Jesus in the Tanakh. [Jesus in the Old Testament ] ישוע בתנ ך

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1 Jesus in the Tanakh [Jesus in the Old Testament ] ישוע בתנ ך L. Thomas Baker, M.D. Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology Diplomate, American Board of Pain Medicine

2 ישוע בתנ ך Testament ) Jesus in the Tanakh (Jesus in the Old Copyright 2017 by L. Thomas Baker, M.D. ISBN All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or any other except for a brief quotation in critical reviews or articles without the prior written permission of the publisher (L. Thomas Baker, M.D. drtom@bakerfamilyministries.org or drtom@anassembly ofyhvh.org) except as provided by USA copyright law. Scriptures quotations marked NKJV are from the New King James Version of the Bible. Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson Inc., publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scriptures marked KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible. The KJV is in the public domain in the USA but copyrighted in the UK. Scripture quotations marked mgnt are from the Morphological Greek New Testament and have been made available by James Tauber at Scripture quotations marked LXX are from hppt:// This author is indebted to their scholarship in this regard. Scripture format is from for the KJV, NKJV, mgnt and Hebrew text [Westminster Leningrad Codex (WLC)] Edited by Carl D. Whitehurst Photo of the author on back cover by Jack Greene. Used with permission and First printing 2017 Printed in the Unites States of America ii

3 Table of Contents Dedication V Introduction VII Messiah, Son of David 1 3 שאול בנביאים Moshe Rabbenu (Moses our Rabbi) 6 8 ישעיהו בן אמוץ יהוה איש מלחמה יהוה שמו ולא תקראי לי עוד בעלי 19 איכה 23 ברית חדשה 27 עמנו אל לאמר לא יכרת לך איש מושל בישראל 35 ספר זכרון 41 ערב Beit Chabad נשקו בר iii

4 Church or Synagogue? 49 Commonwealth of Israel 50 What is the church? 55 Septuagint (LXX) and the Vulgate 59 Jehovah s Witnesses? 62 When Words Change Their Meaning סוף דבר הכל נשמע IV

5 Dedication Every person in Israel is obligated to be engaged in Torah learning, whether one is poor or wealthy, whether one is whole in body or afflicted with suffering, whether one is young or one is old and feeble, even a poor person who is supported by charity and goes from door to door seeking benevolence, even the man supporting his wife and children-- everyone is required to find a set time during the day and the night to study Torah, as it was said, You shall go over it, again and again, day and night (Joshua 1:8) [Joshua 1:8 NKJV] 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. לא ימוש ספר התורה הזה מפיך והגית בו יומם ולילה למען תשמר לעשות ככל הכתוב בו כי אז תצליח את דרכך ואז תשכיל --Moses Maimonides, Mishnah Torah, Hilkot Talmud Torah 1:8 A student once asked the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson What is a rebbe good for? I can t speak about myself, answered the Rebbe, but I can tell you about my rebbe, my father-in-law, the Previous Rebbe. My rebbe was a geologist of the soul. You see, there are so many treasurers in the earth: gold, silver, diamonds, etc. But if you don t know where to dig, you ll only find dirt, rocks, V

6 and mud. The rebbe can tell you where to dig, and what to dig for, but the digging you must do yourself. 2 Then the LORD answered me and said: Write the vision and make [it] plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it. [Habakkuk 2:2 NKJV] ויענני יהוה ויאמר כתוב חזון ובאר על הלחות למען ירוץ קורא בו vi

7 Introduction I am a scientist by education and a physician by training and vocation. I was an anesthesiologist specialized in pain management and pain medicine. As such, I spent a lot of time studying the medical literature. Every good research study seeks to ask questions. Sometimes they are fortunate to actually be able to answer the question(s). Such is not always the case. Often a good study will end up asking more questions. Asking more questions is not a failure. It is a good thing. I study biblical literature much the same way. I was born into a family that was Roman Catholic. After a series of personal medical problems I left Catholicism and eventually became an ordained Protestant minister. My wife and I pastor a small congregation. As for my part, I attend an orthodox synagogue. Because of technology, I can study the Bible in English (my native tongue), Spanish, Latin, Greek and Hebrew. I am not fluent in any as I am sure any of my former professors would attest. But, I like to ask questions. And, I like to search out the matter. It might seem obvious but I think in English. I study in several languages but default to English. My bible of choice is a New King James Version (NKJV) because it is in my head. I read from that version but go from the English text into the Hebrew, Greek and Latin. Those who write from copyrighted biblical sources have some challenges. Many Christian bibles allow one to quote vii

8 from them but limit the number of verses one can quote without paying money to the copyright holder. The King James Version (KJV) is in the public domain (in America) and as such can be quoted at length without cost. This is the primary reason I have used this source. I don t read Hebrew very well and cannot type it at all. The Hebrew text has been cut and pasted from www. blueletterbible.org. They have kindly given me permission to use their resources. Another reference is an Israeli source that I use frequently to doublecheck my Hebrew. Their scholars have graciously allowed me use of their resources but for my personal use only (you will not find their texts quoted). I highly recommend this source as you can listen to it being read in Hebrew while reading along with the speaker. I use highlighting liberally but I should note that it may not always be accurate in Hebrew and Greek fonts. There is a book in publication, Jesus in the Talmud by Professor Peter Schafer, Ph.D. It is an erudite, scholarly tome. I chose the name of this book Jesus in the Tanakh intentionally to ask a question. Scientists, scholars and academicians ask difficult and pointed questions. We are (often) critical of another s work. In these circles, it is acceptable (and required) to be critical. Being critical is not judgmental. I pass judgment on no one. To be able (and willing) to think critically is a great gift. It is one that is honed to a razor s edge with much wailing and gnashing of teeth at times. It is a gift from God but it must be developed. As it is written, viii

