, but we will recognize them more easily by the abstract words the translators usually use to translate them.

And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing (berakah), my father? bless (barak) me, even me also… Genesis 27:38 (KJV)

A more literal translation of this verse would read as;

And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one gift (berakah), my father? Kneel down and present me a gift (barak), even me also…

The Hebrew language is filled with abstract thought, but the difference between Hebrew and Greek abstracts is that Hebrew abstracts are related to something concrete, while Greek abstracts are not.

For further info. click link below:

https://www.minimannamoments.com/ancient-pictographic-hebrew-language/

A blessing from Greek thought is a pure abstract one, with no foundation in the concrete, but from a Hebraic perspective a blessing is any action or object that is presented out of respect to another.

Just as artwork may be created in the concrete or the abstract, words can also be created in the concrete or the abstract. A concrete word, idea or concept is something that can be perceived by the five senses. It can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted or touched. An abstract is something that cannot be perceived by the five senses.

As the Bible was written from an Eastern philosophical perspective, it is important that we recognize that we cannot interpret it through our own Western philosophy. To do so, would place a meaning and interpretation that may not be that of the original authors.

The Aaronic Blessing given by the Priests is another familiar berakah:

Other Hebrew words for blessing are: ashrei/asre and esher, which are also translated as happiness.

It is said that David opened and closed his favorite Psalms with the word ashrei/asre.

This word has been translated as the praises, praiseworthy, or as happy, blessed, and fortunate. It can also mean enriched.

Psalm 1 begins with ashrei – ha’ish and

Psalm 2 ends with ashrei kol choso vo.

 Job 5:17 declares “Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.”

This blessing is connected to the knowledge that God is at work to direct us in the right path.

God’s chastisement is actually a display of His love for us, like a parent who disciplines a child about to do something that would be dangerous. 

Psalm 1:1-3 carries that theme further when it states,

“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.”

The book of Psalms is full of references to this kind of happy blessing for those who love and fear the Lord God. 

so it is not too long!…

Blessings will be concluded next post in PART 2.

Shalom shalom mishpachah/family

and cheverim/friends!

You are loved and appreciated and prayed for daily.

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Meanwhile let’s remember to stay alert and ready, be in prayer and in His Word for in an hour we think not He is coming… and…

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

You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.

NOT SURE?

YOU CAN BE..

SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…

Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.

I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.

Al Tirah-Fear Not

Al Tirah – Fear Not!

We are living in uncertain times in the world and this uncertainty will naturally cause some to experience anxiety and fear

yet,

we know that God’s Word tells us

to fear not.

Fear not little children for it is your fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom and that kingdom is righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 7:14

This is His will for us.

Righteousness – Yashar – ישר  

Peace – Shalom – שָׁלוֹם

and Joy – Sim•cha –  שִׂמְחָה

Letters for JOY – sameach – mem – chet – hey.

 

The Hebrew words tsadiyq, translated as righteous,

and ישר (yashar, Strong’s #3477), 

translated as upright,

are paralleled many times in the Bible; indicating that in the Hebrew mind, they were similar in meaning.

Upright is another abstract word but it is used in a ‘concrete manner’, such as in Jeremiah 31:9, where it means:

straight – as in a straight path.

(The straight path/WAY of Jesus/Yeshua).

As a noun:

יוֹשֶׁר. integrity, honesty, equity, probity, straightness.

Hebrew words for righteousness:

Another noun:

tsadiyq, 

צֶדֶק.

justice, Jupiter, right, justness, rightness.

 

PEACE – Shalom – שָׁלוֹם

and JOY – Simchah – שִׂמְחָה 

Strong’s Hebrew: 8057. שִׂמְחָה (simchah) 

joy, gladness, mirth, exceedingly, gladness, joyfulness, mirth, pleasure, rejoicing

From sameach;

Strong’s Hebrew: 2304. חֶדְוָה (chedvah) — joy KJV: strength and gladness [are] in his place.

Strong’s Hebrew: 7321. ר֫וּעַ (rua) — to raise a shout … …cry aloud (1), crying (1), jubilant

 

As far as fear is concerned, worries, and anxious thoughts will try to encircle us, seeking entrance.

On so many occasions Jesus/Yeshua said

 Fear is such a basic human emotion that many constantly live in the grip of fear, worry and anxiety.

God told us to fear not because He knew that we would all wrestle with fear of one sort or another, sooner or later.

Instead of fear, we are to let trust and thankfulness stand guard at the doorways to our hearts; turning back fear before it can gain a foothold.

When our focus is firmly on the Lord, His love casts out all fear and His shalom/peace, which He gives to us, fills our hearts and minds; so there is no room for anything else.

Fear/yare is displaced by love/ahava and peace/shalom.

 

The same way that light displaces darkness.

