aren’t we all born blind, naked and dead in prison!
Spiritually that is..
If that is not the case,
why did Messiah come and say in Luke 4
that this day the scripture was fulfilled
as He quoted from Isaiah 58:6; 61:1,2?
Releasing the captives,
recovery of sight to the blind,
clothing us with the garment of salvation/
robe of righteousness
and stating He is the resurrection and the Life
and those that believe and follow Him will never die!
So, if we need these provisions…
then that is exactly how we were!
Truly we don’t need to be living our lives while running around blind; how will we see where we are going?
and Yeshua/Jesus said
don’t follow people..
because it’s the blind leading the blind
and both will fall into a pit.
Those being casual, will become casualties.
Are we going to become victims or victors!
Matthew 20:29-34
also
Mark 7:34;10:46-52
& Luke 18:35-43
There were 2 blind men who cried out
as Yeshua/Jesus was passing by.
He asked them.
What do you want Me to do for you?
Their reply was:
Lord that our eyes would open.
What are we asking the Lord for?
Paul prays for the Ephesians in chapter 3: that the eyes of your understanding be enlightened that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints.
And when they were/regained their sight,
what did they do?
They followed Him.
The meaning of
followed Him,
is not just a mental assent,
agreeing or confessing belief
in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
and His Son Jesus/Messiah Yeshua.
It is so much more than that it means that
their lives
BECAME LIKE HIS,
they followed His example.
In
Matthew 24:34 and in Mark 8:23
The word for eyes in Greek is OMMA,
And means the eyes of the soul
as well as the natural eyes.
This word is only used here otherwise it is ophthalamous.
We often think only in terms of the physical realm however the spiritual realm is the one that is eternal this physical realm will not last forever. According to scripture the worlds systems and the earth itself have expiry dates.
In Mark 7:31-37is the account of the deaf and mute man.
In this account, Yeshua/Jesus looks up to heaven and
said to him in Hebrew/Aramaic
פְּתַחח
hippatach – you must right now be opened.
The ref. here is to Isaiah 61:1where the word means:
(Niphal: to be opened, be let loose,be thrown open.
pethach: to open
פְתַח
r to l
peth-akh’
pey tav chet
(paleo)
mouth cross fence
Original Word: פְתַח Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: pethach Phonetic Spelling: (peth-akh’) Definition: to open
Sometimes written with the H hey added.
The two words together
beopened
Hippatach
היפים
Here it was for the man who was deaf and mute.
You must right now be opened
Mark 7:34 and Is. 61:1 having same meaning.
Mark 7:34
And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him,
“Ephphatha!”
or aphtach, (which means, “Be opened!”)
which [in Aramaic] means,
“Be opened and released!”
Ephphatha or Ethphatha
– This word is Syriac/Aramaic/Hebrew, the language which Yeshua/Jesus used in addressing the man, and means
Be opened.
that is, being interpreted, be opened, both ears and mouth.
This Aramaic word, is found in the Greek text of Mark 7:34.
We there read that Yeshua/Jesus said to a man who was ‘deaf and had an impediment in his speech,
Ephphatha ’ ( ἐφφαθά ).
The writer appends a Greek translation of the word:
ὅ ἐστιν διανοίχθητι, ‘that is, Be opened.’.
Ἐφφαθά {ephphtha} (Aramaic) This could be from the Aramaic ethpthah, the passive imperative of the verb pthah, ‘to open.’ Διανοίχθητι : [unique] ( verb 2nd sg aor imperat pass ) “Be opened” is dianoigo , which means “to lay open”, “to open so as to connect”, “to reveal,” and “to explain.”
Why is this important?
Because this way of speaking is used by the Jews,
of a deaf man being restored to hearing, as of a blind man’s being restored to sight;
These actions of looking up to heaven and sighing, as they may be understood in a spiritual sense, or with relation to the spiritual healing of a sinner, may show that such a blessing comes from above: it is received from heaven; it is our Heavenly Father Who gives the
hearing ear,
as well as
the seeing eye;
and that is in a spiritual, as well as in a natural sense:
and therefore this directs us to apply to Him for it, whether asking for a ourselves, or for others;
Opening of the prison – In Hebrew is,
the most complete opening,
namely,
of the eyes to them that are bound,
that is,
deliverance from prison,
for captives are as it were
blind
in the darkness of prison
(Isa 14:17; 35:5; 42:7)
So Luke 4:18 and the Septuagint interpret it; Luke 4:18, under inspiration, adds to this, for the fuller explanation of the single clause in the Hebrew, “to set at liberty them that are bruised”; thus expressing the double “opening” implied; namely, that of the eyes (John 9:39), and that of the prison (Rom. 6:18; 7:24, 25; Heb. 2:15).
His miracles were acted parables.
and in the
opening of eyes for those who are bound.
