Grace and Mercy and Prophecies
Fulfilled
B’re’shiyt 1:22-23 - Brad Scott’s work
B’re’shiyt
1:22-23
p
57 in study guide
we
are finishing.... verse:
B’re’shiyt
1:22
“And
God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the
seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.”
“Vay-y’varek ‘otam
Alohiym le’mor p’ru ur’vu umile’u
‘et-ham-mayim bay-yam-miy ve’ha’oph
yirev ba’aretz.”
UMILe’U
Translated as = to fill the earth or
fill the waters.
from
Hebrew root Mala = to fill something to overflow... more than
full...
Joshua
3:15 The Jordan River “over-flows” it’s banks
2
Chronicles 5:13-14
p 650
“It
came even to pass, as the shofar blowers and singers were as echad, to make one
sound to be heard in tehilla and hodu to YHUH; when they lifted up their voice
with the shofars and cymbals instruments of music, and gave tehilla to YHUH,
saying For He is tov; for His chesed endures le-olam-va-ed: that then the Bayit was filled with a cloud,
even the Bayit of YHUH;
14
So that the Kohanim were not able to stand to serve because of the cloud: for
the tifereth of YHUH filled the Bayit of Alohiym.”
“FILLS” is translated as fill, fulfill,
and
a couple times translated as “replenished”
also
the word translated into “consecrated”
based
on another definition = satisfaction, accomplished
This
is about prophecy that is fulfilled - it is NOT ended.... it is “SATISFIED”
(see
scripture listed on p 57)
=
to fill the waters and the seas...
In
the Brit Chadasha - the New Testament:
this
is the Greek word
“pleres” = fill to
abundance (Not about ending - full)
Mattityahu
15:37
p 691
“And
they did all eat, and were filled: and they collected from the broken pieces
that were left seven baskets full.
Acts
6:5 - full
p 784
“And
the saying pleased the entire multitude: and they chose Tzephanyah, a man full
of emunah and the Ruach Hakodesh, and Philip, and Prochoros, and Nikanor, and
Timon, and Parmenas, and Nikolaos a Yisra’elite of Antioch:”
Mattityahu 5:17 p 680 RSTNE
“Think
not that I am come to weaken, or destroy the Torah, or the neviim: I have not come to weaken, or destroy, but to
completely reveal it in its intended fullness.”
Other
versions say something close to
“I have not come to destroy the law but to
fill (or fulfill) it”
“fill”
here is a Hebrew idiom... and so is to “destroy the law”
What is a Hebrew idiom?
Lois Tverberg writes:
The
translation of "to fulfill" is lekayem in Hebrew (le-KAI-yem), which
means to uphold or establish, as well as to fulfill, complete or accomplish.2
David
Bivin has pointed out that the phrase "fulfill the Law" is often used
as an idiom to mean to properly interpret the Torah so that people
can
obey it as God really intends.
The
word "abolish" was likely either levatel, to nullify, or la'akor, to
uproot, which meant to undermine the Torah by misinterpreting it.
**
p
58 in study guide:
B’re’shiyt
1:23
“Vaye’hiy--erev vaye’hiy
voqer yom cha’mishiy.”
“And
there was evening and there was morning day fifth”
“And
the evening and the morning were the 5th day.”
~~
Words
we already know are:
Vaye’hiy
-- erev = And there was evening
vaye’hiy
= and there was
voquer
= morning
yom
= day
~~
The
new word in this verse is:
CHa’MISHIY = 5th
(Chumash
= is name of a particular volume / commentary of first 5 books... = the five)
Brad
Scott says that “Even though this is a number, it also has a literal meaning.”
cha’mishiy
= armed, prepared, to be ready
Adding
of letters in the names of Avram and Sari….
