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Are We Kings & Priests?

The scriptures say we are

kings and priests

but what does that really mean?

In Revelation 1:6

ESV: and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

NIV: and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.

NASB: and He made us into a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

CSB: and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

NLT: He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.

KJV: And athites hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

NKJV: and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

and

Rev 5:10 “And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth”

If we look at the role of a king and a priest, it may help us to know if that applies to us or not. Furthermore taken in context and remembering both the old and renewed covenants were made with Abraham, the first Hebrew, and the children of Israel/Jacob. In the renewed testament/covenant, it was first given

from the Jewish Messiah Yeshua

to

all the Israelites

and then to the gentiles/goy.

Romans 1:16 …first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.

The Jews have a priority over the Gentiles in that the Messiah himself, Yeshua haMashiach/Jesus Christ, came first as a Jew to the Jews.

Romans 9:5.

Our understanding must be based on the times and culture when it was happening and written, and to whom it was given.

Exodus 19:6a

“And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.”

The role of kings in the earth is that of sovereign rule over a people or nation, where the people are the subjects and have to live and abide by the rules and regulations set by the king. There are nations/countries today that still retain a monarchy whose ruling king and or queen maintains all or a measure of control over the population. There are those whose overall rule even tells the people who and what to worship and give allegiance to. Some nations have separation between church/religion and state.

To get our understanding correct, we need to look at the scriptures and see that it was YHVH’s people that wanted a king over them so they could be like the other nations.

“We want a king over us. 20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.” 1Samuel.

Our Heavenly Father wanted to be their god, their king, their provider and protector; and to reign over them in righteousness and truth. He wanted relationship, their love, worship, their obedience and faithfulness to the covenant that He had made with them. He wanted to dwell among them, which is the reason for the building of the mishkan and the forming of the priesthood; because of mans sinfulness there had to be a way where they could approach a Holy God. The life blood of an innocent, sinless animal was the sacrifice put in place until Messiah fulfilled it by His sacrificial death.

The role of the priests was first given to the firstborn of each of the 12 tribes of Israel, the 12 sons of Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel. We need to remember that the 12 tribes of Israel is not the same as the country named Israel. Not everyone can trace their lineage back to those 12 sons who are the children of Jacob/Israel. Even Messiah Yeshua/Jesus challenged the leaders of His time calling them snakes and vipers and that they were not the true sons of YHVH. They may have had Abraham as their ancestral ‘father’ but were not directly descended from his son Isaac and grandson Jacob/Israel. Recall Abraham had another son, Ishmael, who also had 12 sons. Herod who was the King in Messiahs day, was an Edomite whose lineage was from Esau, Jacob’s brother, who sold his birthright to Jacob. Jacob/Israel became the chosen line through whom Messiah came.

The 12 tribes of the Israelites, apart from the tribe of Levi, were all involved with the sin of the golden calf right after the Sinai covenant had been made. Initially the firstborn sons of each tribe were to be priests before the Lord but after this event the privilege of the firstborn sons was taken away and given only to the tribe of Levi.

Num. 3:11-13

Levi had 3 sons Gershon, Kohath and Merari who became the heads of the clans of the Levites.

However we read in Num. 17:1-10, that YHVH chose Levis great, grandson Aaron and his descendants

to be His Priests from among all the Levites.

Num. 1:47-54.

There are 4 divisions of Levites:

The Gershonites descendants of Levis firstborn. who were responsible for caring for the Mishkans woven articles, the coverings of the walls and roof of the Tabernacle. They dwelt on the west side of the Mishkan.

The Kohanites descendants of Levis middle son Kohath. They carried the the sacred objects of the Mishkan. They dwelt on the south side of the Mishkan.

The Meranites descendants of Levis youngest son Merari. They carried the wooden parts of the Mishkan as well as the ropes and sockets used for the curtain of the courtyard. They dwelt on the north side of the Mishkan.

The Kohanim descendants of Levis great grand son Aaron. This clan were responsible for performing all of the korbanot/sacrifices and other ritual on behalf of all Israel. Only the kohanim were allowed to perform avodah/priestly service on behalf of Israel. They dwelt on the east side of the Mishkan.

The other Levites were employed in more menial tasks, such as the housekeeping of the tabernacle, keeping oil in the lamps, transporting the Ark of the Covenant, taking down and setting up the tabernacle when moving, and related tasks in assisting the priests

The priests could offer sacrifices for the people, burn incense on the altar, and teach the law.

The Aaronic (or Levitical) Priesthood thus functioned only within the tribe of Levi, and the right to have it conferred upon one was determined by lineage and worthiness.

The lineal restrictions of that Aaronic (Levitical) Priesthood were lifted when the law of Moses was fulfilled, and thereafter the offices of the priesthood were conferred upon worthy men without limitation to the tribe of Levi. Numbers 8. (10)

This was the way it was all the years that they travelled through the wilderness and afterwards in the promised land. The priesthood continued after the Temple was built in Jerusalem up until it was destroyed in 70AD. We understand that as Messiah was the perfect sacrifice no more sacrifices are needed.

Under the Old Covenant, repeated sacrifices were necessary because they could not fully remove sin, they could only cover them for a period of time. Hebrews 10:18; Hebrews 10:1-4. However, through Messiah/Christ’s sacrifice, sins are forgiven once and for all. 

In all of the Israelites, Levis sons were not to be enlisted in the army to risk their lives on behalf of the people. By putting themselves in harms way for the preservation all of the innocent. Instead they were called for a service even more important, more holy and sacred than that of their brothers. The Levites were appointed over the Mishkan to carry it and all its vessels and to serve it every time they moved camp. They were set apart for the most important work of all which was manual labor!

As disciples of Messiah we all desire to be closer to our Heavenly Father. What we often don’t realize however it is that the closer we get, the more of the lowly, manual, time consuming work we’re likely to be given. Being close to Him doesn’t necessarily mean that we are offered more visible or celebrated tasks, but on the contrary it means that He can trust us to work in anonymity, joyfully putting our backs into even the most menial of tasks.

The reality of their calling was the equivalent of furniture moving, to serve Him with sweat of their brows and the strength of their hands and backs. They were responsible for carrying all the pieces of the Mishkan from one camping place to the next. Num. 3:5-7. Despite this high calling and position, the Levites soon learned that a life of service to the Lord was a far from glamorous one. Their special place of honor among the sons of Israel may have earned them respect but not so much glory. Instead of an high standing among their brothers, the Levites were set apart as servants…. Their charge was to assist the High Priest and to labor on behalf of the whole Israel community.