If we are anxious, then the scripture reminds us that His love is not yet perfected in us; and as fear is the opposite of faith, we are not moving, walking and thinking by faith; and without that faith we cannot please God.

The WAY to build our faith is to read and listen to His Word…

Al tirah – Fear Not or Be Not Afraid

Books about fear are helpful but if we want to change and conquer fear once and for all, we have to live continually, which means we are to abide in His Word. As Jesus/Yeshua is the Living Word, we are to abide/live our lives in and through Him.

NOTHING compares to the living word.

There are two ways to look at fear; it can that of the feeling of being afraid or terrified of something, and it can also be termed;

the fear of the Lord

where we are to have a reverential respect of Who He is, and to know the reverential fear, the awe that His presence inspires.

Some definitions of awe:

Awe is an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, veneration, and wonder produced and inspired by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like: in awe of God;

Awe is the feeling we get in the presence of something vast that challenges our understanding. When people say something is awesome, they are really saying it is causing or inducing fearful awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, reverential fear, sadly it has become a byword and we have lost its efficacy.

You may have even heard that the words fear not are in Scripture as many as 365 times.  While unable to find those exact two words 365 times in Scripture, He did give that direct command over 100 times; God’s Word addresses our fears again and again.

The subject of fear and anxiety is mentioned in the Bible over 365 times and that doesn’t even include all the many fear God (reverence) verses. Adding all the relevant scriptures may indeed give us a daily mannabite to take us through a year without fear!

Link to longer list at the end:

Fear is spoken of over 500 times in the KJV. Furthermore, in addition to the Fear nots, many times the Bible teaches us to Fear God, which really as already mentioned, means reverence God alone and do not fear anyone or anything else. 

What we think of as fear of the Lord,

this type of fear is good and should be encouraged.

As mentioned previously fear of the Lord is a fear of, as in awe, reverence or respect.  This type of fear will result in blessings and will greatly benefit us in life; unlike the spirit of fear that we may experience, which is the type of fear that we must look to God for His help to overcome. 

On the other hand, there is also a spirit of fear, this type of fear should be avoided.

A spirit of fear will hinder our walk with the Lord.

We find this in 2 Timothy 1:7, which says,

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”

Some versions use the words timidity or fawning fear.

We can overcome fear by looking to God and receiving His Love to fill our hearts and minds and overcome the thoughts that engender fear.  Again, scripture tells us that perfect love casts out fear.

Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another… There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love” (1 John 4:11, 18).

The key is to allow the love of God to rule and reign in our hearts and let His Word/debar, dwell in us richly.

Satan does not want us to embrace the love of God, instead he wants us to remain alone in our fears.  He will use this to cause us to doubt God.  

Many times we allow our worldly fears to get in the way of our relationship with God.  The good news is that we do not have to remain in our fears. God’s Word tells us to call out to Him in our times of fear.  

Psalm 34:4 says, “I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.” (ESV)

This means we must first take our fears to God in prayer.  At first, this can often be difficult to do but over time once we make this a good new habit, we will be willing to keep going, as we experience Our Fathers Holy Spirit/Ruach, calming our anxieties and fears with the breath of His Ruach and the Oil of Joy.  

It has been said that all fear is rooted in fear of death, and as we are now in the kingdom of His dear Son the scripture/His Word tells us that death has no power over us – then fear has no power over us either.

When we fully realize we have gone

from death to life in Christ Jesus/Yeshua HaMashiach;

the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus, (Romans 8:2),

has made us free from the law and its’ consequences of sin the wages/result of which is death.

It is, the Truth shall make you free, not set you free. John 8:32

Once we know the truth, the bonds and the thoughts of others no longer matter or have any power over us. We are made free and their hold no longer applies, this includes the bonds and chains of satans devices. 

This is the truth that makes us free.

And might deliver all them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. – American Standard Version (1901) And let those who all their lives were in chains because of their fear of death, go free. Hebrews 2:15

It is a proven fact that our body gives off a physical response when our brain believes or perceives a threatening situation. An increase in adrenaline occurs, making the brain choose to either fight the situation or flight/flee from it.

Our body reacts and it is said that animals can not only sense fear in and from us, but that fear has a distinct odour and they can smell the fear we are feeling.

Anytime we feel emotional, mental, or physical pain or other trauma, this can cause us to be fearful. Yet, even in those moments, God calls us to trust in Him by the spirit, rather than in what we can see in the physical realm. We must focus on Him and believe in the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1

The moments when we cannot see or feel God are prime times to experience fear, yet God promises we can overcome fear.

In a biblical sense, fear is an opportunity to choose faith.

When God asks you to put your trust in Him and believe He will do things in our best interest, our human nature resists that, choosing instead to take a position independent from God. We naturally tend to try to control outcomes, and this can be a hindrance and keep us apart from God.

