rbdl Myrpomh Ha’Misparim La’Debarim The Numbers of the Words by Craig Peters
Psalms 27 and 72: Reveali aling the L ight and the the Chese Chesed of of hwhy
hwhy is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? hwhy is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Tehillim/Psalms 27:1
a Is it merely coincidental that, in Psalm 27 , we see David speaking of hwhy and
declaring Him to be the Source of light ? In associating light/ur/ rwa with Tehillim 27 , the Spirit is calling our attention to ponder many profound truths and, to the best of our ability, we wish provide numerous Elohim-given meditations on significant subjects 1 surrounding this important and far-reaching topic. In this 72nd article, we invite readers to stand in awe of the light (27) and the chesed/kindess (72) of hwhy.
This latest revision has a new section (beginning on page 24): “ The Messiah Elevates Prayer and His Desire for the Presence of hwhy .” .” Be amazed at the Word of hwhy and the significance of the Messiah (and Mosheh) ascending into a mountain to pray/commune with Elohim. Elohim. In regard to this matter, the Hebrew misparim/numbers clearly show us why the Torah is called the Light of hwhy. And this this is the very light which the Spirit of hwhy writes on our hearts and minds as we abide in His Presence during times of reverent prayer. By its very nature, light drives away the darkness and this simple, but powerful fact has far-reaching implications for those seeking to overcome and to enter into the 2 Kingdom of Light with an enduring inheritance of reward and greatness. In this study, we will further witness the profound connection between the light of hwhy and His great dox/chesed/lovingkindness—the /chesed/lovingkindness—the lovingkindness which He has commanded to a thousand thousand generations. This lovingkindness is shown by hwhy to have begun, prophetically, in the the life of Abraham in a most marvelous marvelous way—a way which shows forth the awesome love, power, power, and sovereignty of of the Most High. What the Spirit reveals in regard to this matter is simply beyond description and, emotionally, it is all very moving. Through the timing of this this great event, the Inspired Word of Elohim Elohim 3 4 gives us clear evidence of things not seen. Specifically, the Hebrew misparim prove hwhy visited Abraham with His age-abiding chesed accompanied by a great miracle— the conception and birth of Yitschak/Isaac—and in so doing, the Most High confirmed His Word to all those who would live for Him in the subsequent 999 generations! 1
(the 72nd article posted to Scribd) Matthew 5:17-20, 2Peter 1:10-11 3 Hebrews 11:1 4 (i.e., numbers) 2
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Through the miracle hwhy did in Abraham and Sarah’s lives (and the providential timing surrounding when He did it), the Spirit shows us that Elohim will undoubtedly uphold His Word and His Promise across the many eons still to come in bringing forth all 1000 generations prophesied generations prophesied in the Torah, beginning with the first patriarch and still extending tens of thousands of years into the future, even from this present time. Read and stand in awe of hwhy, the Most High. Baruch shemo gadol, le’olam vay’yed: Blessed be His great Name to the Messianic Age and beyond. tsrqupeonmlkyjxzwhdgba
The The Misp Misparimand Plac Place Valu Value e of Ligh Light We immediately see there is a significant connection between the light of hwhy , and 5 this regard, the place the place value and misparim of the Hebrew word for Tehillim 27 . In this 6 light (ur/rwa) will immediately reveal results that are unmistakably Inspired:
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r + (6) w + (1) a = rwa = ur = light 207 = (200) r + (6) w + (1) a = rwa = ur = light
When realizing the Hebrew word light/ur/ rwa has a place value of 27, that Psalm that Psalm 27 begins by David speaking speaking of light of light cannot cannot be merely coincidental. And we believe believe this 7 8 shows us King David—a prophet who wrote and spoke by Ruach ha’Qodesh —both knew and recognized the recognized the inspired significance of Hebrew words when converted to their corresponding number values. values . We will later ponder ponder still more of the profound meaning behind the misparim of light being 207:
ur/rwa = 207 (mv). But before moving onward, we first consider the additional numerical significance still pulsating from the wisdom of hwhy as we view both the sum ( 27 + 207 ) and the product ( 27 x 207 ) of of the place the place value and the misparim value for the Hebrew word rwa/ur/“light”: SUM: 27 + 27 + 207 = 207 = 234 = 26 X 9
The place value of a Hebrew letter is derived from its position in the Hebrew A LEF-BEIT. The first first letter, letter, ALEF (a) = 1 since it is the first letter; the second letter, BEIT (b ) = 2 since it is the second letter; and this process continues all the way to the last letter: the TAV (t) = 22 since it is the twenty-second letter in the Hebrew A LEF-BEIT. Place value, value, then, is simply a letter’s sequential position in the A LEF-BEIT. In Hebrew, Hebrew, “misparim” misparim” means “numbers,” and this is the word the present author generally generally uses instead instead of the Greek Greek word “ gematria.” gematria.” The misparim, misparim, or misparim or misparim value, value, is another number value in a simple, ordered system that assigns values to Hebrew letters and words. 6 A chart listing the place the place value and misparim value of each Hebrew letter is provided in the postscript section of this study, and readers are asked to verify these values for themselves and to see how simple and straightforward straightforward this process really is. 7 Acts 2:25-31, Hebrews 11:32 8 Matthew 22:41-45, Mark 12:35-37, Acts 1 :16, 4:24-26, Hebrews 4:4-7 5
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We first notice the sum of the two numbers is 234 and this special sum has 26 as one of its factors its factors:: 234 = 26 x 9. Yet the number 26 is set forth as both the misparim value and the place the place value of the Qadosh Memorial Name of hwhy: (pv) 26 = (5)
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h + (6) w + (5) h + (10) y = hwhy = YHWH, the Qadosh Name (mv) 26 = (5) h + (6) w + (5) h + (10) y = hwhy = YHWH, the Qadosh Name Since 26 is a factor a factor of of 234—or we might rather say 234/ rwa/light is a multiple of 26/hwhy/YHWH—it is difficult to think of anything other than what Yochanan/John wrote about the relationship between hwhy and light: Elohim is light and in Him is no darkness at all. 1John 1:5 Nor is it too incredible incredible to think that this this emissary may have known about about the number relationships seen above (and below), because the truth of which Yochanan writes is still further emphasized by the result that occurs when we multiply the place value of light (27) by its misparim value (207): P RODUCT : 27 X 207 = 207 = 5,589 And what may be gleaned gleaned from the product of 27 and 207? While the product of 27 and 207 is 5589, amazingly, the sum of the digits of 5589 brings us back, once more, to 27!
5 +5 +8 +9 =27 And perhaps the most simple and obvious of all these number connections is the fact that, just as 27 emanates from 26, so light emanates from hwhy! 26
==> 27 hwhy ==> rwa YHWH ==> Light Mathematically, the Spirit is showing us what the Word of hwhy has openly declared in so many places: the entire Being of hwhy, the Father, simply pulsates with the Light of 9 His love! Ya’acov/James calls Him “the Father of Lights” Lights” while Sha’ul wrote of hwhy dwelling in light unapproachable: unapproachable: … Who only has immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom no man has seen, nor is able to see; to whom be honor and eternal might. Amein. 1Timothy 6:16 The Word also declares that
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hwhy covers Himself with light as with a garment:
James 1:17
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… hwhy my Elohim, You are very great. You are clothed with majesty and splendor: 2 covering Yourself with light as with a garment … Tehillim/Psalms 104:2
Of Light and Vision
Amazingly, not only does the word “see” ( har/ro-eh) contain two of the three letters (ALEPH-a and RESH-r) in “light” ( rwa), its misparim value winds up being just one 10 less: less: (mv) (mv)
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h + (1) a + (200) r = har = ro-eh = see 207 = (200) r + (6) w + (1) a = rwa = ur = light
While we have all heard the expression, “I saw the light,” the truth is, apart from light we cannot see! In a pitch black room, our vision is incapacitated and the human eye is absolutely unable to see in such conditions. The number connection seen above (between 206 and 207) shows us just how very inspired is this already obvious 11 relationship: While hwhy made the “seeing eye,” the human eye functions with vision only in the presence of light. Spiritually speaking, what do readers think is the most important thing f or us to see? We believe the most important thing for anyone to “see,” spiritually, is the overwhelming aspect of His His Qadosh Name—great, blessed and and awesome as it is. Now the place the place value for the word “ har/ro-eh/see” is 26: (pv)
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h + (1) a + (20) r = har = ro-eh = see
Yet 26 is also the place value for the Qadosh Name of hwhy: (pv)
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h + (6) w + (5) h + (10) y = hwhy = YHWH
But this word, har/ro-eh/see = 26, is the very word used by the prophet Micah in the 12 instructive text loved by so many, wherein the Voice of hwhy calls to the city: The voice of hwhy! To the city He calls! And one wise sees Your Name Name … Micah 6:9 13
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Seeing His Name and hearing His Voice are requirements for seeing and seeing and entering 15 His Kingdom! And so, the Mashiach teaches all who would enter this Kingdom to pray:
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The mathematics terminology calls 206 the neighbor of neighbor of 207. Proverbs 20:12 12 The Voice heard by Abraham! B’reshit/Genesis 26:4-5 13 (that is, honoring His Name and seeing His immense greatness) 14 (both of which require humility: Micah 6:8) 15 John 3:3, Zechariah 14:9, Deuteronomy 6:4 11
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Our Father, who is in the heavens, Your Name be qadosh. Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, in the heavens and upon the earth … Matthew 6:9-10 But who are those who will be blessed to hear hear His Voice? Who are those who will 17 hear the Voice of His Spirit S pirit saying, “This is the way, you walk in it?” Only those 18 who hold forth His Name His Name as Qadosh/ Qadosh/Swdq will hear His Voice; hwhy only reveals Himself in fullest measure to those who desire to honor Him and to walk in His ways! Note, first of all, the Hebrew Hebrew word for “ emS/shema”—the Hebrew word meaning “hear”—has a misparim value of 410: (mv)
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(40) m + (300) S = emS = shema = hear
So we momentarily pause to ponder the heart attitude and mind set of those who reverently hold forth hwhy and His Name as absolutely Qadosh/ Swdq above all else: Exalt hwhy our Elohim, and worship at His qadosh. set apart hill; for hwhy our Elohim is Swdq / qadosh Tehillim/Psalms 99:9 He sent redemption to His people: He has commanded His covenant for ever: Swdq / qadosh qadosh and fearful is His Name. Tehillim/Psalms 111:9 We have said those who are blessed to hear His hear His Voice are those who reverently hold forth the Name the Name of hwhy as qadosh/ Swdq Swdq , for such an attitude prepares the heart to see 19 the salvation of Elohim. The saying is true and worthy of all acceptance. acceptance. In confirming this, the Hebrew word “ Swdq/qadosh/set apart,” like the word for “hear/shema/emS,” has a misparim value of 410: (mv)
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The relationship between these words is not at all coincidental: those who draw near to 20 His Throne of favor and who exalt hwhy as qadosh (410) will, like Abraham, be blessed to hear (410) His Voice. The Hebrew numbers confirm to us the the requirement set forth for those who would hear His Voice and subsequently see and enter His Kingdom of Light.