Fast forward this to today, if we are believing that we are the kingdom of priests, we too are set apart as servants just as Messiah came as a servant of all.

In Revelation, John contemplates what YHVH has done for believers by making us a kingdom of priests. 

Once we were helpless sinners, but now, as John explains in this verse, we are a royal priesthood 1 Peter 2:9. Once we served sin; now we worship and serve YHVH, as a kingdom of priests. In Old Testament times, priests offered sacrifices on behalf of the people of Israel and stood as mediators between them and the Lord. Now we can come directly to our Heavenly Father through Yeshua/Jesus, and we offer ourselves and spiritual sacrifices to Him.

Romans 12:1; 1 Peter 2:5.

Under the New Covenant, Yeshua/Jesus  is the

“high priest”

(the one who makes atonement for our sins) of

“our confession” (the Son of God) is Yeshua/Jesus.

Hebrews 3:1

 He’s was sent to put into effect, to execute, to carry out the words that we say according to the scriptures. 

Hebrews 3:1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession: Jesus;

He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.…

You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God..
This phrase reflects the fulfillment of God’s promise to Israel and the Church, echoing Exodus 19:6, where God declares Israel to be a “kingdom of priests.”

Exodus 19:6
And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”

It signifies a spiritual transformation and elevation of believers, who are now part of God’s royal priesthood, 1 Peter 2:9.

The concept of a kingdom implies

governance and authority,

while priests indicate

a role of mediation and service.

This dual role highlights the believers’ responsibility to:

represent our Heavenly Father and Yeshua to the world

and: to intercede on behalf of others.

The imagery of a kingdom and priests also connects to the Davidic covenant, where the Messiah would establish an everlasting kingdom. 2 Samuel 7:16.

Those who have been made a kingdom of priests, refers to believers who have been redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb and are called to serve the Lord.

Believers are called to:

recognize their identity as a kingdom and priests

which is:

not based on personal merit but on the redemptive work of Messiah/Christ.

As priests, believers are called to serve YHVH, to intercede for others, and live lives of holiness and worship.

The promise of reigning on earth, points to the hope of Messiah/Christ’s return and the establishment of His kingdom. Believers are encouraged to live with this future hope in mind.

The collective identity as a kingdom of priests emphasizes the unity and shared purpose of the church. Believers are called to work together in fulfilling His mission.

While the fullness of this reign is in the future, believers are called to live out the values of His kingdom now, demonstrating His love, justice, and righteousness in the world.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

2 Timothy 2:12
if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;

Isaiah 61:6
But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their riches.

In Messiah/Christ, our High Priest, we have a closeness to the Father, and no earthly mediator is necessary. As priests in His kingdom, we recognize that salvation is not merely an insurance it’s a way of life…

Prophet, Priest and King were the only ones anointed before Messiah came. Now His Holy Spirit is available to all. His presence was only in the Mishkan and inner Sanctuary within the holy of holies in the Temple. When there is a Temple, it is their privilege and obligation to serve.

Messiah came and now we are the sanctuary, the holy of holies in His temple-our bodies, where His Holy Spirit is present.

Or do you not know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? 1Cor. 6:19. you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

Sometimes we like to think that our Father has something more for us, something grander, or of more of a public display than what we are doing with our lives right now. But if our hearts truly desire to serve Him, we need to serve Him well today, where we are right now; and not neglect our duties where He has called us at present. As His servants, our lives are His to do with as He wills. Our only job is to dedicate ourselves to the service of our calling, not seeking glory or fame but Him only.

Even though the Levites daily bore the weight of their selection, their service was not without reward. For a life of selflessness and sacrifice, a life of lifting and carrying the burdens of others, there is this prize ….they are MINE… Numbers 3 :11–13. By redeeming the lives of the firstborn of Israel, the Levites themselves became the first born of Adonai, owned by no one and nothing, they belong solely to Adonai.

The anointing and privileges of a Priest and a King are now available to every born-again-from-above believer/disciple. We can come into the Lords presence any time, no mishkan or temple required. No sacrifice needed and no high priest to speak for us. We are not literally priests and kings but rather have the same privileges they once had and more because of Messiah.

He gave a Holy Nation access to Himself. He did not give them all the same function, but He did give them all the same rights to

pray, petition and worship.

He made a Nation with

priestly access

and

kingly access to Himself.

Neither are we actual literal Kings because the Kingship was given by Covenant only to David and his descendants through Solomon and Messiah is the King of those kings. All gentiles/goy are grafted into His people Israel by the grace and mercy of our Heavenly Father through Messiah.

In the days the scriptures were written, the common people had

no personal relationship

with the king or the priests!

According to Job 22:28

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

Kings decree and as discipled believers we can decree, or have the king like privilege to declare His words, (not ours) into being. His will, not ours. This is the sword of His Spirit, His word in our mouth, to speak into situations the double edged sword/word to both defend against and destroy the works of darkness and the author of them. Ephesians 6.

As disciples of Messiah we have been charged with carrying the burden for all mankind. The question is, are we willing to relinquish ownership of ourselves that we maybe used to give life to the world? Out of all the people on earth Adonai has taken us for Himself, but not for our sake alone. By submitting our lives completely to His will, the loss of self will be gain for others and we will fulfill the…

sacrifice of service to which we have been called. So now maybe we better understand our positions and roles as, kings, priests and a kingdom of priests.

Matthew 26:25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 

Whoever counts his life of so much value that he will preserve it by sacrificing his godly integrity, or will renounce his beliefs to save his life, will find in the end that he has lost his soul.

For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity].

Is the price of our lives too to high to pay for the Master to call us His?

He glorifies Himself through our humility. As we give up our lives daily to Him, taking up our cross to follow Him, are we willing to have our hands calloused and our back broken for the sake of the service for which He has set us apart?

Today is the day to be serious about our commitment to the One Who gave it all for us.

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.

Whats In Your Naos? Part 3

We left the last post seeing how..

Our Heavenly Father uses objects and pictures to make His lessons clear to us.

According to scripture in the ark of the covenant were the items shown in the picture below:

One of the three items placed inside the Ark of the Covenant, was the Manna stored in a golden pot. 

