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Which Son Is This?
He is My Son…
The 9th chapter of Yasha’yah opens with Yahowah presenting the antidote for religion. His light would resolve the mess man has made. A favored verse among Christians appears early in this chapter. Unfortunately for the faithful, it is always taken out of context and horribly misrepresented, so believers never seem to grasp just how hostile God is toward their religion.
Even worse, at least for Christianity, the son in Yasha’yah / Isaiah 9:6-7 is not “Jesus Christ” but, instead, Yahowah’s most beloved, Dowd | David. Among the litany of controversial conclusions peppering these pages, this is as delicious as any we have considered. Rather than predicting the “birth of Jesus,” it is focused on all Dowd has to offer.
If you are Jewish, please do not gloat at the misfortune of the faithful. Yasha’yah is your prophet, and he is presenting your Messiah and King, and yet you all but ignore him.
As we approach Yasha’yah / Isaiah 9:1, we are immediately confronted with the realization that there never should have been a chapter break between what has been labeled the 8th and 9th chapters. One thought flows naturally into the next. Therefore, to help mitigate some of the damage, we will begin our study of the 9th chapter restating what we learned in the 8th:
“Yahowah expressed with unfolding implications, ‘Obtain for yourself a very large vellum scroll to make 50this known. Choose to write in the common characters associated with mortal man concerning: Mahar Shalal Chuwsh Baz (the rapid and thoughtless plunder of celebrating militants).’” (Yasha’yah / Isiah 8:1)
We are beneficiaries of Yahowah asking His prophets to record His revelations in writing. Even now, it is as if we were there, listening along with Yasha’yah. We should also be grateful that God invented the Hebrew alphabet with its pictorial letters. Since almost every letter was drawn to either depict mortal man, or to show something useful to us, we can use them to discern how Yahowah’s message applies to us.
“‘I will call upon and sustain a witness as a future Herald to testify for Me whose pronouncements are consistent with the evidence and who is logical, meticulous, and reliable because we can help one another by presenting what happened in the past to reveal what will occur in the future, consistent with Yahowah’s enlightenment, who functions as a counselor and advisor so as to remember Yah as a child blessed by Yahowah.’” (Yasha’yah 8:2)
The Herald’s pronouncements on behalf of the enduring witness and restoring testimony of Yahowah are logical, thorough, and reliable, consistent with the inspiration behind them. God’s message is presented in a credible and verifiable manner. If it were not both true and relevant, especially considering what follows, Yahowah would not have said it.
“And so, I approached the prophetess and she conceived, giving birth to a son. Then Yahowah said to me, ‘Call his name Mahar Shalal Chuwsh Baz | so senselessly impetuous he will be complicit in his victimization, being controlled and looted by the treacherous in this despicable conflict (Yasha’yah 8:3) because before the boy calls out, “My father” or “My 51mother,” the political prowess, military strength, and economic wealth of Dameseq | Damascus, along with the plunder and spoils of Shimrown | Samaria will be carried away in the presence of the king of ‘Ashuwr | Assyria.’” (Yasha’yah 8:4)
Yahowah has an appreciation for near and far prophecies because they communicate clearly over a prolonged period of time. Samaria fell to Assyria 2,700 years ago. And, just ten years from now, the Assyrian, who is the corporeal manifestation of Satan, will enter Jerusalem to subdue Israel.
We have been given freewill, such that there are consequences of our choices…
“Yet again, Yahowah spoke to me, continuing to testify regarding these dangerous future events, (Yasha’yah 8:5) to say, ‘There is a consequence of these people having avoided and having rejected, coming to spurn the waters of ha Shiloach | of the One Who Is Sent, who walks as a gentleman, moving deliberately and compassionately while also launching a scathing attack against Retsyn | the Self-Willed and Pleasure-Seeking, as well as ben Ramalyahuw | the son Exalted Above Yah.’” (Yasha’yah 8:6)
This prophecy would play out over the course of 2,700 years. By spurning Yahowah, Yisra’elites endured a long timeout for bad behavior and became susceptible to a stream of foreign invaders from the Assyrians to the Babylonians, the Greeks and Romans, Catholics and Muslims – even Fakestinians. And by denying Dowd’s role in fulfilling the Miqra’ey, Jews would suffer under rabbis, popes, and imams.
“‘Therefore, pay attention. Yahowah, who is God Almighty, is withdrawing. Simultaneously, He will rise up against them with the waters of a powerful torrent in addition to the numerous soldiers of the political 52leader and dictator of ‘Ashuwr, the Assyrian ruler, along with the entire manifestation of his power. And it will rise over all of its channels and travel over all of its banks.’” (Yasha’yah 8:7)
Yasha’yah parlayed the impending Syrian invasion of Yisra’el to foretell a second incursion during our lifetimes – something which becomes obvious when we compare his 8th and 17th chapters. After the fall of Damascus sometime prior to 2030, a ha nahar ha ‘atsuwm | powerful torrent of Islamic soldiers and militants will flood into Israel from Syria – so many that Yahowah will have to intervene to stem the tide.
“‘And it will sweep in and alter Yahuwdah, exerting the considerable force of a flood while extending up to and reaching the neck in adversarial fashion, stretching out its wings to fill the breadth of your land so that ‘Imanuw’el | God Is with Us.’” (Yasha’yah 8:8)
While unethical leaders are common among nations, Israel is unique with the constant struggle between secular and sectarian agendas. An awkward power-sharing arrangement exists between religious fundamentalists, conservative, and progressive politicians within an ill-fitting and bribe-prone Parliamentary system. So, for Yahowah to save His people, both the overtly secular and orthodox sectarian must be rejected…
“‘People, if you choose to associate yourselves with misleading shepherds, form an alliance with disingenuous pastors, befriend harmful and destructive leaders, you will have chosen your fate, which is to be similarly confused and discouraged – divided, terrorized, and scattered.
If you choose to listen and respond to a distant country, arming yourself while preparing for your defense, you are choosing to gird yourself for war, 53equipping your military in self-protection. By doing so, you will have chosen to be by yourself, having selected your own destiny, which is to be abolished or cast down, bewildered and broken.’” (Yasha’yah 8:9)
With Israelis expressing their allegiance to either egomaniacal rabbis or duplicitous politicians, the people have estranged themselves from Yahowah. And Israel’s preoccupation with other nations, most recently Saudi Arabia, has made it vulnerable to repeating the fate of Czechoslovakia. After a litany of compromises and concessions to the Fakestinian terrorists, Hamas, the PLO, and Hezbollah will have their way with Jews.
Therefore, Yahowah is warning His people that they are inviting war. Estranged from Him, they will be left to defend themselves. But a time will come when their preparations for battle will be ineffective. The nation will be divided, intimidated, and then overwhelmed by the sheer number of militants. This will occur soon, in the decade prior to Yahowah’s return with Dowd during Yowm Kipurym in year 6000 Yah / sunset on Sunday, October 2nd, 2033 CE.
“‘If you choose to devise your own schemes and plan your own course of action based upon the revolting and defiant counsel of those who promote malicious ideas, it will all be nullified because you will have chosen to be in violation of the Covenant. If you elect to convey such a message, talking incessantly about it, such notions will not stand, neither will they be fulfilled, because truly, ‘Imanuw’el – God is with Us.’” (Yasha’yah 8:10)
The disingenuous and irrational notions ingrained within political platitudes and religious rhetoric have a spellbinding effect on true believers. And while their adherents are many and their weapons are powerful, they 54will not prevail, because in Yisra’el “‘Imanuw’el – God Is with Us.”
“Indeed, this is what Yahowah said to me in a manner akin to a strengthening hand, thereby teaching me so that I would be correct, guiding me and instructing me such that I would recognize the importance of being right, keeping me from walking in the ways of these peculiar people, approaching by saying, (Yasha’yah 8:11)
‘I do not want you to continually speak of conspiracies, making a habit of claiming something is a covert plan, even responding to or designating something a conspiracy, acting upon anything which by association, the people claim is a conspiracy, regardless of whether it is a clandestine scheme to carry out harmful acts for a political or religious purpose, or just trying to tie things together in a scripted fashion to reveal a hidden agenda. And in addition, do not respect nor revel in, showing any regard for that which concerns them, wondering about or fearing them.’” (Yasha’yah 8:12)
Credibility is God’s calling card, which is why He is opposed to commingling His testimony with conspiratorial myths. His people are shortchanged when His good name and restoring revelations are associated with the utter stupidity of conspiratorial schemes. And yet, in spite of Yahowah’s overt warning, conspiracies propagate like viruses. With each new iteration, humankind seems to lose a score of IQ points. And the Progressives who feign enlightenment are now at the forefront of advancing the most irrational myths. Although, to be fair, the conspiratorial cults of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have set a standard for delusions that are outmatched only by shape-shifting reptilian overlords deploying false-flag operations, spewing chemtrails, and imposing vaccines, while in cahoots with Jews to steal elections and subdue a 55flat Earth through the protocols of climate change and cancel culture, thereby awakening the zombie apocalypse on behalf of the one-percenters. They insist it could happen, but I digress.
In reality, God should never be associated with anything religious or conspiratorial, political, militaristic, or patriotic…
“‘When it comes to Yahowah of the spiritual implements, never associate Him with anything that is common, popular, or mundane. It is Him you should be thinking about, respecting Him while being inspired by Him. And it is Him you should be concerned about. (Yasha’yah 8:13) Then He will be as a sanctuary in a set-apart place.
But He will also be as a stone for smiting, and as a rock for stumbling, for both houses of Yisra’el. There is a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Yaruwshalaim. (Yasha’yah 8:14) Therefore, many shall stagger upon them and fall. They will be seized, shattered, and ensnared, lured into a trap, by others.
And they will stumble and be overthrown with a great many rabbis also falling. They will be destroyed, some cut off with others ceasing to exist, ensnared and controlled, even captured, becoming immovable while clinging together.’” (Yasha’yah 8:15)
Yahowah is affirming the obvious: Jews have been their own worst enemy. Through the imposition of Judaism, they have not only inspired centuries of conspiratorialists, providing them the fodder to flog them, but they also have deprived themselves of a relationship with Yahowah.
After coopting terms such as Towrah, Shabat, Mitswah, Shem, Mashyach, Rab, and Halak, making them religious, Jews have demeaned and discredited Yahowah’s 56Dabarym to such an extent, Yahowah deliberately blinded his people to prevent them from further undermining His revelations with their rhetoric, leaving rabbis to cite their own.
“‘Choose to wrap up and cover, storing and protecting the written testimony, keeping the correct information safe from those who oppose it.
Secure access to the Towrah, limiting it to those I teach and instruct, because it is for those I reveal My knowledge, and thus to My receptive students who are willing to accept My guidance and learn from Me.’” (Yasha’yah 8:16)
Had Yahowah not blinded His own people to His message these many years, they would have done far greater damage to themselves and others. It was one thing to have lied in the name of Ha-Shem, but it would have been far worse to corrupt Yahowah’s reputation. It was one thing to deny Dowd’s fulfillment of the Miqra’ey as God’s Son, but it would have been far worse to turn his means of removing religious guilt into a religious rite.
