The TaNaKH is about Jesus Christ

Joh 1:45  Philip finds Nathanael and said to him, We have found the One of whom Moses wrote in the Law and the Prophets, Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.
Joh 5:39  You search the Scriptures, for you think in them you have everlasting life. And they are the ones witnessing concerning Me.
Joh 5:46  For if you were believing Moses, you would then believe Me; for that one wrote concerning Me.
Joh 5:47  But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My Words?
Psa 40:7  Then I said, Lo, I come, in the roll of the Book it is written of Me;

Jesus& the Apostles taught from the TaNaKH

Luk 24:27  And beginning from Moses, and from all the prophets, He explained to them the things about Himself in all the Scriptures.
Luk 24:44  And He said to them, These are the Words which I spoke to you yet being with you, that all the things must be fulfilled having been written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning Me.
Luk 24:45  Then He opened up their mind to understand the Scriptures,*

*Notice, the Scriptures are a sealed book (Isaiah 29:10-11), it is only through the Spirit of the Messiah that our eyes are opened, this is a concept seen where the Spirit of God hovers over the waters and commands Light to come forth out of darkness (Genesis 1:2-3; John 3:19; Colossians 1:13)

Act 26:22  Then obtaining help from God, I stand until this day, witnessing both to small and to great, saying nothing else than what the prophets and Moses also said was going to happen:
Act 28:23  And having appointed him a day, more came to him in the lodging, to whom he expounded, earnestly testifying the kingdom of God and persuading them the things concerning Jesus, both from the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning until evening.*

*At this point the New Testament Scriptures had not yet been completely compiled. Paul was teaching Messiah from the TaNaKH

1Co 15:3  For I delivered to you in the first place what I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures,
1Co 15:4  and that He was buried, and that He was raised the third day, according to the Scriptures,*

*At the point of this Epistle, the New Testament Scriptures were not completely compiled.  Paul was speaking of the TaNaKH

Rabbinic thought agrees w/ the New Testament writers, who say all the prophets prophesy concerning the days of Messiah

“All the prophets prophesied only of the days of the Messiah.” [Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 99a]
“The world was created but only for the Messiah.” [Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 98b]

“All the prophets prophesied only for the days of the Messiah” – Berachoth 34b
“Rabbi Johanan said, ‘The world was created for the sake of the Messiah, what is this Messiah’s name?’ The school of Rabbi Shila said, ‘his name is Shiloh, for it is written, until Shiloh comes. (Genesis 49:10)’” [Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 98b]

2Ti 3:15  and that from a babe you know the Holy Scriptures, those being able to make you wise to salvation through belief in Christ Jesus.

Messiah in the Torah

Here we see the precedent set that the Torah (in specific the Torah portionsclick here) are used to exhort believers, but most importantly, to teach them about Messiah

Act 13:14  But going through from Perga, they came to Antioch-Pisidia, and going into the synagogue on the day of the sabbaths, they sat down.

Act 13:15  And after the reading of the Law, and of the Prophets, the synagogue rulers sent to them, saying, Men, brothers, if there is a word of exhortation to the people, speak.

Act 13:16  And rising up, and signaling with his hand, Paul said, Men, Israelites, and the ones fearing God, listen.
Act 13:17  The God of this people Israel chose out our fathers, and exalted the people in their stay in the land of Egypt. And with a high arm, He led them out of it.
Act 13:18  And as forty years time passed, He tenderly bore them in the wilderness. Deut. 1:31
Act 13:19  And He pulled down seven nations in Canaan land, and gave their land to them as an inheritance. Deut. 7:1
Act 13:20  And after these things, as four hundred and fifty years passed, He gave judges until Samuel the prophet.
Act 13:21  And from there they asked for a king. And God gave Saul the son of Kish to them, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
Act 13:22  And removing him, He raised up to them David for a king, to whom He also said, witnessing, “I found David” the son of Jesse “to be a man according to My own heart, who will do all My will.” 1 Samuel 13:14; Psa. 89:20; LXX-Isa. 44:28
Act 13:23  Of the seed of this one, according to promise, God raised up to Israel a Savior, Jesus;
Act 13:24  John going before to proclaim before the face of His entrance a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Act 13:25  And as John fulfilled the course, he said, Whom do you suppose me to be? I am not He, but, behold, “He comes after me, of whom I am not worthy to loosen the sandal of His feet.” John 1:27
Act 13:26  Men, brothers, sons of the race of Abraham, and the ones among you fearing God, to you the Word of this salvation was sent.
Act 13:27  For those dwelling in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known this One, and the voices of the prophets being read throughout every sabbath, condemning Him, they fulfilled the Scriptures.
Act 13:28  And finding not one cause of death, they asked Pilate to do away with Him.
Act 13:29  And when they finished all the things having been written concerning Him, taking Him down from the tree, they laid Him in a tomb.
Act 13:30  But God raised Him from the dead;
Act 13:31  who appeared for many days to those coming up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are witnesses of Him to the people.
Act 13:32  And we preach the gospel to you, the promise made to the fathers,**