Manna was the miracle food that sustained the children of Israel during their journey through the wilderness;

it fell from heaven every night and they collected their daily needs every morning.

Ps 78:34; John 6:31.

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written,

‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

32 Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.

33 For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 

This is significant as we recall Messiah’s words:   

I AM the bread of life recorded in John 6:31, 35 and 51

This pot of manna was kept as a memorial

and it did not rot, decay, or perish

as in Messiah

there is no death, decay or corruption;

we shall not see corruption. 

That whoever believes in Him

should not perish,

but have eternal life. John 3:15

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell;

neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One

to see corruption. Ps. 16:10

“I am the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors did (even though they ate the manna) but will live forever.”

English Standard Version

“This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”

Telling us to pray these words…in Matthew 6:9

 Give us this day our daily Manna /Bread

The Word of God feeds us spiritually..

He brought the Word of God to the earth – Himself-

He was the Word made flesh and

His words and His Ruach/Spirit, are those which sustain us.

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Matt. 4:4.

This idiom means humans need more than just sustenance to have a fulfilled life; people have both spiritual needs and physical needs. Deuteronomy 8:2-3.

The Hebrew word for Sanctuary/Tabernacle is

Mishkan

and is made up of pictures of:

Water, Teeth, Palm/hand, and Fish/seedling.

If we remove the 2 middle picture letters;

Sheen and Kaf,

 (teeth and a Palm/hand);

from the word Mishkan;

a noteworthy word is formed with the remaining 2 letters

Mem and Noon which are the

Beginning and End/First and Last of the WORD..

 

It’s the Hebrew word Manna. 

MN

Manna

  Noon

Mem

Tabernacle

מִשְׁכָּן

Noon        Kaf         Sheen     Mem

God uses the letters MEM and NOON,

  Noon

Mem

the picture of Waters and a Fish/Seedling,

for His miracle provision of life sustaining food

which are the same 2 letters we find as

the first and last letters

of the Hebrew word Mishkan or Tabernacle. 

מִשְׁכָּן

Possible Pictographic Translation of Manna: 

  Rain 

that

brings

Life.

We have been used to hearing that the Hebrew word


Manna/Mem Nun,

literally means

What is it?

 

Here the Pictograph language gives us another unexpected meaning.

Instead of a reference to bread it says something else, which can be found in Exodus which relates the children of Israel’s first experience with Manna.

Exodus 16: 13b -14

And in the morning the dew lay round about the host. And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.

 They were correct that it had

rained down from Heaven

and Jesus/Yeshua references this fact when He declared that

He came down from Heaven.

And that He is the true LIFE that comes from above.

SO MANNA

is connected with Bread and also connected with Water or Rain.

Interesting to note that Water and Bread were 2 of the most familiar metaphors used by Jesus/Yeshua; even using them together in

John 6:35

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

The water that we drink, in the letter MEM,

is from heaven to the earth;

again just as Messiah came from heaven to earth

and He is also the LIVING WATER.

Here’s an answer to a secret and

is the message to us within the letters:

The Manna – Mem Noon –

that first descended from Heaven to earth was given a name

MN

that would one day be a key

to open the door of understanding

and reveal an answer to a mystery of the

MishkaN/Tabernacle.

Recall, the 1st letter in any Hebrew word is usually the most important, since it gives the 1st clue as to what the word is all about.

So the first letter in Mishkan, the Mem, is the 1st clue that whatever is going on in the Mishkan/Tabernacle is something that has come down from Heaven.

The last letter in Mishkan, the Noon, is the clue that whatever has come down from Heaven has to do with LIFE.

Receiving Jesus/Yeshua as personal Savior and Lord

is just the beginning of a long road –

His WAY to His truth and His life.

It is so much more,

we need a deeper understanding

of that which we are entering into;

of what we are committing to;

what we are agreeing to!

It’s more than salvation of the cross,

and forgiveness of sins that have

been repented of and forsaken…

it’s a lifestyle change,

a mindset altered,

our future final destination reoriented…

and the beginning of understanding the enormity what Jesus/Yeshua did for us

and how God implemented His plan to redeem us

because He loves us so much

and precisely orchestrated our rescue.

Here the pertinence of the Old Testament is crucial

to our understanding of Gods Plan of the Ages.

Jesus/Yeshua came to show us the WAY

and He desires us to follow Him…so why are we still choosing to go our own way?

… maybe because we have not comprehended the enormity and seriousness of His actions …

our attitude of gratitude should be ablaze as the light shining in the darkness.

Is our zeal obvious to others?

Are we truly on fire for Him or are we shrinking violets?

Is our desire to do what He has planned for us, every moment of every day?

Do we even bother to ask Him what He wants us to be doing?

Or do we merely decide our own path and ask Him to bless it and then talk with Him when we remember, or when things get tough?

The Word tells us clearly that we are created for

His pleasure – not our own –

somewhere along the road we have got some crossed wires!

Are we choosing a spiritual temperature to suit our lifestyle, the one we prefer to live? and it may shock us to realize that this is simply not what Jesus/Yeshua calls us to.

Following Him is not doing our own thing/career, etc., etc., and it’s not as many tell themselves just for a few. We have to let go of how the world shapes us and tells us how to live; we have to shake off the ways of the worlds’ education and goals. Reject the opportunities for our prideful achievements. Shun the cultural trappings and mindsets of carnality and ethnic traditions of humanity.

Our true history is HIS STORY; not that of men’s successes and failures or the rise and fall of empires. We are citizens of the heavenlies, natives of a future city not built with human hands.

And we are the NAOS/miqdash of His Ruach.

While we inhabit these physical bodies we are supposed to be keeping them sin free, by walking in repentance and continually applying His blood to our lives; so we too can receive His spirit without measure; to do the works He has called us to do.

Jesus/Yeshua is the Ark we enter into…

He was the Ark of Gods’ Presence and,

as born-from-above-disciples,

we have become carriers, containers of that same Ruach –

Holy, set apart; coming out from among them and being separated unto Him, unto good works. 

If a man therefore

PURGE HIMSELF

from these,

he shall be a vessel unto honour,

sanctified, and meet for the master’s use,

and prepared unto every good work.

2Tim.2:12

NOTE We are to PURGE OURSELVES!!

