{"id":2679,"date":"2013-12-04T00:43:30","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T00:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=2679"},"modified":"2018-09-23T19:17:28","modified_gmt":"2018-09-23T19:17:28","slug":"tehillim-psalms-30-part-2-i-dedicate-my-life-to-you-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/tehillim-psalms-30-part-2-i-dedicate-my-life-to-you-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehillim \/ Psalms 30, Part 2, I Dedicate my Life to You Lord"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"_idContainer001\" class=\"Basic-Text-Frame\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This week\u2019s study is from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:1-12,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the opening verse says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05bb\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Did David write songs to be sung at the dedication of the Temple that Solomon would build for the Lord? In David\u2019s song he says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d3\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:1 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up, And have not let my enemies rejoice over me. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> His rejoicing before the Lord is because <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:2 O Lord my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Lord saved David from the pit, from the grave and kept him alive (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d5\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9- [\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9] \u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8: <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:3 O Lord, You have brought up my soul from Sheol; You have kept me alive, that I would not go down to the pit. NASB<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> ) David says we are to praise the Lord because of His mercy <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4 \u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b2\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d6\u05b5\u05db\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9: \u05d5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b6\u05d2\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b8\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b9\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e8\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:4 Sing praise to the Lord, you His godly ones, And give thanks to His holy name. 30:5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> He continues saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d6 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d5\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b6\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd: \u05d7 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05de\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b9\u05d6 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05dc: \u05d8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05df: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:6 Now as for me, I said in my prosperity, \u2018I will never be moved.\u2019 30:7 O Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong; You hid Your face, I was dismayed. 30:8 To You, O Lord, I called, And to the Lord I made supplication: (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> What does it mean that the Lord has made his mountain to stand strong? David believes the dead will not praise the Lord because they are dust (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9 \u05de\u05b7\u05d4-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e6\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b2\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b2\u05d9\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05d9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b1\u05d9\u05b5\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b9\u05d6\u05b5\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:9 \u2018What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness? NASB<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). David concludes saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e4\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05e9\u05b7\u05b9\u05e7\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d9\u05d2 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d3\u05bc\u05b9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05bc\u05b8: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 30:10 \u2018Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me; O Lord, be my helper.\u2019 30:11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, 30:12 That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Truly the Lord is not silent and He hears our prayers, Praise the Lord for His mercy and grace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-6\"> \u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea Hebrew \u05d0\u05e8\u05de\u05d9 Aramaic \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 Greek<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table001\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-1\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-2\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-4\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-1\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left-\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05dc<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left-\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05bb\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3: \u05d1 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d3\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d3 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d5\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9- [\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9] \u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8: \u05d4 \u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b2\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d6\u05b5\u05db\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9: \u05d5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b6\u05d2\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b8\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b9\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e8\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-2\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-6\">\u05e1\u05dd\u05e8 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05dc<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left-\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-8\">\u05d0 \u05ea\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05ea \u05e9\u05d1\u05d7 \u05e9\u05d9\u05e8\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d7\u05e0\u05d5\u05db\u05ea \u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05e7\u05d3\u05e9\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d3\u05d5\u05d3\u05c3 \u05d1 \u05d0\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05e0\u05da \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05de\u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05da \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05dd \u05d0\u05d6\u05e7\u05e4\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d6\u05e7\u05e4\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9 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\u05e8\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e8\u05de\u05e9\u05d0 \u05de\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05d1\u05db\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d5\u05dc\u05e6\u05e4\u05e8\u05d0 \u05de\u05e7\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05ea\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0\u05c3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-3\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-Greek-body CharOverride-9\" lang=\"en-US\">YALMOI<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-10\"> 30<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-11\">30:1 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c8\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u1f78\u03c2 \u1fa0\u03b4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bf\u1f34\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b4\u03b1\u03c5\u03b9\u03b4 (22) \u1f51\u03c8\u03ce\u03c3\u03c9 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f51\u03c0\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03ad\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u03b7\u1f54\u03c6\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c7\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03c0&#8217; \u1f10\u03bc\u03ad 30:2 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03ba\u03ad\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03be\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c3\u03ad \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f30\u03ac\u03c3\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b5 30:3 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u1f00\u03bd\u03ae\u03b3\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f10\u03be \u1f85\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u03ae\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f14\u03c3\u03c9\u03c3\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03bb\u03ac\u03ba\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd 30:4 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lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-10\" lang=\"en-US\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 30<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David. 30:1 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up, And have not let my enemies rejoice over me. 30:2 O Lord my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me. 30:3 O Lord, You have brought up my soul from Sheol; You have kept me alive, that I would not go down to the pit. 30:4 Sing praise to the Lord, you His godly ones, And give thanks to His holy name. 30:5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning. 30:6 Now as for me, I said in my prosperity, \u2018I will never be moved.\u2019 30:7 O Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong; You hid Your face, I was dismayed. 30:8 To You, O Lord, I called, And to the Lord I made supplication: 30:9 \u2018What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness? 30:10 \u2018Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me; O Lord, be my helper.\u2019 30:11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, 30:12 That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-5\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left-\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-12\">\u05d6 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05ea\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05d7\u05e6\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d3\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d6\u05d5\u05e2 \u05d0\u05d6\u05d3\u05e2\u05d6\u05e2 \u05dc\u05e2\u05dc\u05de\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d7 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e8\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05d0\u05d9\u05ea\u05e2\u05ea\u05d3\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d8\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e2\u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d0 \u05e1\u05dc\u05d9\u05e7\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e9\u05db\u05d9\u05e0\u05ea\u05da \u05d4\u05d5\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05de\u05ea\u05d1\u05d4\u05dc\u05c3 \u05d8 \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05da \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e7\u05e8\u05d9 \u05e7\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e6\u05dc\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d9 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05d4 \u05de\u05de\u05d5\u05df \u05d0\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05d3\u05de\u05d9 \u05d1\u05de\u05d7\u05ea\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e4\u05e9\u05e8 \u05d3\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05d5\u05e0\u05da \u05d3\u05d9\u05d5\u05d3\u05d5\u05df \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05da \u05e0\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d3\u05e9\u05db\u05d1\u05d9\u05df \u05e2\u05e4\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d9\u05ea\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05e7\u05d5\u05e9\u05d8\u05da\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d0 \u05e7\u05d1\u05dc \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05e6\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d7\u05d5\u05e1 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d9 \u05e1\u05e2\u05d9\u05d3 \u05dc\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d1 \u05d0\u05e4\u05db\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d9\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d7\u05e0\u05d2\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05d9 \u05e9\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e1\u05e7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d6\u05e8\u05d6\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d3\u05d5\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d2 \u05de\u05df \u05d1\u05d2\u05dc\u05dc \u05d3\u05d9\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05d5\u05df \u05d9\u05e7\u05d9\u05e8\u05d9 \u05e2\u05dc\u05de\u05d0 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05e9\u05ea\u05e7\u05d5\u05df \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05e2\u05dc\u05de\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05e0\u05da \u05d0\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05da\u05c3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-10\" lang=\"en-US\">Toviyah \/ Psalms Chapter 30<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-2\" lang=\"en-US\">30:1 A praise song for the dedication of the sanctuary. Of David. 30:2 I will praise you, O Lord, for you made me stand erect, and did not let my enemies rejoice over me. 30:3 O Lord my God, I prayed in your presence and you healed me. 30:4 O Lord, you raised my soul out of Sheol; you preserved me from going down to the pit. 30:5 Sing praise in the Lord\u2019s presence, you his devotees; and give thanks at the invocation of his holy one. 30:6 For his anger is but a moment; eternal life is his good pleasure. In the evening one goes to bed in tears, but in the morning one rises in praise. 30:7 And I said when I dwelt in trust, I will never be shaken. 30:8 O Lord, by your will you prepared the mighty mountains; you removed your presence, I became afraid. 30:9 In your presence, O Lord, I will cry out; and to you, O my God, I will pray. 30:10 And I said, What profit is there in my blood, when I descend to the grave? Can those who descend to the dust praise you? Will they tell of your faithfulness? 30:11 Accept, O Lord, my prayer, and have mercy on me; O Lord, be my helper. 30:12 You turned my lament into my celebration; you loosened my sackcloth and girded me with joy. 30:13 Because the nobles of the world will give you praise and not be silent, O Lord my God, I [too] will give you praise. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-6\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-13\" lang=\"en-US\">30:6 \u1f10\u03b3\u1f7c \u03b4\u1f72 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b1 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03b5\u1f50\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u1fb3 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u1ff6 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b1\u1f30\u1ff6\u03bd\u03b1 30:7 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bd\u03b1\u03bc\u03b9\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c8\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c9\u03c0\u03cc\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 30:8 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c3\u03ad \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03be\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b8\u03b5\u03cc\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b5\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 30:9 \u03c4\u03af\u03c2 \u1f60\u03c6\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b1\u1f35\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u1fc6\u03bd\u03b1\u03af \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c6\u03b8\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03bd \u03bc\u1f74 \u1f10\u03be\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03af \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c7\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u1f22 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u1fd6 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f00\u03bb\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 30:10 \u1f24\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f20\u03bb\u03ad\u03b7\u03c3\u03ad\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7 \u03b2\u03bf\u03b7\u03b8\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 30:11 \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c8\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u03bf\u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c7\u03bf\u03c1\u1f78\u03bd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u03af \u03b4\u03b9\u03ad\u03c1\u03c1\u03b7\u03be\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c3\u03ac\u03ba\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ad\u03b6\u03c9\u03c3\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f50\u03c6\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03b7\u03bd 30:12 \u1f45\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u1f02\u03bd \u03c8\u03ac\u03bb\u1fc3 \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f21 \u03b4\u03cc\u03be\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03c5\u03b3\u1ff6 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b1\u1f30\u1ff6\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f10\u03be\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03af \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-7\" lang=\"en-US\">Psalmoi \/ Psalms 30<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\" lang=\"en-US\">For the end, a Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. 30:1 I will exalt thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and not caused mine enemies to rejoice over me. 30:2 O Lord my God, I cried to thee, and thou didst heal me. 30:3 O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from Hades, thou hast delivered me from among them that go down to the pit. 30:4 Sing to the Lord, ye his saints, and give thanks for the remembrance of his holiness. 30:5 For anger is in his wrath, but life in his favour: weeping shall tarry for the evening, but joy shall be in the morning. 