Fear is the enemy of God because God gives peace/shalom. He promises it to those who trust in Him wholeheartedly, even in the midst of inevitable fear.

As already noted the Bible teaches us to Fear God, which really means reverence God alone and do not fear anyone or anything else.

yirah: a fear

yir-aw’

3374

 יִרְאָה

Of the 10 Hebrew nouns and 8 verbs that are regularly translated fear, to fear, to be afraid, and those similar, only one of each is commonly used in the Old Testament and they both come from the root yr.

The noun being yira [ h’a.rIy] or mora [ a’r/m] and the verb yare [ aer”y ]).

The English word fear is used to translate several Hebrew and Greek words. In the Old Testament, the most common word used to express fear is yir’ ah , which means fear/terror ( Isaiah 7:25 ; Jonah 1:10,16 ).

The word most often translated in the Old Testament as fear is the Hebrew word  (transliterated as yirah)  which can possibly mean fear, but also means awe, reverence, respect and devotion. A closely related Hebrew word is (transliterated as yare) which can mean fearful, but also means to stand in awe, reverence or honor. 

Similarly, the King James translators also chose to translate the Hebrew  (transliterated as mowra) as fear, although it also means reverence, object of reverence, or an awe inspiring spectacle or deed. Another word that the King James translators chose to call fear is the Hebrew (transliterated as guwr) which can mean fear, but which also means to stir up, sojourn, dwell with, remain, dwell in or to stand in awe. 

Fortunately, some of the newer bible translations are slowly beginning to correct this situation and are beginning to use fitting terms such as honor and reverence to express our relationship with God. What a magnificent difference it is to change from an attitude of fear of a dreadful, vengeful God into the beautiful, loving attitude of awe, reverence, respect and devotion towards a kind, loving God.

The Fear (yirah) of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Prov 9:10

Here fear is the word YaRATh (sometimes written with a letter Hey).

The root meaning of the word yara is to flow

and is related to words meaning:

rain or stream – as a flowing of water.

In Hebrew thought, fear can be what is felt when in danger;

or

what is felt when in the presence of an awesome sight or person of great authority.

The word fear in the this verse is the noun יראה yirah [H:3374], derived from the verb yarah.

The common understanding of this verse is if one is afraid of or in great awe of Yahweh, he will have wisdom, however, this is not consistent with its use in the Hebrew language.

The Hebrew for fear of the LORD (as found in the verse above) is written with two nouns,

יהוה יראת yirat Yahweh

(Yirat is a feminine noun ending with the letter ה, such as yirah, it is used in the construct state, the ה is converted to a ת, in this case it becomes yirat.)

When a noun precedes another noun, the first noun is in the construct state, meaning it is connected to the second noun-two words together forming one concept.  In the phrase is an example of a construct noun:

אלהים מלכות malkut elohiym (kingdom of God).”

Here the first noun, kingdom, ‘belongs’ to the second noun, God.

Yud Reysh Alef Tav

Below are the paleo letters

Below their meanings:

Yud/Yood – the Hand /Branch Endowed with All Power and Authority. Set to the task – doing all the work..to complete the Plan/Task, according to the process of entering in through the instructor – the Ddoor/dalet, the Way dereck ,Truth emet, and Life chaim. Strength – resolute – force.

Resh /Reysh – His power made evident Esteemed exalted and regarded as supreme and soverign. Could be summed up in the words: Goal objective destination

Alaph/alef – the first, leader – the strength to carry out to the completion. The infinite, eternal,vsupreme authority, the commander represented in His instruction,(Torah), His governing spoken established written. Could be summed up in the words: certain established surety guaranteed confirmed.

Tav/Tau/Tuh the promise of the word of YHVH DaBaR YaHUaH to be united together with His restored creation forever.

The YaRATh /fear of the Lord/ YaHUaH is the beginning of wisdom.

Fear is an abstract concept, but the Hebrew words translated as fear have a more concrete definition behind them.

The first root is פחד pahhad [H:6342].

Fear (pahhad – noun/object) came upon me, and trembling, and caused all my bones to shake (pahhad – verb/action). Job 4:14

In this verse, the word fear is the noun פחד pahhad [H:6343] meaning shaking, while the word shake is the verb פחד pahhad [H:6342]meaning to shake.

The second Hebrew root is ירא yara [H:3372].

In the following verse, we read that this verb means fear in the sense of what we would consider fear.

So when the Lord says once more I will shake the earth, there is fear attached to that event.

The second Hebrew root is ירא yara [H:3372]. 

In the following verse, this verb means fear in the sense of what we would consider fear.

And he said, I heard your voice in the garden and I feared (yarah) because I was naked and I hid myself. Genesis 3:10

In the next verse, the same Hebrew word is used in a more positive context.

