Tag: LOVE

A New Commandment?

When Messiah said in John 13:34-35 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples.

Was it really a new commandment?

Or ….was He reaffirming what all Israelites already knew?

Many say this phrase signifies a pivotal moment in Messiah’s teachings, highlighting the introduction of a commandment that transcends the existing Mosaic Law….. but did it?

Because Yeshua/Jesus said the Word of God would never pass away! So how could that be?

In Matthew 5:17 (NKJV), Yeshua declares, “Do not think that I came to destroy the (Mosaic) Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.” Yeshua/Jesus fulfilled the law in several ways and this statement indicates that the Torah/Law will remain until its purposes are fully realized and completed according to the Fathers plans and purposes.

First we must remind ourselves that He was speaking to Jewish people who only had the TaNaKH, what we call the Old Testament or Covenant and it included the Torah first 5 books of the Bible also called the books of Moses. The New Testament was not yet written.

We are remiss if we do not encompass the whole Word of God, all Scripture, when we try to interpret what it means or what Messiah was teaching.

Yeshua/Jesus is asked what the greatest commandment is, and He answers that you should love the Lord God with all your heart.  He was quoting a verse that was quoted every day by every orthodox Jew in his morning prayer which is Deuteronomy 6:5.  

In these verses in Mark 12:30-31, He says And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.  And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandments greater than these.

In Deuteronomy 6:5 the word love is ahav, (sometimes spelled ahab.) אָהַב which is a standard word for love in Hebrew.

Then Yeshua/Jesus quotes Leviticus 19:18 where we are to love our neighbors as ourselves. 

“You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.” 

Recall the question was asked of Him… who is my neighbor in Luke 10:25-37 and the parable of the good Samaritan.

Messiah points to our neighbor being whoever we come across in daily life that we can lovingly assist, just as we would need help.

 

 Again the Hebrew text uses the word ahav. 

אָהַב

In 2 John 4-6 John refers to the already known Torah scriptures (Old Testament).

I found some of your children disciples living in truth just as the father commanded us.

Also other references:

Matthew 22:39
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

Mark 12:31
The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

Luke 10:27
He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

Romans 13:9
The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Galatians 5:14
The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

James 2:8
If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

Matthew 5:43-44
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’ / But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

1 John 4:21
And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

1 John 3:11
This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

John 13:34
A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.

 

Ahav/love in the messianic community is linked to obedience to God verse 5 as seen in the V’Ahavta the scripture that follows after the shema (Hear O Israel…) in Deuteronomy/D’varim. And you shall love God with all your heart soul and mind and strength and your neighbor as yourselves . So John/Yochanan, exhorts us in v6 to live by it. Deuteronomy 11:13-21.

The prayer that called ” V’ahavta ” is actually the continuation of the Sh’ma/Shema. Traditionally, the Sh’ma consists of three biblical passages from the Torah:

Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Deuteronomy 11:13-21

Numbers 15:37-41

So we are beginning to understand this is

not a new commandment,

as in a commandment never known before.

Another factor that we sometimes forget in reading and studying our English translations is that Yeshua/Jesus was not speaking in English, He was speaking a Northern Galilean dialect of Aramaic, which although a sister language of the Hebrew, is still a different language. Classical Hebrew has only about 7,500 words, Aramaic has many more words, so it is a more comprehensive language. This means that one word in Hebrew can have a very broad range of meanings and when one uses such a word in the Aramaic language, there is a variety to choose from.  In the Aramaic text, the Peshitta, the language that Messiah spoke, He uses two different words for love in order to express the ancient classical Hebrew word ahav/love. Yeshua/Jesus was taking advantage of the broader language of Aramaic and there is a very subtle change of words, a little play on words here that He was using.

Again we have to realize the extreme orthodox religious Pharisees and Scribes were trying to catch Yeshua out in His teaching and they were really dealing with an age-old question. If you ahav /love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, then how can you have the same love/ahav for others?  

It would seem logical that if we give our Heavenly Father such priority in our love we must love others less than God because we cannot love God and man equally. They were asking in other words, is a man to love his wife and children more than God, equally as God, or less than He loves God?

So Yeshua/Jesus didn’t misquote the Old Testament/Torah/TaNaKH, He only clarified it for the understanding of the scribes. 

