The great falling away is at hand and many are being seduced with false doctrines that are leading them away from the life-saving truth found in the blood of YESHUA who is EL and became flesh to die for our transgressions. Another topic that has come to my attention is that many believe that Yisra’el is the literal son of YAHWEH and not YESHUA. The scripture that is used to support this doctrine is:
Exodus 4:22
“And you shall say to Pharaoh, thus says YAHWEH, Yisra’el is my FIRST-BORN son.”
In this message we will see the symbolism of Yisra’el being the first-born and its importance in the Hebrew culture and I will show that YESHUA is the ETERNAL Son of YAHWEH and His literal first-born Son!
The creation account
Before explaining why YAHWEH calls Yisra’el His first-born son, I would like to present a question. If Yisra’el is the literal son of YAHWEH, then how can that fit into this scripture?
Proverbs 30:4
“Tell me, Who has ASCENDED up into heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a handkerchief? Who has established all the borders of the earth? What is His Name, and What is His SON’S NAME, if you can tell?
John 3:13 (Hebrew)
“And there is NO ONE who has ASCENDED up to the heavens, except He who DESCENDED from the heavens (YESHUA)-The Son of Man who is from the heavens.”
YESHUA has made this abundantly clear that this scripture is a reference to Him. Surely no one can say that Yisra’el (human beings) have ascended to the heavens, nor gathered the winds in their fists, nor held the waters in their hands like a handkerchief, nor established the borders of the earth. The only clear answer to this question is that the Son mentioned here is YESHUA as this scripture is a reference to ELOHIM (Mighty Ones) alone and the creation account! How can Yisra’el whom many say is YAHWEH’s literal son, be there in the beginning to establish the borders of the earth when man was not even created until the 6th day when everything was already prepared for him to have dominion over it? Furthermore, Jacob who would later be named Yisra’el came AFTER Adam and from Adam to Noah was about 1,656 years, and later came Abraham who brought forth Isaac and Isaac brought forth Jacob aka Yisra’el, which again makes it literally impossible for the “Son” mentioned in this scripture of Proverbs 30:4 to be Yisra’el. Scripture tells us plainly that YESHUA is the Son who was present during creation not Yisra’el:
Isaiah 48:16
“Come near to Me, listen to this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the CREATION, THERE I AM; and now YAHWEH ELOHIM, and His SPIRIT, has sent Me.”
As we see in this verse YESHUA is speaking and says that He was here from the beginning of the creation, then He goes on to say that YAHWEH the Father and the Spirit sent Him. This is clearly YESHUA speaking of two others that are NOT HIMSELF, but yet ONE WITH Them; meaning ONE (Echad) United ELOHIM (Mighty Ones). This is Old Testament proof for those who deny the New Testament, which provides concrete proof of the words written in the New Testament.
John 1:1-3 (Hebrewgospels.com)
“In the beginning the Son was ELOAH. The Son of EL was both with EL, and the Son of EL was ELOAH. This One was IN THE BEGINNING WITH EL. ALL THINGS WERE MADE BY HIM; AND WITHOUT HIM NOTHING WAS, OF THAT WHICH WAS MADE.”
Revelation 3:14 (Aramaic) YESHUA speaking:
“And to the messenger of the assembly which is at Laodicea write: “These things says the Ahmein, the witness, the faithful, the true, the CHIEF OF THE CREATION OF ELOHIM.”
YAHWEH spoke the words and YESHUA The Son the WORD went forth and created everything as a skilled craftsman/sculptor.
Revelation 19:13
“And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood; and He called His Name, The WORD OF YAHWEH.”
Psalms 33:6
“By the WORD OF YAHWEH were the heavens made; and all the hosts of them by the breath of His mouth.”
2 Esdras 6:38
“I said, “O YAHWEH ELOHIM, You didst speak at the BEGINNING OF CREATION, and didst say on the first day, ‘Let heaven and earth be made,’ AND THE WORD accomplished THE WORK.”
Genesis 1:1
“ELOHIM created the heavens and the earth in the very beginning.”
ELOHIM in Hebrew is PLURAL which means MIGHTY ONES! Which makes perfect sense and connects with Isaiah 48:16 and John 1, which ties perfectly in with:
Genesis 1:26
“Then ELOHIM said, Let US make man in OUR image, after OUR likeness…”
The US and OUR are NOT malachim/angels because they CANNOT create and produce life only ELOHIM can. Now we know from the scriptures above that US is The Father YAHWEH as He spoke the Words, and YESHUA The Son/The Word Who went forth and created everything!
Baruch 3:32-37 (Apocrypha)
“But He that knows all things knows her and has found her out with His understanding; He that PREPARED THE EARTH FORVERMORE has filled it with four footed beasts: He that sends out light and it goes, calls it again and it obeys Him with fear. The stars shined in their watches and rejoiced: He calls them they say, Here we are, and so with cheerfulness they shine light to Him that MADE THEM. This is OUR ELOHIM and no other can be regarded in comparison to Him. He has found out all the ways of knowledge and has given it to Jacob His servant and to Yisra’el His beloved. Afterward HE SHOWED HIMSELF ON EARTH AND CONVERSED WITH MEN.”
We see that YESHUA created all things by the Word of YAHWEH and Baruch confirms this, but also says that He came to the earth and conversed with men. In other words YESHUA is The Son of YAHWEH became flesh on the earth, talked with men and died for our transgressions. The witnesses are endless.
