160Coming Home
Qowl
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A Voice Calls Out
Prepare for Yahowah’s Return…
If only Yisra’el had listened to their King’s first five Songs, if they had recognized that their Messiah had been here twice before and would return, if only they had come to trust the beloved Son of God both two and three thousand years ago, how different their history would have been. They would not have suffered under the Mow’abites, the Assyrians, Babylonians, Macedonians, Romans, Roman Catholics, Byzantines, Muslims, Ottomans, British, Europeans, Nazis, Soviet Russians, Poles, Ukrainians, or so-called Palestinians. And even now, it is not too late.
We have previously discovered that the single most-cited “Messianic” prophecy, Yasha’yah | Isaiah 9:6, “A child is born unto us, and a son is given to us…,” actually pertains to the gibowr | God’s most capable and courageous man, Dowd. It was written to address his Second and Third Arrivals.
While we should have recognized it long ago, Yasha’yah | Isaiah 40:3 was spoken about Dowd as well. It is so obvious when considered in context, we should not have needed him to bring it to our attention, and yet, that is what Dowd has done since the first word of his first Song. He has stayed on topic, revealing what fewer than one in ten million appreciate – he was the Passover Lamb.
The religious are keen on quote mining and misappropriating prophecies. Their propensity is to 161truncate God’s message and remove every statement from its context, mistranslate it, and then misrepresent its intent. This results in misleading the adherents of Judaism and Christianity. For example, while Jews simply ignored it, Christians purloined the prophecy in Isaiah 40 to create an elaborate ruse to circumvent circumcision with baptism while ascribing Dowd’s status as the Son of God to their mythical Jesus Christ. However, as we will soon demonstrate, this prophecy is not even about Dowd’s return to fulfill Chag Matsah in year 4000 Yah but, instead, his arrival in year 6000 Yah, 2033, to usher in the Day of Reconciliations. This being so, rather than “prove” that “Jesus” was the “Son of God” and that he favored baptism over circumcision, it demonstrates that the authors of the Christian New Testament cannot be trusted. It also means that rabbis are not very bright and should not be trusted either because they made no effort to properly ascribe the prophecy to the right person and correct time, leaving Jews to be maligned by the Christian religion which grew out of this grotesque misappropriation of one of Yasha’yah’s prophecies.
So now that Dowd has brought this to our attention, let’s interrupt our review of Mizmowr | Psalm 5 long enough to determine the audience to which it was originally addressed, to assess when it will be fulfilled, and to ascertain the change in thinking that will precede this occasion, all while considering the portent of the promise being shared with us. Since these questions are all answered in Yasha’yah | Isaiah 40:1-2, let’s begin there…
“Choose to change your thinking and relent, and you will be comforted and consoled (nacham nacham – by electing to reconsider, altering your opinions regarding what is true of your own freewill, you will find relief from your sorrows and distress and will be encouraged (piel imperative – your choices will cause you to experience this result)), My people (‘am ‘any – My family [therefore 162speaking of Yahuwdah and Yisra’el]), promises your God (‘amar ‘elohym ‘atem – declares your Almighty One).” (Yasha’yah / Isaiah 40:1)
That is the ISSUE. There are few which are more important. Yahowah cannot help His ‘am | people until such time as they “nacham – choose of their own freewill to change their minds, their thinking, their perspective, and relent. Only then can they be comforted and consoled.” By “nacham – electing to reconsider, altering their opinions regarding what is true, they will find relief from their sorrows and distress, and they will be encouraged.” This is the reason behind the Covenant’s lone prerequisite: walk away from your country, away from babel and Babylon, away from your father’s family and the family of man, and away from societal norms, mores, and presuppositions. Until and unless this occurs, God remains unknowable, and salvation is unobtainable.
Further, this “‘amar – promise” was made to Yahowah’s “‘am – people,” and not to an unknown Gentile Church. The forty percent of Israelis and Jews worldwide who are not religious, who define themselves as secularists, are reachable in this regard. If you are counted among them, this message is for you…
“Speak (dabar – desire to communicate (piel imperative)) from the heart, exercising good judgment (‘al leb – with the proper intent and motivation), unto Yaruwshalaim (Yaruwshalaim – Source from which Teaching and Guidance regarding Reconciliation Flow).
Make an announcement, summoning her by reciting to her (qara’ ‘el hy’ – call out an invitation to her, proclaiming by reading to her [in conjunction with the Miqra’]), that indeed (ky – surely and truly) her battles (tsaba’ hy’ – her time of enduring the presence of armies and her military campaigns) are finished and completed (male’ – fulfilled and satisfied, and thus ended and over).
163The consequence of her missing the way (‘awon – her propensity to be wrong by perverting and twisting the truth) is pardoned through restitution, causing her to be accepted, regaining favor (ratsah – she has been reconciled because this has been resolved by making amends, compensation has been paid for her, leading her toward being in agreement, the relationship restored at this moment (nifal perfect)) because she has obtained (laqach – she has grasped hold of and obtained (qal perfect)) from the hand (min yad) of Yahowah (Yahowah – the proper pronunciation of the name of ‘elowah – God as directed in His towrah – teaching regarding His hayah existence and our shalowm – restoration) a double portion (kephel – twice as much) for all of her (ba kol) errant and mistaken ways (chata’ – offensive and perverted propositions which mislead).” (Yasha’yah / Isaiah 40:2)
Let’s be honest with ourselves, trust our God, and be fair to His beloved Son. None of these things occurred circa 30 CE, and most are still ongoing. Thanks to Judaism, and Rabbi Akiba’s false Messiah, rather than relent religiously, Jews doubled down against Father and Son during the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. Further, while Dowd provided the means for restitution, God’s people universally rejected it 2,000 years ago, and nothing has changed since that time. The hardship Jews would endure for having failed to recognize Dowd’s fulfillment of Chag Matsah would lead to the double portion of hardship, not resolve it. The battles for the control of Jerusalem were not over in 30 CE – just the opposite – Romans were poised to steal it and drive Jews away into slavery. The Roman Catholic Church would claim it and battle Muslims for it over the next one thousand years. Jerusalem is still a battleground today.
Therefore, the prophet is addressing God’s Family – Yahuwdah and Yisra’el – at a future time when the people are no longer religious, and the nation’s last battle has been fought and won. Yisra’el has most assuredly not changed 164her collective mindset toward Yahowah, and the people have not been comforted. Her battles not only continue, but the assaults orchestrated by Vespasian, Titus, and later Hadrian between 68 and 135 CE were devastating.
Israel is still forced to fight for her survival. As recently as 75 years ago, Europeans engaged in ethnic cleansing, a.k.a., genocide during the last world war – a double portion, indeed. The new nation fought for her independence in 1948, and then for her very existence in 1967 and 1973. Further, she has one final battle, an enormous one, in her immediate future. Therefore, we can conclude with absolute confidence based upon Yasha’yah 40:2 that Yasha’yah 40:3 was not fulfilled 2,000 years ago. It, therefore, did not apply to “Jesus.” He, therefore, cannot be the “Son of God.” The Christian New Testament is false. And as such, there has been no justification for Replacement Theology or for Christians denigrating and dehumanizing Jews for the past 2,000 years.
God’s people are continuing to pay for having missed the way Dowd provided. So, let’s be blunt; since this prophecy coincides with a time after which Yisra’el has fought her last battle, and has suffered for the last time, her relationship with Yahowah restored, it was not written to predict “Jesus’” coming-out party in the Jordan river with the equally mythical “John the Baptist.” And with this sober assessment, Christianity goes “poof.” And that is particularly irritating because the rabbis, by having acknowledged this would have averted the hell perpetrated upon their people.
I do not care if you call yourself a “Christian,” believe that your Bible is the inerrant word of God, or how much you may identify with “Jews for Jesus,” find affinity with the Messianics, or love the mythos associated with “Yeshua.” This does not apply even to the misnomer “Jesus.” Get over it and get with the program.