After
Avram and Sari found grace in the eyes of YHWH,
He took the 5th letter in the Hebrew
Alephbet - Hay - and inserted it into
their names... Avraham and Sarah... -
breathed His life in them... “born
again”...
see
p 59 in study guide on #5
**
2
Chronicles 5:13-14
p 650
“It
came even to pass, as the shofar blowers and singers were as echad, to make one
sound to be heard in tehilla and hodu to YHUH; when they lifted up their voice
with the shofars and cymbals instruments of music, and gave tehilla to YHUH,
saying For He is tov; for His chesed endures le-olam-va-ed: that then the Bayit was filled with a cloud, even
the Bayit of YHUH;
14
So that the Kohanim were not able to stand to serve because of the cloud: for
the tifereth of YHUH filled the Bayit of Alohiym.”
The
“chesed” = MERCY
“Five”
is the number of GRACE and divinity.
#5
is also the number of grace
and mercy.
The definition we give mercy is actually the definition of grace.
And the definition we give grace is actually the definition of
mercy.
Psalm
119 Ministries:
The Hebrew Root
of Grace
The Hebrew word
for Grace is “chen.” It is composed of the Hebrew letters chet (pictured by a
fence, meaning private, or to separate from outside) and noon (pictured by a
seed of life or later a fish, meaning activity, life, continue, or heir). The
word itself means “beauty or loveliness,” and literally in the paleo-Hebrew
means “to separate from the outside” or “protect life.”
Before moving
on, it should be noted that this single, simple Hebrew word is translated into
English using numerous words including grace, favor, charm, acceptance,
kindness, pleasant, precious, and elegance.
As we note in
our teaching “How to Test Everything,” Hebrew thinking is concrete (seen,
touched, smelled, tasted or heard; action oriented) while Greek thinking is
more abstract (concepts or ideas, almost always used by English translators
even to this day). This explains the common motivation by translators to use
various English words for the same Hebrew word.
This difference
in thinking is one of the reasons we don’t always find the word “grace” in our
English translations of the Torah (the first five books of Moses).
The English word
“grace” as we understand it, which we accept to mean “unmerited favor,” (for a
loose definition) is fairly abstract. In Hebrew, we must understand it in more
concrete terms, which provides a wonderful picture.
It is also
precisely why it is of such value in key word studies to go back to the
original paleo-Hebrew, which is the alef-bet (alphabet) used for most of the
Tanakh (or Old Testament), and all of Torah.
This Hebrew word
“chen” is linguistically related and part of the root “cha-nan” and “channun”
meaning “to be inclined toward or favor” and “cha-nah” meaning “to incline, or
to make camp.”
Another way of
understanding this is that we favor or make camp with one or those acceptable
to us, and to find favor (grace) in someone’s eyes is also to find them
beautiful.
These related
words may be found over 250 times throughout the Tanakh alone.
Notice how “chanah”
is used in relation to those who would camp near to the Tabernacle.
Numbers 1:52
The
sons of Israel shall camp (“chanah”), each man by his own camp, and each man by
his own standard, according to their armies.
A good example
of the use of “chen” in the Tanakh is in the story of Noah. Genesis 6:8
But
Noah found grace (“chen”) in the eyes of YHVH.
The most
observant or those with some basic Hebrew knowledge might also notice that same
two Hebrew letters make up the name Noah, or Noach (“noon-chet”), which means
“resting,” or literally in the paleo-Hebrew “the heir separated from the outside,”
as while in the ark.
Moses also
received God’s grace.
Exodus 33:13-14
Now
therefore, I pray You, if I have found favor (“chen”) in Your sight, let me
know Your ways that I may know You, so that I may find favor (“chen”) in Your
sight. Consider too, that this nation is Your people.” And He said, “My
presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest (“nuach”).”
Exodus 34:6
YHVH
passed before him and proclaimed, “YHVH, YHVH El (God), a God merciful and gracious
(“channun”), slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,
keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and
sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the
fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the
fourth generation.”
The word in the
Greek Septuagint for grace is “charis” and means “that which affords pleasure
or delight,” “loving-kindness, favor,” or “thanks.” This same word used in the
New Testament is used identically.