See Ecclesiastes 5:1-2. 5:1-2. The great disparity disparity between the Eternal hwhy —Who —Who is dwelling dwelling in the Heavens Heavens far above all— all— and ourselves—dwelling in our lowly, mortal habitations on Earth—should, in itself, provide a lesson in humility and cause us to be more ready to hear than to speak. Isaiah 57:15, 66:1-2 17 Isaiah 30:21 18 The Hebrew word “ Swdq/qadosh” has the meaning of “set apart;” it is the word customarily translated as “holy.” 19 2Chronicles 12:14/Jeremiah 11:8, Psalm 50:23, 78:8 (See Darby as well as Young’s Literal Translation), 20 B’reshit/Genesis B’reshit/Genesis 26:4-5 16
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L et There Be L ight! In the following lines, we have the Hebrew text of B’reshit/Genesis 1:3-5 and the translation beneath. Above each word is seen its place its place value (in blue) along with its misparim value (in red): ←
27// 20 27 207 7
31// 31 31
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25// 25 25
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41// 86 41
52// 25 52 257 7
rwa - yhyw rwa yhy Myhla rmayw 3 l i ght
and i t came t o be
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El ohi m
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And He s ai ai d
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32// 21 32 212 2
23// 40 23 401 1
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El ohi m
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bwj - yk rwah - ta Myhla aryw 4 good
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40// 20 40 201 1
67// 36 67 364 4
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“La“La- e-l ah! ah! ” ( “Ni “Ni ght ! ”)
cal l ed
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41// 86 41
t o t he l i ght
El ohi ohi m
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hlyl arq Ksxlw Mwy rwal Myhla arqyw 5 “Yom “Yom! ” ( “Da “Day!”)
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32// 68 32
And He cal l ed
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26// 62 26
41// 86 41
t he l i ght ght
bet bet ween een
El ohi ohi m
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Ksxh Nybw rwah Nyb Myhla ldbyw t he dar dar kness kness
and and bet bet ween
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29// 56 41 29 41// 30 302 2
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And He di vi ded ded
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dxa Mwy rqb - yhyw bre - yhyw one one
day day
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27// 20 27 207 7
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of verse 3: ←
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rwa - yhyw rwa yhy Myhla rmayw 3 l i ght
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When hwhy made the light, He said, “! rwa this phrase is 52:
El ohi m
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52 = (20)r + (6)w + (1) a + (10)y + (5)h + (10)y = “!rwa yhy” = Let there be light! One thing this indicates is that the creation of light (27) emanated from His Name (26) and chesed since: chesed since: 52 = 26 x 2.
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“Numerics” was the term used by Ivan Panin, a former agnostic and Russian immigrant who began studying these things in the late late 1800s. See the manuscript, manuscript, “Psalm 111 and the Beginning of Wisdom,” which features some of the stunning highlights from the work of Mr. Panin: http://www.scribd.com/doc/96921832/ http://www.sc ribd.com/doc/96921832/Psalm-111-andPsalm-111-and-the-Beginning-of the-Beginning-of-Wisdom -Wisdom
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Fifty-two is a multiple of of the Name of the Most High. High. And the misparim of this same phrase— “Let there be light!”—is 232: 232: ←
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232 = (200) r + (6) w + (1) a + (10) y + (5) h + (10) y = “!rwa yhy” The Spirit reveals that, when we see a number which is the same forward (232) as it is backward (232), hwhy is indicating His great sovereignty in declaring the end from the 22 23 beginning. We are shown the light of hwhy at the Creation, “in the beginning,” and we are told this immense light will be seen by all, at the end, as His Presence illumines the City of New Yerushalayim: And the city has no need of the sun, nor nor of the moon, that they should shine therein; for the splendor of Elohim illumines it and the lamp thereof is the Lamb. Revelation 21:23 tsrqupeonmlkyjxzwhdgba
The The Ligh Light of the F irst irst Day Day Culm Culmina inates in the Ligh Light of the Seventh Day Day We will now ponder some of the amazing significance behind the misparim of light being 207. To once more review that value, the calculation is given just below: below: (mv)
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The intent of this present discussion is to show how the light of the First Day progressed across each of the following following Six Days: still more light light from Elohim was seen in each of the subsequent days of Creation, culminating in the great light which hwhy placed within the Shabbat. • The Light of the First Day . B’reshit/Genesis 1:3-5 On the First Day, Elohim spoke forth the light. His light breaking forth out of the darkness was a monumental event event which goes beyond words. And it all provides provides us with an instructive analogy as well. As the Book of Genesis begins begins the Torah, the Five Books of Mosheh, this Book of Beginnings opens with the Light of hwhy breaking forth upon the prevailing prevailing darkness. In a very striking manner, the Spirit is showing us what the prophets would later say many times and in many different ways: The Torah of hwhy was and is intended 24 to be His light for all mankind. These Scriptures are intended for teaching, for reproof, for correction, 25 and for instruction in righteousness.
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Isaiah 46:9-10 See also John 1:1, 1John 2:7 24 Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 119:105, 130, Proverbs 6:23 25 2Timothy 3:16 23
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We can be sure there is still a great deal which science does not know, perhaps even cannot know, about about the physical nature of light. light. But there are many basic things things we do know. Foremost of all is that the great majority of living things things cannot long survive without the the light. And so it is in the spiritual realm as well. It is of of special significance that hwhy revealed still more of His nature by dividing between the light and between the darkness. There is order and peace/shalom that comes from proper division/separation. And this shows us part of being set apart/qadosh involves involves being 26 orderly. orderly. Throughout the Creation account, we see Elohim separating/dividing and ordering. This working working of orderly division, division, in itself, emanates with the light of hwhy as it reveals to us more of His nature nature and character. We note the numerics of “ And “ And He divided Elohim between” between ” confirms this statement: ←
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Nyb Myhla ldbyw
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“And He divided” has a misparim of 52 (a multiple of 26/ hwhy/YHWH); and the total value of this word is 34 + 52 = 86 = Elohim—the very next word that follows in the Hebrew text. The word for “between” “between” not only only has a misparim of 62 (the mirror image of 26/hwhy), but its place value (26) exactly equals that of hwhy (26). This shows us proper, orderly division is a very part of the Name/Being/Character of hwhy. So the light of hwhy began the Seven Days Days of New Formation. Yet within each subsequent subsequent 27 day, Elohim revealed still revealed still more light for light for us to see and to learn of Him. • The Light of the Second Day . B’reshit/Genesis 1:6-8 On the Second Day, Elohim formed the expanse, which He called “Shamayim,” the Heavens. While the Shamayim/Heavens created created a physical physical division between the waters below and the waters above, other indications are that, once more, this act shined forth with the light that light that reveals the character of hwhy. When the Mashiach 28 spoke to Yochanan, His heavenly voice was like the sound of many waters; these were, and are, the spiritual waters that flow far above the thoughts and words of man: For My thoughts are not not your thoughts, neither neither are your ways My ways, says hwhy . 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than than your ways, and My thoughts thoughts than your thoughts. thoughts. 10 For as the rain comes down and the snow from heaven, and returns not there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater; 11 so shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: mouth: it shall not return return to Me void, but it it shall accomplish that that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Isaiah 55:8-11 26
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• The Light of the Third Day . B’reshit/Genesis 1:9-13 On the Third Day, the waters were gathered to one place and the dry land appeared. Here we see Elohim making a separation between the the land and the sea. This shows still more orderly division which brings clarity and peace. And we h ave all seen what occurs when evil comes upon a city, or a region, and waters from the sea inundate the land with a tsunami. tsunami. Also brought forth on this this Third Day were the grass and the trees. Grass sprouted forth yielding seed (or designated to eventually yield seed) and fruit trees came forth and were designated to produce fruit in which which was its seed. But what was (and is) true about this fruit as well as its seed? It cannot be developed developed apart from the light of the Sun! Sun! The fruit is something with such such powerful life-force because the tree has converted light —via light —via water, soil nutrients, and the miraculous process known as “photosynthesis”—into a delicious, enzyme-rich package made by the Hand of the Almighty Himself! To say fruit is a product of the light, then, is not at all an exaggeration. The emissary Sha’ul knew this very thing and he wrote of “the fruit of the Spirit.” While that more famous text appears in Galatians 5:22-23, in another place the emissary calls these same fruits “the “ the fruit of the light :” light :” 8 For you were once darkness, but are now light in hwhy : walk as children of light—9 for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and and truth—10 proving what is well–pleasing to hwhy … Ephesians 5:8-10 30
In short, we cannot be “trees of righteousness” —producing the fruit of the the Spirit— 31 without the light which the Spirit shines upon us. Further, this fruit has to mature, to 32 fully ripen, before we have a seed (actually, seed (actually, many seeds! ) which will bear fruit “after 33 its own kind,” making us effective servants in carrying forth the Word of hwhy to be 34 35 sown into the hearts and lives of others. [For additional meditations surrounding the light that light that comes from comparing our brief 36 lives to the transient nature of grass, see the study “ Psalm 90, A Prayer of Mosheh Mosheh 37 (Moses).” (Moses).” ] 29
James 3:17 Isaiah 61:3 31 This light shines upon us, especially as we draw near to His Presence, in prayer, and seek favor before His Throne of Favor. Hebrews 4:14-16 32 Matthew 13:8,23 33 B’reshit/Genesis B’reshit/Genesis 1:11-12 34 Mark 4:14, 2Corinthians 9:10 > Isaiah 55:10-11 35 Psalm 126:5-6, Acts 20:31 36 Our only hope being the seed the seed ! Isaiah 40:6-8, 1Peter 1:22-25 30
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• The Light of the Fourth Day . B’reshit/Genesis 1:14-19 On the Fourth Day, Elohim made the two light-bearing bodies which we call the Sun and the Moon. Also made were the stars. That these two luminaries give physical physical light on the Earth is incontestable, but what about the spiritual light they light they were intended to give us? Note the text of B’reshit 1:14: And Elohim said, Let there there be lights in the the firmament of the heaven, to divide the day from the night: and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years. Genesis 1:14 38
