{"id":2982,"date":"2014-05-07T19:43:41","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T19:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=2982"},"modified":"2018-09-23T19:32:22","modified_gmt":"2018-09-23T19:32:22","slug":"tehillim-psalms-40-part-2-seeking-the-lord-to-establish-our-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/tehillim-psalms-40-part-2-seeking-the-lord-to-establish-our-feet\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehillim \/ Psalms 40, Part 2, Seeking the Lord to Establish Our Feet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xHG-d1idQes\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\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 40:1-17,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David opens the Psalm saying, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8: \u05d1 \u05e7\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4 \u05e7\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05d8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David says that he waited patiently for the Lord and he listened to his cry for help. The Lord\u2019s help resulted in the following: <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05d8\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d5\u05b5\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b6\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d8\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:2 He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. 40:3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the Lord. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> He established David on a solid foundation, he made his steps firm, the Septuagint states that the Lord put in order his steps. The Lord\u2019s work in his life causes him to say, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:4 How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood. 40:5 Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d6 \u05d6\u05b6\u05d1\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d7\u05b8\u05e4\u05b7\u05e6\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d6\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8 \u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05d8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:6 Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This draws a parallel to Samuel the prophet\u2019s words in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">1 Samuel 15:22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. David\u2019s words in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:6-8 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">are quoted in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hebrews 10:5-7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. David continues saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:8 I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart.\u2019 40:9 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O Lord, You know. 40:10 I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation. 40:11 You, O Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It is interesting how he states that he does not hide the righteousness of God in his heart and that he does not restrain his lips. What do you think it means to hide the righteousness of God in the heart? He concludes saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:14 Let those be ashamed and humiliated together Who seek my life to destroy it; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt. 40:15 Let those be appalled because of their shame Who say to me, \u2018Aha, aha!\u2019 40:16 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually, \u2018The Lord be magnified!\u2019 40:17 Since I am afflicted and needy, Let the Lord be mindful of me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God. 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\u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8: \u05d1 \u05e7\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4 \u05e7\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05d8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d2 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05d8\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d5\u05b5\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b6\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d3 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\u05ea\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d1 \u05de\u05e1\u05d1\u05e8\u05d0 \u05e1\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e6\u05dc\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d5\u05e7\u05d1\u05d9\u05dc \u05d1\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d2 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e1\u05e7\u05e0\u05d9 \u05de\u05d2\u05d5\u05d1 \u05d0\u05ea\u05e8\u05d2\u05d5\u05e9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05de\u05db\u05e1\u05df \u05d8\u05d9\u05e9\u05d8\u05d5\u05e9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e7\u05d9\u05e3 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e7\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05dc \u05db\u05d9\u05e4\u05d0 \u05e8\u05d9\u05d2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05ea\u05e7\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05e1\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d3 \u05d5\u05e1\u05d3\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e4\u05d5\u05de\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d1\u05d7 \u05d7\u05d3\u05ea \u05ea\u05d4\u05d9 \u05ea\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d7\u05de\u05d5\u05df \u05e1\u05d2\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05d9\u05d3\u05d7\u05dc\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d9\u05e1\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d9\u05e1\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4\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\"> 40<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-11\">40:1 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c4\u1f73\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u0394\u03b1\u03c5\u03b9\u03b4 \u03c8\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u1f79\u03c2 \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u1f73\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u1f73\u03c3\u03c7\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 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\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f73\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u1f79\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u1f31 \u1f00\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u1f77\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f20\u03b4\u03c5\u03bd\u1f75\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b2\u03bb\u1f73\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u1f72\u03c1 \u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c1\u1f77\u03c7\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f21 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u1f77\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f73\u03bb\u03b9\u03c0\u1f73\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 40:13 \u03b5\u1f50\u03b4\u1f79\u03ba\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1fe5\u1f7b\u03c3\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u1f77 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b2\u03bf\u03b7\u03b8\u1fc6\u03c3\u03b1\u1f77 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f79\u03c3\u03c7\u03b5\u03c2 40:14 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c7\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03b5\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u1f05\u03bc\u03b1 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03b6\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u1f75\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03be\u1fb6\u03c1\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f75\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f40\u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf\u1f31 \u03b8\u1f73\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u1f73\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u1f71 1 40:5 \u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u1f71\u03c3\u03b8\u03c9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c7\u03c1\u1fc6\u03bc\u03b1 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\u03b4\u1f72 \u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03c7\u1f79\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03bc\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f73\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03b5\u1fd6 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b2\u03bf\u03b7\u03b8\u1f79\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1f75\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u1f7a \u03b5\u1f36 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u1f77\u03c3\u1fc3\u03c2 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"table002\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-5\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-13\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 40<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-14\" lang=\"en-US\">For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. 40:2 He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. 40:3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the Lord. 40:4 How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood. 40:5 Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count. 40:6 Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required. 40:7 Then I said, \u2018Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me. 40:8 I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart.\u2019 40:9 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O Lord, You know. 40:10 I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation. 40:11 You, O Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me. 40:12 For evils beyond number have surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my heart has failed me. 40:13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; Make haste, O Lord, to help me. 40:14 Let those be ashamed and humiliated together Who seek my life to destroy it; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt. 40:15 Let those be appalled because of their shame Who say to me, \u2018Aha, aha!\u2019 40:16 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually, \u2018The Lord be magnified!\u2019 40:17 Since I am afflicted and needy, Let the Lord be mindful of me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">T<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-13\" lang=\"en-US\">oviyah \/ Psalms Chapter 40<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-14\" lang=\"en-US\">40:1 For praise. Of David, a psalm. 40:2 I truly hoped in the Lord, and he turned to me and received my supplication. 40:3 And he brought me up from the pit of turmoil, from the mire of filth; and he set my feet on the rock, he made my steps firm. 40:4 And he put in my mouth a new psalm: Let there be praise before the Lord our God, let many see and fear and hope in the word of the Lord. 40:5 Happy the man who made the Lord his confidence, and did not look toward the disobedient and those who speak falsehood. 40:6 Many are the miracles that you have done, O Lord my God; your wonders and favor towards us are impossible to set out; I will recount and speak to you your praise; they are too great to tell. 40:7 You do not want sacrifice and offering; you have scooped out ears for me to hear your redemption; you have not asked for holocaust and sin offering. 40:8 Then I said, \u201cBehold, I have entered into eternal life,\u201d whenever I occupy myself with the scroll of the book of Torah that was written for my sake. 40:9 I desire to do your will, O God; and your Torah is contained in my deepest self. 40:10 I have proclaimed righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I will not withhold my lips; O Lord my God, you know [this]. 40:11 I have not concealed your righteousness in my heart, I have uttered your truth and your redemption; I have not kept back your goodness and faithfulness in the great assembly. 40:12 Therefore you, O Lord, do not withhold your mercy from me; may your goodness and truth always keep me. 40:13 For evils are strong against me, until they are without number; my sins have overtaken me and I cannot see; they are more numerous than the hairs of my head; and my thoughts have left me. 40:14 Be pleased, O Lord, to save me; O Lord, hasten to my aid. 40:15 Those who seek to destroy my soul will be ashamed and confused together; those who desire my ruin will turn back and be disgraced. 40:16 They will become senseless because of their shame \u2013 those who say to me, \u201cWe have rejoiced at his ruin, we rejoiced at his misery.\u201d 40:17 All who seek you will rejoice and be glad in your word; and those who love your redemption will say continually, \u201cLet the might of the Lord be magnified.\u201d 40:18 But I am humble and poor, O Lord; let good be devised for me, you are my help and salvation; O my God, do not delay. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-13\" lang=\"en-US\">Psalmoi \/ Psalms 40<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-14\" lang=\"en-US\">For the end, a Psalm of David. 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he attended to me, and hearkened to my supplication. 40:2 And he brought me up out of a pit of misery, and from miry clay: and he set my feet on a rock, and ordered my goings aright. 40:3 And he put a new song into my mouth, even a hymn to our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall hope in the Lord. 40:4 Blessed is the man whose hope is in the name of the Lord, and who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies. 40:5 O Lord my God, thou hast multiplied thy wonderful works, and in thy thoughts there is none who shall be likened to thee: I declared and spoke of them: they exceeded number. 40:6 Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not; but a body hast thou prepared me: whole-burnt-offering and sacrifice for sin thou didst not require. 40:7 Then I said, Behold, I come: in the volume of the book it is written concerning me, 40:8 I desired to do thy will, O my God, and thy law in the midst of mine heart. 40:9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; lo! I will not refrain my lips; O Lord, thou knowest my righteousness. 40:10 I have not hid thy truth within my heart, and I have declared thy salvation; I have not hid thy mercy and thy truth from the great congregation. 40:11 But thou, Lord, remove not thy compassion far from me; thy mercy and thy truth have helped me continually. 40:12 For innumerable evils have encompassed me; my transgressions have taken hold of me, and I could not see; they are multiplied more than the hairs of my head; and my heart has failed me. 40:13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, draw nigh to help me. 40:14 Let those that seek my soul, to destroy it, be ashamed and confounded together; let those that wish me evil be turned backward and put to shame. 40:15 Let those that say to me, Aha, aha, quickly receive shame for their reward. 40:16 Let all those that seek thee, O Lord, exult and rejoice in thee; and let them that love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified. 40:17 But I am poor and needy; the Lord will take care of me; thou art my helper, and my defender, O my God, delay not. (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\"> In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:1-17,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David opens the Psalm saying, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8: \u05d1 \u05e7\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4 \u05e7\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05d8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It is interesting that here the word that is used to translate <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cwait\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is the Hebrew word <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ckavveh\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e7\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and David repeats the word twice (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e7\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4 \u05e7\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), the second time with the first person singular pronominal suffix. The root verb appears to be the word <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ctikvah\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> which is the Hebrew word for <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201chope,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> therefore, the word <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ckavveh\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> may also be rendered as <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201chope\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> or <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cin the expectation of, looking for with anticipation,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> etc. David says that his hope is in the Lord and because of his hope, the Lord <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cvayet\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05d8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) unto him and listened. <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cVayet\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is from the root <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e0\u05d8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto turn,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the Lord turned toward David because he patiently hoped in the Lord. It is interesting that David says that he waits on the Lord in a previous psalm, in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 27:14<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05d3 \u05e7\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b2\u05d6\u05b7\u05e7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b5\u05e5 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e7\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">27:14 Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 27:14<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> he couples the words to wait \/ hope with <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cchazak\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05b2\u05d6\u05b7\u05e7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) to be strong and the idea is that one must first step out in faith, to obey God by trusting and hoping in Him. Following our obedience to hope and to seek Him, He causes our hearts to be filled with courage to be strong (chazak, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05b2\u05d6\u05b7\u05e7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). So David is saying in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 27:14<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to be strong and courageous and that our hope in the Lord is not a form of weakness but a form of strengthening. Because David has placed his hope in the Lord (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">i.e. he patiently waits on the Lord<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) the Lord turns and hears his prayer. Have you ever been told that having faith or hope in God is a form of weakness? Know without a doubt, when we humbly hope \/ wait upon the Lord, He hears our prayers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David says that because of his hope, the Lord brought him out of the pit of destruction and placed his feet upon a solid foundation. <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05d8\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d5\u05b5\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b6\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d8\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:2 He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. 40:3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the Lord. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Aramaic Targum states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e1\u05e7\u05e0\u05d9 \u05de\u05d2\u05d5\u05d1 \u05d0\u05ea\u05e8\u05d2\u05d5\u05e9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05de\u05db\u05e1\u05df \u05d8\u05d9\u05e9\u05d8\u05d5\u05e9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e7\u05d9\u05e3 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e7\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05dc \u05db\u05d9\u05e4\u05d0 \u05e8\u05d9\u05d2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05ea\u05e7\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05e1\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d3 \u05d5\u05e1\u05d3\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e4\u05d5\u05de\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d1\u05d7 \u05d7\u05d3\u05ea \u05ea\u05d4\u05d9 \u05ea\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d7\u05de\u05d5\u05df \u05e1\u05d2\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05d9\u05d3\u05d7\u05dc\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d9\u05e1\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d9\u05e1\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:3 And he brought me up from the pit of turmoil, from the mire of filth; and he set my feet on the rock, he made my steps firm. 40:4 And he put in my mouth a new psalm: Let there be praise before the Lord our God, let many see and fear and hope in the word of the Lord. (EMC) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Septuagint states 40:2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03bd\u1f75\u03b3\u03b1\u03b3\u1f73\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u1f10\u03ba \u03bb\u1f71\u03ba\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03c0\u03c9\u03c1\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c0\u03b7\u03bb\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f30\u03bb\u1f7b\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f73\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03c0\u1f79\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7\u1f7b\u03b8\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u1f75\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u1f71 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 40:3 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bd\u1f73\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c3\u03c4\u1f79\u03bc\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f86\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u1f79\u03bd \u1f55\u03bc\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b8\u03b5\u1ff7 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f44\u03c8\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c6\u03bf\u03b2\u03b7\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bb\u03c0\u03b9\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:2 And he brought me up out of a pit of misery, and from miry clay: and he set my feet on a rock, and ordered my goings aright. 