165The Messiah and Son of God, Dowd, announced that he would be used by Yahowah in conjunction with the fulfillment of this prophecy…
“A voice (qowl – the sound of a person speaking) calls out, inviting and summoning (qara’ – reads and recites, calling out and welcoming to the Miqra’ey) in the wilderness (ba ha midbar – in the desolate and lifeless place where the word is questioned), ‘Turn around and choose to change your direction such that you are prepared for (panah – walk away from what you have been, electing to reject it, so that you are ready to face (piel imperative)) the Way (derek – the path) of Yahowah (Yahowah – an accurate transliteration of the name of ‘elowah – God guided by His towrah – instructions regarding His hayah – existence and our shalowm – reconciliation).
Of your own freewill, choose to become straightforward and correct so that you are prepared for (yatsar – choose to be direct, reliable, and steadfast, standing upright without wandering about, considering the unwavering nature of (piel imperative)) an elevated walkway (masilah – a gate to walk through leading to a an ascending ramp or stairway; from my – to consider the implications of salal – being lifted up and esteemed) through the dark and lifeless fabric of commingling and mixing together (wa ba ha ‘arabah – through the barren and desolate wasteland of unenlightened and unassociated nocturnal swarms of noxious pests, even through Arabia where the Towrah was revealed [the wa is from 1QIsa]) to approach our God (la ‘elohy ‘anachnuw – to move toward and draw near our Almighty One).’” (Yasha’yah / Isaiah 40:3)
God’s people are being asked to listen to someone Yahowah has predicted will call out to them at this time. He will be summoning them, inviting them to read and recite the testimony Yahowah has provided in this regard. 166His role is to call God’s people out of the mire and muck of man’s religious and political delusions, such that Yisra’el turns around, changing direction, so that her people are prepared to accept Yahowah’s Way. It is the only acceptable path home. Therefore, to bring an end to the nation’s battles, to conclude the people’s suffering, and to be reconciled with God, Yisra’el and Yahuwdah must first choose to change direction such that they are prepared to approach Yahowah.
But that’s easier said than done since Jews have deliberately replaced Yahowah’s name with “the Lord,” making it more likely than not that most will remain ill-equipped to be in God’s presence. Then impugning the Christian myth, this is not the “way of the Lord” nor of “Jesus Christ” but, instead, “the Way of Yahowah.” Without directly violating the Third Statement Yahowah etched on the First of the Two Tablets, the one that warned us to never negate His name, this prophecy could not have been misunderstood nor errantly interpreted, forestalling misguided Jewish and Christian claims.
No one changed their ways in Jerusalem circa 30 CE. There were no Christians, Jews became more religious, and the Romans remained savages. So, should there have been a voice calling out at this time, it would not have been worth mentioning since no one listened and nothing changed. Even today, no Christians and very few Jews are properly versed in the Way of Yahowah to be seen in His company. This, as Dowd revealed, will soon change – at least for Jews.
Dowd, serving as the Pesach ‘Ayil, opened the Doorway to Life. And while his fulfillment of Matsah made it possible for us to enter God’s Home, he did not provide an elevated path to mitigate the Babylonian Effect that commingled truth and lies. And while he did reveal how we prepare ourselves such that we are able to walk 167toward God – even through the darkest and most lifeless wilderness – his message was authored 3,000 years ago.
The “qowl – voice” calling out to God’s people in advance of His return is most likely the Choter, whom Yasha’yah devotes the 11th chapter to describing his role in this regard. It would be reasonable to assume that he is also the Witness serving alongside ‘ElYah beginning in 2030, with this message being heralded prior to the beginning of their partnership.
As we seek to better understand this prophecy, we find that there are many interrelated ways to render masilah, especially recognizing that it is derived from “salal – to lift up and respect the ability” of Yah’s Way “to raise us, lifting us above” the “‘arabah – those who are unassociated, living in the darkness where life is squandered.” A masilah is “a raised walkway, an elevated ramp, a path preceded by a gateway, even a staircase.” Beyond this, masilah speaks of “lifting up the upright conduct of one’s life to show the way to rise up, revealing the gate to walk through to be lifted out of and above” the fray for those seeking “la ‘elohy ‘anachnuw – to approach our God.
Since Yahowah did not use midbar, the primary Hebrew term for “wilderness,” a second time, there must be a reason He revealed that the “masilah – raised path” would go “ba ha ‘arabah – through the barren and desolate wasteland of unenlightened and unassociated Arabs, through the nocturnal swarms of noxious pests, and within the gloomy fabric of commingling.”
While there are likely more, I suspect that there are at least three reasons ‘arabah was chosen: the first enlightening, the second prophetic, and the third pragmatic. Deprived of an accurate rendering of Yahowah’s testimony, the world is a dark place, one in need of the kind of light Yasha’yah and the Witness is providing. Prophetically, the overwhelming preponderance of people 168surrounding Yisra’el are noxious Arabs. And pragmatically, this ascending path must go “through Arabia,” which is where the Towrah was revealed to the Children of Yisra’el en route to the Promised Land. Moreover, Yahowah would task the Voice calling out with exposing and condemning the religious blight that emerged from Arabia, among Arabs, in Arabic at the outset of his service.
Not long ago, when I asked if you were noticing what I had perceived in Mizmowr 5:8, the impetus behind the connection I was forming is now seen here in Yasha’yah 40:3 with the inclusion of yatsar, derek, and panah, a derivation of paneh. These are the same words we saw at the conclusion of Mizmowr 5:8 in the previous chapter. Curious as to whether I was onto something interesting, I pondered the relationship between them, especially as the first five Psalms painted Dowd’s contribution to the salvation of his people. It became immediately obvious that Yasha’yah was predicting something extraordinary: Yahowah’s return and the Third Coming of Dowd during the Day of Reconciliations in the Yowbel year of 6000 Yah in 2033. Its fulfillment transpires when Dowd is tasked with obliterating the Gentile nations ravaging Israel after anointing the Mercy Seat of the Ark of the Covenant. This realization is extremely important for Yisra’el.
The determination of the timing and the purpose of this invitation from our God is derived from the context that Yahowah’s prophet provided…
“Every depression (kol gay’) will be raised (nasa’) and each (wa kol) elevated place of illicit worship (har wa giba’ah) will be brought down (shaphel – will be leveled). It will transpire (wa hayah) that the insidiously deceitful aspects of that which is not on the level (‘aqob – of that which is misappropriated and misconstrued to cause people to fall away and go astray) will be removed and flattened over (la mishowr) such that the uneven 169terrain of obstructionist conspiracies which have made the way impassable (ha rekes – the binding tethers of enticing collusions which impede progress, these harmful schemes, even the intrigue treacherously blocking the path) will be ripped apart (biqa’ah – will be torn asunder).” (Yasha’yah / Isaiah 40:4)
No matter how one translates or interprets these words, this has not yet occurred. It could not, therefore, pertain to the Pesach ‘Ayil, Dowd, circa 33 CE, much less to the mythical misnomer, Jesus Christ. It is simply impossible, something which destroys the New Testament’s credibility at a place and time that the religion cannot survive among informed and rational minds. The removal of impassible religious obstacles that are a result of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, will transpire upon Dowd’s return with Yahowah during Yowm Kipurym in the Yowbel year of 6000 Yah, Sunset, October 2nd, 2033.
I invite you to compare these insights to those squandered in English Bibles. It’s your decision: is God pushing mountains into valleys such that the earth becomes uninteresting and flat, or is He preparing it for His return by ridding the world of religious shrines, political intrigue, military garrisons, and insidious conspiracies – beginning with those which have served to impede the way of the Miqra’ey?
Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock will be leveled, along with every other mosque, church, shrine, and synagogue in Israel. Yahowah strikes a blow at those who have come to worship “Jesus Christ” as the “fullness of the Godhead” – upon the implement of torture as the dead god on a stick. The people who have dismissed His Son will either stand aside from Judaism or be buried along with it. There will be no third chance. What was missed with Dowd’s fulfillment of Chag Matsah and is being offered again to his people through Yowm Kipurym will not be 170offered again. This is D-Day, the final opportunity to make a decision about Father and Son and what they have Done.