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Scripture history shows these signs, and seasons, and days, and years also give light on light on the Earth! One needs only to study how the people people of Elohim have always always counted days and years to know that hwhy Himself places importance on such tracking of time. Further, a great majority of the most significant, historical events events recorded in the Scriptures occurred on what was (or what would later be more fully revealed as) a Feast/Moed of hwhy: The Ark Resting on the Mountains of Ararat: During Sukkot th The ark (a temporary sea dwelling) rested on the mountains of Ararat on the 17 day th of the 7 month and became a temporary land dwelling for Noach and his his family. For they would still remain in the ark for another months and they likely saw the world’s th first winter from the warmth of their wooden wooden and well-insulated well-insulated dwelling. But the 17 th day of the 7 month would later be seen as falling within the time period designated as “Sukkot”—the Feast of Tabernacles, the time when all Yisrael was to dwell in temporary booths. booths . ♦
The Covenant with Abram: Made At the Time Later Known as Pesach/Passover th The Covenant which hwhy made/cut with Abram occurred on the on the 14 day of the st 42 1 month at evening. The first Pesach/Passover occurred when hwhy passed over the Israelites and the Destroying Messenger slew the firstborn fir stborn of Egypt 430 years later, 43 and this, on the selfsame day! ♦
Yisrael Delivered From Bondage via the Pesach/Passover Judgment As seen above, before the Covenant which hwhy made with Abram, he saw a vision of 44 great horror. Being a prophet, the patriarch had was given to see the bondage and affliction that would befall his descendants in the land of Mitsrayim/Egypt: ♦
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http://www.scribd.com/doc/35848554/Psalm-90-A http://www.scribd.com/doc/ 35848554/Psalm-90-A-Prayer-of-Moshe -Prayer-of-Mosheh-Moses h-Moses Shemot/Exodus 7:3, 31:13, Isaiah 38:7-8, Joel 2:31, Acts 2:20 39 The Hebrew word here is “Mydewm/mo-edim,” the word which the Spirit inspired to describe the Feasts of hwhy. Thus, the Feasts of hwhy were a part of the word which was heard “from the beginning.” 1John 2:7, 24; 3:11; 2:15 40 Shemot/Exodus 12:40-41, Joshua 10:12-14 41 Genesis 12:4, 17:1, Exodus 12:40-41, Isaiah 6:1, 14:28 42 Genesis 15:1-21, Exodus 12:40-41 43 Shemot/Exodus 12:17,41,51 44 Genesis 20:7 38
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12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13 And He said to Abram, Know of a surety that your your seed shall be sojourners in in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 14 and also that nation, whom they shall serve, I will judge: and afterward they will come out with great substance. Genesis 15:12-14 To show He never forgot His Covenant (and ( and to show He would never forget), never forget), the 45 Pesach/Passover came 430 years later, on that very same day; hwhy fulfilled His word to Abraham at that time by bringing Yisrael out of land with great substance/riches: 35 And the children of Yisrael did according to the word of Mosheh; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: 36 and hwhy gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them them have what they asked. And they despoiled the the Egyptians … 40 Now the time that the children of Yisrael dwelt in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years. 41 And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of hwhy went out from the land of Egypt. 42 It is a night to be much observed unto hwhy for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of hwhy , to be much observed of all the children of Yisrael throughout their generations. Exodus 12:35-36,40-42 Prayer of Solomon: In the Feast of Seventh Month There are but a very few times in recorded in Scripture history that fire fell from hwhy 46 in heaven to consume an offering made to Him on the altar. One of these times occurred following the prayer of King Solomon, which he offered to consecrate the House of hwhy during Sukkot, the Feast ( gx/Chag) of the Seventh month: ♦
And all the men of of Yisrael assembled themselves unto King Shelemo/Solomon at the Feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 1Kings 8:2 Following Shelemo’s moving and heartfelt prayer—the object of which was the House of hwhy being dedicated for proclaiming His great Name 47 —the fire fell: Now when Shelemo had had made an end of praying, the fire came came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the cabode of hwhy filled the house. 2 And the priests could not enter into the House of hwhy , because the cabode cabode of hwhy had filled the House 45
Psalm 105:8-11 Leviticus 9:23-24, 1Kings 18:36-39 47 2Chronicles 6:10 46
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of hwhy . 3 And when all the children of Yisrael saw how the fire came down, and the cabode of hwhy upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and 48 praised hwhy , saying, “Ki tov (that it was good), ki le’olam chas-do (for to the Age is His chesed).” 2Chronicles 7:1-2 And we would be amiss if failing f ailing to make the point which the Spirit makes about this marvelous and Prophetic Dwelling Dwelling built under the the direction of the son of of David. Many times throughout his prayer, Shelemo repeatedly prayed something to the effect that, when anyone would confess the Name of hwhy and pray in, or toward, the House (where His Name had been placed), placed), that Elohim would then hear in heaven. heaven. In one of those places, Shelomo prayed this: 38 If they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which You gave to their fathers, and the city toward d the House which I have built for Your which You have chosen, and towar Name: 39 then You will will hear from the heavens, heavens, from Your Dwelling Place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive Your people which have sinned against You. 2Chronicles 6:38-39 The only way to access the Most High (at least at the level of which we are speaking) would be through the the House Shelemo had built. built. Yet all of this sounds sounds amazingly similar to what eSwhy the Mashiach would later say of Himself: “I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man comes to the Father except by Me.” John 14:6 We believe this indicates the House dedicated by Shelomo was ultimately prophetic of the Mashiach/Messiah! Everything in it—and everything about it—spoke of the One who was yet to come and who would be so exceedingly filled with the Spirit that His wisdom would be far greater than that of Solomon: The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the the earth to hear the wisdom wisdom of Solomon; Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. Luke 11:31
A reference to the Creator Creator and His Creation: All that hwhy did in the Creation (and does still), He did because of His age-abiding chesed (see Tehillim 136 ) and during the Six Days, Elohim continually said over His Creation: “Ki tov” … “that it was good.” Genesis 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25
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And of this great wisdom, the Mashiach had spoken to His listeners and said of Himself on more than one occasion, “I am He:” 24 Therefore, I said to you, that you will die in your sins: for if you believe not that I am He ( awh your sins. awh yna ), you will die in your 28 Then eSwhy said to them, When you have lifted up the Son of man, then shall you know that I am He ( awh nothing awh yna ),, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father has taught Me, I speak these things. John 8:24,28 Now I tell you before it comes, so that when it it has come to pass, awh yna ). you may believe that that I am He ( awh John 13:19 To better understand the full impact of the Messiah’s words, we first look at the Hebrew word for wisdom—chokmah/ hmkx; as we have seen in a previous study, this word has a misparim value (mv) of 73 and a place a place value (pv) of 37: ←
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We believe Sha’ul was quite mindful of this phrase ( awh yna —“I am He”—“Ani hu) when exalting the great wisdom from Elohim which the Messiah eSwhy had become for us: 30 But of Him you are in the Messiah eSwhy , who was made unto us wisdom from Elohim—and righteousness and sanctification, and and redemption—31 that, that, according as it is written, He that exults, let him exult in hwhy . 1Corinthians 1:30-31 Sha’ul set forth, first of all, the wisdom of hwhy in the Messiah because He was the Living Word—the Word made Flesh—the embodiment of wisdom from fr om on high! 4 Who has wrought and done it, calling the generations from the the beginning? I, hwhy , the first, awh yna ). Isaiah 41:4 and with the last, I am He ( awh 49
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Shelemo/Solomon prayed time and again, indicating that it is only when turning to the House of hwhy that He will hear from Heaven. Heaven. Even so, it is only when when we turn towards the Name of hwhy —and —and the Dwelling Place Place of the Spirit in Heaven which which He 50 has built for us through His Son, eSwhy —that the Most High will hear from Heaven and act with power and greatness. The Messiah’s Death: At the Feast of the Passover 51 The Messiah became the Passover/Pesach for all those who believe. His Offering 52 provides the Ultimate Redemption Redemption for the Firstborn —redemption which was 53 highlighted and emphasized at the first Passover in the land of Egypt. It is interesting to note, and not at all coincidental, that hwhy redeemed Yisrael from Egypt after 430 years; yet the misparim for “shekel” has this very same value: ♦
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The shekel would be the unit of monetary measure m easure by which fathers in Yisrael would later be directed to redeem their firstborn sons: 15 Everything that opens the womb, of all flesh which they offer to hwhy , both of man and and beast, shall be yours: yours: nevertheless, the first–born first–born of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts you shall redeem. 16 And those that are to be redeemed of them from a month old you will redeem, according to your estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary (the same is twenty gerahs). Numbers 18:15-16 This is the original word which hwhy gave to Yisrael through Mosheh regarding this matter while they were yet in Egypt and just before Pesach/Passover: 13 And every firstling of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if thou will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck: and all the first–born of man among your sons you shall redeem. 14 And it shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, “What is this?” that you shall say to him, him, “By strength of hand hwhy brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondmen:15 bondmen:15 and it came to pass, when Pharaoh Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that hwhy slew all the first–born in the land of Egypt, both the first–born of man, and the first–born of beast: therefore, I sacrifice to hwhy all that opens the womb, being males; but all the first–born of my sons I redeem. Exodus 13:13-15
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But redemption was for the Spn/nephesh/soul/life, and the Hebrew word “Spn/nephesh”—the word translated “soul” or “life”—also has a misparim of 430: 54