40:3 And he put a new song into my mouth, even a hymn to our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall hope in the Lord. (LXX)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It is interesting that we read David describing <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cthe pit of destruction,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> whereas the rabbis say <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cthe pit of turmoil and mire of filth,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cthe pit of misery\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in the Targum and the Septuagint. <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Ezekiel 26<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> describes the pit in this way:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker000\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Ezekiel 26:19-21<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">26:19 For thus says the Lord God, \u2018When I make you a desolate city, like the cities which are not inhabited, when I bring up the deep over you and the great waters cover you, 26:20 then I will bring you down with those who go down to the pit, to the people of old, and I will make you dwell in the lower parts of the earth, like the ancient waste places, with those who go down to the pit, so that you will not be inhabited; but I will set glory in the land of the living. 26:21 \u2018I will bring terrors on you and you will be no more; though you will be sought, you will never be found again,\u2019 declares the Lord God. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05d8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b6\u05b9\u05d5\u05b4\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05e2\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05db \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05e2\u05b7\u05dd \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b3\u05e8\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05db\u05d0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05ea\u05b0\u05d1\u05bb\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05ea\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05e6\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05bb\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b6\u05d5\u05b9\u05b4\u05d4: <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Ezekiel describes the Lord speaking in a prophecy against Tyre saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cwhen I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Who are the people of old time of dead long ago? <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Ezekiel 26:19<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> speaks of cities and the Lord bringing deep and great waters over the cities, is this a reference to the great flood and the wicked generation that was destroyed by the waters of the flood? The pit of destruction and of miry clay implies that one\u2019s feet are sinking and stuck and unable to be moved. If you have ever gotten your foot stuck in sticky-clay-mud, it is very difficult to remove the foot once it has sunken down. It is also next to impossible to get your shoe out of the mud once it is lodged firmly and the only thing one can do is leave the shoe and pull your foot out. The pit of destruction and miry clay implies that the way one walks as a man is not the Lord\u2019s ways. David says it is the Lord who raises up his foot and sets it upon a rock to make his steps firm (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b6\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and therefore we are to seek the Lord to guide and directs our steps. It is interesting that he says the Lord raises up the foot upon a rock, will establish happiness or blessing (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Lord established David on a solid foundation, he made his steps firm, the Septuagint states that the Lord put in order his steps (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The apostle Peter wrote it this way, in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">1 Peter 2:20<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> \u03c0\u03bf\u1fd6\u03bf\u03bd \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03ba\u03bb\u1f73\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u1f71\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03b1\u03c6\u03b9\u03b6\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b5; \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u2019 \u03b5\u1f30 \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03b8\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f71\u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b5, \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u1f71\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u1f70 \u03b8\u03b5\u1ff7. \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f10\u03ba\u03bb\u1f75\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5, \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f14\u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u1f72\u03c1 \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd, \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03bc\u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03bc\u1f78\u03bd \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f34\u03c7\u03bd\u03b5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> 2:21 <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This illustrates that we are to shine forth the light of the Messiah in our lives to the world and to expect suffering if we follow in the Messiah\u2019s footsteps. This is what it means to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ccount the cost\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> of following Christ. In <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker001\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Parashat Ekev, Moshe writes contrasting the humbleness of heart, hunger, and the provision of Manna in the wilderness written as the <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cbread from Heaven,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> so that the people would understand that <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cman does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord does a man live\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 8:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Moshe understood the Lord God to be actively pursuing us through His Word and He is setting our feet upon a solid rock that results in happiness and blessing. Take for example in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 9:1-3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, Moshe says that there are cities and nations greater and mightier than Israel in the land that they are about to enter and possess. He reinforces what he is saying by writing: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cWho can stand before the sons of Anak?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> He answers saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cKnow therefore today that it is the Lord your God who is crossing over before you as a consuming fire.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b9\u05db\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) The Lord will subdue them before you so that you may drive them out and destroy them quickly just as the Lord has spoken. This is written so we know that the Lord God is always in the process of delivering His people. It is also interesting to note that in the Targum Onkelos from <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05ea\u05e8\u05d2\u05d5\u05dd \u05d0\u05d5\u05e0\u05e7\u05dc\u05d5\u05e1 \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) it is written in verse 3 <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b8\u05d0\u05be\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0\u05be\u05d9\u05b5\u05e2\u05b4\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b3\u05d3\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d4\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d0\u05be\u05d0\u05b8\u05db\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\"> \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05e6\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05db\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05e7\u05b3\u05d3\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05ea\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05db\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d0\u05be\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05d9\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0:<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cMemra is a consuming fire.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The \u201c<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker002\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Memra\u201d (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d4\u05bc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) the Word of God, the creative work of God, the agent by which God created the world, is the one who goes as a <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cConsuming Fire.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> According to the Torah, God humbled Israel and fed them <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201c\u2026 with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 8:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) These Scriptures are very appropriately showing us today that the Lord is taking steps to set our feet upon the correct path and to save us. It is now our part to seek the Lord to do such a thing in our lives. We also know that the Torah has been given to us to guide, direct, and point us in the correct path, not only to direct us to Yeshua the Messiah, but also for living right before the Lord God Almighty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David continues saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d8\u05b7\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05e8\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05db\u05b8\u05d6\u05b8\u05d1: \u05d5 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8 | \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b9\u05ea\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df | \u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05b9\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:4 How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood. 40:5 Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It is interesting to note how the Hebrew text is written, David says <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cAshrei Hagever\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cHow blessed is the strong man\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> drawing a Hebrew reader back to <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker003\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Parashat Noach in the Torah. It is interesting to note that according to the Aramaic Targum Onkelos we read the following from Parashat Noach:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-1\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker004\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">Targum Onkelos (\u05ea\u05e8\u05d2\u05d5\u05dd \u05d0\u05e0\u05e7\u05dc\u05d5\u05e1)<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table003\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-6\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-6\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-7\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05ea\u05e8\u05d2\u05d5\u05dd \u05d0\u05e0\u05e7\u05dc\u05d5\u05e1 \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b7\u05d3 \u05e9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05bb\u05d5 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05d2\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05e2\u05b8\u05d0\u05f4\u05d0\u05d3\u05de\u05ea\u05d0\u05f4 \u05d5\u05bb\u05d1\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05df\u05c3 \u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05ea \u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e9\u05b7\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05df \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05bb\u05e0\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05bb\u05d5 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05e0\u05b0\u05e9\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05b9\u05dc \u05d3\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05ea\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05bb\u05d5\u05f4\u05d3\u05d0\u05d9\u05ea\u05d1\u05d7\u05e8\u05d5\u05f4\u05c3 \u05d2 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05e7\u05b7\u05d9\u05b7\u05d9\u05dd \u05d3\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e7\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05dd \u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05d3\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05e0\u05bb\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05b4\u05e1\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05db\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05e1\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05ea\u05bb\u05d5\u05d1\u05bb\u05d5\u05df\u05c3 <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3 \u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b0\u05d5\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05e2\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d1\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05bb\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e3 \u05d1\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05e8 \u05db\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d3\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05df\u05f4\u05d3\u05d9 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05df\u05f4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05ea \u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05df \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05e0\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d0\u05b4\u05e0\u05bb\u05d5\u05df \u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d0\u05f4\u05d3\u05de\u05df \u05e2\u05dc\u05de\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d3\u05b4\u05e9\u05de\u05b8\u05d0\u05f4\u05d3\u05e9\u05de\u05df\u05c3<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\"> \u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d7\u05d6\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05d9\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e1\u05b0\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05e2\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05d9\u05b4\u05e6\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05e8\u05d4\u05d5\u05e8 \u05de\u05b7\u05d7\u05e9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05ea \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9 \u05db\u05b9\u05dc \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b8\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d5 \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d1 \u05d9\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b8\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d3\u05dd \u05d1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05e2\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bb\u05d5\u05e7\u05e4\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05db\u05b4\u05e8\u05e2\u05bb\u05d5\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05c3 \u05d6 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b8\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b4\u05d1\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d3\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05ea\u05d9 \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05e2\u05b8\u05d0 \u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05e8\u05b4\u05d7\u05e9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b4\u05e9\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05ea\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05ea\u05b7\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b7\u05d3\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05bb\u05d5\u05df\u05c3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-17\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 6:1-7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-18\">6:1 Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, 6:2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. 6:3 Then the Lord said, \u2018My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.\u2019 <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-17\">6:4 Heroes (strongmen) were in the land in those days and also those the sons of the master had sexual relations with the daughters of men and took possession of them, they being heroes (strong men) who were eternally famous. <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-18\"> 6:5 Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6:6 The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 6:7 The Lord said, \u2018I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them.\u2019 (NASB)<\/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 provides some insight into the meaning behind David\u2019s choice of words regarding <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cAshrei Hagever\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cHow blessed is the strong man.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Aramaic Targum to the Hebrew text on Parashat Noach, the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker005\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Nephilim) is replaced with the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Gibarayah) in the Aramaic translation. Note also that the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Gibarayah) is very close to the Hebrew word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Gibborim) meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cmighty man\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> or <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cstrong man.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Gibarayah) is repeated in the same verse in the Aramaic translation and is translated as <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cheroes \/ strong men.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It is safe to say that <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Gibarayah) may be translated in the same way as <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cheroes \/ strong men\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 6:4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. In addition to this, while studying the Hebrew and Aramaic languages, one will notice that there is a close proximity of the Semitic languages Hebrew and Aramaic. For example the word for <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cbetween\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d1\u05d9\u05df<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is used in the same way in both the Hebrew and Aramaic languages. Therefore, the words <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Gibarayah) and <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Gibborim) have a Semitic connection and the same meaning. According to the biblical narrative, the <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Nephilim) is a name that is given to describe men who had the extraordinary ability for making war. They were mighty warriors and hence the reason for the Aramaic translations use of the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Gibarayah). Note also the Aramaic Translation of Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:5 states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d3\u05d2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05e9\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05e8\u05d5\u05d7\u05e6\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e1\u05ea\u05db\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e1\u05ea\u05db\u05dc \u05dc\u05d5\u05ea \u05e1\u05d5\u05e8\u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05de\u05de\u05dc\u05dc\u05d9 \u05db\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05db\u05d3\u05db\u05d5\u05d1\u05d0\u05c3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> using the same word <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201chagibora\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). If we consider the context of these verses and the reason God destroyed the earth using a global flood, the reason that is given is because of the great wickedness of mankind that was throughout all of the earth (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b5\u05e6\u05b6\u05e8 \u05de\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e8\u05b7\u05e7 \u05e8\u05b7\u05e2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd:<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">6:5 Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. NASB<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) The Torah (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 6:4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) describes the reason for the wickedness of the men in those days. Thinking on the topic of wicked men and war, we know from modern history that when an army would make its way through to conquer a nation, especially an army filled with wicked\/evil men, the men of war would kill and destroy everything and would take the women of the nation they were conquering, they would rape and pillage the land. Examples from our modern day may be found in the Muslim armies of the Sudan, they rape, mutilate, and kill the women, of the land and especially Christian women. The wickedness of man in those days, in the days of Noah was so great, these mighty men of war would just take whatever woman they wanted, having their way with them, and possibly even destroying\/killing the women afterwards. These verses do not give justice to the extent of wickedness that was occurring in those days. The wickedness of that generation was so great and the sin of the people was so extensive that the only way to redeem the land was to destroy all life that existed on the face of the earth in those days. David says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d8\u05b7\u05d7\u05d5<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201chow blessed is the man who places his trust in the Lord.