**The Gospel being spoken of was written in the TaNaKH

(1 Peter 1:25; Psalm 68:11; Acts 10:34-36; Romans 1:1-4; Ephesians 1:13; Colossians 1:5-6)

The Gospel is the promise to Abraham (Galatians 3:8, 16; Romans 4:13), the promise =the Word (Deuteronomy 6:3 dabar=promise) the promise = the Messiah (Jeremiah 33:14-16) the promise = eternal life (1 John 2:25; Genesis 17:8)

Act 13:33  that this God has fulfilled to us, their children, raising up Jesus; as also it has been written in the second Psalm, “You are My Son, today I have begotten You.” Psa. 2:7
Act 13:34  And that He raised Him from the dead, no more being about to return to corruption, so He has said, “I will give You” “the holy things of faithful David.” Isa. 55:3
Act 13:35  So He also said in another, “You will not give Your Holy One to see corruption.” LXX-Psa. 15:10; MT-Psa. 16:10
Act 13:36  For having served his own generation by the counsel of God, David truly fell asleep and was added to his fathers and saw corruption. 1 Kg. 2:10
Act 13:37  But He whom God raised up, this One did not see corruption.
Act 13:38  Then let it be known to you, men, brothers, that through this One remission of sin is announced to you.
Act 13:39  And everyone believing in this One is justified from all things which you could not be justified by the Law of Moses.
Act 13:40  Then watch that the thing spoken in the Prophets may not come on you:
Act 13:41  “Behold, you despisers,” “and marvel,” “and perish, because I work a work in your days,” a work which you would “in no way believe if anyone declares it to you.” Hab. 1:5
Act 13:42  But the Jews having gone out of the synagogue, the nations begged that these words be spoken to them on the next sabbath.

The Messiah is revealed from the TaNaKH in a step by step method (Isaiah 28:10). The Torah portions were a part of the Paths of righteousness (Sabbaths, new moons, feasts etc.) which are used to bring forth the Truth and to separate our incorrect notions about the Word.
Psa 23:3  He restores my soul; He guides me in paths* of righteousness for His name’s sake.

H4570

ma‛gâl  /  ma‛gâlâh
BDB Definition:
1) entrenchment, track מעגּלה  /  מעגּל

This word comes from the root agal עגּל which means round or a bullock as in a bullock circling around in play.  Ma’gal literally means the trench made from the wheels of carts that are pulled by oxen to tread grain, thus making trenches or ruts.  This is what the meaning of being a disciple is all about.  The yoke of the oxen, the yoke of learning.  An older experienced ox is yoked to a younger inexperienced one in order to teach it how to pull a load…Learning through being yoked to the Master (Mtt 11:29)

The word for midrash, which is the term for discussing the Scriptures after the Torah portion was read {Acts 13:15}, comes from the root drash which means to thresh.  Grains were placed on the threshing floor where they were trampled on and beaten in order to separate the hulls from the grain.

This is describes the purpose of the Torah portions.  They are cyclical, keeping us in ruts of righteousness and helping us to continue walking in the Word and threshing the correct meaning of the text by comparing spiritual things with spiritual things (1 Corinthians 2:13).  It helps us to rely on the Word for meaning instead of sermons from men.

Act 9:22  But Saul was more filled with power, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus, proving* that this One is the Christ.
G4822
συμβιβάζω
sumbibazō
Thayer Definition:
1) to cause to coalesce, to join together, put together
1a) to unite or knit together: in affection
2) to put together in one’s mind
2a) to compare
2b) to gather, conclude, consider
3) to cause a person to unite with one in a conclusion or come to the same opinion, to prove, demonstrate
3a) to teach, instruct, one
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from G4862 and bibazo (to force, causative [by reduplication] of the base of G939)<–stepping with the foot

The meaning of the above where Paul proves Messiah from the Scriptures is by joining together Scriptures step by step, knitting together the meaning.