Every obstacle – religious, political, conspiratorial, and militaristic – men have placed over and around Yahowah’s Way will be obliterated and those responsible will be condemned. Places of worship shall be brought down. Depressing places will become uplifting. Everything will be on the straight and level, such that the Way is no longer impeded and impassible. We are being called to do our part in advance of Yahowah finishing the job so that as many as are open and willing have an opportunity to make the right decision.
On Yowm Kipurym | the Day of Reconciliations in the Yowbel year of 6000 Yah, October 2nd, 2033, at sunset, guess who is coming for dinner…
“The overall significance (wa kabowd – the power, splendor and status, the honorable nature) of Yahowah (Yahowah) will be revealed, becoming more openly known (galah – will be exposed, disclosed, and recognized).
And every proclamation of the human herald (wa kol basar – each revelation by the one bringing the good news) will reveal this (ra’ah – will show this such that it is visible, observable, and perceptible) all together in its entirety (yachdaw – completely and consistently at the right moment).
This is reliable because (ky) the mouth (peh) of Yahowah (Yahowah) has spoken it (dabar – has said it, communicating this message).” (Yasha’yah / Isaiah 40:5)
Again, this has not yet occurred. Dowd, as the Passover Lamb, was so innocuous in his appearance, especially by Yasha’yah’s depiction in the 53rd chapter, that he was not recognized as Dowd, much less Yahowah. And Jesus never existed. The last time Yahowah revealed 171Himself to Yisra’el was at the onset of the Yatsa’ | Exodus when He was rebuffed by His people. It will not occur again until Yowm Kipurym in year 6000 Yah, ten years from this rewriting of Coming Home in 2023.
If you are a Jew reading this and do not care what 2.5 billion Christians have been led to believe, I’d encourage you to reconsider. They have misappropriated your prophecies regarding your God, your people, and His return for you. It is vital that you reclaim what they have stolen so that you are among the Chosen People gathered in Yaruwshalaim to celebrate His arrival. Along the way, if you don’t already, you might even learn the name of the Son of God and your Messiah.
While the Choter | Sucker, Basar | Herald, Zarowa’ | Sower of Seeds, Mal’ak | Messenger, Nakar | Observant and Responsive Foreigner, Qowl | Voice, and ‘Ed | Witness, Yada’ | One Who Knows is Dowd’s herald, Yasha’yah is his herald. The great prophet has a lot to say about him. His every proclamation is focused on calling Yisra’el home prior to Dowd’s arrival. According to God, his message is reliable.
On the other side, are the religious ignorant of what God said, or are they hopelessly irrational? How does one believe those who claim to speak for God while contradicting Him, as was the case with Paul, Akiba, and Muhammad? Is every religion predicated on cognitive dissonance – the willingness to believe wholly inconsistent, incompatible, and incongruent ideas?
Beyond showing their inability to think, little do the religious know that Yahowah answered Yasha’yah’s question on what to “qara’ – read and recite” by sharing an allegory Dowd had composed three hundred years earlier in one of his most inspiring Mizmowr | Song, the 103rd. Just as Dowd would quote from his 22nd Psalm to explain what he was doing on Passover at the single most important 172moment of his second existence, Yahowah shared His Son’s mashal | word picture with Yasha’yah in the heart of this prophecy to reveal who He would be working with on this day.
God is the greatest communicator mankind has or will ever witness, and His favorite writer was the author of this allegory. For those of us who have come to appreciate Yahowah’s style, which is to weave threads into the tapestry of His Word which we can pursue to the point of understanding, this affirms that Dowd was telling us the truth about the extraordinarily important and mutually dependent nature of his relationship with Yahowah because God, Himself, quoted Dowd!
“A voice urges (qowl ‘amar), ‘Read and recite, choosing to be called out and welcomed (qara’ – of your own freewill answer the invitation).’
So, I asked (wa ‘amar ‘any), ‘What should I read and recite (mah qara’ – who should I invite to be called out, who should I welcome, what should I offer to read aloud and announce)?’
‘Every proclamation of the herald (kol ha basar – each message and the overall good news of the messenger in its entirely) is a place to dwell (chatsyr – an abode) which is entirely loving, providing all of the benefits of the relationship (wa kol chesed huw’ – is a place of unfailing kindness, devotion, and steadfast affection), akin to a gleaming flower blossoming and shining (ka tsyts – a beautifully adorned, sparkling, productive, and flourishing) while spreading across an open terrain (ha sadeh – growing within the pasture and overall environs). (Yasha’yah / Isaiah 40:6)
This dwelling place (chasyr – the abode), he will be gone for a while (yabesh – he will temporarily dry up (qal perfect)), the blossoming and gleaming flower (tsyts – the beautifully adorned and sparkling bud), he will be treated 173with contempt at this moment (nabel – he will be temporarily disrespected and disdained (qal perfect)) because, truly (ky), the Spirit (ruwach) of Yahowah (Yahowah), She blows like the wind, dispersing and driving away forcefully through him (nashab ba huw’ – She moves within him and out of him like the wind at this time (qal perfect)).
Insightfully (‘aken – truthfully, as a means to reveal causation), the abode (chatsyr – the dwelling place) is of the family (ha ‘am), (Yasha’yah 40:7) because the Word (wa dabar) of our God (‘elohy ‘anachnuw) stands (quwm – is established and confirmed) forever (la ‘owlam – eternally and forevermore).’ (Yasha’yah / Isaiah 40:8)
[While there are several variations of 40:7-8 among the scrolls, between the Masoretic Text and Septuagint, this captures every aspect of each with minimal redundancy.]
If you care to look, and we will in a moment, Dowd composed this mashal | word picture and scribed it in his 103rd Mizmowr | Song three centuries before Yahowah shared it with Yasha’yah. And yet, nary a person has made the connection between this prophecy and the author of this remarkable allegory. And all of that is in spite of the fact that, in the 5th Mizmowr, Dowd announced his role in this prophetic portrayal regarding Yahowah’s return.
That is especially disappointing because its literary genius has Dowd’s fingerprints all over it. For example, the word for “grass,” chasyr, also conveys an “abode or dwelling” and, thus, was used to paint a verbal portrait of the bodies in which our souls reside. And should you have missed the connection, both Dowd and Yahowah affirm it by directly associating people with this dwelling which is akin to dried-out hay deprived of water – a point made brilliantly in the 103rd Mizmowr.
Further, while tsyts can be rendered “flower,” it is more accurately translated as “a written inscription on a 174shining memorial plaque like those found at a gravesite” or as “an engraved trophy memorializing some prior accomplishment.” This becomes especially relevant when we realize that the verb, nabel, denotes something which “loses its sheen and wears out, degrading and decaying, because it is disdained as foolish and seen as stupid, senseless, and contemptible.”
These are all concepts God would rightly attribute to man’s memorial plaques and trophies, but not to flowers. Expecting us to be able to read what the words actually say, and thus render them correctly, is why the nature of the chasyr was explained but not the tsyts. Yahowah and His Son, Dowd, clearly see us as more capable than we are prone to act – or at least superior to our current translations or thinking. Religion has dumbed us down, and politics has homogenized us.
Dowd’s original choice of words is telling because we humans are wont to remember those who have passed away, honoring their lives by engraving our sentiments and their names on gravesite memorial plaques. But man’s wishes and remembrances will not only fade away and be forgotten upon the arrival of the Spirit, man’s religious and patriotic platitudes will be seen as foolish and contemptible.
Also, as an interesting aside, the best-known memorial, with the most flowery and beautiful inscriptions, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center, is that which commemorates and seeks to remember the mass murders associated with man’s greatest act of inhumanity, an ode to Dowd’s people’s worst experience.
By taking us directly to Tsyown in the heart of Yaruwshalaim, we ought to be reminded of who lived there with Yahowah and what he had to say about establishing a Father/Son relationship with God. We should be motivated to consider what happened there and what it means to us.
175It is material to know where God is returning and to whom. We should ponder who He is bringing along with Him as well. But most do not because Yahowah’s prophetic testimony through Yasha’yah undermines their religious beliefs that either “Jesus Christ” or an unknown “Mashiach” will save them.
