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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Glossary
Amen, is of Hebrew word aman, which means “so be it”. Common English translation of the word include “verily”, and ‘truly”.
It was used in a number of contexts :
• referring back to words of another speaker and introducing an affirmative sentence. ( 1Kings 1:36 )
• referring back to words of another speaker but without a complementary affirmative sentence ( Nehemiah 5:13 )
• catechism of curses of the Law ( Deuteronomy 27:15-26 )
• double amen to confirm the words and invoke the fulfillment of them ( Psalm 41:13, 72:19, 89:52 )
• custom of closing prayers ( Matthew 6:13 )
• doxology ( Romans 1:25. 9:5, 11:36, 15:33 )
• conclude all of Paul’s epistles ( Romans 16:27, 1Corinthians 16:24, Galatians 6:18, Ephesians 6:24, Philippians 4:23, Colossians 4:18, 1Thessalonians 5:28, 2Thessalonians 3:18, 1Timothy 6:16, 2Timothy 4:22, Titus 3:15, Philemon 1:25, Hebrew 13:25 )
• referred Jesus as ‘the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation’ ( Revelation 3:14 )
• concludes the New Testament ( Revelation 22:21 )
Hallelujah, Halleluyah, Alleluia (L) are transliterations of the Hebrew word Halleluya, meaning “Praise Yah”. ‘’Yah‘ is the first letters of the name of God, YHWH.
• Hallelujah is considered a joyful word of praise to God ( Palms 104:35, 105:45, 106:1&48, 111:1, 112:1, 113:1&9, 115:18, 116:19, 117:2, 135:1&2121, 146:1, 147:20, 148:1, 149:1&9, 150:1&6 and Revelation 19:1, 19:3, 19:4. 19:6 )
Hosanna is from the same word Hoshana in Hebrew, meaning “please save” or “save now”.
• it was shouted in recognition of Messiahship of Jesus on His entry into Jerusalem. ( Matthew 21:9, Mark 11:9-10, John 12:13 )
• a cry for salvation ( Matthew 21:15).
Immanuel , Emmanuel, is from Hebrew words El and Immanu, which means ”God [is] with us“.
• Immanuel is not merely a pledge of Divine assistance, but also of the nativity Jesus ( Matthew 1:23 ) as the prophesied Messiah ( Isaiah 7:14, 8:8 ) , as the ultimate fulfillment of ‘God with us’.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Names of YHWH
Jehovah ( Isaiah 42:8 ) is an anglicized representation of Hebrew Yahwah, a vocalization of the Tetragrammaton YHWH, the name of the God of Israel, in Christian Bible.
According to Jewish tradition, God’s divine name is written but not pronounced.
Jehovah-jireh ( Genesis 22:14 ) was a place in the land of Moriah. It was the location of the binding of Isaac, where God told Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering. Abraham named the place after the Lord provide a ram to sacrifice in the place of Isaac.
The Septuagint translation is ”The Lord hath seen“. KJV follows this meaning.
NIV render it as ”The Lord will provide“, amplifying the literal meaning along the lines of ’the Lord hath seen‘, and referring to Abraham’s earlier words, : ”God Himself will provide the lamb“ ( Genesis 22:8 )
Jehovah-mekaddeshem ( Exodus 31:13 ) means ”Lord who sanctifies“. After God redeem Israel from Egypt, God sets Israel separates from the profane.
NIV translated it as ”I am the Lord, who makes you holy“
Jehovah-nissi ( Exodus 17:15 ) is the name given by Moses to the altar which he built to celebrate the defeat of the Amalekites at Rephidim.
The Septuagint translators believed the word to be derived from nus (H), meaning ”flee for refuge“ , thus rendered it ”the Lord my Refuge“ ;
while the Vulgate translators thought it to be derived from nasas (H), meaning ” hoist; lift up“, thus rendered it ”Jehovah is my Exaltation“ ;
NIV translated it as ”The Lord is my Banner “
Jehovah-rapha ( Exodus 15:26 ) means ”Lord our healer“.
