Daily Tidbits 2/27/12 – The Turtle

The Hebrew word for turtle is צב (tsav). That is the root of צבא — an army. Scripture uses צב three times: the tortoise in Leviticus 11, the covered wagons of Numbers 7 bringing offerings, and the litters of Isaiah 66 carrying brothers out of all nations as an offering to the holy mountain. A turtle is a walking tabernacle. Numbers 7 is where those covered wagons appear, and where some have traced the old solfeggio numbers through the days and the offerings. Seven notes, seven colors, seven branches of the Menorah — light and sound in one house. The body of Messiah is that house. We groan to be clothed with the dwelling from heaven. He clothes His priests with salvation. The little armored creature carrying its house is not a joke in the text. It is the army, the wagon, the litter, the dyed garment, and the tent on the move toward Zion.

The Hebrew word for turtle is צב ‘tsav’ which is the root of the word צבא ‘tseva’ which means an army.

The word צב ‘tsav’ is only used 3 times in Scriptures.  Once in reference to the turtle/tortoise (Leviticus 11:29), in Numbers 7:3 speaking of the covered wagons full of offerings to God and in Isaiah 66:20 speaking of the ‘litters’ that carry ‘our brothers out of all nations’ as an offering to the LORD in the end of days.

צב ‘tsav’ also means to color or to dye.

It is interesting to note that it was Numbers 7 where the Solfeggio scale is embedded.  The Solfeggio scale is speaking of the 7 notes in music which correspond to the 7 colors of the color spectrum.

The Solfeggio Scale is as follows, the numbers break down into 396 pattern.
1: Ut=396=9
2. Re=417=3
3. Mi=528=6
4. Fa=639=0
5. Sol=741=3
6. La=852=6

Len Horowitz, in his book, Healing Codes fro the Biological Apocalypse revealed the Solfeggio scale pattern revealed in Numbers 7.

“Dr Joseph Puleo found repetitions of a single issue or subject in the Book of Numbers. The first thing he noticed was the frequent references to days: the first day, the second day, the third day etc. The first day was referenced in verse 12 , the second day was mentioned in verse 18 and the third day in verse 24. The last reference to a day was found in verse 78. The first day reference was found in verse 12, and in successive verses with an increment of 6.”

396 (on each day)
verse 12 = 3 (day 1)
verse 18 = 9 (day 2)
verse 24 = 6 (day 3)
verse 30 = 3 (day 4)
verse 36 = 9 (day 5)
verse 42 = 6 (day 6)
etc repeats

417 (the offerings)
verse 13 = 4
verse 19 = 10 = 1
verse 25 = 7
etc repeats

528 (spoons)
verse 14 = 5
verse 20 = 2
verse 26 = 8
etc repeats

639 (burnt offering)
verse 15 = 6
verse 21 = 3
verse 27 = 9
etc repeats

741 (sin offering)
verse 16 = 7
verse 22 = 8
verse 28 = 10 = 1
etc repeats

852 (peace offerings)
verse 17 = 8
verse 23 = 5
verse 29 = 11 = 2
etc repeats

The Menorah and the Solfeggio Scale

Identity – You are the Tabernacle of God by John Saba pg 54

Day 1 of creation corresponds to day 4.  Day 2 corresponds to day 5.  Day 3 corresponds to day 6.  The Light of the 1st day connects with the light of the sun on day 4.  The fish in the 5th day and the water of the 2nd day connect.  Man in the 6th day connects with the earth/dust from whence he came.  Using this pattern Mr. Saba found that the menorah shows the original Solfeggio scale

Left to right
174, 285, 396
Right to left
417, 528, 639
Bottom to right to left
741, 852, 963

Here we see a connection, via the Menorah (a picture of the body of Messiah), between light and sound.  The 7 branches of the Menorah correspond to the 7 notes in the musical scale and the 7 colors in the color spectrum and the 7 wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Music & Color  (Sound & Light)

E.W. Bullinger – Number in Scripture pg 18

“One more step brings us to colour, which is caused by the vibrations of light, as sound is caused by the vibrations of air. There is a relation between the two, so that a particular colour corresponds to a particular note in music.