Therefore today, by preferring Talmud lessons in their Yeshivas taught by rabbis to participating in Yahowah’s Beryth at the behest of His Son, the damage is limited to religious Jews. While lamentable, this is correctable among the receptive remnant comprising Yisra’el because the virus is constrained among a few million.
Therefore, based upon this pronouncement and others like it, we are confronted with the fact that the proliferation of religion in Israel left Yahowah with a difficult decision. He could continue to subject His Towrah, Shem, Beryth, Miqra’ey, and Ben to religious gerrymandering or conceal His witness from His already estranged people. He wanted them to understand it, and come back home, but He could not allow them to change it or confuse others about His intent. So having seen well into the future, God realized 57that for the next 2,700 years He would find no one willing to listen or learn. During that time, He would essentially keep the Towrah under wraps, waiting for the opportunity and proper timing, knowing that He would find someone He could teach, someone willing to listen and then share the insights with Yahuwdym. That time is now.
“Therefore, I will wait in anticipation, while appreciating that which cuts me into this relationship, drawing near Yahowah who I understand must now conceal His presence, making His appearance and characteristics, even His existence, unknown to the House of Ya’aqob. I will confidently await an outcome which is beneficial, anticipating a future ingathering in association with Him.” (Yasha’yah 8:17)
The great naby’ | prophet, Yasha’yah, was called to write down Yahowah’s message so that we could read it. He was not responsible for attracting an audience, building a following, promoting this revelation, or saving anyone within his community. His assignment was to accurately convey Yahowah’s prophetic revelations – allowing us to complete the mission.
Further, since Yasha’yah performed very few “signs and wonders” in the sense of miracles, preferring reasoned rhetoric and accurate prophecies, ‘owth and mowpheth are used in this next statement to represent something far more impressive and enduring, credible and useful. By conveying a message such as this, which accurately foretold future events, Yahowah proved that He is God, that He inspired these words, and that we can trust what He has to say. Rather than making the lame walk or the blind see, even resurrecting a rotting corpse, words that are proven to deliver the stated results, can perfect and reconcile a Family worthy of God’s name.
“Pay attention to me and to what I have conceived on behalf of the relationship, even to the children whom 58Yahowah bestowed through me and placed before me. We serve as signs to illustrate the message and way, enabling you to properly respond to future events which will occur in Yisra’el in conjunction with Yahowah of the spiritual implements who dwells along the ridgeline of Tsyown where these Signs Are Posted.” (Yasha’yah 8:18)
The time is nigh. Consider this your invitation to the party which will be celebrated on Tsyown beginning at sunset, 6:22 PM in Yaruwshalaim on the Mow’ed of Yowm Kipurym during the 120th Yowbel year, October 2nd, 2033. Yahowah and Dowd will be there. Will you? Or will you continue to observe the misguided traditions of your wayward people?
“And when they say to you, ‘You should consult with and expect answers from the mediums who speak for those who lived in the past,’ considering those who claim to communicate with ghosts as spiritualists who mediate and mutter their imaginative and unfounded opinions, and especially those who twitter toxic musings – don’t do it. Instead, people, consult with God through the living rather than the dead.” (Yasha’yah 8:19)
And with these words, the Zohar and Talmud are impugned. Unless inspired by the living God, the voices of the past have as much merit as their rotting bones.
So why do so few consult with God through the living and so many listen to the likes of Paul, Akiba, Maimonides, and Muhammad? Every Christian Saint, the sages among Rabbinic Talmudists, and successful suicide bombers have more in common than death.
“According to the Towrah and in concert with the written Testimony which presents correct and corroborating information regarding the restoration of the relationship, if they do not speak in a manner consistent with this specific message, using similar 59words, then by association they lack discernment and will be for naught. They are unenlightened with no hope for tomorrow.
Their faith in what they desire will be nullified without any chance for a new day as a result of their ignorance, and because those associated with ben Shachar | the Children of the Dawn are the offspring of Satan.” (Yasha’yah 8:20)
This is an accurate assessment of every religious text. They are disqualified by virtue of their inaccuracies and contradictions. Books as incongruent as the Talmud and Towrah cannot coexist. And as a result, those who prefer faith to fact will cease to exist.
“They will pass through it stubborn and stiff-necked, strong-willed and perplexed, wholly resistant to any advice or assistance due to a puzzling lack of humility and an attitude of superiority. And they will experience cruelty as a result. Starving, they will be afflicted.
It shall come to pass when they are improperly fed and weakened, they will become antagonized and provoked to anger, struggling with their change in status, frustrated with their cognitive dissonance over having been uprooted and splintered.
Their standing will decline, and they will be treated with contempt, which is a result of their propensity to diminish the importance of the King who has long sought to lead and advise them (melek), and because of their opposition to God, as they have turned away, abandoning this relationship.” (Yasha’yah 8:21)
This conclusion of Yasha’yah / Isaiah 8 reveals the identity of the subject of the prophecy found in Isaiah 9:6. It addresses events that will transpire just prior to God’s return with His Son. And since Dowd is the only melek 60associated with Yahowah in this way, since he is the King of a united Yisra’el, we have been afforded a rather important insight.
“Unto the Land they will look, but behold, they will see disfavor and trouble along with antagonism as it shrinks in size during this time of darkness, of especially discouraging oppression. Into a place devoid of light, they will be driven, enticed as exiles and then banished as outcasts.” (Yasha’yah / Liberation and Salvation are from Yahowah / Isaiah 8:22)
The Children of Yisra'el have not spoken in a manner consistent with Yahowah's Teaching and Guidance for three thousand years. As a result, the Chosen People remain shrouded in darkness. Their dysfunctional attitude and sense of superiority render their best and brightest resistant to advice – even when it comes from God. As a result, Yisra’elites find themselves demeaned, treated cruelly, often afflicted, and sometimes starving. Unable to accept responsibility for their decline in status and for having been uprooted from their land, the world would mock them, slandering and insulting their reputation as the Chosen People.
In Yasha’yah 8:21, “the King who has long sought to lead and advise” you, the Counselor Yisra’elites have “shown a propensity to diminish in importance,” is, of course, singular because melek is addressing Dowd, God’s Son, the Messiah, and Savior. He is the only anointed King through whom Yahowah spoke to Yahuwdym. And it is through Dowd, through his Mizmowr | Psalms and Mashal | Proverbs, that you are being called home. This realization is especially poignant considering where all of this leads.
God’s unrelenting admonition against conspiracies is also relevant in this context because the most debilitating became the most popular: Replacement Theology – which essentially means – take everything away from the Dowd 61and the Jews and give it to the Romans, Greeks, and their Church. This happens to be the very reason the upcoming prophecy is mistranslated and misappropriated, claiming for the Christian “Jesus” what Yahowah conveyed about His Son, Dowd. Not only is Christianity the most pervasive anti-Semitic conspiracy in world history, but the overwhelming preponderance of those prone to believe conspiracies are critical of Jews.
This horrible fate has befallen Yahuwdym because of the nearly universal failure among Jews to observe Yahowah’s Towrah, preferring instead to submit to rabbinical arguments and interpretations. It has been three thousand years since the Children of Israel spoke in a manner consistent with Yahowah’s Teaching and Guidance. As a result, the Chosen People have suffered a power outage, demonstrating a lemming-like propensity to walk away from the Light, such that Yisra’el has long been shrouded in darkness.
This obscuring gloom would remain for millennia, mostly due to the collective and personal stubbornness of the Chosen People. Their dysfunctional attitude and sense of superiority have made the best and brightest resistant to advice – even when it comes from God.
Yisra’elites find themselves demeaned, treated cruelly, often afflicted, and sometimes starving. Unable to accept responsibility for their decline in status and for having been uprooted, the world would mock them, slandering and insulting their reputation as the Chosen People.
All the while, their homeland, Yisra’el | Israel, would remain a source of adversarial antagonism, shrouded in the darkness of oppressive religious regimes. It has even suffered the indignity of being renamed, “Palestine,” an ode to the nation’s long-extinct foes, the Philistines. Over one hundred generations of Israelites would live as 62outcasts, exiled from their Land and estranged from their God – all too often bearing the brunt of hideous conspiracies.
For those predisposed to assume that anything this critical of Jews must be anti-Semitic, bite your tongue because I am reiterating what Yahowah had to say about “Jews” living today. Surely, you do not think God is “anti-Semitic – against His Name – and yours (Yahowah and Yahuwdah).” Do you think that Yahowah would have bothered revealing this, or that I would devote my life to sharing it with you, if we thought that you were undeserving?
We are doing our utmost to shake the religion out of God’s People so that the descendants of Ya’aqob might come to embrace the relationship Yahowah established with his grandfather. I can assure you that I value you far more than the rabbis who have made merchandise of you as if you were theirs to influence, fleece, and control.
My genes say that I am a gowy | gentile, while my heart, mind, and soul know that I am Yahuwd | Beloved by Yah because I Yisra’el | Engage and Endure with God. While I could not change my ethnicity, I could and did change my attitude toward God. Having left religion, I came home to the Covenant, and it is from Yah’s Home that I am inviting you to come home.
As we turn the page past the artificial break between the 8th and 9th chapters of Yasha’yah | Isaiah, the subject remains the same as does the focus. We are approaching the Time of Ya’aqob’s | Yisra’el’s | Israel’s Troubles. And yet, in the midst of this darkness, surrounded by adversarial influences, the day is approaching when a ray of hope will grow into a beacon of light. This transition commences with…
“Indeed (ky – truthfully and nevertheless), there has been no lack of counsel, no reason for discouragement, 63or inability to flee from the darkness (lo’ muw’aph la hy’ – there is no reason for doom and gloom, despair or dejection because there is no shortage of advice and wisdom on how to take flight; from ‘uwph – ability to take flight and fly away) for those subjugated and constrained along the way (la ‘asher muwtsaq – for those restricted and oppressed, for those deprived of liberty who endure hardships during distressing times as a result of the relationship) as there was during the previous time (ka ha ‘eth ha ri’shown – as was the case prior, and in comparison to the initial occasion) when He receded from (qalal – when He came to disdain and show little regard for (hifil perfect)) the land of Zabuwluwn (‘erets Zabuwluwn – Zebulun, son of Ya’aqob and Leah, place of the honored and exalted and where the egotistical reside and brag about themselves) and the land of Naphthaly (wa ha ‘erets Naphthaly – Naphtali, son of Ya’aqob and Bilhah, place of twisting and wrestling).
