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An operating manual is usually provided by the manufacturer of things we purchase, from vehicles to household items and from the most simple to the most complicated process of operation; but how often do we read them before assembling the item or using it?
Usually we try to figure it out ourselves and only when it doesn’t work, do we look at the instructions and find the page for ‘troubleshooting’.
This is where our help comes from and if we can’t find an easy quick solution, we ask someone and if they cannot help then we look for a professional or turn to the after sales service of the manufacturer as a last resort.
An often quoted verse is Psalm 121:2
“My help [cometh] from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.”
where David states that his help comes from the Lord which made heaven and earth.
The first part of the verse he says
I look to the hills/mountains whence cometh my help.
Is he looking to the hills or is he looking to another source first for help.
The old English word whence means where, from where. So is it a rhetorical statement which he immediately answers, that his help comes from the Creator, the Maker of heaven and earth, the original manufacturer of all things? One Who knows how everything functions and is designed to work and has all the answers whatever the question?
Looking at the verse in Hebrew there is an interesting word used. In the various English translations some say the Maker of Heaven and Earth others say ‘the Lord Made’, others, ‘The Lord Who made’ or ‘the Lord which made’.
In this verse the Hebrew word for make or made
is osah
עשׁה
and Strongs # 6213 is asah – ( spelled with either an ‘o’ rather than an ‘a’.)
Strongs # 6213 asah: To do, to make, to accomplish, to perform, to act
Original Word: עָשָׂה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: `asah
Pronunciation: ah-sah
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-saw’)
KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use
Word Origin: [a primitive root]
1. to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
The question is why didn’t David use the Hebrew word ‘bara’ for make, or as we might say create? This was the word used in Genesis 1.
The word bara’ – create is to make something out of nothing.
Our Heavenly Father only ‘created‘ two things, the heavens, and the earth, and from that point on He spoke and called everything else into being.
He created the substance from which everything is formed and everything that exists in the physical world is made up of the same thing, molecules, atoms and cells; by combining them and causing them to vibrate in a specific way…. and we see the result all around us. So if he’s saying my help comes from the One who created everything in the first place, surely this is the best place to go for help in time of need.
The word ‘osah is a word used in Hebrew for a laborer or a worker, one who produces something. Being as it’s an agricultural term and is used for the production of things from the earth, i.e. fruits and vegetables, not meat or processed food, so in Hebrew produce is called ‘osah.
It’s important to see the difference between creation and production, because if we go to the Creator for help that would give the impression that we’re going to someone who has completed His work. Instead, David uses the word ‘osah which implies that whoever made it, the producer or manufacturer, did not just make a something and distribute it; but rather, He, the manufacturer is still actively involved and taking an interest in his product, making necessary changes and modifications to improve its performance as various concerns arise.
If we apply this to our lives, it is the ongoing life time process that our Father takes with us, moulding us and bringing us to perfection/maturity in Him.
The most important thing we are to remember about the word osah is that when we have a problem in our spiritual life we need to go first of all to One Who made us and not run too quickly to others; whether it’s a doctor, counselor, teacher, a family member or trusted friend. When we go to Him first, He may show us how they can help and many times they do assist us in resolving our problems; but the truth is there are some problems that only the ‘osah, the maker can help us with and we should always refer to the Makers instructions.
Shalom, shalom mishpachah/family
and cheverim/friends!
It’s all about Life and Relationship,
NOT Religion.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
NOT SURE?
YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen
The Torah Parashah Chukat, includes the Instructions for the Red Heifer/Parah Adumah, The death of Miriam and Aaron, War with the Canaanites, The Copper Snake/ Nechash Nechoshet, and the Wars of Sihon and Og.
But what happened at Meribah?
While the children of Israel were in the wilderness, according to tradition there were 3 miracles that regularly occurred:
First, Water from the well of Miriam – A rock that followed the camp of Israel during their wanderings that miraculously provided water fro the people.
Secondly, Clouds of Glory for protection – The Pillar of Cloud by day and Fire by night which protected the people from both predators at night and the heat of the sun by day.
And third, Manna from heaven – Heavenly food supplied every day and enough on day 6 so they need not gather any on the Sabbath.