Hence there are seven colours answering to the seven musical sounds, and it is found that sounds which harmonize, correspond with colours that harmonize. While discords in colour correspond with discords in music.

The seven, both in music and colour, are divided into three and four. Three primary colours and four secondary, from which all others proceed, answer to the three primary sounds called the Tri-chord, or common chord, and four secondary.

The subject is too abstruse to enlarge further upon here. Sufficient has been said to show that in the works of God all is perfect harmony, order and symmetry, both in number and design; and one corresponds with the other in a real and wonderful manner.”

12 musical notes

The 12 notes are collectively known as the chromatic scale.

http://goldennumber.net/classic/color.htm
Michael Semprevivo has introduced a concept called the PhiBar, which applies phi relationships to the spectrum of colors in visible light.  Colors in the spectrum that are related by distances based on phi or the golden section produce very rich and visually appealing combinations.

The “PhiBar” produces color combinations of the Tabernacle. Recall that the Hebrew word for turtle is צב ‘tsav’ which is in reference to a tent/tabernacle.  A turtle is a walking tabernacle…

צב ‘tsav’ is also used in the Book of Isaiah, translated as ‘litters.’

Isa 66:20 And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters (צב ‘tsav’), and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.


In the Septuagint, צב ‘tsav,’ is translated as λαμπήνη ‘lampene’ which means a covered chariot. This word was borrowed into the Latin as ‘lampenae.’ Lampenae has the meaning of seats or chairs but also the stars. In some Latin lexicons, lampenae has the meaning of “luminous bodies, of stars,” tracing back to the Greek word λάμπω ‘lampo’ which means to shine.

The Hebrew word צב ‘tsav has the meaning of a wall or wagon, something that covers. The pictograph meaning is the “side of the tent.”

This is interesting to note as the goat hair tent in ancient times pictured the stars.

The Goat Hair Tent Jeff Benner

“Like any other cloth, there is space between the hair fabric. Light coming through the black roof appear as stars in the night sky. “He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in” (Isaiah 40.2). When the hair fibers get wet from the rains, the fibers expand, forming a watertight roof.”

“The size of the tent will depend on the size and wealth of the family. The wealthier families will have separate tents for the wife, such as Abraham had for Sarah. As the family grows, additional panels are added to increase the size of the tent. “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes” (Isaiah 54:2).”

The Hebrew word אוהל ‘ohel’ means tent which comes from the root הל ‘hal’ which means to shine as the shining light of the campfire next to a tent in the distance is a guide for those returning home.

The Hebrew word for star is כוכב ‘kokav’ which literally means the “covering of the tent.”

Heavenly bodies = hosts/armies

Gen 2:1  Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

Psa 33:6  By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

Exo 7:4  And Pharaoh will not listen to you. And I will put My hand on Egypt, and will bring My armies, My people, the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt with great judgments.

Exo 12:51  And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.

Adam Clarke
“By their armies – צבאתם  tsibotham, from צבא  tsaba, to assemble, meet together, in an orderly or regulated manner, and hence to war, to act together as troops in battle; whence צבאות  tsebaoth, troops, armies, hosts. It is from this that the Divine Being calls himself יהוה צבאות  Yehovah tsebaoth, the Lord Of Hosts or armies, because the Israelites were brought out of Egypt under his direction, marshalled and ordered by himself, guided by his wisdom, supported by his providence, and protected by his might. This is the true and simple reason why God is so frequently styled in Scripture the Lord of hosts; for the Lord did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their Armies.”

Jesus is the LORD of Hosts

Jos 5:14  And He said, No, for I now come as the Commander of the army of Jehovah. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped. And he said to Him, What does my Lord speak to His slave?
Isa 55:4  Behold, I gave Him a Witness to peoples, a Leader and Commander of peoples.

Rev 19:11  And I saw Heaven being opened. And, behold! A white horse, and He sitting on it having been called Faithful and True. And He judges and wars in righteousness.
Rev 19:12  And His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head many diadems, having a name that had been written, which no one knows except Himself;
Rev 19:13  and having been clothed in a garment which had been dipped in blood. And His name is called The Word of God.
Rev 19:14  And the armies in Heaven followed Him on white horses, being dressed in fine linen, white and pure.