30:6 And I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved. 30:7 O Lord, in thy good pleasure thou didst add strength to my beauty: but thou didst turn away thy face, and I was troubled. 30:8 To thee, O Lord, will I cry; and to my God will I make supplication. 30:9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to destruction? Shall the dust give praise to thee? or shall it declare thy truth? 30:10 The Lord heard, and had compassion upon me; the Lord is become my helper. 30:11 Thou hast turned my mourning into joy for me: thou hast rent off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 30:12 that my glory may sing praise to thee, and I may not be pierced with sorrow. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to thee for ever. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This week\u2019s study is from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:1-12,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the opening verse says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05bb\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> According to the first line of the Psalm, David wrote this Psalm for the dedication of the House of God (the Temple). Did David write songs to be sung at the dedication of the Temple the Lord said Solomon would build for Him? In <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Chronicles <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">chapter <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> we read about the completion of the first temple in Jerusalem and <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Chronicles 7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> gives the account of Solomon dedicating the newly built temple where the sacrifices were to be brought instead of at the Tabernacle in Shiloh. Let\u2019s read <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Chronicles 7:1-16<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker000\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">2 Chronicles 7:1-16<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">7:1 Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the house. 7:2 The priests could not enter into the house of the Lord because the glory of the Lord filled the Lord\u2019s house. 7:3 All the sons of Israel, seeing the fire come down and the glory of the Lord upon the house, bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave praise to the Lord, saying, \u2018Truly He is good, truly His lovingkindness is everlasting.\u2019 7:4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the Lord. 7:5 King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. Thus the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. 7:6 The priests stood at their posts, and the Levites also, with the instruments of music to the Lord, which King David had made for giving praise to the Lord \u2018for His lovingkindness is everlasting\u2019 whenever he gave praise by their means, while the priests on the other side blew trumpets; and all Israel was standing. 7:7 Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord, for there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to contain the burnt offering, the grain offering and the fat. 7:8 So Solomon observed the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly who came from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt. 7:9 On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar they observed seven days and the feast seven days. 7:10 Then on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their tents, rejoicing and happy of heart because of the goodness that the Lord had shown to David and to Solomon and to His people Israel. 7:11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord and the king\u2019s palace, and successfully completed all that he had planned on doing in the house of the Lord and in his palace. 7:12 Then the Lord appeared to Solomon at night and said to him, \u2018I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. 7:13 \u2018If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, 7:14 and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 7:15 \u2018Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. 7:16 \u2018For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that My name may be there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually. 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\u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05de\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05d6\u05b8\u05d1\u05b7\u05d7: \u05d9\u05d2 \u05d4\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05e6\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4 \u05de\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b5\u05df-\u05d0\u05b2\u05e6\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d7\u05b8\u05d2\u05b8\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b6\u05d0\u05b1\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc \u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05dd: \u05d8\u05d5 \u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc \u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05bb\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d6\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9 \u05e7\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05bb\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">According to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Chronicles 7:6,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> King David did in fact prepare Psalms and songs that were to be sung to the Lord in the Temple. <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Chronicles 7:6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> states <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">7:6 The priests stood at their posts, and the Levites also, with the instruments of music to the Lord, which King David had made for giving praise to the Lord \u2018for His lovingkindness is everlasting\u2019 whenever he gave praise by their means, while the priests on the other side blew trumpets; and all Israel was standing. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> King David not only prepared songs he also prepared musical instruments to play the music to go along with his Psalms. <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Chronicles 7:1-16<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> tells us when Solomon dedicated the Temple, after praying, fire consumed the sacrifice upon the altar and the presence of God filled the Temple and that the priests could not enter the Temple because the glory filled that place. Solomon consecrated the Temple and they observed the seven day feast and following these things it says that Solomon had completed all that he had determined to do regarding his palace and the Temple of the Lord. Then the Lord appeared to him and said:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">7:12 Then the Lord appeared to Solomon at night and said to him, \u2018I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. 7:13 \u2018If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, 7:14 and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 7:15 \u2018Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. 7:16 \u2018For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that My name may be there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Notice how the Lord speaks to Solomon saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc \u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05dd:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">7:14 and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Note also how David opens in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05bb\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David writes a Psalm to be sung during the dedication of the Temple. According to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Chronicles 7:14<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the Lord is reminding Solomon how the people are to dedicate (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05bb\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) themselves to the Lord in prayer and humbleness and to seek His face. Do we seek the face of God enough today? It is interesting to note the individual responsibility of seeking the Lord and being humble and its influence at a national level (healing the land). As the Lord honors His word in each obedient individual, the land and the nation is blessed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David says dedicate the house (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05bb\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) writing a psalm for the dedication of the house of God. Notice how the children of Israel say they will dedicate themselves in Parashat Vayigash, the people say <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05db\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d4\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0-\u05d7\u05b5\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 47:25 So they said, \u2018You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh\u2019s slaves.\u2019 (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Their lives have been saved and they declare their dedication to the one who saved them. The people proclaim <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, this word appears to be derived from the root word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05d9\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201clife\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> written in the Hiphil verbal pattern along with the pronominal suffix for <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cour.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Hiphil stem is used to express causative action with an active voice. The people declared to Yoseph <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cyou caused us to live\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> stating that <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cyou have saved our lives.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Aramaic translations from the Targum Onkelos, Pseudo Jonathan, and Neofiti, we find that this word is translated into Aramaic as <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e7\u05b7\u05d9\u05b5\u05d9\u05de\u05ea\u05b7\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in Onkelos and Pseudo Jonathan and <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in Neofiti meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto rise\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> or<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> \u201cto stand, to be raised up.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This is very similar to the Hebrew word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05dc\u05e7\u05d5\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto rise\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and is the same root word used by the Lord God over and over throughout the Torah saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 17:7, Vayikra \/ Leviticus 26:9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cand I will establish,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in this word the Lord declares that He will establish His covenant with us. Essentially, the people believe Joseph to have established, raised up, saved, and given them life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05d5\u05d9\u05d2\u05e9 \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05de\u05d6 \u05e4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e7 \u05db\u05d4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05db\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d4\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0-\u05d7\u05b5\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05ea\u05e8\u05d2\u05d5\u05dd \u05d0\u05d5\u05e0\u05e7\u05dc\u05d5\u05e1 \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05de\u05d6 \u05e4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e7 \u05db\u05d4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05bb\u05d5 \u05e7\u05b7\u05d9\u05b5\u05d9\u05de\u05ea\u05b7\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e9\u05db\u05b7\u05d7 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bb\u05e0\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d1\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b7\u05e8\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4\u05c3 \u05db\u05d4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05ea\u05e8\u05d2\u05d5\u05dd \u05e4\u05e1\u05d1\u05d3\u05d5 \u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05ea\u05df \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05de\u05d6 \u05e4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e7 \u05db\u05d4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05db\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d5 \u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05ea\u05e0\u05d0 \u05e0\u05e9\u05db\u05d7 \u05e8\u05d7\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05e2\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e8\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d5\u05e0\u05d4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d1\u05d3\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05e4\u05e8\u05e2\u05d4 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05ea\u05e8\u05d2\u05d5\u05dd \u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9 \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05de\u05d6 \u05e4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e7 \u05db\u05d4 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05db\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05ea \u05d9\u05ea\u05df \u05e0\u05e9\u05db\u05d7 \u05e0\u05e9\u05db\u05d7\u05d4 \u05d7\u05df \u05d5\u05d7\u05e1\u05d3 \u05d1\u05d0\u05e4\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d3\u05e8\u05d1\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d0\u05e4\u05d9 \u05d3\u05e8\u05d1\u05d5\u05e0\u05df \u05d5\u05e0\u05d4\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d1\u05d3\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05e4\u05e8\u05e2\u05d4\u05c3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The people seek to find favor in Joseph\u2019s eyes and are willing to be Pharaoh\u2019s slaves. In the Hebrew text (47:25) the words <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0-<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05b5\u05df<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\"> \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> means <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto find <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">favor<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> in the eyes of my lord\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> whereas the Aramaic translations say <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e0\u05b7\u05e9\u05db\u05b7\u05d7 <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05df<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\"> \u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto find <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">mercy<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> in the eyes of my master.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It seems that the giving of life (being saved) and finding mercy or favor in the eyes of the messenger (Joseph, second to the king) the level of indebtedness to the one who saved them is <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cwe will be servants to Pharaoh.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Have you dedicated your life in service to the Lord who heartedly to such a state so as to be a servant to the Lord? This statement is very similar to what the Apostle Paul was saying in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">1 Corinthians 7:22-23 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">being a \u03b4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bb\u1f79\u03c2 (slave) to \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 (Christ).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker001\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">1 Corinthians 7:22-23<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">7:22 For he who was called in the Lord while a slave, is the Lord\u2019s freedman; likewise he who was called while free, is Christ\u2019s slave. 7:23 You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u1f41 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f10\u03bd \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u1ff3 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u1f76\u03c2 \u03b4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u1f77\u03bd: \u1f41\u03bc\u03bf\u1f77\u03c9\u03c2 \u1f41 \u1f10\u03bb\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u1f76\u03c2 \u03b4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bb\u1f79\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6. \u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f20\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u1f71\u03c3\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5: \u03bc\u1f74 \u03b3\u1f77\u03bd\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u03b4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c0\u03c9\u03bd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">We are redeemed and set free by faith in Yeshua the Messiah, we are greatly indebted to Yeshua just as the people in Joseph\u2019s time were indebted to Joseph for saving their lives from starvation. Paul expressed this by saying \u03b4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bb\u1f79\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 that <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cwe are slaves to Christ.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker002\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Parashat Vayigash, the people are dedicating themselves to Joseph. Similarly, Paul says we are to dedicate ourselves to Yeshua being slaves to Christ. Yeshua said in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 8:12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> \u03a0\u1f71\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bb\u1f71\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u1f41 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd, \u1f18\u03b3\u1f7d \u03b5\u1f30\u03bc\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c6\u1ff6\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5: \u1f41 \u1f00\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03b8\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f75\u03c3\u1fc3 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c4\u1f77\u1fb3, \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u2019 \u1f15\u03be\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c6\u1ff6\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b6\u03c9\u1fc6\u03c2. <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">8:12 \u201c&#8230; \u2018I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.