When Messiah, speaking in Aramaic, answered their question, it should be a helpful insight for us in understanding this text because He used two different Aramaic words; which both are equivalent to the Hebrew word love/ahav but give a better understanding of love/ahav.  If these Aramaic words were translated into Hebrew, one would most likely use the single Hebrew word ahav.  However in reference to loving God/our Heavenly Father with all your heart, Yeshua/Jesus used the word racham, which is to love someone as much as they love you. This is the word David used in Psalms 18:1 when he said he loved God and it is a love which is only possible with God/our Heavenly Father.

 This is a love that is reciprocated and is a love that is equal to the love that is given, which infers that we are to love God our Heavenly Father, as much as He loves us.  This meaning aligns with the Hebrew word ahav.

 Messiah did not misquote the Old Testament/Torah commandments; He only used the broader Aramaic language to give a greater depth to its meanings, clarifying it for the understanding of the scribes who were questioning Him. 

For Further References:

(We are to love our Heavenly Father like He loves us, only with Him loving us it’s used in an intensive form of the language; where we are loving Him it’s used only in the Aramaic as a Pael, (similar to the Hebrew Qal, simple verbal form) and in a Pael or Qal form, racham/love is a love that is like Hebrew ahav in a Piel (intensive form. (Piel is Peal in Aramaic.)

Online References Include: Blue Letter Bible and Bible Hub.

The Complete Aramaic English Interlinear Peshitta Old Testament available free download at:

https://archive.org/details/PeshittaOldTestament/1_Genesis/

Also

https://www.scribd.com/document/424880050/The-Complete-Aramaic-English-Interlinear-Peshitta-Old-Testament

https://archive.org/details/syriacnewtestam00murdgoog

Messiah used the Aramaic word chav with reference to ‘loving your neighbor,’ chav is very similar to the Hebrew word ahav; the difference is the use of a letter Chet rather than a letter Hei. Here He was using a little play on words that a scribe would quickly notice. Chav is spelled Chet, Beth which is a Semitic root word that is found in most ancient Semitic languages and it has its origins in the descriptive image of a stick burning in a fire.  Because of this reference, Chav has been used both for a stick and/or for kindling of a fire and put together, chav is (like) a kindling love.  

Kindling is commonly used to start a fire and anyone who has the need to build one begins by using small twigs, and then adding larger sticks as the fire begins to burn. It’s all started from some little chav – חב/twigs/kindling, and those twigs will catch fire and begin to burning the bigger branches.

Because He already loves us, loving our Heavenly Father is easy as we simply need to return that love, but sometimes its not so easy to love our neighbor. In the beginning they often don’t love us, and that’s why Messiah used the word chav and not racham (Strongs#7356) with the command to love our neighbors.  We are to love our neighbor when they don’t love us or even really know us, as in the story of the good Samaritan.

If when our neighbors resist our love, we will not give up, we’ll be like chav, the little twigs that keep burning and catch alight the bigger sticks. That’s what we are called to be, a continual action, being doers of the word and love our neighbors with a kindling love.

It is evident that loving our Heavenly Father and our neighbor is not a new commandment in itself, rather one we needed a deeper understanding of; and maybe a new way to approach something we may have found difficult to do, if not impossible at times. It may be also helpful to realize that we are to first love ourselves with that same chav/kindling love, and the source of that chav/kindling is the racham/love we share with our Heavenly Father.

Shalom shalom

‘Mishpachah’

‘Family/Tribe’

משפחה

Mish-pa-KHa,

friends, visitors and every reader…

Please don’t leave this page before making certain you are His

and are truly born again from above.

Know of a certainty that Jesus/Yeshua is

your Redeemer, Savior, Lord

and soon returning King

and that you have a personal relationship with Him.

You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.

It’s all about Life and Relationship, not Religion.

NOT SURE? YOU CAN BE..

SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…

Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus 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 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 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.  Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Thoughts On Love During Omer

As the week of Unleavened Bread – Matzah are completed, it is not an end in itself but rather a transition into the next season and within that week, there is a Moed without an official name, though some call it yom haBikuriym, day of the first fruits. Lev. 23:9 -16

At this appointed time the sons of Israel are commanded to bring an omer to the priests. An omer is simply a sheaf of the harvest, specifically a bundle of grain from the beginning of the first crop. The priest is then to wave the omer before the Lord as a wave offering so that the omer and the entire harvest as well will be accepted.