You will revere (yarah)Yahweh your Elohiym and you will serve him and in his name you will swear. Deuteronomy 6:13

From these two passages this Hebrew word would appear to have 2 different meanings, fear and reverence.

In translation with many Hebrew words this is often the case, but often caused by a lack of understanding of the Hebrew vocabulary seen from a non Hebraic perspective.

This is explained by realizing that each Hebrew word has only one meaning – but can have different applications.

The meaning of yara

in the literal concrete sense

is a flowing of the gut,

which can be applied to fear or reverence.

This feeling is the meaning of this word felt when an individual is so scared or was in the presence of something so incredible that it could be felt in the gut. There is also that similar feeling of having butterflies in the tummy when one is nervous.

Because the Hebrew people are often considered to be very emotional, it follows that in many cases their words are describing a feeling, rather than an action.

Why do we put the emphasis of the word fear as being our fear and not Yahweh’s/God’s in the phrase fear of Yahweh?

We know that it is not possible for God to have fear, however as previously mentioned, the Hebrew verb yara literally means to flow out of the gut.

So, then, the question has to be asked:

What flows out of the gut of God/Yahweh? 

2 other scriptures, may illuminate what the fear of Yahweh could be.

But his delight is in the law of the LORD ; and in his law doth he meditate day and night Psalm 1:2 (KJV)

The Hebrew for the law of the LORD is:

יהוה תורת torat Yahweh.

The definition the word

תורה torah [H:8451]

as teachings.

Torat is the form of the feminine noun torah.

This word is derived from the verb ירה yarah [H:3384] meaning:

to throw

(in the sense of flowing)

and is closely related to the verb yara.

They related in the sense both are from the same root, יר yar, and they are also related by their meaning.

In Judges 3:10 is the 2nd scripture.

And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him… (RSV)

In the words יהוה רוח ru’ahh Yahweh

the word ru’ahh, meaning wind

We are familiar with this as:

Ruahh/ruach HaKodesh Spirit/ Holy Spirit;

another type of flowing and,

it can also mean an individuals character.

So, what is it that flows out of the gut of God/Yahweh?

His teachings and His character/traits, showing us Who He Is.

Look at Proverbs 9:10 again from a Hebrew perspective. 

The flowings (Yirah – the teachings (torah)

and character (ru’ahh) of Yahweh

is the beginning of wisdom

(Hhakhmah – the ability to distinguish between good and bad.):

and an intimate relationship with the special one is understanding.

Yeshua/Jesus Himself said:

Out of your belly/gut will flow rivers of living water…

Who and what is the living water?

Yeshua/Jesus is the source of living water

the river of life

and

water is the symbol of the torah/teaching instructions

for living a life before the Lord as in

following Yeshua/Jesus

and

when we do then John 7:38 will be fulfilled in us.

He that believes on me, as the scripture has said,

out of his belly shall flow

rivers of living water. 

While preparing this post an interesting point to note is that the word yara/yare is in the word yarah/yareh/Yireh which is Hebrew for – will provide – coming from Yahuah Yarah/Yireh. Genesis 22:11-18.

Abraham trusted in God as he offered his son and did not fear; then God stepped in to provide the ram instead.

So when the presence of God manifested

He changed the situation

from death to life

and

from any fear to faith

with His provision.

The difference in the 2 words is the letter H Hei/Hey and we associate with breath when we pronounce the letter!

When the breath (Hei/Hey) of God is added to the word for fear (yara/yare), is it telling us:

Hey look, God’s breath of life/His presence, changes fear to faith by His provision! Yareh?

We may be more familiar with it written as Jehovah Jireh.

So when fear tries to overwhelm us ….

breathe deeply

and think on the point that we are one breath of Gods’ life away from His provision of faith to sustain us –

hen breathe out that faith life… Hhhhhey….

and

dispel that fear in Jesus/Yeshuas name!

This is the WAY to be an overcomer trusting completely in Him and not be one of those of whom Jesus/Yeshua said in Luke 21:26

Men‘s hearts failing them for fear, and for apprehension of those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

But rather verse 36

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Our confidence and trust is in Him…

strongs 3374 yirah a fear

Phonetic Spelling: (yir-aw’)

יִרְאָה

strongs 3372 Yare/ Yara – to fear – affright – to fear to revere

Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-ray’)

יָרֵא

יָרֵא

Yod – resh – alef (reading Hebrew R to L.)

Letter meanings: The hand you see.

Genesis 15:1 
HEB: לֵאמֹ֑ר אַל־ תִּירָ֣א אַבְרָ֗ם אָנֹכִי֙
NAS: saying, Do not fear, Abram,
KJV: saying, Fear not, Abram:

 תִּירָ֣א

One effective way to stop fear in its tracks is …..to stop…

Be Still and know that I AM God. 

Be still means to let go…

let go of the fear

don’t hold onto it ..

