“Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, but happy is the one who keeps the Law” Proverbs 29:18
My vision is ‘To Empower Faithfulness’
That which is most precious is not just left lying out in the open, but rather, is hidden away like a buried treasure.
We must learn to seek the “Kingdom of God and His righteousness” like we would seek the most valuable of hidden treasures.
We will begin with the ABC’s. Psalm 119 is called the ‘ABC Psalm’ and is the foundation of “Hebrew Love Letters.” Psalm 19 is a condensed summary of Psalm 119:1-8.
Then… In ‘Treasures and Tools’… we will learn to use study tools, to dig up the buried treasure, found in The Word of God.
Aleph: An ox: Strong leader
A strong ox/leader that yokes and leads and trains using words
of the mouth.
The First. The Source. The Beginning. A Father
The strong word of God (Elohiym) the Father that yoke to train in
righteous instruction
“All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for
reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness.” 2 Timothy 3:16
Psalm 119 is the ABC Psalm. Each 8 verse section is dedicated to
the meaning of a Hebrew Letter.
The Strong Words of God the Father lead and yoke and guide to His
House.
Bet: A house. To be in a house. To be family. A family lives IN the
house.
A son builds his father’s house. A son is a family NAME builder.
‘Name’ is authority. A son lifts up his father's authority.
THE Son of God the Father builds his house with children. The Son
exalts the name of the Father as He builds His house.
The house of God the Father is built in the heavens and is reflected
here on earth with living stones.
THE House of God the Father is built on the solid Rock:
Jesus the Christ, Yeshua HaMachiach, THE COSTLY, yet,
REJECTED STONE of the CORNER. The Cornerstone of our
Salvation.
Gimel: a camel. Gamal is to be bountiful.
A camel walking to carry and lift up and deliver bountiful
precious goods.
A rich man bending low to bless and bestow bountiful gifts to
the poor and needy.
A voice walking. A voice calling.
“They (Adam and Eve) heard אֶת the sound/(voice of the LORD
walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his
wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among
the trees of the garden.” Genesis 3:8
"The Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.."
If any man hear My voice and open the Door... I will come in...
Dalet: a door that opens to water
THE DOOR that opens to the Waters of Life.
The Poor Man of the covenant.
THE POOR MAN Who IS the narrow gate…
THE DOOR that opens the WAY to the Waters of Life...
“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are
blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave
Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to
drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed
Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to
Me.’ Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You
hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? And
when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and
clothe You? When did we see You sick or in prison, and come to You?’
The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly, I say to you, to the extent
that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least
of them, you did it to Me.’” Matthew 25:34-40
He: Behold! Look! See! Understand!
The Words of the Father and the Works of His Son: United as One;
echad.
The LORD, Ha Shem, Yahweh, Yod HE Vav HE: God
the Father’s name (authority) of covenant kindness/ chesed
“He is the STONE WHICH WAS REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but
WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone,
and there is salvation in no one else;
for there is NO OTHER NAME under heaven that has
been given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:11-12
Vav: a nail; the tent stake that secures grace
A nail that pierces, joins and makes secure.
From Messiah’s side flowed both blood and water.
"Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the
LORD been revealed?
For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root our of
parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty that we should
look upon Him, nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him;
He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows and
acquainted with grief; and like one from whom men hide their face He
was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely our griefs He
Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried; yet we ourselves esteemed
Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
But He was pierced (#2490 chalal: חָלַל to pierce) through for our
transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for
our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed All
of us like sheep have gone astray; each of has turned to his own way;
but the LORD has cause the iniquity of us all to fall on אֶת Him.”
Isaiah 53:1- 6
Zayin: Word of God; a plowshare and a sword
A plow share to soften hardened soil and sword that first kills
and then makes alive.
The Plowshare/mattock of the Word breaks up hard, dry, stony
ground; hard heart soul soil.
The plow prepares the ground to receive the LIVING Seed, the LIVING
WORD of God.
The Living Word/Jesus the Christ… that IS LIFE.
The Living Word of God planted in the soil of my heart that can take
root, grow up, and bear fruit.
Chet: the strong wall of protection and separation empowered by the
covenant.
Tet: A clay jar that surrounds
"Then Moses said, 'What if they will not believe me or listen to what I
say?' For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’ The
LORD said to him, 'What is that in your hand?' And he said, 'A
staff.' Then He said, 'Throw it on the ground.' So he threw it on the
ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it. But the
LORD said to Moses, 'Stretch out your hand and grasp it by its tail'—so
he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his
hand— 'that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers,
the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has
appeared to you.'" Exodus 4:1-5
“Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do
not lose heart, but we have renounced the things hidden because of
shame, not walking in craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but
by the manifestation of truth commending ourselves to every man’s
conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is
veiled to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world
has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see
the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and
ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake.
For God, who said, “LIGHT SHALL SHINE OUT OF DARKNESS,” is the
One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge
of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
But we have this treasure in EARTHEN VESSELS, (jars of clay)
so that
the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God
and not from ourselves; we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed;
perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck
down, but not destroyed; always carrying about in the body the dying
of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.