This is also significant of Messiah and His resurrection from the dead, being the first fruit of the harvest of souls that will be gathered in at the final spiritual harvest. He was’ waved’, presented  before the Father and His offering of Himself was accepted. The children of Israel were further instructed …

Then from the day of your bringing in the omer of the wave offering count 50 days and you will bring near a new offering to the lord.

Counting from the omer began this year, according to one Hebrew calendar, on 24th of April and will extend to 11th June when Shavuot/Pentecost begins.

There is some dispute concerning which day the counting is to begin, and has been since before Yeshua/Jesus day. This dispute hangs on the interpretation of Lev. 25:15 which says the counting is to begin from the day after THE shabbat.

The time to begin the count could be the day after the first day of the feast of matzah, the 16th day of the first month; which is the day after the 7th day Shabbat week of rest/no work. or the day after the last day of the feast of matzah. The current Jewish calendar fixes the date for the wave offering on the 16th day of the 1st month, the day after the 1st day of the feast of matzah. This is because Judaism considers the 15th day of the first month to be a Shabbat. Hence the day after the Shabbat, according to this interpretation, is the 16th of the month. According to scripture however, neither the first nor the last days of the feast of matzah, are notated within the text as shabbats, they are simply designated as days to do no regular work. Since the days of the month fall on different days of the week every year, the ocurence of the 7th day Shabbat during the feast changes from year to year. The date is always the same but the day varies, which can sometimes be on a weekly Shabbat day; i.e. Friday evening to Saturday evening. Remembering in Hebrew the days are as scripture reads in Genesis – day one through day 7. In Hebrew, day= yom, not as we designate the 7 day week named as Monday through Sunday.

The days are named simply by their numerical order in the week, and a Hebrew week starts with Sunday. “The First Day” Sunday in Hebrew: Sunday in Hebrew is Yom Rishon which literally means “first day”. It is written like this in Hebrew:

יום ראשון

Monday is the second day in the Hebrew week. Thus it is called Yom Sheni which literally means “second day”. Written like this in Hebrew:

יום שני

Tuesday in Hebrew is Yom Shlishi which means “third day”. Written in Hebrew this way:

יום שלישי

Wednesday in Hebrew is Yom Rvi-ee meaning “fourth day”. Written like this in Hebrew:

יום רביעי

Thursday in Hebrew is Yom Chamishi, you guessed it! Yes, it means “fifth day”. This is how it is written in Hebrew:

יום חמישי

Friday in Hebrew is Yom Shishi, meaning “sixth day” and this is how it is written in Hebrew:

יום ששי

Saturday Shabbat. This is how we write Yom Shabbat or Shabbat in Hebrew:

יום שבת or simply שבת

The modern Hebrew calendar has been designed to ensure that certain holy days and festivals do not fall on certain days of the week. As a result, there are only four possible patterns of days on which festivals can fall. Note that Jewish days start at sunset of the preceding day.

 

This time of counting is the combined period when Yeshua/Jesus was 40 days on earth after His resurrection and before His ascension; and it included the added 10 days He instructed them to wait in Jerusalem until the promise of the coming of His Holy Spirit. These 7 weeks are an important link between the first 3 feasts and the last of the 4 spring appointed times. They call for introspective thought on our lives and to focus on where we are walking daily.

Are we on that narrow Way?

Are we staying true to our commitment to Him?

In the agricultural sense, this is a season of growth, are we growing and maturing spiritually, ready for the harvest soon to come?

The counting from the Omer is a feature of Israel’s calendar that instructs her regarding the correct time to harvest and make an offering from the mature wheat crops. As we walk through the spring Moedim, we can also see a picture of our own walk with Messiah.

At Pesach/Passover, we are reminded of being set free from sin, then during the Feast of Matzah, we have opportunity to practice walking in our unleavened-ness.

As we count from the Omer, we are like the wheat crops growing toward maturity, ultimately destined to become an abundant harvest for Messiah. During this season of counting we can focus on certain spiritual themes such as: sowing, growing, increase, being fed and nourished by our Heavenly Father and being mindful of how we are growing in obedience toward maturity in Messiah.

