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.
Shen: In 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.
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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