How??

by stopping and make a determined effort to focus on Him

and remember the place of the letting down of wings.

https://www.minimannamoments.com/the-secret-of-the-letting-down-of-wings-part-2/

Rather than include all the references in this post they will be available on a separate page.

Click link below

https://www.minimannamoments.com/a-year-without-fear/

Shalom shalom mishpachah/family and cheverim/friends!

Always remember Who has got our VAV!

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Meanwhile let’s remember to stay alert and ready, be in prayer and in His Word for in an hour we think not He is coming… and…

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

You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.

NOT SURE?

YOU CAN BE..

SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…

Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.

I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.

EnCOURAGEment For Challenging Times Because…

Our Times Are in His Hands!

(and NOT the hands of the clock…)

Psalm 31:15

It is true that we are not alone during challenging times because not only is Fathers Ruach HaKo’desh always with us..

but as Peter reassures us… that it is NOT unusual or unexpected, knowing that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering and much worse. 

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you  if your faith is tested as by fire. 1Peter 4:12 and 5:9 

Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.

1Peter 5:9 

There are many, many people everywhere, who are going through tumultuous situations and persecutions those in the west have never even imagined. The old adage is also true there is always someone worse off than where we find ourselves at any given time.

We are encouraged to remember 2 Cor.4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

Compared to our temporal afflictions eternity surpasses all imagination.

During research this video came across the desk and it serves to remind us to remember that the garment of praise will lift the spirit of heaviness off of our lives.

In Psalm 43:5 David encouraged Himself in the Lord declaring with hope and confidence.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

God’s love is stronger that the deepest darkness

 Whatever the circumstances that prompted David to write Psalm 31,

it sounds as if he was feeling overwhelmed and in need of urgent rescue,

he cries out to his Rock and His Fortress. 

Be enCOURAGEd…He’s got YOU..

We too must cry out to Him, when things in our lives seem overwhelming…

Our times are in Your hand; O God, we wish them there;

Our lives, our souls, our all, we leave Entirely to Your care.

Our times are in Your hand: Whatever You deem to do;

Pleasing or painful, dark or bright, As best may seem to You.

Not everything that happens is overwhelming to everyone but that doesn’t make it any less of a trial. We are all different and deal with things in as many ways; yet His Word says in Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

 Here, encouragement is given to saints in suffering.

To them, under God’s providence, all things, even their sorrows, trials and persecutions, work together for blessing. 

 Because it continues

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

We are being conformed to the image of his Son/ Jesus/Yeshua through all these things.

We can know God through reading His Word and when we seek to know Him, He has promised us understanding. In order to grow and thrive in our relationship with Yeshua/ Jesus, we need to be rooted in the Word of God, our source of life and strength because….

We are to be rooted in His Word which will keep us grounded in His Word. 

Col 2:7

having been rooted and being built up in Him, and being strengthened in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding with thanksgiving.

 The necessity of being rooted and grounded in the Word of God is because it holds supernatural power and authority which cannot be defeated by the wisdom of mankind.

We are to do whatever it takes to be thoroughly grounded in the truth. (Ephesians 2:19—20).

Pray in the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 6:18). This means we need to use the connection that we have with God so that we can take on God’s mind. Our prayers should strengthen that bond and make us more like Him. Keep yourself in God’s love. That ye, being rooted and grounded in love. Eph. 3:17

When we need encouragement to begin the day, a reminder to keep us going, or the comfort only God can give, being rooted in His Word will keep us grounded in His Word so then God’s Word will accomplish its purpose in our lives.

Being rooted and grounded means we will be properly prepared to BRACE OURSELVES and be equipped for that which is to come.

His hand is upon us and His fingerprints are everywhere!

He knows our situation and He knows the future. He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for each of us.

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” —Jeremiah 29:11

God’s Word transforms our lives—healing, guiding, and changing the way we live.

Ephesians 3:17
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Colossians 1:23
if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

1 Corinthians 1:8
He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The center of encouragement is COURAGE and this is what we need…

Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Be strong, and of good courage, 

“Be Strong and Courageous!”

In Hebrew, the word for that phrase is “Hazaq“. 

(or Chazak)

“khazak ve’ematz”

(חזק ואמץ).

Be strong= khazak

(kheit zayin quf) חזק.

and courageous = ve’ematz

(vav alef meim tzadik sofit) ואמץ.

Deuteronomy 31:6 New International Version (NIV) 6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Qof – Zayin – Chet

Be strong. chazaq (khaw-zak’) to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer. and of a good courage. ‘amats (aw-mats’) to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage) be not afraid.

“ Be strong, and of good courage, for you will cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.”

 Joshua was to be ‘strong’, The word often indicates strength of hand, however Joshua’s hand was to be strong because his spirit was strong.