After God delivered Israel from Egypt, Moses led Israel from Red Sea into the Desert of Shur. When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water as it was bitter. So the people grumbled against Moses. After Moses cried out to the Lord, and the lord showed him a piece of wood, which he threw into the water, and the water became fit to drink. There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction to the Israel to obey God’s commands, so no disease would ever strike them.
NIV translated it as ”I am the Lord, who heals you“
Jehovah-sabaoth ( Amos 4:13 ) is the name Amos called God, meaning ”The Lord of host“ of armies on earth, the stars and the angels. Implying that Jehovah is the Supreme Ruler.
NIV translated it as ”Lord Almighty“
Jehovah-shammah ( Ezekiel 48:35 ) is the name given to the city in Ezekiel’s vision. It means ”The Lord is there“
Jehovah-shalom ( Judges 6:24 ) is the name give to the place in Ophrah where Gideon built an alter, after he saw an angle of the Lord face to face. The Lord assigned Gideon to deliver Israel from the hand of the Midianites, which Gideon accepted with much doubts.
It means ”The Lord is peace“
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Hebrew Calendar
| Hebrew | Academy | Length | Holiday / Notable days | Notes | |
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נִיסָן
| Nisan | 30 days | Passover | Called Abib ( Exo 13:4, 23:15, 34:18, Deu 16:1 ), and Nisan ( Est 3:7 ) in the Tanakh. 1st Nissan = ecclesiastical new year for counting of months and festivals. |
2
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אִיָּר / אייר
| Iyyar | 29 days | Pesach Sheni, Lag B'Omer | Called Ziv in 1Kings 6:1, 6:37 |
3
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סִיוָן / סיוון
| Siwan | 30 days | Shavuot | |
4
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תַּמּוּז
| Tammuz | 29 days | Seventeenth of Tammuz | Named for the babylonian god Dumuzi |
5
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אָב
| Av | 30 days | Tisha B'Av, Tu B'Av | |
6
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אֱלוּל
| Elul | 29 days | New Year for tithing animals | |
7
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תִּשׁרִי
| Eishri | 30 days | Rosh Hasahnah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shimini Atzeret, Simchat Torah | Called Ethanim in 1Kings 8:2. 1st Tishrei = civil new year, . |
8
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מַרְחֶשְׁוָן / מרחשוון
| Marheshwan | 29 or 30days | Called Bul in 1Kings 6:38 | |
9
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כִּסְלֵו
| Kislew | 30 or 29 days | Hanukkah | |
10
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טֵבֵת
| Tebeth | 29 days | Tenth of Tevet | |
11
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שְׁבָט
| Shevat | 30 days | Tu Bishvat | New Year for trees and agricultural tithes |
| 12 # |
אֲדָר א׳
| Adar I | 30 days | only in Leap years | |
12
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אֲדָר /
אֲדָר ב׳
| Adar / Adar II | 29 days | Purim |
Jewish Festivals
| Jewish Festivals | Hebrew Date ( Gregorian equivalent ) | Biblical Reference | Description |
| Rosh Hashana / Yom Teru'ah "Jewish New Year" / "Festival of Trumpets" = New Year for Vegetable tithes | 1st & 2nd Tishrei ( Sep ) | Lev 23:23-25 ; Num 29:1-6 | Day of Judgement. |