One very important area is love, everything we do must be done in the love of the Father; which was very evident in Messiahs life.

This is a key to holiness.

1 Thess. 3:12-13 11 Now may our God and Father Himself, and Jesus our Lord guide our steps to you [by removing the obstacles that stand in our way]. 12 And may the Lord cause you to increase and excel and overflow in love for one another, and for all people, just as we also do for you; 13 so that He may strengthen and establish your hearts without blame in holiness in the sight of our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His [ a]saints (God’s people).

Our Fathers desire for us is that one day, at the coming of the Lord, we will stand blameless in holiness before our God and Heavenly Father. By what means does He expect us to come to this state of perfection/maturity? As we find ourselves right now, how can we hope to achieve such a perfect/mature state?

Our Father must have some miracle plans of intervention in order to make us appear before Him with all His Holy Ones – His Kedoshim.

When we think of holiness, we usually liken it to levels of sinlessness. In other words, we think we are holy when we are able to resist acting on our physical desires and not fall into sin; and we think that to be really holy, we need to achieve some state of being, where we no longer even have any sinful desires. However, Paul shows us that holiness can be much more human than that and he indicates that holiness is present when the Lord causes us to overflow in love toward one another and toward everyone.

Only when we increase and overflow in such love will we receive the strengthening of our hearts to be blameless. When our hearts are weak we are too easily led away into sin. Strengthening in blamelessness comes as we take the focus off ourselves and pour out love toward one another. We are holy, not simply because we keep ourselves from sinning, but because we give away the love in our hearts; we walk the way the Master walks, we lov

1Cor. 13:4 love suffers long and is kind.

e the way the Master loves. Being holy is not just a matter of being on our best behavior, it requires our submission and active surrender to the Holy One. We do not automatically possess the inner strength to be blameless because of anything we do or think, it is the Lord alone who makes holiness grow and increase in our lives. Let’s choose to humbly and willingly submit and walk in God’s ways, and then yield ourselves fully to Him. He is the one who causes us to increase and to overflow in love –

toward the strengthening of our hearts, to be blameless in holiness.        

1Cor. 13:4 love suffers long and is kind.

Love is not premeditated, it is spontaneous, that is; it bursts forth in amazing ways. Paul’s description of love doesn’t speak of precise certainty of how it will show itself. We cannot predetermine our thoughts and actions by making statements such as: now I’ll never think any evil thoughts and I’ll believe everything that Jesus/Yeshua would have me to believe.

No the characteristics of love is spontaneity.

We don’t deliberately set the statements of Jesus/Yeshua before us as our standard but when His Spirit is having His way with us we live according to His standard without even realizing it. Then, when we look back, we are amazed at how unconcerned we have been over our emotions; which is the very evidence that real spontaneous love was there.

The nature of everything involved in the spiritual life of God in us, is only discerned when we have been through it and it is in our past. We all have 20 20 vision in hindsight!

The fountains from which love flows are in our Heavenly Father, not in us. It is careless of us to asume that the love of God is naturally in our hearts as a result of our own nature.

Human love is inherently selfish.

His love is there only because it has been poured out in our hearts by His Holy Spirit. Romans 5:5

If we try to prove to God how much we love Him, it is a sure sign that we really don’t love Him. The evidence of our love for Him is the absolute spontaneity of our love, which flows naturally from His nature within us, and when we look back we will not be able to figure out why we did certain things, but we can know that we did them according to the spontaneous nature of His love within us.

The life of God exhibits itself in this spontaneous way because the fountains of His love are in the Holy Spirit given to us, Who abides within. As we continue on our way towards Pentecost/Shavuot, let’s prepare our hearts and purge ourselves from any hindrance to receiving a fresh outpouring from those cleansing purifying flames; and be ready to be filled afresh with all the fullness of the One Who can complete the work in us. As we engage in this process and let the overflow of His love pour out to those around us, it will enable us to be all He has called us to be.

Keep counting family!

Shalom aleikhem

chaverim and mishpachah!

Peace to friends and family.

Shavua Tov, Have a blessed week.

Make certain Messiah Jesus/Yeshua is your Redeemer, Savior, Lord and soon returning King and that you have a personal relationship with Him.

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

You are very precious in His sight.