In this latter time, during the last days (wa ha ‘acharown – yet in the end), He will deal harshly with the troublesome nature of (kabed – He will struggle with the intensely oppressive and onerous weight and the grievous and bothersome nature of the dimwitted, harsh, stubborn, and intransigent masses associated with the large, pretentious populations of people of (hifil perfect)) the way of the sea (derek ha yam – the path of the water and a metaphor for Gentiles) beyond (‘eber – across and on the eastern and opposite side of) the Yarden | to Go Down (ha Yarden – the Jordan River, to descend, from yarad – to go down), of Galyl | the Circuitous and Convoluted Way (Galyl – Galilee, turning and circuitous, rolling away and convoluted, the pivot point of the sociopolitical realm, the open doorway) of the Gowym | Gentiles (Gowym – the confluence of ethnicities, non-Yisra’elites, and other nations).” (Yasha’yah / Liberation and Salvation are from Yah / Isaiah 9:1)
64This prophecy is addressed to the Kingdom of Yisra’el, which as a nation was united under the watchful and protective eye of the Messiah. But just 40 years after Dowd’s initial reign, in 932 BCE, the Northern Kingdom of Yisra’el parted ways with Yahuwdah, establishing a rift that will endure until it is reconciled on Yowm Kipurym in the Yowbel year of 6000 Yah.
Yahowah receded from the Northern Kingdom when their king, Yarob‘am crafted the Golden Calves and created a substitute for Pesach in 931 BCE. This left Yisra’el susceptible to attack, beginning with the Egyptians in 927 BCE. Around 740 BCE and continuing through 722 BCE, Tiglath-Pilesar II, Shalamaneser V, and Sargon II of Assyria had their way with Yisra’el. Then, as predicted in Howsha’, God withdrew from Judea, leaving Jews vulnerable to the Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, including the abuses suffered under the Roman Church, which was followed by the violent nature of Muslims and the Third Reich. The subjugation of Jews continues today under Progressives and Socialists.
And yet, there has always been a means to flee the darkness open to those willing to trust the Towrah, its Miqra’ey and Beryth. So long as Jews listen to Him and respond, God stands ready to defend them.
For the tens of millions of Jews who have suffered grave indignities at the hands of conspiratorial Gentiles, Yahowah’s assertion that they could have escaped may seem incredulous. And that is largely because they sought the wrong kind of relief. Upon careful consideration, there never was any rational reason for God to intervene to protect or heal anyone here on Earth because no one sought His help. And while that is counter to every religious notion, it is nonetheless true.
We would be wise to acknowledge that Yahowah has already provided all of the advice and counsel we would 65ever need. There is no reason to be alone, living in the darkness, dismayed or discouraged. As long as we know where to look and whom to trust, the light of life illuminates the path Home, and therein, Yahowah’s Family awaits our arrival with open arms.
The noted exception to Yahowah’s prerogative not to intervene in our current reality to protect and heal His children, or anyone for that matter, is depicted in Mizmowr 91, where those He has chosen for a mission are sufficiently defended to get the job done. And even then, such individuals are typically subjected to more headaches and heartaches than others, such that they are better prepared to achieve the desired result. The ultimate example was Dowd, a man who was never immune to anguish.
Yes, those living in Zabuwluwn and Naphthaly could have been emancipated long ago had they read and accepted the Towrah, Mizmowr, wa Naby. Yet it would not have been easy because there was no one from either tribe through whom Yahowah could communicate His message of liberation.
While God is knowable apart from a personal introduction, such connections seldom occur because societal interference and institutional obstacles are practically insurmountable. Therefore, the principal difference in this timeline between then and now is that God, rather than retreating, is about to return. If you are reading this, capitalize on your good fortune.
We know that there was a brief respite under Chazaqyah | Hezekiah when Yahuwdah | Judah returned to Yahowah’s Towrah | Teaching. They rid their land of religious artifacts and places of worship, then celebrated Pesach, Matsah, and Bikuwrym.
Unfortunately, even then Zabuwluwn was listed along with Manashah as the two tribes who mocked and scorned 66Chazaqyah’s | Hezekiah’s messengers as they traveled around Yisra’el to invite the people to participate in the upcoming Feast of UnYeasted Bread. Having given up on countless lost generations, Yahowah withdrew. He held Yisra’el in contempt, the same way He perceives the religious today.
Turning to some of the most intriguing details, rather than just say ‘Ephraym or Yisra’el, or list the ten tribes that comprised the Northern Kingdom, Yahowah chose Zebuwluwn and Naphthaly for a specific reason. Both sons were born out of envy, with Leah and Rachel fighting to impress Ya’aqob, enticing him with their servants. Their allocation of land was the furthest from Yaruwshalaim, but as such, it was closest to the marauding Gentiles who would capitalize upon this and oppress them.
This narrow region leading into the heart of the nation served as the doorway into Yisra’el for the likes of the Amalekites and Hittites, the Assyrians and Babylonians, followed by the Greeks and Romans, the Byzantines and Ottomans, and more recently, Hezbollah and Hamas. A decade from now, and after the fall of Syria, it will be the entry point for the combined force of Islamic jihadists.
Zebuwluwn was the sixth son of Leah and the tenth overall to Ya’aqob. In spite of being among the most militaristic, his descendants are listed as one of the tribes who failed to drive out the Canaanites in Shaphat | Judges 1:30. Zebuwluwn is also linked with the sea on two occasions, as well as with ships, both obviously symbolic since they were landlocked. This suggests that their fate would lie in the hands of Gentile merchants. Indicating as much, Ya’aqob said: “Zebuwluwn shall dwell at the seashore. And he shall be a haven for ships. His flank shall be toward Sidon.” (Bare’syth 49:13) Moseh would only say of them: “Rejoice, Zebuwluwn, in your going forth.” (Dabarym 33:18)
67Zebuwluwn and Naphthaly are also mentioned together in Shaphat / Judges 5:18: “Zebuwluwn were a people who despised and jeopardized their lives unto death, and Naphthaly, also, in the high places of the field.” This was among the reasons God withdrew from them and may be why they were called out for scrutiny in this passage, now facing an entirely different fate.
Of Naphthaly, Ya’aqob said that they will be “a doe let loose who offers beautiful words.” (Bare’syth 49:21) Moseh would say: “Naphthaly, satisfied with favor, and full of the blessing of Yahowah, take possession of the sea and the south.” (Dabarym 33:23) And while I don’t know how that fits into all of this, the fact remains that they were among those shouting curses at the people from Mount Ebal. In response, “the Lowy answered them and said, ‘Cursed is the man who makes an idol or a graven image – an abomination to Yahowah – the work of the craftsman’s hands which is clandestinely established. Cursed is he who dishonors his Father and Mother…. Cursed is he who misleads a blind person…or who distorts justice,...who engages in incest or bestiality,…who strikes his neighbor, accepts a bribe, or who does not confirm the words of this Towrah / Teaching by acting upon them.’” (Dabarym 27:14-26) Having committed these offenses, Yahowah rejected them with prejudice.
We now have extant evidence in the form of a lead tablet dating to the Late Bronze Age II (1400-1300 BCE) that Naphthaly did, indeed, proclaim these curses in this very place. More than just proving the early existence of the Hebrew alphabet, this tablet’s age, location, and message are consistent with something Moseh said to the Children of Yisra’el in Dabarym / Deuteronomy 11:26-32 which was then confirmed by Yahowsha’ ben Nuwn in Yahowsha’ / Joshua 8:30-35. The parallels are undeniable.
The world first became aware of this tablet on March 24th, 2022, when archeologists led by Dr. Scott Stripling 68and his team of scholars from the Associates for Biblical Research (ABR) held a videotaped press conference at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, Texas to announce their discovery. Subsequently, their findings were proven accurate through the publication of a peer-reviewed scientific journal article. The lead tablet found beside the altar atop Mount Ebal dates to the time of Joshua when the Children of Israel first entered the Promised Land. Its discovery rivals the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The Ancient Hebrew script inside of the folded tablet offers an amazing validation of the earliest phonetic alphabet and an irrefutable affirmation of the entry into the Promised Land at the conclusion of the Exodus. It invalidates the arrogant and unGodly theories of Biblical scholars whose hypothesis suggests that the Torah was written by a committee comprised of the Jahwist, Elohist, Deuteronomist, and Priestly sources between 950 and 450 BCE, rather than by Moseh between 1447 and 1407 BCE.
Everything about it was consistent, affirming the same story, from the style of the letters matching what was expected, the vocabulary used, the message conveyed, the paleography dating to the correct period, the age of the lead and existence of the mine, the age, location, and nature of the site it was unearthed, the accompanying pottery shards, and even two scarab seals, both assigned to the reign of Thutmose III who reigned from 1479 to 1425 BCE. Considering all of this, the likelihood of authenticity is astronomically high.
As we have alluded, Naphthaly’s birth was enveloped in a spat of sibling rivalry. We learn in Bare’syth 30 that Rachel became jealous because her sister, Leah, had been able to give birth to four sons, Reuben, Simeon, Lowy, and Yahuwdah, while she appeared barren. So, she arranged for Ya’aqob to impregnate Bilhah, her maid. Bilhah conceived and Rachel named the maid’s first son, Dan. It was Bilhah’s second son with Ya’aqob that Rachel then named 69Naphthaly. She did so because: “Rachel said, ‘As part of a great struggle, I have wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed.’ Therefore, she called his name Naphthaly.”
His name was based upon pathal, which is “to twist and to wrestle.” But it also means “to be tortuously crooked.” In addition, an argument can be made that Naphthaly is related to “pathy – simple and open-minded or a naïve simpleton,” as well as to “pathah – to entice, deceive, seduce, and persuade.”
That was then, but what about “ha ‘acharown – later – during the Last Days?” Now that Yahowah has reconciled His relationship with Yisra’el, what about the Gowym?
Our answer in this regard is based upon whether we translate kabed negatively or favorably. Since there are countless Hebrew words with a dark and light side, it is the context that determines their definitions. And in this case, we must ascertain whether we think Yahowah will come to look favorably upon “derek ha yam ‘eber ha Yarden – the way of the sea on the opposing side of the Jordan” which is “galyl – the pivot point of the sociopolitical realm and the open doorway” of “ha Gowym – the Gentile nations.” I think not, but, then again, yam can refer to any one of three seas or to Gentiles, and galyl can also be rendered as “Galilee.” But if we don’t read “Gentile” for yam, how does any one of the three “seas” have a “way” of which Yah can either “kabed – reward and honor” or see as “kabed – irrational and pretentious?”
Since God does not judge inanimate objects, kabed cannot be applied to a river or to a sea. It must, therefore, describe people and their nations. And Yahowah has been crystal clear regarding the ways of “ha Gowym – the Gentile nations:” emulate them and die. Since He is unchanging, kabed’s negative implications apply.