9 ברזל בברזל יחד ואיש יחד פני רעהו 17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. [Proverbs 27:17 KJV] I mean no offense to anyone who might read this book. It is my prayer that none is taken. While it may be a symptom of my hubris, I chose not to employ a formal editor. Editors change content, not just grammar. The grammar and sentence structure changes I can live with but not the changes in content. I alone am responsible for the content herein. In some circles, it would be acceptable to say, mea culpa. In others, דע לפני מי אתה עומד ix

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11 Messiah, Son of David 13 And David took [him] more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. 14 And these [be] the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, 15 Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 16 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet. [2 Samuel 5:13-16 KJV] 15 Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, [2 Samuel 5:15 KJV] ויבחר ואלישוע ונפג ויפיע ואלישוע?ואלי-שוע Should we read this name as and Eli-shua?ואל-ישוע Should we read this name as and El-yeshua Should we read this as My God saves or My God is salvation? Should we read this as God Yeshua (God Yehoshua) or God Jesus? Yehoshua יהושע shortens or contracts to Yeshua ישוע as my name Thomas shortens or contracts to Tom. Yehoshua is usually translated as YHVH saves, is salvation or is savior. Often the concept of deliverance is used instead of salvation, YHVH delivers or is deliverance. In English, Yehoshua is usually translated as Joshua. Yeshua is usually translated as Jesus (in English). 1

12 If we choose to read El-yeshua as God Yeshua, we could read it as God, YHVH saves (delivers) or is salvation (deliverance). We could read it in English as God Jesus. This interpretive option leads to some very interesting and difficult choices. Does this mean that Jesus of the New Testament was YHVH incarnate (in a human body) as a savior? To say that Jesus of Nazareth was YHVH is not an endorsement of Christianity, either orthodox Catholicism or Protestantism. In fact, recognizing Jesus as HaShem is an argument against Christianity in any of its present forms. Recognizing Jesus as YHVH saving or delivering should makes us re-read David s words as well as the words of other kings of Israel. If the kings were prophets, have we missed other prophetic utterances? 2

13 שאול בנביאים 9 And it was [so], that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. 10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. 11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What [is] this [that] is come unto the son of Kish? [Is] Saul also among the prophets? 12 And one of the same place answered and said, But who [is] their father? Therefore it became a proverb, [Is] Saul also among the prophets? 13 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. [1 Samuel 10:9-13 KJV] ויהי כל יודעו מאתמול שלשום ויראו והנה עם נבאים נבא ויאמר העם איש אל רעהו מה זה היה לבן קיש הגם שאול בנביאים My personal understanding of prophecy is that prophets usually do one of two things, foretell or forth-tell. Foretelling usually is directed to future events. Forthtelling is speaking for HaShem. In this narrative, we don t actually know what Saul said. So, we could look for other narratives involving Saul, the King of Israel. When I was learning how to read the bible in seminary, I took a course called, hermeneutics. It dealt with the differences between poetry and prose (Psalms and Proverbs) as an example. I also learned a term called parallel texts or verses. This expression means that one text or narrative can appear elsewhere but not always verbatim. 3

14 For example, Saul s genealogy (as it relates to his children) appears 5 separate times in the Tanakh. Let s look at these examples. 49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua and the names of his two daughters [were these]; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal: [1Samuel 14:49 KJV] 2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul s sons. [1Samuel 31:2 KJV] 33 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. [1 Chronicles 8:33 KJV] 39 And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. [1 Chronicles 9:39 KJV] 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. [1 Chronicles 10:2 KJV] ונר הוליד את קיש וקיש הוליד את שאול ושאול הוליד את יהונתן ואת מלכי שוע ואת אבינדב ואת אשבעל 1 Chronciles 8:33 Should we read this word as,מלכי שוע Malki-shua? Should we read this word as,מלכישוע Melek Yeshua or King Yeshua or King Jesus? If we remove the maqaf or maquef, it changes the word. In this case, it changes it considerably. 4

15 Was King Saul foretelling that HaShem was coming as Messiah through the line of the kings of Israel? Is this why Saul names one of his children King Yeshua or King Jesus? Was David among the prophets as was Saul? Oddly both were anointed king by the prophet Samuel. Does the anointing of kings convey with it the possibility that the king would (could or should) also be a prophet? These are intriguing questions with profound implications. Why didn t the scribes, ancient or modern, place a maqaf in the name of Elishua? My limited technological skills prohibit me from doing so. I am sure that it is possible. I just don t know how to do it without rearranging the font in a nonsensical fashion. (I don t type in Hebrew. I cut, paste and highlight in a computer program) Here are some serious questions. Did both Saul and David prophesy that God YHVH would be found in the form of a human? If so, how have we (Jews, Catholics and Protestants) missed this for nearly two thousand years? How could Christians have been involved with the crusades and the inquisition if Jesus of Nazareth is in fact YHVH of Nazareth as a Savior? Remember, Yehoshua, Yeshua and Jesus all translate as YHVH saves or delivers. They didn t utilize the Hebrew texts. They used a Tanakh that had been translated into Latin. Why don t Christians see this today? Most today will, at best work from a Greek Tanakh (without knowing so). 5