Not sure ..you can be…

SIMPLY SAY THE FOLLOWING MEANING IT FROM YOUR HEART..don’t delay one more minute,

SAY IT 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.

You Are Greatly Loved and You Are Not Alone!

At certain times of the year it is easier to feel more isolated and alone especially at seasons when tradition has family members come together.

Many are restricted for various reasons; health, economic, location, all factor in, and changes in personal circumstances make staying where you are the only option.

MMM invites all visitors, subscribers, family and friends to join together in prayer for those who are hurting, sad, grieving, without a home, without a job. There is without doubt not a single one of us that has not experienced at least one, if not all, of the above.

Always remember that you are NOT EVER alone

for Jesus/Yeshua Himself said

I will never leave you nor forsake you even to the end of the age.

It may not always feel that way but it is His Truth.

He said I will not leave you comfortless I will come to you.

He comes in the presence of His Holy Spirit, His Ruach,

to breathe His

Light

Love

Life

Hope and Comfort

into your life and situation.

Know that your brethren around the world are experiencing similar events.

Trust Him, put all your faith and hope in Him –

it will not be misplaced.

You are all prayed for daily and 

love and encouragement

are sent on the wings of His lovingkindness

and tender mercies

to surround, guard and keep you.

Roll your burden onto the Lord and believe Him to lead you every step of the WAY – because He has already been in your tomorrow and knows you and He can handle it.

You are strong in the Lord and in the power of His might,

do not fear nor be dismayed

He loves you with an everlasting love

and this physical life with its tests, trials and hardships

is soon to pass;

and we will rejoice with exceeding great joy

at the vision before us… of joy unspeakable and full of glory,

when we shall behold Him

face to face.

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen

Jude 24 & 25    

This scripture reads that we are presented before the presence of His glory and the exceeding joy is His !!!! He is so delighted that we are there…that we made it home .. Wow !

December 25th on the Gregorian Calendar is just a date.

Messiah abides with us and in us every day.

The kingdom of the heavens is within us.

We can rejoice at His 1st coming every day

because of that:

we are His,

forgiven,

redeemed by His precious blood;

and patiently waiting

with oil lamps filled

and wicks trimmed

for our bridegroom to return for us….

Soon and very soon there is going to be a wedding and we are going to see the King!

As you read the following list of countries which span the globe and cover every time line;

know that in every one listed are our spiritual family members reading the same list and by His Holy Spirit we are connected even though we cannot see one another we are united in Him….

Be comforted and encouraged as we pray for one another  –

soon, time will be no more….

and behold He will make all things new.

Then, the tears and fears of all the years will be dissolved in His presence forever…..

You are greatly loved more than you can imagine….

Shalom shalom family….

Father in the Name above all names …Yeshua HaMashiach Jesus the Messiah we thank you for all you have done, are doing, and will do.We thank you for our salvation and for filling us with Your Holy Spirit/Ruach HaKodesh. We love You with all of our hearts and praise your Name for you alone are worthy to receive all power and honor and glory.

Be with the broken hearted and comfort those mourning and grieving. Surround each one with your true Shalom that passes understanding and fill each heart and mind with your unconditional love. Let all isolation, rejection and loneliness flee from before your presence as your joy becomes our strength and fills every cell of our being.

As we hide under the shadow of Your wings in the cleft of the Rock of our Salvation, bring healing to each one in whatever area is needed. Feed the hungry Father, house the homeless and clothe those in need.. You are the great Provider and need-meeter. Above all bring sweet sleep to all who are tired and weary and give them the Rest that you promise in Your Word. 

Thank you that where any 2 of us agree You are there, watching over Your Word to perform it and it will not return to You void but will accomplish what You send it forth to do.

We give you praise and thank you in Jesus/Yeshuas name..

amein – el melek ne’eman. God is a faithful King.

Please don’t leave this page without assurance in your heart that He loves YOU…

It’s all about Life and Relationship,

NOT Religion.

You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.

NOT SURE if you know the One

who the shepherds were told had come?

YOU CAN BE CERTAIN..

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 Secret of the O’gehn of Tiqvah

The עוגן Anchor

of

תִּקְוָה Hope

The Secret of Being

and

Remaining Anchored

in Him.