In this case, Yahowah is going to “kabed – deal harshly with the stubborn and irrational, and troublesome 70nature,” of the Gentiles, particularly those influenced by the nations His Son, Gabry’el | God’s Most Capable and Courageous Man, a.k.a., Dowd, depicted as beasts in his revelation to Dany’el / Daniel. These include Babylon, Persia, Greece, Imperial Rome, and the Roman Catholic Church. To these monstrous empires and institutions, God will add those who have cursed Yisra’el, invading, oppressing, and subjugating His people, especially those who have done so from the northeast (through the land of Zebuwluwn and Naphthaly): the aforementioned Assyria, Babylon, Greece, and Rome, along with today’s Middle Eastern Muslims.
Yahowah was, is, and remains “kabed – troubled, even burdened, by their improper attitude and arrogance, their inadequacy and insensibility, their lack of responsiveness, pretentious airs, and vehemently oppressive nature.” There is no chance, whatsoever, that He will “kabed – distinguish and highly value” them, “honor and glorify” them. While there is a remnant of Gentiles who have chosen to participate in the Covenant, and who will be “abundantly enriched,” as part of the Covenant, they would never be described in association with the sea, much less shown existing on the opposing side of the Yarden in the sociopolitical realm of the Gowym.
This brings us to galyl. It could be addressing a number of things. On some occasions, it is transliterated “Galilee,” and serves as the name of the only significant watershed in Yisra’el, a freshwater lake that has been referred to as a sea. It serves as the headwaters of the Yarden | Jordan River and is located beneath the Golan Heights in northeastern Yisra’el. It is in the territory of the Naphthaly, but it is also linked to the Zebuwluwn as a result of the two prophecies associating them with the sea.
However, in this sentence, galyl is identified with Gowym and not with either of the Yisra’elite tribes. And since Yahowah considers the Galyl | Galilee part of 71Yisra’el, and the source of the Yarden | Jordan, He isn’t speaking of the Sea of Galilee in this prophetic statement.
Recognizing that it is not a title, we need to consider the meaning of the word. A search of the lexicons reveals that a “galyl – is a pivot point and hinge pin, an open doorway, district or region, a sociopolitical realm, and a circuitous and convoluted way.” As such, Yahowah is holding the “sociopolitical realm of the Gentiles” accountable for what they have done, especially those who have penetrated Yisra’el at the open door and pivot point along the nation’s northeastern border with Syria near the flashpoint known as the Golan Heights.
Addressing the convoluted and circuitous thinking of Gentiles, this prophecy was corrupted in the Gospel of Matthew with a twisted and inaccurate rendition which reads: “And leaving Nazareth [which did not exist until the early 4th century and the rise of Roman Catholicism] he [“Jesus”] went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: ‘The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death on them a light has dawned.’” (Matthew 4:13-16)
That was so divergent from the actual prophecy, it is clearly a Catholic creation. Compare it to: “Indeed, there has been no lack of counsel, no reason for discouragement, nor inability to flee for those who have been deprived of their freedom and constrained along the way as there was during the previous time when He receded from the land of Zabuwluwn and the land of Naphthaly.
And so, in the latter time, He will struggle with the intensely oppressive and onerous weight, as well as the 72grievous and troublesome nature of the dimwitted and intransigent masses associated with the way of the sea beyond the Yarden | to Go Down of Galyl the Circuitous and Convoluted way of the Gowym | Gentiles,” followed by…
“The people (ha ‘am – the family or nation of kinsmen who share the same ethnicity, culture, and language, and who are biologically related, typically used in reference to Yisra’el and to distinguish Yisra’elites from Gowym (singular masculine)) who walked (ha halak – who traveled through life (qal participle – a verbal adjective that should be interpreted literally and relationally)) in the darkness and were confused (ba ha choshek – in ignorance without the light, obscured and unenlightened) have been shown (ra’ah – have been able to observe (qal perfect – an actual, wholly complete, and thus not ongoing, revelation of)) an astonishing and important (gadowl – an extensive and expansive, a great and distinguished, an older and enabling, an especially forceful and capable; from gadal – to become important and enable growth by accomplishing great things, to be magnified and empowered) light (‘owr – source of enlightenment presented in absolute contrast to darkness, with warmth and brilliance akin to the sun).
For those who have dwelt (yashab – those who have lived and who may remain (qal participle – literally and vividly)) in the realm (ba ‘erets – in the land of) the shadow of death (tsalmaweth – the foreboding darkness of dying; from tsel – shadow impeding the light and maweth – death, perishing at the hands of others, often executed prematurely after being dispatched to die), the light (‘owr – the source of enlightenment presented in absolute contrast to the surrounding darkness, with warmth and brilliance akin to the sun) has shined brilliantly upon them to enlighten them (nagah ‘al hem – has been presented as a luminary over them, providing the 73enlightenment, knowledge, and understanding needed to respond appropriately; attractive, even beautiful, in his appearance and radiant in his demeanor before them (qal perfect – actually and completely, but for a finite period of time (masculine plural in reference to the members of the ‘am – family))).” (Yasha’yah / Liberation and Salvation are from Yah / Isaiah 9:2)
This prophecy opened with a condemnation of Gentiles. It is, therefore, not predicting their awakening. Further, the Gentiles at the time of the Christian era were the killers, not those living under death’s shadow. That remains so to this day.
The Christian misrepresentation is, therefore, incredulous. There is no evidence to suggest that a single gowy, much less many, saw or recognized Dowd / David as the Pesach ‘Ayil – much less knew what that represents.
There was no light to be seen in year 4000 Yah / 33 CE. This was an exceedingly dark period for Yahuwdah – and it would only get worse over time. Not a single eyewitness account spoke of an arrival of light shining brilliantly upon them. And this is because, while Dowd will be the light and as bright as the sun, this will not occur until his return on Yowm Kipurym in year 6000 Yah / 2033 CE.
Yasha’yah is, therefore, speaking to the remnant of Yisra’elites living in the Last Days, during the transition from the Time of Ya’aqob’s Troubles to the Grand Reunion. Those who rekindle their relationship with Yah as a result of Dowd’s brilliant oratory and Yahsha’yah’s prophecies will see his light shine upon them when he returns. And they, too, will have lived through the shadow of death. And in their case, Yahowah is now approaching them rather than retreating.
There isn’t any justification for a middle ground, for concluding that a great many people witnessed something 74profoundly illuminating in 33 CE. The fact is, then as now, fewer than one in a million people recognize that Dowd, as the Messiah and King, became the Passover Lamb, nor do they realize the Son of God is returning as brilliant as the sun. God’s people are just now becoming aware of this realization.
As we approach the next statement, there are two ways to translate “rabah ha gowy.” The first favors a singular empowered gowy | gentile who plays a role in the enlightenment of God’s people pursuant to announcing the arrival of the gadowl ‘owr. This would be consistent with what Yasha’yah revealed in the previous chapter.
The second has Dowd referring to Yahowah’s Family as a great “gowy | nation,” which is improbable on this occasion because it will be in tatters at this time and will remain so until after Dowd’s return. The Messiah is tasked with saving his people from the brink of extinction at the hands of Gowym. Therefore, because the Gentiles are the source of the ensuing darkness, God is not going to have us confuse one for the other. Moreover, considering Dowd’s incontrovertible declaration in the 118th Mizmowr of ridding the world of Gentiles upon his return, it’s inconceivable that Yah referred to His ‘am | family as a gowy | gentile nation at this time.
With this in mind, we are left with the realization that Yahowah is addressing the role a gowy will play in drawing His people back to the light by amplifying His word. This is the most literal rendering of the phrase rabah ha gowy.
“You have raised up and enabled the gentile (rabah ha gowy – You have increased the capability of this particular gowy to magnify and amplify Your Word, rearing him as if he were Your own offspring, empowering and expanding the ability of this individual who is ethnically unrelated and who comes from a distant place and time, equipping the Gentile to continue the mission, or 75alternatively: You have increased the nation (hifil perfect second-person masculine singular – Yahowah is responsible for enabling this lone gowy, empowering him such that he begins to reflect Yah’s nature and intent by amplifying His Word for a period of time)) without boasting or exalting Yourself, nor improperly speaking of the favors You sought to bestow (lo’ gadal – without glorifying or promoting Yourself (hifil perfect – for a finite time You trained the gowy such that he could represent You in an unpretentious manner)).” (Yasha’yah / Isaiah 9:3 in part)
This did not occur in 33 CE, nor on behalf of Christianity, no matter how one convolutes the evolving myths. While a powerful nation, Yahowah had nothing to do with Rome. From His perspective, they were the most vicious and anti-Jewish of beasts. He did not raise them up on this occasion nor did He enable their savage destruction of His Temple, Land, People, and Son. Moreover, from this point forward, Rome began to disintegrate under the weight of her own grotesque immorality.
Likewise, this cannot speak of Judea because the tiny province was so externally fragile and internally conflicted it would soon cease to exist. Rome would persecute Jews, robbing, enslaving, and murdering God’s chosen to their last gasping breath.
And, as mentioned, there were no Gentile eyewitnesses who claim to have seen a great light. Even in the fairytale, the lone eyewitness to wax poetic about a light dwelling among them was Yahowchanan – a Jew. And even then, he would claim that he was filled with Charis – the pagan Greek goddesses known for their naked presence at frivolous events.
Back to reality, should you question why Yahowah would introduce this prophecy by promising to raise up and enable a gowy to call His people home while not exalting 76Himself, the answer is found in Shemowth / Exodus. Long ago, when the Towrah was first revealed, Yahowah understood the intimidation His Children experienced because of His overwhelming presence, light, and voice – the opposite of what He intended. And so, He would refrain from lo’ gadal | improperly speaking of the favors He had sought to bestow upon His people.
And yet, knowing that He had to address them if any were to return Home prior to the fulfillment of Yowm Kipurym in year 6000 Yah, in the preamble of the most profound prophecy regarding what He was planning to do to make this possible, He introduced the gowy who would serve as His Witness. For a finite time, God equipped a Choter such that he would represent Him in an unpretentious manner.
You are witnessing the fulfillment of that prophecy. For the first time since these words were scribed circa 743 BCE (777 and 2,777 years prior to Dowd’s fulfillment of the Mow’edym), a gowy has been raised up and enabled by God such that he has become the Voice explaining that Dowd | David is this light. This lone Gentile is the first, only, and most vociferous individual to prove that this entire prophecy, one relentlessly denied by Jews and incessantly claimed by Christians, speaks of the Messiah and Son of God – the Zarowa’ – who is the subject of 2 Samuel 7, Yasha’yah 9 and 53, and Mizmowr 22, 88, and 89.
For over 1,000 years, Yahowah’s prophets scribed His revelations and His witnesses have shared them. So, to hear God speak, we must pay attention, be observant, and listen carefully. From that lone exception on Choreb, when His voice boomed from atop the mountain, through 450 BCE with the last prophet, Malaky, Yahowah communicated with His people through naby’ | prophets. And they were always Yisra’elites and Yahuwdym like Moseh, Dowd, and Yasha’yah – until now.