\u2019\u201d (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> How thankful we are today that God provides for us the truth regarding salvation in Yeshua the Messiah. David\u2019s words to dedicate the house (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05bb\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) reminds us to dedicate our lives to the Lord. The word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05bb\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Hanukkah) meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cdedication\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> also reminds us of the Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah). According to the Apostolic Writings, during Hanukkah Yeshua was walking in Solomon\u2019s colonnade during the festival of Hanukkah (see John <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:22 At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem; 10:23 it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the portico of Solomon. NASB<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) The festival of Hanukkah is an eight day winter celebration in the months of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Kislev 25-Tevet 2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> that commemorates the victory of faith and the power of God to work miracles. At the center of the festival is the lighting of the Menorah. In the Tabernacle, and the Temple of Solomon, the Menorah overshadowed the altar and the table of show-bread in the holy place. The original instructions God gave to Moshe concerning the design and construction of the menorah is found in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Shemot \/ Exodus 25:31-40<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. The Menorah was manufactured out of one piece of hammered pure gold (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Shemot \/ Exodus 25:36<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05dc\u05d5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05e7\u05b0\u05e0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc \u05db\u05bc\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d6\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05d1 \u05d8\u05b8\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8:<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The lamps were arranged to give light towards the front of the Menorah meaning that the candles pointed forward. The Menorah was constructed with seven branches, three on each side and one in the middle. During this Feast of Dedication each night one candle is lit beginning with the central candle that is used to light the other candles. It is interesting when lighting the other candles we get a picture of the central candle <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cbowing down\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> before the other candles giving them flame. The bowing down draws a parallel with how Yeshua bowed down taking the role of a servant and then laying his life down on our behalf. In this way the Menorah symbolizes the unique relationship between God and His people and the Messiah. During the Feast of Dedication, the light expresses the fullness of truth and life found in Yeshua (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 1:1-14<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and being members of His body (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Corinthians 12:12-27<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) we also show forth His light that is in us. The Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) is a reminder that we must remain committed to the truth. Note how committing ourselves to the Lord is dedicating ourselves to prayer, seeking His face, being humble and innocent before him when we seek His face. During this time (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">read John chapter 10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) Yeshua pointed out the miracles He performed that He was the true Messiah the people had been waiting for, \u03b5\u1f30 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u1ff6 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u1f79\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5, \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b5\u03c4\u1f73 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9: \u03b5\u1f30 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u1ff6, \u03ba\u1f02\u03bd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1f76 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5, \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5, \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b3\u03bd\u1ff6\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u1f7d\u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1f76 \u1f41 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f74\u03c1 \u03ba\u1f00\u03b3\u1f7c \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u1f77. <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:37 \u2018If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; 10:38 but if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Based upon the context of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Yeshua was celebrating the Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) and using the illustrations of miracles to show how He is the true Messiah who gives us light (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Matthew 5:16, John 8:12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) the light of life, He is the light of the world and whoever follows Him will not have darkness but the truth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David wrote this Psalm for the dedication of the house of the Lord that Solomon would build at a future time. In David\u2019s song he says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d3\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:1 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up, And have not let my enemies rejoice over me. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Here David opens verse two with the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e8\u05d5\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cheight, altitude, greatness\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> written as <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05da\u05b8<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cI will raise you up,\u201d \u201clift you up to the heights\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and is translated as <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cI will extol you.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Extol means to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cexalt, glorify, praise\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and we get the sense that when David praises the Lord he lifts up the Name of God. This is where we ge the idea that by our praises we lift up the Name of the Lord. The Targum Pseudo Jonathan states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d1 \u05d0\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05e0\u05da \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05de\u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05da \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05dd \u05d0\u05d6\u05e7\u05e4\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d6\u05e7\u05e4\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d7\u05d3\u05d9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d3\u05d1\u05d1\u05d9 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:2 I will praise you, O Lord, for you made me stand erect, and did not let my enemies rejoice over me. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Aramaic translation and the words used by the rabbis to translate the Masoretic text, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05e0\u05da \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05de\u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05da<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto praise\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> has the meaning in the sense of making holy though divine praise <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201chow awesome and sanctified is this place\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> according to Targum Jonathan (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Jeremiah 31:7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Daniel 5:4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), the Targum Onkelos (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Shemot \/ Exodus 15:1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and Targum Pseudo Jonathan (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 28:17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto boast, be proud\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> according to late Jewish literary Aramaic (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">see http:\/\/cal1.cn.huc.edu\/, on Tehillim \/ Pssalms 30:2, accessed on Nov. 2013<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Note the praise of the Lord is coupled with the raising\/lifting up (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">height, altitude, greatness,<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05de\u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05da<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Septuagint states 30:1 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c8\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u1f78\u03c2 \u1fa0\u03b4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bf\u1f34\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b4\u03b1\u03c5\u03b9\u03b4 (22) \u1f51\u03c8\u03ce\u03c3\u03c9 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f51\u03c0\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03ad\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u03b7\u1f54\u03c6\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c7\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03c0\u2019 \u1f10\u03bc\u03ad <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:1 I will exalt thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and not caused mine enemies to rejoice over me. (LXX)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis who translated the Scriptures into Greek used the word \u1f51\u03c8\u03ce\u03c3\u03c9 a verb meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto lift or raise up, to exalt, uplift.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This word is often used to translated <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, and also for the words <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05d4\u05bc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05c2\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2\u05b8\u05bc\u05d3\u05b7\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto lift up on high, to exalt,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and was also used in the description of the elevation of Yeshua upon the cross in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 3:14<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. So, when we praise the Lord, we lift up His name and give Him glory. David says that the reason he lifts up the name of God is because the Lord has lifted him up so that his enemies do not rejoice over him (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). King Solomon said in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Mishley \/ Proverbs 24:17<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05d6 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05e4\u05b9\u05dc \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 [\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05da\u05b8] \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05de\u05b8\u05d7 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b8\u05d2\u05b5\u05dc \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">24:17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This seems to be the context with which David is referring to regarding his enemies rejoicing over him. He is praising the Lord because He has kept him from failure and his enemies as a result did not laugh. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David says that his rejoicing before the Lord is because the Lord heard and healed him. <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:2 O Lord my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> When the Lord hears our prayers and we receive the proof of those prayers we give praise and glory to God. When we pray to the Lord for help, we do not seek the Lord to provide proof that he has heard us, the point is that answered prayer is evident by the way the Lord works in our lives in answer to our prayers. The way the Lord works may not be specifically in the manner in which we asked, and so we should be seeking the Lord answering us while keeping in mind He may answer us in a way that is different from our own expectations. We also know that the Lord God is the author of our salvation because of the deliverance that He has provided. The salvation of God brings with it His promises, healing, and deliverance. In <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, David is giving praise to the Lord because He has heard his prayer when he cried out for help and the Lord healed him. The Hebrew word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> derived from the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e8\u05e4\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> signifies that the Lord heals and most people restrict <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201chealing\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to sickness of some sort. The word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e8\u05e4\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is used by David six times in the Psalms. Based upon a survey of the Psalms, David uses this word seeking the Lord to restore from destruction and to heal the mind and body. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05ea\u05d4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\"> \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05bb\u05de\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05dc \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d4\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b2\u05e6\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d4\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 [\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4] \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05de\u05b8\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 6:2<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am pining away; Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed. 6:3 And my soul is greatly dismayed; But You, O Lord how long? 6:4 Return, O Lord, rescue my soul; Save me because of Your lovingkindness. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05ea\u05d4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05dc<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\"> \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d3 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d5\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9- [\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9] \u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8: \u05d4 \u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b2\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d6\u05b5\u05db\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9: \u05d5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:2<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> O Lord my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me. 30:3 O Lord, You have brought up my soul from Sheol; You have kept me alive, that I would not go down to the pit. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05ea\u05d4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05de\u05d0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\"> \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d7\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05d0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0: \u05d5 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05e8\u05b7\u05e2 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b7\u05d3 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9: \u05d6 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea | \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e5-\u05d0\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05df<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker003\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 41:4 <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">As for me, I said, \u2018O Lord, be gracious to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.\u2019 41:5 My enemies speak evil against me, \u2018When will he die, and his name perish?\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05ea\u05d4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05e4\u05d7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\"> \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b8 \u05e1\u05bc\u05b6\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d9\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05e1\u05bb\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e7\u05bc\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05df: \u05d9\u05d2 \u05d4\u05b2\u05d9\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e6\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05e0\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d9\u05d3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker004\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 88:10<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> Will You perform wonders for the dead? Will the departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah. 88:11 Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? 88:12 Will Your wonders be made known in the darkness? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05ea\u05d4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05e7\u05d2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\"> \u05d2 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e1\u05bc\u05b9\u05dc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05e2\u05b2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b5\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e8\u05b9\u05e4\u05b5\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\"> \u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05bb\u05d0\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05db\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d3 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05e2\u05b6\u05d3\u05b0\u05d9\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05db\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker005\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 103:3<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases; 103:4 Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; 103:5 Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05ea\u05d4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05e7\u05d6<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\"> \u05db \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05b5\u05dd \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05d8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd: \u05db\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd: \u05db\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc \u05d6\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05d9 \u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05e1\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4: \u05db\u05d2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker006\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 107:19<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. 107:20 He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. 107:21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 107:19-21<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> states that the Lord heard their prayers and His word went forth and healed them and delivered them from destructions. Our lives are in danger in many ways, our enemies, destruction, sickness, or disease; the way David uses the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e8\u05e4\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in the Psalms suggests that the Lord is not only the healer but the restorer of life, especially when the Lord delivered David from extreme danger. In order to emphasize the Lord\u2019s saving power in God\u2019s ability to heal, David says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d5\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9- [\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9] \u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8: <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:3 O Lord, You have brought up my soul from Sheol; You have kept me alive, that I would not go down to the pit. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Lord delivered him from the pit and from the grave. Note that in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in the Masoretic text, there is a <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker007\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Qere and Ketiv noted in the marginal Masorah. The Qere and Ketiv is from the Aramaic qere, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cwhat is read\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and ketiv, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05db\u05b0\u05bc\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cwhat is written\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Qere and Ketiv refers to a small number of differences between what is written in the consonantal text of the Hebrew Bible, as preserved by scribal tradition, and what is read. In such situations, the Qere is the technical orthographic device used to indicate the pronunciation of the words in the Masoretic text of the Hebrew language scriptures (Tanakh), while the Ketiv indicates their written form, as inherited from tradition. In <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the marginal reading, and a textual writing suggests two different readings (i) <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cfrom them that go down to the pit\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and (ii) You have preserved me from <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cgoing along with them, and being where and as they are.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Aramaic translation states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9 \u05e6\u05dc\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05da \u05d5\u05d0\u05e1\u05d9\u05d9\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d3 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e1\u05d9\u05e7\u05ea\u05d0 \u05de\u05df \u05e9\u05d9\u05d5\u05dc \u05e0\u05e4\u05e9\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9 \u05de\u05df \u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea \u05dc\u05d2\u05d5\u05d1\u05d0\u05f4\u05dc\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05e7\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea\u05d0\u05c3<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 30:3 O Lord my God, I prayed in your presence and you healed me. 30:4 O Lord, you raised my soul out of Sheol; you preserved me from going down to the pit. (EMC) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">and the Septuagint states 30:2 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03ba\u03ad\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03be\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c3\u03ad \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f30\u03ac\u03c3\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b5 30:3 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u1f00\u03bd\u03ae\u03b3\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f10\u03be \u1f85\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u03ae\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f14\u03c3\u03c9\u03c3\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03bb\u03ac\u03ba\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 30:2 O Lord my God, I cried to thee, and thou didst heal me. 30:3 O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from Hades, thou hast delivered me from among them that go down to the pit. (LXX)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis translate this to say that God literally delivered David from Hell (\u1f85\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5, Hades) from the place of the departed souls. According to the Apostles, in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Acts 2:31<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">31<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03ca\u03b4\u1f7c\u03bd \u1f10\u03bb\u1f71\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u1f71\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bf\u1f54\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f10\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03c6\u03b8\u03b7 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f05|\u03b4\u03b7\u03bd \u03bf\u1f54\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f21 \u03c3\u1f70\u03c1\u03be \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b5\u1f36\u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c6\u03b8\u03bf\u03c1\u1f71\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2:31 he (David) looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh suffer decay. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> According to the Scriptures, Yeshua was raised on the third day (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and his body was not in the grave long enough to produce the first fruits of corruption. Throughout scripture God is concerned with life. The Scriptures present the Lord as the redeemer of Israel and of you and me. He provided a way for us to have life and life more abundantly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:4,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David says we are to praise the Lord because of His mercy <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4 \u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b2\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d6\u05b5\u05db\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9: \u05d5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b6\u05d2\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b8\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b9\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e8\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:4 Sing praise to the Lord, you His godly ones, And give thanks to His holy name. 30:5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cSing praise to the Lord\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05b2\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cyou His godly ones.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> If we performed a little self examination, would we be considered \u201cgodly\u201d like David is describing here? The Aramaic translation states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05d5 \u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d7\u05e1\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d0\u05d5\u05d3\u05d5 \u05d0\u05d3\u05db\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05e7\u05d3\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9\u05d4\u05c3<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 30:5 Sing praise in the Lord\u2019s presence, you his devotees; and give thanks at the invocation of his holy one. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Using the same Hebrew word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05e1\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> from the root <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05e1\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to describe those who are God\u2019s children, the godly ones. The Septuagint states 30:4 \u03c8\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u1ff3 \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f45\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03be\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03bc\u03bd\u03ae\u03bc\u1fc3 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03c9\u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 30:4 Sing to the Lord, ye his saints, and give thanks for the remembrance of his holiness. (LXX)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> stating \u1f45\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 his \u201csacred ones.\u201d Can we be classified as sacred and holy if we are not living sacred and holy lives? Today, we live in the age of post-modern philosophy. Post-modernism is a pejorative term (a word or phrase) to describe changes in society seen as undesirable as they relate to questioning of absolute value systems or forms of fundamentalism. The post-modern age consist of shifting truth (relativism) and broken promises, from politics to our relationships; it feels like we cannot take anyone at his or her word today. Honesty, trust and truth have become skewed in our post-modern culture and as believers the question becomes, how do we find God\u2019s truth, and how do we apply God\u2019s truth to our lives? Not only are our lives filled with problems as a result of sin but there are spiritual forces at work in this world which have one goal that is to destroy the authority of the Word of God in our lives. There are many theological inaccuracies being perpetuated in movies and pulpits, do we know scripture well enough to spot heretical doctrine, are we obtaining our theology from television and movies or only from the pulpit? The Lord has given us his Word so that we can know Him, to understand how we should be living our lives, and to discern between the truth and lies. David says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4 \u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b2\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d6\u05b5\u05db\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9: \u05d5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b6\u05d2\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b8\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b9\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e8\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:4 Sing praise to the Lord, you His godly ones, And give thanks to His holy name. 30:5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The godly ones, the devoted ones, the saints, are the ones to whom the Lord has been gracious and merciful pardoning our sins. The phrase <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d6\u05b5\u05db\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cgive thanks remembering His holiness\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> suggests that the one who is giving thanks remember what He has done for us. While studying the Scriptures, we learn and remember what He has done and therefore can give Him praise. It is by the mercy of God that we are forgiven our sins and that He sent His only begotten son to lay his life down on our behalf. Remembering His holiness, we remember that the Lord is glorious in the way that He works in our lives. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d6 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d5\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b6\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd: \u05d7 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05de\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b9\u05d6 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05dc: \u05d8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05df: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:6 Now as for me, I said in my prosperity, \u2018I will never be moved.\u2019 30:7 O Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong; You hid Your face, I was dismayed. 30:8 To You, O Lord, I called, And to the Lord I made supplication: (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> What does it mean that the Lord has made his mountain to stand strong? Here in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David is comparing himself to a mountain that the Lord strengthens. It is interesting Yeshua said <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cFor verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he says shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he says\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> found in the gospels of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Mark 11:23, Matthew 21:21, Matthew 17:20, and Luke 17:6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. What is a <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cmountain\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) in a person\u2019s life? In Yeshua\u2019s statements regarding the mountain, a parallel might be drawn to a problem in one\u2019s life, something that is adverse or contrary to the Word of God that the Lord is saying by faith we can cast it into the sea. David seems to be saying the mountain is a good thing that the Lord is strengthening his mountain and making him unmovable. It might be that David is thinking of a stronghold upon a mountain that the Lord has strengthened and his enemies are unable to overpower. David said <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d5\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b6\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cand I, I said, in my quietness, calmness, I will never be moved,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The strength the Lord has given David is in the peace, quietness, and calmness of his heart. The Aramaic Translation states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d6 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05ea\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05d7\u05e6\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d3\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d6\u05d5\u05e2 \u05d0\u05d6\u05d3\u05e2\u05d6\u05e2 \u05dc\u05e2\u05dc\u05de\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d7 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e8\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05d0\u05d9\u05ea\u05e2\u05ea\u05d3\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d8\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e2\u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d0 \u05e1\u05dc\u05d9\u05e7\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e9\u05db\u05d9\u05e0\u05ea\u05da \u05d4\u05d5\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05de\u05ea\u05d1\u05d4\u05dc\u05c3 \u05d8 \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05da \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e7\u05e8\u05d9 \u05e7\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e6\u05dc\u05d9\u05c3<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 30:7 And I said when I dwelt in trust, I will never be shaken. 30:8 O Lord, by your will you prepared the mighty mountains; you removed your presence, I became afraid. 30:9 In your presence, O Lord, I will cry out; and to you, O my God, I will pray. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis translate the quietness and calmness (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d1\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d5\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) to dwelling in trust and dwelling in the presence of the Lord. This is the thought indicated by the next verse speaking of the Lord who prepares the mighty mountains and removes His presence. They translate the text to say rather that the Lord who has made his mountain to stand strong, that the Lord prepares the mountains and then removes His presence. Might the building or establishing and the removing His presence be indicative that the Lord establishes us and then we are to live according to the God\u2019s ways to remain established? Can we live in sin and just claim the righteousness that God has given to us by faith and forget about it? The rabbinic translation in the Aramaic Targum suggests that the Lord does a great and mighty work and then He removes his presence suggesting that we are to seek after Him to work mightily in our lives again. The Septuagint states 30:6 \u1f10\u03b3\u1f7c \u03b4\u1f72 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b1 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03b5\u1f50\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u1fb3 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u1ff6 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b1\u1f30\u1ff6\u03bd\u03b1 30:7 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bd\u03b1\u03bc\u03b9\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c8\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c9\u03c0\u03cc\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 30:8 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c3\u03ad \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03be\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b8\u03b5\u03cc\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b5\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 30:6 And I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved. 30:7 O Lord, in thy good pleasure thou didst add strength to my beauty: but thou didst turn away thy face, and I was troubled. 