O’gehn/ogen – עֹגֶן ~ עוגן  

Root: ע – ג – ן

Pronunciation: agan, ogen

Concept of the Root:

to restrain to anchor: ע – ג – ן

Often quoted as part of

1Cor. 13:13

And now these 3 remain…

faith, hope and love…

we tend to focus on the love and faith elements, knowing that true faith is more than just an emotional feeling or even a belief; it is a whole-soul commitment to God.

Because they are gifts which last forever they are an essential part of God’s nature and also that part of Him that now resides within us.

1 John 4:16 and Christ/Messiah in us the hope of glory, for He is the Lord of Glory.

 

The scripture says, And love is the greatest, this is because faith and hope can only work by love, and only show themselves by love.

Love is as the united perfection of sevenfold light. 

Faith and Hope are like precious stones of one color, as a ruby and a sapphire merged together as purple;

however love, as is revealed in this chapter, is also represented as a diamond of many facets.

Transliteration: yahalom
Phonetic Spelling: (yah-hal-ome‘)
Definition: (a precious stone) perhaps jasper or onyx

It is translucent, clear and pure, reflecting all that constitutes the unconditional love of the Father; for He is Love and Light and His very being is existentially multifaceted.

https://www.minimannamoments.com/what-does-the-mysterious-roy-g-biv-reveal-about-ahavah/
https://www.minimannamoments.com/a-mystery-how-messiah-takes-blue-and-red-threads-to-make-purple-people/

In Ps. 37:3-5,7a; genuine faith is explained:

Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. delight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart.

Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him and He will do it.

Rest [Be still] in the LORD and wait patiently for Him. 

Here is the place of the letting down of wings – Being still and waiting.

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

Hope holds some precious secrets for us to discover…

In Hebrews, Hope is described as a faithful or persistent hope, and love is a faithful or enduring love. All three rely on the faithfulness of God and Paul refers to the triad of faith, hope and love several times.

The Word of God tells us that our HOPE is in the LORD (Ps 37:9) and He will keep extending His love toward them and will not forsake his faithful ones. (Ps 37:28).

And in Ps 42 and 43 When David questions himself saying, Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? He also answers, encouraging himself to, Put your HOPE in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.

The Lord is the one sure hope of safety and deliverance in times of danger and as Believers, our very hope is based upon our salvation which comes through the grace/chen, of God ( 2 Thess. 2:26; 1Thess. 5:8-10; 1Tim. 1:1)

We must stay sober by putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation.

This keeps our mind and thoughts focused on the things pertaining to the Kingdom of the Heavens.

For God has not destined us for wrath but for gaining salvation through our Messiah. He died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we will come to life together with Him. 

Christ in us the hope of glory. Col 1:27

Typically we tend to think of hope as a feeling that something desirable is likely to happen. There is a difference between a wish, or longing and hope, which implies expectation of obtaining and realizing that which is desired.

In Hebrew, hope is the word

 tikvah (teek-VAH).

תִּקְוָה 

Tiqwah  Tikvah (pronounced teek-VAH)  is a variant form of Tikva meaning hope תִּקְוָה Strong’s 8615 Tikvah (hope).

There are two men named Tikvah in scripture where it was used as a name:

The father of Shallum the husband of the prophetess Huldah. ( 2 Kings 22:14) (B.C. before 632.) Huldah, the prophetess who dispensed the Lord’s message concerning the book of the Law that was found during king Josiah’s reorganization of the temple (2 Kings 22:14). In the parallel text of 2 Chronicles 34:22 this man is called Tokhath.

The father of Jahaziah. ( Ezra 10:15.) who was one of four men who opposed the horrible mass-divorce during the purge of Ezra in chp.10:15. the son of Tikvah, the son KJV: the son of Tikvah, the son INT: of Shallum the son of Tikvah the son of Harhas. Ezra 10:15 HEB: וְיַחְזְיָ֥ה בֶן־ תִּקְוָ֖ה עָמְד֣וּ עַל־ Since the events described by Ezra take place a good century after the reign of king Josiah, these two Tikvahs are probably not the same person.

Strong’s defines it as a cord, expectation, and hope.

It comes from the Hebrew root kavah meaning to bind together, collect ; to expect: – tarry, wait (for, on, upon).

The root-verb קוה ( qawa ), means to collect or gather.