The literal meaning of
opening
is referring to specifically:
opening both spiritual and physical natural eyes and ears.
With the Hebrew verb here doubled for emphasis, this is really powerful,
However, it is true that the word is generally used
of the opening of eyes (once of ears).
Added here for those who like further study:
[In the Heb. read pĕqaḥqôaḥ as a single word, = “opening.”]
Peqach-qōăch is written like two words (see at Isaiah 2:20).
The Targum translates it as if peqach were an imperative:
“Come to the light,” probably meaning
undo the bands.
But qōăch is not a Hebrew word;
for the qı̄chōth of the Mishna (the loops through which the strings of a purse are drawn, for the purpose of lacing it up) cannot be adduced as a comparison. Parchon, AE, and A, take peqachqōăch as one word (of the form פּתלתּל, שׁחרחר), in the sense of throwing open, viz., the prison.
except in Isaiah 42:20, where it is used for the opening of the ears,
we adhere to the strict usage of the language,
if we understand by peqachqōăch the opening up of the eyes
(as contrasted with the dense darkness of the prison);
and this is how it has been taken even by the lxx, who have rendered it καὶ τυφλοῖς ἀνάβλεψιν, as if the reading had been ולעורים (Psalm 146:8).
Matthew 5:3
Hippatach
this is the word meaning
in the translation of the Hebrew scripture ofIs 61:1
to open the prison
it refers specifically to
opening both
spiritual and physical eyes and ears.
This is so important to understand
because it was the statement
Yeshua/Jesus made in His home town synagogue.
He was literally declaring that He was the Messiah
the one to fulfill this prophecy.
And immediately they rejected Him because
their
spiritual eyes and ears
were
blind and deaf.
We are born dead in our sins the scripture says,
and death stinks by its very nature of decay
and we are born into decay;
(which is where our word decadent comes from
so we should use it wisely!)
So what does all this mean for us as individuals?
(References can be found in Mark 8 and John 9.)
Many of Gods’ creatures are born blind and after a specific time their physical eyes open.
This makes them very vulnerable and their parents
watch over them VERY carefully.
Human babies are born with physical eyesopen…
but our spiritual eyes still closed.
Similar to those creatures whose eyes open after some time.
In this way we all born blind and why Messiah said to Nicodemus.
John 3
Similar to those creatures whose eyes open after some time.
When we are born again by His Spirit/Ruach HaKodesh
our spiritual eyes are opened.
This opening of our spiritual eyes is the throwing open of the door of the prison, where we are in darkness, bound in chains of sin and in a state of decay. This door is open and we are to come forth like Lazarus and like Peter from the prison. Messiah has opened the lock and the door is swung wide, what are we still doing inside?
The blind had their sight restored and many other miracles were to stimulate the faith of the people, we however are to believe by faith in the Son of God not by sight and not by proof of signs. Proof is the enemy of faith. We don’t need signs to see Him because we have His Ruach HaKodesh/Spirit of Holiness within by Whom are eyes are opened!
As we have noted:
Hippatach
the Hebrew meaning
is You must right now be opened
And our heavenly parent watches over us more intently
until we can see better.
And what Jesus/Yeshua said is what it means for us
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
You are worth much more than many sparrows
Matthew 6:26; Luke 12:6
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
This is a military word which in its Semitic root, means:
to communicate by a signal.
Before the development of radio,
communication in the battle field was done by signals.
This type of communication was carried out by many cultures.
The native Americans are said to have communicated by smoke signals.
In Africa they communicated by drums.
Ships would communicate with each other with flags.
Even today a pitcher, in American baseball, communicates with the catcher through a hand signals.
Soldiers in a covert operation will use hand signals.
All this is
‘oth,
a communication that is not really verbal, but more of a sign that is very obscure and secret, that is understood by only those for whom the sign is given.
The thing about an ‘oth or sign is that it is limited and if we don’t pay close attention we might misinterpret the sign or if it’s a sign we don’t want, we might roll it around in our heads and make up our own interpretation, which would be less risky and then we plead a lack of understanding later if we got it wrong.
The signs/signals were there from Bresheet /Genesis
Genesis 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in 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
Let them be for signs לְאֹתֹת֙
Many signs and signals surrounded Messiah’s birth; as with the magi, the bethlehem star and the shepherds:
this shall be a sign/signal unto you!
This letter TAV is written as a cross
in the pictographic script and represents a sign or mark
The name of the letter is tav and is derived from the word תו tav[H:8420] meaning mark as well as a covenant.
Healing a person who was blind from birth…
It had never happened before prior to that time.
The religious leaders of the day, either ignored, denied or did not recognize the hand of God as the kingdom of the heavens came near to them.
However on other occasions, like that of Bartimaeus?
He cried out and Yeshua/Jesus asked him what he wanted.
That I might regain my sight
Do we want our spiritual eyes opened?