We are now to become the light of the world,

we are a sanctuary, a Naos, of His Ruach…

we are not contained within the physical Temples’ Holy of Holies Sanctuary, but free walking Arks of His Re-Newed Covenant….

Not confined to a building, but equipped to go out into all the world carrying the gospel, the good news of His redemptive plan of grace and mercy.

He tabernacled among us in the Mishkan,

then in the two Temples,

then in the Body of Yeshua/Jesus

and now in each of us.

Soon He will Tabernacle with us forever..

but meanwhile..

The question however remains true today.

What is in the internal Holy place of

worship, sacrifice and atonement –

what is in that sanctuary of the heart?

What’s in our Naos our

Sanctuary?

What spirit is residing in our miqdash?

Consider this:

He was referring to the

pattern of the Mishkan

and Temple layout.

The sinner entered the outer court of the Mishkan/Temple complex through the

East Gate.

This was the WAY in to the Outer Court where the Brazen Altar was.

Here the repentant sinner offered the penalty of this sin

in the form of an animal or bird as an innocent sacrifice..

The priest performed the sacrifice and

the blood shed was a covering for that sin.

The sacrifice was then consumed by the fire on the altar.

Signifying the Holy fire of God consuming all sin.

The High Priest was the only one allowed into the Holy of Holies with the blood to be placed on the Mercy Seat of the Ark.

Sinners could not go any further than the outer court and sin was tolerated only because the repentant sinner had to bring their sacrifice to this point where the altar was.

Jesus/Yeshua was the sacrifice laid on the altar/cross for us.

Once for all time.

The Bronze Laver was where the priests washed before entering the Holy Place or Inner Court.

Sin had been dealt with so entry was acceptable.

This was all a pattern

of how to approach a Holy God a /forgiving father.

The washing signifies water baptism – priests were purified; we are too washed and immersed in the living waters – then, to rise from them cleansed and in newness of life.

This is completing the born-from-above experience; as Jesus/Yeshua Himself was immersed in the Jordans living water and God spoke over the situation. He was overshadowed by Gods’ Holy Spirit/Ruach HaKodesh and this was indicative of being born-from-above/coming from above/heaven.

This process for us, cleanses us;

and as He is our High Priest

and according to scripture we are also priests,

(ministering to the Lord);

we can now enter the Inner court

where our souls can worship Him

at the Golden Altar of Incense;

which is also indicative of prayer.

As our High Priest, He alone is worthy to stand in the Holy of Holies before the Presence of the Lord God and intercede for us at the heavenly Mercy Seat. 

Hebrews 8:1 Now the point in what we are saying is this: 

we have such a high priest,  uone who is seated at the right hand 

of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

Romans 8:34. It is Christ who died, yea rather, who is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

We are ordinary priests and while still in the flesh cannot enter that Holy of Holies and so Messiah does that for us in the same pattern as the High Priest and Levite Priests. 

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit/enter the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 1Cor.15:50

Yet because of the Blood we can enter spiritually…

Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Here Jesus/Yeshua is also signified as the Menorah;

He is the light showing us the WAY..

When the Ark was placed in the Holy of Holies of the Temple in Jerusalem it is said that the only items inside were the 2 stones inscribed with the 10 commandments.

2Chron.5:10

The pot of Manna and the budding rod of Aaron had been removed.

Could this be because, symbolically as the manna was a wilderness food…

and when the children of Israel reached the promised land with its fruits they no longer needed the wilderness manna?

According to Rev.22:1-4 when we reach the Promised Land of Heaven we will feast on the fruits of the Tree of Life.

The budding rod was the confirming witness that Aaron was the High Priest before God in the wilderness Mishkan.

When they arrived in the Promised Land, Eleazer was confirmed as the next High Priest.

Today Messiah Jesus/Yeshua is our eternal High Priest

I am the light of the world….

He is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path.

The Menorah was the only source of light for the priests to offer the incense and to see to eat.

Here we can also eat of Him.

He who eats and drink of me shall have eternal life

It was called the

Shulchan lechem panim – Bread of His presence

because it was where Aaron and his sons, the priests,

ate in His presence.

They were replaced every Shabbat with 12 new loaves.

His light illuminates our lives and we can see to do those things He has commanded us to do.

Sin cannot be present in the Inner Court/ Holy Place.

The one time a year, Yom Kippur, the HIGH PRIEST entered into the Holy of Holies / The SANCTUARY / Naos / miqdash

where the ark of the covenant was

There was no light –

only the shekinah glory of Gods Holy presence illuminated the small room when the High Priest entered

with the blood, to place

on the mercy seat.

Here is the place of intimate communion spirit to spirit –

face to face –

into the manifested presence of a Holy God.

The High Priest had to go

through the veil,

the curtain

separating the Inner Court/Holy Place

from the Holy of Holies.

On the curtain were the cherubim

guarding

the WAY

to the presence of God –

just as in Eden and also Revelation tells us they do in Heaven.

The pattern of the Mishkan is the pattern of Heaven first,

then on earth

and now

Yeshua/Jesus has become the WAY…

through Him.

He is the access to the Father – through Him.

The veil is torn

He has made

and become

the WAY

He is also our mediator of the renewed covenant in His blood.

His blood is on the mercy seat of the ark in Heaven

Heb.9:5; Rom.9:25.

John 14:6

I AM the Way the TRUTH and The LIFE

no man cometh to the Father but by Me.

He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

And is no doubt why the Psalmist said that

as far as the EAST is from the WEST

so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Ps.103:12

The ONLY WAY in to the Tabernacle/Mishkan

was through the narrow gate on

West side

and the far end on the

East side

was where the kapporet Mercy Seat stood.

This is where the High Priest

placed the blood

that covered the sin/and

now

Messiahs blood removes our sins

not just covers them.

The east is from the west

so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Ps.103:12

this is in reference to the pattern of the Mishkan!!!

WOW!

A Worthy Of Worship moment!

Destroy this temple and I will rebuild it.

It is also a pattern of ourselves

1Cor.6:19 and 1Cor 3:16
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

The Glory of the Lord will fill our Naos-

Sanctuary/Mishkan/Tabernacle.

More on the tabernacle at link below

https://www.minimannamoments.com/what-is-the-connection-between-two-mountains-the-ark-of-the-covenant-and-messiah-being-thirsty-part-3/

From today let’s be certain what’s in our Naos! by being a properly prepared vessel fit for the Masters use…

Shalom Mishpachah/Family!