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Because redemption was for the Spn/nephesh/soul/life, the Mashiach offered His nephesh as a Guilt Offering. Thus, it is written He poured out His Spn/nephesh/soul unto death: 10 But hwhy was pleased to crush Him, to make Him sick/grieved/diseased; if He shall put His Spn /nephesh/soul (as) a guilt guilt offering, He shall see see seed, He shall prolong days; and the pleasure of hwhy , in His hand, will prosper. 11 Out of the the travail of His Spn /nephesh He shall see: He He shall be satisfied. In His knowledge, He makes righteous, My Righteous Servant, for many, and their iniquities He shall bear. 12 Therefore, I will divide for Him with the great ones, and with strong ones He shall divide the spoil—under spoil—under that He poured poured out His Spn /nephesh to death; death; and was counted with those transgressing; and He, the sin of many bore, and made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah 53:10-12 The Messiah’s Resurrection: the Day of the Wave Sheaf The Wavesheaf was cut/harvested “on the morrow after the Shabbat” during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and it was waved before hwhy (i.e. in the Presence of hwhy) by the priest: 10 Speak to the children of Yisrael, and say to them, When you have come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then you shall bring the sheaf of the first–fruits of your harvest unto the priest: 11 and he shall wave the sheaf before hwhy , to be accepted for you: on the morrow after after the Shabbat the priest shall wave it. Leviticus 23:10-11 ♦
It was the cutting and presentation of the Wave Sheaf Offering, on this special day, 55 that marked the seven week and one day count to Shavuot—the Feast of Weeks; it 56 began the count to what what many circles in our days days call “ Pentecost “ Pentecost .” .” 15 And you shall count unto you from the morrow after the Shabbat, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave–offering; seven Shabbats shall there be complete: 16 even to the morrow after the seventh Shabbat you shall number fifty days days … Leviticus 23:15-16 54
Psalm 49:15, 69:18, 72:14, Exodus 21:30 (life = soul); 30:12; when Reuben sought to save Yoseph, he said to his brothers, literally, literally, “Let us not kill a soul” (see the Hebrew Hebrew text of Genesis Genesis 37:21). 55 Leviticus 23:15-16, Exodus 34:22, Deuteronomy 16:10,16, 2Chronicles 8:12-13 56 “Pentecost” is derived from a Greek word meaning “fiftieth.”
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One thing the harvest signifies in Scripture is resurrection —in this case, the Messiah 58 was the Firstfruits —harvested on “the morrow after the the Sabbath.” Thus, the Messiah was resurrected and presented before the Father on this day: He ascended into the 59 heavens and was waved by the Heavenly Messengers before the Ancient of Days. The prophet Daniel saw a vision of this very occasion: 13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of Days, 60
and they brought Him near before Him. 14 And there was given Him dominion, and splendor, and a Kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, dominion, which shall not not pass away, and His Kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. Daniel 7:13-14 Yom Ha’Kippurim/The Day of Covering/Atonement (The Present Time) Many today teach the Feasts of the Seventh month have had no modern-day fulfillment. But clear evidence indicates indicates that, since the ascension ascension of the Messiah, we we are now living in a protracted, ongoing Day of Atonement/Covering. On Yom Ha’Kipurrim (more commonly called “Yom Kippur”) the high priest went into the Most Set Apart Place to intercede intercede for all Yisrael. And during the priest’s time of intercession, the entire nation waited until he came forth with the assurance that their sins had been covered and that the blessings of the Most High would continue upon the nation for another year. Yet all of this served as a prophetic type/picture type/picture since it foreshadowed the present time. Yom Ha’Kippurim describes the present time since eSwhy the Messiah has ascended into the Heavens—into the Most Set Apart Place of the very Presence of the Almighty—and now intercedes for all Yisrael as the High 61 Priest forever after the order of Melchi-tzedek. And the Mashiach even stated the days would come in which He would be taken away (i.e., when He would permanently ascend into the heavens) and that His followers would have lives characterized by 62 reverent sorrow—that they would be actively involved in mourning/fasting. Thus, 63 these are the days to walk before hwhy with reverence and awe as the time nears that 64 He will arise to shake mightily the Earth; at that time, He will not only arise to judge ♦
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Revelation 14:15-16 1Corinthians 15:20,23 59 This explains why eSwhy said to Miriam/Mary, “Touch me not, for I h ave not yet ascended to My Father” (John 20:17), yet He would later tell Thomas, “Bring your finger here and see My hands; and bring your hand and put it into My side; and be not unbelieving, but believing.” John 20:27 This is not a “contradiction,” but shows that eSwhy literally ascended into Heaven that day and then descended (Proverbs 30:4) later the very same day, in the evening; it all indicates the Messiah was waved before the Father as the Wave Offering on the Day of the Wave Sheaf. Until He had been waved and accepted, He could not be handled. 60 Psalm 72:7-11 61 Hebrews 5:5-10, 6:17-20; 7:15-17 62 Matthew 9:14-15 63 Hebrews 12:25-29 64 Isaiah 2:10-21 58
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individuals and kings/world leaders, but Elohim will utterly destroy those nations which have refused to turn from unrighteousness; and all rebellious nations will fall 67 before the Kingdom of Elohim never to rise again. With massive earthquakes, with volcanoes that are widespread conflagrations beyond anything seen heretofore, with tsunamis that will obliterate still more (and far larger) sections of the world’s continental coastlines, and with stars that fall from heaven to pumm el the Earth, hwhy El Elyon will display His hot displeasure over all those who have set at naught His 68 age-abiding Torah. The Messiah’s Parousia/Presence: At the Last Trump: A Memorial of Trumpets Trumpets were blown in ancient Yisrael to signify many things: it was a call to worship; it was a call to break camp and to set forth in travel; it was the sound of alarm at the enemy’s attack; and and of course, it was a call to, to, for, and in battle. A special Shabbaton (Sabbath) in the Hebrew calendar year is called a Memorial of Teruah/Trumpets and this word “teruah” can signify the varied blasts of a trumpet as well as human shouts of of praise and victory. Yet there are Seven Trumpets foretold in the prophecies of Revelation. Revelation. Further, there are a number of places in the Scriptures, even before Revelation before Revelation,, which indicate the Messiah will come down to receive r eceive His 69 own to Himself “at the Last Trump.” How these things will be further understood, and how it will all unfold at that time, remains to be seen; but one thing is certain: 70 observing the Feasts of hwhy keeps us in touch with His prophetic Timetable. ♦
The Weekly Shabbat: Prophetic of the Thousand-Year Reign of Ha’Mashiach Even the weekly Shabbat was, is, and remains prophetic of the first Seven Thousand years of world history as we known it. We read many profound statements wherein wherein hwhy has said He declared the end from the beginning; one of those utterances is seen in Isaiah in Isaiah:: 9 Remember the former things of old; for I am El, and there is none else; I am Elohim, and there is none like Me; 10 declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, “My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure” … Isaiah 46:9-10 ♦
His declaring the end from the beginning is supremely true of the First Week of 71 Creation. Since it been said 1000 1000 years is as a day to the Eternal hwhy, the First 65
Jeremiah 17:9, 23:19-20, 25:14, 30:23-24, Revelation 9:20-21, 16:9,11 Psalm 2:10-12, 76:11-12 67 Amos 9:8, Revelation 16:17-20 68 Psalm 119:126 69 1Corinthians 15:51-54, 1Thessalonians 4:15-18 70 For more information on the Seven Trumpets, see the study, “ TheSeals, ls, the Trum Trumpets, theWoes, and theBow Bowls” —a one-page timeline of many of the major events foretold in the Book of Revelation: 66
http://www.scribd.com/doc/ http://www .scribd.com/doc/23141765/Revelati 23141765/Revelation-The-Seals-theon-The-Seals-the-Trumpets-the-W Trumpets-the-Woes-and-the-Bow oes-and-the-Bowls ls 71
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Week of Creation pictured seven, seven, one thousand-year “days.” “days.” We have nearly expired the 6,000 years (six, one thousand-year days) since that First Week and so the Seventh 72 Day—the 1000-Year reign of the Messiah —is nearly upon us. And it will be a magnificent 1000 years, a time filled with worldwide love, peace, joy, and 73 abundance. tsrqupeonmlkyjxzwhdgba
This ends our thoughts, at least for the present, on the light of hwhy which He initiated on the Fourth Day via via the Sun, Moon, and Stars. And that light shines shines brighter and brighter as more and more believers believers are seeing the Feasts of hwhy not only reveal still more of His enduring Love and Light, but that in keeping these Moedim/Appointments with Him, we are more fully attuned to His Prophetic Timetable of what still lies in the 74 future as the increase of His Government and of peace are increasingly seen and realized on a worldwide worldwide scale. We now progress to thoughts thoughts on the Light of the Fifth Day. • The Light of the Fifth Day . B’reshit/Genesis 1:20-23 On the Fifth Day, Elohim made the fish/sea creatures and the birds. The former filled the seas while the latter latter filled the skies. It is interesting to note that that there are birds that swim (in and/or under the the water) and fish that fly (albeit ever ever so briefly)! And there are an abundance of birds that that eat fish as well as fish that that eat birds! It seems evident 75 that hwhy made these creatures to not only show us His greatness, but to inspire us to do great things in seeking for Him and His Kingdom: 28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting Elohim, earth—faints not, neither is weary; hwhy —the Creator of the ends of the earth—faints there is no searching of His understanding. 29 He gives power to the faint; and to him that has no might He increases strength. str ength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 but they that wait for hwhy shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:28-31 • The Light of the Sixth Day . B’reshit/Genesis 1:24-31 On the Sixth Day, Elohim formed the beasts of field and created man m an in His own image. Anyone who has owned owned any kind of pet, pet, or farm animal, will likely have have amazing, humorous, and heart-warming stories about the wonders and fun s ee in these beasts of the Earth. I specifically remember a young cow owned by my brother’s brother’s family. One evening they let let it out of its regular grassy confines confines to roam and play in a significantly larger area, perhaps for the the first time (as I seem to remember). The young, but nearly full-grown animal was evidently elated at the newfound freedom 72
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The crowning achievement and greatest light of all created beings, however, came from the creation of man and woman on the Sixth Day: 26 And Elohim said, Let us make man in Our image, after Our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth. 27 And Elohim created man in His own image, in the image of Elohim created He him; male and female created He them. 28 And Elohim blessed them: and Elohim said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth. Genesis 1:26-28 Of all created beings, only man and woman bore the the Image of Elohim. The greatest light on Earth would come from/through these beings He had created in His image and likeness. To underscore this statement, we contemplate contemplate the misparim and place and place values of the Hebrew words for “man” and “woman:”
“Sya/ish/man” and “hSa/ishah/woman.” Let’s look at the total value for each word by finding and adding the place value and the misparim value. value . The total value for man is 343 [mv + pv] while the total value for woman is 333 [mv + pv]: (mv) (pv)
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At first, the number 676 may not seem to be of any significance; but recall the misparim and place and place values for the Name of hwhy; both values equal 26: (pv) 26 = (5) (mv) 26 = (5)
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And if we multiply these two values, the result is the number 676—the number obtained by summing the values for man and woman—the ones created to bear the Name/Image and likeness of Elohim! Elohim!