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The contrast here within the Torah text suggests that this man who is mighty and powerful is to trust in the Lord and is not to turn to the proud or falsehood, the very thing that was occurring with the men of the earth in Parashat Noach. David says many are the wonders of God, His miracles are to numerous to count. The Septuagint states 40:4 \u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u1f71\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bd\u1f75\u03c1 \u03bf\u1f57 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f44\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03bb\u03c0\u1f76\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f10\u03bd\u1f73\u03b2\u03bb\u03b5\u03c8\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u1f79\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c8\u03b5\u03c5\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 40:5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u1f10\u03c0\u03bf\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c3\u1f7b \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03b8\u03b1\u03c5\u03bc\u1f71\u03c3\u03b9\u1f71 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u1f77\u03c2 \u1f41\u03bc\u03bf\u03b9\u03c9\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u1f77 \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f75\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bb\u1f71\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1 \u1f10\u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u1f72\u03c1 \u1f00\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03bc\u1f79\u03bd <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:4 Blessed is the man whose hope is in the name of the Lord, and who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies. 40:5 O Lord my God, thou hast multiplied thy wonderful works, and in thy thoughts there is none who shall be likened to thee: I declared and spoke of them: they exceeded number. (LXX).<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Aramaic Targum states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d3\u05d2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05e9\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05e8\u05d5\u05d7\u05e6\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e1\u05ea\u05db\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e1\u05ea\u05db\u05dc \u05dc\u05d5\u05ea \u05e1\u05d5\u05e8\u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05de\u05de\u05dc\u05dc\u05d9 \u05db\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05db\u05d3\u05db\u05d5\u05d1\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d5 \u05e1\u05d2\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9 \u05e0\u05d9\u05e1\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d3\u05e2\u05d1\u05d3\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d0\u05e0\u05ea \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9 \u05e4\u05e8\u05d9\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05d5\u05e8\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05d5\u05e8\u05e2\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05e0\u05da \u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05e0\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d9\u05e4\u05e9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05e1\u05d3\u05e8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05ea\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05ea\u05da \u05d0\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d0\u05de\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc \u05ea\u05e7\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5 \u05de\u05df \u05dc\u05d7\u05d5\u05d0\u05d4\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:5 Happy the man who made the Lord his confidence, and did not look toward the disobedient and those who speak falsehood. 40:6 Many are the miracles that you have done, O Lord my God; your wonders and favor towards us are impossible to set out; I will recount and speak to you your praise; they are too great to tell. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The man (strong man) who seeks the Lord God, the Lord Himself will order his ways and be blessed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David continues saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d6 \u05d6\u05b6\u05d1\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d7\u05b8\u05e4\u05b7\u05e6\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d6\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8 \u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05d8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:6 Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This draws a parallel to Samuel the prophet\u2019s words in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">1 Samuel 15:22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker006\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">1 Samuel 15:22-23<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">15:22 Samuel said, \u2018Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. 15:23 \u2018For rebellion is as the sin of divination, And insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has also rejected you from being king.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-7\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05db\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b5\u05e4\u05b6\u05e5 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d5\u05bc\u05d6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05bc\u05b6\u05d1\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 \u05de\u05b5\u05d7\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05db\u05d2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05ea-\u05e7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b6\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05df \u05d5\u05bc\u05ea\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05de\u05b8\u05d0\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05e1\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">King Saul had sinned by keeping alive the choice animals when the Lord commanded that everything be destroyed, including the animals. Saul\u2019s excuse was these animals would be made a sacrifice to the Lord. Samuel responds that the Lord desires obedience rather than sacrifice. In other words, one is not to use the sacrifice to walk in disobedience to the Lord. The Lord is looking for repentance, justice (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and righteousness (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e6\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) over sacrifice and David realized this in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 51:18-19,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and also implicitly in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:4-5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> on how blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose foot is established by the Lord. The Psalm is verifying God\u2019s way that our relationship with God begins with getting our heart right by seeking the Lord and His ways and for His help to order our ways and our steps (placing our feet upon a solid rock). <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Studying the apostolic Writings, David\u2019s words in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:6-8 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">are quoted in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hebrews 10:5-7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker007\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Hebrews 10:1-10<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:1 For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near. 10:2 Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have had consciousness of sins? 10:3 But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year by year. 10:4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 10:5 Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, \u2018Sacrifice and offering You have not desired, But a body You have prepared for Me; 10:6 In whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have taken no pleasure. 10:7 \u2018Then I said, \u2018Behold, I have come (In the scroll of the book it is written of Me) To do Your will, O God.\u2019\u2018 10:8 After saying above, \u2018Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have not desired, nor have You taken pleasure in them (which are offered according to the Law), 10:9 then He said, \u2018Behold, I have come to do Your will.\u2019 He takes away the first in order to establish the second. 10:10 By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03a3\u03ba\u03b9\u1f70\u03bd \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f14\u03c7\u03c9\u03bd \u1f41 \u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u1f79\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03b8\u1ff6\u03bd, \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03ba\u1f79\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u1f71\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u2019 \u1f10\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b8\u03c5\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f03\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c6\u1f73\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b7\u03bd\u03b5\u03ba\u1f72\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03b4\u1f73\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u1ff6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9: <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u1f10\u03c0\u03b5\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f02\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u1f7b\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c6\u03b5\u03c1\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9, \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03bc\u03b7\u03b4\u03b5\u03bc\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u1f14\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u1f77\u03b4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u1f7b\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f05\u03c0\u03b1\u03be \u03ba\u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2; <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u2019 \u1f10\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bd\u1f71\u03bc\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u2019 \u1f10\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u1f79\u03bd, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u1f00\u03b4\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03b1\u1f37\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u1f7b\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03c1\u1f71\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd \u1f00\u03c6\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u0394\u03b9\u1f78 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03c7\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9, \u0398\u03c5\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u1f70\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f20\u03b8\u1f73\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2, \u03c3\u1ff6\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03c4\u1f77\u03c3\u03c9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9: <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u1f41\u03bb\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u1f7d\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u1f76 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u03b5\u1f50\u03b4\u1f79\u03ba\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2. 7\u03c4\u1f79\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03bf\u03bd, \u1f38\u03b4\u03bf\u1f7a \u1f25\u03ba\u03c9, \u1f10\u03bd \u03ba\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u1f77\u03b4\u03b9 \u03b2\u03b9\u03b2\u03bb\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b3\u1f73\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1fe6, \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u1fc6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9, \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03c2, \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b8\u1f73\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u1f71 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u1f00\u03bd\u1f7d\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u0398\u03c5\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u1f70\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41\u03bb\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u1f7d\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u1f76 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f20\u03b8\u1f73\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03b4\u1f72 \u03b5\u1f50\u03b4\u1f79\u03ba\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2, \u03b1\u1f35\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c6\u1f73\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03c4\u1f79\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f34\u03c1\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5\u03bd, \u1f38\u03b4\u03bf\u1f7a \u1f25\u03ba\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u1fc6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b8\u1f73\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u1f71 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5. \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u1fd6 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c0\u03c1\u1ff6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b4\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u1f75\u03c3\u1fc3: <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u1f10\u03bd \u1fa7 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u1f75\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f21\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c3\u03bc\u1f72\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c3\u1f7d\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03c6\u1f71\u03c0\u03b1\u03be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph-Style-1 ParaOverride-8\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">In the book of Hebrews, the author states that the blood of bulls and of goats never fully removed (take away) the sin of the person. If this is the case, then why did the Lord require a person to bring the offerings of bulls and goats again and again to the Tabernacle? What was the purpose of the sacrifices if it did not take away sin? The reason is for <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cobedience\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to God\u2019s Word. Both David\u2019s words in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:4-5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">1 Samuel 15:22 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> state that the Lord delights in obedience rather than sacrifice. The Lord desires for us to be obedient to His Word. With this understanding on the blood of bulls and goats not removing sin from a person, is there something about the Temple (Tabernacle) sacrifice that we do not understand today regarding the reason for bringing the sacrifice before the Lord for sin and guilt? What about the time of the Millennial Kingdom, or when the Third Temple is built in Jerusalem and the daily sacrifice is reinstated, how will that affect our lives as believers in Yeshua the Messiah? In <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Acts 21<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the Apostle Paul took the vow of the nazarite. Note what is required when one completes the vow of a nazarite according to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bamidbar \/ Numbers 6:13-21<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph-Style-1 ParaOverride-9\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker008\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Bamidbar \/ Numbers 6:13-21 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph-Style-1 ParaOverride-9\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">6:13 \u2018Now this is the law of the Nazirite when the days of his separation are fulfilled, he shall bring the offering to the doorway of the tent of meeting. 6:14 \u2018He shall present his offering to the Lord: one male lamb a year old without defect for a burnt offering and one ewe-lamb a year old without defect for a sin offering and one ram without defect for a peace offering, 6:15 and a basket of unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil and unleavened wafers spread with oil, along with their grain offering and their drink offering. 6:16 \u2018Then the priest shall present them before the Lord and shall offer his sin offering and his burnt offering. 6:17 \u2018He shall also offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord, together with the basket of unleavened cakes; the priest shall likewise offer its grain offering and its drink offering. 6:18 \u2018The Nazirite shall then shave his dedicated head of hair at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and take the dedicated hair of his head and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace offerings. 6:19 \u2018The priest shall take the ram\u2019s shoulder when it has been boiled, and one unleavened cake out of the basket and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them on the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his dedicated hair. 6:20 \u2018Then the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord. It is holy for the priest, together with the breast offered by waving and the thigh offered by lifting up; and afterward the Nazirite may drink wine.\u2019 6:21 \u2018This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to the Lord according to his separation, in addition to what else he can afford; according to his vow which he takes, so he shall do according to the law of his separation.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph-Style-1 ParaOverride-8\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">In completing the vow of a nazarite one is to bring a whole burnt offering, a sin offering, a peace offering, and an offering of unleavened bread. When the Apostle Paul completed the vow of a nazarite, he brought these offerings and he did these things many years after his new found faith in Yeshua the Messiah. Today we are taught that the sacrifices at the temple were replaced by Yeshua. If this is the case, what was Paul doing bringing these sacrifices to the Lord at the Temple? If the blood of bulls and goats did not remove sin, then the idea of spiritual cleansing was something that was a work of God and not something that was efficacious by our hands. How are the sacrifices in the Temple (Tabernacle) related to the differences between the cleansing of the body verses the cleansing of spirit and soul? The Scriptures never tell us that man is able to make himself spiritually clean. The purpose of the purity laws and those regarding what is clean and unclean is to train us to separate ourselves from the world, to make a distinction between what we should and should not be doing. We are holy because God has made us holy and thus calls us to live holy lives. The body, even today, is in need of cleansing because of impurity, if the Temple was rebuilt in Jerusalem and we desired to go before the Lord at the Temple in Jerusalem. How do you think that fits with who we are in Yeshua the Messiah today? Note that the physical impurity does not prevent us from seeking the Lord in prayer and His hearing out prayers. We have access to our Father in the Son, Yeshua the Messiah.