The Camp of Israel

Num 2:2  The sons of Israel shall encamp by their fathers’ house, every man with his own standard, according to the standards. They shall encamp around the tabernacle of the congregation, afar off.
Num 2:3  And those who encamp on the east side, toward the sunrising, are of the standard of Judah’s camp, according to their armies, the ruler of the sons of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

Num 2:9  All numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred and eighty six thousand and four hundred, by their armies. They shall set forth first.
Num 2:10  On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben, according to their armies; the ruler of the sons of Reuben being Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Num 2:18  On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim, according to their armies; the ruler of the sons of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Num 2:25  On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan, according to their armies; the ruler of the sons of Dan being Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

The Camp of Israel was divided up as the 12 constellations

Standards of the Tribes

Keil and Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

According to rabbinical tradition, the standard of Judah bore the figure of a lion, that of Reuben the likeness of a man, or of a man’s head, that of Ephraim the figure of an ox, and that of Dan the figure of an eagle; so that the four living creatures united in the cherubic forms described by Ezekiel were represented upon these four standards” (Keil and Delitzsch, Commentary on the Pentateuch, III, 17). A variant of this tradition gives as the standard of Reuben, “unstable as water” (Gen_49:4 the King James Version), a Man and a River, and of Dan, “Dan shall be a serpent in the way” (Gen_49:17), an Eagle and a Serpent. These four forms are also found in the constellations in the four quarters of the heavens. Aquarius, the man with a stream of water, and Leo were the original zodiacal constellations of the two solstices, Taurus was that of the spring equinox, and Aquila and Serpens were close to the autumnal equinox, the latter being actually upon the colure.

4 Living Creatures

Surrounding the throne of God are the 4 living creatures which correspond to the 4 cardinal points of the zodiac and to the camp of Israel.

Eze 1:10  And the likeness of their faces: the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side to the four of them; and the face of an ox on the left to the four of them, and the face of an eagle to the four of them.

Rev 4:2  And at once I became in spirit. And, behold, a throne was set in Heaven, and One sitting on the throne.
Rev 4:3  And the One sitting was in appearance like a jasper stone, and a sardius; and a rainbow was around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.
Rev 4:4  And around the throne I saw twenty four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty four elders sitting, having been clothed in white garments. And they had golden crowns on their heads.
Rev 4:5  And out of the throne come forth lightnings and thunders and voices. And seven lamps of fire are burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;
Rev 4:6  and a glassy sea before the throne, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures, full of eyes before and behind.
Rev 4:7  And the first living creature was like a lion; and the second living creature like a calf; and the third living creature having a face like a man; and the fourth living creature like an eagle flying.
Rev 4:8  And the four living creatures each one had six wings around, and within being full of eyes. And they had no rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty,” the One who was, and is, and is coming!
Isa. 6:3
Rev 4:9  And whenever the living creatures shall give glory and honor and thanks to the One sitting on the throne, to the One living to the ages of the ages,
Rev 4:10  the twenty four elders fall down before Him sitting on the throne; and they will worship the One living to the ages of the ages, and will throw their crowns before the throne, saying,
Rev 4:11  Lord, You are worthy to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because You created all things, and through Your will they exist and were created.

The Hebrew word for star is ככב ‘kokav’ which comes from the root כב ‘kav’ which further links to the body


The house/dwelling place of man is a picture of the dwelling place of the LORD.

Baptism

It is interesting to note that צבע ‘tsava,’ means to dye a cloth.  This is a picture of baptism and being born again.

Baptism is a picture of a woman taking linen and dipping it into a colored dye where the linen or cloth becomes that color after being dipped into the water.  The act of dipping something into water so that it becomes new.