Paul’s custom was to go into synagogues on the Sabbath days, when the Torah portions were read and to show Messiah to those in the synagogue in that Torah portion

Act 17:2  And according to Paul’s custom, he went in to them and reasoned with them from the Scriptures on three sabbaths,
Act 17:3  opening and setting forth that the Christ must have suffered, and to have risen from the dead, and that this is the Christ, Jesus, whom I announce to you.
Act 17:4  And some of them were persuaded and joined themselves to Paul and Silas, both a great multitude of the worshiping Greeks, and not a few of the leading women.
Act 28:23  And having appointed him a day, more came to him in the lodging, to whom he expounded, earnestly testifying the kingdom of God and persuading them the things concerning Jesus, both from the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning until evening.
Messiah Jesus taught that the TaNaKH was written about Himself.  His custom was to teach in the synagogues each sabbath as well.  I have no doubt that He used the Torah portions to teach the people of Himself.

Luk 4:16  And He came to Nazareth where He was brought up. And as was His custom, He went in on the day of the sabbaths, into the synagogue, and He stood up to read.

The first letter of the Torah is ב, the last letter of the Torah is ל, the last letter of the TaNaKH is also ל.  Both forwards בל and in reverse לב the word for heart is seen.

H1079
בּל  (Aramaic)
bâl
BDB Definition:
1) mind, heart

The Torah/TaNaKH is the ‘heart’ of YHWH (Psalm 119:32; Isaiah 51:7; Philippians 2:8).

This concept can be applied to the entire Scriptures as well.  The first letter of the TaNaKH

בן

נב

Here it can be seen that the Torah/TaNaKH is the heart/mind of YHWH.  When combined with the New Testament the Son/ Fruit of His Mind/Heart is brought forth.

Gen 1:1  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth

The first word of the Scriptures is Beresheit (In the Beginning).  It has the Gematria of 913.  God the Father in Greek has an exact numerical equivalent.  In Hebrew the first word of the language is father אב.

Interestingly, 913 also is associated with His House.  The first letter of the Scriptures is an enlarged bet.  The bet in Hebrew means the house.

Messiah Jesus connects the house to His flesh.

Joh 2:19  Jesus said to them, Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will raise it up.
Joh 2:20  Then the Jews said, This sanctuary was forty six years being built, and do You raise it up in three days?
Joh 2:21  But He spoke about the sanctuary of His body.

The Enlarged Bet

This first letter of the Scriptures is enlarged.  This is one of the peculiar letters in the Scriptures which is not the normal size.  Messiah Jesus referred to these as ‘jots and tittles’ in Matthew 5:18.  The letter Bet means a house.

This is the primary purpose of Creation.  The Almighty desired to have a physical dwelling.  To build a house, a man takes a bride who establishes the home where children are born and raised.  This is the desire of our Creator.  To have a physical dwelling with His bride where many sons will be brought to glory (Hebrews 2:10).

Taking the first two letters gives the word ‘bar’, which means son

A House for His Son

Notice the connection between the tent/house and a son.

‘Bar’ – Son

Psa 2:12  Kiss the Son (בר), lest He be angry, and you perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Oh the blessings of all those who flee to Him for refuge!

“Rabbi Johanan said, ‘The world was created for the sake of the Messiah, what is this Messiah’s name?’ The school of Rabbi Shila said, ‘his name is Shiloh, for it is written, until Shiloh comes. (Genesis 49:10)’” [Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 98b]

This word ‘ben’ teaches of the Messiah in another fashion as well.  The word for pattern in Hebrew is ‘tabniyt’ which comes from the root ‘ben.’

The patterns, types, and shadows in the Scriptures point to the SON.

Heb 9:24  For Christ did not enter into the Holy of Holies made by hands, types of the true things, but into Heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf,
Heb 10:1  For the Law had a shadow of the coming good things, not the image itself of those things. Appearing year by year with the same sacrifices, which they offer continually, they never are able to perfect the ones drawing near.
Heb 8:5  who serve the pattern of and shadow of heavenly things, even as Moses was divinely warned, being about to make the tabernacle: For He says, “See that you make all things according to the pattern being shown to you in the mount.” Exodus 25:40

Rom 5:14  but death reigned from Adam until Moses, even on those who had not sinned in the likeness of Adam’s transgression, who is a type of the coming One.
1Co 10:6  But these things became examples for us, so that we may not be lusters after evil, even as those indeed lusted.

Torah is a shadow picture of Messiah
H8452

tôrâh
Total KJV Occurrences: 1
manner, 1
תּורה

2 Sa_7:19
2Sa 7:19  And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner (Torah)of man, O Lord GOD?

The Torah is a shadow of the Messiah.  It is the form of His ‘image’.  He is the reality of that image.