Please don’t leave this page until you 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 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.

Whats In Your Naos? Part 2


Before part 2, here is a brief summary of the Tabernacle, included for the benefit of any readers who may not have seen previous posts…

Exodus 25 through 40.

The Tabernacle was the Place

Ha Makem’- ‘The Place’-המקום

where God would meet with His people, Israel.

However, before the Tabernacle was constructed God met with Moses in a temporary tent of meeting:

Moses would pitch a tent outside and some distance away from the camp of Israel.

Anyone inquiring of the Lord would go to the tent of meeting – OUTSIDE the camp.

As Moses went into the tent of meeting,

the pillar of cloud would come down

and stay at the entrance,

while the Lord spoke with Moses face-to-face.

The face to face meeting; פָנִים

Strongs 6440: panim or paneh

Phonetic Spelling: (paw-neem’)

 (Moses met with Him in the Mishkan),

in the Throne of His Presence –

the Womb of Grace and Mercies – rachamIM.

for more on Rechem and IM click links below:

https://www.minimannamoments.com/mystery-of-rechem-the-secret-of-living-like-royalty/
https://www.minimannamoments.com/the-mysteries-of-im/

This is recorded in Exodus 33:7, 9.

Moses set up the tent of meeting as instructed by the LORD OUTSIDE of the camp of Israel..

because the Israelites had betrayed, and broken fellowship with Him at Mt. Sinai with the making and worship of the golden calf.

This was disobedience and faithlessness that God could not ignore. Understanding the rift between God and Israel is the shadow arch-type of God’s rift with all mankind.

This separation between God and Man if left un-mended will result in a permanent separation from our Creator called the eternal, (spiritual) death.

It is worse than physical death because it is a conscious death with no remedy, it’s permanent and unalterable.

This was why Jesus/Yeshua came –

He was and is the repairer of the breach.

God provided Moses with specific instructions to build a Tabernacle, a place of sacrifice and worship.

The tent of meeting was transformed into the Tabernacle according to the precise plans given to Moses by God. This is recorded in Exodus 25-27.

This new tent of meeting came to be called the 

Mishkan or Tabernacle.

It could be taken up and moved each time the children of Israel changed locations as they wandered through the wilderness.

A literal meaning of the word

tabernacle or mishkan, is:

dwelling place.

God Himself designed all the furnishing and items that He instructed Moses to build.

The pattern or plans given to Moses were to be followed to the letter. There was nothing haphazard about the Mishkan/Tabernacle that God Himself designed.

It was so important that God specifically chose 2 men Bezalel and Oholiab and filled them with His own Spirit in order for them to be able to do the precise workmanship that He required.

For more on Bezalel click link below

https://www.minimannamoments.com/whats-the-connection-between-almonds-and-olive-oil-with-messiah-and-2-lampstands/

But more important than all the furnishings was the fact that the Tabernacle was the place where God came down to dwell among His people. 

The Glory of the Tabernacle was not found in the architecture or ornate furnishings of the Tabernacle

but in the Glory of the LORD who made

His temporary dwelling place

in the Tabernacle among His people.

The Tabernacle was to be the center of Israel’s life.

Just as Jesus/Yeshua is to be the center of our lives today.

What makes the Tabernacle itself so very important and of great interest is the fact that the precise instructions that God gave Moses to build the Tabernacle were based on the pattern of a Heavenly Tabernacle. 

Exodus 25:9
According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.


Who serve unto the example and shadow of

HEAVENLY THINGS

as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the TABERNACLE:

for, See, saith he, that thou

make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

Hebrews 8:5

The Outer Courtyard of the tent of meeting

was 150 feet long and 75 feet wide

and included the Tabernacle within it.

The centerpiece of this area was an

Brazen/Copper Altar for Burnt Offerings

and a

large Bronze/Copper Wash Basin/Laver 

for the priests.

The Bronze/Copper items were made from the womens’ melted down mirrors that were made of burnished bronze/copper that were so shiny they could see their reflection in them, not mirrors of glass that we know today. This is why it was referred to as sea of glass and is a type of the

in Revelation 4:6 says, “Before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal.”

Revelation 15:2 And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, over his image and over his mark and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God. 

And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

The actual Tabernacle itself was 45 feet long and 15 feet wide. 

It was divided into two sections. 

The first section or Most Holy Place contained the Altar of Incense

a Golden Lampstand/Menorah,

and a Table with 12 loaves of bread/Shewbread. 

The second section was called the Holy of Holies

it was home for the Ark of the Covenant.

The Ark of the Covenant, among other consecrated items, contained the tablets on which the Ten Commandments were written. 

For 40 years the Israelites relocated the Tabernacle, moving it with them as they travelled through the wilderness from Mount Sinai to the Promised Land.

After the children of Israel entered and conquered the land of Israel, Solomon, the son of King David, built the first permanent Temple in Jerusalem. 

This magnificent Temple was also patterned after the Tabernacle.  

In other words, the Temple replaced the Tabernacle, but the purpose of the Tabernacle and the precise way it was to be built did not change.

The Temple became a permanent structure built in Jerusalem as God had instructed; and it was the center of worship for the Children of Israel.

The Tabernacle is full of mysteries, some of which have yet to be solved; and its probably not an understatement that we could spend many years discovering the secrets hidden in just one of the items God designed to be inside His Tabernacle.

Amazingly, the overall purpose and the entire reason for the Tabernacle, can be seen by looking at the pictographic and numeric meaning of the four letters in the Hebrew word

Mishkan,

the word we translate into English as

Tabernacle.

Noon         Kaf         Sheen         Mem

is spelled

Alef

The first, the leader, the strength to carry out to completion. The Infinite Eternal Supreme Authority. The commander Represented in His Instruction. His Governing Spoken Established, Written, Certain, Established, Surety, Guarantor.

Tav TUh

The promise of DaBaR YaHUaH/ the word of ALaHYM. To be joined together with His restored creation forever and ever.

Consummated, achieved, completeness, restored.

 

HA Hey Hei

To reveal make evident

HA HEI. He reveals, makes known or evident, His identity His power.

Overt, undisguised, understandable.

Mem,

Hidden and concealed in the reign of darkness where the seed is planted gestation until the time of birthing The due date or Appointed Time

Brooding over Nurturing the comforter

 

Sheen, Shin ShYN

His Ruach His essence His being The fervent Ardency The intense fiery consuming passionate POWER of His Being evident in the work of His hand like a blazing fire a consuming passion Ruach HaQodesh or Kodesh.