G907
βαπτίζω
baptizō
Thayer Definition:
1) to dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge (of vessels sunk)
2) to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to wash, to make clean with water, to wash one’s self, bathe
3) to overwhelm
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from a derivative of G911

G911
βάπτω
baptō
Thayer Definition:
1) to dip, dip in, immerse
2) to dip into dye, to dye, colour

1Pe 2:9  But you are “an elect race,” “a royal priesthood,” “a holy nation,” “a people for possession,” so that “you may openly speak of the virtues” of the One who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; LXX-Ex. 23:22; MT-Ex. 19:5, 6
2Co 5:2  For also in this we groan, greatly desiring to be clothed with our dwelling place out of Heaven,

This is the body that shall be formed in His Image.

1Jn 3:2  Beloved, now we are the children of God, and it was not yet revealed what we shall be. But we know that if He is revealed, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.

We shall be covered in His garments of salvation

Isa 61:9  And their seed shall be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed that Jehovah has blessed.
Isa 61:10  Rejoicing I will rejoice in Jehovah. My soul shall be joyful in my God. For He clothed me with garments of salvation; He put on me the robe of righteousness, even as a bridegroom dons as a priest his head-dress, and as a bride wears her ornaments.
Isa 61:11  For as the earth comes out with her buds, and as a garden causes that which is sown to grow, so the Lord Jehovah will make righteousness and praise to grow before all the nations.
Psa 132:9  Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness*, and let Your saints shout for joy.
Psa 132:13  Jehovah has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling-place.
Psa 132:14  This is My rest till forever; I will dwell here; I have desired it.

Psa 132:16  And I will clothe her priests with salvation*; and her saints shall surely shout.

Garments of righteousness = garments of salvation (Yeshuah).  What is our righteousness?  Messiah Jesus (Jeremiah 23:6)  This is discussed in more detail, in Genesis 1:9-13 which is a picture of baptism/resurrection (Galatians 3:27)

His body is His house/tent

Enlarging the family tent corresponds to the the stretching forth of the Heavens in the beginning.  This points to the ‘Son’.


In Proverbs 8, The Holy Scriptures speak of Wisdom as the master craftsman/builder in the beginning with the Father.  This word is אמון ‘amon/amen ‘which points to the Messiah.  Interestingly, the Hebrew word for build is בנה ‘banah’ which comes from the same root as son, בן ‘ben’.

Jer 10:12  It is He who made the earth by His power, who established the world by His wisdom, and who stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

What/who is the wisdom and power of God?

1Co 1:24  But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

What is the Hebrew word for understanding?

H8394
תּובנה  /  תּבוּנה  /  תּבוּן
tâbûn  /  tebûnâh  /  tôbûnâh

This word comes from the same root as בו ‘ben’/son.

On a deeper level, the heavens point to the body of Christ.  Paul speaks of the resurrected body we shall receive which is from heaven.

2Co 5:2  For also in this we groan, greatly desiring to be clothed with our dwelling place out of Heaven,

This is the body that shall be formed in His Image.

1Jn 3:2  Beloved, now we are the children of God, and it was not yet revealed what we shall be. But we know that if He is revealed, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.

We shall be covered in His garments of salvation

Isa 61:9  And their seed shall be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed that Jehovah has blessed.

The Seed = Messiah (Galatians 3:16, 29).  Who is the seed that the LORD has blessed?  Christ and His Body.

Isa 61:10  Rejoicing I will rejoice in Jehovah. My soul shall be joyful in my God. For He clothed me with garments of salvation; He put on me the robe of righteousness, even as a bridegroom dons as a priest his head-dress, and as a bride wears her ornaments.
Isa 61:11  For as the earth comes out with her buds, and as a garden causes that which is sown to grow, so the Lord Jehovah will make righteousness and praise to grow before all the nations.

Notice the connection between the resurrection (earth sprouting her buds) and being clothed in the garments of Messiah.

Psa 132:9  Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let Your saints shout for joy.
Psa 132:13  Jehovah has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling-place.
Psa 132:14  This is My rest till forever; I will dwell here; I have desired it.

Psa 132:16  And I will clothe her priests with salvation; and her saints shall surely shout.

Garments of righteousness = garments of salvation (ישע ‘yesha’ – source of the name Jesus).  What is our righteousness?  Christ the LORD (Jeremiah 23:6)

Jer 23:5  Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
Jer 23:6  In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

1Ti 3:15  But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Heb 3:6  But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

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