Also telling, the Qowl | Voice is saying that God’s people should qara’ | read about the welcoming invitation God has offered to meet with us. In that qara’ is the verbal root of Miqra’, with the my – interrogative added to encourage us to ponder the who, what, why, and when of these qara’ | invitations to meet with God, we ought to be drawn to the Mizmowr Dowd wrote because he fulfilled them. As such, Coming Home serves as a literal fulfillment of Yasha’yah 40.
And from this perspective, the Voice and the Herald are being equated as one and the same. His proclamation is focused upon the beneficial dwelling place and abode the Father and Son have lovingly provided. And it is Yahowah’s Ruwach, Yasha’yah attests, who enlightens and empowers the Choter serving as the Qowl and Basar. As affirmation, the message you are now reading regarding what Father and Son have and will achieve is presented here, and nowhere else. The abode of which we are all speaking is nothing less than the eternal Covenant Family Home of God.
For those checking English translations, you will read that “the glorious presence of the LORD will be seen by all flesh.” All flesh would be all animals, and that is neither possible nor desirable. Even if interpreted as all humans, most will be exterminated upon God’s return, so that’s no better. Moreover, by the time when He can be seen, there will be no reason to proclaim His message on how to prepare to approach Him. It will be too late for that.
176Therefore, the only rational interpretation is the one which is consistent with the primary meaning of basar – a human herald will be proclaiming God’s message. This is also consistent with how Yasha’yah has been using basar. And in this case, every proclamation coming from the Herald will serve to reveal Dowd’s overall significance – something he will accomplish in an integrated and amplified manner, conveying Father’s and Son’s message in its entirety, sharing the details which form the larger portrait of the Covenant Family.
It is essential to our wellbeing that we know where Father and Son are returning and to whom, even when and why this will occur…
“Upon the elevated and exalted mountain (‘al har gabah – toward the high and exalted mount), ascend (‘alah – go and climb up). Tsyown | the Signs Posted Along the Way (Tsyown – the written directions posted on the path) proclaim the good news (basar – bring the positive proclamation, publishing and announcing the glad tidings (piel participle – a verbal adjective which explains the action whereby the subject, the signs posted on Tsyown, put the object, you and me, into action)) for you to approach (la ‘atah).
Powerfully and with authority (ba ha koach – mightily with all of your capability and newfound potential, in your vigor and robust nature, even with your restored qualifications as they pertain to your function and purpose), choose to raise your Voice (ruwm qowl ‘atah – of your own volition lift up your vocalizations and verbal pronouncements (hifil imperative – the object is engaged by the subject such that they are continuously similar in their actions)), Herald, bringing this message (basar – proclaiming this positive and uplifting report, publishing and announcing the glad tidings (piel participle – a verbal adjective which explains the action whereby the subject puts the object into action)) to Yaruwshalaim 177(Yaruwshalaim – Source from which Teaching and Guidance, Instruction and Direction, regarding Reconciliation Flow).
Lift up on high (ruwm – of your own volition raise up to an even higher elevation, exalting, even increasing the importance of (hifil imperative)) and choose to proclaim (‘amar – of your own freewill, announcing and saying (qal imperative)), ‘Fear not, no longer feel intimidated, anxious, or apprehensive (‘al yare’ – do not be frightened or afraid (qal imperfect jussive – genuinely and with ongoing implications as a third-person expression of volition)) cities (‘iyr – the towns and populated places) of Yahuwdah (Yahuwdah – the Beloved of Yah, those who Relate to Yah and are Related to Yah). Behold, look up now and see (hineh – pay attention at this moment and notice that here is) your God (‘elohy ‘atem).’” (Yasha’yah / Isaiah 40:9)
Mountains do not speak; it is signs which convey a message. And none are more important than Tsyown | the Signs Posted Along the Way. These can be seen in the mind’s eye along the ridgeline of Mowryah, along the path between Yahowah’s Home and that of His Son, Dowd. We approach the One through the other.
I would encourage every member of Yahowah’s Covenant Family to read each prophecy as if it were personal and pertains to what we are called to achieve. And so, in this case, I see myself as the Qowl | Voice, powerfully, and with God’s authority, being raised at this time as His Basar | Herald to proclaim the good news pertaining to His return to Yaruwshalaim. The time of intimidation will end within the decade for Yahuwdym as they prepare to meet their Maker.
Yahowah’s focus is as it has always been, upon Tsyown, Yaruwshalaim, and Yahuwdah, right up to and including the moment of His return. There is no hint of, 178indeed no room for, a church in Rome, a cathedral in Washington, London, or Paris, nor a mosque in Mecca. God is returning to and for His people: Yahuwdym in Yaruwshalaim. Period. End of conversation.
“‘Behold (hineh – pay attention and notice), I (‘any), Yahowah (Yahowah – an accurate transliteration of the name of ‘elowah – God guided by His towrah – instructions regarding His hayah – existence and our shalowm – reconciliation), the Upright Pillar of the Tabernacle (‘edown – the Upright One), will arrive (bow’ – come, returning (qal imperfect)) with a Chazaq | Empowered Leader and Impassioned Defender (ba chazaq – with the loud blast of a trumpet and a very strong and fervent person, one with military prowess who is ready to fight, one who is intensely prepared and resolutely capable of encouraging, repairing, and protecting, one who embodies the right character, appropriate status, and vocal strength to govern appropriately who is also a courageous leader with a firm and strong hand who clearly knows how to lead in the proper direction).’
And then (wa) His Zarowa’ | Protective Shepherd, Sacrificial Lamb, Strong Arm, and the One Sowing Seeds (zarowa’ huw’ – the prevailing and effective nature of the leading ram among His sheep, the one with the strength, resolve, and overall ability of His remarkably important and impactful leader of the flock, this ram who engages and fights as a shepherd protecting His sheep, who with His strong arm is fruitful in His ways, accomplishing the mission, especially when sowing the seeds of truth while denoting and advancing the purpose of God and His sacrificial lamb) will vividly communicate (mashal – will wisely exercise authority over individuals and governments based upon the value of his proverbial sayings, his world-renowned prophetic discourse and eminently meaningful phrases and terminology, holding 179dominion by painting pictures with words) for Him (la huw’ – to approach Him).
Look up and pay attention (hineh – behold the details and be observant) to him (‘eth huw’): the compensation for his loyalty (sakar huw’ – the just return and reward offered for his services and steadfast devotion) and (wa) his work, past and present (pe’ulah huw’ – his labor for what he is doing and has done), is right in front of him (la paneh huw’ – is approaching him and facing him, in his very presence, appearing before him).” (Yasha’yah / Isaiah 40:10)
Yahowah’s Chazaq | Empowered Leader and Impassioned Defender and His Zarowa’ | Protective Shepherd, Sacrificial Lamb, and Strong Arm have so much in common, they are one and the same. This is Dowd, the Son of God, Messiah, Shepherd, and King. And as has been the case for as long as we humans have known God, it has been men like Dowd who have spoken for Him. So, while Yahowah can and does speak for Himself, He much prefers to engage through His favorite people.
Affirming this, it was Dowd who was known for his Mashal | ability to Paint Pictures with Words and who excelled in his sakar | service and devotion to God. At this moment, he is in Yahowah’s presence, viewing a restored Yisra’el. He is there for many reasons, one of which is that this will be a time of war when Yahowah and His Chazaq will be vanquishing all of those who have foolishly opposed Him and His people. Not only has Dowd fought more effectively on behalf of Yisra’el than anyone else, but he is also the only one who meets these criteria.
In the understatement of the millennia, Yahowah encourages His people to pay attention to His Son, Dowd. His reward for his loyalty and devotion, for fulfilling Chag Matsah, is commensurate with being Yahowah’s Bakowr | 180Firstborn. The Sovereign will crown him King of the Universe.
It is as it should be. Dowd’s sacrifice has been completely neglected and disavowed by Yisra’el. This must change such that those celebrating Yahowah’s return with His Son will know who made it possible for them to enjoy this moment.
Also, since Dowd was appropriately compensated for being King of Yisra’el circa 1000 BCE, the work for which he is being rewarded for having accomplished this day pertains to his service as the Passover Lamb. And it is the recognition that Yahowah is encouraging His people to embrace.