 

Kaf, KaPh

Step by step. Pattern, Order, Method.

His lines to follow. His flawless pattern communicated; given in a diagram or panorama/picture/plan and made manifest.

Flourish, Thrive, Increasing.

A guide a map a diagram.

and

Noon. NUN

Birthing, birthed one, new.

The Brought Forth One

The Achiever and Finisher

The Begotten

So it could read…

To reveal, manifest what was unseen, the place of brooding over, (like in Genesis); nurturing by His Ruach, His Presence, to lead step by step in His pattern, a guide to follow a diagram given.

 

More Meaning of the

מִשְׁכָּן

found in the pictographs.

Mem is the picture of Water

Sheen is the Picture of Teeth

Kaf is the Picture of an open Palm

Noon is a Picture of a Fish/Seed.

The first letter in any Hebrew word is usually the most important, since it gives us the first clue as to what the word is all about.

Is there a connection between the Tabernacle and the waters of the pictograph for the letter MEM?

God is revealing something with the Picture of Water.

Recall that the LORD uses MEM to depict waters, like those that fill up seas and oceans, those that flow down streams and also that which falls as rain from the heavens.

We simply need to understand the context in which the picture is being used.

Understanding that the revelation regarding the Tabernacle/Mishkan is not only about what it is…as an object but

It’s about where it came from and its the key to unlocking this mystery because the precise plans for building this dwelling place with earthly Outer and Inner Courts came from above, the pattern came from His presence in the Heavenly court room.

Hebrews 8:5

Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the TABERNACLE: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

The LORD of Heaven is going to come down from heavens courts and inhabit the Mishkan, or Tabernacle court and He wants us to keep in our minds focused on that fact.

When we see how water is connected, then the picture of Mem as Rain is fitting, as the rain comes down from above.

Although the letter Mem in the word Mishkan is not about actual rainwater, it’s about something that come down from above just like the rain/water comes down from above the precise plans for building the Tabernacle come from Heaven above.

and the ONE who is going to make the Tabernacle His DWELLING PLACE comes down from Heaven above. And will abide with His people inside the Tabernacle within the Holy of Holies.

The piece of furniture in the Holy of Holies was constructed of 2 parts:

The 1st part was called the Ark of the Covenant. It was a wooden chest/box made of Acacia wood and overlaid with pure gold.

The 2nd part was an ornate lid with 2 golden cherubim with their wings outstretched.

This ornate lid (pictured below), was placed on top of the Ark of the Covenant.

It was called the Mercy Seat.

The Kapporet.

God commanded Moses to put 3 things inside the Ark of the Covenant.

These were

a golden pot of Manna,

Aaron’s staff that had budded,

and the

2 stone tablets on which the 10 Commandments were written.

These 3 items were symbolic of the complaints that God had against His people.

The Manna was a reminder of how the Israelites complained about and were dismissive of God’s amazing provision

The budding rod of Aaron was a reminder of how the Israelites rejected God’s leadership.

The stone tablets on which were written the Ten Commandments was a reminder of how the Israelites had broken all of God’s laws.

Any one of these complaints would have been legal grounds for banishment and punishment. 

However we must pay attention and look where these 3 illustrations of Israels’ sins of unworthiness and unfaithfulness are kept.

They are hidden inside the Ark of the Covenant, secreted away, kept out of mans view and

covered

by the

Mercy Seat.

God uses objects and pictures to make His lessons clear to man. 

Yeshua/Jesus is our Ark 

and our

sins are not only

covered

by His Blood which is now on the

Mercy Seat/Kapporet

but wiped away for ever…

and our lives are now

hidden

with Christ in God.

 Col. 3:3

 

Conclusion coming in in Part 3 …meanwhile there is

more on the tabernacle at link below

https://www.minimannamoments.com/what-is-the-connection-between-two-mountains-the-ark-of-the-covenant-and-messiah-being-thirsty-part-3/

 

Shalom Mishpachah/Family!

Please don’t leave this page until you 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 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.

What’s In Your Naos?

Naos is Greek for temple

but properly

means

SANCTUARY

Often translated temple however,

Sanctuary

is a more correct word.

Another word for

temple/sanctuary

in Hebrew is

HEYKAL

Palace/dwelling of the king

Spelled:

Hey Yod Kaf Lamed

The meaning of the Hebrew paleo pictographs tell us something:

Hey – Man with raised arms = Behold or, pay attention to what follows.

Yud – Arm and hand closed = a work or, a mighty deed.

Kaph – palm of hand = to cover, to allow, to open, to atone.

Lamed – shepherd staff = to shepherd, control, to have authority or the voice of authority.

The picture it gives could be:

Behold pay close attention

the temple is a place where

the mighty works of the one in authority

will be revealed.

This work or mighty deed is of course:

the atoning sacrifice of Yeshua/Jesus.

Each letter also has a number value:

Hey – 5 = Grace

Yud – 10 = something ordained in heaven

Kaf – 20 = Redemption

Lamed – 30 = points to a blood sacrifice.

It could be interpreted as the following:

The great work (Kaf)

we will behold (Hey)

is the blood sacrifice of Yeshua (Lamed)

which was

ordained by the Father in Heaven (Yud)

And:

This (Yud/10) work was carried out

under the Authority of His Father(Lamed/30)

and by His Grace (Hey/5)

will result in Redemption (Kaf/20)

The HEYKAL

is where God and His people

developed their relationship

and was prophetic…

the mystery which Paul revealed in

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (KJV) 19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

There is no need of a rebuilt Temple/Hekel/Sanctuary for those who have His Ruach dwelling within… however all scripture must be fulfilled and the rebuilding of a 3rd Temple is in accordance with Gods’ plans to be carried out prior to Messiahs return.

Namely the situation described by Paul in

2 Thess. 2:3,4

This structure will not be for the benefit of our Heavenly Father or for Yeshua/Jesus return, but it is to fulfill prophecy as concerns the false Messiah and we are reminded by Paul that:

His Sanctuary is now is IN us.

The Sanctuary is the portion of the temple (and previously the wilderness tabernacle/mishkan); that was

set apart – Holy to the Lord.

Not the Holy Place but the Holy of Holies.