Col 2:16  Then do not let anyone judge you in eating, or in drinking, or in part of a feast, or of a new moon, or of sabbaths,
Col 2:17  which are a shadow of coming things, but the body is of Christ.

The Tabernacle/the Tent/House is a shadow of Messiah.  The earthly Tabernacle was to be in the pattern of the Heavenly.

Exo 25:9  According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.
Exo 25:40  And see that they are made by their patterns which you were caused to see in the mountain.

Heb 8:5  who serve the pattern of and shadow of heavenly things, even as Moses was divinely warned, being about to make the tabernacle: For He says, “See that you make all things according to the pattern being shown to you in the mount.”
the word for pattern is:

H8403
תּבנית
tabnîyth
BDB Definition:
1) pattern, plan, form, construction, figure

The root of tabniyth is ben (tent panel/son).

The sages speak of this pattern as the Torah

Beresheti Rabba:

Back to the letter, bet…

This word comes from the root:

Again this word connects to Messiah.

This idea of a family mark is seen in the banners that were set up for each house of the children of Israel in the wilderness (Numbers 2).  Who is our banner?  It is Messiah (Psalm 20:5; 60:4; Isaiah 11:10-12; 62:10-11).

The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world found in the pictographic meaning of ‘bereshit’.

The Creator

The Scriptures are clear that Christ Jesus is the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth.  Yet, the TaNaKH also is clear that YHWH is the Creator.  Here is it seen that Jesus Christ is YHWH God in the TaNAKH.Yahshua is YHWH

Ecc 12:1  Remember now thy Creator* in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
*בוראיך…plural…should be translated Remember now thy Creators.  The Scriptures indicate that the Father willed creation and then performed it through the Son/the Word.

Eph 3:9  and to bring to light all, what is the fellowship of the mystery having been hidden from eternity in God, the One creating all things through Jesus Christ,

1Co 8:6  But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

The Scriptures speak of YHWH creating the world through His Wisdom.  Wisdom = Jesus

Isa 44:24 Thus said יהוה, your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb, “I am יהוה, doing all, stretching out the heavens all alone, spreading out the earth, with none beside Me,
Isa 45:11 Thus said יהוה, the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl, and his Maker, “Do you ask Me about My sons what is to come? And about the work of My hands do you command Me?
Isa 45:18 For thus said יהוה, Creator of the heavens, He is Elohim, Former of earth and its Maker, He established it, He did not create it to be empty, He formed it to be inhabited: “I am יהוה, and there is none else.
Isa 54:5 “For your Maker is your husband, יהוה  of hosts is His Name, and the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl is your Redeemer. He is called the Elohim of all the earth.
1Ki 8:23 and said, “יהוה  Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, there is no Elohim in the heavens above or on earth below like You,
Pro 16:4 יהוה  has made all for His purpose, And also the wrong for the day of evil.
Jer 51:14 יהוה  of hosts has sworn by Himself, “I shall certainly fill you with men, as with locusts, and they shall lift up a shout against you.”
Jer 51:15 He made the earth by His power, He established the world by His wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

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.

By His Word

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.

Heb 11:3  By faith we understand the ages to have been framed by the Word of God, so that the things seen should not come into being out of things that appear.

Joh 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Joh 1:2  He was in the beginning with God.
Joh 1:3  All things came into being through Him, and without Him not even one thing came into being that has come into being.

The Son

Col 1:12  giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for a share of the inheritance of the saints in light,
Col 1:13  who delivered us out of the authority of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
Col 1:14  in whom we have redemption through His blood, the remission of sins;
Col 1:15  who is the image of the invisible God, the First-born of all creation.
Col 1:16  For all things were created in Him, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, the visible and the invisible; whether thrones, or lordships, or rulers, or authorities, all things have been created through Him and for Him.
Col 1:17  And He is before all things, and all things have subsisted in Him.
Heb 1:1  In many ways and in various ways of old, God spoke to the fathers in the prophets;
Heb 1:2  in these last days He spoke to us in the Son, whom He appointed heir of all; through whom He indeed made the ages;
Heb 1:3  who being the shining splendor of His glory, and the express image of His essence, and upholding all things by the Word of His power, having made purification of our sins through Himself, He sat down on the right of the Majesty on high,

Heb 1:8  but as to the Son, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom;
Heb 1:9  You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; because of this God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness beside Your fellows.” Psa. 45:6, 7
Heb 1:10  And, “You, Lord, at the beginning founded the earth, and the heavens are works of Your hands.
Heb 1:11  They will vanish away, but You will continue; and they will all become old, like a garment,
Heb 1:12  and You shall fold them up like a covering, and they shall be changed. But You are the same, and Your years shall not fail.” LXX-Psa. 101:26-28; MT-Psa. 102:25-27

I

את

The word for house (bet) is related to the Hebrew word for mark (את) as seen above.