“Like (ka) a shepherd (ra’ah), he will tend (ra’ah – care for the needs of, leading, feeding, and protecting (qal imperfect – actually, literally, genuinely, and continually)) his flock (‘eder huw’ – those who need H/his assistance).
He will gather (qabats – he will collect and obtain (piel imperfect)) the lambs (taleh – the young and vulnerable sheep) in his strong and capable arms, with him being a protective shepherd, productive ram, and sacrificial lamb (ba zarowa’ huw’ – with all the resolve and overall ability he can muster as an important and impactful individual of action who, as a ram among sheep is a leader and fighter, engaged within the flock as a shepherd protecting his sheep, who is fruitful in his ways, accomplishing the mission, especially when sowing the seeds of truth and advancing the purpose of the arm of God and His sacrificial lamb).
He will guide, leading (nahal – he will direct, sustain, and nurture, caring for and helping (piel imperfect – whereby the consistent guidance will benefit the sheep)) those who are nursing (‘uwl – the mothers suckling the youngest sheep), lifting them up (nasa’ – raising and 181carrying them, honoring and respecting them) in his lap (ba cheq).” (Yasha’yah / Isaiah 40:11)
Yahowah has just shared His understanding of zarowa’, surrounding it with words we would readily understand. As a “ra’ah ra’ah ‘eder – shepherd tending” God’s “flock,” Dowd was the Shepherd’s shepherd. And this is what made Dowd God’s “zarowa’ – capable arm and productive ram protecting the flock.” Dowd was not only a “ra’ah – shepherd,” who was afforded the privilege of “ra’ah – tending to” Yahowah’s chosen “sheep, leading and feeding them, guiding and protecting them,” but he did so as the Zarowa’ | Sacrificial Lamb – earning everyone’s respect.
But there is far more to this amazing term that awaits our discovery. It will soon lead to one of the most revealing and affirming statements we have yet encountered. Based upon its use in the Towrah (Shemowth / Exodus 6:6, 15:16, Bamidbar / Numbers 6:19 and Dabarym / Deuteronomy 4:34 and 16:12, even Mizmowr / Psalm 77:15 and Yasha’yah / Isaiah 33:2), zarowa’ is used to symbolically present the Sacrificial Lamb’s ability to shoulder our burdens in association with Passover. And while that is true throughout the Towrah, there are some notable exceptions among the Prophets.
Zarowa’ is based upon zera’ – to sow seeds, and thus denotes the ideas of “being productive and fruitful in sowing the seeds of truth, and of conceiving offspring” – no man exhibited these attributes more so than Dowd. Nonetheless, most Hebrew dictionaries define zarowa’ as “arm,” but that usage is quite rare, occurring in just over a dozen of some ninety references. But to be fair, the “arm” and “shoulder,” like the “hand,” in Hebrew are almost always presented symbolically, conveying an individual’s “influence and capability,” their “power and strength,” their “ability to be productive, to get things done, and to prevail.”
182Similar to the symbolic usage found here in Yasha’yah 40, while also being deployed during prophetic references to the Last Days, we find zarowa’ used in Mizmowr / Psalm 98:1 and Yasha’yah / Isaiah 51:9, 52:10, 63:5 – all addressing Yahowah’s ability to vanquish His enemies upon His return.
God, like His Son, is a fighter, not a pacifist. Recognizing this, zarowa’ is deployed three times to denote a king leading a large army. As a result, a broken zarowa’ is symbolic of a defeated military force. Not surprisingly, the word is used in this context on eight occasions.
Driving right to the heart of zarowa’s metaphorical usage in this context, it is twice deployed identically to how we see it used here in Yasha’yah 40. In both, zarowa’ describes the role of a “particularly important individual in God’s sight, a ram among the sheep, an empowered and capable shepherd, a productive fighter who consistently prevails when defending his flock from those who would harm them, a leader among his people with the strength, resolve, and character to make the necessary sacrifices for his flock to live free and fruitful lives by sowing the seeds of truth as the arm of God, thereby guiding the sheep to the sacrificial lamb.”
In Yasha’yah / Isaiah 63:12, Moseh was presented as a zarowa’ for his contribution during the Exodus, whereby this remarkable ram led Yah’s flock, the Children of Yisra’el, out of captivity in Mitsraym. Thereafter, he served as their shepherd by working with Yahowah to compose the Towrah.
Therefore, since this reference in Yasha’yah 40 clearly depicts Dowd as Yahowah’s Zarowa’ upon His return, we find the two most important and productive individuals Yahowah deployed being described as Zarowa’: Moseh, and Dowd. They are rams among the sheep.
183In recognition of this concluding thought, there are two other times zarowa’ is used that we’d be wise to consider – both of which may profoundly change the way you process the very words you are reading. The first in Dabry ha Yowmym / 2nd Chronicles 6:32 and the last is found in Yasha’yah / Isaiah 53:1.
From that perspective, the introduction to what is among the most acclaimed prophecies speaks of someone to whom Yahowah has made this realization known. It acknowledges the existence of an individual who will or has uniquely ascertained and clearly conveyed the identity of these zarowa’. Especially relevant, the sole reason that this man is mentioned at this moment is that by seeking to establish and verify the point of the prophetic message Yahowah was conveying through Yasha’yah, his analysis and insights are relevant…
“Who (my) has come to establish, verify, and prove (‘aman – has reliably, confidently, and dependably demonstrated as true (hifil perfect)) the point of Our message from far away (la shamuwa’ah ‘anachnuw – reporting the information and news from Yahowah through Yasha’yah while in a different geographical area, and then announcing it to others)?
And (wa) to whom (‘al my) has the Zarowa’ | Strong Arm, Protective Ram, and Sacrificial Lamb (zarowa’) of Yahowah (Yahowah – the proper pronunciation of the name of ‘elowah – God as directed in His towrah – teaching regarding His hayah existence and our shalowm – restoration) been revealed and made known (galah – been openly exposed through evidence and reason)?” (Yasha’yah / Isaiah 53:1)
In this context, every positive attribute we have considered fits Yahowah’s Zarowa’: Moseh and Dowd. They were “uniquely important while serving as the hand” of God. Both were “empowered, capable, and protective as 184leaders” of God’s people. They were “productive rams among the sheep who consistently prevailed when fighting to defend” God’s “flock.” And one, of course, was also the Sacrificial Lamb – to which the Yasha’yah 53 prophecy applies.
The answer to the question posed by Yahowah is obvious because there is only one individual addressing the identity of the Zarowa’ | Sacrificial Lamb of God. And now, we know that God is acknowledging that this same individual is better prepared to explain how His Zarowa’ fulfilled Pesach than any other.
This was not, however, the first time Yahowah inspired a prophet to use the identification of the Zarowa’ to draw attention to His Latter-Day Herald. Zarowa’ was used to identify this unique individual by Shalomoh | Reconciliation | Solomon, Dowd’s son, upon the completion and dedication of Yahowah’s Family Home. At the seminal moment in the life of a united Yisra’el, standing atop Mowryah with the recently completed Temple gleaming in the background, the man noted for his wisdom, Shalomoh | Solomon, delivered a profoundly important speech while dedicating the building Yahowah had designed to showcase the Ark of the Covenant, the Tablets of Stone, and original autograph of the Towrah Moseh had scribed.
With Ya’aqob’s descendants gathered before him, and speaking of the promises Yahowah had made to his father, Dowd, while desirous of guiding his people’s footsteps into the future, Solomon used an especially descriptive term, “nakry – a discerning foreigner from a distant place and time speaking a different language, who, as a result of being observant would come to understand,” to tell the Children of Yisra’el how they should respond to the words this individual would write on their behalf.
185After describing the importance of the Ark of the Covenant which had been placed in the center of God’s home, Solomon reiterated many of the wonderful things which would benefit Yisra’el if the people continued to observe the Towrah. But knowing they would not, he said the following…
“Therefore (wa gam – also and in addition), regarding someone else, the observant and discerning foreigner from a different ethnicity and geographic location who will come to understand (ha nakry – someone from a different place and culture, speaking a different language, who, having paid attention will comprehend and respond; from nakar – someone who, by being attentive and astute will come to be acquainted, recognize, and acknowledge something which deserves our highest regard and respect), who, to show the way to the benefits of the relationship (‘asher – who, to reveal the correct and restrictive path to walk to get the most out of life) is not of your people (lo’ min ‘am ‘atah), this Yisra’el (Yisra’el huw’).