The story in Numbers Chapter 20 recounts how the people complained because they had no water, but why, up until that time they had an adequate supply? Hebrew literature commenting on this passage says that the people did not mourn or grieve properly when Miriam died on Nisan 10 and was buried; and because of this Adonai caused the well of Miriam to dry up. Water was essential to them staying alive, so the Israelites quickly gathered to complain to Moses and Aaron about this crisis speaking words of death.
Moses and Aaron took the need to the Lord in prayer they went into the Mishkan and waited for instruction. The Lord told Moses to take his staff, which was a sign of authority, and to speak to the rock (of Miriam?) to release its water. Moses was told to speak words that would bring them life and faith to counteract the negative words of death and fear.
“Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.” Numbers 20:8
There are possible reasons why Moses and Aaron were forbidden to enter the promised land, and this incident may offer some answers.
Whether it was spontaneous or premeditated, that we don’t know. Moses may have been frustrated and angry with the rebellious complaining Israelites and although he did fulfill the directions, it was not accurately performed; and here we must note that the end did not justify the means.
Did Moses not believe he could get water from a rock by speaking to it, or did he think the Lords decision to not punish the people for their incessant complaining wasn’t the right one?
Some think it was the use of the pronoun ‘We’, which was the fateful mistake and that the Lords judgment was that Moses did not trust Him enough to ‘sanctify’ Him in the presence of all the people by making certain the people knew the provision was from and by the Lords power. Moses appeared to act under his own authority and it inferred that it was by Moses and Aarons own ability they brought forth water providing for the people. It is suggested by commentators that Moses arrogance was impossible to overlook because it was so public.
The obvious fact of course, is that Moses directly disobeyed the command of the Lord even after He had explicitly instructed them ‘to speak to’ the rock, he chose to ‘strike it’. Prophetically Moses had earlier struck the rock in order to provide water for the people in Ex. 17:5-7 and this was intended as a picture of Messiah Who would be stricken for us, Isaiah 53:4 and 1 Cor. 10:4. The second striking of the rock suggested that Messiah would need to be stricken a second time to provide for the needs of the people. John 7:37-39. We know of course this was not the case, the Rock that was once smitten for the people was now to be ‘spoken to’ as the Living Rock, 1 Cor 10:4. Moses gave them the wrong message, suggesting that the first striking had not been sufficient and that something more was required. The cost to both Moses and Aaron was severe, they paid for their disobedience with their lives and neither of them were allowed to enter the land of promise.
The lesson for us is just as serious, those who attempt to add to the work and instructions of the Lord by adding to His words and affecting His works by their own/self righteousness, will likewise be refused entry into the promised land; in our case the kingdom of the Heavens. Those people will hear the fateful words depart from Me I never knew you. Matthew 7:21-23.
Because the waters that came forth were produced through sin and striving, the place was named Meribah, which means contention. It was after this the camp moved to Mount Hor and there Aaron died.
Isn’t it true sometimes, that we rebel against the words of the Lords mouth, when we hear what He wants us to do but we don’t listen to how He tells us to do it? Moses amended the Fathers instructions and sometimes we do too.
The water was not the point, Adonai wanted Moses to obey Him by speaking words of compassion to the Rock, not rebuking the people out of his hardened heart. In his rebellion Moses still provided for the people but instead of setting aside his own beliefs and setting apart the Word of the Lord, he suffered the cost and needless loss of his own future inheritance.
Let Meribah be a caveat to all of us to Shema/Hear and Obey, to carefully and accurately follow the Lord directions and instructions and not go our own Way; remembering that Messiah is the Rock of our Salvation Who has been struck once for our sins; and from Him we receive the life giving waters that cleanse us from all unrighteousness….all we need to do is to speak to the Rock….
Shalom, shalom mishpachah/family
and cheverim/friends!
It’s all about Life and Relationship,
NOT Religion.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
NOT SURE?
YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen
No doubt the first scripture we think of with this word
Go
is….
Go into all the world…
Matthew 28:19-20 Mark 16:15-20
Our Heavenly Father and Yeshua/Jesus, lead us by Ruach Hakodesh/Holy Spirit. There is no domineering dictatorship-like demand; but rather a compelling invitation fueled by love. And it is our free will choice
to go, to do, to obey His directive
out of our love and dedication of our lives to Him.
In John 14:6 and 21 other times He says
Follow Me
and
Learn from Me… Matthew 11:29.
Messiah wants us to imitate Him, to be like Him, Ephesians 5:1,
and to allow His Spirit to challenge and change us. 2 Cor. 5:17.