16 Moshe Rabbenu (Moses our Rabbi) 30 Thus the LORD (YHVH) saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. 31 And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD (YHVH), and believed the LORD (YHVH), and his servant Moses. [Exodus 14:30-31 KJV] ויושע יהוה ביום ההוא את ישראל מיד מצרים וירא ישראל את מצרים מת על שפת הים We have an interpretive option at this point. Actually, the translators of the King James Version have already made it for us (English speakers). English speakers have been taught to write a sentence usually as follows, subject followed by the verb followed by the object. The LORD (YHVH) {subject} saved {verb} Israel {object.} The Hebrew text actually reads, verb followed by subject followed by object. Saved {verb} YHVH {subject} that day... Israel {object}. These two words could be seen as a prototype ויושע יהוה or form fruste of the word Yehoshua יהושע (reading the Hebrew from left to right.) proto- These two words could be seen as a ויושע יהוה type or form fruste of the word (name) Yeshayahu (Isaiah) usual.) (reading the Hebrew from right to left as ישעיהו 6

17 We need to remember another prophetic utterance of Moses. אלה שמות האנשים אשר שלח משה לתור את הארץ ויקרא משה להושע בן נון יהושע 16 These [are] the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua. [Numbers 13:16 KJV] The prophet here is Moses our Rabbi. Moses knows that he will one day die and another will take his place. However, we read the text from Exodus, it was YHVH (HaShem) who actually saved (delivered) Israel. Hosea means salvation or deliverance. To add a simple yod י to Hosea s name in Hebrew would help the Hebrews (Jews) to remember who was actually responsible for their deliverance. Yehoshua ben Nun served as Moses replacement for 40 years. For 40 years the Hebrews (Jews) had a leader whose name helped then remember how they were delivered. This is not a small point. זכר is a very important principle. Was Moshe laying the prophetic groundwork for something much bigger? Was Moshe helping the people remember? Was he prophesying a future prophet named Yeshayahu? Today, we read knowing the whole story. What if we were to examine the writings of Yeshayahu for the word (name) Yehoshua? Both of these options come from Exodus 14:30. Yeshayahu comes from reading the Hebrew text literally. Yehoshua comes from reading the Hebrew translated into English and the syntax changed for English readers. 7

18 ישעיהו בן אמוץ When I was a youngster learning how to write, I was taught as most Americans were, tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, tell them what you told them. I was taught introduction, body and closing (summary). It is easy to take for granted today how many different ways we have at our disposal to make a point: different fonts, font sizes, italics, bold print, underling, highlighting in different colors and so on. Isaiah (Yeshayahu) did not have those options. He had others. One of which is called chiastic structure or chiasm. The word comes from the visual picture formed by the letter X. The letter is chiastic by nature. Said another way, a X has a waist or a midpoint. Isaiah has 66 chapters. The waist of Isaiah is then, Chapter 33. Could something be prophetically hidden in Chapter 33? כי יהוה שפטנו יהוה מחקקנו יהוה מלכנו הוא יושיענו 22 For the LORD [YHVH] [is] our Judge, The LORD [YHVH] [is] our Lawgiver, The LORD [YHVH][is] our King; He will save us. [Isaiah 33:22 NKJV] By convention, [brackets] in English translations indicate words added by the translators [or authors] to make the text more understandable for the reader [in this case in English]. I [author] added the word [YHVH] and the translators of the New King James Version added [is]. 8

19 Grammatically, we could ask the question, Who will save us? Will the LORD [YHVH] save us? Will the king save us? Again, as a prophetic clue, if YHVH saves us, we end up back in Exodus 14:30 where The LORD [YHVH] saved Israel that day. We end up, prophetically, at Yehoshua YHVH saves/ delivers. We end up at King David s prophesy of Elishua or El-Yeshua or El-Yehoshua or God Jesus. We are back at Isa- The prophetic trail is Moses, Samuel and now.אלישוע iah. To be fair, this same genealogy appears in 1 Chronicles 14:5 but I used the one in 2 Samuel 5: ואלה שמות הילודים אשר היו לו בירושלם שמוע ושובב נתן ושלמה ויבחר ואלישוע ואלפלט ונגה ונפג ויפיע ואלישמע ובעלידע ואליפלט Here is another example of parallel texts. Saul s genealogy with his children appears 5 times and David s with his children 2 times... 7 times total we are led to the prophetic possibility that HaShem would be found in a human body as El-Yeshua or God Jesus and King Yeshua or King Jesus. This is not an endorsement of Christianity. HaShem is speaking through his prophets. It is not a condemnation of Judaism. What if we all missed what YHVH was doing 2000 thousand years ago? 9