He will come (wa bow’ – he will arrive and enter the scene) from a distant country in a distant time (min ‘erets rachowq – out of a land a great distance from Yisra’el and following a long interval of time) for the express purpose of being a witness and providing answers regarding (lama’an – for the sake of responding and replying to, providing testimony as a witness with the express intent and purpose of revealing) Your (‘atah – Yahowah’s) surprisingly important (ha gadowl – tremendously empowering and distinguished, growth-promoting and magnifying, and astonishingly great) name (shem – personal and proper designation, renown, and reputation), the influence of Your Hand (wa yad ‘atah – Your ability to accomplish the mission, especially Your yad, the first letter in Your name, which pictographically displays an open hand reaching down and out, defines Your 186role in our lives, denoting Your ability to engage and accomplish the task at hand), along with the Chazaq | Powerful and Passionate Individual who is Prepared to Lead (ha chazaq – the very strong and influential person with a fighting spirit who is ready and able to protect his people from those who would otherwise seek to harm them, the one who is intensely prepared and resolutely capable of encouraging, repairing, and defending his extended family, the one who embodies the right character, appropriate status, and speaking ability to govern appropriately with a firm and strong hand who clearly knows how to lead in the proper direction), and (wa) the Zarowa’ | Protective Shepherd and Sacrificial Lamb (zarowa’ huw’ – the prevailing and effective nature, the strength, resolve, and overall ability of this remarkably important and impactful individual of action who, as a leader and fighter is engaged as a shepherd among his sheep, who is fruitful in his ways, accomplishing the mission, especially when sowing the seeds of truth while denoting and advancing the purpose of the arm of God, of His shepherd and sacrificial lamb) whom You have extended (‘atah ha natah – through whom You have stretched and reached out).
When (wa) he arrives on the scene and chooses to pursue this (bow’ – when he comes, bearing these associations, wanting to clarify the proper direction toward the ultimate goal which is to enter and be included (qal perfect consecutive – literally and genuinely, during this moment in time, and of his own volition)), then (wa) he will help interested parties reconcile their relationship by providing those who exercise good judgment with the information and justifications needed to make a correct and reasoned decision (palal – he will intervene in the relationship by providing an accurate assessment, enabling thoughtful individuals to come to an agreement, and by foreseeing future events he will provide persuasive arguments which are assured to deliver the expected results) regarding this familial relationship (‘el ha beyth 187ha zeh – pertaining to and concerning God’s home and family). (Dabarym ha Yowmym / Words of the Days / 2nd Chronicles 6:32)
When you hear it out of the heavens, coming from the atmosphere (wa ‘atah shama’ min ha shamaym – listen to what comes out of the spiritual realm by way of the sky (from radio waves and especially satellite-based broadband internet connections, perhaps)) within the location where you live (min makown yashab ‘atah – within the place you are located and dwell), then (wa) engage and act accordingly, doing everything (‘asah ka kol – under the auspices of freewill, endeavor to expend the considerable effort required to receive all the benefits, doing everything consistent with the example and pattern he has set (qal perfect consecutive)) which, to show the way (‘asher – that, to reveal the proper path to get the most out of life and receive the benefits associated with the relationship), the Nakry | Observant Foreigner from a different ethnicity and geographic location who understands (ha nakry – this man from a different place and culture, speaking a different language who is uniquely discerning) has invited you to read (qara’ ‘el ‘atah – has proclaimed and offered to you about God, has recited to you, summoning you to it, calling you out to meet with and be welcomed by God (qal imperfect)), for the express purpose of being a witness, who provides answers such that (lama’an – for the sake of responding, providing testimony with the express intent and purpose of revelation such that) all peoples of the Earth (kol ‘am ha ‘erets – everyone, every family and nation of the material realm) will have a genuine and ongoing opportunity to become familiar with Yada’, to know, acknowledge, accept, and understand (yada’ – will be shown and find, becoming aware of Yada’ and familiar with as a result of the revelation and have the means to comprehend (qal imperfect)) Your name (‘eth shem ‘atah – therefore, Your proper designation and actual reputation), coming to 188respect and revere You (wa la yare’ ‘eth ‘atah – once revitalized, approach Your awesome nature) simultaneously along with (ka – concurrently with) Your people (‘am ‘atah), Yisra’el (Yisra’el – Individuals who Struggle and Wrestle or Engage and Endure with God).
And also, so that (wa la) they may know (yada’ – they might acknowledge, accept, and understand) that, truthfully (ky – assuredly), Your family and this house (‘al ha beyth ha zeh – that Your home), which to reveal the correct path to walk to give life meaning that (‘asher – to show the way to benefit from the relationship) I have built for the family (banah – I [Shalomoh] have constructed for the generations, for the son and the son’s son), are designated and called (qara’ – is summoned and received, proclaimed and appointed, and especially called out and welcomed) by Your name (shem ‘atah – by Your proper designation, Your reputation and renown).” (Dabarym ha Yowmym / Words of the Days / 2nd Chronicles 6:33)
Other than Yahowah speaking directly to all humanity in His own voice, which isn’t possible in this context because He’s not a nakry | foreigner, imagine the wonderment in the minds of those listening to Solomon three thousand years ago, trying to ascertain how this could even be possible. Since God is not the voice out of the sky, then how would everyone on earth be able to listen and benefit concurrently? And why, they may have wondered, would God want to speak through a foreigner to Yisra’el and Gowym concurrently, from outside of Yisra’el, and in a language other than Hebrew?
The preamble to this prophecy is amazing, and yet now, since this capability is so integrated into our lives, with the average individual spending seven hours a day listening, looking, and reading that which they have selected from the cloud, the fulfillment appears almost mundane. But still, consider the unlikely intersection of 189someone thousands of years and thousands of miles from Yisra’el, a complete stranger in a distant place and time, becoming so enthralled with Yahowah’s words that he would compose fifteen thousand pages of insights on the Towrah, Miqra’ey, and Beryth, all gleaned by translating Yahowah’s Word into the lingua franca of the world – the language spoken by more Yahuwdym than Hebrew – somehow coming upon the realization that Dowd is the Son of God, Yahowah’s Mashyach and Melek, while also serving as His Zarowa’.
As was the case with the Choter | Insignificant Branch and Sucker composing the Nes | Banner (nes – sign, signal), this isn’t because this Nakry | Observant and Discerning Foreigner is special, because he, unlike those whose words are vital, remains mostly anonymous. He is simply doing what Solomon did on this day – citing the promises Yahowah made to Moseh and Dowd on behalf of Yisra’el.
Three thousand years ago Yahowah revealed that He would use a Gentile to reach His people and call them home. He would even endorse what he would write and say, telling His people to do as he said, recognizing that this Nakry would “nakar – come to know Him by being observant, that he would come to understand Him by being discerning,” then base everything he would write and say on what he “observed by closely examining and carefully considering” the Towrah and Naby’ | the Guidance and Prophets. He would even Yada’ Yah! – focus on the importance of knowing and understanding Yahowah’s name.
Now we know why Yah wanted His message written in English, the language spoken by more Jews and Gentiles than any other, why the proper recognition of Moseh and Dowd was so important to Yah, as well as why Yahowah would have to turn to a lowly Nakry known as Yada to awaken Yisra’el. This may be the one and only time that 190Yahowah asked His people to engage based upon everything a foreigner had to say.
Yet it was said of this Nakry that he would serve as “lama’an – a witness,” as someone “who provides answers,” which can be “qara’ – read and recited” on behalf of people the world over, especially Yisra’el. Beyond the written translations and insights found in Yada’ Yahowah, An Introduction to God, Observations, Coming Home, Babel, and Questioning Paul, even beyond the reach of Yah’s Word being recited throughout Yada’ Yah Radio and Shattering Myths, and our more recent Social Media outreach, this is also inferring that Yada’ will be invited to serve alongside ‘Elyah as the unnamed Witness during the Time of Ya’aqob’s Troubles (Malaky / Malachi 4:5 and Zakaryah / Zechariah 4:14)?