The first occurrence of the word tikvah תקוה, is in

Joshua 2:18.

Behold, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you let us down by: and you shall bring your father, and your mother, and your brethren, and all your father’s household, home to you.
2:21 And she said, According to your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.

It was a figurative picture, a symbol of her HOPE in her salvation;  (note the vav = nail, secure and hey = window, lattice, reveal!); it was her only assurance that her household would be spared by the Israelites. Although the physical cord had been tied, to guarantee their safety, Rahab had to WAIT for the realization of that promise.

Biblical meaning of the color scarlet.
In the KJV, the word ‘scarlet’ occurs 52 times, 6 of which are in the New Testament.
The Hebrew words that together translate into this color’s English name are tola (Strong’s Concordance #H8438) and shaniy (#H8144).
Blue – Purple and Red (Scarlet) Blue = techeilet. Purple = Argamon. Scarlet = (Tola’at) Shani. 
Strong’s Hebrew: 8144. שָׁנִי (shani) — scarlet 
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Also used in the Scriptures is the Hebrew word ‘yachal‘ meaning ‘hope‘ יַחַל

Strong’s 3176

yachal: to wait, await

Original Word: יָחַל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: yachal
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-chal’)
Definition: to wait, await

in Psalm 27:14 Kavah – hope wait

While

HOPE in English is abstract,

HOPE in Hebrew thought, provides us with a strong visual.

A bound cord, rope, or thread cannot only be seen with our eyes, but it is something we can grasp hold of with our hands.

In other words, hope is something real enough that we can grasp on and cling to it.

Hope is not something out of our reach

and the helmet,

our hope for salvation,

anchors us to Him

and keeps our mind stayed on Him, being heavenly minded.

So, Tikvah or Tiqvah is translated from the Hebrew to our word Hope. However in the Hebrew, it has this much deeper meaning being defined as: a cord, a rope, a line, meaning to bind.

Tikvah is a rope, a line, that we can hold on to our Heavenly Father with; binding ourselves to Him when things are both good and bad.

Most anchors are attached to their vessels by chains which are stronger and more enduring than rope.

For us it is a cord, a rope, a line from the heavens/shamayim binding us to our Heavenly Father.

It is a direct life-preserver and a rescue line.

Psalm 62:5 Amplified.

Truly in Elohim I wait silently (in submission) my nefesh (soul) for my tikvah hope is from Him.

(Here again is the place of letting down of wings.)

It’s impossible to have real hope without waiting and waiting without hope is futile, therefore will I Hope in God.

Hebrews 6:19 – This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,

In Hebrews 6:19 the word is used metaphorically for that which supports or keeps one steadfast in the time of trial or of doubt.

The word ‘hope’ in Hebrew  has a meaning ‘to expect’..

It is an emblem of hope.

 Biblical hope is an optimism based on certainty and truth/emet, not upon a happy, lighthearted disposition that looks on the bright side. Hope isn’t merely optimism or a positive attitude alone.

If hope rests on mere fantasy, it is worthless.

In today’s world, hope means something that may or may not happen. We hope today would be a good day which carries little of the Hebrew thought with it.

For our hope to be real and valid, it must be based on truth and certainty and for believers it is, since our God is the God of hope (Rom.)

Hebrews says our hope is an anchor that is “both secure and firm.”

Therefore the word “hope” in 6:18 refers to an objective future reality that is desirable and sure for all who seize it.

Some Meanings Of The Word Hope In Hebrew:

Chacah – to flee for protection; to trust; confide in; to have hope; to make a refuge. This term is used when God is compared to a shield, a rock, or described as one with protective wings. Secret to the letting down of wings.

“He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense; Psalm 62:2

Yachal – to be patient, hope, wait, trust, to stay in expectation.

O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is mercy,
And with Him is abundant redemption.– Psalm 130:7

Therefore I will look to the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation;
My God will hear me. – Micah 7:7

Mibtach – confidence; trust; assurance; hope. This word means “the act of confiding” as found in

Proverbs 21:22,  A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof. (KJV)

Mibtach is also used in Job 8:14 referring to the object of confidence:

Whose confidence shall be cut off, And whose trust is a spider’s web.