20 כי לא יעשה אדני יהוה דבר כי אם גלה סודו אל עבדיו הנביאים 7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. [Amos 3:7 KJV] If we take the other interpretive option from Isaiah 33:22 and allow the king to save us, we end up in King Saul s ge-.מלכישוע nealogy as it relates to his children. We end up at We end up at King Yeshua or Yehoshua or King Jesus. The prophetic trail thus far is: Moses, Samuel (Saul, David), Ezra (most people believe Ezra was responsible for Chronicles) and Isaiah. Reading with an agenda, Jewish, Catholic or Protestant may have led us in the wrong prophetic direction. If what I have written thus far is correct, we are all mistaken. 10

21 יהוה איש מלחמה יהוה שמו 3 The LORD [is] a man of war: the LORD [is] his name. [Exodus 15:3 KJV] It is easy to forget that Moses is many things not just our rabbi. Moses is a prophet: 1 And this [is] the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. [Deuteronomy 33:1 KJV] וזאת הברכה אשר ברך משה איש האלהים את בני ישראל לפני מותו 15 The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; [Deuteronomy 18:15 KJV] נביא מקרבך מאחיך כמני יקים לך יהוה אלהיך אליו תשמעון 7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. [Amos 3:7 KJV] כי לא יעשה אדני יהוה דבר כי אם גלה סודו אל עבדיו הנביאים I am personally convinced that one of the reasons we read Moses every year is to search out prophecy that we might have missed. It is a daunting task for those of us who do not read Hebrew but study it from the internet. Several years ago, I was invited to attend a lecture from a 11

22 visiting orthodox rabbi. He came to our Chabad synagogue. His primary talk was in regards to what life was really like in modern Israel instead of what the media tells us. He gave a brief commentary on Parashat Vayetzi (Genesis 28:10-32:3). ויפגע במקום וילן שם כי בא השמש ויקח מאבני המקום וישם מראשתיו וישכב במקום ההוא stones אבני The rabbi noted that the word for stone in Hebrew was,בנ ab or father and,אב words, actually made up of two bn or son. Is it possible the word for stone prophesies God as father and son? With that in mind, it is possible to read from Genesis 49:22-26 from a prophetic perspective. 22 Joseph [is] a fruitful bough, [even] a fruitful bough by a well; [whose] branches run over the wall: 23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot [at him], and hated him: 24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty [God] of Jacob; (from thence [is] the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) 25 [Even] by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: 26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. [Genesis 49:22-26 KJV] ותשב באיתן קשתו ויפזו זרעי ידיו מידי אביר יעקב משם רעה אבן ישראל 12

23 Israel. [the] shepherd [the] stone [of] רעה אבן ישראל מזמור לדוד יהוה רעי לא HaShem, The shepherd of Israel is 23. Psalm,אחסר It is possible that Jacob (Moses as the writer of this psalm) is prophesying that YHVH (HaShem) is both father and son? Again, this is not an argument for Christianity. It is an argument against Christianity in its present form. It argues for the Hebrew Tanakh. If we look carefully, there is more prophetic revelation in Genesis 49:24. (Yakov). the mighty [one or God] of Jacob,יעקב אביר By my count, this form of mighty appears 6 times in the Tanakh. It has as its root אבר.אבר like אבן is made of two separate words. אב ab or father and בר br or son. From the roots (shoreshim), it might appear that Yakov was prophesying that the stone of Israel, the mighty (God) of Yakov was both father and son. Since Moses was the writer of Genesis, it is possible that he was also prophesying as well. Again, both could be prophesying. This is not an argument for Christianity. It asks the question, Have we all missed something very important? with different vowel points appears 4 times in the אבר Tanakh. Job 39:26 המבינתך יאבר נץ יפרש כנפו לתימן Psalm 55:6 ואמר מי יתן לי אבר כיונה אעופה ואשכנה וקוי יהוה יחליפו כח יעלו אבר כנשרים ירוצו ולא ייגעו ילכו ולא ייעפו פ Isaiah 40:31 13

24 ואמרת כה אמר אדני יהוה הנשר הגדול גדול הכנפים ארך האבר מלא הנוצה אשר לו הרקמה בא אל הלבנון ויקח את צמרת הארז Ezekiel 17:3 Again, the question is, Have we all missed some prophetic revelation? My intellectual argument is for the Hebrew Tanakh as our sole source document. I would prefer to work from a non-masoretic text, i.e., one without vowel points as it existed in its original form. Mine is not an argument against the Talmud. However, I believe we must begin with what is written, and not what was spoken, then written. My ability to cut and paste from allows me to remove the vowel points and work solely from the consonants. Remember, I do not read or speak Hebrew. 14

25 ולא תקראי לי עוד בעלי 16 And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, [that] thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. [Hosea 2:16 KJV] והיה ביום ההוא נאם יהוה תקראי אישי ולא תקראי לי עוד בעלי Again, the question arises, Is HaShem prophesying through Hosea that He will become a man? Would HaShem become a human bridegroom? Did we miss Hashem as a man who was a bridegroom? David the king spoke as recorded by the prophet Samuel, 19 And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand. 20 And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore, he called the name of that place Baalperazim. [2 Samuel 5:19-20 KJV] ויבא דוד בבעל פרצים ויכם שם דוד ויאמר פרץ יהוה את איבי לפני כפרץ מים על כן קרא שם המקום ההוא בעל פרצים I believe this story takes us back to the encounter Judah had with Tamar, his daughter-in-law. She conceives and has twins. Perez who should not be the first born, manages to break out of the bag of waters before Zerach. The midwife declares this breach be upon you. 15