Beyond all of this, there is but one reason that the Nakry | Observant and Discerning Foreigner in a faraway place and time would have been introduced and authenticated by Yahowah during the dedication of His home. Yahowah wants Yisra’el, and the world at large, to consider what he has translated and shared because the information, insights, and perspective he is providing are relevant and credible, valid and reconciling, indeed dependable and trustworthy because he has thoughtfully considered what Dowd has accomplished by fulfilling Chag Matsah. By investigating something others were afraid to even consider, the Nakry became so uniquely relevant to knowing Yahowah, to appreciating what He is offering, and to recognizing what He is asking in return, that God saw fit to validate His Witness – one based entirely upon the Towrah, Naby’, wa Mizmowr.
To suggest that this has been yet another revealing sojourn into the Word, enabling us to make connections which lead to understanding, would be an understatement. And while we may want to linger here, before we lose sight 191of the Psalm which brought us to this remarkable place, let’s return to and complete our review of Mizmowr 5.
Continuing his plea to be just, even fair, and thus hold those who have promoted political, religious, and conspiratorial schemes accountable for the misery they have inflicted on Yisra’el and, indeed, on people everywhere, Dowd wrote…
“For (ky – indeed, emphasizing this point) there is nothing that is reliable, firmly established, or trustworthy in their mouths (‘ayn ba peh huw’ kuwn – there is nothing that is dependable, enduring, or steadfast among their words, nothing secure or settled in their speech).
Their inner nature is (qereb hem – right to the core being they are psychologically predisposed) to be destructive with their malicious speech (hawah – to be counterproductive with devastating consequences, becoming relentless liars). Their throat (garown hem) is an open (patah) grave (qeber – burial site). They flatter, deceitfully seducing (chalaq – they are slimy and slippery, smooth-talkers who consistently mislead, providing hopeful and encouraging opinions which are inaccurate and divisive).” (Mizmowr / Lyrics to be Sung / Psalm 5:9)
Dowd is right once again. Nothing redeeming comes out of the mouths of the political or religious. They are rotten to the core. Their every word is malicious and counterproductive. They are relentless liars.
Within their soaring and majestic buildings paid for by others, and with the mystique of authority and trappings of power, their deceitful words are as seductive as they are deadly. They have made themselves so hard to ignore, so prominent and integrated within society, they have become difficult to oppose. There is no media outlet or mass communication venue willing to risk the backlash from 192believers who can’t even fathom the possibility that those that they admire are playing them for fools.
The reason that Dowd is so insistent in holding the religious accountable, especially among his people, is that they are responsible for depriving Yisra’el of the gifts of life and access to Yahowah, both of which he magnanimously provided. They robbed his people of the Covenant and him of the respect he has earned.
Fortunately, Dowd has God’s ear, and from his lips to Yah’s heart, this is what will occur…
“Hold him accountable (‘asham huw’ – please declare him guilty and elect to make him suffer the consequences because he remains liable, requiring recompense (‘him’ is from 4QPs whereas the MT has ‘them’) (hifil imperative)), God (‘elohym).
They have fallen of their own accord (naphal – they have chosen to bring this on themselves, electing to squander the opportunity to go to a higher position, they have been allotted a much lower one, having prostrated themselves (qal imperfect jussive)) through their advice and schemes (ba mowe’tsah hem – with their deliberations, plans, thinking, and counsel, through their customs, traditions, proposals, practices, religions, and conspiracies; from ya’ats – to deliberate, consult, and conspire together then advise).
Cast them out (nadach hem – hunt them down and drive them away, banishing them (hifil imperative)) along with (ba – with and in) the great abundance and widespread nature (rob – the sheer quantity, extensive range, and duration) of their revolting rebellion (pesha’ hem – of what they have done that is contrary to the way and in defiance of the standard) because, indeed (ky), they have been contentious in their defiance against You and have bitterly rebelled against You (marah ba ‘atah – they are hostile to You and have caused You distress and 193anguish, provoking You (qal perfect)).” (Mizmowr / Lyrics to be Sung / Psalm 5:10)
Very early on in this process, nearly eighteen years ago, we came to realize that by sending religious leaders to She’owl, God was being fair. They have dug their own graves. They have all fallen of their own accord and stumbled on their words. Each has tripped on their tongues. Their advice and counsel, customs and traditions, proposals and practices, especially their conspiracies and religious interpretations have cost the unsuspecting their souls and have taken countless others to where they, themselves, are headed. And it’s not just the provocateurs but, also, their provocations, the religious and their religions, which must be banished for heaven to exist on earth.
It is the greatest irony of all. Claiming to speak for God, claiming to serve God, claiming to provide access to God, religious leaders are universally in rebellion against Yahowah, bitterly contentious and openly defiant, such that everyone, without exception, who believes them dies estranged from God. All religions lead away from Yahowah, as do all who advocate on their behalf.
And yet, even when God, Himself, reveals that He is universally opposed to the religious and will cast them away for the great abundance and widespread nature of their rebellion, the religious are not only incapable of processing God’s testimony, they angrily attack Yah’s Word and those who share it with them.
As we continue to study the first twenty or so Mizmowr, we will encounter many more references to a singular adversarial individual whose influence on Yahowah’s people is so caustic we are assured that he will be held accountable. In many of them, we witness the same transition from ‘him’ to ‘them’ seen in the Dead Sea Scroll 194depiction of the previous statement, indicating how the one corrupts the many.
There is a better way…
“So (wa), let all who take refuge in You (kol chasah ba ‘atah – let everyone who places their trust in You, relying upon You to keep them safe (qal participle)) rejoice and be glad (samach – be elated, delighted in this).
Forevermore (la ‘owlam – for all eternity), let them choose to sing uplifting and joyful songs (ranan – let them of their own freewill shout for joy and express themselves melodically, making beautiful music (piel imperfect jussive)).
Cover and clothe them (sakak ‘al hem – envelop and adorn them, shielding them, placing a protective cover over them (hifil imperfect)) such that those who love (wa ‘ahab – so that those who engage in a loving relationship based upon) Your name (shem ‘atah – Your proper and personal designation) will rejoice in having chosen You (‘alats ba ‘atah – they are jubilant and triumphant because they have chosen You (qal imperfect jussive)).” (Mizmowr / Lyrics to be Sung / Psalm 5:11)
It is, perhaps, the single most amazing realization in the universe. God allows us to choose Him.
The truth be known, there is nothing more enjoyable or rewarding than developing a personal relationship with our Heavenly Father. We give up nothing of value and gain everything worthwhile when we choose to trust and rely upon Yah. And the first step in this process, after making acquaintances, is as Dowd has written, coming to appreciate to the point of falling in love with God’s name: Yahowah!
So why is it that there isn’t a single religious denomination or political party named after Yahowah? Why is it that the religious have actually changed and 195replaced Yahowah’s name, removing it from His testimony 7,000 times, replacing it with Satan’s title, and then calling the resulting book: Babel | With the Lord | Bible? Why is it that as few as one in a million actually know and say Yahowah?
It may have been a dozen years ago, but I recall being frustrated, knowing that YHWH wasn’t “Yahweh” since it, by God’s own admission, was based upon “hayah – was, is, and will be.” But no matter how long I searched, I couldn’t find a single individual or resource that explained how to pronounce the rest of His name using evidence and reason.
Laughably, those making an attempt, resorted to Greek, as if Hebrew was irrelevant. Even worse, the scholars and theologians were all in universal defiance of reality, claiming that God’s name was unpronounceable because there were no vowels in Hebrew. If that were the case, how is it then that every other word and name is pronounceable using the same twenty-two letters and that five of the twenty-two are consistently rendered as vowels?
I cannot recall now if it was weeks or a month, but I remember examining the pronunciation of every Hebrew word in the entire lexicon that contained a Y, H, or W. And while that led me to realize that it was either Yahuwah or Yahowah with one hundred percent certainty, since there was no question regarding the pronunciation of the Y or H, the deciding factors concerning the W were as apparent as they were plentiful.