In Joshua 1 the children of Israel commanded four times to be strong and of good courage. Sometimes we are neither strong nor of good courage, no matter how hard we try to be and no matter how many people tell us to be. 

Here is where we have to trust the Lord to supply our need according to

Phil 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

and those riches are

The measure of His supply to you will be the immeasurable “riches of His grace” (Eph 1:7)

God is not just telling us to be strong and of good courage, within the words themselves He has built how we are going to be strong and of good courage. the word for strong is chazak/chazaq;

this strength is a strength that comes from binding oneself to something…and this is where we are to bind ourselves to Him and receive His strength. 

The combination of the Chet and Zayin is quite unusual.

The Hebrew word strengthened is Chazaq and means to fasten upon, to seize, to strengthen, to encourage, and to fortify. 

 Maybe these were the circumstances that prompted David to write Psalm 31,

This envy and jealousy turned to hatred, and Saul was determined to kill David, even though the prophet Samuel had said David replace Saul as king. Even as Saul pursued David, there were some including Saul’s own son Jonathan who came alongside to help David,

And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood,

and strengthened his hand in God.

And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee;

and thou shalt be king over Israel.

1 Samuel 23 15-17

 

Jonathan strengthened David’s hand in God. when those we know are in distress we are to come alongside them and care for their needs. As already mentioned the word strengthened in Hebrew is Chazaq and means to fasten upon, to seize, to strengthen, to encourage, and to fortify.

Chazaq is spelled Chet Zayin Qoof. (Read r to l)

aq z cha

 

 

Chet    is the picture of the fence.   

 

Zayin is the picture of the axe or harvesting tool and means to cut or cut off, to prune, or to harvest.

Qoof/Quf  is the picture of the back of the head and means behind, the last, or the least.

From these we could interpret that; the least will be cut off or separated into a sanctuary/placed apart.

David was so discouraged and must have felt like he was the least important person in Israel thinking that he would be cut off /killed by the Saul. However, Chazaq reminds us of God’s protection towards David and although his fear of King Saul was justified; God had other plans for David; in particular that one day he would indeed be king.

The numerical value of the letters reveal that God would be influential in David survival and ultimate victory.

Chet   is the number 8 and indicates a new beginning.

Zayin   is the number 7 and stands for spiritual perfection.

Qoof is the number 100 and means election or the children of promise.

Below are some more paleo pictures of

Chet – Zayin – Qoof

Looking at the meaning of the numbers, we can see that God has had an absolutely perfect spiritual plan resulting in a new beginning for each of His children…

 

which is – freedom from the penalties of sin would come through Messiah Jesus/Yeshua.

The ultimate example of God’s Chazaq for us:

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God,

ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 Romans 6:22/23

It is expressing both a joining with God and an involvement with God. The Qof at the end indicates that this binding process is a purifying process.  Our Heavenly Father has to take away from us all the trust we place in ourselves so that the world can see that our trust is only in Him.  Sometimes it feels like having a bandage ripped off your skin!  

Another Hebrew word is emas which can also means strength, but this is a resolute strength, meaning being firm in one’s position. 

(The word Hamas also comes from this.) 

The letters that make up the word: emas

Strong’s Hebrew 3988

and is spelled  אֶמְאַ֥ס

and this expresses the idea that this courage comes from humbling yourself to the revealed Word of God and being resolute in it.  In this case of the revealed Word of God in Joshua 1:9 is that He will be with us wherever we go.  

If we are firmly planted in that Word, we will have that courage to face our Jerichos.

Even though we may have to march around our Jericho seven times or more but each time we march around and each time we walk away, our faith will be increased a little more until we have reached the point of faith that we can simply shout and the walls will come tumbling down.

Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have];

for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!] [Josh. 1:5.]

6 So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me? [Ps. 27:1;118:6.]

Be encouraged mishpochah

He IS Anochi

He Is I AM

and

He is

Strong’s Hebrew: 2389. חָזָק (chazaq/chazak)

— strong, stout, mighty

Chazak, chazak, ve-nit chazek

(Be strong, be strong, and let us be strengthened!) –

For courage

is the very center

of our encouragement!

 

Open the eyes of our hearts Jesus/Yeshua, that we may see YOU in all the events of our lives….and that we have the heart courage of the lion of the tribe of Judah!

Shalom shalom mishpachah/family and cheverim/friends!

You are loved and appreciated and prayed for daily.

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A special thank you for all who have prayed for the recent circumstances, storms, power out, communications down, and ongoing persistent issues with IP and connections – which hopefully have been resolved with yet another new modem! MMM will continue as long as the platform is accessible…

meanwhile let’s remember to stay alert and ready, be in prayer and in His Word for in an hour we think not He is coming… and…

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

You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.

NOT SURE?

YOU CAN BE..

SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…

Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.

I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.