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David continues saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d8 \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e4\u05b8\u05e6\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05da\u05b0 \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e6\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05e7 | \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05dc \u05e8\u05b8\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e4\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05db\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8: \u05d9\u05d0 \u05e6\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05db\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05da\u05b0 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05ea\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05db\u05b4\u05d7\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05dc \u05e8\u05b8\u05d1: \u05d9\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05ea\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05de\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:8 I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart.\u2019 40:9 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O Lord, You know. 40:10 I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation. 40:11 You, O Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It is interesting to note how David says <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto do the will of God, I delight\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e4\u05b8\u05e6\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and this is paralleled to one keeping the Torah of God in his heart (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05da\u05b0 \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b8\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). David does not say <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cheart\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (\u05dc\u05d1) but uses the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b8\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cbowels\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> or <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cintestines.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> There are a number of words for body parts in the Hebrew Scriptures which are used having metaphorical meanings that are quite different from the metaphorical meanings of the same body parts in our English speaking culture. It is interesting here in the biblical passage, the internal physical organs are given as a reference to the heart, the metaphorical location of the center of speech and thought. Take for example the three metaphorical uses of the word for heart is (i) the seat of emotions, (ii) being in the midst of something, and (iii) as a metaphor for self will. What is interesting about David\u2019s use of the internal organs is the connection to the Torah. According to the Torah, the organs are a very important part of the Sacrifices in the Tabernacle. Note what it says in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Vayikra \/ Leviticus 3:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> regarding the internal organs, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">3:3 \u2018From the sacrifice of the peace offerings he shall present an offering by fire to the LORD, the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Torah however does not use the same Hebrew word (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b8\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) in reference to the entrails, however, the text describes the <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cfat around the entrails\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> making reference to the intestines of the animal sacrifice. According to the Scriptures, the fat is the savory portion of the animal that is burned up on the altar. Anyone who has cooked steak or meat on a grill can imagine the crackling, popping, and smell of the fat as it went up in smoke upon the altar. The interesting aspect is that the location of the fat upon the intestines, is in reference to the command of God on the Sacrifice and is an important requirement for making a peace offering before God. David cites the intestines as the location of the keeping of the Torah, the heart, or the intestines, the central part of his body (his being). A parallel then is that our thought life is also a very important aspect of our lives before God and the meditation of our heart might be considered an important form of sacrifice before God. This may be the reason the rabbis speak so often on the importance of studying Torah, so our thought life is brought in line with the Most High and we follow through with our lives accordingly. David also states that he does not hide the righteousness of God in his heart and that he does not restrain his lips. What do you think it means to hide the righteousness of God in the heart? What did David mean when he said that he did not hide the righteousness of God in his heart? He says <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cI will sing of your righteousness in the great assembly\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e6\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05e7 | \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05dc \u05e8\u05b8\u05d1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and so the point was that he would proclaim the mercy of God to the people and not hide how the Lord has worked in his life but will share these things with the people. Have you ever hid what the Lord has done for you? How about the sharing of your faith? <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Aramaic Targum and the Septuagint say the following.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-10\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">Aramaic Targum<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-4\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\" lang=\"en-US\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:9-12<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-4\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\" lang=\"en-US\">40:9 I desire to do your will, O God; and your Torah is contained in my deepest self. 40:10 I have proclaimed righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I will not withhold my lips; O Lord my God, you know [this]. 40:11 I have not concealed your righteousness in my heart, I have uttered your truth and your redemption; I have not kept back your goodness and faithfulness in the great assembly. 40:12 Therefore you, O Lord, do not withhold your mercy from me; may your goodness and truth always keep me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-7\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d8 \u05dc\u05de\u05e2\u05d1\u05d3 \u05e8\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05e2\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\u05da \u05db\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d1\u05de\u05e6\u05e2 \u05de\u05e2\u05d9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d9 \u05d1\u05e9\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea \u05e6\u05d3\u05e7\u05d0 \u05d1\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05e9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e8\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d0 \u05e1\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05de\u05e0\u05e2 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d7\u05db\u05d9\u05de\u05ea\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d0 \u05e6\u05d3\u05e7\u05ea\u05da \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d8\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05d2\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d5\u05e9\u05d8\u05da \u05d5\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05e7\u05e0\u05da \u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea \u05dc\u05d0 \u05db\u05e1\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d8\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05da \u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05d1\u05e7\u05d4\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e8\u05d1\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d1 \u05d1\u05d2\u05dc\u05dc \u05db\u05df \u05d4\u05d9\u05db\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05de\u05e0\u05e2 \u05e8\u05d7\u05de\u05da \u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05da \u05d5\u05e7\u05d5\u05e9\u05d8\u05da \u05ea\u05d3\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05e0\u05d8\u05e8\u05d5\u05e0\u05e0\u05d9\u05c3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-10\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">Septuagint<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:8-11<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:8 I desired to do thy will, O my God, and thy law in the midst of mine heart. 40:9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; lo! I will not refrain my lips; O Lord, thou knowest my righteousness. 40:10 I have not hid thy truth within my heart, and I have declared thy salvation; I have not hid thy mercy and thy truth from the great congregation. 40:11 But thou, Lord, remove not thy compassion far from me; thy mercy and thy truth have helped me continually. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">40:8 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u1fc6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b8\u1f73\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u1f71 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u1f75\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03bd \u03bc\u1f73\u03c3\u1ff3 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bb\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 40:9 \u03b5\u1f50\u03b7\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u1f71\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c3\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b7\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u1f10\u03ba\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u1f77\u1fb3 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u1f71\u03bb\u1fc3 \u1f30\u03b4\u03bf\u1f7a \u03c4\u1f70 \u03c7\u03b5\u1f77\u03bb\u03b7 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03ba\u03c9\u03bb\u1f7b\u03c3\u03c9 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u03c3\u1f7a \u1f14\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c2 40:10 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c3\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b7\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03c8\u03b1 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u1f77\u1fb3 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f00\u03bb\u1f75\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u1f71\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c3\u03c9\u03c4\u1f75\u03c1\u03b9\u1f79\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b1 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03c8\u03b1 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f14\u03bb\u03b5\u1f79\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f00\u03bb\u1f75\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u1f71\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u1fc6\u03c2 40:11 \u03c3\u1f7a \u03b4\u1f73 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f30\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03c1\u03bc\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f00\u03c0\u1fbd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f14\u03bb\u03b5\u1f79\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f21 \u1f00\u03bb\u1f75\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u1f71 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u1f71\u03b2\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u1f79 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Aramaic Targum and the Septuagint state essentially the same thing, David kept the Torah in the midst of his heart, in the deepest part of his being. Note that in Aramaic we read <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\u05da<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> which is used in various ways as a reference to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cthe Torah,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> or <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cso that the word written in their Torah should be fulfilled,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> or as <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cinstruction or interpretation of Jewish law.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Definition location: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-20\">http:\/\/cal1.cn.huc.edu\/<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">, Access date: April 16, 2014<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) So David is stating that he has hidden God\u2019s instruction on the inside and that he has not withheld his lips from speaking of the mercy, salvation, and righteousness of God. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David concludes saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05d3 \u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05b5\u05d4-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d8\u05d5 \u05d9\u05b5\u05d1\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc | \u05d9\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d3 \u05de\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05d9\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b9\u05d2\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc \u05d7\u05b2\u05e4\u05b5\u05e6\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d8\u05d6 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e2\u05b5\u05e7\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b9\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b6\u05d0\u05b8\u05d7 | \u05d4\u05b6\u05d0\u05b8\u05d7: \u05d9\u05d6 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc | \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05de\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05ea\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b9\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05d9\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b6\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; Make haste, O Lord, to help me. 40:14 Let those be ashamed and humiliated together Who seek my life to destroy it; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt. 40:15 Let those be appalled because of their shame Who say to me, \u2018Aha, aha!\u2019 40:16 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually, \u2018The Lord be magnified!\u2019 40:17 Since I am afflicted and needy, Let the Lord be mindful of me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David seeks the Lord\u2019s will in his prayer to deliver him from his enemies. David wants those who are pursuing him to be ashamed and humiliated, essentially stating that they need to realize what they are doing and what they have done and be ashamed before God. This should lead to repentance and seeking the forgiveness of God. Throughout all of his troubles, David continues to trust in the Lord and seek His salvation. The Aramaic Targum and the Septuagint say the following.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-10\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">Aramaic Targum<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-4\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\" lang=\"en-US\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:14-18<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:14 Be pleased, O Lord, to save me; O Lord, hasten to my aid. 40:15 Those who seek to destroy my soul will be ashamed and confused together; those who desire my ruin will turn back and be disgraced. 40:16 They will become senseless because of their shame \u2013 those who say to me, \u201cWe have rejoiced at his ruin, we rejoiced at his misery.\u201d 40:17 All who seek you will rejoice and be glad in your word; and those who love your redemption will say continually, \u201cLet the might of the Lord be magnified.\u201d 40:18 But I am humble and poor, O Lord; let good be devised for me, you are my help and salvation; O my God, do not delay. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-7\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d0\u05ea\u05e8\u05e2\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05dc\u05e9\u05d6\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9 \u05dc\u05de\u05e4\u05e6\u05d0 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05dc\u05e1\u05d9\u05d5\u05e2\u05d9 \u05d6\u05e8\u05d9\u05d6\u05c3 \u05d8\u05d5 \u05d9\u05d1\u05d4\u05ea\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d9\u05ea\u05d7\u05e1\u05d3\u05d5\u05df \u05db\u05d7\u05d3\u05d0 \u05ea\u05d1\u05e2\u05d9 \u05e0\u05e4\u05e9\u05d9 \u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05d2\u05de\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05d6\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05d0\u05d7\u05d5\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d9\u05db\u05e1\u05e4\u05d5\u05df \u05d3\u05e6\u05d1\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05ea\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d8\u05d6 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d1\u05d9\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc \u05d1\u05d4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d3\u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d3\u05d9\u05e0\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05ea\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d7\u05d3\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d7\u05d3\u05d9\u05e0\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05e1\u05d9\u05d2\u05d5\u05e4\u05d9\u05d4\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d6 \u05d9\u05d7\u05d3\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05e6\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05da \u05db\u05dc \u05d1\u05e2\u05d9\u05d9\u05da \u05d5\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05ea\u05d3\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05e1\u05d2\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d9\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d3\u05d9 \u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05e7\u05e0\u05da\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d7 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e0\u05d0 \u05e2\u05e0\u05d9\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d7\u05e9\u05d5\u05db\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d9\u05d7\u05e9\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d8\u05d1 \u05dc\u05d9 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05e1\u05d9\u05d5\u05e2\u05d9 \u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05d6\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05d5\u05d7\u05e8\u05c3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-10\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">Septuagint<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:13-17<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, draw nigh to help me. 40:14 Let those that seek my soul, to destroy it, be ashamed and confounded together; let those that wish me evil be turned backward and put to shame. 40:15 Let those that say to me, Aha, aha, quickly receive shame for their reward. 40:16 Let all those that seek thee, O Lord, exult and rejoice in thee; and let them that love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified. 40:17 But I am poor and needy; the Lord will take care of me; thou art my helper, and my defender, O my God, delay not. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">40:13 \u03b5\u1f50\u03b4\u1f79\u03ba\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1fe5\u1f7b\u03c3\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u1f77 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b2\u03bf\u03b7\u03b8\u1fc6\u03c3\u03b1\u1f77 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f79\u03c3\u03c7\u03b5\u03c2 40:14 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c7\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03b5\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u1f05\u03bc\u03b1 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03b6\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u1f75\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03be\u1fb6\u03c1\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f75\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f40\u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf\u1f31 \u03b8\u1f73\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u1f73\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u1f71 1 40:5 \u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u1f71\u03c3\u03b8\u03c9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c7\u03c1\u1fc6\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b1\u1f30\u03c3\u03c7\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bf\u1f31 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u1f73\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b5\u1f56\u03b3\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f56\u03b3\u03b5 40:16 \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b9\u1f71\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f50\u03c6\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03b5\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c3\u03bf\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03b6\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u1f73\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c0\u1f71\u03c4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u1f79\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u1f75\u03c4\u03c9 \u1f41 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u1ff6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c3\u03c9\u03c4\u1f75\u03c1\u03b9\u1f79\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 40:17 \u1f10\u03b3\u1f7c \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03c7\u1f79\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03bc\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f73\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03b5\u1fd6 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b2\u03bf\u03b7\u03b8\u1f79\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1f75\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u1f7a \u03b5\u1f36 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u1f77\u03c3\u1fc3\u03c2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">It is interesting that the Aramaic Targum translates David\u2019s words to say that those who seek his destruction <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cwill be ashamed\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cwill be humiliated,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> as compared to the unsure statement of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201clet them be&#8230;\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David concludes saying <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u201cbut I am poor\/miserable (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-5\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">) and needy\/a pauper (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-5\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05df<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">)\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This is a description that he is greatly depressed and destitute and seeking help from the Lord. Note how the Targum translates <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cbut I am humble (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e2\u05e0\u05d9\u05d9\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">) and deprived\/needy\/poor (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05d7\u05e9\u05d5\u05db\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Apostle Paul wrote in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This is an interesting concept of becoming poor or humble so as to make us rich through his poverty. How does this work? In Parashat Acharei Mot, on the bringing of the Sacrifice to the Lord before the Tent of Meeting, we read an interesting concept in Midrash Rabba Vayikra, Parashah 22, Part 2. In Midrash Rabbah Parashah 22, Part 1, the midrash is drawing upon the idea of oppressing the poor, and the denial of justice and righteousness into the context of the command of God and bringing a holy sacrifice. <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Midrash Rabba Vayikra, Parsha 22, Part 2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> continues from Part 1 saying the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-11\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker009\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Midrash Rabba Vayikra, Parashah 22, Part 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-12\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201c&#8230; The king is the Holy One blessed be He, of whom it is written, the Lord reigns; He is clothed in majesty (Tehillim \/ Psalms 93:1). That makes himself servant to the field, that is, to Zion, of which it is written, Therefore shall Zion be plowed as a field (Micah 3:12). Accordingly, He that loves silver will not be satisfied with silver (Ecclesiastes 5:9). He who loves the commandments will not have his fill of the commandments. Nor he that loves abundance, with increase, that is to say, any one who covets and is greedy for the fulfillment of religious acts and has not to his credit a religious act designed for future generations, what benefit has he? There is proof that this is so. For Moshe, surely, performed every so many religious deeds and acts of righteousness, and had ever so many good deeds to his credit, yet he performed a religious deed designed for future generations, as is proved by the text, Then Moshe separated three cities beyond the Jordan (Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 4:41).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Midrash Rabba Vayikra, Parsha 22, Part 2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> introduces a few interesting a concepts speaking of a person who <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cperforms religious acts for future generations.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> What does it mean to do\/perform religious acts for future generations? In the midrashim, the rabbis say that the purpose of performing religious acts (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">maaseh ha\u2019mitzvot<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) is to earn merit that can be passed on to future generations. Is this similar to what Yeshua has done for us in becoming poor to make us rich? The <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker010\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Talmud Bavli Bava Metzia 86b<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> explains that <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cwhatever Abraham did on his own, God rewarded his children directly.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This might be understood in the sense that the blessing comes when we do what is right, living in righteousness and justice, studying God\u2019s Word and passing that lifestyle on to our children (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 6:5-7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) verses those who do what is wrong, living in unrighteousness, robbing and cheating people, and their children learn to do the same. This is the whole idea of living by example so others can learn from us. Is this how <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Corinthians 8:9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is to be understood or is this verse understood in some other manner? (i.e. spiritual riches?) Note how Yeshua, though he was rich, he humbled himself and became poor. David says that <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:17 Since I am afflicted and needy, Let the Lord be mindful of me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Yeshua humbled himself, he was afflicted, and he was needy, and our Father in heaven was mindful of him. By humbling himself, becoming poor, he laid his life down on our behalf, to live as the example, and to pay the penalty for our sins and provided forgiveness in his blood. His becoming poor has made us rich in our relationship with our Father in heaven. If Yeshua lived the example for how we should be living our lives, are we to make ourselves poor in order to make someone else rich? How might we be able to do that? Is poverty described as a reference to financial poverty only? Will our Father in heaven hear us if we humble ourselves and become poor for the benefit of someone else? <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Let\u2019s Pray!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-21\">Rabbinic Commentary<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-22\"> The Rabbinic Commentary (Midrash) on <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-23\">Tehillim \/ Psalms <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-24\">40 <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-22\">has <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-25\">4<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-22\"> part<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-22\">s<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-22\">. Reading through th<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-25\">e<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-22\"> Midrash we will be looking at Part <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-25\">1, 2, 3, and 4<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-22\">. Let\u2019s begin by outlining <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-23\">Midrash Tehillim Chapter <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-24\">40<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-23\">, Part <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-24\">1, 2, 3, and 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-6\">Outline of Midrash Tehillim \/ Psalms, Chapter 40, Part 1, 2, 3, and 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-21\">Part <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-26\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">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\">\u201cFor the Leader. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:1-2).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">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 And it will be said in that day, Lo, this is our God, For whom we waited, that He might save us (Isaiah 25:9)<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-12\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span> goes on to explain the <span class=\"CharOverride-12\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta), the rabbis go on to expand upon David\u2019s words saying that it is not in the power of Israel to do anything but to wait upon the Lord.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-12\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (Nimshal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span>expands upon the <span class=\"CharOverride-12\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal), the rabbis go on to speak about how Israel is to wait upon the Lord.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">The Concluding phrase says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cHence, it is said I waited patiently for the Lord; and He listened to me, and heard my cry. Therefore, God said, David who waited for Me him I answered.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-21\">Part <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-26\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">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\">\u201cHe brought me up also out of the tumultuous pit, out of the miry clay (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:3).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">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\">But did David ever go down into the pit or into mire?<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-12\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span> goes on to explain the <span class=\"CharOverride-12\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta), the rabbis go on to expand upon David going down into the pit and even to Gehenna which is called the tumultuous pit.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-12\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (Nimshal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span>expands upon the <span class=\"CharOverride-12\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal), the rabbis state that the Lord did not cause David to sink into Gehenna and He did not abandon his soul in the netherworld.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">The Concluding phrase states <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cHence, it is said Many will see and fear; and thereupon they will trust in the Lord (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:4). So, when Israel saw the great work which the Lord did (Shemot \/ Exodus 14:31), therefore, Moshe and the children of Israel sang this song (Shemot \/ Exodus 15:1).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-21\">Part <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-26\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">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\">\u201cBlessed is the man that makes the Lord his trust, and respects not the proud, nor those who turn aside to lies (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:5).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">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\">a man should not say, Because I have sinned, there is no mending me.<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-12\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span> goes on to explain the <span class=\"CharOverride-12\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta), the rabbis speak about a man who places his trust in the Lord.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-12\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (Nimshal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span>expands upon the <span class=\"CharOverride-12\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal), the rabbis expound upon one placing their trust in the Lord and speak on turning from pride and repentance.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">The Concluding phrase says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cSuch as turn aside to lies are they who incline to schemes of deceit. So too, the Scriptures say I hate the works of them that turn aside (Tehillim \/ Psalms 101:3).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-21\">Part <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-26\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">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\">\u201cMany, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done, and Your thoughts which are toward us (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:6).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">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 Khanina son of Papa said, This verse refers to the wondrous works and thoughts You conceived to make Abraham choose the yoke of kingdoms for himself&#8230;<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-12\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span> goes on to explain the <span class=\"CharOverride-12\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta), the rabbis go on to expand upon David\u2019s words speaking of Abraham receiving the yoke of the kingdom.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-12\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (Nimshal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span>expands upon the <span class=\"CharOverride-12\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal), the rabbis expound upon the \u201cyoke of the kingdom\u201d and draw parallels to fire and ice, Gehenna, and burnt offerings.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-13\">The Concluding phrase says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cBook and Torah refer to what is said of a king, When he sits upon the throne of his kingdom he will write him a copy of this Torah in a book and it will be with him that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all these statutes to do them, ect. (Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 17:18-19).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Midrash Tehillim 40, 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\">\u201cFor the Leader. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:1-2).\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Homiletic Introduction (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, Petihta) to the Midrash states <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cThese words are to be considered in the light of the verse And it will be said in that day, Lo, this is our God, For whom we waited, that He might save us (Isaiah 25:9)&#8230;\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis continue saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201c&#8230; it is not in the power of Israel to do anything but wait for the Holy One blessed be He, to redeem them in reward for saying I waited patiently for the Lord, as it is written The Lord is good to them that wait for Him (Lamentations 3:25), and also Return to the Stronghold, you prisoners of hope (Zechariah 9:12).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Reading through Part 1 of the midrash, it is interesting to study the rabbis opinion on David\u2019s words regarding waiting patiently on the Lord. The rabbis continue saying the following regarding waiting upon the Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">But perhaps you say, The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved (Jeremiah 8:20); then wait for the Lord (Tehillim \/ Psalms 27:14). Note wait for the Lord and again wait for the Lord keep on waiting and waiting. So, though you wait and still are not saved, Be strong, and let your heart take courage, wait and wait again. And if you say, How long must we wait? Long ago it was written O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and forever (Tehillim \/ Psalms 131:3), and also be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you that wait for the Lord (Tehillim \/ Psalms 31:25). If you wait, you will be saved, for it is said they will not be ashamed that wait for Me (Isaiah 49:23), and they that for the Lord will renew their strength (Isaiah 40:31); and also those that wait for the Lord will inherit the land (Tehillim \/ Psalms 37:9). Hence, it is said I waited patiently for the Lord; and He listened to me, and heard my cry. Therefore, God said, David who waited for Me him I answered. (Midrash Tehillim 40, Part 1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-14\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e9\u05de\u05d0 \u05ea\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e2\u05d1\u05e8 \u05e7\u05e6\u05d9\u05e8 \u05db\u05dc\u05d4 \u05e7\u05d9\u05e5 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e0\u05d7\u05e0\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05e0\u05d5\u05e9\u05e2\u05e0\u05d5 (\u05d9\u05e8\u05de\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d7 \u05db), \u05e7\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc \u05d4\u05f3 \u05d7\u05d6\u05e7 \u05d5\u05d9\u05d0\u05de\u05e5 \u05dc\u05d1\u05da \u05d5\u05e7\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc \u05d4\u05f3 (\u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05d6 \u05d9\u05d3), \u05e7\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc \u05d4\u05f3, \u05d5\u05e7\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc \u05d4\u05f3, \u05ea\u05e7\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05ea\u05e7\u05d5\u05d4, \u05d7\u05d6\u05e7 \u05d5\u05d9\u05d0\u05de\u05e5 \u05dc\u05d1\u05da, \u05d0\u05dd \u05e7\u05d5\u05d9\u05ea\u05dd \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e0\u05d5\u05e9\u05e2\u05ea\u05dd, \u05e7\u05d9\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d5\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05d5 \u05d5\u05e7\u05d9\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9, \u05d5\u05d0\u05dd \u05ea\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e2\u05d3 \u05de\u05ea\u05d9 \u05e0\u05e7\u05d5\u05d4, \u05db\u05d1\u05e8 \u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d9\u05d7\u05dc \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d0\u05dc \u05d4\u05f3 \u05de\u05e2\u05ea\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d3 \u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd (\u05e9\u05dd \u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e7\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d2), \u05d5\u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05e8 \u05d7\u05d6\u05e7\u05d5 \u05d5\u05d9\u05d0\u05de\u05e5 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d1\u05db\u05dd \u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05de\u05d9\u05d7\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d4\u05f3 (\u05e9\u05dd \u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d0 \u05db\u05d4), \u05d0\u05dd \u05e2\u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05df \u05db\u05df, \u05d4\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05ea\u05dd \u05e0\u05d5\u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05dd, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d0\u05e9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e9\u05d5 \u05e7\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9 (\u05d9\u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d4 \u05de\u05d8 \u05db\u05d2), \u05d5\u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d5\u05e7\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05f3 \u05d9\u05d7\u05dc\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5 \u05db\u05d7 (\u05e9\u05dd \u05d9\u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5 \u05de \u05dc\u05d0), \u05d5\u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d5\u05e7\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05f3 \u05d4\u05de\u05d4 \u05d9\u05d9\u05e8\u05e9\u05d5 \u05d0\u05e8\u05e5 (\u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d6 \u05d8), \u05dc\u05db\u05da \u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e7\u05d5\u05d4 \u05e7\u05d5\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d4\u05f3 \u05d5\u05d9\u05d8 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e9\u05de\u05e2 \u05e9\u05d5\u05e2\u05ea\u05d9, \u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05e9\u05e7\u05d9\u05d5\u05d5\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d9 \u05e2\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05d5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">What is interesting regarding the midrash and the rabbis comments is the way in which Judaism is speaking about <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cSalvation.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Today, there are many interpretations that are imposed upon the Scriptures, especially those theologies that result from comparative studies of the New Testament and the Tanach (Torah, Prophets, and Writings). Occasionally, issues, difficulties, or problems arise when theologies are developed and taught about the Apostolic Scriptures that result in apparent contradictions to the Torah, or that have an impact upon the authority of God\u2019s word. Many times this happens when theologians find themselves caught between the Jewish Jesus, Judaism, and Christian dogma. The aspect that we want to look at is today how believers, teachers and preachers, often try to point to a situation in which Yeshua and the disciples, and specifically the Apostle Paul, are battling against the concept of the Jewish people attempting to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cearn their salvation.