26 There is an interesting midrash in the Talmud where Achitophel debates Doeg the Edomite concerning the legitimacy of David s reign because of Ruth the Moabitess. They reason that HaShem prohibited the male Moabites from entering His assembly but not the women, (Moabitess ) is because the women went out to meet the women of Israel but the men didn t (I have left out much of the drash) meet the men with food and drink. They then argue that the real issue regarding David s legitimacy as king of Israel is actually related to the story of Judah and Tamar. The reasoning goes that David must be related to Perez to be king. If related to Zerach, David would only be a great man but not king. Perez breaks out of a bag of waters (amniotic sac). This is how he gets his name. We already read about some of David s children, ויבחר ואלישוע ונפג ויפיע Was HaShem prophesying through David (and his scribe the prophet Samuel) that He was going to become a human by breaking out through a bag of waters? Was He prophesying that He, HaShem would become a Savior (Yehoshua means Yah saves or delivers)? Is it possible that Messiah ben David is actually HaShem himself as Yeshua of Nazareth? Again, this is not an argument for Christianity in its present form. It is actually a polemic against Christianity in its present form. It is also not an argument for Judaism in its present form. It is an argument for the Hebrew Tanakh. 16

27 Should we now amend the text to read, Therefore, he called the name of that place Baal [ishi] perazim. [2 Samuel 5:19-20 KJV]?? ישי פרצים should it read בעל פרצים HaShem told us through the prophet Hosea that He was going to take away the names of the Baalim. Did He do so by becoming a human Savior named Yeshua? Remember, Yeshua is a contracted form of Yehoshua as Tom is a shortened form of Thomas. 19 God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? [Numbers 23:19 KJV] לא איש אל ויכזב ובן אדם ויתנחם ההוא אמר ולא יעשה ודבר ולא יקימנה Is Moses prophesying that if HaShem were to be a man, surely, He would tell the truth. If He were a man, He would be alive as a man: 10 But the LORD [YHVH] is] the true God; He [is] the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth will tremble, And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation. [Jeremiah 10:10 NKJV] ויהוה אלהים אמת הוא אלהים חיים ומלך עולם מקצפו תרעש הארץ ולא יכלו גוים זעמו Could have HaShem proved He was the Living God by becoming a living human who broke out from a bag of waters (amniotic sac)? 17

28 Have all of us missed something of biblical proportions? 17 For thus says the LORD: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; [Jeremiah 33:17 NKJV] כי כה אמר יהוה לא יכרת לדוד איש ישב על כסא בית ישראל Is it possible that the fulfillment of this prophecy lies in that facts that HaShem Himself became a man as the Living God? Was Jacob (Moses) correct in prophesying that YHVH could be both father and son (ab/bn and ab/br) as we looked at earlier? How often is it said in synagogue, Moshe Rabenu? Could we say that all the prophets were/are teachers? 18

29 איכה 20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, Was caught in their pits, Of whom we said, Under his shadow We shall live among the nations. [Lamentations 4:20 NKJV] רוח אפינו משיח יהוה נלכד בשחיתותם אשר אמרנו בצלו נחיה בגוים Hebrew (Jewish) kings are often referred to as the anointed of the LORD. Zedekiah, king of Israel could not have been the anointed of HaShem as he was appointed by Nebuchadnezzar. How could a human king be the breath of our (Israel s) nostrils? To me, this sounds a lot like, 7 And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. [Genesis 2:7 NKJV] וייצר יהוה אלהים את האדם עפר מן האדמה ויפח באפיו נשמת חיים ויהי האדם לנפש חיה 20 that you may love the LORD your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He [is] your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them. [Deuteronomy 30:20 NKJV] 19

30 לאהבה את יהוה אלהיך לשמע בקלו ולדבקה בו כי הוא חייך וארך ימיך לשבת על האדמה אשר נשבע יהוה לאבתיך לאברהם ליצחק וליעקב לתת להם It would seem to me that HaShem must be our life. He is life as He is the living God. 27 Behold, I [am] the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? [Jeremiah 32:27 NKJV] הנה אני יהוה אלהי כל בשר הממני יפלא כל דבר HaShem is the breath of all life. He is the God of all flesh not just the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob [Israel], the God of the Hebrews but of all mankind. Could HaShem be the Messiah of all flesh??אלישוע Could HaShem be the Christ as Could HaShem be the King of kings as?מלכישוע Perhaps Saul, king of Israel, was indeed among the prophets. The title king of kings is never used for HaShem in the Tanakh. It is a term that He appears to give to men, Nebuchadnezzar and Artaxerxes. 12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, a scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Perfect [peace], and so forth. [Ezra 7:12 NKJV] ארתחשסתא מלך מלכיא לעזרא כהנא ספר דתא די אלה שמיא גמיר וכענת 1 Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar s reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was [so] troubled that his sleep left him You, O king, [are] a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, 20