Or
are we still walking, living and seeing partially sighted?
Are we like the one who Yeshua/ Jesus laid his hands on
and said
I see men walking as trees?
(Mark 8:24).
What did this mean?
This is a Hebrew idiom, and we have missed that fact with our western mindset!
Because in this instance it was not a strange thing for him to say, rather it was accurate in its meaning
Why?
because in the middle east it would be a strange sight to us to see men, women and animals walking along the road with such huge loads of brushwood, thorn bushes, or branches that you just couldn’t see what was carrying it.
If it was a donkey all you could see was the
lower part of four small legs.
The half-restored sight of the man who had been blind
prevented him from seeing clearly
between the branches and the animal that carried them,
but he remembered the days when he had his sight,
and he knew what these walking trees really were.
These were his physical eyes
his natural sight
which needed a second touch…
At the moment of new birth in the spirit our spiritual eyes are opened and we begin to see for the first time who Jesus/Yeshua is and who we are in relationship to Him and the Father.
We are probably aware of the popular hymn amazing grace and the line that says I was blind but now I see.
We sing it but do we fully comprehend its meaning?
We walk in the natural state of man with all our natural physical senses operating believing we have our lives under control and going along our own way.
Thinking everything is just fine.!
Spiritual new birth changes
EVERYTHING
and our spiritual eyes are opened.
However, sometimes we to need
a second touch
to clear
the fog of frustration
the cloudiness of confusion
the blurriness of bondage
the mists of self indulgence
the mud of misunderstanding
the blindfold of brokenness
and
the dinginess of disobedience.
For Paul it was something like scales
that fell from his eyes
when they were restored from the temporary blindness!
Scales make us think of reptiles or fish, a skin or membrane, a covering that prevents water from passing through.
When our eyes are open,
the waters of life are no longer prevented
from cleansing and washing us;
but spring up to eternal life and we are no longer thirsty.
Be opened He says to us
and Paul tells us to pray Ephesians 1
that the eyes of our understanding be opened for us to know the hope of His calling and the dimensions of His love.
Jesus/Yeshua said
Those born blind were for the glory of God
to be made manifest
not because they or their parents sinned.
WE ARE
ALL
BORN BLIND
so that His glory
may be seen in us too.
He came to open the eyes of the blind to see the truth;
the truth of the world systems and who’s they are, only for this season/age…
The truth of who is really in control
of ALL things in the heavens and the earth.
The more one reads in scripture, the more it becomes clear that this world is far more than we have been taught and it’s not we have been led to believe or, as science has informed us.
Science is not god, certainly not for believers.
Our trust must be in the creator, not the creation or the created.
Jesus/Yeshua said all will be revealed…
Luke 12:2 For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, neither anything secret that will not be known.
We are to make sure that we are
grounded only in Him
and in the truth of the Life/chaim
which we can obtain in Him
and the TRUTH of the WAY
in which we ought to walk.
Are we still blind?
Are we
Turning a blind eye
Are we still partially sighted
or
out of focus?
Do we need to second touch?
Hippatach
Matthew 10:49 He is calling you – the one who is born blind
Lets speak to our eyes in Yeshua/Jesus name
Hippatach be opened!
And let’s clearly see
the footsteps ahead of us in which we are to walk…
continually looking up, for our full redemption draws nigh.
Let’s make certain we are firmly rooted and grounded
and that our faith rests in Him alone.
That we are unshakable because everything is being shaken
Hebrews 12:27, 26–Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. 27–And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
There will be signs for us at the end of the age.
Read Matt.24, Mark 13 & Luke 21
Be genuine and be real, be authentic and, as a child does, trust in our Heavenly Father, the creator of the universe and lean not to our own understanding.
Prov.3:5
Let not your heart be troubled: ye in God believe also in Me.
John 14:1,
and My word
Heaven and earth will pass away but my word will not pass away.
Can we say with Isaiah My eyes have seen the Lord?
Open our eyes Lord that we may see…
Beloved Mishpocah,
have His word indelibly printed in your spirit
and let not your heart be troubled;
instead let it be fixed, focused, stayed on Him.
Days are approaching quickly when
the spiritual darkness will make it hard to see
and Messiah said, no man can work.
Hippatach let’s keep our
spiritual eyes open
and upon our Heavenly Father and Yeshua,
and immovable
as our eyes of faith look up
waiting to see the salvation of the Lord.
EYES OPEN!
and remember that He who has an ear let him hear means:
that the one who has heard is to accomplish the task that was given/spoken.
Similar to the meaning of shema, which is
to hear and obey/hear and do what you heard.
Let this song be our prayer today..
Purify me…
May His true Shalom rest upon each one in Yeshuas’ Name.
You are greatly loved and prayed for daily..
and make sure you are secure in the knowledge you are saved
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.
There is an old saying: 