77What changed is that His people stopped listening to Him. God’s voice was drowned out by men with other agendas. Over this vast chasm of time, Yahowah searched the world to find a single Yahuwd among His chosen who would respond, but there was nothing but a deafening silence.
Since this problem was so pervasive, and His solution so exceptional, Yahowah decided that the best course of action was to warn Yisra’el in advance of it occurring so that when it happened as predicted, they would finally pay attention. He would address Yahuwdym through a gowy – telling them about one of their own, their Messiah and King, who would be serving as their Savior.
The Almighty would ask His prophets to speak of the final Witness often, addressing his role at the most opportune moments. And what could be more fortuitous than this, with the gowy presented in the preamble of His most commonly recited prophecy regarding His Son and the work they would accomplish together?
Yahowah is on record announcing that He would fortify a gowy to garner His people’s attention. He would prop him up and empower him, equipping him to do what Yahuwdym should have done. It would be like using a candle to announce the arrival of a Son as brilliant as the sun. This would be a miracle worth elaborating on.
It would not be the first time that Yahowah would move His people with a single, ill-equipped individual. On a similar occasion, and as a prelude to an earlier Yatsa’ | Exodus, He confronted the most egotistical nation on Earth to retrieve the Children of Yisra’el using a stuttering shepherd. It worked last time, so why not this time?
Although, to properly calibrate our expectations, on the previous occasion, only two of the six hundred thousand God sought to rescue actually made it into the Promised Land – and even that took forty years. This time, 78we’d only have 32 years and no extensions. However, while I am not a man of Moseh’s caliber or character, the potential audience has grown thirtyfold, and the technology needed to reach them is infinitely superior.
Moreover, we need not worry because the mission is forecasted to be successful. Those who are willing to listen will be delighted with the outcome of our journey. The final harvest may be small, but it will be joyous. It will be enriching too, as all that is Yah’s to give will be lavished upon His Children.
Yah’s people are coming home. This is a harvest in conjunction with a family reunion…
“The delight (simchah – the elation and cheerful attitude, the pleasure and happiness) they will joyfully express (samach – they (addressing the ‘am – family) will happily manifest, outwardly conveying their cheerful contentment at that moment in time (qal perfect)) as they approach Your presence (la paneh ‘atah – as they draw near and appear before You) will be comparable to (ka – will be similar to) the jubilation experienced (simchah – the happiness and cheerfulness, the elation and pleasure, the delight expressed) during the harvest (ba ha qatsyr – in the collecting of the fruit during the time of reaping in the proper season), consistent with (ka ‘asher – comparable to) rejoicing over the favorable circumstances (gyl – the gladness expressed in joyous shrieks, shouts, and songs (qal imperfect – genuinely and continually)) when they are apportioned (ba chalaq hem – with their assignment, distribution, and allotment of (piel infinitive – they receive the benefits of the inheritance with the apportionment expressed as an actionable noun regarding)) that which is valuable (shalal – the good property and possessions offered to the victorious who prevail as a spoil).” (Yasha’yah / Liberation and Salvation are from Yah / Isaiah 9:3)
79Not only was “ha gowy – the gentile,” singular, but so is every pronoun thereafter. I realize that this sounds awkward in English, but I am not at liberty to change the translation to accommodate sensibilities.
And there is good news here. Sometimes, one can become many. I know a gowy | gentile who has taken Yahowah’s name and words seriously, and who has joyfully shared the treasure he discovered along the way. He has come to appreciate Yahowah’s means to enrichment as well as His path to the harvest. As others have read this Gentile’s translations, and as they have considered the insights he has cheerfully offered along with them, Yahowah’s Covenant Family has grown.
Unless you believe that God’s idea of a joyous harvest is the death and enslavement of His people, this event did not occur in year 4000 Yah / 33 CE. Therefore, one would have to be a blithering idiot or religious buffoon to believe that the ensuing prophecy is addressing the mythical misnomer, Jesus.
The reference to a jubilant harvest and joyous apportionment speaks of the integration of the Miqra’ey and Beryth. We are invited to attend the harvests so that we might share in the distribution of the Covenant’s benefits. As such, this message is for returning Yisra’elites, for those who will answer Yahowah’s Invitation to engage in the Familial Relationship – particularly on Yowm Kipurym | the Day of Reconciliations in year 6000 Yah / 2033 CE.
Therefore, it cannot be for the religious. At the behest of rabbis, Jews deny Dowd’s fulfillment of the Mow’edym – especially Pesach. They eliminated Matsah, they deny Bikuwrym, they believe Shabuw’ah was fulfilled 3,472 years ago, they replaced Taruw’ah with a Babylonian holiday, and they upended Kipurym, making it an occasion for self-affliction rather than a celebratory reunion. It cannot be for Christians either because they 80disdain the Miqra’ey and replaced them all with pagan holidays. And they substituted a New Testament for the Beryth and “Jesus” for Dowd.
Even in their fanciful New Testament mythology, “Jesus” did not bring joy to Christians. According to their religious lore, they suffered persecution. There was no harvest either. And of course, the Church deliberately distanced itself from Yahowah, besmirching His witness and reputation in the process. Therefore, this prophecy cannot pertain to “Jesus” or to Christians. Moreover, since Dowd will be ridding the world of Christians, the faithful will have nothing to celebrate.
Reading this, now in the 21st century, the notion of a “shalal – spoil” seems a bit arcane. However, the allotment is intriguing because by this time a world spoiled by religion, politics, and war will be wrenched away from the Gowym, while their institutions, militaries, and governments are deprived of everything they had sought to take from God’s people. In this case, should a spoil be taken from them, it will be justified.
However, it is more likely that chalaq hem shalal | their valuable apportionment will comprise the blessings and benefits of the Beryth and Miqra’ey. This is what the Children of Yisra’el will be receiving and celebrating during this Yowm Kipurym reunion.
It is interesting to note that gyl | rejoicing was scribed in the imperfect, and therefore for the first time in this prophecy, is addressing something unconstrained in time. This suggests that the fruit of this harvest will endure forever.
As we now move forward, we find God speaking of a single individual liberated from societal constraints and freed of financial, religious, and political burdens. With that in mind, the last masculine singular reference in this pronouncement addresses ha gowy | the gentile responsible 81for disseminating God’s message such that the result would be a joyous homecoming and reunion.
“For (ky – indeed, truly) the constraints (‘ol – the wooden frame and straps of a yoke used to control working animals; from ‘alal – to act severely and wantonly, dealing harshly and ruthlessly) of burdensome labor, economic pressures, or societal challenges pertaining to him (sobel huw’ – of demands on his time, resulting hardships, or compulsory obligations) and (wa) that which is associated with (‘eth) the religious or political influences (mateh – the ruling ornamental stick used as a symbol of religious authority and its ability to control and compel capitulation, from natah – to stretch out and influence, to extend one’s reach, and to cause one to bow down and be thrust aside) continually upon his back, especially early on (shekem huw’ – repeatedly against his neck and shoulder at the beginning), You have diminished and even eliminated because You detest these things (chathath – You have shattered and discouraged that which You dread and disavow as distracting and divisive, dashing and breaking their horrible and destructive influence) along with the rod and scepter of governmental authority over him (shebet ha noges ba huw’ – the rod of political and institutional influence and control over him, the club of those seeking to exploit him based upon partisan divisions, people who like to make and enforce rules acting like his slave drivers and tax collectors, those forcing him into hard labor and exacting payment from him as he engages in the marketplace for goods and services).” (Yasha’yah / Liberation and Salvation are from Yah / Isaiah 9:4)
This continues to address the gowy | gentile who was engaged by God to call His people home for their Kipurym reunion with Dowd. Yahowah recruited this foreigner using the same criteria He deployed when selecting Moseh | the One who Draws Out. Moses knew nothing about 82Yahowah, not even His name, at the time of his calling, but he had a keen understanding of the political, religious, military, and economic forces at play in Mitsraym. The depravity of man’s way was readily discernible to Moseh – which is why he rejected it and became a shepherd.
The reason Yahowah prefers such individuals is because He’d rather teach us what we need to know about His Towrah, Miqra’ey and Beryth, rather than warning us about religion and politics. Sharing His guidance is uplifting and enriching while disparaging religion and politics is annoying. Moseh required no instruction on the latter, allowing Yahowah to focus on the mission at hand.
The things of God are enlightening and enriching – even emancipating. But there is nothing pleasant about man’s most pervasive deceptions. Religion is a nasty business – something God clearly wants to avoid. Therefore, out of the hundreds of millions of souls occupying the planet at that time, God chose the ideal person, one already predisposed to demonstrate His disdain for these human contrivances. Yah would teach him the rest. The Towrah is the result.
Moving forward a few thousand years, and on the cusp of the final exodus, God’s predilections have not changed. Therefore, He found and solicited, then equipped and enabled a Gentile in a similar situation. With so much to accomplish through an otherwise ill-prepared individual explains why we find God working to diminish his economic burdens as well as the effect of religious and political influences on him. To be of any value to Yahuwdym, Yahowah needed his undivided attention. There would be a lot to learn and share.
Fortunately, the information Yahowah wanted him to convey was readily available and easily verified. Freed from distractions and benefitting from God's overwhelming support, this gowy could devote the time 83to tell the intellectually captivating story of God and His Son. Working on behalf of the Creator of the universe and Author of life and for Dowd, the most interesting man who ever lived, would not be a burden.
As we move deeper into God’s introductory statement, we find that shakem is from the verbal root, shakam, which speaks vociferously about Dowd’s “continuous passion and dedication.” Shakam depicts traits this Gentile admires in the consummate Yahuwdy, and to a lesser degree, proclivities he shares with him. We are “shakam – diligent and enthusiastic workers, getting an early start each day, continually focused upon the succession of events that played out on the ridgeline” of Mowryah, “passionately pursuing our calling, persistently shouldering the responsibility” which leads to conveying Yahowah’s Word, “willingly over and over again for a prolonged period of time.” It is Dowd’s shakam that so endeared Yahowah to him. Even though we are among the one in a million who make this connection and revel in it, I suspect our Father is not only pleased we noticed but also thrilled we called this to His Family’s attention.
It is also possible that shakem appeared here in connection with this Gentile because he is the first in 3,000 years to properly attribute this prophecy to the Son of God, our Messiah and Savior. And that’s no small thing because the direction we take with regard to this declaration will lead us either to Yahowah and the Covenant or away from both.
This assessment brings us to a number of vital questions. Are we to observe the Towrah, Naby’, wa Mizmowr as we seek to learn about Yahowah or try to find Him in the Talmud? Are we to learn from Dowd’s counsel and see his words as enlightening, or should we study Paul’s and Akiba’s? Who is the son who was given? Who is the man who valiantly defended God’s people? Who is speaking for God? Who is the Counselor? Is Yahowah 84drawing our attention to Dowd, who is conveniently named in this prophecy, or to “Jesus” who is not (and never existed)?