31 power, strength, and glory; [Daniel 2:1, 37 NKJV] אנתה מלכא מלך מלכיא די אלה שמיא מלכותא חסנא ותקפא ויקרא יהב לך 9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. [Zechariah 14:9 KJV] והיה יהוה למלך על כל הארץ ביום ההוא יהיה יהוה אחד ושמו אחד Did HaShem become human as Messiah Son of David as Saul and David appear to prophesy? Did He become a human as a Savior, Yehoshua and earn the title king of kings? According to the Tanakh, it is a title for men. These are not easy questions but they argue for the Tanakh. Where could have HaShem been born? 2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting. [Micah 5:2 KJV] ואתה בית לחם אפרתה צעיר להיות באלפי יהודה ממך לי יצא להיות מושל בישראל ומוצאתיו מקדם מימי עולם (Baalam speaking )21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God [is] with him, and the shout of a king [is] among them. [Numbers 23:21 KJV] לא הביט און ביעקב ולא ראה עמל בישראל יהוה אלהיו עמו ותרועת מלך בו 21

32 4 And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably? 5 And he said, peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice But the LORD said unto Samuel, look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart And he sent, and brought him in. Now he [was] ruddy, [and] withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this [is] he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So, Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. [1Samuel 16:4-5, 7, KJV] If HaShem were to break through with a rupture of an amniotic sac (bag of waters) might it have been in Bethlehem, the city of David? Was Baalam prophesying the incarnation of HaShem when he said, HaShem יהוה is with him (Jacob)? Are both Michayahu and Baalam seeing the same prophetic picture? What were or are these prophets trying to teach us? 22

33 ברית חדשה 31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day [that] I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: 33 But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. [Jeremiah 31:31-32 KJV] הנה ימים באים נאם יהוה וכרתי את בית ישראל ואת בית יהודה ברית חדשה לא כברית אשר כרתי את אבותם ביום החזיקי בידם להוציאם מארץ מצרים אשר המה הפרו את בריתי ואנכי בעלתי בם נאם יהוה והיה ביום ההוא נאם יהוה תקראי אישי ולא תקראי לי עוד בעלי Hosea 2:16 What if we substituted the אישי for בעלתי in Jeremiah 31:32? 10 Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say [shall be] desolate without man and without beast, [even] in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without 23

34 inhabitant, and without beast, 11 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD [is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever: [and] of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD. [Jeremiah 33:10-11 KJV] קול ששון וקול שמחה קול חתן וקול כלה קול אמרים הודו את יהוה צבאות כי טוב יהוה כי לעולם חסדו מבאים תודה בית יהוה כי אשיב את שבות הארץ כבראשנה אמר יהוה ס What if we re-wrote this as, קול ששון וקול שמחה קול אישי וקול כלה קול אמרים הודו את יהוה צבאות כי טוב יהוה כי לעולם חסדו מבאים תודה בית יהוה כי אשיב את שבות הארץ כבראשנה אמר יהוה ס Have we missed the prophecy that HaShem would become a human savior, born in the city of David, Bethlehem, breaking through with a breakthrough of waters, also coming to His people, the house of Israel and the houses of Judah?אישי as a bridegroom, as an Have we, Jew and Gentile missed this? I was born into a Roman Catholic family, attended a Roman Catholic elementary, middle school and a Roman Catholic college. They never taught Jesus was HaShem. I am an ordained Protestant (non-denominational) minister, pastoring a house church. I was never taught HaShem as Jesus of Nazareth. 24

35 Why? Maybe this revelation was for a time such as this, to quote Mordechai the Jew. Israel is back in its place as a nation. Israel and Judah can be there if they choose. They can make Aliyah from the north, south, east and west... if they choose. Free will. 1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. 2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. 4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which [is] before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, [and there shall be] a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. [Zechariah 14:1-4 KJV] ויצא יהוה ונלחם בגוים ההם כיום הלחמו ביום קרב עמדו רגליו ביום ההוא על הר הזתים אשר על פני ירושלם מקדם ונבקע הר הזיתים מחציו מזרחה וימה גיא גדולה מאד ומש חצי ההר צפונה וחציו נגבה If HaShem were to become human as a Savior and a bridegroom or אישי He would have feet. I can tell you with complete assurance that Christianity, Catholic or Protestant, is not prepared for HaShem to stand on the Mount of Olives. They believe that Jesus will stand there but their Jesus is not HaShem. 25

36 Are any of us, Jew or Gentile prepared for HaShem to stand on the Mount of Olives? He is the God of all flesh, הנה אני יהוה אלהי כל בשר הממני יפלא כל דבר Jeremiah 32:27 26

37 עמנו אל לכן יתן אדני הוא לכם אות הנה העלמה הרה וילדת בן וקראת שמו עמנו אל 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. [Isaiah 7:14 KJV] This is probably one of the most controversial verses in the bible. However, if we are willing to look at the prophesies that we may have missed, it raises a serious question, Did we (Jew and Gentile) miss the incarnation of YHVH as a savior? Again, it is one thing to say that Jesus (Yehoshua) of Nazareth is God but it is an entirely different matter to say that Jesus of Nazareth is HaShem. Christianity does not teach Jesus as HaShem. אך ביהוה אל תמרדו ואתם אל תיראו את עם הארץ כי לחמנו הם סר צלם מעליהם ויהוה אתנו אל תיראם 9 Only do not rebel against the LORD, nor fear the people of the land, for they [are] our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the LORD [is] with us. Do not fear them. [Numbers 14:9 NKJV] ככל אשר שמענו אל משה כן נשמע אליך רק יהיה יהוה אלהיך עמך כאשר היה עם משה 17 According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses. [Joshua 1:17 KJV] 27