There’s another meaning of this term which is, the state of confidence or security. Used in

Proverbs 14:26, In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, And His children will have a place of refuge.

machaceh– a shelter; hope; a place of refuge, trust.

sabar– to scrutinize, to expect with hope and patience; hope.

The eyes of all look expectantly to You,
And You give them their food in due season. – Psalm 145:15

Towcheleth- expectation, hope.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. – Proverbs 13:12

Tiquah- expectation; hope.

The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath. Proverbs 11:23

Strong’s Hebrew: 8615. תִּקְוָה (tiqvah) — cord

Strong’s Hebrew: 8616. תִּקְוָה (Tiqvah) — “hope,” two …

Some of the Paleo letters for Tiqvah below:

sound = T*

sound = Q

sound = V, W or O or U

sound = H or AH

sound = Q is also back of the head,

what is behind, last, final, the least.

So Tikvah – Hope, could be understood from the paleo as…

The mark, sign of the cross/covenant is coming around in time and space as a hook or peg connecting and securing us to behold the breath/spirit of the Father who is behind, the last, final, revealing.

Wow! that gives a whole new insight on Hope!

The size of the vessel is directly proportioned to the size of its anchor. So we should have no questions as to the capacity of Gods’ anchor.

The Roman anchor, like the modern one, had two teeth or flukes. Could one fluke be said to be representative of Faith the second of Love – if Hope itself is the anchor?

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul.

He is our O’gehn our anchor from the heavens – shamayim שמים and to the heavens…

and we are anchored above; where in the spiritual realm, we are seated together with Him…

we are not anchored below –

but above

– above all principalities and powers above all the power of the enemy. Ephesians 1:21 

….far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come.

(Aramaic Bible in Plain English)… Higher than all Principalities, Rulers, Powers, and Dominions, and higher than every name that is named, not only in this universe, but also in the one that is coming.

This anchor even resembles a cross

It is our HOPE

our yachal – pronounced yaw-chal

our tiqvah – pronounced Teek-vah

Since the beginning of nautical travel anchors have been around. Anchors hold ships firmly in place in the midst of the most stormy and dangerously tumultuous seas. Anchors have always been a safeguard for sea going vessels; keeping them from being washed ashore.

As believers we also have an anchor that is even more steadfast and even more secure, it is the hope placed upon Messiah Himself. This certainty is because this hope rests on God’s promise to Abraham and the

*oath/covenant, taken that this promise would come to pass (Hebrews 6:13-18).

*(as in the paleo meaning above of the first letter of Tikvah – T)   

Since the 2, the promise and the oath, are intermingled and interdependent, we know that our hope is real and enduring.

This hope acts as an anchor for our soul keeping our hearts at rest so they cannot be tossed about or dislodged from a place of peace/shalom.

The hope is that He is working for us now this moment, on our behalf His perfect plan for our lives.

We have to see ourselves connected, joined, attached in a Way that cannot be broken – just like the enormous chains that attach the anchor to the vessel,

we are attached to our Heavenly Father/Avinu/Abba through Yeshua/Jesus by the power of His Ruach haKodesh/Holy Spirit.

And seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Messiah. As God placed Jesus/Yeshua at His right hand in heaven, so He has placed His people with Him in heavenly places;

That is… places where the privileges of heaven are dispensed, where the air of heaven is breathed, where the fellowship and the enjoyment of heaven are known, where an elevation of spirit is experienced as if heaven were begun.

Eph. 2:6

The only safe place to remove our helmet is at the foot of His Cross/Tav…. where the HOPE/Tikvah of our salvation is found.

Conclusion coming in part 2

Shalom Shalom..Family

משפחה

Mish-pa-KHa

Farewell/Shalom My Friends 

שלום חברים‎,

Please don’t leave this page without a certainty in your heart that you are anchored to the Father in Jesus/Yeshua…

Don’t put it off, the days draw ever closer to the door closing at end of this age – just as it did in the days of Noah.. and He told it would be so again…

NOT CERTAIN?

YOU CAN BE..

Make sure Messiah Jesus/Yeshua is your Redeemer, Savior, Lord and soon returning King and that you have a personal relationship with Him.

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

You are greatly loved and very precious in His sight.

SIMPLY SAY THE FOLLOWING MEANING IT FROM YOUR HEART..don’t delay one more minute, SAY IT 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.