pictographs - studying the Hebrew letters in from the Bible

[gilgal]

http://beautyofthebible.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/hebrew1.jpg (http://beautyofthebible.com/tag/ancient-hebrew/)
Looking at this reminds me of the epistle to the Hebrews somehow.

[Victor]

Very interesting. Hebrew: To see the Son with His Hands on the Cross.

Bet + Resh = Bar = Son

You can also read it as Hebrew = Ayin + B'rit = Fountain of the Covenant.

It reminds me of two passages in the book of Hebrews:

Heb 6:6 ...seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

Heb 12:2 ...looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Two polar opposites. Note the index numbers. 6 + 6 = 12 / 2. :)

[Richard Amiel McGough]

Very interesting. Hebrew: To see the Son with His Hands on the Cross.

Bet + Resh = Bar = Son

You can also read it as Hebrew = Ayin + B'rit = Fountain of the Covenant.

It reminds me of two passages in the book of Hebrews:
Heb 6:6 ...seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

Heb 12:2 ...looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Two polar opposites. Note the index numbers. 6 + 6 = 12 / 2. :)
Excellent insights. Thanks to both of you.

The Book of Hebrews certainly does give us the clearest VISION (Ayin) of the COVENANT (BRIT) in the NT. And this "just happens" to correspond to the distribution of the word "covenant" in the NT which is greatly maximized in Hebrews! It appears 34 times in the NT, and 16 of those (just under half) are found in the Book of Hebrews:

http://www.biblewheel.com/images/covenant-nt.jpg

So yes, the Book of Hebrews is indeed the VISION (Ayin) of the COVENANT (BRIT)! The name of the book encodes its fundamental message.

These are fascinating insights. I'm sure there is much more to be seen here. For example, we must not forget that the first occurrence of "Hebrew" in the Bible is in Genesis 14, corresponding to Spoke 14 where we find the Book of Hebrews, and that Genesis 14 also contains the debut of Melchizedek who is presented as a type of Christ in Hebrews.

Good stuff! :thumb:

Richard

[gilgal]

Excellent insights. Thanks to both of you.

The Book of Hebrews certainly does give us the clearest VISION (Ayin) of the COVENANT (BRIT) in the NT. And this "just happens" to correspond to the distribution of the word "covenant" in the NT which is greatly maximized in Hebrews! It appears 34 times in the NT, and 16 of those (just under half) are found in the Book of Hebrews:

http://www.biblewheel.com/images/covenant-nt.jpg

So yes, the Book of Hebrews is indeed the VISION (Ayin) of the COVENANT (BRIT)! The name of the book encodes its fundamental message.

These are fascinating insights. I'm sure there is much more to be seen here. For example, we must not forget that the first occurrence of "Hebrew" in the Bible is in Genesis 14, corresponding to Spoke 14 where we find the Book of Hebrews, and that Genesis 14 also contains the debut of Melchizedek who is presented as a type of Christ in Hebrews.

Good stuff! :thumb:

Richard

Don't forget the name Eber occurs for the first time in verse 14 of Genesis11 and he is the 14th from Adam!

[Richard Amiel McGough]

Don't forget the name Eber occurs for the first time in verse 14 of Genesis11 and he is the 14th from Adam!
That's news to me! Thanks, it seems quite significant since it is of the same root as "Hebrew."

[Victor]

Heb 6:6 ...seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

Heb 12:2 ...looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Two polar opposites. Note the index numbers. 6 + 6 = 12 / 2. :)

Oops, 6 + 6 of course isn't 12 / 2. The curious connection between the two verses in Hebrews that mention seeing in connection with the crucified Son is that the number 12 can be divided in two (Heb 12:2), yielding two sixes (Heb 6:6). :)

[Victor]

The Book of Hebrews certainly does give us the clearest VISION (Ayin) of the COVENANT (BRIT) in the NT. And this "just happens" to correspond to the distribution of the word "covenant" in the NT which is greatly maximized in Hebrews! It appears 34 times in the NT, and 16 of those (just under half) are found in the Book of Hebrews:

http://www.biblewheel.com/images/covenant-nt.jpg

So yes, the Book of Hebrews is indeed the VISION (Ayin) of the COVENANT (BRIT)! The name of the book encodes its fundamental message.



:doh:

Great insight Richard! It so obvious now! The Epistle to the Hebrews is the great NT Book about "Covenant"! Hebrews = Ebrit = Ayin + B'rit = Insight on the Covenant!

Note that this Ayin + B'rit association is only possible when you use the plural form of the word "Hebrew," since the singular form doesn't contain the Tav that completes the word "covenant" (b'rit). And the traditional name of the Epistle is "Hebrews" in the plural, not the singular!