| Tzom Gedaliah "Fast of Geladiah" | 3rd Tishrei ( Sep ) | 2Kings 25:25-26 | Commemorate assination of Geladiah, Governor of Israel under Nebuchadnetzar King of Babylonia. |
| Yom Kippur "Day of Atonement" | 10th Tishrei ( Sep ) | Lev 16:1-34 ; Lev 23:26-32 | Pray for forgiveness between Man and God. Holiest day in Jewish Calendar. |
| Sukkot "Feast of tabernacles" | 15th - 21st Tishrei ( Oct ) | Lev 23:34 ; Deu 16:13-17 | Commemorate the Hebrews' 40 years of dwelling in the desert after Exodus from Egypt. Firstfruit of wine and oil. Book of Qoheleth read. |
| Hoshana Rabbah "Great Hoshana" | 21st Tishrei ( Oct ) | ||
| Shmini Atzeret "Assembly of the Eighty Day" | 22nd Tishrei ( Oct ) | Lev 23:36 | Last day of Sukkot |
| Simchat Torah "Rejoicing of the Law" | 23rd Tishrei ( Oct ) | [ Psalm 119 ] | Celebrate the end of the annual reading of Torah. Commencing reading Torah |
| Hanukkah "Festival of Lights" | 25th Kislev - 3rd Tevet ( Dec ) | 1Macc4 ; 2Mac 10 | Commemorate truimph of Jews, under Maccabees, over Greek during 164 BC |
| Asarah BeTevet "Fast of Tevet" = New Year for Trees | 15th Shevat ( Jan ) | 2Kings 25:4 | Beginnig of seige of Jerusalem in 68BC |
| Ta'anit Esther "Fast of Esther" | 13th Adart ( Mar ) | Esther 9:31 | Commemorate deliverence of Jews by Esther in Persian, during ca 400 BC. |
| Purim "Festival of Lots" | 14th Adart ( Mar ) | Book of Esther | Book of Esther read. |
| = New Year for Kings | 1st Nisan ( Mar ) | ||
| Erev Pesah "Fast of the First Born" | 14th Nisan ( Mar ) | Ex 12:29 | Commemorate God sparing the Hebrews when He killed the first born of Egypt |
| Pesah "Passover" ( Easter ) & Khag Shavuot "Feast of Unleavened Bread" | 15th - 21st Nisan ( Apr ) | Ex 12:15-20 | Firstfuit of barley. Commemorate exodus from Eygpt during 1301s BC. Song of Songs read. |
| Sefirat Ha'Omer "Counting the Sheaves" | 16thNisan ( Apr ) | Lev 23:15-16 | Counting the 49 days between Pesach and Shavuot |
| Lag Ba'Omer "33rd day of Sheaves" | 18th Iyar ( Apr ) | ||
| Shavuot "Festival of Weeks" ( Pentecost ) | 5th Sivan ( Jun ) | Lev 26:16-21 ; Deut 16:10 | Commemorate the giving of Ten Commandments. Firstfruit of wheat |
| Tzom Tammuz "Fast of Tamuz" | 17th Tamuz ( Jul ) | Zec 8:19 | Commemorate destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman |
| Tish'a B'Av "Ninth of Av" | 9th Av ( Aug ) | 2Kings 25:8-9 ; Jeremiah | Commemorate destruction of First & Second Temple. Book of Lamentation read. |
| Tu B'Av "Fifteenth of Av" | 15th Av ( Aug ) | Festival for unmarried girls. | |
| = New Year for animal tithes | 1st Elul ( Aug ) |
Yamim Nora’im “High Holy Days” :
1. Rosh Hashnah “Jewish New Year” / Yom Teru’ah “Festival of Trumpets”
2. Tzom Gedalya “Fast of Gedalia”
3. Yom Kippur “Day of Atonement”
Shalosh Regalim “Pilgrimage Festivals” :
1. Sukkot “ Feast of Tabernacles”
2. Shavuot “Feast of Weeks”
3. Pesach “Passover”
Minor Fast days :
1. Tzom Gedaliah "Fast of Gedalia"
2. Asarah B'Tevet "Fast of Tevet"
3. Ta'anit Esther "Fast of Esther"
4. Ta'anit Bechorim "Fast of the Firstborn"
5. Tzom Tammuz "Fast of Tammuz"
Major Fast days :
1. Yom Kippur "Day of Atonement"
2. Tishah B'Av "Ninth of Av"
1. Yom Kippur "Day of Atonement"
2. Tishah B'Av "Ninth of Av"
New Years :
1. 1st Nisan“New Year for Kings”
2. 1st Elul“New Year for animal tithes”
2. 1st Elul“New Year for animal tithes”
3. 1st Tishrei“New Year for vegetable tithes”
4. 15th Shevat “New Year for trees”
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