Aleph – Tav the letters of the Aleph-Bet

Rabbi Dov Ber, the Maggid of Mezritch
“It is known in Kabbalistic literature that the letters of the Aleph-Beis were created first of all. Thereafter, by use of the letters, the Holy One, Blessed is He, created all the worlds. This is the hidden meaning of the first phrase in the Torah, “In the beginning God created אֵת ” –that is, God’s first act was to create the letters from א to ת (Or Torah; see pg 35)
Leviticus 26 verse 3 begins with Alef, verse 13 ends with Tav which indicates that the commandments are as perfect as the universe in which they are to be fulfilled.

Wisdom in Hebrew alphabet pg 47
The sum total of human knowledge derives from the Torah because the universe is a product of torah which is the blueprint of the world, as the Midrash teaches:  God looking into the Torah and created the world (Zohar, Ruth 88) When His Ineffable Word took physical form, heaven and earth became the clothing for the word of God which infuses Creation, and without which Creation would not continue to exist.  The spiritual Torah which preceded the world became clothed in ink and parchment, and the Godly wisdom which is the essence of Torah remained hidden in its words and letters (Ramban)
With the advent of Creation, the wisdom of God took the form of the 613 commandments.  But the precepts are not isolated phenomena; they are all interrelated aspects of a single Torah, like the organs and vessels of a single human body to which the totality of the commandments are likened.  Indeed, the 613 commandments give spiritual life and nourishment to the organs and vessels of the individual human being just as they provide continued existence to all of Creation

The Hebrew word for ‘letter’ is

H226
אות
‘ôth
BDB Definition:
1) sign, signal
1a) a distinguishing mark
1b) banner
1c) remembrance
1d) miraculous sign
1e) omen
1f) warning
2) token, ensign, standard, miracle, proof

In Greek this word is:

G4592
σημεῖον
sēmeion

This is where semiology comes from, which is the study of signs/symbols.  A related word is semen which means seed.  This is very interesting because DNA is a ‘language’ consisting of letters, sentences etc.

DNA & Language
Nucleotide    Character (Letter)
Codon        Letter
Gene        Word
Operon        Sentence
Regulon    Paragraph
DNA        Book

Simplified it could be said
Nucleotide bases    Letters
Codons            Words
Genes            Sentences
Book            DNA

DNA functions in the same way as the Hebrew languageclick here

On another level, all matter in the universe is made up of ‘letters’

The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene pg 13
“The fundamental particles of the universe that physicists have identified- electrons-neutrinos, quarks, and so on- are the ‘letters’ of all matter.”

2Pe 3:10  But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with rushing sound, and having burned the elements* will be dissolved, and earth and the works in it will be burned up.

*G4747
στοιχεῖον
stoicheion
Thayer Definition:
1) any first thing, from which the others belonging to some series or composite whole take their rise, an element, first principal
1a) the letters of the alphabet as the elements of speech, not however the written characters, but the spoken sounds (This is interesting to note.  Connecting letters to sound.  In Brian Greene’s ‘Elegant Universe’ (pg 15) he describes everything as sound.  This is the essence of string theory.  Everything traces back to strings that are vibrating at different frequencies.  This is backed up by Scripture where it is said that the Word (Messiah) is holding all things together (Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:3).)  In the Targums on Psalm 50:1 it speaks of Creation being a song.  The Hebrew of Psalm 50:1 states:

Psa 50:1  A Psalm of Asaph God, YHWH God, has spoken*, and calls to the earth from the rising of the sun to its going in.

*Here the Hebrew word is Dabar (דבר) this is traditionally translated as ‘word’.  Hence, the ancients understood the Word (dabar) as being a song.  This is seen in Scriptures where YHWH is spoken of as our strength and our song (Exodus 15:1; Psalm 118:14; Isaiah 12:2).  Notice in those verses that it is speaking of YHWH becoming our salvation.  The Word of YHWH is seen as the physical manifestation of YHWH on the earth.  For more on this click here.  The Psalms speak of the Word being a song (Psalm 119:54; 138:5; 71:22), Shaul also speaks of this concept in Colossians 3:16.  The Glory of YHWH is associated with music/praise (Luke 2:32; 2 Chronicles 5:11-14; Psalm 57:8; 108:1-3).