26 (YH W H ) x 26 (YH W H ) = 67 676 6 This is like the pattern seen in Genesis 1:1, where the seven Hebrew words of the opening text of Scripture have a misparim value of 2701—the number obtained when 77 we multiply the misparim and place and place value for wisdom: (pv) (mv)
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hwhy , by wisdom ( hmkx hmkx ), founded the earth, earth, establishing the heavens with understanding … Proverbs 3:19 He has made the earth earth by His power, He has established established the world by His wisdom ( hmkx ), and by His understanding understanding He has stretched out the heavens … Jeremiah 51:15 And so with the addition of Sya /ish/man (343) and hSa /ishah/woman (333) giving us the value of 676. Here hwhy is stressing to us the importance of the man-woman, marriage relationship in manifesting the greatness of His Name/Image and Likeness:
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See the study “Psalm 111 and the Beginning of Wisdom: ” http://www.scribd.com/doc/96921832/ http://www.sc ribd.com/doc/96921832/Psalm-111-andPsalm-111-and-the-Beginning-of the-Beginning-of-Wisdom -Wisdom
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Elohim intended great light—the Light of His Name—to come forth from proper marital relationships and this light is the light of love, joy, and peace as well as the light produced through the next generation of children who will learn His will and walk in His ways. Men and women each have have special and unique unique characteristics and qualities that reflect the Creator’s Image and both have a valuable contribution to make in the marriage relationship. • The Light of the Seventh Day . B’reshit/Genesis 2:1-3 On the Seventh Day, Day, Elohim rested from all His works. This day was blessed and set apart (sanctified) by Elohim with a special anointing of His Light and Presence as it is 78 only the Spirit and the Presence of hwhy that can set anything apart. That hwhy placed His light and and Presence in this Day is evident evident when we behold behold the misparim for the word Shabbat (Sabbath): (mv)
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The Light of the First Day (207) ( 207) culminated in the Light of the Seventh Day (702). This explains why those who wish to seek hwhy, and to walk in His light, will receive r eceive the most understanding from His Word by upholding the the sanctity of the Shabbat. Shabbat. As we honor the Shabbat, we honor hwhy, and so He blesses us with greater light and understanding from His Eternal Word: for it is only by walking in His Sabbath Light 79 that we will see light. Yes, hwhy will certainly reveal Himself to us on other days of the week, but in all of eternity, we can never regain the opportunity lost by failing to seek Him within the light of that special Shabbat He has given to end any particular week. hwhy is jealous for the Set Apart Time to meet with us, and so must we be to 80 meet with Him. Those who recognize recognize the unchanging unchanging Messiah as the Sovereign of 81 the Shabbat will also experience Him shining the light of Elohim’s splendor on the 82 83 Torah and revealing more of the Father’s Name to His people: 15 But unto this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies upon their heart. 16 But whenever it shall turn to the Sovereign, the veil is taken away. 17 Now hwhy is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of hwhy is, there is liberty. 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as 78
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The riches of His great wisdom and knowledge are hidden in the Mashiach/Messiah and these immense treasures are not granted to the casual passer-by. hwhy will only 85 give His Spirit and reveal His Word and will to those who obey Him and who seek 86 Him with all their heart.
How Do We Don the Armor of L ight? For believers who are uninstructed in prayer, the act of praying can quickly become dry, lifeless, and ritualistic. ritualistic. For others, it is simply a duty which which is put on their daily daily “checklist” of “Things to Do” simply because they know they are “supposed to pray.” And when prayer times are missed, the sincere believer feels guilty. guilty. But all of these mind sets tend to make the time spent praying less than profitable, even when a person wishes to be stirred up in the proper way, having the proper attitude, and burning with the proper zeal for His His Kingdom. What is the the answer? Or better yet: “How should this all-important realm be approached?” approached?” “How should should it be viewed?” With just a few thoughts on what prayer really is—and upon entering into a better understanding of what should/does occur when we sincerely pray (or perhaps we should say the results of being in His Presence!)—prayer Presence !)—prayer soon becomes a vital and life-giving force that brings love, light, faith, faith, joy, expectation, expectation, and strength into our hearts and lives. And so it should be! Our times in prayer become the pivotal points of the the day and these special occasions prepare and energize us to do His will and to take forth the light of His Kingdom to those those He is calling. By way of introduction, we consider one more thing. When emphasizing our chief physical physical needs, people (and especially nutritionists and fasting experts) will often say something that goes like this: Without food Without food , we can live for nearly 40 days (this assumes we have water). Without water (or water (or food), we will not live much longer than 4 days. Without air , we will not live much longer than 4 minutes. Of course, if we stop breathing for much longer than even a few seconds, the results are immediate and unpleasant. unpleasant. So most will concur that that air/oxygen is our greatest greatest and most immediate physical immediate physical need. Yet all Scripture evidence evidence indicates this physical reality will readily translate into our greatest our greatest spiritual need. need. Specifically, the Spirit of hwhy inspired the word for “spirit”/ xwr —which is transliterated as “ru-ach”—to “ru-ach”—to mean “wind, breath, or spirit:” The Spirit of Elohim is our spiritual life-breath and we will quickly die without the Messenger of His Presence.
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For it is only through drawing near to the Presence of hwhy that we obtain the spiritually essential Breath/Spirit of life needed to truly live and walk by the Spirit of the Most High and to, thus, live a spiritual life that will count for something when we at long last stand before before His very Presence. Take away our physical physical breathing, our intake of oxygen, and we will soon die; yet the same holds true for prayer: Prayer is our means of spiritually spiritually breathing and the means by which we obtain the “spiritual oxygen” we vitally need from His Light-Filled Presence. Prayer, then, is our greatest need because His Presence is our greatest need. need. This is something which unbelievers simply cannot know and it is a fact which completely evades a great number of believers, believers, including many who are deeply sincere. Yet if we ponder the whole scenario for a brief moment, what greater honor honor could there be than to enter into the Presence of the Creator and King of of the entire Universe? Have you seen the Hubble telescope pictures of what astronomers have named “The Sombrero Galaxy?” Scientists estimate this galaxy contains over 100 billion suns, and while the next statement is merely an opinion/uneducated guess on the part of this writer, it appears the sun-force in the center of the Sombrero Galaxy is as large as, if not larger than, our entire solar system! Yet the Architect who formed this indescribable feat of Creation—along with so many other inexpressible marvels—would rather be in your presence (and to have you be in His!) than to behold or exalt exalt any of His own accomplishments, accomplishments, great as they are! Of all the things for which hwhy created us, He made us to be in His Presence, and we will never be complete until we learn to continually find love, joy, and peace (shalom) before His majestic Throne. It is just as Sha’ul said of hwhy to the men of Athens when standing in Greece on the Areopagus, the hill of Mars: In Him we live and move and have our our being … Acts 17:26 Consequently, it is only in Him —by abiding in Him through through prayer and by walking walking before Him through continual continual meditation on His His Torah—that we may obtain the most fulfillment, enjoy the greatest blessings, and realize the the ultimate joys of life. Such is the importance of prayer: It is only by abiding in His Presence that we can obtain the light and wisdom needed to reach our fullest physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual potential in this lifetime. Blessed are those who pray because their spiritual poverty reveals their need for the Presence of the Most High, and blessed are ar e they when their greatest Need becomes their greatest Joy! Our Source of light must be hwhy Himself. And the fact that He
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covers Himself with light as with a garment gar ment explains how we are to don what Sha’ul 88 called “the armor of light.” As we draw near to Elohim, we are told He will draw 89 near to us. When this happens, the light which surrounds hwhy will encompass us 90 also. In this way, we are clothed clothed with His light and His righteousness. All of this, of course, should add new meaning to what the Messiah really meant when He instructed 91 us to seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness. The vital and central role that prayer has in doing this this is confirmed when He later spoke spoke of prayer as a continual 92 asking, seeking, and knocking. And it is only by abiding in His Presence Pr esence that we are empowered to overcome the works of darkness. His light shines in the darkness and 93 the darkness cannot overcome it. To punctuate all this, it is without debate that both Mosheh and the Messiah were clothed with the armor of light because each had been abiding in the Presence of hwhy in prayer. Mosheh came down down from his time of communing with with hwhy, in prayer and 94 fasting, and his face was shining with the splendor of hwhy. In the same way, He who was without sin was so immensely transfigured during prayer that even His garments were dazzling white while His face shined as bright as the Sun: And it came to be, be, as He prayed, the appearance appearance of His face changed, and His garment dazzling white. Luke 9:25, ISRV 9:25, ISRV Of this occasion, Matthew wrote: And after six days eSwhy took with him Kepha, and Ya’acov, and Yochanan, his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain apart: 2 and He was transfigured before them; and His face did shine as the Sun, and and His garments became white white as the light. Matthew 17:1-2 The Messiah was transfigured and radiated with light when drawing near to pray in the 95 Presence of hwhy, and the Spirit intends to so transform each one of us.
