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