Back to Thayers defintion:

στοιχεῖον
stoicheion

1b) the elements from which all things have come, the material causes of the universe1c) the heavenly bodies, either as parts of the heavens or (as others think) because in them the elements of man, life and destiny were supposed to reside (This is interesting to note as well.  The heavenly bodies, in specific the mazzaroth, are described as signs אות in Genesis 1:14)  Psalm 19 says that these signs are speaking from the heavens to mankind.  The heavenly bodies are also associated with music (Psalm 148:2; Job 38:4-7)

1d) the elements, rudiments, primary and fundamental principles of any art, science, or discipline
1d1) i.e. of mathematics, Euclid’s geometry (Again an interesting note.  All things were created by the Word…ie letters of the Hebrew aleph-bet.  All Hebrew letters have corresponding numbers.  Aleph = 1, Bet = 2 etc.  This is further seen in that the Hebrew word for number (mispar) and the Hebrew word for book/scroll (sepher) come from the same root word (saphar).)

The root of this word comes from סף which is the root of the word for lips.  There is an interesting connection to the enlarged bet and the letter peh.

The Letter Peh in the square Aramaic Script looks like this:

Notice that the letter bet fits perfectly within the letter peh:

The sages believed this was showing that there was an invisible mouth that spoke creation into existence (Colossians 1:15).

The Alpha & Omega/ Aleph & Tav

Isa 41:4  Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
Isa 44:6  Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Isa 48:12  Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
Isa 48:13  Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.

Rev 1:8  I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Rev 1:11  Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
Rev 21:6  And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Rev 22:13  I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

2 Comings of Messiah

Notice that the numerical sequence of the את is 4 & 6.  This is speaking of the 2 comings/advents of Messiah.  The first one time after 4,000 years from Adam.  The second time after 6,000 years which would be the 7th millenium.

Septuagint (LXX)

Gen 1:1  Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν.

This phrase Ἐν ἀρχῇ is also used in:
1Ch 16:7  Ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τότε ἔταξεν Δαυιδ ἐν ἀρχῇ τοῦ αἰνεῖν τὸν κύριον ἐν χειρὶ Ασαφ καὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ

1Ch 16:7  Then on that day David first gave by the hand of Asaph and his brothers to give thanks to YHWH.
1Ch 16:8  O give thanks to YHWH; call on His name; make known His deeds among the peoples.

LXX translation
1Ch 16:7  Then David first gave orders to praise the Lord by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

1 Chronicles 16:7 connects the beginning to the giving of thanks to YHWH.  It is interesting that at important events in Yisrael’s history, Hodu was sung.

Hodu l’YHWH ki tov (Give thanks to YHWH for He is Good) is connected to Creation, in the Beginning, the Temple.

Psalm 136 ‘the Great Thanksgiving Psalm’

verses 1-9 are referring to creation

Psa 136:1  O give thanks to YHWH, for He is good; for His mercy endures forever.
Psa 136:2  O give thanks to the God of gods; for His mercy endures forever.
Psa 136:3  O give thanks to the Lord of lords; for His mercy endures forever;
Psa 136:4  to Him who alone does great wonders; for His mercy endures forever;
Psa 136:5  to Him who by wisdom made the heavens; for His mercy endures forever;
Psa 136:6  to Him who spread the earth on the waters; for His mercy endures forever;
Psa 136:7  to Him who made great lights; for His mercy endures forever;
Psa 136:8  the sun to rule by day; for His mercy endures forever;
Psa 136:9  the moon and the stars to rule by night; for His mercy endures forever;

Psalm 136:10-26 are referring to redemption, specifically in reference to the Exodus from Egypt.  Here we see the Creator is one with the Redeemer.  The same concept is seen in the 10 commandments seen in the command regarding the sabbath.  In Exodus 20 the sabbath is linked to creation.  In Deuteronomy 5 the sabbath is linked to redemption.

CREATION
Exo 31:16  And the sons of Israel shall observe the Sabbath, to do the Sabbath for their generations; it is a never ending covenant.
Exo 31:17  It is a sign forever between Me and the sons of Israel; for in six days YHWH made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.
YHWH created the universe by His Word
Psa 33:6  Through the Word of YHWH the heavens were made; and all their host were made by the breath of His mouth.
Jesus is our Creator
Col 1:15  who is the image of the invisible God, the First-born of all creation.
Col 1:16  For all things were created in Him, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, the visible and the invisible; whether thrones, or lordships, or rulers, or authorities, all things have been created through Him and for Him.