He desires that we be discipled, learn of Him and Go and tell others.
This is not the only place in the Bible where the word Go is significant. In the book of Ruth 1:16 we read where she declares to Naomi:
But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.
Furthermore in our own personal lives, because we are being obedient, then we too, will hear His Holy Spirit say to us
‘where you go I will go…’ because we will hear a voice …
‘Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it. Isaiah 30:21.
It is reciprocal, it works both ways, when we are in tune with His will, plan and purpose for our lives. He will Go with us and we will Go with Him.
In Ruth 1:16 she was talking to Naomi and in the Hebrew language it is
ki el asher talaki. – Ki el asher.
Spelled: Alef lamed – aleph sheen resh – tav lamed kaph yod.
Because Ruth was from the land of Moab, she may have been speaking a dialect of her own Moabite language. A little research revealed that the Moabite language is now an extinct Canaanite language which is Semitic in its roots and origin and used a variant of the Phoenician Alphabet; it is the root language that both Aramaic and Arabic come from. Because of this there is a very subtle play on the word Asher, which makes it interesting. In the Moabite language the word also means happiness or blessing. Recall in Genesis 13:30 one of the 12 sons of Israel was named Asher by his mother Leah. Is it possible then that what Naomi may have heard Ruth say to her was…
where you go to be (asher) happy/blessed I will go…
and more specifically within the context…
where you go to be (asher) happy/blessed by God, I will go.
Why didn’t the translators write it this way?
Is it because at that point in the natural situation and circumstances of their lives, Naomi had nothing to offer Ruth except the prospect of being poor, with only a hard life ahead and no hope of finding a marriage partner?
The play on the Hebrew Canaanite words go further, she adds…
Where you lodge I will lodge.
In the Hebrew language the word for lodge is Alin which may come from the root word Lin which means: to lodge or spend the night somewhere.
The Hebrew text uses a yod as the third letter
and this makes it alayan in Aramaic; but in that case wouldn’t the third letter have to be a vav not a yod? The nearest word in Hebrew would be alavan which means lodge and translators just assume that this was an anomaly… but maybe it wasn’t?
It’s very possible the writer used a yod rather than a vav for the third letter on purpose to indicate Ruth was speaking in her native Moabite language and so it would be rendered/translated as:
Where you will draw closer to God I will draw closer to God.
From this story we are taught primarily of Ruths’ loyalty and faithfulness to Naomi but maybe she was more loyal and faithful to the God that both her husband and Naomi had introduced her to?
So in our going we must remember that where God goes we will go and in the going we will draw closer to Him becoming more and more acquainted with His ways; and allowing the life of the Son of the Living God go out from us to the world around us.
All of us have a world around us, wherever we are. Some are called to go, physically moving through the nations, but most are placed in a mission field that extends from the immediate location of their birth, family and country. Scripture says in James 4:8, Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you…
and we are promised He will never leave us nor forsake us in Hebrews 13:5, This has a wonderful meaning for us…. He promises
I will go where you go and where you go I will go.
If we will be obedient to go with Him, He will always be faithful to go with us and we can be assured of being asher, happy and blessed!
Shalom, shalom mishpachah/family
and cheverim/friends!
It’s all about Life and Relationship,
NOT Religion.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
NOT SURE?
YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen
We are all no doubt very familiar with the scripture in Luke 1:37 which says that “Nothing is impossible with God” which emphasizes our Heavenly Fathers’s power to perform miracles and fulfill His promises. This verse reassures believers that, despite challenges, He can achieve what seems impossible in our minds and thoughts.
Matthew 19:26: makes a very similar statement
“But Jesus beheld them and said unto them: With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Here we find ourselves with a conflicting question because in truth there are many things that are impossible for our Heavenly Father. It is not a contradiction in terms because there are some things He cannot do as they would violate His own standards.
Here are some of them:
It is impossible for our Heavenly Father to lie,
It is impossible for our Him to sin.
It is impossible for Him to break a promise.
It is impossible for Him to create anything too heavy for Him to lift,
it is impossible for Him to perform a contradiction.
it is impossible for Him to leave us or forsake us
it is impossible for Him to violate His commandments
it is impossible for Him to change
it is impossible for Him to redeem the fallen angels
it is impossible for Him to alter His Word
it is impossible for Him to stop loving us
it is impossible for Him to stop saving those who come to Him.
it is impossible for Him to die and not exist.