John 1:17
For
the Law was given through Moses; grace (“charis”) and truth came through Jesus
Christ.
Remember also,
from our teaching “Grafted In,”
the Law wasn't just for natural born Israel, but also the alien (from the
nations/or Gentiles) to be grafted into Israel and to be counted the same as
Israel with the same law, no differences.
Exodus 12:49
The
same law applies to the native-born and to the alien living among you.
Psalm 84:11
“For
YHVH God is a sun and shield: YHVH will give grace and glory: no good thing
will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”
In Hebraic
terms, this would be understood to present a consistent message, God
provides instruction (Torah) for those He favors, and what He considers
beautiful is protected from the outside world through Yeshua (Jesus) the
Messiah.
**
Grace
by Brad Scott
One of the most oft quoted New Testament passages I hear when I
get caught obeying the commandments of God, is in Ephesians:
Ephesians
2:8-9 p 883
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
It is easy when we see someone observing "Jewish
feasts" to respond with "...we are not under the law, but under
grace..."
If we look up the abstract word grace in a typical Greek lexicon
we generally get more abstract and emotional definitions like favor, benefit,
acceptable, or gratitude.
This Greek word is translated
from the Hebrew chen (חן), which in our modern Hebrew lexicons means something
very similar. Favor, mercy and pleasant come to mind.
The ancient pictograhic and concrete meaning of this word
however, paints a more recognizable hands on and germane meaning.
The parent root of this word is chet and nun.
This fundamental father
root means to protect life.
It’s concrete picture is found in it’s common use as a tent
which is pitched in the wilderness.
Mizmor
(Psalm) 34:7
The angel of YHVH encampeth [chanah] round about them that fear
him, and delivereth them.
Divre-Hayamim
Bet (2 Chronicles) 31:2
And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the
Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests
and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to
give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents [chanah] of YHVH.
Yo’el
(Joel) 2:11
And YHVH shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp [chanah]
is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of YHVH is
great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
Zekareyah
(Zechariah) 12:7
YHVH also shall save the tents [chanah] of Judah first, that the
glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do
not magnify themselves against Judah.
Our Father’s desire from the fall of Adam and Chavah is to
restore His people to His tent, to His abode, to His house.
His grace is to woo us out of our tents and back into His tent.
I propose that from the beginning in the same way that there is really only one
body, one spirit, one God and Father of all, there is also only one tent. When
His people were divided and scattered in the days of Solomon, our Father’s
heart was set to reunite His people into His camp. One fold with one Shepherd
all walking in His ways.
This is why the rest of Paul’s words in Ephesians 2:10 are so
important.
**
Ephesians 2:8-10 p 883
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves, it is the gift of ’Elohiym - not of works, lest any man should
boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Messiah Yahshua unto good works,
which ’Elohiym hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
**
MERCY
*
showing mercy, compassion, pity... related to the womb = SAFE.
*
Mercy - Strongs # H2617
Strongs # G1656
mercy:
kindness or good will towards the miserable and the afflicted, joined with a
desire to help them
1
of men towards men: to exercise the virtue of mercy, show one's
self merciful
2
of God towards men: in general providence; the mercy and
clemency of God in providing and offering to men salvation by Christ
3
the mercy of Christ, whereby at his return to judgment he will
bless true Christians with eternal life
***
Grace Strong’s# H2580
favour,
grace, charm
1
favour, grace, elegance
2
favour, acceptance
G5485
grace
that which affords joy,
pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness: grace of speech
good will,
loving-kindness, favour
of the merciful kindness
by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ,
keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection,
and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues
what is due to grace
the spiritual condition of
one governed by the power of divine grace
the token or proof of
grace, benefit
a gift of grace
benefit, bounty
thanks, (for benefits,
services, favours), recompense, reward
****
So all that said....
MERCY is really what we think of as grace....
doing something
nice for me... not giving me what I deserve and giving me what I don’t
deserve.