REDEMPTION
Deu 5:15  And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and YHWH your God brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm. On account of this YHWH your God has commanded you to keep the sabbath day.
Jesus is our Redeemer
Tit 2:13  looking for the blessed hope and appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
Tit 2:14  who gave Himself on our behalf, “that He might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify a special people for Himself,” zealous of good works. Psa. 130:8; Eze. 37:23; Deut. 14:2

Hodu l’YHWH is associated with the building of the Temple (Exo 40:19-38).  This specific portion of Scripture in Exodus 40:19-34 is connected to Creation (In the beginning) through the phrase ‘as YHWH commanded Moses’.  This phrase is used 7 times linking to the 7 days of creation.

In the beginning YHWH makes a dwelling for man, in Exodus man makes a dwelling for YHWH.

Psalms 118 –
Festival Psalm at the Dedication of the New Temple

HODU L’YHWH CONNECTED TO THE DEDICATIONS OF THE TEMPLES
Psa 118:1  Give thanks to YHWH, for He is good; because His mercy endures forever.

Psa 105:1  O give thanks to YHWH; call on His name; make His deeds known among the peoples.
Psa 106:1  Praise YHWH! Give thanks to YHWH, for He is good; for His mercy endures forever.
Psa 107:1  Give thanks to YHWH, for He is good; for His mercy endures forever.
BRINGING THE ARK INTO THE HOUSE (1 Chronicles 16:2-43)

1Ch 16:4  And he set before the ark of YHWH ministers from the Levites, even to celebrate and to thank and to give praise to YHWH the God of Israel:

1Ch 16:34  Give thanks to YHWH, for He is good; for His mercy endures forever.
1Ch 16:35  And say, O save us, God of our salvation; and gather us, and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.

TEMPLE BUILT
2Ch 5:1  And all the work that Solomon made for the house of YHWH was finished. And Solomon brought in the dedicated things of his father David, and the silver, and the gold, and all the vessels he had put among the treasures of the house of God.
2Ch 5:13  And they were as one to the trumpeters, and to the singers to cause one sound to be heard to praise and to thank YHWH. And when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised YHWH, saying, For He is good; for his mercy endures forever; and a cloud filled the house, the house of YHWH;
2Ch 5:14  so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of YHWH had filled the house of God.

GLORY FILLING THE TEMPLE
2Ch 7:1  And when Solomon finished praying, then the fire came down from Heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of YHWH filled the house;
2Ch 7:2  and the priests were not able to go into the house of YHWH, because the glory of YHWH had filled the house of YHWH.
2Ch 7:3  And all the sons of Israel were watching, when the fire came down, and the glory of YHWH was on the house and they bowed their noses to the earth, on the pavement, and worshiped, and gave thanks to YHWH: for He is good, for His mercy endures forever.

FOUNDATION OF THE 2ND TEMPLE (Ezra 3:10-11)

REGATHERING (Jeremiah 33:10-17)…Creation & Redemption linked

HEAVENLY ZION (Hebrews 13:14-16)

The House…His House, His people.  SAINT CONNECTION…

The word saint, in the Greek comes form hagios which means holy.  It is also translated from the Hebrew word qadosh.

In Hebrew, there are two words translated as saint.  Chasiyd & Qadosh:

H6918 קדשׁ  /  קדושׁ qâdôsh sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart

The word for sanctuary is miqdash and comes from the same Hebrew root:

*H4720
מקּדשׁ  /  מקדּשׁ

Exo 25:8  And let them make a sanctuary* for Me, that I may dwell in their midst.
2Co 6:16  And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
2Co 6:17  Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
2Co 6:18  And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

See also 1 Peter 2:5, 9; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17; Ezekiel 37:27; 43:9; Leviticus 26:12; Exodus 29:45; Zechariah 2:10; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 3:17

Going back to the word translated as praise, ‘hodu’ another link to the Messiah is seen.  This word comes from the Hebrew root ‘yad’ which means a hand.  Messiah is referred to as the ‘hand’ of God in many places in Scripture, specifically mentioning His right hand.  In Isaiah 48:13 it is stated that His Right Hand spanned the heavens in reference to creation and in Exodus 15:6, 12 it speaks of His right hand as the Redeemer.  Again the Creation & Redemption theme is seen in reference to the Messiah.   Deuteronomy 33:2 speaks of the Torah coming forth from His right hand.  This connects Mt. Sinai to creation.  Interestingly, it is said that the first chapter of Genesis records 10 utterances of YHWH (Avos 5:1; Genesis 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 15, 20, 22, 24, 26)  As seen above, the 7 days of creation are linked to the setting up of the Tabernacle in Exodus 40.  The Tabernacle was a type of ‘moving Mt. Sinai’, where YHWH would meet with Moshe and speak to Him…

Gematria Gleanings

The text consists of 7 words and 28 (4×7) letters.  The number of 7 is stamped on creation.  For example:

Bulling- Number in Scripture

“The various periods of gestation also are commonly a multiple of seven, either of days or weeks.