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The arguments go something like this, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cMary was met by the angel who was explaining to her that her child was going to end the dispensation of the Law,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> or <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cupon until the time of Jesus, the Jews had fallen into the mindset that they had to earn their salvation. Yeshua taught against this and Paul\u2019s primary ministry was aimed at correcting this fallacy. Paul\u2019s epistles are aimed at this end (particularly Romans and Galatians) when he contrasts works verses grace through faith.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Other preachers today say <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cTo try and be obedient to the Law is not only futile, but contrary to the Spirit of Christ, especially since there is nothing we could ever do to merit salvation, after all, our righteousness is as filthy rags&#8230;\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and the list of questions goes on, etc. The basic idea at the root of these statements is the belief that the Torah was given at Sinai for the explicit purpose of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cearning\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> or <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cmeriting\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> one\u2019s salvation. According to the Prophets (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">1 Samuel 15:22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and the Writings however, does this assumption hold any weight? When hearing the questions listed above, many questions come to mind, (i) <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cWas this really what Yeshua came to do, His purpose was to overthrow the previous way of his Father in heaven?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (ii) <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cWas the method of the Jewish person entering into the Kingdom different in the \u2018Old Testament\u2019 as compared to the \u2018New Testament?\u2019\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (iii) <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cWas the Law (the Torah) an imperfect revelation of the Lord God Almighty?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (iv) <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cWas no one declared righteous prior to the coming of the Messiah?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (v) <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cIf there were some who were declared righteous, did this method of righteousness need changing and why did this method of righteousness need changing?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The list could go on and on, but I think the point is made, it may be because of the ignorance of the Torah, straw man arguments have been developed which appear to hold weight simply because most people have a very weak understanding of the Torah. Most believers have not wrestled with the Scriptures to sort out the teachings of Yeshua the Messiah, the Apostle Paul, and the Torah as they are laid out in the Apostolic Scriptures. And because of the reliance upon standard Christian doctrine rather than to search, study, and learn about God\u2019s Word, ignorance of the Torah is all the more increased, and the understanding of the Scriptures in general continues under a veil of mystery. Today, in Modern Christianity, the primary focus is upon <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cSalvation\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and nobody ever moves beyond this point in their lives. In addition to this, because of the ignorance of the Torah, which comes not only by not knowing (having the knowledge of) the Torah, but also not living out the commandments as they are given according to the Bible, coupled with the misunderstanding and belief that the Judaism of the first century taught <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cearning salvation\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> by the commandments, we are appalled at the idea that the people of the first century were attempting to earn their salvation based on obedience to God\u2019s Law rather than a righteousness based on the free grace of Jesus. All of these problems are the result of (i) not having a thorough knowledge and understanding of the Torah, and (ii) not having a solid understanding of Judaism. As a result of this, most people have a disconnected understanding of the Bible, the ministry of Yeshua, the teachings of the Apostles, that was deeply rooted in Jewish soil through which the religion of the Bible grew. Here is one way of looking at the Torah. All of the mitzvot (commandments) in the Torah, in some aspect or another, reveal the Messiah. They each reveal some essential element of His person or character and the mitzvot are the very will and wisdom of God. The Apostolic Gospels record the Messiah Yeshua\u2019s words when he said in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Luke 22:42 \u201cNot My will, but Yours be done,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> or in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 8:28 \u201cI do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Yeshua also said in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 15:10, \u201cI have kept My Father\u2019s commandments and abide in His love.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Therefore, by Yeshua\u2019s keeping the mitzvot, the mitzvot (commandments) then teach us about His behavior. There is a direct relationship between the commandments and the person of Messiah, because the commandments are a direct revelation from God and His godliness. Yeshua said in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 14:9 \u201cHe who has seen me, has seen the Father.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and therefore when we see or even perform a mitzvah (a command) we see a part of Yeshua the Messiah and our Father in Heaven. This is connected to our living in righteousness, justice, mercy, love, and grace. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis of Midrash Tehillim 40, Part 1, on 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\">) stating <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cFor the Leader. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:1-2),\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> they provide the conclusion that patiently waiting upon the Lord is effective for salvation. They say<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201c&#8230; it is not in the power of Israel to do anything but wait for the Holy One blessed be He, to redeem them in reward for saying I waited patiently for the Lord, as it is written The Lord is good to them that wait for Him (Lamentations 3:25), and also Return to the Stronghold, you prisoners of hope (Zechariah 9:12).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The midrash states that <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cIf you wait, you will be saved, for it is said they will not be ashamed that wait for Me (Isaiah 49:23), and they that for the Lord will renew their strength (Isaiah 40:31); and also those that wait for the Lord will inherit the land (Tehillim \/ Psalms 37:9). Hence, it is said I waited patiently for the Lord; and He listened to me, and heard my cry.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Lord is the One who brings salvation. The idea of salvation, or being saved from their enemies, was not based upon whether or not one had brought a sacrifice in the Tabernacle. The reality is that obedience is considered to be synonymous to believing (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">having faith<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) in the Lord. Take for example a parable Yeshua spoke in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Matthew 21:28-32<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker011\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Matthew 21:28-32<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">21:28 \u2018But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, \u2018Son, go work today in the vineyard.\u2019 21:29 \u2018And he answered, \u2018I will not\u2019; but afterward he regretted it and went. 21:30 \u2018The man came to the second and said the same thing; and he answered, \u2018I will sir\u2019; but he did not go. 21:31 \u2018Which of the two did the will of his father?\u2019 They said, \u2018The first.\u2019 Jesus said to them, \u2018Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you. 21:32 \u2018For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this did not even feel remorse afterward so as to believe him. (NASB) <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">28<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03a4\u1f77 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u03b5\u1fd6; \u1f04\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c7\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1f73\u03ba\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u1f7b\u03bf. \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b8\u1f7c\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c4\u1ff3 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd, \u03a4\u1f73\u03ba\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd, \u1f55\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5 \u03c3\u1f75\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u1f10\u03c1\u03b3\u1f71\u03b6\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f00\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03bb\u1ff6\u03bd\u03b9. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">29<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u1f41 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03b5\u1f76\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd, \u039f\u1f50 \u03b8\u1f73\u03bb\u03c9, \u1f55\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u1f76\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u1fc6\u03bb\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">30<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b8\u1f7c\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f11\u03c4\u1f73\u03c1\u1ff3 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd \u1f61\u03c3\u03b1\u1f7b\u03c4\u03c9\u03c2. \u1f41 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03b5\u1f76\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd, \u1f18\u03b3\u1f7d, \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5: \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f00\u03c0\u1fc6\u03bb\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">31<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03c4\u1f77\u03c2 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b4\u1f7b\u03bf \u1f10\u03c0\u03bf\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b8\u1f73\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u1f79\u03c2; \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd, \u1f49 \u03c0\u03c1\u1ff6\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2. \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f41 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2, \u1f08\u03bc\u1f74\u03bd \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03c9 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u1ff6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b1\u1f31 \u03c0\u1f79\u03c1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u1f71\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">32<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u1f26\u03bb\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f38\u03c9\u1f71\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f41\u03b4\u1ff7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c3\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c3\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7: \u03bf\u1f31 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u1ff6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b1\u1f31 \u03c0\u1f79\u03c1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7: \u1f51\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f30\u03b4\u1f79\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03b4\u1f72 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5\u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u1f75\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f55\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">In the parable, Yeshua states explicitly that <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cbelieving\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">is equal to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cfollowing and obeying\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the Fathers commands. This is why Paul is able to say in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Thessalonians 1:8 \u201cHe will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus &#8230; They will be punished with everlasting destruction&#8230;\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Based upon this Scripture, Yeshua\u2019s gospel is more than simply a <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cbelief for salvation,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> obedience is also a necessary component. Acceptance of the Gospel of Christ will push us beyond the mental exercise of belief to obedience which is the living out of our faith. In Yeshua\u2019s parable (see <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Mark 10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), was the rich young man trying to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cearn\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> his salvation by following the commandments? When Yeshua responded to the rich man, was He coming against the rich man\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cself-righteousness?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Was Yeshua trying to say that the Pharisees were wrong by their faithful and obedience to the commandments of his Father? Of course not! These concepts are a later interpretative phenomenon which attempt to inject a theology, which is foreign to Yeshua and his disciples, onto the biblical narrative. The rich young ruler was faithfully and sincerely serving the God of his forefathers and Yeshua praised him for it, while challenging him at the same time. There was no attempt on behalf of this young man to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cearn\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">his way into the Kingdom of God. In Midrash Tehillim 40, Part 1, the rabbis say they that <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cwait\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> for the Lord will renew their strength, they will inherit the land, the Lord will hear their prayer, and for those who wait the Lord will save and the one who waits upon the Lord will not be ashamed. When we wait upon the Lord, we are patiently seeking His help and we are not actively trying to help ourselves. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Midrash Tehillim 40, 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\">\u201cHe brought me up also out of the tumultuous pit, out of the miry clay (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:3).\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The 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\">\u201cBut did David ever go down into the pit or into mire?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The midrash continues saying the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">This is what David meant, I was already on the way that leads to Gehenna, which is called the tumultuous pit and miry clay, but I prayed and waited for the reward of my worship, and won it, for the Holy One blessed be He, did not suffer me to sink into Gehenna, as it is written, You would not abandon my soul to the nether-world; neither would You suffer Your godly one to see the pit (Tehillim \/ Psalms 19:16). (Midrash Tehillim 40, Part 2)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05db\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d3\u05e8\u05da \u05e9\u05d4\u05d5\u05dc\u05db\u05ea \u05dc\u05d2\u05d9\u05d4\u05e0\u05dd \u05d4\u05e0\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e9\u05d0\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d8\u05d9\u05d8 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d4\u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05dc\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d5\u05e7\u05d5\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05e9\u05db\u05e8 \u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d5\u05de\u05e6\u05d0\u05ea\u05d9, \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05e0\u05d7\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 (\u05dc\u05d9\u05d8\u05de\u05e2) [\u05dc\u05d8\u05d1\u05e2] \u05d1\u05ea\u05d5\u05db\u05d5, \u05d3\u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05db\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05e2\u05d6\u05d5\u05d1 \u05e0\u05e4\u05e9\u05d9 \u05dc\u05e9\u05d0\u05d5\u05dc \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05ea\u05df \u05d7\u05e1\u05d9\u05d3\u05da \u05dc\u05e8\u05d0\u05d5\u05ea \u05e9\u05d7\u05ea (\u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d8\u05d6 \u05d8)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Note how it is said that Gehenna is called the <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ctumultuous pit and miry clay.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In addition to this, the midrash states that David prayed and waited for the reward of his worship and won it because the Lord did not allow David to sink into Gehenna neither did he abandon his soul. Is it interesting that Judaism attributes reward to the worship of God? Is this a biblical concept <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201creward as a result of worship?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> A quick search on google.com reveals that Christianity also attributes reward to the worship of God. King David and the Psalms exemplifies the spirit of praise and worship and the Psalms records more verses of praise than any other book of the Bible. The Scriptures also speaks of the Lord wanting praise from His people. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker012\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 150:1-6<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">150:1 Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty expanse. 150:2 Praise Him for His mighty deeds; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness. 150:3 Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre. 150:4 Praise Him with timbrel and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe. 150:5 Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with resounding cymbals. 150:6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord! (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Obviously, God wants praise from His people. According to <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker013\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Parashat Ki Tavo (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) Moshe says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05de\u05d6 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05e2\u05b8\u05d1\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05d8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b9\u05d1 \u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05dc:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">28:47 \u2018Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and a glad heart, for the abundance of all things; (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It is interesting to note the context of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 28<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the Lord will cause Israel to serve her enemies (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 28:48<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) because they did not serve the Lord with joy and gladness of heart. When we give praise to the Lord, we are acknowledging that it is not our own efforts that produce blessings and prosperity, it is the Lord who has brought these things. In <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker014\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Parashat Ekev (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) we are told to remember the Lord for the abundance that we receive. These things come by the Lord God Almighty and not by their own efforts. This is worded to say we are to be humble before the Lord and realize that praise is a form of being humble before the Lord by acknowledging He is the cause of our prosperity. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Colossians saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 2:7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.