38 ונשמע וימס לבבנו ולא קמה עוד רוח באיש מפניכם כי יהוה אלהיכם הוא אלהים בשמים ממעל ועל הארץ מתחת 11 And as soon as we had heard [these things], our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he [is] God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. [Joshua 2:11 KJV] Did we, Jew and Gentile, miss the incarnation of YHVH... in the earth beneath? Could Judaism and Christianity be lacking further revelation from HaShem? Was Immanuel... God with us and we missed it? Are any of us, Jew and Gentile, prepared to stand before Him? דע לפני מי אתה עומד 28

39 לאמר לא יכרת לך איש מושל בישראל 7 As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, even to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep My statutes and My ordinances, 18 then I will establish your royal throne as I covenanted with your father David, saying, You shall not lack a man to be ruler in Israel. [2 Chronicles 7:18 NASB] If HaShem, Immanuel... God with us, were to have been found in the form of a man, a man from Nazareth, God Yeshua, King Yeshua, then this scripture would be fulfilled. 13 And David took [him] more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, [2Samuel 5:13,15 KJV] ויקח דוד עוד פלגשים ונשים מירושלם אחרי באו מחברון ויולדו עוד לדוד בנים ובנות ויבחר ואלישוע ונפג ויפיע ונר הוליד את קיש וקיש הוליד את שאול ושאול הוליד את יהונתן ואת מלכי שוע ואת אבינדב ואת אשבעל 33 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. [1 Chronicles 8:33 KJV] Immanuel... God with us (us with God)... King Yeshua... King Jesus... God Yeshua... God Jesus... does not affirm Christianity. It simple argues for the Tanakh. It asks a question, Is there something that remains yet to be revealed? 29

40 2 [It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter. [Proverbs 25:2 KJV] כבד אלהים הסתר דבר וכבד מלכים חקר דבר 6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These [are] the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. [Exodus 19:6 KJV] ואתם תהיו לי ממלכת כהנים וגוי קדוש אלה הדברים אשר תדבר אל בני ישראל 3 Now for a long season Israel [hath been] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. [2 Chronicles 15:3 KJV] וימים רבים לישראל ללא אלהי אמת וללא כהן מורה וללא תורה 9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of [them] whose heart [is] perfect toward him... [2 Chronicles 16:9 KJV] כי יהוה עיניו משטטות בכל הארץ להתחזק עם לבבם שלם 12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; [2 Chronicles 15:12 KJV] ויבאו בברית לדרוש את יהוה אלהי אבותיהם בכל לבבם ובכל נפשם Is there a destiny at stake here? Whose destiny would be at stake? 25 And there followed him ואלישוע great multitudes of people from Galilee, and [from] Decapolis, and [from] 30

41 Jerusalem, and [from] Judaea, and [from] beyond Jordan. [Matthew 4:25 KJV] 1 And seeing the multitudes, he ואלישוע went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, [Matthew 5:1-2 KJV] Surely, there were a few gentiles in this crowd but the vastly overwhelming number were Jews. Intellectual honesty (righteousness) demands this be noted. There were no Christians in this crowd, not a one. וכל בניך למודי יהוה ורב שלום בניך 13 And all thy children [shall be] taught of the LORD; and great [shall be] the peace of thy children. [Isaiah 54:13 KJV] If we missed the incarnation of YHVH as a Savior (Yehoshua... Jesus... ואלישוע this scripture is awaiting fulfillment. We need a teaching priest... cohen. These are very, very difficult questions, not just for Jews but for all humanity. הנה אני יהוה אלהי כל בשר הממני יפלא כל דבר 27 Behold, I [am] the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me? [Jeremiah 32:27 KJV] כי ילד ילד לנו בן נתן לנו ותהי המשרה על שכמו ויקרא שמו פלא יועץ אל גבור אביעד שר שלום 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name 31

42 shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. [Isaiah 9:6 KJV] How could a human king be Mighty God, El Gibbor? למרבה המשרה ולשלום אין קץ על כסא דוד ועל ממלכתו להכין אתה ולסעדה במשפט ובצדקה מעתה ועד עולם קנאת יהוה צבאות תעשה זאת 7 Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. [Isaiah 9:7 KJV] והיה יהוה למלך על כל הארץ ביום ההוא יהיה יהוה אחד ושמו אחד 9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. [Zechariah 14:9 KJV] Is it possible to translate echad as only? ויצא יהוה ונלחם בגוים ההם כיום הלחמו ביום קרב ועמדו רגליו ביום ההוא על הר הזתים אשר על פני ירושלם מקדם ונבקע הר הזיתים מחציו מזרחה וימה גיא גדולה מאד ומש חצי ההר צפונה וחציו נגבה נסתם גיא הרי כי יגיע גי הרים אל אצל ונסתם כאשר נסתם מפני הרעש בימי עזיה מלך יהודה ובא יהוה אלהי כל קדשים עמך 3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. 4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which 32