From a historical perspective, who, at the time of Yasha’yah’s writing, had been or would be the most prominent person in the life of Yisra’el, the Messiah and King “David” or the mythical misnomer, “Christ”? Which individual is Yahuwdym most likely to follow out of political and religious Babylon and back to Yisra’el?
In the battle of ideas between the world’s most popular religious faith and the Word of God, our perceptions of Dowd serve as the fulcrum upon which everything pivots. Central to that debate is whether this prophecy pertains to a man or a myth, to Ben ‘El, ha Mashyach, Melek, wa Ra’ah, the Zarowa’ and the Pesach ‘Ayil or to a nightmarish fairytale reminiscent of Dionysus and Odysseus.
On Dowd’s side of this equation, there are a thousand fulfilled prophecies and declarative statements. On the other side of the ledger, there is nothing – Dowd’s name is stated over 1,000 times compared to one whose name was never mentioned.
So how is it that the faithful prefer the obvious fraud to the most interesting man in human history by a factor of a billion to one? Considering the consequence of getting this right, and cognizant that the fate of Yisra’el on Yowm Kipurym hinges on Yahowah’s guidance, it seems evident that the phraseology regarding this gowy was placed in the preamble of the most misappropriated prophecy to help answer these questions.
And as we set forth in our quest to know Father and Son better, we find that they provide the means to unravel the misguided mythos of Replacement Theology – the most debilitating influence on humankind. By accurately translating this prophecy, and appreciating its intent, we 85were able to unravel the lies upholding Judaism and Christianity. And with them impugned, Yisra’elites are free to come Home to Yahowah.
Turns out that all that was ever needed to accurately translate Yasha’yah 9:4, 5, and 6, was to pay attention to the context, subject, and grammar. For example, rather than a conjunction linking the two implements wielded by those in power, shebet is a construct. This reveals that the implements associated with religious and political institutions work in concert with one another as they extend and impose their reach.
Speaking of grammar, there is no question that huw’ is correctly translated as the third-person masculine singular pronoun “him” in English. However, huw’ can be “it” when addressing a singular masculine noun such as gowy, so long as gowy is translated as “foreign nation” rather than “individual Gentile.” But since gowym is used to distinguish “Gentile nations” from Yisra’el, this option is in opposition to the message. Further, while nation and people are singular, both are comprised of many people, requiring the pronoun addressing either to be plural, and thus “them,” rather than “him” or “it.”
I share this because my translation is markedly different from most others and the grammar makes it appear somewhat self-centered. And yet, since there is no one else to whom any of this might potentially apply, denying the obvious would be disrespectful to Yahowah and devastating to His people.
It appears obvious that Yahowah found an underutilized and retired implement, and after liberating him from the control and influence of others, put that tool to use in a productive way. For the first time in nearly three thousand years, words and insights that eluded humanity’s grasp are being revealed. In the process, Yahowah becomes known to more Yahuwdym prior to His return than would 86have otherwise occurred. And His Son is finally receiving the respect he is due.
These translations and insights do not rely on previously unrevealed revelations or additional prophets. The truth, though unnoticed by many, has been available to God's people for nearly 3,000 years. It means that this gowy isn’t a prophet but instead a devoted translator with an inquisitive mind and an enabling Spirit.
As a result, God can honestly say that the means to know Him and engage in the Covenant relationship with Him has been there all the time – just waiting for His people to take Him up on His offer. And if not now, then Yahuwdym are running out of tomorrows. His return, on Yowm Kipurym / the Day of Reconciliations, is just ten years away from this writing.
In every way but one, I suspect that Yah would have preferred that His tool have Hebrew roots, that he would till Yisra’elite soil, and be of Yahuwdy origin. But since there weren’t any such people available, none willing to disassociate from all forms of human authority, who were willing to be deployed in opposition to religion, politics, patriotism, and conspiracy. So God found another way.
There is a reason that God may have actually preferred working with a gowy in this regard. He would serve as a not-too-subtle reminder of the fact that Yahuwdym are to blame for their estrangement. It could have been different; it should have been different. Their very name, Yahuwd, reveals that they are Yahowah’s Chosen People. God’s words were written in Hebrew. The scrolls unearthed in Yisra'el are the source of our translations. And since they forfeited their calling, Yahowah may have wanted them to eat a slice of humble pie – one served up by a Gentile.
Speaking of the scrolls found in Qumran, and transitioning from the last statement to the next, according to the Great Isaiah Scroll, there is a “wa – and” before “ka – 87as” in the following statement. That’s important because, in Hebrew, conjunctions are used to indicate the beginning of a new sentence. Therefore, I pulled the concluding phrase from the previous verse and added it to this one since the reference to Midyn is a better fit for what follows than what preceded it…
“And (wa – then [from 1QIsa not in the MT]) as in the day (ka yowm – comparable to the time) of Midyn | of Questions Regarding Judgment (Midyn – Midian, quarrelsome discord and strife based upon variant alterations and modifications, conflicting interests and contentiousness, or the exercise of good judgment leading to resolving a dispute; a compound of my – pondering the who, what, why, where, when, and how of dyn – the kind of thinking which leads to either vindication or contentious arguments depending upon the judgment of the one pleading the case), (Yasha’yah 9:4) surely since (ky – indeed by contrast because) every (kol) boot (sa’own – sandal of a soldier; from sa’an – the treading and trampling feet of warriors) of marching armies (sa’an – of militaries on the move who tread and tramp upon) is part of the commotion and clamor of battle (ba ra’ash – the riotous discordant sounds of chaos, the staccato percussion of weapons and the rumbling earthquake of trembling of those doing the fighting and the shuddering and fearful response of those seeking to defend themselves) and since (wa) the attire (simlah – the cloaks, clothing, and garments) is befouled by wallowing (galal – made filthy dirty by rolling) in blood (ba dam), they will come to exist as (wa hayah la – they will be) fuel (ma’akoleth – that which is consumed and destroyed; from ‘akal – to be devoured, eaten up and devastated) to be burned up (saraphah – thoroughly kindled and combusted) in the fire of blazing light and radiant energy (‘eth – bright and glowing illumination).” (Yasha’yah / Liberation and Salvation are from Yah / Isaiah 9:5)
88This prophetic statement also reveals that Yahowah has been restrained and remarkably reserved up to this point. There has been only one occasion where He broadcast His message to His people in His own voice – and they cowered and turned away, which was the opposite reaction of what He intended. Since God promised never to do it again, He turned to prophets, which worked to a minimal extent through 450 BCE with Malaky.
But then, as we have shared, a problem arose: His people completely stopped listening to Him. This was as deplorable as it was unacceptable because Yahowah had made a promise to ‘Abraham, one He intended to keep. This left God with no other option other than to garner His people’s attention by equipping a gowy. He would have to prop the Gentile up and empower him, preparing him to do what Yahuwdym should have done instinctively. It would be like using the village idiot to inspire Einstein.
And yet, in a way, doing so would be in Yah’s wheelhouse. God would find the least qualified option to awaken the most qualified people. His approach would boldly proclaim, to all who would listen, everything they would need to know about God’s disposition and interests – as well as His preferences.
Yahowah prefers not to come across as fearsome or imposing. It is not in His nature to boast. And so, He would use a dented and ill-fitting tool to clear away the generations of misconceptions that had concealed the brilliant light of His beloved Son, Dowd. While this gowy would be incidental, the mission would be essential.
By its very nature, Yahowah’s brilliant and perfect Light is going to incinerate every soldier and army upon His return. Be forewarned: Do not join, participate in, equip, or honor any military force.
God does not support troops. He does not take sides in human conflicts. He is not patriotic or promilitary. Quite 89the opposite, He is going to eliminate everyone in uniform and everything associated with war and national defense. In a nation like America, where any reluctance to support the armed forces and salute the flag is considered an egregious offense against the country, Yahowah’s overt hostility toward the things that man holds dear will come as quite a shock.
Considering the explicit mention of Midyn | Midian, it is incredulous that the proponents of the world’s most popular religion misappropriate the prophecy presented in the next statement without regard for the fact that it speaks of a loud and bloody army that is incinerated by Yahowah. That did not occur in conjunction with the alleged birth of a baby god nor in the years leading up to the death of said god in 33 CE. Pointing out the obvious, this has not transpired at any time in our past. And it will not occur prior to Dowd’s return with Yahowah in 2033, year 6000 Yah.
Since the prophecy regarding the Son who is given follows this statement, it’s telling that the religious ignore it – for no other reason than it doesn’t fit their narrative. And while ignorance may be the path to faith, it does not lead to Yah. Therefore, when we realize that the next line of this prophecy speaks of an exceptional Son, we cannot avoid the fact that Yasha’yah / Isaiah 9:6-7 applies to the prophet’s past as well as to our future.
Since there is far more to Madyn | Midian than just the battle presented in Shaphat | Judges 6 and 7, before we consider what occurred on Yowm Madyn, I’d like to share some other possibilities. Of the twenty-four times its root, dyn, appears in the Hebrew text, four are in parallel with “shaphat – to decide by being discerning,” which is to “exercise good judgment.” It is twice used in conjunction with mishpat, making midyn somewhat equivalent in meaning. Therefore, it is fair to say that Midyn | Midian serves as a referendum on our ability to think.
90There are copious and relevant insights pertaining to Midyn | Midian, each helping us appreciate why Yahowah referenced this, of all places, in the preamble of this marvelous prophecy introducing His Son as He perceives him. While I will share what I’ve come to know in the next chapter, I think it’s best for us to remain focused and listen to what Yahowah inspired Yasha’yah to write regarding His Firstborn – of whom He is justifiably proud.
Therefore, on the first day of Sukah | Camping Out in year 5990 Yah, as the sun rises across the Caribbean Sea, Yahowah wants us to consider what is scheduled to occur as the sun sets in Yaruwshalaim on Friday evening, October 7th, a Shabat, when the dust has settled after the removal of every militant and military, and with the elimination of all traces of religion, politics, and conspiracy. Once He has restored the Earth to the joyous conditions experienced in ‘Eden, we find that Dowd’s seat of honor and kingdom will be restored – forever – a declaration that is astonishing in and of itself. And prior to this, we are told that God’s beloved Son was placed before us to show us the way, providing the most wonderful counsel.
Our work together over these past 22 years has led us to the precipice of what Yasha’yah is about to reveal, to the same mountain and then on to the Promised Land. We learned that there is someone who is more important to our wellbeing and to our approach to God than Moseh. The most relevant insights into the relationship come from Yahowah’s Son, His Messiah and King, the Prophet who would Shepherd and defend His people, a Yahuwd who wrote the songs that will be sung in Heaven.