With INSECTS the ova are hatched from seven half-days (as the wasp, bee, etc.); while with others it is seven whole days. The majority of insects require from 14 (2×7) to 42 (6×7) days; the same applies to the larva state.

With ANIMALS the period of gestation of—

The mouse is 21 (3×7) days.
The hare and rat, 28 (4×7) days.
The cat, 56 (8×7) days.
The dog, 63 (9×7) days.
The lion, 98 (14×7) days.
The sheep, 147 (21×7) days.

With BIRDS, the gestation of—

The common hen is 21 (3×7) days.
The duck, 42 (6×7) days.

With the Human species it is 280 days (or 40×7).”

Ivan Panin, who wrote more than 42,000 pages of Bible gematria notes, found over 50 multiples of seven in the very first verse of the Bible. These multiples could not be due to chance. Above each letter in the graphic is the gematria or number value for that letter. By adding the numbers in different combinations, one can see many statistically meaningful multiples of the number seven. Here are just a few of the multiples:

1. The seven words in the first verse of the Bible have exactly 28 (7 × 4) letters.
2. The gematria of the first and last letters of the first half of the verse is 42 (7 × 6).
3. The gematria value of the first and last letters of the second half is 91 (7 × 13).
4. The nouns have 14 letters (7 × 2).
5. The sum of the nouns (God, heavens and earth) is 777 (7 × 111).
6. The place value of these nouns is 147 (7 × 21).
7. The Hebrew verb created has a value of 203 (7 × 29).
8. The first 3 words contain the subject and have exactly 14 letters.
9. The place value of these letters is 140 (7 × 20).
10. Of these 14, the place value of the silent letters is 28 (7 × 4).
11. And the place value of the non-silent letters is 112 (7 × 16).
12. The odd numbers among the 14 total 42 (7 × 6).
13. Even numbers among the 14 total 98 (7 × 14).
14. Multiplying the 14 place values of letters by their order is 1,008 (7 × 144).
15. The last four words contain the object and also have exactly 14 letters.
16. The object The Heavens has seven letters, as does the object and the earth.
17. The numeric value of the first and last letters of all words is 1,393 (7 × 199).
18. The sum of the first and last letters of the first and last words is 497 (7 × 71).
19. The value of the first and the last letters of each word between is 896 (7 × 128).
20. The sum of the factors of 896 is 21 (7 × 3).
21. The first letters of the first and last words have a gematria of 7.
22. The gematria of last letters of the first and last words is 490 (7 × 70).
23. The middle word and the one before it have together 7 letters.
24. The middle word and the one after it have together 7 letters.
25. The value of the first, middle, and last letters in the sentence is 133 (7 × 19).
26. Figures in the sum of God (8 + 6) total 14 (7 × 2).
27. Figures of the letters in God (1, 30, 5, 10, 40) also total 14 (7 × 2).
28. The sum of the place value figures of letters (1, 12, 5, 10, 13) is 14 (7 × 2).
29. The number of these place-value figures is 7.
30. Because of contractions in Hebrew (similar to the English isn’t), the vocabulary of Gen. 1:1 is larger than the seven words of the verse. The nine-word vocabulary of Gen. 1:1 has a numeric value of 2275 (7 × 325).
31. The place value of the vocabulary is 259 (7 × 37).

The total gematria value for all seven words is 2701 (37 × 73). The figurate number 2701 is the 73rd triangle number, (73² +73)/2 = 2701.

The Sum of Genesis 1:1 = 2701

Genesis 8:14 – The 27th day of the 2nd month corresponds to Iyarr 27, this is is the day that Messiah Yahshua ascended (Acts 1:1-3) to Heaven where it was proclaimed ‘Worthy is the Lamb having been slain’.

Messiah in the Torah – Genesis 1:2-5
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Messiah in the Torah – Genesis 1:14-19
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Messiah in the Torah – Genesis 1:20-23
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