The Stones Cry Out As Jerusalem Shakes The Dust Off Her Feet

The City of David

( Hebrew: עיר דוד, Ir David ),

it’s the home to the ancient Biblical Jerusalem!?

Something a little different this post!

Many folks are not able to visit Israel or experience actually walking in the places we read of in the Scriptures.

It is one reason why so many pictures are added into the posts because we are very visual creatures and love to see what we are talking about.

Having not too long ago remembered Shavout/Pentecost and previous to that, Passover/Pesach. It is timely that in the following videos, both Appointed Times were mentioned because they were recorded only a few weeks ago and contain some archeological dig sites and discoveries as yet unseen by the general public!

The claims of those excavating are certainly food for thought!

Please note, this post is simply reporting some recent archeological news and is not making claims or statements to cause confusion or argument… everyone is encouraged to do their own research concerning any information included here.

Jerusalem is built with Jerusalem stone, a pale limestone common 3000 years ago and today, and up until 150 years ago, everybody thought that the ancient Biblical Jerusalem lies within the confines of the Old City within the walls there.

Apparently, while the history of the City of David goes back 3000 years to King David, only in the past 150 years was it clear that the original biblical Jerusalem lay just south of and outside what’s today known as the Old City.

Here is a portion of the interview:

The City of David,” Heymann told CBN News. “It’s the home to the ancient biblical Jerusalem and up until 150 years ago, everybody thought that the ancient biblical Jerusalem lies within the confines of the Old City right behind you in the wall – within the walls there. So the question is what happened 150 years ago and where is the ancient biblical Jerusalem?”

The area in red shows probable borders of Davids Jerusalem and Parking Lot (Givati) excavation site above left.

Starting at the ancient site of the City of David, they show the roads that would have been walked on by the thousands of people who made their annual pilgrimages to the temple in Jerusalem, bringing their sacrifices with them;

obeying the biblical commandment to travel to Jerusalem three times a year for a Temple sacrifice – at Passover, Shavuot (Pentecost), and Succoth (Feast of Tabernacles).

The Jerusalem pilgrim road is an ancient road used by ritual processions ascending from the Pool of Siloam to the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site, via the Hulda Gates in the Southern Wall.

These places have been mentioned in so many previous posts and in stumbling upon them, it seemed right to share them.

The city of David in relationship and proximity to Jerusalem is shown below.

What we read in the scripture comes alive as we see with our own eyes the original stone steps and roads just now uncovered after almost 2000 years.

These are the same stones that they would have walked on as they ascended up the Temple with their families and singing the Psalms of Ascent.

The ancient drainage channel/tunnel is underneath the road.

The Songs of Ascent are a special group of psalms comprising Psalms 120—134.

They are also called Pilgrim Songs, Gradual Psalms, Songs of Degrees, Songs of Steps or Songs for going up to Worship.

Shir Hama’aloth

Song of the Ascents

Hebrew: שִׁיר המַעֲלוֹת 

The Strong’s number for the word “ascent,” as used in the collection of psalms, is H4609. In Hebrew, the word is מעלה (ma’alah) which is used to describe upward movement, such as going up a hill or climbing stairs.

The Bible is true,

these places are real,

and events described within its pages actually happened.

A bell found in the excavations, thought to have come from the High Priests Garments.

An Exceptional woman’s 500 year-old seal unearthed

and the ear ring mentioned in the videos.

A few notes follow that may help in clarifying the locations mentioned in the videos.

The second video is the one that was spoken of at the end of the first so there is a continuation.

City of David The Struggle over Mount Zion City of the Great King.

“Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me.  We are signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion.”  (Isaiah 8:18)

Mount Zion is a hill just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem.  It is actually older than the Old City: it is the original city.

A view of the Old City of Jerusalem extending from Mount Zion at the left edge of the frame to the corner of the Temple Mount near the right edge.

The first time Zion is mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures is in 2 Samuel 5:7, when David captured Jerusalem from the Jebusites.

“David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David [Ir David].”  (2 Samuel 5:7)

Zion originally referred only to that ancient fortress and was called the City of David (2 Chronicles 5:2).

An 1845 map of Ancient Jerusalem identifying Mount Zion with the Pool of Siloam beside it.  To the right of Mount Zion is the Hill of Offense, so named because Solomon built high places to false gods there.

 Silwan is built on its steep western face and now extends down into the Kidron Valley (Valley of Jehoshaphat) and up to Mount Zion.   The Mount of Olives is the elevation just north of Silwan.

After Solomon built the First Temple in 967 BC on Mount Moriah, however, Zion came to refer to the Temple and its surrounding area and, later, the entire City of Jerusalem, which had expanded uphill and northward, beyond the original Mount Zion site.

From the time of King Solomon’s reign through the reign of Hezekiah,

water from the Gihon spring (above) was brought up to the Temple on Mount Moriah for use in the sacrifices during God’s commanded feasts.