\u201d (KJV)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Paul\u2019s words <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cabounding therein with thanksgiving\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> means to have joy and gladness of heart and praise for our Messiah Yeshua. The midrash continues saying:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">And it was not enough that He did not suffer me to go down into the pit; He also made me know in what way I ought to walk, as it is written, You made me to know the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy (Tehillim \/ Psalms 16:11), that is, the Garden of Eden. Hence, David said, He brought me up also out of the tumultuous pit, as it is written He set my foot upon a rock, He established my goings (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:3); by rock is clearly meant a very high and lofty place, as it is said He will dwell on high; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks (Isaiah 33:16). Hence, David said, He set my foot upon a rock. And why such things for me? Because of my waiting, because I waited for God, He desires neither burnt offerings nor whole burnt offerings, nor sacrifices, only waiting. They asked David, How do we know that God did such things for you? David replied, You know from the song that I sing, He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:4) (Midrash Tehillim 40, Part 2)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">It is interesting that the rabbis say <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cHe desires neither burnt offerings nor whole burnt offerings, nor sacrifices, only waiting.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This follows through from the previous discussion regarding the giving of the Torah; the Torah was not given so to earn one\u2019s way into heaven. The Torah is given to direct us to the Lord, to walk in a manner that is acceptable and pleasing to Him, and provided a means for drawing near to Him. How does Yeshua the Messiah fit into all of this? We have been given access to the throne of God in Yeshua the Messiah, we are able to draw near to Him no matter where we are located on this earth. Does this fact however exempt us from walking in God\u2019s ways according to the Torah? The idea that the Lord does not desire burnt offerings but only waiting on Him is a concept that is put forth throughout the Scriptures. Note the context of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">1 Samuel 15:22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> where we read the Prophet Samuel saying that the Lord desires obedience rather than sacrifice. Samuel is speaking of a rebellious spirit before God and this rebellious spirit is one which does not desire to live in obedience to His Word. Samuel says that rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">1 Samuel 15:23<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker015\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">1 Samuel 15:22-23<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">15:22 Samuel said, \u2018Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. 15:23 \u2018For rebellion is as the sin of divination, And insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has also rejected you from being king.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Samuel is speaking to King Saul and paralleling rebellion with the sin of divination and insubordination to be the same as iniquity and idolatry as a result of what he had done not listening to the word of the Lord. The Midrash concludes saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cRestore unto me the joy of Your salvation; and let a willing spirit uphold me (Tehillim \/ Psalms 91:14), shows that the Holy Spirit had been taken away from him, and God said to me, I now give you back your spirit. Thus, David explained a new song. Many will see and fear (Tehillim \/ Psalms 41:14), He who wishes to repent should look upon David, of whom it was written, behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples (Isaiah 55:4). Hence, it is said Many will see and fear; and thereupon they will trust in the Lord (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:4). So, when Israel saw the great work which the Lord did (Shemot \/ Exodus 14:31), therefore, Moshe and the children of Israel sang this song (Shemot \/ Exodus 15:1).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The midrash states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05e8\u05d5\u05e6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05e2\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea \u05ea\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4 \u05d9\u05e1\u05ea\u05db\u05dc \u05d1\u05d3\u05d5\u05d3, \u05d3\u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d4\u05df \u05e2\u05d3 \u05dc\u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05dd \u05e0\u05ea\u05ea\u05d9\u05d5 (\u05d9\u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e0\u05d4 \u05d3)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201call who want to do \u2018teshuvah\u2019 observe\/watch\/look upon David, because it is written behold I gave as a witness to the people.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David provides us with the example of obeying God\u2019s Word, performing Teshuvah, and waiting upon the Lord for help. Let\u2019s talk a little more about Teshuvah in Midrash Tehillim 40, Part 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Midrash Tehillim 40, Part 3 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\">\u201cBlessed is the man that makes the Lord his trust, and respects not the proud, nor those who turn aside to lies (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:5).\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The entire midrash states the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table004\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-8\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-9\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-10\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-7\">\u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9 \u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05de \u05e1\u05d9\u05de\u05df \u05d2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left-\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d2 \u05d0\u05e9\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d2\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d0\u05e9\u05e8 \u05e9\u05dd \u05d4\u05f3 \u05de\u05d1\u05d8\u05d7\u05d5 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e4\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc \u05e8\u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05e9\u05d8\u05d9 \u05db\u05d6\u05d1. \u05d0\u05dc \u05d9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d3\u05dd \u05de\u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05e9\u05d7\u05d8\u05d0\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05d9 \u05ea\u05e7\u05e0\u05d4, \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05d8\u05d7\u05d5\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 \u05ea\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e7\u05d1\u05dc \u05d0\u05d5\u05ea\u05d5, \u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05d9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d0\u05dd \u05db\u05df \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05d9 \u05e8\u05d1\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea, \u05d9\u05e9\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05e8\u05d1\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea, \u05d5\u05d9\u05e9\u05e4\u05d9\u05dc \u05e2\u05e6\u05de\u05d5, \u05d5\u05d9\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d1\u05ea\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4, \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05dc\u05da \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d8\u05d9 \u05db\u05d6\u05d1\u05d9\u05dd, \u05d4\u05dd \u05e9\u05e0\u05d5\u05d8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d9 \u05de\u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 \u05db\u05d6\u05d1\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea, \u05d5\u05db\u05df \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05e8 \u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 (\u05e9\u05d8\u05d9\u05dd) [\u05e1\u05d8\u05d9\u05dd] \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05ea\u05d9 (\u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e7\u05d0 \u05d2).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Midrash Tehillim 40, Part 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">3. Blessed is the man that makes the Lord his trust, and respects not the proud, nor those who turn aside to lies (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:5), a man should not say, Because I have sinned, there is no mending me. Let him rather put his trust in the Lord, and let him repent, and the Lord will receive him. Nor should a man say, If I repent, I will be left without pride. Rather, let pride be hateful to him, and let him abase himself, and return to penitence. Such as turn aside to lies are they who incline to schemes of deceit. So too, the Scriptures say I hate the works of them that turn aside (Tehillim \/ Psalms 101:3).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">What is interesting about Midrash Tehillim 40, Part 3 is how the rabbis are speaking of David\u2019s words regarding pride and those who turn aside to lies and of repentance. It is important to understand what the biblical meaning of repentance is about and how it is related to pride, and rebellion. Let\u2019s look at the first century commentary on repentance from the gospel of Matthew. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker016\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Matthew 3:1-3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">3:1 Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, 3:2 \u2018Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.\u2019 3:3 For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said, \u2018The voice of one crying in the wilderness, \u2018Make ready the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight!\u2019\u2018 NASB<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u1f18\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b5\u1f77\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u1f77\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f38\u03c9\u1f71\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1f74\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b7\u03c1\u1f7b\u03c3\u03c3\u03c9\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f10\u03c1\u1f75\u03bc\u1ff3 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f38\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03b1\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">[\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76] \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd, \u039c\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b5, \u1f24\u03b3\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03b5\u03bd \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f21 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u1ff6\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03bf\u1f57\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b3\u1f71\u03c1 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u1f41 \u1fe5\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u1f76\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u1f28\u03c3\u03b1\u1fd3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u1f75\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2, \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u1f74 \u03b2\u03bf\u1ff6\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f10\u03c1\u1f75\u03bc\u1ff3, \u1f19\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u1f71\u03c3\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f41\u03b4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5, \u03b5\u1f50\u03b8\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c1\u1f77\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Scriptures state that the purpose of John the Baptist was to prepare the way in the wilderness for repentance and for the kingdom of heaven. It is stated that this is the one crying in the wilderness <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cMake ready the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight!\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Here Matthew is quoting from <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Isaiah 40:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2 \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b0\u05e1\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">40:3 A voice is calling, \u2018Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It is interesting looking at the Hebrew text of Isaiah, the Scriptures say <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ckol kore bamidbar, panu derech YHVH&#8230;\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> which translates <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ca voice calling in the wilderness, to turn toward the path \/ way of the Lord&#8230;\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The prophet Isaiah uses the word <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cpanu\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) which is a Piel Imperative Verb (H6437) meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cturn toward or from or away.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This turning toward the way of the Lord is paralleled to the making straight (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) the highway (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05de\u05b0\u05e1\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) in the desert (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">in the Arabah,<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) for our Lord (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Note the Arabah is a section of the Jordan Rift Valley running in a north-south orientation between the southern end of the Sea of Galilee (as the Jordan river valley) down to the Dead Sea and continuing further south where it ends at the Gulf of Aqaba. It includes most of the border between Israel to the west and Jordan to the east.<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) In Matthew, turning toward the path\/way of God is synonymous to repentance and the coming of the kingdom. According to the Apostolic Writings, the Greek word for repentance is \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f71\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd (metanoian) meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ca change of mind, as it appears to one who repents, of a purpose he has formed or of something he has done.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Note also the following references from <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Matthew 4:17, Luke 5:31-32, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">and<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> Romans 2:3-5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker017\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Matthew 4:17<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, \u2018<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Repent<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.\u2019 NASB <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u1f08\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u1f79\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f24\u03c1\u03be\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf \u1f41 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b7\u03c1\u1f7b\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-7\">\u039c\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, \u1f24\u03b3\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03b5\u03bd \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f21 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u1ff6\u03bd.) <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker018\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Luke 5:31-32<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">5:31 And Jesus answered and said to them, \u2018It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick. 5:32 \u2018I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">repentance<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">.\u2019 NASB<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">31<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03b5\u1f76\u03c2 \u1f41 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c2, \u039f\u1f50 \u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f51\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u1f77\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f30\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u1ff6\u03c2 \u1f14\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2: <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">32<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f10\u03bb\u1f75\u03bb\u03c5\u03b8\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u1f73\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03c9\u03bb\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-7\">\u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f71\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker019\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Romans 2:3-5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2:3 But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God? 2:4 Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">repentance<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">? 2:5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, NASB<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u1f77\u03b6\u1fc3 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf, \u1f66 \u1f04\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03b5 \u1f41 \u03ba\u03c1\u1f77\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u1fe6\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f71\u03c3\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f71, \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c3\u1f7a \u1f10\u03ba\u03c6\u03b5\u1f7b\u03be\u1fc3 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03ba\u03c1\u1f77\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6; <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u1f22 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03c4\u1f79\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bd\u03bf\u03c7\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c6\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2, \u1f00\u03b3\u03bd\u03bf\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c7\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-7\">\u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f71\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u1f71\u03bd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> \u03c3\u03b5 \u1f04\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9; <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-19\">5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c3\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u1f79\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u1f71 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u1f79\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f40\u03c1\u03b3\u1f74\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u1fb3 \u1f40\u03c1\u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u1f7b\u03c8\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6,)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Notice how according to the Greek mind, the word for repent (\u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f71\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd) means <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ca change of mind, as it appears to one who repents, of a purpose he has formed or of something he has done.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> According to the Greek, the idea of repentance is merely a mental exercise that one does. The Hebrew mindset from the Hebrew Scriptures, on the other hand, speak of physically turning from sin and toward the way of the Lord God Almighty. Think about this for a moment. Repentance from sin is not merely a mental exercise but also involves a life change, going in a new direction, as <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Isaiah 40:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> states involving <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cturning toward the way of the Lord.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Another interesting point to think about is often we hear that we are supposed to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cturn our backs on sin.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> What do you think is wrong with this statement according to the Hebrew mindset? The issue is that in the statement <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cWe are to turn our backs on sin,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is that we have made the subject of the sentence <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201csin\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and the thing about which we are to do, the focus is upon <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201csin.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Can you see how significant of a problem this is? The Hebrew text speaks of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201crepentance\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05ea\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker020\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Teshuvah<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) from the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto return, come back, turn\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Isaiah 40:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the subject of the sentence is to turn to the way of the Lord. Our focus need to be upon the Lord and His ways, and not sin. The Midrash states <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cLet him rather put his trust in the Lord, and let him repent, and the Lord will receive him. Nor should a man say, If I repent, I will be left without pride. Rather, let pride be hateful to him, and let him abase himself, and return to penitence. Such as turn aside to lies are they who incline to schemes of deceit.