John 2:18 and 19 – 21. Jesus/Yeshua answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

In Greek, Temple is ‘ieron.

The Letter h is the accent ‘ mark and is called

the hard breather.

Hieron

So what’s in a word? … does it matter?

Yes, because…

We are not to be like the Tabernacle/Mishkan building or the Temples of stone, where there was an outer court where sin was acceptable.

1Corinthians 3:16, 17; 16:19

Our bodies are now the sanctuaries – Naos – the set apart place – His holy of holies….

This Naos/ Sanctuary is for His Holy Spirit to dwell/ abide.

Ruach HaKodesh.

The Holy Spirit of a Holy God cannot dwell where there is sin…

1 Corinthians 3:16 King James Version (KJV) 16 Know ye not that ye are the Naos of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 

2 Cor. 3:18

And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

The more that we commune with Yeshua/Jesus and come into His presence,

more of the veil that divides will fall off

and we will be able to see more clearly.

Then more of His glory will abide within us, and then be reflected through us.

His glory will be seen upon us.

Glory

In Greek – doxa:  honor, glory

Original Word: δόξα, ης, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: doxa
Phonetic Spelling: (dox’-ah)
Definition: opinion (always good in NT), praise, honor, glory
Usage: honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.

Glory in Hebrew:

ū·ḵə·ḇō·wḏ

וּכְב֣וֹד

kabowd

Faith has its’ seat in the heart.

The kind of faith which believes in the God who created the Universe and Who also created us and a belief that He loves us enough to give His life for us.

John 3:16; 2 Corinthians 3:3.

It is engraved there. It is not written in ink, or engraved on stone, but it is written on the heart by the Spirit of God.

With the heart man believes with the mouth we confess

Therefore any professed belief that does not reach the heart, and has its home there, is most likely to be false and delusive being more head knowledge of the intellect and mind.

The Hebrew word for sanctuary is

mikdash (מקְדָּשׁ),

which comes from the root word

kadash (קָדַשׁ),

to be set apart as sacred.

A mikdash is therefore a

set apart space, or a holy place

that represents something treasured – a place of beauty and worship, a refuge, a place of rest.

Hebrew Translation. מִקְלָט.

More Hebrew words for sanctuary.

noun מִקְלָט. shelter, refuge, asylum, haven.

noun מִקדָשׁ. temple, shrine

miqdash

מִקְדָּשׁ

miqdash or miqqedash: a sacred place, sanctuary

Strong’s Hebrew: 4720. מִקְדָּשׁ

(miqdash or miqqedash) — a 

chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary .

Or miqqdash (Exod. 15:17) {mik-ked-awsh’};

from qadash; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum — chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary. 

מִשְׁכָּן

mishkan: dwelling place, tabernacle

Strong’s Hebrew: 4908

Original Word: מִשְׁכָּן
Transliteration: mishkan
Phonetic Spelling: (mish-kawn’)
Definition: dwelling place, tabernacle

In the Old Testament the word

miqdas [ v’D.qim] from qds, holy,

implying a distinction between space that is sacred versus profane; commonly refers to the worship sanctuary (e.g., Exod 25:8), where the Israelites offered their various kinds of offerings and sacrifices to the Lord under the supervision of the priesthood.

[The] Sanctuary

is a term in the Hebrew Bible which refers to the

inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle

where God’s presence appeared.

According to Hebrew Tradition, the area was defined by:

four pillars which held up

the veil of the covering,

under which the Ark of the Covenant was held above the floor.

Tabernacle, Hebrew Mishkan, dwelling, in Jewish history, the portable sanctuary constructed by Moses as a place of worship for the Hebrew tribes during the period of wandering that preceded their arrival in the Promised Land.

 

Moreover, the English translation becomes even more confusing when interpreters translate two entirely different Hebrew words

(אהל and משׁכן, ohel and mishkan, H168 and H4908),

by using the exact same English tabernacle word.

In the case of Exodus 26:7, this translation is especially hard to understand, as the two different Hebrew words are used so close in the same sentence.

Another word for

tabernacle or tent is:

OHEL

the Hebrew letters:

alef – hey – lamed

 

In the middle of a word h or hey

or man with raised arms means:

to reveal the heart or the core of.

Placed in the middle of the word for God it becomes the word

o-hel or

lamed hey alef (reading right to left)

this word for a tent or the tabernacle is presented as:

the heart of God revealed.

This shows that both your home and where you worship, reveals your god.

 Lord who shall abide in thy tabernacle?

Who shall dwell in your holy hill?

Psalm 15:1

OHEL –

The heart of God revealed.

God is EL = the letters alef and lamed

and H = hey behold revealed.

The tabernacle was the place of God’s revelation.

Our tent or home where we live is where our God is revealed.

Strongs#168

Again, when the letter H/hey is

in the middle of a word

it reveals all, especially the heart.

The god that we follow is revealed in the tent/home and in the tabernacle, the place of worship.

It is relevant not only for the home/physical structure or building we live in; but also the home within ourselves that we create for His Ruach HaKodesh/Holy Spirit to live/abide/dwell.

Our physical bodies become the home of spiritual power; the seat of spiritual influence and it can be the opposite of holy as Jesus/Yeshua warned in

Matthew 12:43-45

“When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. 45 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.

Impure/unclean spirits call peoples bodies their house!

What’s In our Naos/Sanctuary/tabernacle /house/home?

What’s in our OHEL?

Let the Lords words in John 14:23 be our desire and goal as Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.

The Tabernacle no longer served a purpose after the building of Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem in 950 B.C.

His Holy Spirit cannot be where there is sin, so any where there is sin there is no presence of His Spirit/Ruach

This is recorded in

1 Samuel 4:21,22

Ichabod the glory has departed for the ark (dwelling place) of God has been taken 

Ichabod definition is — used to express regret for departed glory.

Ichabod was born after his father’s death. His mother gave him this name on her death-bed to indicate that the “glory (had) departed from Israel” (1 Samuel 4:19)

and it was what Samson realized when he tried to do as he had always done and in Judges 16:20
Then she called, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!” He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.

Sin is manifested rebellion against God’s commands and will for our life. It can be in many and take various forms in our lives.

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. 1Samuel 15:23

Consider this for a moment that: In other words, God deems rebellion to be the same or equal to witchcraft and stubbornness is just as good as kneeling or falling down before and worshipping a statue of another religions god or any other idol for that matter.