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And after He had sent sent the multitudes away, away, He went up in/on the the mountain apart to pray: and when evening had come, He was there alone. Matthew 14:23 12 And it came to pass in these days, that He went out in/on the mountain to pray; and He continued all night in prayer to Elohim. 13 And when it was day, He called His talmudim; and He chose from them twelve, whom He also named emissaries. Luke 6:12-13 For several years, the Spirit S pirit has signified many things about the Messiah’s ascent to pray on a mountain; this act of faith and love indicates to us marvelous truths truths about prayer and greatest honor anyone anyone can ever experience: being in the Presence of hwhy. Among these truths, foremost of all would be the tangible expression of the Messiah’s hunger and thirst for the Presence of hwhy. Faith without works is dead, and we see 97 this physical this physical ascent into ascent into a hill/mountain as His heart-cry for the Most High. By going up into the mountain, eSwhy was conveying His desire to be in the Presence of hwhy, the Father. Additionally, overseers (or elders) are98 instructed instructed by Sha’ul and Kepha to watch over the flock by exercising oversight, and when a person is on a mountain, mountain, it is obvious this high vantage point enables one to see much farther than when looking outward outward from lower points from a mere plain or valley. And in a practical sense, when a person looks out from this additional additional height on a mountain, things which are coming from a distance can be seen far sooner. sooner. Yet these physical lessons all apply to what what occurs in prayer. All of this teaches us about about the spiritual sight, the spiritual vision, vision, which may only be obtained through prayer in the Presence 99 of hwhy. And this would certainly include the prophetic foresight the foresight the Spirit sometimes gives us during our our times in prayer. Just like being on the the mountain, we can see farther, we can see better, and we can see more of the surrounding factors that help us to strategize, to prepare, and to act. On the Shabbat of 8/18/2012, 8/18/2012, all of this this was still further confirmed. As my wife and I read in the Book of Shemot/Exodus 31, I was gripped in the Spirit by the text which spoke of what Mosheh had been given while communing with hwhy on Mount Sinai: Sinai : And when He had made and end of speaking speaking with him , He gave Mosheh Two Tables of the Testimony, Testimony, on Moun Mountt Sinai , Tablets of stone, written with the Finger of Elohim. Exodus 31:18 97
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Although we were reading in English at the time, the Spirit Spir it led me to wonder about the meaning behind the phrase “on Mount Sinai:” Was there more to these words when seen in the original Hebrew Scriptures? And what might their their connection be to the profound things that took place at that locale? So later in the evening, evening, this very phrase was studied in the Hebrew Hebrew text and the results were were simply stunning. The phrase “on Mount Sinai” is only two words in Hebrew: ←
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And Mosheh was on the mount (27/207), Sinai, when he received the light of light of hwhy given through the Torah! Torah! No wonder the psalmist could write about the Torah being the light of hwhy: “Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” Psalm 119:105 The Hebrew misparim/numbers clearly show us why the Torah is called the light of hwhy. And this is the very light light which the Spirit of hwhy writes on our hearts and minds as we abide in His Presence Presence during times of reverent prayer. And all of this confirms the light and splendor that hwhy gives to us, individually, when we place the greatest value on our relationship with Him, when we desire to be in His Presence above all else. Mosheh was on the mountain to commune with the Most High, and, likewise, so it was with the Messiah: both prophets were transfigured in the Light of His Presence. And as we saw in the previous section, the Messiah was on the mount — and He was praying—when the light and splendor of hwhy shone forth upon Him and from within Him. In the case of the individual individual believer, no amount of Bible study will ever replace reverent prayer before the Throne of hwhy. We do a disservice to young young believers by failing to teach them this all-important all-important and life-changing truth. truth. Yet this is a critical truth which has long-escaped many—including those who have been walking in the Faith for a considerable number of years: Prayer was the thing of greatest importance in the Life of our Example, Example, the Messiah, and prayer was the thing of greatest importance in the life of the emissary, Sha’ul (as well as all of the other emissaries). 26
If, like Mosheh, we abide in the Presence P resence of hwhy through times of continual, earnest prayer, our hearts will be prepared prepared to receive the light of His Word: We will always 100 see light in His light light . Our only Source of light, life, love, peace, and joy is the Presence of hwhy. And as a result of dwelling in in His Presence, our our times of Scripture study will be far more blessed with revelation than most would ever think to be possible. The Spirit will open to to us the written Word as never never before. The emissaries show us the proper order in their most instructive words: … “but we will give ourselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word.” Acts 6:4 This is the spiritual spiritual order of true ministry-service: Prayer was of first and and greatest importance because this fulfills the Shema to set hwhy first, above all. And so it was with the Messiah! Note the order we hear in these these lines as the two going going to Emmaus speak of the ministry of eSwhy the Messiah: 18 And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said unto Him, Do you alone sojourn sojourn in Yerushalayim and not know the things things which have come to pass there in these days? 19 And He said to them, What things? And they said to Him, Him, The things concerning concerning eSwhy the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before Elohim and all the people … Luke 24:18-19 But to what does being mighty in word and deed before Elohim ultimately apply? Note the order we see in in the above lines: 1. Being mighty in deeds comes before being mighty in word (although the two are not at all separate). 2. And being mighty before Elohim, by abiding in the Presence P resence of hwhy during times of fasting and prayer, precedes being mighty before all the people. Being mighty in word and deed before Elohim ultimately applies to the mighty deeds of fasting fasting and prayer and prayer and the other deeds and words that subsequently follow such acts 101 of faith and love. And this was the very order seen in the life of King David: the young Israelite did not come onto the scene and slay Goliath without having done anything great in his past. David was faithful before Elohim, Elohim, worshipping before hwhy 102 on the hillsides of Yahudah and saving his father’s sheep from the lion and the bear. David was mighty in deed and word before Elohim before ever being mighty in deed and word before all the people (at the slaying of Goliath). Thus, is explained the meaning of Sha’ul’s words:
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For the weapons of our our warfare are not carnal, but mighty before Elohim to the casting down of strongholds. 2Corinthians 10:4 Believers do not war according to the flesh, with physical weapons: we war in the spiritual realm; and in this realm, victorious might comes from times of fasting, prayer, vigilance, and humility before the Most High.
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The Hebrew misparim (numbers) confirm the Word of hwhy by teaching us the chesed/dox of hwhy, His steadfast love and kindness, are revealed to be the most important aspect of His nature nature and character. The misparim for this most significant word, chesed/ dox, is 72: ←
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The place value of both words is 27 because the light of light of hwhy emanates with His lovingkindness/chesed , and because, from the lovingkindess/chesed of lovingkindess/chesed of hwhy, His great light shines forth upon us. So why did the Spirit of hwhy inspire this number connection to be so strong and so obvious? When hwhy revealed the light and splendor of His Name to Mosheh, the foremost aspect of His character was declared to be His chesed/ dox, His steadfast love and kindness: 5 And hwhy descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the Name of hwhy . 6 And hwhy passed by before him, and proclaimed, “ hwhy ! hwhy Elohim! Merciful and gracious, long-suffering, dox ) and truth. 7 Keeping chesed ( dox dox ) for thousands, and abundant in chesed ( dox forgiving iniquity and and transgression and sin, sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers fathers upon the children, children, and upon the children’s children, to the third and to the fourth generation.” Exodus 34:5-7 28
The light of hwhy emanates with His chesed and a nd the chesed/lovingkindness of hwhy emanates with His light! As hwhy reveals His chesed/kindness, we see it emanating with the Light of His love revealed in the Torah: For a lamp is the commandment, commandment, and the Torah is light, and a way of life are reproofs of instruction. Mishle/Proverbs 6:23 And the psalmist wrote the very same thing: A lamp to my feet is Your Word, and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 We will continue to observe how these two aspects of the indescribable greatness of hwhy are seen in tandem; they are absolutely inseparable: inseparable: There is no true light without the chesed/kindness of hwhy and the kindness of hwhy emanates with the great and marvelous light of His Awesome Presence. And is it merely coincidental that Psalm 72 is a song of Shelemo/Solomon? Shelemo/Solomon? Recall the misparim of chesed is 72: ←
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to the Word and the Pr Promise omise that He spoke to David: 12 When your days are fulfilled, and you will sleep s leep with your fathers, I will set up your seed after after you, that shall proceed proceed out of your bowels, bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men; 15 but My chesed/lovingkindness shall not depart from from him, as I took it from Sha’ul, whom I put away before you. 16 And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure for ever before you: your throne shall be established established for ever. 17 According According to all these words, words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David. 2Samuel 7:12-17
hwhy promised to cause His chesed to chesed to remain upon Solomon and just look at the great light of light of hwhy that came through the life of this son of David: • He ruled over Yisrael with great wisdom: 1Kings 4:29-31. • He spoke 3000 proverbs and wrote 1005 songs: 1Kings 4:32. 29
• Foreigners heard of the fame of hwhy through Shelemo and many kings either came to the Land of Yisrael or sent emissaries to visit and to hear him: 1Kings 4:33-34. Given that dox/chesed = 72, it is not happenstance that Tehillim/Psalms 72 is set forth in connection with the dox/chesed/lovingkindness /chesed/lovingkindness of hwhy which He placed upon nd Shelemo/Solomon. And it is most most significant that the 72 Psalm was inspired by the Spirit to be the last song of Book of Book Two, Two, the Exodus the Exodus Book of Book of the Psalms. The Name Name and chesed of hwhy were more greatly proclaimed to all Yisrael through Mosheh during the time of the exodus from Egypt and the establishing of the Covenant made in the Arabian wilderness at Sinai.
