glory in the lord & shine

7/27/2019 Glory in The LORD & Shine

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Step Out

Interestingly in the twelfth chapter of Bereshit we read

Gods commandment to Avraham, when you go out. The

word there for go in Hebrew as it is used in this portion is Lech

Lecha and is rooted in the word Halak and it means to walk, a

journey or lifestyle. This lifestyle God called Avraham to walk

in required him to walk out of his fathers house and out of his

fathers country. Jeremiah 16:19 says the nations will come to

you from the ends of the earth, saying Our ancestors inherited

nothing but lies, futile idols, completely useless. Historical

reference gathered from the book of Yasher or Upright

provides details about Avrahams father, Terah, who was thehead idol-maker for Nimrod. Avraham was raised in that culture of paganism and

YHVH called him to come out of that.

The Messenger

Theres another interesting note to the beginning of thisjourney Abram was

stepping out in faith to walk. The root word ofHalak,Lok, spelled with the letters


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LamedKafalso means message. You see it easier in a word such asMelech, which

means king, but it also meansmessenger. From the outset Abba has made some

poignant distinctions. Number one, He has expressly told Abraham, I am going to make

you a great nation, I am going to bless you and I am going to make you a blessing.

Actually thats three things, but I had to get to that last word found in Genesis 12:2,a

blessing.

Theres a word picture at play here that unfolds like a beautiful rose in bloom

under the dew on a sun-kissed morning. I have to share it with you. If you will allow me

to redirect your attention for a moment, this will dovetail nicely into our discussion

about Genesis 12:2 and about the blessing. All throughout Scripture our Messiah is

likened metaphorically to numerous things in an effort to convey what a life come in

contact with Him does. For instance, Yeshua describes Himself as The Vine and His

followers as branches, and in John chapter 15 He goes on to say that provided we

remain grafted into Him, then our branches will bear fruit. Isnt that lovely? Now, most

of us who are familiar with Scripture are aware of that particular passage. Among otherthings Messiah has also been called The Living Bread. But the one I want to turn our

attention to is the one mentioned in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 17 verse 13. We read

O LORD, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You will be put to shame. Those who turn

away on earth will be written down, Because they have forsaken thefountain of living

water, even the LORD. 1 Corinthians 10:4 says and all drank the same spiritual drink,

for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was

Christ. In the meeting between the Samaritan woman and Yeshua while sitting at

Jacobs well He declared that He is TheLiving Water.

When one is born, they come forth from their Mothers womb. In the truest sensenewborn babies are mikvehd, or brought forth from the water into this life. When

Nicodemus traveled under the cover of night to a clandestine meeting with Messiah he

learned from Yeshua that man must be born again! But Nicodemus struggled with this

saying. In John chapter three he asked Messiah, how can a grown man be born again?

Can he return again to the womb? But Yeshua explained that he must be born of water

and of The Spirit. At the beginning of Torah, in Bereshit chapter 1 verse 2 we read that

The Spirit of God hovered over the surface of the water. And it was shortly after that

meeting that Earth was brought forth from out of the water; another type and shadow of

Messiah.

Now, YHVH Elohim has called Abram. He has distinguished that through him all

the nations will be blessed, that He will bless him and that He will make him ablessing.

So, what is it about this blessing that is so integral to not only Abrahams story, but to all

of us? If you will observe, the Hebrew word used here for blessing isberkh. Its

spelled with a Beit, a Resh, a Kaf and a Heh and it means blessing, praise of God,

prosperity, gift, present, or a treaty of peace. Didnt Yeshua sayThese things I have


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spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation,

but take courage; I have overcome the world"(John 16:33). A treaty is defined as an

agreement or contract between two or more parties. The definition of Covenant as it

occurs in Scripture is an agreement, an alliance or a treaty (Strongs #1285).

If we study blessing in light of the paleo-Hebrew we discover its original threeletter root word of Berak, spelled with a Beit, a Resh and a Kaf. It literally meansThe

bending at the knee to drink from a pond or present a gift. [from: beit reshas a filling

with a gift; with the letter kaph, the full meaning being to fill the palm. A place where

one kneels down to drink1. So here we have this beautiful picture of a messenger

(Abraham) who is called to carry the living water of covenant (the blessing) to the

nations wherewith they will all be blessed! It was, it is, and it shall be. YHVH asks for

His people to receive His call and to become His messenger to the world to regather

them that are lost. Beautiful, but how is this accomplished?

Shine Upon One AnotherWhat The Father has been doing throughout creation is filling it with Himself. He

spoke creation into existence and His Spirit hovered over the chaotic waters of the void

and He brought forth life. He breathed His breath into man into filled him with His life.

YHVH instructed Moses on how to build a sanctuary that He could shakan, or dwell

amidst and in His people. When they built the Holy of Holies YHVH descended into it

and filled it with His glory, so much so that no man could enter. In Psalm 81:10 we read

I, the LORD, am your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt; Open your

mouth wide and I will fill it. Romans 15:13 reads Now may the God of hope fill you

with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of theHoly Spirit. And especially we read in the letter to the Ephesians in chapter 4 verse 10

He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that

He might fill all things.

At the end of the Haftarah reading for the Torah portion in Lech Lecha, YHVH

sums it up succinctly. In Yeshayahu chapter 41 in verse 16 we readBut you will rejoice

in The LORD, you will glory in The Holy One of Israel. So, when we take this message

out into the world, we want to know what that is supposed to look like. He says we are to

glory in The LORD. First, the word as its used in this verse for glory in the Hebrew is

hlal. Identified as Strongs #1984, as it is defined by Thayers dictionarymeans topraise or to boast, to shine or to flash forth light. Yeshua our Messiah came to do just

that friend. When we read Luke chapter one we read that Because of the tender mercy

of our God, with which the Sunrise from on high will visit us, TO SHINE UPON THOSE

WHO SIT IN DARKNESS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH, To guide our feet into the

1Benner, Jeff Ancient Hebrew Lexicon. Number 2039 N

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way of peace(Luke 1:78-79). If we were to search for this words New Testament

equivalent in the Greek we would soon discover there are multiple words that carry a

similar meaning. But the one I specifically would like you to key in on is Strongs #2017,

the word is epipha.According to Thayers it

is defined as to shine upon; Christ will pour

upon you the divine truth as the sun gives light

to men aroused from sleep. It is found once in

the Testimony of Yeshua, one time. In

Ephesians chapter 5 verse 14 we read For this

reason it says, Awake, sleeper, And arise from

the dead, and Christ will shine on you. Since

the beginning YHVHs Son Yeshua has been

filling and shining upon creation. When we

come into a knowledge of what He has done we

can then shine back on Him adoration and

praise for what Hes done. Not only that, but we

in turn are to shine upon one another! When we do this, we are behaving just as our

Messiah did, reflecting the shalom, and praise of The Father to awaken the world to His

presence, His promise, His covenant, His Living Water!

A final note; if you do a search on the Greek wordepipha for its Hebrew

cognate hlalcomes up. But theres one morehal, which is rooted in the Hebrew

word hel, which is translated into the word for the tent of Yahovah. When we glory in

The LORD, regardless of time or location we then become His chosen instrument that

creates a special place, a tent if you will, that people can enter into seeking refuge from

the adversary. So, the question I have for you is this; are your words, your actions, your

conductat home, at the job, in the assembly, in the checkout line, in public, in private,

even aloneis it creating a tent of meeting where you and those around you can be

brought into the transforming presence of God? This is our aim beloved, this is our goal.

Go! And Shine!

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