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Golden Nuggets from Hebrew Aleph-Tav (the First and the Last)
Volume 1, Part 2 Emet v’hesed: Grace & Truth
Did you know that you speak Hebrew? Every time you say “Amen” ]you are speaking Hebrew! We end our prayers with this precious word as an exclamation point as though we were saying, “It is so!” We often use the derivatives of this word without realizing it:
[’Emet], which is translated as truth [’Emunah], which is translated as faithful and faith
Whichever word is used, it carries the meaning of certainty, solidarity, firmness regardless of circumstance, constant, or consistent. It evokes the picture of the strong arms of a parent holding a helpless infant. Consider these verses
Thus says the Lord, Who gives the sun for a light by day, The ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night Who disturbs the sea, And its waves roar (The Lord of Hosts is His name):
“If those ordinances depart From before Me, says the Lord, Then the seed of Israel shall also cease From being a nation before Me forever.”
Thus says the Lord:
“If heaven above can be measured And the foundtions of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel For all that they have done, says the Lord.
Jeremiah 31:35-37
A timely and easy to read resource for pastors, teachers, worship leaders, families and all Christians to adopt, adapt and enjoy God’s feasts & celebrations.
There are no logical explanations of what happened over 2,000 years ago in the Israeli town of Bethelem. Faith is not based in the mind, but in the heart. Yet faith is not blind or stupid. There are enough evidences to bleive that which we cannot understand. Faith is best expressed by the poet, the song writer, and the writers of the Holy Bible.
This is their story:
From the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God. The Word was and is God. God and the Word from everleansting to everlasting.
Separate but One. Different but the same. Understanding yet misunderstood. All knowing yet unknown. Manifested but mysterious. Hidden but seen. Giving but demanding. Loving, gracious, compassionate, righteous, holy, perfect, merciful, and just.
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