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We promised to share the great connection between the light of hwhy and His unsearchable chesed/lovingkindness chesed/lovingkindness which He has commanded across an immense time span of 1000 generations. In our study, we have seen seen the close tie between between the rwa/light and the dox/chesed of hwhy. And it was earlier stated that that this chesed is shown to have been revealed—in a most powerful and prophetic way—within the life of Abraham. How this was done and specifically, specifically, when this was done by hwhy, reveals to the world the immense and awesome love, power, and sovereignty of the Most High. Consider the facts. Beginning with Abraham, hwhy has commanded His great chesed/lovingkindness across an immense time span of 1000 generations: 9 Know, therefore, that hwhy your your Elohim, He is is Elohim, the faithful El, who keeps the covenant and the chesed/lovingkindness with those that love Him and keep His commandments to the thousandth generation, 10 and repays those that hate him to their face, to destroy them: He will not be slack to him that hates Him, He will repay him to his face. 11 You shall therefore therefore keep the commandment, commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which I command you this day, to do them. 12 And it shall come to pass, because you hearken to these ordinances, and keep and do them, that hwhy your your Elohim will keep with you specifically the covenant and specifically the chesed which He swore to your fathers. Deuteronomy 7:9-12 We read of this, once more, in the Psalms, confirming to us that hwhy has spoken of and prophesied a literal fulfillment of 1000 generations, beginning with Abraham: 8 He has remembered His covenant for ever—the word which He commanded to to the thousandth generation—9 generation—9 which He He made with Abraham, and His oath to Yitschak/Isaac, 10 and confirmed the same to Ya’acov for a statute, to Yisrael for an an everlasting covenant, covenant, 11 saying, “Unto you you will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance … Psalm 105:8-11 30
To emphasize still further that His great chesed would chesed would surely range across all 1000 generations (beginning from Abraham), the Spirit of hwhy inspired the phrase “ rwd Plal” (l’eleph dor: to the thousandth generation 103) to have a place value of 72—a value precisely equal to that of the misparim for chesed: ←
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We should notice at least two things from all of this: 1. This sets forth the Torah to be the Unchanging Constitution of the Kingdom of hwhy 104 across many eons of time yet to be seen on this Earth. Since a generation is at least 40 years in length, 1000 1000 generations will span some 40,000 plus years. This puts the one thousandth generation from Abraham some 800 plus generations into the future! 2. This chesed/lovingkindness began with Abraham and Sarah as the lead r ecipients of the chesed of hwhy in the first generation. generation . Yet there must necessarily be 999 more generations to bring us to the total 1000 generations generations prophesied to come come forth. This is seen in the context of Tehillim/Psalms 105:8-11. Point 2 is the one upon upon which we now now elaborate. Is it true that there could not have been 1000 generations generations from Abraham unless a second a second generation had come forth? And it is not also true that Yitschak/Isaac was the one who composed/began this second generation? generation? It is quite true! true! And this this is where the Word of hwhy is so marvelously prophetic! prophetic! How old was was Abraham when the blessing of of hwhy came upon he and Sarah and it was given her to conceive Yitschak/Isaac? Yitschak/Isaac? And what is the total total number we obtain when adding both the misparim and the place the place values for the Hebrew word “dox/chesed”? (mv) (pv)
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Abraham was 99 years old when the chesed of hwhy led to the miraculous conception of Yitschak—the one who would be the next descendant, and the leader of the second generation of of the 1000 generations! generations! Yitschak was an absolute requirement! requirement! We simply cannot have 1000 generations without first having having generation number two! So was it mere coincidence that hwhy literally visited Abraham and also bestowed His very special dox/chesed upon the patriarch’s house when he was 99 years old? Hardly! In a most marvelous way, hwhy was showing forth His great dox / lovingkindness/chesed = 99. And He was not only showing forth that chesed which He was visiting upon Abraham, the father of the faithful, but hwhy was assuring us that this great chesed would endure across all 1000 generations which He has stated will exist on this Earth to fulfill His plans and His purposes across the many eons eons of time yet to come! Blessed be His great and magnificent Name!
I n the Secret Secret Counsel Counsel of hwhy and the Upright
How do we know when we are walking in the secret counsel of hwhy, in the secret counsel of the upright? In Tehillim 111, 111 , we read of the psalmist declaring he will praise hwhy in the secret counsel of the upright: Hallelu-Yah! I will praise hwhy with my whole heart, in the dwob ) ) of the upright, and secret counsel ( dwob and in the congregation. congregation. Tehillim/Psalms 111:1 Readers who study will note this text is terribly terr ibly mistranslated in a number of versions and nothing of the Hebrew word for “secret” ( dwo/sōde) is anywhere to to be seen. So how do we know when we are personally experiencing “the secret counsel of the upright?” And how do we know when we are walking walking with people who compose such a congregation of believers? The Hebrew numerics provide the answer. Note how the misparim and place and place value of this word, dwob / / b’sode, b’sode, exactly match that which has already been seen for chesed for chesed ! ←
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The Spirit, thus, indicates that when we are walking in the secret counsel of the upright, we will be personally experiencing the light and the chesed of hwhy. And when we are among those who are pleasing to hwhy, we will also experience yet more of that light, love, love, and kindness. The Messiah calls those who follow follow Him in their worship of hwhy to let our light shine before men (in the world of those who do not know Him) as well as within the House (meaning, ( meaning, in the household of Faith among 105 those who already fear Him). 105
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We find there are many places in which hwhy has placed a captivating concept, an intriguing phrase, or even a gripping arrangement of letters into the text of His Hebrew 106 Word. As with Mosheh at the burning bush, hwhy would use these things to draw 107 away our attention after Him. And when He sees that we have turned aside after Him, hwhy will reveal yet more of Himself Himself to us. One often gets the sense that that wisdom 108 is calling out from the pages of of Scripture, bidding us to seek Him yet more. One such place is found in the psalms: Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice! Let the sea roar, and the the fullness thereof! Tehillim/Psalms 96:11 This somewhat reminds us of a segment of the prayer taught by the Messiah: Our Father, who is in the heavens, 109 Your Name be qadosh. Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, in the heavens and upon the earth … Matthew 6:9-10
We understand that whatever hwhy decrees from the heavens will most certainly come 110 to pass on the Earth. Yet in the text of Psalm 96, hwhy declares that His sovereign will is to see joy and gladness among those He has created to worship Him! Remember that! His revealed will for us us is joy and gladness! And while it cannot be 111 seen in our English translations of Scripture, in the Companion Bible, Bible , E.W. Bullinger points out that the first four Hebrew words of the Psalm 96 text form an acrostic —an inspired literary phenomenon phenomenon in which the four letters of the Qadosh Name appear. We believe this occurrence proclaims proclaims to us still more of His greatness greatness while also teaching many other things about the light of His magnificent Kingdom: ←
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Exodus 3:3 Exodus 3:4 108 Proverbs 8:1-4 109 qadosh = set apart—the word often translated as “holy” or “hallowed” 110 Psalm 17:2, Isaiah 46:9-10, Daniel 4:35 111 Outside of the original Hebrew manuscripts, we believe the Companion Bible to be one of the best (if not the best) study Bibles available today and urge our readers to prayerfully consider obtaining a copy. 112 (remember, Hebrew is read from right to left) 107
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And is there any connection between the Name of hwhy and the rejoicing we rejoicing we see in the Heavens above and upon upon the Earth beneath? beneath? This joy and gladness are most most certainly 113 a part of His Kingdom, wherein His Name, alone, is exalted and hwhy rules among His people with light, light, love, and power. power. The proverbs say it like this: this: When the righteous become great, the people rejoice, but when a lawless man bears rule, a people sigh. Mishle/Proverbs 29:2 If this is so of an upright, earthly king, how much more shall this be the case when the King of kings rules over all the the Earth? But hwhy rules among those who are His even now! The Kingdom of hwhy is very real and real and very tangible; tangible ; and wherever it exists there is light, love, love, and rejoicing! rejoicing! Sha’ul said it like this: The Kingdom of Elohim is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Set Apart Spirit. Romans 14:17 This righteousness, peace, and joy not only emanate from the light of hwhy, they are the light of hwhy! But we should go back to that attention-grabbing attention-grabbing text and see if there is yet more more the Spirit would would reveal. We believe hwhy so designed this text to provide us with clues clues He had additional hidden hidden treasures to be unearthed. unearthed. ←
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Some while back, suspecting that was the case, the Spirit led this writer to further study the number number values of these four words. Now witness the the place value for this Hebrew phrase (in which the Name of hwhy is scarcely hidden) and ask yourself how this could be a mere coincidence!