43 [is] before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, [and there shall be] a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 5 And ye shall flee [to] the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, [and] all the saints with thee. [Zechariah 14:3-5 KJV] Perhaps we, Jews and Gentiles, missed the incarnation of YHVH as a savior, Yehoshua... Jesus... YHVH of Nazareth. It is very possible that the LORD (YHVH... HaShem) in verse 3 is feet. who in the form of a man had אלישוע... מלכי שוע ותשב באיתן קשתו ויפזו זרעי ידיו מידי אביר יעקב משם רעה אבן ישראל ברכת אביך גברו על ברכת הורי עד תאות גבעת עולם תהיין לראש יוסף ולקדקד נזיר אחיו 24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty [God] of Jacob; (from thence [is] the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. [Genesis 49:24, 26 KJV] 33

44 Where would one who is נזיר dwell but perhaps in Nazareth? 23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. [Matthew 2:23 KJV] The Greek word translated as Nazarene is transliterated.נזיר as nazoraios. It means, one separated, or If (since) we missed it once, are we willing to (possibly) miss it again? 34

45 ספר זכרון אז נדברו יראי יהוה איש את רעהו ויקשב יהוה וישמע ויכתב ספר זכרון לפניו ליראי יהוה ולחשבי שמו Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. [Malachi 3:16 KJV] Fearing HaShem should cause us to meditate on His name.יהוה We can learn much about the character of YHVH be meditating or studying on how is name is used in the Tanakh. ויאמר עוד אלהים אל משה כה תאמר אל בני ישראל יהוה אלהי אבתיכם אלהי אברהם אלהי יצחק ואלהי יעקב שלחני אליכם זה שמי לעלם וזה זכרי לדר דר 15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this [is] my name for ever, and this [is] my memorial unto all generations. [Exodus 3:15 KJV] While I understand that HaShem is called by many names, this is the only place I can find in the Tanakh where we are commanded to remember (memorialize) any one name and pass it on from generation to generation. When we remember and fear, we can meditate or think on that name. 35

46 ויושע יהוה ביום ההוא את ישראל מיד מצרים וירא ישראל את מצרים מת על שפת הים 30 Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. [Exodus 14:30 KJV] In the concept of YHVH saving we find the name Yehoshua. As Yehoshua ben Nun took over for Moshe, is it possible that HaShem was again prophesying that He?אלישוע would take over Moshe as To miss the possible incarnation of YHVH (HaShem) as a savior would be catastrophic. It would seem that on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur when our names are written and sealed, that perhaps they are written and sealed only if, we fear HaShem and mediate/ think on His name. Was Malachi referring to conditional?ויכתב versus un-conditional inscription אז נדברו יראי יהוה איש את רעהו ויקשב יהוה וישמע ויכתב ספר זכרון לפניו ליראי יהוה ולחשבי שמו והיו לי אמר יהוה צבאות ליום אשר אני עשה סגלה וחמלתי עליהם כאשר יחמל איש על בנו העבד אתו ושבתם וראיתם בין צדיק לרשע בין עבד אלהים לאשר לא עבדו 16 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard [it], and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. 17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that 36

47 day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. 18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. [Malachi 3:16-18 KJV] Is it possible that the holocaust was a curse upon the Jewish people because they did not understand that Jesus of Nazareth was in fact YHVH of Nazareth as אלישוע as?מלכישוע Is it possible to turn this curse into a blessing? Is it possible? Is it probable? ואת מזבח העלה שם פתח משכן אהל מועד ויעל עליו את העלה ואת המנחה כאשר צוה יהוה את משה 29 And he put the altar of burnt offering [by] the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses. [Exodus 40:29 KJV] 29 [Vulgate 40:27] et altare holocausti in vestibulo testimonii offerens in eo holocaustum et sacrificia ut Dominus imperarat [Exodus 40:29 Vulgate] One doesn t need to comprehend all the Latin to understand the highlighted words regarding the concept of holocaust, or burnt offering (fire offering). When HaShem says something through a prophet, any prophet but especially Moses, we need to take it very seriously. לא תספו על הדבר אשר אנכי מצוה אתכם ולא תגרעו ממנו לשמר את מצות יהוה אלהיכם אשר אנכי מצוה אתכם 37

48 2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish [ought] from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. [Deuteronomy 4:2 KJV] Diminish (ought) means take away, in more modern language. Do not alter the text. When did this happen? Who could have been responsible? 4:2 οὐ προσθήσετε πρὸς τὸ ῥῆμα ὃ ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαι ὑμῖν καὶ οὐκ ἀφελεῖτε ἀπ αὐτοῦ φυλάσσεσθε τὰς ἐντολὰς κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ ὑμῶν ὅσα ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαι ὑμῖν σήμερον When the Hebrew Tanakh was translated into Greek by the sages years before Jesus (YHVH) of Nazareth was born, it was done in Alexandria, Egypt. There is no v or vav sound in Greek. They made a decision to use the Greek word for lord, for adon. That word in Greek is kurios, or κυρίου. That word in Latin is dominus or Dominus. Jerome of Rome simply followed the pattern of the sages by using the Latin for lord as the sages used the Greek word for lord. A simple problem has multiplied over the millennia. Christians must return to the Tanakh. Everyone must return to the Hebrew Tanakh as our primary source document. What does it take? 3 For a longtime Israel [has been] without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law; [2 Chronicles 15:3 NKJV] 38