30:8 To thee, O Lord, will I cry; and to my God will I make supplication. (LXX)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the rabbis say the Lord strengthening the mountain of David is the same as the Lord adding strength to David\u2019s beauty. The Hebrew text states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05de\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b9\u05d6<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cLord in your will you cause my mountain to stand strong.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It is interesting the Hebrew word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05de\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> from the root word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05dc\u05e2\u05de\u05d5\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> has the meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto stand, rise, insist on, keep (a promise).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In strengthening David\u2019s mountain, the Lord is keeping His promise by saving his life. The application for our lives is the Lord made a wonderful work in our lives by saving us according to the promises He had given in the Scriptures, now we are called to seek the Lord God, His Messiah, and His ways. It is the desire to deepen our relationship with the Lord and to seek His ways that is given by the Holy Spirit and the evidence of the Lord who is working in our lives to do these things. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David believes the dead will not praise the Lord because they are dust (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9 \u05de\u05b7\u05d4-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e6\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b2\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b2\u05d9\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05d9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b1\u05d9\u05b5\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b9\u05d6\u05b5\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:9 \u2018What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness? NASB<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Psalm concludes saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e4\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05e9\u05b7\u05b9\u05e7\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d9\u05d2 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d3\u05bc\u05b9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05bc\u05b8: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 30:10 \u2018Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me; O Lord, be my helper.\u2019 30:11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, 30:12 That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Targum translation and the Septuagint say the following.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">Targum Pseudo Jonathan<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:10 And I said, What profit is there in my blood, when I descend to the grave? Can those who descend to the dust praise you? Will they tell of your faithfulness? 30:11 Accept, O Lord, my prayer, and have mercy on me; O Lord, be my helper. 30:12 You turned my lament into my celebration; you loosened my sackcloth and girded me with joy. 30:13 Because the nobles of the world will give you praise and not be silent, O Lord my God, I [too] will give you praise. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05d4 \u05de\u05de\u05d5\u05df \u05d0\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05d3\u05de\u05d9 \u05d1\u05de\u05d7\u05ea\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e4\u05e9\u05e8 \u05d3\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05d5\u05e0\u05da \u05d3\u05d9\u05d5\u05d3\u05d5\u05df \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05da \u05e0\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d3\u05e9\u05db\u05d1\u05d9\u05df \u05e2\u05e4\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d9\u05ea\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05e7\u05d5\u05e9\u05d8\u05da\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d0 \u05e7\u05d1\u05dc \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05e6\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d7\u05d5\u05e1 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d9 \u05e1\u05e2\u05d9\u05d3 \u05dc\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d1 \u05d0\u05e4\u05db\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d9\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d7\u05e0\u05d2\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05d9 \u05e9\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e1\u05e7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d6\u05e8\u05d6\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d3\u05d5\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d2 \u05de\u05df \u05d1\u05d2\u05dc\u05dc \u05d3\u05d9\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05d5\u05df \u05d9\u05e7\u05d9\u05e8\u05d9 \u05e2\u05dc\u05de\u05d0 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05e9\u05ea\u05e7\u05d5\u05df \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05e2\u05dc\u05de\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05e0\u05da \u05d0\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05da\u05c3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-7\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">Septuagint<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to destruction? Shall the dust give praise to thee? or shall it declare thy truth? 30:10 The Lord heard, and had compassion upon me; the Lord is become my helper. 30:11 Thou hast turned my mourning into joy for me: thou hast rent off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 30:12 that my glory may sing praise to thee, and I may not be pierced with sorrow. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to thee for ever. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">30:9 \u03c4\u03af\u03c2 \u1f60\u03c6\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b1\u1f35\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u1fc6\u03bd\u03b1\u03af \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c6\u03b8\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03bd \u03bc\u1f74 \u1f10\u03be\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03af \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c7\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u1f22 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u1fd6 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f00\u03bb\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 30:10 \u1f24\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f20\u03bb\u03ad\u03b7\u03c3\u03ad\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7 \u03b2\u03bf\u03b7\u03b8\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 30:11 \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c8\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u03bf\u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c7\u03bf\u03c1\u1f78\u03bd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u03af \u03b4\u03b9\u03ad\u03c1\u03c1\u03b7\u03be\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c3\u03ac\u03ba\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ad\u03b6\u03c9\u03c3\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f50\u03c6\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03b7\u03bd 30:12 \u1f45\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u1f02\u03bd \u03c8\u03ac\u03bb\u1fc3 \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f21 \u03b4\u03cc\u03be\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03c5\u03b3\u1ff6 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b1\u1f30\u1ff6\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f10\u03be\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03af \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">It is interesting that David mentions <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201csackcloth\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> with this Psalm being a praise Psalm for the dedication of the Temple of God. David states that the Lord has removed his sackcloth and turned his morning into gladness. The use of sackcloth dates back to very early in biblical history according to the following list of verses making reference to sackcloth and mourning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker008\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 37:34<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">So Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker009\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">2 Samuel 3:31<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, \u201cTear your clothes and gird on sackcloth and lament before Abner.\u201d And King David walked behind the bier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker010\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Job 16:15<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cI have sewed sackcloth over my skin And thrust my horn in the dust.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker011\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Job 42:6<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Therefore I retract, And I repent in dust and ashes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker012\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Lamentations 2:10<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">The elders of the daughter of Zion Sit on the ground, they are silent. They have thrown dust on their heads; They have girded themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem Have bowed their heads to the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker013\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Joel 1:8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Wail like a virgin girded with sackcloth For the bridegroom of her youth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker014\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">1 Kings 21:27<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">It came about when Ahab heard these words, that he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and fasted, and he lay in sackcloth and went about despondently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker015\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">1 Chronicles 21:16<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Then David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker016\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Nehemiah 9:1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the sons of Israel assembled with fasting, in sackcloth and with dirt upon them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker017\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Jonah 3:5-9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them. When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes. He issued a proclamation and it said, \u201cIn Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let man, beast, herd, or flock taste a thing. Do not let them eat or drink water. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker018\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Jeremiah 49:3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cWail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed! Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah, Gird yourselves with sackcloth and lament, And rush back and forth inside the walls; For Malcam will go into exile Together with his priests and his princes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker019\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Ezekiel 27:31<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cAlso they will make themselves bald for you And gird themselves with sackcloth; And they will weep for you in bitterness of soul With bitter mourning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Sackcloth was most often worn as a sign of deep repentance and humility. Coupled with sackcloth, ashes were included as a further symbol of personal humility and even death (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">i.e. made from the dust of the earth<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). According to the Torah, Jacob tore his cloths and put on sackcloth and mourned the death of his son (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 37:34<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). In the Apostolic Writings, the Scriptures say in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Matthew 11:20-21 \u201cThen He began to upbraid the cities where most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. \u201cWoe to you, Chorazin! woe to you, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In addition to this, according to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Revelation 6:12 <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-16\">12<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u039a\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f36\u03b4\u03bf\u03bd \u1f45\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f24\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03be\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c3\u03c6\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u1fd6\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f15\u03ba\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u1f78\u03c2 \u03bc\u1f73\u03b3\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f10\u03b3\u1f73\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u1f25\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03b3\u1f73\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u1f73\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f61\u03c2 \u03c3\u1f71\u03ba\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c1\u1f77\u03c7\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f21 \u03c3\u03b5\u03bb\u1f75\u03bd\u03b7 \u1f45\u03bb\u03b7 \u1f10\u03b3\u1f73\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf \u1f61\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f37\u03bc\u03b1, 6:12 I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Remember also that on the return of the Messiah Yeshua, the sun will become black as sackcloth (see <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Matthew 24:29 and Acts 2:20<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Note the connection between mourning and the sun becoming dark. David said <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9 \u05de\u05b7\u05d4-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e6\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b2\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b2\u05d9\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05d9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b1\u05d9\u05b5\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b9\u05d6\u05b5\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">30:9 \u2018What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness? (NASB<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). And <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e4\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05e9\u05b7\u05b9\u05e7\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d9\u05d2 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d3\u05bc\u05b9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05bc\u05b8: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 30:10 \u2018Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me; O Lord, be my helper.\u2019 30:11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, 30:12 That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> At the return of the Lord, we who believe and trust in the Lord will rejoice, while those who are destined for destruction will mourn. Do you want to be with those who weep or with those whose mourning has been turned into dancing, whose sadness has been turned to joy? You certainly can, let\u2019s pray!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">Rabbinic Commentary<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-19\"> The Rabbinic Commentary (Midrash) on <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-20\">Tehillim \/ Psalms <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-21\">30<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\"> has <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-22\">6<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\"> parts. Reading through th<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-22\">e<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\"> Midrash we will be looking at Parts <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-22\">1, 2, and 4<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">. Let\u2019s begin by outlining <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-20\">Midrash Tehillim Chapter <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-20\">30<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-20\">, Parts <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-21\">1, 2, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-20\">and <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-21\">4<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-20\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-6\">Outline of Midrash Tehillim \/ Psalms, Chapter 30, Parts 1, 2, and 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">Part <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-23\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-8\">The Midrash introduces the Psalm with the <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span> (Dibur Hamathil) saying <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cA Psalm and song of the dedication of the house of David (Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:1).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-8\">The <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d<\/span> to the Midrash says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">Rabbi Chisda said, There is no difference of opinion that the sanctuary below is the counterpart of the sanctuary above, for the verse You, Lord, have made it a place (mkwn) for Your dwelling (Shemot \/ Exodus 15:17)<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-8\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-24\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span> goes on to explain the <span class=\"CharOverride-24\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta), the rabbis discuss David\u2019s words concerning the \u201cdedication of the house of David\u201d an the sanctuary on earth and on heaven.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-8\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-24\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (Nimshal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span>expands upon the <span class=\"CharOverride-24\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal) goes on to expand upon the differences between the earthly tabernacle and the heavenly one.