~The ~T he Place ace Value for the F irst F our Words of Ps Psalm 96:11 ~
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Zechariah 14:9 On the Shabbat of 7/28/2012 115 We note 62 is the place value for “ MymSh/ha’shamayim/the /ha’shamayim/the heavens” and that this is the reversal/mirror image of coincidental since hwhy (26) declares He dwells in the heavens (62) and that this great expanse hwhy = 26. This is not coincidental declares the greatness of His Name! Psalm 8:1, Matthew 6:9-10 114
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So the Kingdom of hwhy is the Kingdom of Light and that light is the light of His Name; it is the light of righteousness/tzedakah, peace/shalom, peace/shalom, and joy/simcha joy/simcha which He imparts through Ruach Ruach ha’Qodesh, the Set Apart Apart Spirit. And each of these elements of light can only come forth in the Spirit through His great and blessed Name.
Verily You Shall Keep My Sabbaths We have spoken of those who are blessed with great light from the Scriptures because they honor hwhy and the Light of His Presence which He has placed in the set apart time of the Shabbat. There is great light upon those who study Torah while while upholding the Shabbat because this Day is a heavenly appointment in Time and Space with the Creator of all; honoring the Shabbat honors hwhy because He has blessed the Day with a Special Anointing of of His Light-filled Light-filled Presence. And hwhy promises to further reveal His Name to all those who keep His Shabbat: 12 And hwhy spoke to Mosheh, saying, And you, speak to the sons of Yisrael, saying, 13 Surely shall shall My Sabbaths you shall keep: for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations; that you may know that I am hwhy who sets you apart. 14 You shall shall keep the Shabbat, for it is set apart unto unto you: every one that that profanes it shall surely surely be put to death; for for whosoever does any work therein, therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 15 Six days shall work be be done; but on the seventh day is a Shabbat Shabbat of solemn rest, set apart to hwhy ; whoever does any work on the Shabbat day, he shall surely be put to death. 16 And the sons of Yisrael shall keep the Shabbat, to observe the Shabbat throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. 17 It is a sign between Me and the sons of Yisrael for ever: for in six days hwhy made heaven and earth, and on the Seventh Day He rested, and was refreshed. Shemot/Exodus 31:12-17 This is an ongoing promise ongoing promise and shows how we become partakers of the divine nature through upholding the Shabbat: … 3 seeing that His Elohim-related power has granted to us all things pertaining to life and reverence, through the knowledge of Him that called us by His own splendor and virtue; 4 whereby He has granted to us His precious and exceeding great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the Elohim-related nature, having escaped from the corruption that that is in the world by by lust. 2Peter 1:3-4 But the Hebrew misparim/numbers also reflect this great truth! The Shabbat is set apart with the light light of His Presence, the Light of of His Name/Spirit. While we have already seen this earlier in the study (as ( as the light on the First Day culminated in the light placed by hwhy in the Seventh Day), the Spirit reveals this great truth in still 35
another fashion. Recall the place value value for the Name is 26 while while the place value for light/ur/rwa is 27:
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26 = (5) h + (6) w + (5) h + (10) y = hwhy = YHWH 27 = (20)
r + (6) w + (1) a = rwa = ur = light
As we have seen many times and in many ways, light emanates from the awesome and loving Presence of hwhy. Yet when these these two values (26 and 27) are multiplied together, we get the misparim for Shabbat! 26 (Y H W H ) x 27 (L ight) = 702 (Shabbat) (Shabbat)
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t + (2) b + (300) S = tbS = Shabbat
Yes, hwhy has most certainly placed the Light of His Name/Presence/Spirit in the 116 qadosh Shabbat, making the Seventh Day a perpetual Sanctuary in Time and Space; and those who enter therein, honoring His Presence, will be blessed with still more of His light and splendor.
Tho Those Who Hon Honor Me, Me, I Will Will Hon Honor It has been one of my favorite Scripture verses for so very long, …“those who honor Me, I will honor.” 1Samuel 2:30 Those who know and love hwhy have done (and will do) many things to honor Him 117 above all else. And hwhy will always honor us in return. But in context, these words were spoken by hwhy to Eli, the priest, because he and his sons had been 118 dishonoring Elohim by despising His sacrifice: 29 Why do you kick at My sacrifice and at My offering, which I have commanded in My Habitation, and honor your sons above Me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings offerings of Yisrael My people? people? 30 Therefore, hwhy , the Elohim of Yisrael, says, I said indeed that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before Me for ever: but now hwhy says, Be it far from Me; for those that honor Me, I honor, and they that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.” 1Samuel 2:29-30 The Hebrew root word for “honor” used here is not the longer form, cabode/ dwbk, it is the shorter form, cabeyd/ dbk —the very same form used in the Fifth Commandment
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(qadosh = set apart and is most often translated as “holy”) Luke 6:38 118 Malachi 1:6-10, Hebrew 10:28-31 117
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regarding honoring our father and mother. Amazingly, this shorter form “honor,” cabeyd/dbk, adds to 26: ←
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26 = (4) d + (2) b + (20) k = dbk = cabeyd = honor
But as we have already seen the Name of hwhy has a misparim value of 26: ←
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26 = (5) h + (6) w + (5) h + (10) y = hwhy = YHWH
But what does this tell us about those who do and those who do not reverence His Qadosh Name—the Name which hwhy has commanded to be His Memorial across those many great eons of time it will take to see the fulfillment of 1000 generations? The Spirit signifies that those who truly wish to dbk/cabeyd/honor hwhy must learn to honor His Name, even as the Messiah teaches us to pray: Our Father, who art in the heavens, Your Name be set apart … Matthew 6:9-10 Yet how does
hwhy fulfill His promise to honor those honor those who honor Him? honor Him? … but now hwhy says, Be it far from Me; dbka ) … for those that honor honor Me, I will honor ( dbka
The phrase translated “I will honor” is literally “I honor”/ dbka —it is the Hebrew word cabeyd/ dbk —to which has been affixed the A LEPH prefix (a) meaning “I:”
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d + (2) b + (20) k + (1) a = dbka = uh-cabeyd = I honor
But as we have witnessed from fr om the outset of our study, 27 is the place value of the Hebrew word for light! ←
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27 = (20) r + (6) w + (1) a = rwa = ur = light
The Ruach ha’Qodesh signifying to us that hwhy honors those who honor Him by shining upon them the Light of His Name/Presence—the Light of His Torah, the Light of His Spirit, the Light of His Splendor, the Light of of His Mashiach! And Sha’ul wrote when the Mashiach shines His light upon us, we are then capable of beginning to 119 understand the Torah in the way He has always intended:
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… 14 but their minds were hardened: for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, it not being revealed that it is done away in the Messiah. 15 But to this day, whenever Mosheh is read, a veil lies upon their heart. 16 But whenever it shall turn to hwhy , the veil is taken away. 17 Now hwhy is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of hwhy is, there is liberty. 18 But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the splendor 120 of the Sovereign, are transformed into the same image from splendor to splendor, splendor, even as from hwhy the Ruach/Spirit. 2Corinthians 3:14-18 When one turns to the Messiah, the veil is taken away and we can see the light and splendor of hwhy which eSwhy shines upon His Father’s Torah: we are given to see and discover the great treasures of wisdom and knowledge which have been hidden in the Mashiach and which He is ever pleased to reveal to those who draw near to hwhy through Him. tsrqupeonmlkyjxzwhdgba
When Mosheh honored hwhy and sought Him by prayer and fasting, then hwhy honored Mosheh and the light of Elohim shone forth from the prophet; and yet, even more so when the Father bestowed honor upon His only begotten Son: 16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and parousia/presence of our Sovereign eSwhy the Messiah, but we were eyewitnesses eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For He received from Elohim Elohim the Father honor and splendor, when there was borne such a voice to Him by the Majestic Splendor, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” 18 And this voice we heard borne out of heaven, when we were with Him on the mount set apart. 2Peter 1:16-18 This was the time when eSwhy shined with great splendor while praying on the 121 mountain. Yet the promise remains that hwhy will shine His great light and splendor upon all those who honor Him in these Last Days: Arise shine, for your light light has come and the cabode of hwhy has risen upon you! 2 For, behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but hwhy will arise upon you, and His splendor/cabode shall be seen upon you. 3 And nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. Isaiah 60:1-3 The Messiah teaches those who follow Him will not walk in darkness, but they will 122 123 have the light of light of life, the light of His Torah. Apart from the light—whether that 120 121
John 17:24 Matthew 17:1-2, Luke 9:25
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light is physical or spiritual—we simply cannot live. eswhy is the Living Word, the Living Torah, and He invites us to look to Him and to His Example of upholding the 124 immutable, age-abiding Torah of the Father. And now Yisrael, what does does hwhy your Elohim require of you, but to fear hwhy your Elohim, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve hwhy your Elohim with all your heart and with all your soul/being? Deuteronomy 10:12 Through the prophet Micah, hwhy would later echo this very same text of the Torah which had been spoken by Mosheh so many centuries earlier: He has declared to you, you, man: What is good? good? And what does hwhy seek of you, but to do judgment, and to love chesed/kindness and the humility to walk with your Elohim? Micah 6:8 We pray this meditation, as well as this entire series of articles, will contribute to all believers progressing in the the Faith, magnifying His blessed blessed Name, and walking in still more of His great lovingkindness and light. t C.P. 11/22/2012 tsrqupeonmlkyjxzwhdgba
Craig Peters is a Messianic author who ministers the Word of hwhy , in part, through free articles provided provided to feed the Messiah’s sheep worldwide. He believes the Spirit reveals the Hebrew misparim (numbers), as given in the inspired A LEF -B -B EIT , provide us with the Most High’s very own Commentary on His Eternal Word. tsrqupeonmlkyjxzwhdgba
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John 1:4, 8:12 Psalm 97:11, 119:105, 130, Proverbs 4:18, 6:23, Isaiah 2:1-5 124 Luke 2:32 123
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