Psalm 48:2 calls Mount Zion the city of the great King.  It sounds majestic and it truly was in Solomon’s day when the First Temple stood in all its glory!

“Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.”  (Psalm 48:2)

Although ancient rabbinic commentaries describe the area of Mount Zion/ City of David as the center of the Land of Israel (Zamib i 5), today, the mostly Arab village of Silwan extends into Mount Zion, making the area the subject of hot dispute.

The Spring That Runs Through It: Silwan, Siloam, and Shiloach

The Arabic name Silwan comes from the Greek term Siloam, which is derived from the Hebrew name Shiloach. Where we also get the name Shiloh.

Both the Arabic and Hebrew mean Gihon spring, which flows through the Kidron Valley that runs north-south between the Mount of Olives and the City of David on the southern edge of the Temple Mount.

 

FULFILLED IN ISRAEL: THE ROCKS ARE CRYING OUT IN THE CITY OF DAVID

“You can see exactly how she (Jerusalem) slowly disappeared from civilization because one city was built upon the other, and you could see how probably the city could have lost hope, thinking ‘who’s ever going to discover me again? Until God says, but in a time of favor, nothing can stop it and that’s what we see …  Jerusalem is slowly being revealed.” -Anarina Heymann

City of David and the Mount of Olives

Silwan is located on a steep ridge

southeast of the Temple Mount called the Ophel in Hebrew, which means climb, extending to the ridge of the southern peak of the Mount of Olives.

The houses of Silwan

The original City of David was built on the Ophel ridge.  David’s palace was located on the crest and the people’s houses cascaded down the hill.  That slope, in fact, enabled King David to see Bathsheba bathing on her roof (2 Samuel 11:2).  

Today, houses still stretch down the hill, likely appearing much as they did in King David’s time.

The City of David lay hidden for nearly 2,000 years until a British archaeologist began a discovery that continues to this day.

In 1867, British officer and engineer Charles Warren set out to discover Jerusalem.  He was the first to begin to unearth 2000 years of civilizations that had been buried as foreign occupiers destroyed and then built new atop the old. 

For thousands of years, while the world looked inside the relatively modern walls of the Old City, the original Jerusalem lay buried.

Warren’s Shaft, which was discovered in 1867 by Charles Warren, is thought to be the shaft through which King David conquered Mount Zion from the Jebusites.  (2 Samuel 5:6–10)

Another remarkable discovery during construction of the visitor center in 1997, unexpectedly uncovered two monumental towers that date back to the age of the kings of Judea: one protecting the base of Warren’s Shaft (a tunnel that allows access to the Gihon Spring from inside the city walls), and the other protecting the spring itself.

More than 10 years ago, archaeologists uncovered another Biblical site, the Pool of Siloam,

The Pool of Siloam

Hebrew: בריכת השילוח ‎,

Breikhat Hashiloah

was a rock-cut pool on the southern slope of the City of David, the original site of Jerusalem, located outside the walls of the Old City to the southeast.

The pool was fed by the waters of the Gihon Spring, carried there by two aqueducts.

It’s the place where Jesus healed the blind man and also where the Jewish people would gather for the Feasts of the Lord.

Below is the place when Charles Warren came through the fascia that he found. He saw something.  And when Charles Warren saw this, he knew that he rediscovered the ancient biblical Jerusalem.”

Asked if this Warren’s work was the beginning of the unveiling of the City of David in modern times, she responded, “Exactly because we’re speaking of a 2,000 year period where nobody knew where the ancient city was. Most people thought when they – when they came – that what they saw in the Old City, that was ancient biblical Jerusalem. It’s only when he found this that they discovered…the ancient Jerusalem lies outside of what we call today the Old City.”

The discovery of the tunnel system known as Warren’s Shaft visually tells how King David captured the city and brings the Bible to life.

Is this final ascent a merger between archaeology and prophecy?

Something amazing is happening because as they are now excavating this road, prophecy is being fulfilled because it says in Isaiah: ‘build up, build up the road,’ the highway remove the stones for My people’s return,”

The entire history of Jerusalem is being revealed as if

the rocks are crying out.

It’s said [In Hebrew] ‘shake off your dust, arise, take your rightful place, Jerusalem.’ If you see the excavations here on a daily basis, you can see the buckets flying. You can see the dust literally flying about, how she’s shaking off her dust.”  

It certainly seems that The Stones of Jerusalem Cry Out as She Shakes The Dust of Her Feet!

If you love archeology and Israel, the country and the people where our Heavenly Father chose to send His Son, Yeshua/Jesus you will enjoy these videos.

The Journey along the Pilgrimage Road in the City of David, the Heart of Ancient Jerusalem..mp4

Underground Journey from the City of David to the Temple Mount Foundation Stones.mp4

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