There were scores of Hebrew names based upon Yahowah’s name which are now transliterated akin to Yowb, Yow’el, and Yownah, making the pronunciation of the only letter in question, the W, obvious. But the clincher was the three most commonly spoken Hebrew words, shalom, torah, and elohim. They are all actually written shalowm, towrah, and ‘elowah (‘elowahym in the plural), 196conclusively demonstrating that YHWH is pronounced Y-aH-oW-aH.
The next step was to accurately describe what His name means. And by turning to paleo-Hebrew, doing so was as straightforward as it was magnificent. In we see Yahowah reaching down and out to us with an open hand. It reveals that God is ready to welcome us and then lift up those willing to grasp hold. In the two s, we find two individuals, a man and a woman as it would transpire based upon their placement (a concluding makes a Hebrew noun feminine). Both individuals, which are likely representative of ‘Abraham’s and Sarah’s role in the Covenant and Yisra’el, are standing up, reaching up, and looking up to God. The depicts a tent peg, the device used to secure and enlarge a home, including the Tent of the Eternal Witness. It speaks of increasing and adding to something, which in the case of the two individuals within God’s name, would indicate that they are being magnified and enriched while being kept safe and secure. In Yahowah’s name, therefore, we see the Covenant Family.
Sharing what I had discovered about the most important name in the universe, the source of life and enlightenment, liberation and empowerment, became my passion. It remains so to this day.
“Yes, indeed (ky – surely and reliably), You commend, favor, and bless (‘atah barak – You lower Yourself, getting down on Your knees, to lovingly and beneficially lift up (piel imperfect)) those who are right and therefore innocent (tsadaq – those who are correct and thus vindicated), Yahowah (Yahowah – an accurate transliteration of the name of ‘elowah – God guided by His towrah – instructions regarding His hayah – existence and our shalowm – reconciliation), with a shield (ba ha tsinah – with that which provides a protective covering for the entire individual (4QPs reads ‘with’ while the MT shows ‘like’)) which envelops and surrounds him (‘atar – 197which wraps around and crowns him (qal imperfect energic nun)) such that You can accept him and be pleased with him (ratsown – such that he is found desirable and pleasing, and having provided restitution You can make amends, favoring him by restoring the relationship).” (Mizmowr / Lyrics to be Sung / Psalm 5:12)
Long ago, I came to realize that the method Yahowah uses to perfect the imperfect is to envelop them in His Spirit of Light, thereby adorning and crowning His Covenant children, making us appear perfect in His eyes. Where there is light, there is no darkness. Light obliterates it, eliminating it.
Now if I may, here is a summary of the magnificent Song which has led us to these marvelous discoveries…
“A Mizmowr | Song of Dowd | the Beloved (Mizmowr la Dowd), to the enduring Leader (la ha natsach) accompanied by stringed instruments (‘el ha nachylowth). (Mizmowr 5 Dedication)
It is Your will and my desire because I have chosen and You have decided to thoughtfully listen and respond appropriately (‘azan) to my words, each meaningful phrase and promise (‘emer ‘any), Yahowah (Yahowah), because You and I both have come to an understanding (byn) regarding my thought process (hagyg ‘any). (Mizmowr 5:1)
We both agree that it is mutually beneficial if You listen attentively and respond accordingly (qashab) to the voice (la qowl) of my urgent and significant request to help (shewa’ ‘any), my Sovereign and Counselor (melek ‘any), and my God (wa ‘elah).
Indeed, because (ky), for You (‘el ‘atah), and solely on my own initiative, I want to provide the justification to intervene, having thought about every contingency while foreseeing the future, I want to be persuasive in 198conveying my point of view, presenting my argument to intercede (palal). (Mizmowr 5:2)
Yahowah (Yahowah), in the morning when it’s best to gain information regarding the sacrifice as the sun rises during a new day of enlightenment (boqer), You hear (shama’) the sound of my voice (qowl ‘any).
At the outset of the day (boqer), I make arrangements and prepare myself for You such that I’m competent and correct, ready for You to deploy, patterning myself after You so that I’m worth using (‘arak la ‘atah). Then I remain watchful and focused, properly adorned with everything arranged (wa tsapah). (Mizmowr 5:3)
For God, You are not (ky lo’ ‘el ‘atah) willing to accept that which is wrong or waver regarding that which is malevolent and fraudulent (chaphets rasha’).
Countrymen who are counterproductive and harmful, injurious and unethical (ra’), cannot congregate or dwell with You because they are alien to You and conspire against You (lo’ guwr ‘atah). (Mizmowr 5:4)
The arrogant who seek praise, the foolish and flashy, the confused and deluded (halal) cannot be present, appear, or stand (lo’ yatsab) before or even near Your sight (la neged ‘ayin ‘atah).
You hate and are hostile to, abhorring and shunning (sane’) all of (kol) those who are engaged in, practice, or advance (pa’al) immoral and unjust religious deceit which is twisted and perverted (‘awen). (Mizmowr 5:5)
You either destroy or expel, exterminate or eternally separate (‘abad), those who speak (dabar) religious lies, especially the delusions promoting false gods (kazab).
199Bloodthirsty individuals (dam ‘ysh) as well as (wa) the deliberately misleading and deceitful, including those who hold a false perception of reality and who use guile and subtlety while pretending to be truthful while promoting religious worship (mirmah), Yahowah (Yahowah) sees as repulsive and rejects, holding them in contempt as vile and abhorrent (ta’ab). (Mizmowr 5:6)
But as for me (‘wa ‘any), through (ba) the abundance (rob) of Your devotion and steadfast love, Your unfailing kindness and enduring affection (chesed ‘atah), I will come, and upon arriving, I will enter (bow’) Your Family and Home (beyth ‘atah).
I have chosen on my own initiative to make an informative announcement, explaining this verbally by showing and making this known (chawah) regarding (‘el) Your set-apart Temple and palatial Residence (hekal qodesh ‘atah) with reverence and respect to You (ba yare’ ‘atah). (Mizmowr 5:7)
Yahowah (Yahowah), You want to lead me, guiding me to the most favorable outcome, then rely upon me, trusting me to achieve (nachah ‘any) what You know is right and vindicating (ba tsadaqah ‘atah) especially with regard to responding to (lama’an) those who, acting as if they were authority figures, are adversarial and opposed to me (showrer ‘any).
You want to engage such that Your way is straightforward and right (yatsar derek ‘atah) before me and in my presence (la paneh ‘any). (Mizmowr 5:8)
For (ky) there is nothing that is reliable, firmly established, or trustworthy in their mouths (‘ayn ba peh huw’ kuwn). Their inner nature is (qereb hem) to be destructive with their malicious speech (hawah). Their throat (garown hem) is an open (patah) grave (qeber). They flatter, deceitfully seducing (chalaq). (Mizmowr 5:9)
200Hold him accountable (‘asham huw’), God (‘elohym). They have fallen of their own accord (naphal) through their advice and schemes (ba mowe’tsah hem). Cast them out (nadach hem) along with (ba) the great abundance and widespread nature (rob) of their revolting religious rebellion (pesha’ hem) because, indeed (ky), they have been contentious in their defiance against You and have bitterly rebelled against You (marah ba ‘atah). (Mizmowr 5:10)
So (wa), let all who take refuge in You (kol chasah ba ‘atah) rejoice and be glad (samach). Forevermore (la ‘owlam), let them choose to sing uplifting and joyful songs (ranan). Cover and clothe them (sakak ‘al hem) such that those who love (wa ‘ahab) Your name (shem ‘atah) will rejoice in having chosen You (‘alats ba ‘atah). (Mizmowr 5:11)
Yes, indeed (ky), You commend, favor, and bless (‘atah barak) those who are right and therefore innocent (tsadaq), Yahowah (Yahowah), with a shield (ba ha tsinah) which envelops and surrounds him (‘atar) such that You can accept him and be pleased with him (ratsown).” (Mizmowr / Lyrics to be Sung / Psalm 5:12)
It continues to be the greatest voyage of discovery humankind has ever undertaken. It has brought us out of the muck of man to the splendor of the Almighty. And Dowd, God’s Son and our Savior has been our guide along the way.