Hebrews, the 14th Epistle, teaches how the Old Covenant was superseded by the New, which was instituded on Nisan 14th!

[gilgal]

:doh:

Great insight Richard! It so obvious now! The Epistle to the Hebrews is the great NT Book about "Covenant"! Hebrews = Ebrit = Ayin + B'rit = Insight on the Covenant!

Note that this Ayin + B'rit association is only possible when you use the plural form of the word "Hebrew," since the singular form doesn't contain the Tav that completes the word "covenant" (b'rit). And the traditional name of the Epistle is "Hebrews" in the plural, not the singular!

Hebrews, the 14th Epistle, teaches how the Old Covenant was superseded by the New, which was instituded on Nisan 14th!

I'm thinking that Sucoth is associated with the #15 as well as perhaps the feast of unleavened bread.

[Victor]

I'm thinking that Sucoth is associated with the #15 as well as perhaps the feast of unleavened bread.

You're right. Sukkoth is a Samek KeyWord. It started on the 15th of the seventh month Tishri.

The Number 15 is associated with the feast of unleavened bread as well, since it was held on Nisan 15th. See your link on Numbers 6:15 (http://www.biblewheel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1645).

[gilgal]

:doh:

Great insight Richard! It so obvious now! The Epistle to the Hebrews is the great NT Book about "Covenant"! Hebrews = Ebrit = Ayin + B'rit = Insight on the Covenant!

Note that this Ayin + B'rit association is only possible when you use the plural form of the word "Hebrew," since the singular form doesn't contain the Tav that completes the word "covenant" (b'rit). And the traditional name of the Epistle is "Hebrews" in the plural, not the singular!

Hebrews, the 14th Epistle, teaches how the Old Covenant was superseded by the New, which was instituded on Nisan 14th!
Also Eber means beyond as used in:
2 Chronicles 20
2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi.

[Victor]

Also Eber means beyond as used in:
2 Chronicles 20
2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi.

Hey, good research. :thumb: The word eber/beyond is maximized in Joshua, specially in the phrases "this side/the other side (beyond) of the Jordan." It appears only once in Book 14 - 2 Chronicles. It again appears only once in Zephaniah, the second book on Spoke 14. It is the last appearance of the word, and it is the only occurrence in the Minor Prophets.

Zep 3:10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
This theme of "beyond" reminds me of Hebrews on Spoke 14 and its thesis that the OT men of faith waited for another place/city beyond this earthly realm. We are just pilgrims here.

Hebrews 11:9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
Hebrews 11:10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
Hebrews 11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
The word eber comes from abar, which means to pass over, to pass through. It appears in the Passover story:

Exo 12:12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.
It is the defining moment in the history of the Hebrews - Nisan 14th. Thus we find another connection between Eber, the Number 14 and the Passover theme.

[Victor]

The word abar also appears in the New Testament as part of the name of the place where John baptized.

Joh 1:28 These things were done in Bethabara [= House of Passage] beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
The verse number - 28 - is particularly interesting in relation to the name Bethabara.


28 = 2 x 14
Bethabara = House of Passage
28 (Bethabara) = 2 (House) X 14 (Passage)

The relationship between abar/passage and the Number 14 is established in the posts above: Eber is the 14th in Adam's lineage, "Hebrew" first appears in Genesis 14, Hebrews is Epistle 14th, the Angel of the Lord "passed through" the house in Egypt on Nisan 14th.

It is also noteworthy that Verse 28 is on Spoke 6, and the phrase "beyond the Jordan" found there is maximized on Spoke 6 in the book of Joshua.

[gilgal]

The word abar also appears in the New Testament as part of the name of the place where John baptized.

Joh 1:28 These things were done in Bethabara [= House of Passage] beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
The verse number - 28 - is particularly interesting in relation to the name Bethabara.


28 = 2 x 14
Bethabara = House of Passage
28 (Bethabara) = 2 (House) X 14 (Passage)

The relationship between abar/passage and the Number 14 is established in the posts above: Eber is the 14th in Adam's lineage, "Hebrew" first appears in Genesis 14, Hebrews is Epistle 14th, the Angel of the Lord "passed through" the house in Egypt on Nisan 14th.

It is also noteworthy that Verse 28 is on Spoke 6, and the phrase "beyond the Jordan" found there is maximized on Spoke 6 in the book of Joshua.

John 1:28These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Beyond and Eber mean the same thing.

[Victor]

Beyond and Eber mean the same thing.

Nice, isn't it?