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05d8\u05d7\u05d5\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 \u05ea\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e7\u05d1\u05dc \u05d0\u05d5\u05ea\u05d5, \u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05d9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d0\u05dd \u05db\u05df \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05d9 \u05e8\u05d1\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea, \u05d9\u05e9\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05e8\u05d1\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea, \u05d5\u05d9\u05e9\u05e4\u05d9\u05dc \u05e2\u05e6\u05de\u05d5, \u05d5\u05d9\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d1\u05ea\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4, \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05dc\u05da \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d8\u05d9 \u05db\u05d6\u05d1\u05d9\u05dd, \u05d4\u05dd \u05e9\u05e0\u05d5\u05d8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d9 \u05de\u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 \u05db\u05d6\u05d1\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) Repentance is the activity of trusting in the Lord that is connected to one\u2019s actions and regret for past wrongs. The Hebrew Scriptures and including the Rabbinic commentaries state that repentance involves a commitment to personal change and to turn to the way of the Lord, away from pride, lies, and deceit. Repentance is a change of mind that involves a conscious turning away from wrong actions, attitudes and thoughts that conflict with a Godly lifestyle and the Torah commands, which in and of itself involves an intentional turning toward and doing what the Bible says pleases God. The direction one takes is to walk in the way of the Lord. <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Ezekiel 14:6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> states, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cThus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> When one changes one\u2019s mind regarding sin, a change in behavior is to occur simultaneously. Some examples include those who repented of their sins in the Tanach often showed outward evidence by tearing down idolatrous statues. (see <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Kings 11:18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) The rabbis speak extensively in the Rabbinic literature on the subject of repentance. The rabbinic sources state that repentance is necessary for the existence of this world (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">derived from Parashat Vayera, Bereshit \/ Genesis 18:1-22:24, regarding Abraham\u2019s discussion with the Lord over Sodom and Gemorah<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and that it was one of the seven provisions which God made from before the Creation (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Talmud Bavli, tractates Pesahim 54a; Nedarim 39b; Midrash Genesis Rabbah 1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The rabbis say <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cThe Holy One, blessed be His name, said to Elijah, \u2018Behold, the precious gift which I have bestowed on my world: though a man sins again and again, but returns in penitence, I will receive him.\u2019\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker021\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Jerusalem Talmud Sanhedrin 28b<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) They also say <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cGreat is repentance: it brings healing into the world,\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cit reaches to the throne of the Lord\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hosea 14:2,5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cit brings redemption\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Isaiah 59:20<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cit prolongs man\u2019s life\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Ezekiel 18:21, Talmud Yoma 86a<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cRepentance and works of charity are man\u2019s intercessors before God\u2019s throne\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.(<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker022\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Talmud Bavli Shabbath 32a<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and it is said <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201csincere repentance is equivalent to the rebuilding of the Temple, the restoration of the altar, and the offering of all the sacrifices.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Pesiqta, ed. Buber, 25:158; Midrash Leviticus Rabbah 7; Talmud Sanhedrin 43b<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) Here the rabis are obviously paralleling the repentance of Israel to the Lord\u2019s blessing and allowing the rebuilding of the Temple and reinstating of the daily sacrifices. Can you see the significance of repentance for believers today and the purpose is to turn towards the Lord and His ways? Repentance is a very important activity that is essential for our faith and for salvation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Midrash Tehillim 40, 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\">\u201cMany, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done, and Your thoughts which are toward us (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:6).\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Petihta, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cthe homiletic introduction,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to the Midrash states <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cRabbi Khanina son of Papa said, This verse refers to the wondrous works and thoughts You conceived to make Abraham choose the yoke of kingdoms for himself&#8230;\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Similar to Midrash Tehillim 38, Part 2, we find here in Midrash Tehillim 40, Part 4 the rabbis speaking of Abraham taking on the Yoke of the Kingdom. The Midrash states:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Rabbi Khanina son of Papa said, This verse refers to the wondrous works and thoughts You conceived to make Abraham chose the yoke of kingdom for himself, toward us implying that he did so for our sake, that we might endure in this world and also possess life in the world to come. Rabbi Yudan and Rabbi Idi, and Rabbi Khama son of Khanina taught in the name of a certain elder what he had said in the name of rabbi Judah, Abraham did not know that he had to choose the yoke of the kingdom for himself. Indeed, the Holy One blessed be He, chose the yoke of the kingdoms for Abraham, left to himself, Abraham might have chosen Gehenna. (Midrash Tehillim 40, Part 4) <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-7\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e8\u05f3 \u05d7\u05e0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e8 \u05e4\u05e4\u05d0 \u05e0\u05e4\u05dc\u05d0\u05d5\u05ea \u05d5\u05de\u05d7\u05e9\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea \u05e9\u05d7\u05e9\u05d1\u05ea [\u05db\u05d3\u05d9] \u05e9\u05d9\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05d0\u05d1\u05e8\u05d4\u05dd \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05dc\u05db\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea, \u05d0\u05dc\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 [\u05d1\u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05dc\u05e0\u05d5] \u05db\u05d3\u05d9 \u05e9\u05e0\u05e2\u05de\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d1\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd \u05d4\u05d6\u05d4, \u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05e8\u05e9 \u05d7\u05d9\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd \u05d4\u05d1\u05d0. \u05e8\u05f3 \u05d9\u05d5\u05d3\u05df \u05d5\u05e8\u05f3 \u05d0\u05d9\u05d3\u05d9 \u05d5\u05e8\u05f3 \u05d7\u05de\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e8 \u05d7\u05e0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e9\u05dd \u05d6\u05e7\u05df \u05d0\u05d7\u05d3 \u05e9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e9\u05dd \u05e8\u05d1\u05d9, \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d1\u05e8\u05d4\u05dd \u05d9\u05d5\u05d3\u05e2 \u05e9\u05d9\u05d1\u05e8\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05dc\u05db\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea, \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d9\u05e8\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05dc\u05db\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea, [\u05d5\u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e8\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05d2\u05d9\u05d4\u05e0\u05dd]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The question is <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cwhat do the rabbis mean by Abraham chose the yoke of the kingdom for himself, toward us implying that he did so for our sake, that we might endure in this world and also possess life in the world to come?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> What are the rabbis implying here? Are they saying the merit of Abraham is effective for getting his descendent\u2019s into heaven? Is that an interpretation we are applying based on a Torah\/works\/salvation mentality that we have been taught? Note how the midrash states that the Lord had a part in Abraham choosing the yoke of the kingdom because left to himself, Abraham might have chosen Gehenna (Hell). The midrash continues with a description of Gehenna as a place containing fire, snow, and ice by which the wicked are punished, whereas the righteous are brought into a cool place for rest and peace. The midrash quotes from <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Isaiah 43:2 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">which states the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker023\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Isaiah 43:1-11<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">43:1 But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, \u2018Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! 43:2 \u2018When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. 43:3 \u2018For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I have given Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place. 43:4 \u2018Since you are precious in My sight, Since you are honored and I love you, I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life. 43:5 \u2018Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, And gather you from the west. 43:6 \u2018I will say to the north, \u2018Give them up!\u2019 And to the south, \u2018Do not hold them back.\u2019 Bring My sons from afar And My daughters from the ends of the earth, 43:7 Everyone who is called by My name, And whom I have created for My glory, Whom I have formed, even whom I have made.\u2019 43:8 Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, And the deaf, even though they have ears. 43:9 All the nations have gathered together So that the peoples may be assembled. Who among them can declare this And proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses that they may be justified, Or let them hear and say, \u2018It is true.\u2019 43:10 \u2018You are My witnesses,\u2019 declares the Lord, \u2018And My servant whom I have chosen, So that you may know and believe Me And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me. 43:11 \u2018I, even I, am the Lord, And there is no savior besides Me. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Using <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Isaiah 43:2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the rabbis say the Lord will save Israel and the fire will not scorch His people. Note the context of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Isaiah 43<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the Creator God says that He has formed us, do not fear, the flood and the fire will not harm us, the Lord God Almighty is our Savior, we are precious in His sight, He will regather our offspring from the north, south, east, and west. He will gather those who have eyes but cannot see, and ears but cannot hear. All of the nations will gather together to present their witness before God and His people, the Lord God is our Salvation and there is no other besides Him. This is a pretty awesome context to the idea of Abraham taking on the yoke of the kingdom and his descendent\u2019s obtaining eternal life don\u2019t you think? The midrash continues saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cRabbi Berechiah taught, Abraham sat still and was silent all of that day, and the Holy One blessed be He, asked him, How long will you sit still and be silent? Bring the melancholy to an end, and choose the yoke of kingdoms for yourself. The Holy One blessed be He, thus brought him to a decision in the matter, as is said In that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying (Bereshit \/ Genesis 15:18). Hence, Scripture says Your wonderful works and Your thoughts which are toward us, that is, they are for the sake of us so that we are not enslaved in Gehenna. They cannot be reckoned up in order unto You (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:5).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Based on the context of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Isaiah 43,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and this section from Midrash Tehillim 40, Part 4, it was the covenant with Abraham that appears to be that which saves his children. If Abraham had refused to accept the covenant promises, he and his wife would have died at an old age with no children. Remember, Abraham\u2019s wife Sarah had a miracle baby, in her old age she gave birth to a son. Without God\u2019s help Sarah would not have had a child and the entire nation of Israel would not have been born. The rabbis say it is the Lord who brought Abraham to the decision in the matter of the covenant, to believe the promises. In addition to this, it was not simply that the children of Israel would not have been born by Abraham refusing to choose to believe in the Lord and in His promises. The midrash also states that it was for this reason we are not enslaved in Gehenna (Hell). The idea is that by Abraham\u2019s example, his faith in the midst of the impossible (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">i.e. the Lord calling him to a new unknown land, making his descendent\u2019s as vast as the stars, him and his wife\u2019s old age and having a son, etc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) he believed in the Lord. Abraham leads us by his example as it is recorded in the Torah to live by faith and trust in the Lord. The rabbis go on to conclude and emphasize in Midrash Tehillim 40 Part 4 saying that the Lord delights in obedience over Sacrifice saying the following<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Sacrifice and grain offering You have no delight in; my ears have You opened; burnt offering and sin offerings You have not required (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:7) is to be considered in the light of what Scripture says elsewhere, Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? (1 Samuel 15:22). In the words, My ears have You opened (Karita), the literal meaning of karita is clearly dug out as in the verse, If a man will dig (yikreh) a pit (Shemot \/ Exodus 21:33). Then I said, Lo, I am come with the roll of a book which is prescribed for me, yes, Your Torah is in my inner most parts (Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:8-10). Book and Torah refer to what is said of a king, When he sits upon the throne of his kingdom he will write him a copy of this Torah in a book and it will be with him that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all these statutes to do them, ect. (Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 17:18-19). (Midrash Tehillim 40, Part 4)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-7\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d6\u05d1\u05d7 \u05d5\u05de\u05e0\u05d7\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d7\u05e4\u05e6\u05ea. \u05d6\u05d4\u05d5 \u05e9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d4\u05db\u05ea\u05d5\u05d1 \u05d4\u05d7\u05e4\u05e5 (\u05d4\u05f3 \u05d1\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d5\u05de\u05e0\u05d7\u05d4) [\u05dc\u05d4\u05f3 \u05d1\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea \u05d5\u05d6\u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05dd] \u05db\u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05e2 \u05d1\u05e7\u05d5\u05dc \u05d4\u05f3 (\u05e9\u05f4\u05d0 \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05d0\u05f3 \u05d8\u05d5 \u05db\u05d1). \u05d0\u05d6\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea \u05dc\u05d9. \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05db\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05dc\u05e9\u05d5\u05df \u05d7\u05e4\u05d9\u05e8\u05d4, \u05db\u05de\u05d4 \u05d3\u05d0\u05ea \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05db\u05d9 \u05d9\u05db\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d9\u05e9 \u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 (\u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05db\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d2). \u05d0\u05d6 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d0\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d1\u05de\u05d2\u05dc\u05ea \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05db\u05ea\u05d5\u05d1 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9. \u05d5\u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d5\u05db\u05ea\u05d1 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05d0\u05ea \u05de\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d4\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d6\u05d0\u05ea \u05e2\u05dc \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 (\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05d6 \u05d9\u05d7).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The point regarding Midrash Tehillim 40 is obeying, believing, and trusting in the Lord supersedes the sacrifice. The reason being, the Sacrifice was not given for a man to save himself from his sins as is taught so often today within the very fabric of modern Christian Theology. This is the result <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">of the ignorance of the Torah, which comes not only by not knowing (having the knowledge of) the Torah, but also not living out the commandments as they are given according to the Bible, and coupled with the idea that the Judaism of the first century taught one may <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cearn salvation\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> by the commandments. It is important to note that some of the rabbis teach this and others do not, rabbinic literature offers a vast array of opinion on many topics. The interesting point, as noted earlier, is that all of the commandments in the Torah, in some aspect or another, reveal the Messiah. Each mitzvah reveals some element of His (the Messiah\u2019s) person or character. The commandments are the way in which we are to repent by turning to the will and wisdom of God. Yeshua said in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 8:28, \u201cI do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 15:10, \u201cI have kept My Father\u2019s commandments and abide in His love.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> If we think about this, in Yeshua\u2019s keeping the commandments of the Father, the commandments teach us about His behavior. There is a direct relationship between the commandments and the person of Messiah, because the commandments are a direct revelation from God and they are a revelation of godliness. Yeshua said <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cHe who has seen me, has seen the Father\u201d (John 14:9)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> thus when we perform a command we are seeing something of Yeshua and of our Father in heaven. This is the very essence behind the idea of repentance and turning to the way of the Lord (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Isaiah 40:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Because of the anti-Torah sentiment teaching today, most people have a disconnected understanding of the Bible, the ministry of Yeshua, and the teachings of the Apostles, all of which are deeply rooted in Jewish soil through which the religion of the Bible grew. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The salvation, is contained within the covenant that God has made with us. Salvation that we have today with our Father in Heaven, is in His Messiah Yeshua our Savior and King, because this is what God has done on our behalf. With regard to repentance and salvation, obedience is a key factor. If we listen and hear His voice, if we who are called by His name will listen, we will believe in His Messiah (Yeshua) and our lives will be changed, we will walk in a new direction, in newness of life, because of the thing that our Father in Heaven has done. Let\u2019s Pray! <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Tehillim-40-Part1-and-2.pdf\">Tehillim 40-Part1-and-2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s study is from Tehillim \/ Psalms 40:1-17, David opens the Psalm saying, \u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8: \u05d1 \u05e7\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4 \u05e7\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05d8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9: For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. 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