For the past two thousand years, everyone has been wrong about Yasha’yah 9:6-7, even though it is among the most quoted of all prophecies. It is not predictive of the mythical misnomer “Jesus Christ” but, instead, descriptive of Dowd, more commonly known as “King David.” Based 91on what is said about him, the implications are astounding. Rather than worshiping a figment of man’s imagination as a Dead God on a Stick, the world ought to have been listening to Dowd and following him Home.
Isaiah 9:6-7 does not predict the ludicrous notion of the “birth of God.” It does not authenticate a Gentile religion. There is no validation here for a New Testament. In fact, the prophecy obliterates everything Christians believe.
Yahowah’s personal perceptions regarding His Firstborn are no less caustic to Judaism. Turns out, God does have a Son, and he is our Messiah and King. Just as he was anointed three times on God’s instructions, he has been here twice before and is about to return. His gift to us is the fulfillment of Pesach and Matsah as the Zarowa’, leading to Bikuwrym and Shabuw’ah. Taruw’ah exists to herald his return on Yowm Kipurym | the Day of Reconciliations in year 6000 Yah / sunset on October 2nd, 2033, which is the last opportunity for redemption. The celebration of Sukah | Shelters then follows for a receptive remnant of Yisra’elites who have disavowed Judaism and Israeli politics and embraced the Covenant.
We can learn far more from Dowd than from anyone else, including even Moseh and Yasha’yah. And this was always Yahowah’s intent. It is why we possess so much of what Dowd wrote, all in the original language, all marvelously preserved, and all easily verified. There were more Psalm scrolls found in the caves above the Dead Sea than any other writings. Among them, we discover many which address this prophecy – most especially Mizmowr 89 that is Dowd’s Song.
Nonetheless, the Haredim are prayerfully awaiting an unknown Messiah. They give no credence to what Dowd achieved on Pesach and they have forgotten all about Matsah and Bikuwrym. They are clueless regarding 92Shabuw’ah, have replaced Taruw’ah, and they have inverted the intent of Kipurym, thereby forfeiting their salvation. There has not been a single rabbi who understands any of this, much less associates Dowd with the fulfillment of the Miqra’ey. As such, Isaiah 9 remains a conundrum.
Yasha’yah’s prophecy affirms that Dowd was the most brilliant, articulate, and insightful man who ever lived. As the Son of God, the Messiah, and King, as the Passover Lamb and Savior, he will be returning with Yahowah to Shepherd his flock throughout space and time. As a result, Yasha’yah’s inspired revelation not only brings the willing Home via one of their own, but it also completely discredits the notion that “Jesus Christ” was the Son of God, the Messiah, a king, or a Savior. God was not born, He did not die, and there will be no Second Coming of Christ.
Before we rejoin the prophecy, there are some additional insights that will enhance our appreciation of this magnificent ode to the Son of God. Yasha’yah / Isaiah 9:6 and 9:7 telescope time in traditional Hebrew fashion, presenting both past and future events. Its depictions play out over a period of three thousand years. And since the past, present, and future are seen as one integrated whole from God’s perspective, Yasha’yah 9:6 and 9:7 should never have been broken apart and presented as two distinct thoughts.
Therefore, in the transition from Hebrew to English, a translator must choose the tense that most accurately reflects the timeframe being discussed. In this regard, we must pay especially close attention to the conjugations which speak of things that are either completed during a finite period of time or remain open-ended, continuous, and ongoing with unfurling implications over time.
Also, in the Hebrew language, adjectives and adverbs follow their respective nouns and verbs. However, since 93English grammar uses the opposite approach, the translation needs to reflect this arrangement to be accurate. For example, just because it is ruwach qodesh in Hebrew, does not mean that we should write “Spirit Set-Apart” in our translations.
As it relates to the following, Yasha’yah wrote: “counselor who is brilliant and insightful” not “Wonderful Counselor.” Similarly, the prophet spoke of “a valiant and heroic defender of God,” not “Almighty God.” The great prophet was inspired to write that the Son would be “an eternal witness providing enduring testimony for the Father.” He did not contradict himself by affording the child who was born the title “Everlasting Father.”
Additionally, shem is more than a “name” in that it also conveys an individual’s “renown and reputation.” I share this because there is only one actual “name” among the seven historic and seven prophetic portrayals of this individual’s nature and value. And that is Dowd.
There is one last introductory thought we need to address before we proceed. Misrah is an especially intriguing word, and it only appears twice in the entire Towrah, Naby’, wa Mizmowr – once in Yasha’yah 9:6 and again in Isaiah 9:7. Its representation in the lexicons is the residue of ancient Greek and Latin religious interpretations of this passage. There is no hint of “government or dominion” associated with misrah.
However, should the Christian theologians be right, if misrah were to actually mean “government, dominion, kingship, or rule,” then my case on behalf of Dowd is won before we begin. We are told explicitly in 9:7 that it is Dowd’s throne and his kingdom that will be established upon Yahowah’s return. Further, it will be everlasting, thereby excluding the possibility of a replacement. Moreover, Dowd was King of Yisra’el prior to year 3000 94Yah. Same king, same place, same rules: Dowd, Yisra’el, and the Towrah.
This is a hydrogen bomb nuking Christianity – a fission implosion followed by a fusion explosion. Not only do we find the beloved Son of Yahowah and Yisra’el obliterating the possibility of a replacement, but it is also Dowd who has been here previously and is returning to shepherd his flock.
While rendering misrah as “government” proves my point, it is incorrect. And that is because it is readily apparent that the feminine noun is based upon a rather important verb, sarah. It not only serves as the name of the mother of the Covenant, Sarah, it lies at the heart of Yisra’el – nestled between ‘ysh | individual and ‘el | God – defining the connection between them.
Sarah, when incorporated into Yisra’el | Israel, describes individuals who either “engage, endure, and persist” with God, so as “to be liberated and empowered” by God, or those who have chosen to “contend, struggle, and strive” against God.
Therefore, the only informed and rational approach to misrah is to translate it based on its verbal root, sarah, recognizing that the actionable aspect of this word is both prevalent and well-defined. The resulting translation is also influenced by the realization that misrah has been modified by the addition of my. Transliterated and pronounced, “mi,” this is the same word that transforms the verb qara’ into miqra’. My encourages us to ponder the implications of “who, what, where, when, why, and how” questions associated with the verb.
As a result, I have rendered misrah as the “opportunity to learn what can be known about how to engage and endure.” Misrah speaks of “the ability to persist and freedom to lead; from my – to ponder the implications of 95sarah – being liberated to exert oneself and be free, to be empowered to contend and persevere.”
Therefore, what follows is a profoundly different and yet considerably more accurate presentation of Yasha’yah 9:6 and 9:7 than any previously. The opening stanza may be the most memorable ever spoken…
“For indeed (ky – because truly, emphasizing this statement while revealing an important contrast), a child (yeled – a boy, the male offspring of parents, an infant who grows up to become a young man, a descendant; from yalad – was brought forth) was born (yalad – was conceived and brought into view through a woman impregnated by the father of the child (pual perfect passive)) before us (la ‘anachnuw – for and among us), a son (ben – a male descendant, the masculine offspring of a mother and father) was provided and placed, indeed, given as a gift (nathan – he was offered and produced at a point in time, appointed and bestowed, brought and devoted (nifal perfect passive)) concerning us (la ‘anachnuw – on our behalf, regarding our approach).
The opportunity to learn what can be known about how to engage and endure (wa misrah – the ability to persist and freedom to lead; from my – to ponder the implications of sarah – being liberated to exert oneself and be free, to be empowered to contend and persevere) was and will be (wa hayah – has been, continues to be, and will actually exist with ongoing implications (qal imperfect active – literally with unfolding consequences over time)) on (‘al – upon) a continued succession of events transpiring upon his ridgeline and predicated upon the eagerness in which he pursued his calling early in his life (shekem huw’ – his to shoulder the burden at the beginning of a new day).
His reputation and renown (wa shem huw’ – his personal and proper designation and name) has been read 96and recited as (qara’ – was for a time invited and summoned as, called out and welcomed as, met with and proclaimed as, even will be read aloud and announced as (qal perfect [from 1QIsa])): a counselor providing valuable advice (yow’ets / ya’ats – one who offers direction and thought-provoking guidance to deliberate, an analyst who proposes and reveals the purpose of the plan, a mentor who speaks out and urges those who listen to follow his guidance and thinking because it is thoughtful and reasonable) who is astoundingly brilliant and amazingly insightful (pele’ – who is marvelous, wonderful, and distinguished, surpassing all others, set apart and separating, influential and fantastic, as well as prophetic), a valiant and heroic individual with a prominent military and political standing in the community, the most courageous and capable man (gibowr – a powerful person who prevails, a mighty warrior, brave and strong soldier, a capable and proven defender, a champion confirming the influence and strengthening nature) of God (‘el – of the Almighty), an eternal witness providing restoring testimony (‘ed – an observant and meticulous individual providing everlasting evidence from long ago, sharing proof which is reestablishing, an eyewitness back in time conveying and memorializing information regarding the perpetual and continued existence) for the Father (‘ab – of the progenitor, originator and male caregiver and provider), the leader who conveys the authorized position (ha sar – the trailblazer who acts and delivers, who has the authority and power to prevail with regard to representing the official stance on [from 1QIsa]) on reconciliation and restoration leading to salvation (shalowm – on the blessings of restitution and redemption, on peace and prosperity, on satisfaction and favoritism, on association and friendship, regarding health and prosperity, on safety and being complete, regarding lacking nothing, on contentment, tranquility, and companionship in the 97relationship), (Yasha’yah / Isaiah 9:6) tremendously increasing (rab – abundantly, greatly, and extensively, plentifully and totally, to the largest extent possible on the scale of spatial dimensions amplifying and growing) the ability to learn about and respond to (lam – providing the information and imparting the instruction learned as a student, teaching how to become familiar with the guidance needed to accept, diligently studying and then explaining the pattern and plan, as a student eager to learn is taught by another, having received clear and compelling revelations so as to be prepared to intelligently convey; contracted from lamad – to teach and learn, gaining information through instruction and then responding appropriately to) the means to engage and endure, to be liberated and empowered (ha misrah – the person being written about choosing to understand by questioning the who, what, where, why, when, and how of that which pertains to persisting and persevering, of being set free and being empowered; a compound of my – to probe and question sarah – the means to engage and endure, to contend, to be liberated, and to be empowered).