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-8\">The Concluding phrase says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201c Rabbi Khinea said, literally, debir means the place out of which awe, Awesome is God out of your holy places (Tehillim \/ Psalms 68:36).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">Part <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-23\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-8\">The Midrash introduces the Psalm with the <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span> (Dibur Hamathil) saying <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cAnother comment on A Psalm and song at the dedication of the house of David.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-8\">The <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d<\/span> to the Midrash says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">These words are to be considered in the light of the verse Whatever act of coming to Me a man begins, I complete (Job 41:13).<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-8\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-24\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span> goes on to explain the <span class=\"CharOverride-24\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta), the rabbis discuss David\u2019s words concerning the \u201cdedication of the house of David\u201d and when a man comes to stand before Him.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-8\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-24\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (Nimshal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span>expands upon the <span class=\"CharOverride-24\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal) goes on to expand on the man who goes to stand before the Lord and states where faith comes into play with regard to performing the mitzvot in the Torah.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-8\">The Concluding phrase says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cThus David had only to think of building the sanctuary, and it was called by his name, and it is said A Psalm and song at the dedication of the house of David.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">Part <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-23\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-8\">The Midrash introduces the Psalm with the <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span> (Dibur Hamathil) saying <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cAnother comment on A Psalm and song at the dedication of the house of David.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-8\">The <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d<\/span> to the Midrash says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">These words are to be considered in the light of the verse Also unto You O Lord, belongs mercy; for You render to every man according to his work (Tehillim \/ Psalms 62:13).<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-8\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-24\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span> goes on to explain the <span class=\"CharOverride-24\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta), the rabbis discuss David\u2019s words concerning the \u201cdedication of the house of David\u201d and the punishment of the Lord.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-8\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-24\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (Nimshal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span>expands upon the <span class=\"CharOverride-24\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal), the rabbis go on to expand upon the punishment of the Lord saying that the measure of God\u2019s punishment is barren, bears no evil fruit, on the other hand, God\u2019s goodness bears much fruit. The Lord makes man pay for his iniquities once, but the Lord blesses over and over again. The rabbis say that when a man considers to do a sin the Lord does not consider he has sinned until he has acted upon the sin. On the other hand, if one considers doing good that the Lord imputes it to him as if he had done the good deed.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-8\">The Concluding phrase says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cIt was true of David. He suffered grief for the sanctuary, having sat for its sake in the dust of the earth, as is said Surely I will not come into the tent of my house I will not give sleep to my eyes until I find a place for the Lord (Tehillim \/ Psalms 132:3-5); and the sanctuary was called by his name, as is said A Psalm and song at the dedication of the house of David.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Midrash Tehillim 30, Part 1 opens with the Dibur Hamathil (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cA Psalm and song of the dedication of the house of David (Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:1).\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The midrash states the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">A Psalm and song of the dedication of the house of David (Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:1). Rabbi Chisda said, There is no difference of opinion that the sanctuary below is the counterpart of the sanctuary above, for the verse You, Lord, have made it a place (mkwn, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05d5\u05df<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">) for Your dwelling (Shemot \/ Exodus 15:17), you are to read not mkwn a place for, but mekuwwan (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05d5\u05df<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">), a counterpart of. Because the two are counterparts, said Rabbi Acha, debir in the verse When I lift up my hands toward Your holy oracle (Debir) (Tehillim \/ Psalms 28:2), means literally the place out of which revelations (dibberot) go forth to the world, as is said Out or Zion will go forth the Torah (Micah 4:2). Rabbi Khinea said, literally, debir means the place out of which awe, Awesome is God out of your holy places (Tehillim \/ Psalms 68:36).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0 \u05de\u05e1\u05de\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e9\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d7\u05e0\u05d5\u05db\u05ea \u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05dc\u05d3\u05d5\u05d3. \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e8\u05f3 \u05d7\u05e1\u05d3\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05d9\u05dc\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e4\u05dc\u05d9\u05d2\u05d0, \u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05e7\u05d3\u05e9 \u05e9\u05dc \u05de\u05d8\u05d4 \u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05d5\u05df \u05db\u05e0\u05d2\u05d3 \u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05e7\u05d3\u05e9 \u05e9\u05dc \u05de\u05e2\u05dc\u05d4, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05e9\u05d1\u05ea\u05da (\u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05d8\u05d5 \u05d9\u05d6), \u05d0\u05dc \u05ea\u05e7\u05e8\u05d9 \u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05d5\u05df, \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e8\u05f3 \u05d0\u05d7\u05d0 \u05de\u05df \u05d4\u05d3\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e0\u05e9\u05d0\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d3\u05d9 \u05d0\u05dc \u05d3\u05d1\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e7\u05d3\u05e9\u05da (\u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05d7 \u05d1), \u05de\u05e7\u05d5\u05dd \u05e9\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05d9\u05d5\u05e6\u05d0\u05d5\u05ea \u05dc\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05db\u05d9 \u05de\u05e6\u05d9\u05d5\u05df \u05ea\u05e6\u05d0 \u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 (\u05de\u05d9\u05db\u05d4 \u05d3 \u05d1). \u05e8\u05f3 \u05d7\u05d9\u05e0\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05de\u05e7\u05d5\u05dd \u05e9\u05d4\u05d3\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d5\u05e6\u05d0 \u05dc\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd, \u05d5\u05d4\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05ea\u05d9\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0\u05d9\u05df, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05de\u05e7\u05d3\u05e9\u05d9\u05da (\u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e1\u05d7 \u05dc\u05d5). <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta)<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> \u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to the Midrash says <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cRabbi Chisda said, There is no difference of opinion that the sanctuary below is the counterpart of the sanctuary above, for the verse You, Lord, have made it a place (mkwn) for Your dwelling (Shemot \/ Exodus 15:17).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> According to the midrash there is no disagreement that the Tabernacle below (on earth) is different from the Tabernacle in heaven. The Mishkan consisted of two main parts, (i) a tent-like structure called the ohel (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05d4\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and (ii) and outer court called the Chotzer (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05e6\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The tent was 30 amot long (52.5 feet) and 10 amot wide (17.5 feet) and was divided into two separate chambers. The inner most chamber was called the \u201cMost Holy place\u201d (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e7\u05d3\u05e9 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d3\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), measuring 10 X 10 amot that encloses the Ark of the Testimony (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05e2\u05d3\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Note that the word Amot is from the work \u201cAmah\u201d (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05de\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) meaning six handbreadths (one cubit) which is roughly 21 inches. Amot (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05de\u05d5\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) is plural for \u201cAmah\u201d (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05de\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The following is a pictorial diagram of the Tabernacle that Moshe had constructed.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"_idGenObjectLayout-1\">\n<div id=\"_idContainer000\" class=\"_idGenObjectStyleOverride-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_idGenObjectAttribute-1\" src=\"Tehillim_30-web-resources\/image\/Tabernacle.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The most holy place is separated from another chamber known as the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u201cHoly place\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> by an intricately woven curtain called the parochet. The Holy place is divided into two areas. In the first area closest to the parochet were to be placed three things, the table of the presence (show-bread, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e9\u05dc\u05d7\u05df<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), the menorah (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and the altar of incense (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05de\u05d6\u05d1\u05d7 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d8\u05e8\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The altar of incense was positioned in the center of the Holy place. The outer court of the Mishkan measured 100 amot long (175 feet) by 50 amot wide (87.5 feet). On each side of the courtyard, 30 amot from the entrance, a copper altar was to be used for the daily sacrifices. In addition, the copper water basin was to be used by the priests after performing the offerings. The outer court was surrounded by a series of interconnected posts held in place by silver sockets, from which curtains of blue, purple, and scarlet linen were hung. The Scriptures state that Moshe constructed the Tabernacle according to the pattern that God had shown him on the mountain of Sinai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> According to the midrash, the rabbis say that there is no difference in opinion that the earthly Tabernacle is different from the Heavenly Tabernacle. That is pointedly remarkable since in the midrashic literature the rabbis always differed in opinion. While reading through the Apostolic Writings, it is interesting to note that the author of the book of Hebrews also has a similar opinion regarding the Earthly verses the Heavenly Tabernacle according to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hebrews 8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker020\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Hebrews 8:1-12<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">8:1 Now the main point in what has been said is this we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, 8:2 a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man. 8:3 For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer. 8:4 Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the Law; 8:5 who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle; for, \u2018See,\u2019 He says, \u2018that you make all things according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.\u2019 8:6 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises. 8:7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion sought for a second. 8:8 For finding fault with them, He says, \u2018Behold, days are coming, says the Lord, When I will effect a new covenant With the house of Israel and with the house of Judah; 8:9 Not like the covenant which I made with their fathers On the day when I took them by the hand To lead them out of the land of Egypt; For they did not continue in My covenant, And I did not care for them, says the Lord. 8:10 \u2018For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel After those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their minds, And I will write them on their hearts. And I will be their God, And they shall be My people. 8:11 \u2018And they shall not teach everyone his fellow citizen, And everyone his brother, saying, \u2018Know the Lord,\u2019 For all will know Me, From the least to the greatest of them. 8:12 \u2018For I will be merciful to their iniquities, And I will remember their sins no more.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u039a\u03b5\u03c6\u1f71\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03bb\u03b5\u03b3\u03bf\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2, \u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u1f00\u03c1\u03c7\u03b9\u03b5\u03c1\u1f73\u03b1, \u1f43\u03c2 \u1f10\u03ba\u1f71\u03b8\u03b9\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03b4\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u1fb7 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03c1\u1f79\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03c9\u03c3\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f01\u03b3\u1f77\u03c9\u03bd \u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u1f78\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b9\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c2, \u1f23\u03bd \u1f14\u03c0\u03b7\u03be\u03b5\u03bd \u1f41 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2, \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f04\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f00\u03c1\u03c7\u03b9\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c6\u1f73\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u03b4\u1ff6\u03c1\u1f71 \u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b8\u03c5\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9: \u1f45\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u1fd6\u03bf\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u1f43 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd\u1f73\u03b3\u03ba\u1fc3. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03b5\u1f30 \u03bc\u1f72\u03bd \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd \u1f26\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2, \u03bf\u1f50\u03b4\u2019 \u1f02\u03bd \u1f26\u03bd \u1f31\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c2, \u1f44\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c6\u03b5\u03c1\u1f79\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70 \u03b4\u1ff6\u03c1\u03b1: <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03bf\u1f35\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u03b5\u1f77\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c3\u03ba\u03b9\u1fb7 \u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u1f7b\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u1f77\u03c9\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b5\u03c7\u03c1\u03b7\u03bc\u1f71\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u039c\u03c9\u03cb\u03c3\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03bc\u1f73\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03bd\u1f75\u03bd, \u039f\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b3\u1f71\u03c1, \u03c6\u03b7\u03c3\u1f77\u03bd, \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c4\u1f7b\u03c0\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03c7\u03b8\u1f73\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f44\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9: <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03bd\u03c5\u03bd[\u1f76] \u03b4\u1f72 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f73\u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03b5\u03bd \u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2, \u1f45\u03c3\u1ff3 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03c1\u03b5\u1f77\u03c4\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd\u1f79\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b8\u1f75\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c3\u1f77\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2, \u1f25\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03ba\u03c1\u03b5\u1f77\u03c4\u03c4\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u1f77\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03b8\u1f73\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u0395\u1f30 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f21 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c4\u03b7 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b5\u1f77\u03bd\u03b7 \u1f26\u03bd \u1f04\u03bc\u03b5\u03bc\u03c0\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2, \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f02\u03bd \u03b4\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f10\u03b6\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u1f79\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2: <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03bc\u03b5\u03bc\u03c6\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9, \u1f38\u03b4\u03bf\u1f7a \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f14\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9, \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u1f73\u03c3\u03c9 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03bf\u1f36\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd \u1f38\u03c3\u03c1\u03b1\u1f74\u03bb \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03bf\u1f36\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd \u1f38\u03bf\u1f7b\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b8\u1f75\u03ba\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u1f75\u03bd, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03bf\u1f50 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b8\u1f75\u03ba\u03b7\u03bd \u1f23\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03bf\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u1f71\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u1fb3 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03be\u03b1\u03b3\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f10\u03ba \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2 \u0391\u1f30\u03b3\u1f7b\u03c0\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5, \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f10\u03bd\u1f73\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b8\u1f75\u03ba\u1fc3 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5, \u03ba\u1f00\u03b3\u1f7c \u1f20\u03bc\u1f73\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd, \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f55\u03c4\u03b7 \u1f21 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b8\u1f75\u03ba\u03b7 \u1f23\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03bf\u1f34\u03ba\u1ff3 \u1f38\u03c3\u03c1\u03b1\u1f74\u03bb \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b5\u1f77\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2, \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2, \u03b4\u03b9\u03b4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u1f71\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03b3\u03c1\u1f71\u03c8\u03c9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c2, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f14\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f76 \u1f14\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u1f77 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03bb\u03b1\u1f79\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">11<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b4\u1f71\u03be\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u1f15\u03ba\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u1f77\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f15\u03ba\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f00\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u1f78\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6, \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd, \u0393\u03bd\u1ff6\u03b8\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd, \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03b4\u1f75\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u1f77\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f15\u03c9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u1f71\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f35\u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u1f14\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u1f77\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03bc\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b8\u1ff6 \u1f14\u03c4\u03b9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The author of Hebrews said <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">8:5 who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle; for, \u2018See,\u2019 He says, \u2018that you make all things according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.\u2019<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">(NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the Tabernacle on Earth was a shadow of the heavenly things. There is no disagreement in the opinion of the rabbis regarding differences between the Earthly and Heavenly Tabernacles according to the midrash. The point of the author of Hebrews was <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">8:1 Now &#8230; we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, 8:2 a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> According to the Author of Hebrews, Yeshua obtained a more excellent ministry because He is the mediator of a better covenant that is enacted on better promises (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hebrews 8:6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Here we do find a difference in opinion from the rabbis comment in the midrash, or maybe an absence of opinion regarding the Messiah from the rabbinic perspective on <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 30<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. According to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hebrews 8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, how did Yeshua the Messiah obtain a more excellent ministry? How is the covenant better than what the previous one? What are the promises that are better than before? What is better that Yeshua the Messiah did than what was given at Sinai? Is the author of Hebrews saying that the Torah is of no use to us because of what Yeshua the Messiah has done? What was the necessity for having a new covenant and does that mean the covenant found in the Torah is now gone? These are very important questions because they will help us to understand what is being said in the following verses such as in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hebrews 8:13 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">the author writes <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cWhen He said, \u2018A new covenant \u2018 He has made the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to disappear (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. Does obsolete mean all of the Torah is gone or not valid for us today?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hebrews 8:1-12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the author calls upon the promise of a new covenant in the book of Jeremiah the prophet (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Jeremiah 31<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). To understand what is taking place with regard to the letter to the Hebrews, we have to understand something about the grace of God. In the book of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Exodus<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Parashat Ki Tisa, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Shemot \/ Exodus 30:11-34:35<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) the Lord God established His covenant with His people purely as a result of His mercy and grace because of the sin of the people with the golden calf. The Lord declares to Moshe <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1-\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b6\u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05b6\u05ea<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cThe Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness\/grace and truth.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In the Torah, the central reason for the extending of <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (grace) to the people of Israel at Sinai is because of the Lord\u2019s faithfulness to Abraham and Abraham\u2019s offspring according to Parashat Lech Lecha (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 12:1-17:27<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0-\u05dc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05da\u05bc\u05b8: \u05d1 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b6\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05db\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d2\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b6\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d2 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b2\u05db\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e7\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d0\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker021\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-14\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 12:1-3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">12:1 Now the Lord said to Abram, \u2018Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father\u2019s house, To the land which I will show you; 12:2 And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing; 12:3 And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> According to the promise to Abraham, all the nations of the earth will be blessed in the seed of Abraham. The Lord\u2019s covenant promise of <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (grace) is contained in the covenant of Abraham, since from the beginning the Lord had aimed to bless all nations and all peoples of this earth. In the book of Jonah we learn that God\u2019s mercy and grace of the covenant extended even to the Gentile nations. Jonah makes it clear that he believed God would have mercy on the Ninevites when he said <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b5\u05bd\u05dc\u05be\u05d7\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05be\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cI knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness\/grace.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Jonah\u2019s words draw a parallel with <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Shemot \/ Exodus 34:6-7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> where the Lord passes before Moshe declaring His glory, His mercy, and His grace. In the story of Jonah, the Lord accomplished this through the disobedience and rebelliousness of His own prophet (Jonah). The Lord\u2019s glory was made known to the gentile nations in the forgiveness of Nineve, the exile of His own people to Babylon (see the book of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Jeremiah<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and in the exodus from Egypt before the Mountain of Sinai. The challenge before us then in the story of Jonah was would Israel (or the rabbis) accept the fulfillment of the Lord\u2019s covenant with Abraham and welcome God\u2019s mercy and <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (grace) being poured out on the gentile nations, or would this extension of <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (grace) be called evil and would Israel insist that the Lord\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (grace) only be extended to them? The author of Hebrews makes a reference to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Jeremiah 31<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hebrews 8:8-10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d9\u05e8\u05de\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05e4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e7 \u05dc-\u05dc\u05d3 \u05dc \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05bb\u05dd-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d7\u05b2\u05d3\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4: \u05dc\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05db\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b8\u05dd \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05d4\u05b5\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b5\u05e4\u05b5\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b8\u05dd 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\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b5\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd: \u05dc\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d0\u05b8\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05de\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05db\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d9\u05b5\u05d3\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05d8\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05bb\u05dd-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d6\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8-\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3: \u05dc\u05d3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4 | \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05df \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05de\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b8\u05dd \u05d7\u05bb\u05e7\u05bc\u05b9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05db\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b9\u05d2\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4\u05b1\u05de\u05d5\u05bc \u05d2\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9:<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> God says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05bb\u05dd-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d7\u05b2\u05d3\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> \u2018Behold, days are coming,\u2019 declares the Lord, \u2018when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Jeremiah 31:32<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the Lord says that this is not the covenant that He cut\/made with your Fathers in the day that He delivered them by the hand from eretz Mitzrayim (land of Egypt). This is a new covenant, a different covenant, an eternal covenant a covenant that will cause God to say <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b5\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cI will be there God and they will be a people to me.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Here, not only is there a parallel with the Torah text in Parashat Bekhukotai (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Vayikra \/ Leviticus 26:12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) God is also declaring that He will make a new covenant that will lead to Him being our God and us being His people. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The question of God\u2019s mercy and <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (grace) being extended to the gentile nations was not fully answered according to the book of Jonah. The reason being the <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cchallenge and the answer\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> was given to a small group of Jewish men who followed another prophet from Galilee, the Messiah Yeshua. This concept was revealed in Yeshua the Messiah and his use of the sign of Jonah (see <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Matthew 12:38-45, 16:4, Luke 11:29-30<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) to describe his death, burial, and bodily resurrection. The Apostle Paul picks up this topic in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Galatians 3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in his statements on the promises in the covenant to Abraham, that God justified the gentiles by faith, and that all people who believe are true descendent\u2019s of Abraham (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">3:6-9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u1f08\u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u1f70\u03bc \u1f10\u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b8\u03b5\u1ff7, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u1f77\u03c3\u03b8\u03b7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c3\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b7\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u0393\u03b9\u03bd\u1f7d\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f04\u03c1\u03b1 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2, \u03bf\u1f57\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c5\u1f31\u03bf\u1f77 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u1f08\u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u1f71\u03bc. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03ca\u03b4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b1 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f21 \u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u1f74 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u1fd6 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03b8\u03bd\u03b7 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b5\u03c5\u03b7\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u1f77\u03c3\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f08\u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u1f70\u03bc \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f18\u03bd\u03b5\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b7\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03b8\u03bd\u03b7. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u1f65\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f50\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u1f7a\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f08\u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u1f71\u03bc. <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Galatians 3:6 Even so Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. 3:7 Therefore, be sure that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham. 3:8 The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying \u2018All the nations will be blessed in you.\u2019 3:9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Paul went on to say that this covenant of Abraham was not annulled by the later covenant at Sinai (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u1f72 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03c9: \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b8\u1f75\u03ba\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03ba\u03b5\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03c9\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03b7\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f41 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u1f71\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u1f14\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b3\u03b5\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u1f7c\u03c2 \u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f00\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u1fd6, \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u1fc6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">3:17 What I am saying is this: the Law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). What is interesting is that the covenant of <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (grace) was already present in the Hebrew Scriptures. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> How did Yeshua the Messiah obtain a more excellent ministry and promises? The more excellent ministry that the Messiah had taken was (i) through Him the grace of God is extending to all the nations enabling everyone the opportunity to believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and (ii) He stands performing His duties (forever) before God in Heaven and not here on Earth. This in turn provides a better covenant, one that is established upon the work of Yeshua the Messiah and the receiving of the Holy Spirit in each person who places their faith in Him, which empowers us to live our lives for the Lord as God\u2019s people. (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">8:10 \u2018For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel After those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their minds, And I will write them on their hearts. And I will be their God, And they shall be My people. NASB<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) All of what Yeshua did was in fulfillment of the covenant promises given in the Torah, Yeshua came because of the promises of God in the Torah. The <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cbetter\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> promises the author of Hebrews is referring to is found and established in the resurrection of Yeshua. Yeshua made promises to us that He will never leave us nor forsake us, and He will send the Holy Spirit. He said that He goes to the Father in Heaven to intercede for us on our behalf as one having eternal life and not needing to make atonement for Himself. The atonement He provided, the evidence for God\u2019s acceptance of His offering is found in the resurrection of the Messiah who lives forever and performs His duties forever in Heaven. The Covenant promises in the Torah are not replaced or gone, Yeshua the Messiah provided a better covenant in that the grace of God now is extended to all peoples and the power of God has established this in His Son by the power of His Holy Spirit living and working in Him (Yeshua) and now in each of us too to overcome sin and to live for the Lord for the glory of His name. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Midrash Tehillim 30, Part 1 concludes stating <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201c Rabbi Khinea said, literally, debir means the place out of which awe, Awesome is God out of your holy places (Tehillim \/ Psalms 68:36).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> How awesome indeed is the Lord our God because He said in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hebrews 8:12 \u2018For I will be merciful to their iniquities, And I will remember their sins no more.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Midrash Tehillim 30, Part 2 opens with the Dibur Hamathil (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cAnother comment on A Psalm and son at the dedication of the house of David.\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The homiletic introduction to the Midrash states <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cThese words are to be considered in the light of the verse Whatever act of coming to Me a man begins, I complete (Job 41:13).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Midrash Tehillim 30, Part 2 states the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Another comment on A Psalm and son at the dedication of the house of David. These words are to be considered in the light of the verse Whatever act of coming to Me a man begins, I complete (Job 41:13). If ever a man considered doing a commandment for My sake, did I not stand behind him? Who would perform a circumcision had I not first given him a son? Who would display fringes had I not first given him a mantle? Who would build a parapet about his roof had I not first given him a house? If ever a man thought in his heart to do a commandment and was constrained from doing it, did I not reckon him as having done it? Thus David had only to think of building the sanctuary, and it was called by his name, and it is said A Psalm and song at the dedication of the house of David. (Midrash Tehillim 30, Part 2)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d1 [\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05de\u05d6\u05de\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e9\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d7\u05e0\u05d5\u05db\u05ea \u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05dc\u05d3\u05d5\u05d3. \u05d6\u05d4\u05d5 \u05e9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d4\u05db\u05ea\u05d5\u05d1 \u05de\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d3\u05d9\u05de\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e9\u05dc\u05dd (\u05d0\u05d9\u05d5\u05d1 \u05de\u05d0 \u05d2), \u05de\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d9\u05e9\u05d1 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d1\u05d5 \u05dc\u05e2\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05e6\u05d5\u05d4 \u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05e9\u05dc\u05de\u05ea\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d9\u05d5, \u05de\u05d9 \u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 \u05de\u05d9\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e0\u05ea\u05ea\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d5\u05d3\u05dd \u05d4\u05d1\u05df, \u05de\u05d9 \u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 \u05e6\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05ea \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e0\u05ea\u05ea\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d5\u05d3\u05dd \u05d4\u05d8\u05dc\u05d9\u05ea, \u05de\u05d9 \u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 \u05de\u05e2\u05e7\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d2\u05d2\u05d5 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e0\u05ea\u05ea\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d5\u05d3\u05dd \u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea, \u05de\u05d9 \u05d7\u05e9\u05d1 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d1\u05d5 \u05dc\u05e2\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05e6\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e0\u05d0\u05e0\u05e1 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e2\u05e9\u05d0\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05de\u05e2\u05dc\u05d4 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5 \u05db\u05d0\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5 \u05e2\u05e9\u05d0\u05d4, \u05e9\u05d4\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d7\u05e9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05d1\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05e7\u05d3\u05e9, \u05d5\u05e0\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05e9\u05de\u05d5, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05de\u05d6\u05de\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e9\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d7\u05e0\u05d5\u05db\u05ea \u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05dc\u05d3\u05d5\u05d3].<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">It is interesting the rabbis say <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cif ever a man considered doing a commandment for My sake, did I not stand behind him?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cif ever a man though in his heart o do a command and was constrained from doing it, did I not reckon him as having done it?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This is interesting because these comments reminds us of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Romans 8:26-31<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker022\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Romans 8:26:31<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">8:26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; 8:27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. 8:28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. 8:29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; 8:30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">In <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Romans 8:26-31,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the Apostle Paul said that <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cGod causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> then goes on to comment on those whom He foreknew and predestined to be conformed to the image of His son, and those whom He predestined, He also called, and justified, and glorified, etc. Paul concludes saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> What Paul is saying in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Romans 8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, is this similar to what the rabbis are saying in Midrash Tehillim 30, Part 2? If ever a man considers doing a commandment for My sake, did I not stand behind him? The rabbis provide three examples (i) a man performs circumcision, it was God who gave him a son, (ii) if a man wants to wear <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker023\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Tzitzit, it was God who gave him a mantle (cloths), and (iii) if a man would build a fence around the rooftop of his house (see <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 22:1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), it was the Lord who had first given him a house. Similarly, if ever a man thought in his heart to perform a command and was constrained from doing it, the Lord had caused this, and the example given is David thinking (wanting to) of building the Temple in Jerusalem, the Lord constrained him from building the Temple, and David wrote this psalm to be a song at the dedication of the Temple. Is this the way the Apostle Paul understood that God causes all things to work together for good for those who are called according to His purpose? Note the rabbis say <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201c&#8230;doing a command for My sake&#8230;\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is synonymous to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201c&#8230;those who are called according to His purpose.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Paul is saying that we do not have to fear because the Lord can work any situation for His glory. He is also saying that the Lord has had a plan from the very foundation of the world and that He knew those who would believe and live for our Father in Heaven because He is outside of time and space, He knows the beginning from the end. He also had planned from the beginning that those who would believe and live for the Lord would be conformed to the image of His Son. The Lord places His Word (Yeshua) first before all things, and this is consistent with the rest of Paul\u2019s letters regarding Yeshua the Messiah. The Lord works all things for the glory of His Name and we should not be fearful because all things are in His hands. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Midrash Tehillim 30, Part 4 opens with the Dibur Hamathil (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cAnother comment on A Psalm and song at the dedication of the house of David.\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The homiletic introduction to the Midrash states <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cThese words are to be considered in the light of the verse Also unto You O Lord, belongs mercy; for You render to every man according to his work (Tehillim \/ Psalms 62:13).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The midrash Part 4 is dedicated to understanding the differences between when a man decides in his heart to do good or evil and whether the Lord will count the thoughts of a man\u2019s heart against him or not. In the midrash there are two opposing thoughts regarding the Jew and the non-Jew. For the Jew the midrash says <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cRabbi Nehemiah taught, When a man considers committing a sin, the Holy One blessed be He, imputes no sin to him until he commits it; but when a man considers doing a good deed and finds himself unable to do it, the Holy One blessed be He, writes it down even without the doing, as though he had done it, for it is said The Lord listened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him, for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon His name (Malachi 3:15).\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e8\u05f3 \u05e0\u05d7\u05de\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d7\u05e9\u05d1 \u05d0\u05d3\u05dd \u05dc\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e2\u05d1\u05d9\u05e8\u05d4, \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 \u05d7\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1\u05d4 \u05e2\u05d3 \u05e9\u05d9\u05e2\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4, \u05d5\u05d0\u05dd \u05d7\u05e9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05e2\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05e6\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05e4\u05e1\u05d9\u05e7 \u05dc\u05e2\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea\u05d4, \u05e2\u05d3 \u05e9\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e2\u05e9\u05d0\u05d4, \u05de\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 \u05db\u05d5\u05ea\u05d1\u05d4 \u05db\u05d0\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5 \u05e2\u05e9\u05d0\u05d4, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e9\u05de\u05e2 \u05d5\u05d9\u05db\u05ea\u05d1 (\u05d1\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8) [\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8] \u05d6\u05db\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0\u05d9 [\u05d4\u05f3] \u05d5\u05dc\u05d7\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1\u05d9 \u05e9\u05de\u05d5 (\u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05db\u05d9 \u05d2 \u05d8\u05d6)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) On the other hand, for the non-Jew, it was taught <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cBut a heathen, even if he merely considers doing wickedness, thought he has not done it, the Holy One blessed be He, imputes wickedness to him as if he had done it.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05d1\u05dc \u05d1\u05e0\u05db\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05dd \u05d7\u05e9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05e2\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea \u05e8\u05e2\u05d4, \u05d0\u05e4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05e2\u05e9\u05d0\u05d4, \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 \u05d7\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1\u05d4 \u05db\u05d0\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5 \u05e2\u05e9\u05d0\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) The rabbis taught that for a Jew the Lord would not impute sin if it is only in thought and not in deed, whereas the good thoughts were considered as having already done them. The non-Jew was guilty no matter whether he had done and evil deed or whether it was simply a thought of doing evil, he was guilty before God. In Matthew chapter 5, Yeshua was teaching on a similar topic that we find here in the midrash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker024\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-14\">Matthew 5:27-37<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">5:27 \u2018You have heard that it was said, \u2018You shall not commit adultery\u2019; 5:28 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 5:29 \u2018If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 5:30 \u2018If your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell. 5:31 \u2018It was said, \u2018Whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce\u2019; 5:32 but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. 5:33 \u2018Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, \u2018You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.\u2019 5:34 \u2018But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 5:35 or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 5:36 \u2018Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 5:37 \u2018But let your statement be, \u2018Yes, yes\u2019 or \u2018No, no\u2019; anything beyond these is of evil. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Was Yeshua trying to address the rabbinic interpretation of the Scriptures regarding sin and our thought life like what we are reading here in Midrash Tehillim 30, Part 4? Was this a common teaching in the first century that one could disregard the murders and lusts of the heart simply because one did not act on them and that all one had to do was to think a good thought and it would outweigh the bad thoughts? Yeshua said that the mere thought of committing adultery was synonymous with having performed the act and you are guilty (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Matthew 5:28<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Considering Yeshua\u2019s calling in ministry to the Jews, he was indirectly making a distinction between the Jew and the non-Jew, he was speaking specifically to the Jews within the context of Matthew 5. The idea that a Jew was exempt from sin if it remained only in their hearts was nonsense. He goes on to describe the things that may cause ones heart to be full of sin, such as if the eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it away, even your right hand, cut it off. We have discussed in previous psalms that the right hand is the hand of power in our lives and the hand of fellowship with others. Do you have fellowship with sin? We are told to cut that off because it is better to go without in this life than to die in Hell. Those who swear falsely, the swearing is performed in the heart and yet it was thought if one swears by the gold in the Temple they are not accountable, one is only accountable if they swear by the altar. The point is that from the heart proceeds all sorts of uncleanness and unrighteousness and we have to be careful of our thoughts because we will walk according to our thoughts before the Lord. Because of these things, it is very important therefore to be consistently studying God\u2019s Word to reprogram our thought life so we can walk dedicating our lives in service to the Lord each day. Let\u2019s Pray!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Tehillim-30-Part1-and-2.pdf\">Tehillim 30-Part1-and-2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s study is from Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:1-12, the opening verse says \u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05bb\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3: A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David. Did David write songs to be sung at the dedication of the Temple that Solomon would build for the Lord? 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