And GRACE is being given instructions to follow... so that I am
safe... so that there is a wall between me and the world... so that I am set
apart.
Interesting that Christians sing about grace... using the word
as though it had the definition of mercy...
Questions to think about:
1.
What have you learned
this past year about Mercy - not getting what you deserve... have you moved
into a place of deeper forgiveness?
2.
What have you learned about Grace - being given
instructions/safe?
What is something you understand better?
3.
Have/how you been
thanking and praising YHUH for these things?
4.
What is a most joyous
thing you have learned, experienced, or has happened this past year?
5. What are you seeking/
praying for this year?
Yes we are saved by the Mercy of YHUH.... and Praise Him that He has offered us the
Grace of Torah - to follow His instructions so that we stay safe in Him!
I
just want to note yet....
Prophecies Yahusha fulfilled
Mathematically
speaking,
the odds of anyone fulfilling this amount of
prophecy are staggering.
Mathematicians
put it this way:
1
person fulfilling 8 prophecies: 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000
1
person fulfilling 48 prophecies: 1 chance in 10 to the 157th power
1
person fulfilling 300+ prophecies: Only Yahusha!!
Just
like we started today in B’re’shiyt 1:22 with our new word...
UMILe’U
Translated as = to fill the earth or
fill the waters.
from
Hebrew root Mala = to fill something to overflow... more than
full...
Joshua
3:15 The Jordan River “over-flows” it’s banks
How full is your “CUP” ???(so to speak)
What
about Grace and Mercy....
what
about Messiah’s death and resurrection -
for
Yisra’el and for you (us)?
So
all the above said, what really hit me was
1. Christians have grace and mercy turned
around... and they are praising Yah for the very thing they don’t yet
understand! This is like how Yah has
people praying the Sh’ma! - that
Yisra’el - the northern kingdom - Ephraim if you will, would wake up and
return! :)
2.
BUT way bigger than that for me... is that I KNOW the Word says He will
never leave me or forsake me.... but wow...
Turns
out GRACE is that He builds a wall or a tent around ME to keep me safe from the
things outside of Him.... He surrounds me with His care... This is what separates me - or sets me apart,
if you will - his wall around me.... that keeps me SAFE.
If
He surrounds me to keep me safe - what am I doing afraid?
Well
even, what am I doing worried??
AND
- what am I doing feeling like He is far away?
AND
besides all that... He gives me instruction... How to live “in the world but
not of the world”
What? - we are in the world but with a fence or
tent around us separating ourselves from the world... by His power, keeping us
safe!
and
He teaches us how to live in this place!
So
if that is the case... I should know
what is going on - so I can apply His Word, but I don’t have to worry! I don’t have to be afraid!
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death...
I
will fear no evil...
He
put a tent around us. He keeps me safe.
And
teaches me how to live!
Okay
so lets consider this... it is sort of like having an umbrella... it is pouring
rain and the rain is not good. I don’t
want to get in the rain...
Well
Yah has given the umbrella (the fence if you will) and he shows me how to live
- (instructions if you will) to stay under the umbrella....
Wow...
this grace and mercy thing opens my eyes...
Yes, I know mercy is not getting what I deserve - death
and
getting what I don’t deserve - life! (Praise Yahuah!)
I didn’t know... about grace...I only
thought I did.
Grace
is all over the Word... so He says it a lot!
And
each time He is talking about the shelter he has built to keep me/us safe...
and the instructions he has given to teach us how to live...
He’s
not out there somewhere far away... He is surrounding me and teaching me
constantly - if I have ears to hear the lessons. :)
He
is surrounding me - protecting me... keeping me safe.
SAFE. SAFE.
He is keeping me SAFE from the things in the world that are not of Him.
SAFE.
What
a concept. I didn’t know what it was to
be safe.
How
does this effect how we live?... walking in grace and mercy?
May
we never see it the same again.
Sh’ma
Yisra’el