As a result of this approach (wa la – then adding these things together, collectively, therefore and accordingly, facilitating this direction), reconciliation and restoration, complete satisfaction and total contentment (shalowm – the blessings of an entirely favorable circumstance leading to overwhelming prosperity, friendship, and affection, tranquility and companionship, safety and salvation from harm’s way, as well as deliverance, resulting in a free, healthy, and satisfying relationship) will be without end (‘ayn qets – will never cease or be negated, and are unbounded and limitless, without constraint) upon the throne (‘al kise’ – before the seat of honor in association with the high status of the dignified and empowering garment, the source of power adorning and covering the royal authority) of Dowd (Dowd – the Beloved), as well as (wa – in addition) upon 98his kingdom through his considered advice and counsel (‘al mamlakah huw’– as a result of his sovereign authority and reign over his realm, and on account of his thoughtful guidance and assistance; from malak – to reign by providing considered and intelligent advice and instruction, directions and counsel) so as to be prepared and established by it (la kuwn ‘eth hy’ – authenticated and authorized by it, to be prepared and become steadfast, ready and supported through it, deciding and concluding to approach regarding it (hifil infinitive construct – whereby the object is engaged by the subject, becoming akin to a secondary subject irrespective of time or place, in the feminine singular and thus addressing mamlakah)), and (wa) to be restored and sustained by him (wa la sa’ad huw’ – to be renewed and upheld through him, to be strengthened and supported by it, and to make it safe and secure, refreshing it with the most favorable and nourishing sustenance [huw’ / it is masculine in 1QIsa and thus refers to Dowd or to his kise’ | seat of honor vs. feminine in the MT, addressing the kingdom]), with the means to exercise good judgment and justly resolve disputes (ba mishpat – as part of a plan to decide, as a prescription based upon an official proclamation depicting how the Judge will determine each case, remaining completely fair and yet consistent; from my – to ponder the implications of shaphat – deciding, judging, being discriminating, and resolving controversies) by (wa ba – also with) being right (tsadaqah – being correct, fair, and just, acquitting and vindicating, honest and blameless, innocent and in full accord with the standard) from then to now (min ‘atah – beginning congruent with the events being depicted, right now and thus coinciding with this narration, simultaneous with this rational declaration) and forevermore (wa ‘ad ‘owlam – throughout all time, eternally).
The deep devotion and passion (qin’ah – the zeal and fervor for exclusivity, strong desire to accomplish something special, and ardent love and jealousy) of 99Yahowah (Yahowah – an accurate transliteration of the name of ‘elowah | God guided by His towrah | instructions regarding His hayah | existence and our shalowm | reconciliation) of the vast array of spiritual implements (tsaba’ – of the host of heavenly messengers and envoys) has consistently engaged to make this happen (‘asah zo’th – has caused this to continuously occur, having always done what was required, such that He will act accordingly to accomplish this, fashioning this result, continuing to perform in this way (qal imperfect active with ‘this’ as feminine, meaning Yahowah is actually engaging such that we can be continuously right)).” (Yasha’yah / Isaiah 9:7)
Exhilarating and enlightening, indeed, empowering and enriching – this is not only Yahowah’s perception of His Chosen One and Firstborn Son, our Messiah, Savior, and King, it is what God is offering and would like to see with every child of the Covenant.
God loves His Son. And anything that discredits him, including Judaism, which denies Dowd these accolades, or Christianity, which transfers these perceptions to a myth, is despised by Yahowah. Therefore, if you want to be on the same page with the Almighty and live in His Home as part of His Family, it is incumbent upon you to properly assess and value what He adores. Dowd is, after all, Yahowah’s most cherished and restoring gift.
At the time of this writing, circa 740 BCE, the declaration, “a child was born before us,” would naturally have pertained to Dowd | David. He was not only conceived and born in the normal fashion, in the perfect conjugation, his birth is presented as a completed action, occurring in the past. When considering the statement, “a son was provided concerning us,” we should turn our attention to the one man deserving of Yahowah’s remarkable statement, “I am his Father and he is My Son.”
100Yahowah chose Dowd to be the Messiah and King of Yisra’el. He chose him to shepherd His people, anointed him Mashyach to demonstrate His authorization, and then appointed him Melek. Further, in this case, the verb, hayah, was scribed in the imperfect, indicating that what would be accomplished through God’s gift of His Son would continue to provide blessings throughout time. Dowd is not only the obvious and most qualified individual, he is the only man who once was and again will be King. By fulfilling the Miqra’ey, he alone serves as God’s gift. He, distinct from all others, is specifically called the Son of God.
Those who have closely examined his Mizmowr know that Dowd is the “counselor providing valuable advice who is astoundingly brilliant and amazingly insightful.” This is the Shepherd’s and prophet’s role – the one who wrote the Mizmowr and Mashal. When it comes to providing brilliant advice, thought-provoking guidance, and valuable insights, Dowd is in a class by himself. And while we have the utmost respect for Moseh and Yasha’yah, Dowd is the ultimate prophet.
Gibowr does not mean “Almighty,” and thus his name was not “Almighty God” as Christians want the faithful to believe. This deception should be enough to make the rational reject religion.
Even when considering all of the mythos associated with his caricature, “Jesus” was never presented as a “gibowr – a valiant and heroic individual with a prominent military and political standing in the community who was devoted to defending” God’s people. Dowd was, however, the most courageous and capable man of God. It began with the defeat of a rather large Philistine and will continue with the eradication of antagonistic Gentiles. Jews understand the implications of this prophecy, making it obvious to them why they could not accept the myth of “Jesus” as the Messiah, much less as the fulfillment of this proclamation.
101Unlike Dowd, who wrote voluminously about the mishpat | way to resolve disputes and achieve shalowm | reconciliation, and then made the sacrifices to enable the Miqra’ey, the mythical “Jesus” didn’t have much to say about the means Yahowah provided to fulfill the Covenant’s promises. By contrast, Dowd explained exactly what he would endure to save his people, doing so 1,000 years in advance of it occurring. He became “an eternal witness providing restoring testimony on behalf of the Father.”
That said, no man is the “Eternal Father,” making the Christian “translation” absurd. At issue is ‘ed, whose primary definition reads just as I have rendered it: “an eternal witness providing restoring testimony.” ‘Ed speaks of an observant and thorough individual providing everlasting evidence from long ago. An ‘ed shares proof which is restoring. He is an eyewitness back in time conveying and memorializing information regarding the perpetual and continued existence of God.
In all of human history, no “leader” was as “authorized” by God as Dowd. He was specifically chosen, anointed three times, and appointed king, not once but twice. He is afforded every title and depiction of consequence, from Ben to Bikuwr, from Mashyach to Melek, from Ra’ah to Zarowa’, and is called both Gibowr and Tsadaq countless times. He is even depicted as the Branch, a Prophet, and as the Hand of God.
It is hard to miss the connection between Dowd and shalowm. Dowd’s son, the last king to rule over a unified Yisra’el, was even named Shalomoh | Solomon – which is a variation of shalowm. Not only is Dowd’s redemption assured because he was right, but because he also facilitated the means to reconciliation leading to salvation by fulfilling the Miqra’ey. It is fair to say that Dowd epitomized shalowm.
102By serving as the Passover Lamb, Dowd opened the door to life. With his soul fulfilling UnYeasted Bread, he perfected his people, carrying their guilt into She’owl and depositing it there. As Yahowah’s Firstborn, Dowd was restored into fellowship with his Father on Bikuwrym | Firstborn Children. And for having done these things, Dowd was enriched and empowered during Shabuw’ah | the Promise of Seven. This is why we herald his return during Taruw’ah | Trumpets, knowing that Dowd will provide shalowm during Yowm Kipurym | the Day of Reconciliations. Having made shalowm with God, Dowd’s seat of authority will endure throughout the eternal celebration of Sukah | Shelters as the Covenant Family camps out with Yahowah in perfect shalowm.
As a result, those who listen and respond to Dowd’s songs are “shalowm – reconciled and satisfied” “‘ayn qets – beyond limitation.” We are “kuwn – prepared and established,” “sa’ad – restored and sustained,” “ba mishpat – having exercised good judgment about the means to justly resolve the disputes” which would otherwise separate us from Yah. And this is because Dowd was “tsadaqah – right” regarding Yahowah, so our relationship will endure “min ‘atah – from then to now” “wa ‘ad ‘owlam – and forevermore.”
This prophetic portrayal concludes with Yahowah acknowledging that He “‘asah – personally and consistently engaged throughout time to make this happen” because of His “qin’ah – deep devotion and passion, His strong desire to accomplish something special as a result of His love” for “Dowd – the Beloved.” Considering that it was Yah’s “qin’ah – fervor for exclusivity and ardent love” which lies at the heart of His relationship with His Son, Judaism stands in stark contrast by discounting his sacrifice, while Christians transferred these promises to create “Jesus Christ.” God will never forgive those who are guilty of these grievous offenses.
103And while this prophecy is purloined by Christians, Yahowah’s primary grievance is with Yisra’el. It was written for them, for Yahuwdym to accept the gift of God’s Son. This profoundly important prophecy has been available to Yisra’el for over 27 centuries. It was written in their native tongue by one of their own, pertaining to one of their own, close enough, long enough, and clear enough that it should have resonated with one of them – but no. Hopefully, that will change as a result of this translation and commentary. It is long past time to stop running from the truth and away from Yahowah.
When it comes to our relationship with our Creator, the realization that Dowd | David was right regarding God, the realization that his testimony was correct as it pertains to God, and the realization that he represents everything that is important to God comprise the conclusion we are invited to draw from the Word of God.
Dowd | David is the lone candidate fulfilling each aspect of this prophetic statement. And, to unquestionably confirm the obvious, he is named at the conclusion of the prophecy. All of us at times forget a name or address someone by the wrong name, but we never do so with our own children. There is no possibility that God asked his prophet to write “Dowd | David” if He meant to identify someone else.
So now this question: how can this promise be of any value to the religious if the basis of their belief relies on altering the words Yahowah spoke? How can it be seen as affirming a religion when the religious must turn the God who inspired this prophecy into a liar who would renounce His Son?
May I ask anyone still lost in religion: if this was about an unknown individual or worse, the “baby Jesus,” why did Yahowah dispatch this statement to Yisra’el – to the very people the Christian Jesus allegedly rejected? If we are to 104believe that this was about Christianity, why was the gift allotted to Jews?
“Yahowah (Yahowah – an accurate transliteration of the name of ‘elowah – God as guided by His towrah – teaching regarding His hayah – existence and our shalowm – restoration) dispatched (shalach – reached out by sending out (qal perfect)) the word (dabar – the message and statement, this account and promise) unto (ba – among and within, with regard to because of His association with) Ya’aqob (Ya’aqob – Yitschaq’s son, the Father of Yisra’el, to dig in his heels and impact his brother as a result of the consequence of his footsteps), and so (wa) it has been allotted to (naphal – it has fallen upon and been distributed among) Yisra’el (Yisra’el – Individuals who Engage and Endure with God; from ‘ysh sarah ‘el).” (Yasha’yah / Liberation and Salvation are from Yah / Isaiah 9:8)
I feel sorry for Father and Son. This prophecy is such a wonderful gift to all of us, and yet for thousands of years, it has been used to validate a hateful religion while besmirching a loving relationship.
Now we know what Yahowah thinks of His Son. What do you say?