So what does this mean? What are we really reading? In the Bible, translators are just following the old or middle English or King James version understanding of possible and every modern translation says:
with God all things are possible – nothing is impossible.
We have become so accustomed to certain translations that any change to the words we are so familiar with, would give many people problems. We have become lazy and don’t spend the time to study and research scripture for ourselves, often relying on others to do the study for us. We sometimes forget that in the English of the KJV, the words
possible and impossible
mean something very different than they do today. Today when we say
impossible
we more than likely mean:
nothing whatsoever can accomplish a task.
But if you use the words and meaning of the old or middle English era we would be saying:
that nothing is impossible that is, within the strength, character and skills of that person; therefore, making it impossible for one lacking the strength, character or skills to accomplish a task.
So in old English it is saying: nothing is impossible for God that is within His strength, character, and nature.
We need to remember that Yeshua/Jesus was speaking in His native language of Aramaic and in the Aramaic Hebrew language the word
Possible is
Shakach שׁכח
Strong’s 7912 (Aramaic) shekach: found, find, discover corresponding to shakach through the idea of disclosure of a covered or forgotten thing; to discover (literally or figuratively) — find. see HEBREW shakach
Original Word: שְׁכַח
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shkach
Pronunciation: sheh-KAHKH
Phonetic Spelling: (shek-akh’)
KJV: find
NASB: found, find, discover, discovered
Word Origin: [(Aramaic) corresponding to H7911 (שָׁכַח שָׁכֵַח – forget) through the idea of disclosure of a covered or forgotten thing]
1. to discover (literally or figuratively)
Furthermore in the Aramaic language there is no word for impossible. Instead the word
Impossible
is rendered
loshekach – lo (not) possible (shekach).
H3808. lo לֹא or לא (adverb) not (Arabic , Aramaic לָא ,)
לֹא is Scripture’s primary marker of direct negation, shaping revelation by clarifying what is untrue, forbidden, impossible, or unnecessary. Its reach spans every genre, ensuring that God’s word is heard not only in affirmations but also in the boundaries that preserve life and faith.
Strongs 3808 lo: no, nor, cannot
Original Word: לֹא
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: lo’
Pronunciation: lo
Phonetic Spelling: (lo)
KJV: X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without
NASB: no, nor, cannot, never, without, nothing, none
Word Origin: [a primitive particle]
1. (the simple or absolute negation) not
2. (by implication) no
{often used with other particles}
The Aramaic word shekach is used in other Jewish/Hebrew literature, (e.g. in the Targums and Talmud), to express the idea of uncovering something that is hidden.
So with this thought re-read the verses in Matthew 29:23-30 the discussion between the disciples and Messiah when they disciples ask how one can be saved.
“Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”…..
Jesus said to His disciples, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Messiah was telling them that we in our human state cannot uncover this mystery, it is hidden from us but with our Heavenly Father it is not hidden.
Our redemption our salvation is really a mystery, the mystery of the gospel of the kingdom of the heavens. We try to understand it in our theological studies called Soteriology, which is the study of Salvation; but really the whole concept of Messiah Yeshua/Jesus being both man and God at the same time – our Heavenly Father coming here in human flesh to die in our place, redeeming us by His blood. It’s beyond our human mental capacity to fully understand, which is why we are to believe by faith not by understanding or mental assent. With our Heavenly Father, as seen from His perspective there is no mystery and even Messiah said in Luke 8:17. For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.
All things hidden will be revealed. Luke 8:17; 12:2,3; Matt 10:26; Mark 4:22; Ecc12:14. Reflect the same thoughts.
A mystery in the New Testament is something that had
at one time been hidden
but is now revealed to God’s people. Yeshua/Jesus spoke of “the mystery of the kingdom of God” in Mark 4:11. The mystery of the Gospel revealed by Paul in Ephesians 3 and again in 2 Thessalonians 2:7.
Our Heavenly Father is so much more than we can know or even picture in our imagination. We can rest assured that He has everything under his control and all things will be revealed in their time, Yeshua/Jesus said in Mark 9:23 with God our Father All things are possible to him that believeth.
Shalom, shalom mishpachah/family
and cheverim/friends!
It’s all about Life and Relationship,
NOT Religion.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
NOT SURE?
YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen
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