Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Meaning of the LORD'S Name

YAHWEH:

Yod: FATHER GOD’S OMNIPRESENCE— since YESHUA upholds the world by the Word of His power (Hebrews 1:3), and Yod is part of every Hebrew letter (and therefore every word), Yod is considered the starting point of the presence of GOD in all things - the "spark" of the Spirit in everything---humility—hand or arm---also a person in submission praying
Hey: Look or Behold—divine breath, revelation and light—FATHER GOD’S CREATIVE POWER, PRESENCE OF FATHER GOD within man’s heart
Vav: Hook—connection between spiritual and earthly matters---connecting FORCE OF FATHER GOD that binds together Heaven and Earth---picture of a man
Hey: Look or Behold—divine breath, revelation and light—FATHER GOD’S CREATIVE POWER, PRESENCE OF FATHER GOD within man’s heart

When we look deep beyond the words of man and seek true meaning, we begin to see that GOD has created wonderful meanings that are right before our eyes.


YESHUA:
Yod:  FATHER GOD’S OMNIPRESENCE— since YESHUA upholds the world by the Word of His power (Hebrews 1:3), and Yod is part of every Hebrew letter (and therefore every word), Yod is considered the starting point of the presence of God in all things - the "spark" of the Spirit in everything.
ShenIn the flame of a candle one sees three levels of light: the "dark light" around the wick of the candle, the white flame encompassing it, and an amorphous aura around the white flame itself. Each of these three levels of revealed light manifests a dimension contained within the invisible flame present in the coal. In general the flame symbolizes love, as is said: "as mighty as death is love...the flame of God." The dark light corresponds to the love of Israel, souls enclothed within physical bodies. The white light corresponds to the love of Torah. The aura corresponds to the love of God. These are the three essential manifestations of love as taught by the Ba'al Shem Tov. The fourth head of the shin of the future - the revelation of the essence of the coal itself - corresponds to the love of the Land of Israel and, as our Sages teach: "the Land of Israel will in the future spread to incorporate all the lands of the earth."
Vav: Hook—connection between spiritual and earthly matters---connecting FORCE OF FATHER GOD that binds together Heaven and Earth---picture of a man
Ayin:  The word Ayin means "eye," "to see," and by extension, to understand and obey (see Jer. 5:21, Isa. 6:10, Matt. 13:15, etc.). Ayin further represents the primeval light, that is, the spiritual light of God mentioned in Gen. 1:3 (in distinction to celestial lights mentioned in Gen. 1:14-18). According to Jewish midrash, this divine light is far greater than the light that emanates from the sun and stars. Though concealed in the Torah, the spiritual eye can behold the presence of this radiance, but only by means of inner eye given by the Ruach HaKodesh.
Ayin (like the letter Aleph) is a silent letter. It is said that Ayin "sees" but does not speak, and therefore represents the attitude of humility (or anavah). Anavah begins with an Ayin, as does the word for service (avodah) and yoke (ol). On the other hand, Ayin can represent idolatry (avodah zara) as well as slavery (avedut), both of which are born out of the heart of envy (depends on the heart)
Enlarged Ayin
The Ayin of the first word of the Shema is enlarged, perhaps as a reminder that we should both hear (obey) and see (understand) that the LORD GOD of Israel is the One true GOD to whom we owe our lives.

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