For we who live are constantly being delivered over to death for
Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our
mortal flesh. So death works in us, but life in you. 2 Corinthians 4:1-12
"Your hands (yad) made me and fashioned me;
Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments"
Psalm 119:73.
"Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You
know it all. You have enclosed me behind and before,
Your hand (kaph) is upon me. (Such knowledge is too wonderful for
me; It is too high, I cannot attain to it." Psalm 139:4-5
"Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven." Psalm 119:89"
"Teach (lamad) me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me.
In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble." Psalm 143:10-11
"How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the
wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of
scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he
meditates day and night.
He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields
its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he
does, he prospers." Psalm 1:1-3
"May his name endure forever;
May his name increase (nun) as long as the sun shines;
And let men bless themselves by him;
Let all nations call him blessed." Psalm 72:17
"Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man
speaks to his friend.
When Moses returned to the camp,
his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart
from the tent." Exodus 33:11
"Then Moses spoke to the LORD, saying, “May the LORD, the God of
the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation, who will
go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring
them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep
which have no shepherd.”
So the LORD said to Moses, “Take אֶת Joshua the son of Nun, a man in
whom is the Spirit, and lay (samach) אֶת your hand (yad) on him;
and have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before all the
congregation, and commission him in אֹת֖וֹ their sight. “You shall put
some of your authority on him, in order that all the congregation of
the sons of Israel may obey him. “Moreover, he shall stand before
Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the
Urim before the LORD. At his command they shall go out and at his
command they shall come in, both he and the sons of Israel with him,
even all the congregation.” Moses did just as the LORD commanded
him; and he took אֶת Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and
before all the congregation. Then he laid (samach) אֶת his hands (yad)
on him and commissioned him, just as the LORD had spoken through
Moses. Numbers 27:15-23
"...and His voice was like the sound of many waters." Revelation 1:15 b
"Then he led me to the gate, the gate facing toward the east; and
behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the
east.
And His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone
with His glory. " Ezekiel 43:1-2
"And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us,
and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the
Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:14
"Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul observes them.
The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to
the simple.
I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for Your
commandments.
Turn to me and be gracious to me, after Your manner with
those who love Your name.
Establish my footsteps in Your word, and do not let any
iniquity have dominion over me.
Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep
Your precepts.
Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me
Your statutes.
My eyes shed streams of water, because they do not
keep Your law. Psalm 119: The Pe Verses
"Righteous (tzadeq) are You, O LORD, And upright are Your
judgments." Psalm 119:137
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they
shall be satisfied." Matthew 5:6
""Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have
no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk Without
money and without cost." Isaiah 55:1
"Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, (Feast of Tabernacles/
Booths/Sukkot) Jesus stood and cried out, saying,
“If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. “He who
believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will
flow rivers of living water.’” But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom
those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet
given, because Jesus was not yet glorified." John 7:37-39
"The LORD is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.He restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths (magal/circle entrenchments) of
righteousness for His name’s sake.
"And it will come about in the last days that the mountain of the house
of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains. It will
be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it. Many
nations will come and say,
“Come and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD and to the house
of the God of Jacob,
that He may teach us about His ways
and that we may walk in His paths.”
for from Zion will go forth the law, even the word of the LORD
from Jerusalem.
And He will judge between many peoples
And render decisions for mighty, distant nations." Micah 4:1-3a
"I hate and despise falsehood,
But I love Your law." Psalm 119:163
"Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who
does not need to be ashamed
accurately handling (dividing straightly) the word of truth.
"Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ
Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly
places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of
the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love
He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to
Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the
glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our
trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on
us. In all wisdom and insight He made known to us the mystery of His
will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a
view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that
is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and
things on the earth. In Him also we have obtained an inheritance,
having been predestined according to His purpose who works all
things after the counsel of His will, to the end that we who were the
first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory. In Him, you
also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your
salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy
Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a
view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His
glory.
For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus
which exists among you and your love for all the saints, do not cease
giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers;
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to
you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. I
pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will
know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory
of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness
of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the
working of the strength of His might which He brought about in
Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right
hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and
power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this
age but also in the one to come. And He put all things in subjection
under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the
church,which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all."
Ephesians 1
"I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but
Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by
faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me."
Galatians 2:20
"What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may
increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in
it? Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into
Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have
been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ
was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too
might walk in newness of life. For if we have become united with
Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the
likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old self was
crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away
with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; for he who has died
is freed from sin. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we
shall also live with Him, knowing that Christ, having been raised from
the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over
Him. For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life
that He lives, He lives to God. Even so consider yourselves to be dead
to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus" Romans 6:1-11
"Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me,
he must deny himself,
and take up his cross
and follow Me.
“For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his
life for My sake will find it. “For what will it profit a man if he gains the
whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange
for his soul?
“For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with
His angels, and WILL THEN REPAY EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS
DEEDS." Matthew 16:24-27
*NASV has been used.