Another translation says:

For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. 

Rebellion definition is – opposition to one in authority or dominance. 

Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority.

A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and then manifests itself by the refusal to submit or to obey the authority responsible for this situation.

Sin must be dealt with because we cannot approach a Holy God with any sin in us.

Jesus/Yeshua said He was the temple/ sanctuary when He referred to Himself and that when His body would be destroyed He would rebuild it in three days. Speaking of His future resurrection and glorified body.

He had the Ruach/Spirit without measure because

He was without sin and

His Fathers Spirit could dwell within Him to the fullness.

Mishkan is spelled

Mem, Sheen, Kaf and Noon. 

מִשְׁכָּן

noon kaf sheen mem

(Read right to left)

Mishkan is the Hebrew word we translate into English as Tabernacle. 

The Mishkan was a Pattern, showing the children of Israel

the process to approach the Holy presence of Adonai/YHVH.

Sin has to be dealt with before that can take place because, God and sin cannot coexist.

The life is in the blood and sin requires a price to be paid and wages of sin is death.

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23).

So a sacrifice must be made and blood has to be spilled

Life has to be forfeit to cover the sin. And that life must be innocent without sin and without blemish clean and acceptable to the Lord.

Jesus/Yeshua became that innocent, clean, without blemish life.

He willingly gave His life, allowing His blood to be spilled.

His life was forfeit to cover our sins once and for all time.

The Pattern of the Mishkan and later both temples,

show God’s redemptive plan

in the structure of the building

and in all the furniture within.

Also in the priests clothing

and in the format of each of the ways

every action was carried out.

Jesus /Yeshua was literally the fulfillment of the Mishkan/Tabernacle and the Temples.

Both were just as our bodies are while on earth:

temporary physical dwelling places for God’s presence,

His Ruach HaKodesh/ רוח הקודש ‎,

Ruach HaKodesh is God the Creator:

In the Tanakh/Bible, the words breath and Spirit are 2 different translations of exactly the same word: רוח /ruach.

Of the 348 times ruach appears in the Tanakh, it is translated 321 times as spirit and only 27 times as breath.

It would seem that the Ruach Hakodesh is divine inspiration or prophetic inspiration and is not the same as what is generally taught in Christianity. No place in the Hebrew Scriptures is there any reference to a spirit divine in itself, or Holy Ghost, as distinct from a spirit that comes from God to inspire human beings.

His Ruach HaKodesh is called the Comforter, which is the word used for the advocate who goes before the judge on behalf of someone to plead his case.

We are told in this verse that this pleader, who comes from the Father at the request of Yeshua/Jesus, will teach us all things.

Ruach Ha-Kodesh (ROO-akh hak-KOH-desh)

Holy Spirit; the Holy Ghost

(Luke 3:16; 11:13; Eph. 1:13; 4:30; 1 Thess. 4:8;

Titus 3:5; 1 Cor. 6:9; Jude 1:20).

Occurs more than 90 times in the

ReNewed Testament/Brit Chadashah. 

Hebrew: רוח הקודש, holy spirit

also transliterated ruacḥ ha-qodesh

is a term used in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish writings

to refer to the spirit of YHWH (רוח יהוה).

He fulfilled the pattern of the process to approach the Father’s presence with His Own Blood as the sacrificial atonement for all sin for all time, for who so ever will accept that that is exactly what He has done.

As High priest He entered into the

Holy- NAOS/ miqdash place –

the Holy of Holies

and placed His own blood on the

Mercy Seat of The Ark of the Covenant.

The kapporet.

This required Him going through the veil that hung between the Holy Place where the menorah/ showbread/ bronze altar of incense were and the Holy of Holies where the Ark was.

It is recorded that the temple veil/ curtain was torn at the moment of His death, opening the WAY to the father’s presence the Holy of Holies where the ark of the covenant was located.

I AM the WAY

His death was the acceptable sacrifice and we can now access God’s presence without any further sacrificial death needed and that means, no more priests are needed either; as

Jesus/Yeshua is our High Priest.

He became forever the WAY to the Father – the truth and the life.

The Life in His blood is eternal it will never die and He is alive for evermore.

Now we can also enter in through the veil

because it was torn for us.

The blood of bulls, goats, lambs and birds dries and decays; His blood contains the eternal nature of the God of all creation who sits on the eternity of eternities.

This is life everlasting, full of glory.

The blood continually speaks and cries mercy for us.

The Blood still speaks because it still has a voice.

Ever speaking from the Mercy seat of the ark… His blood covenant with us.

How is it possible? Because the very life of God is in The Blood of His Son.. His blood is still alive it has not dried up and never will, The life of the creator is eternal in nature so it is alive forevermore just as His Son is life everlasting and full of glory.

Hebrew Scriptures devote more time and attention to the Tabernacle, and everything contained inside the Tabernacle than to any other single thing. So it would seem we need to pay more attention to this pattern too…

Significant items found inside the Tabernacle would include

the Altar of Burnt Offering,

the Laver,

the Table of Showbread,

the Lampstand,

the Altar of Incense,

the Ark of the Covenant with

the Mercy Seat. 

the Ark of the Covenant contained

the stone tablets on which were written the ten commandments,

the manna preserved in a clay jar,

the budding staff of Aaron

As we have already noted:

Mishkan is spelled

Mem, Sheen, Kaf and Noon. 

Mishkan is the Hebrew word we translate into English as Tabernacle. 

Noon         Kaf         Sheen         Mem

Transliteration: mishkan

Phonetic Spelling: (mish-kawn’)

There is one major theme revealed in the pictures and numbers  of the Hebrew word pictures that we translate as Tabernacle. 

It is interesting to see that all the other mysteries contained in all the sacrifices, ceremonies furnishings, construction and architecture of the Tabernacle have their root in this one Eternal Truth. 

The Tabernacle was built on the earth

but

it is actually a Shadow, a Type,

of something everlasting in the heavenlies…

and it was shown to Moses in the book of Exodus!

Conclusion in Part 2..

Shalom shalom

‘Mishpachah’

‘Family/Tribe’

משפחה

Mish-pa-KHa,

Please don’t leave this page before making certain Jesus/Yeshua is your Redeemer, Savior, Lord and soon returning King and that you have a personal relationship with Him.

He is coming back very soon – so let’s keep looking up!

You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.

Its 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.