What does YAHWEH mean by saying Yisra’el is His first-born? Inheritance of first-born
The first-born received a double portion of the inheritance, and the first-born was entitled to real estate and title of his dad, this is the reason why Yisra’el is likened as a first-born as they would receive honor and inheritance over all the other nations. It is beautiful symbolism used to define how YAHWEH views us in His sight.
Albert Barnes states “In early times, the first-born son was the officiating priest in the family, in the absence or on the death of the dad.”
Exodus 13:2
“Sanctify to me every FIRST-BORN that opens the womb among the children of Yisra’el, both of men and of animals: for the are MINE.”
First-born scriptures inheritance scriptures:
Exodus 4:22
“And you shall say to Pharaoh, thus says YAHWEH, Yisra’el is my FIRST-BORN son.”
Now let us examine this in context:
Deuteronomy 21:15-17
“If a man has two wives, one beloved and other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the FIRST-BORN son be hers that is hated;; then it shall be, when he makes his SONS TO INHERIT HIS PROPERTY, it is unlawful for him to make the son of the beloved wife FIRST-BORN before the son of the hated; but the FIRST-BORN, the Son of the hated, he must receive DOUBLE PORTION OF ALL THAT HE HAS; for he is the first of his children; and the RIGHT OF THE FIRST-BORN IS HIS.’
Genesis 25:29-34
“And Jacob cooked pottage, and behold, his brother Esau came in from the field, and he was very hungry; and Esau said to Jacob, give me some of that pottage, for I am famished; that is why he was called Edom. And Jacob said, sell me this day your birthright (Esau and Jacob were twins, but Esau was the FIRST-BORN). And Esau said, behold, I am at the point of death; and what profit shall a birthright be to me? And Jacob said to him, swear to me this day; and he swore to him and he sold his birthright (his first-born status) to Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage; and he ate, and drank, and rose up and went his way; thus Esau despised his birthright.”
Though Esau despised his birthright and sold it for lentil soup, Jacob knew the importance of the birthright as the Hebrew culture understood it.
Jubilees 36:12-14
“And he (Isaac) divided all his possessions between the two (Jacob and Esau) on that day and he gave the LARGER PORTION to him that was the FIRST-BORN, and the tower and all that was about it, and all that Abraham possessed at the Well of the Oath. And he said, “This LARGER PORTION I will give to the FIRST-BORN.” And Esau said, “I have sold and given my BIRTHRIGHT to Jacob; let it be given to him. I do not have a single word to say regarding it, for it is his.”
Jubilees 37:1-3
“And on the day that Isaac the father of Jacob and Esau died, the sons of Esau heard that Isaac had given the PORTION OF THE ELDER TO HIS YOUNGER SON, Jacob, and they were angry. And they fought with their father, saying, “Why has your father given Jacob the portion of the ELDER, and passed over you, although you are the elder and Jacob the younger? And Esau said to them, “Because I sold my birthright to Jacob for a small portion of lentils…”
Genesis 48:13-19
“Then Joseph took both of his sons, Ephraim in his right hand towards Yisrael’s (Jacob) left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Yisrael’s (Jacob) RIGHT HAND (The right hand is used to bless the first-born), and brought them near to him. And Yisra’el stretched out his RIGHT HAND, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the YOUNGER, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head; he CHANGED THE POSITION OF HIS HANDS WITTINGLY, even though Manasseh was the FIRST-BORN. And Jacob blessed Joseph his son, saying, The ELOHIM before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked righteously, the ELOHIM who has supplied my needs from my youth to this day. The malach (angel) who has delivered me for all evil, bless the lads; and let them bear my name and the names of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow and multiply in the midst of the earth.”
This is why Joseph was so adamant about getting Jacob to place his right hand upon the head of Manasseh because he was the first-born and was to receive the blessing, but Jacob knew that Ephraim would be greater, so again we see the importance of the first-born’s blessing.
Jasher 23:22
“And Ishmael said to Eliezer, “Now my father Abraham is going with Isaac to bring him up for a ascension offering to YAHWEH, as He commanded him. Now when he returns he will give me ALL THAT HE POSSESSES, TO INHERIT AFTER HIM, FOR I AM HIS FIRSTBORN.”
And the first-born was considered FAVORED by ELOHIM as we can see how important it was from the scriptures above, just as YAHWEH FAVORED Yisra’el as His first-born, by doing so He was using symbolism to show how much Yisra’el means to YAHWEH, and how He FAVORED them among the nations because they were in covenant with Him as we see in the following scriptures:
1 Chronicles 16:16-22
“Even His oath to Abraham and the covenant which He made with the sons of Isaac; and He has confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Yisra’el for an everlasting covenant, saying, to you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance; when you were but few, even a few in numbers and strangers in it. And when you were carried away captive from nation to nation and from kingdom to kingdom to another kingdom, He permitted not the rulers to harm you, yeah, he chastened kings for YOUR SAKES, saying, touch not my anointed ones and do my prophets no harm.”
Sirach 17:17
“For in the division of the nations of the whole earth He set a ruler over every people; but Yisrael is ELOHIM’s portion: whom, being His FIRST-BORN He nourishes with discipline and giving him the light of the His love does not forsake him.”
Again, we see the symbolism used of a Father and son, as YAHWEH is the Father and He disciplines His children as a loving Father would, and we being His children aka first-born, He does just that, because we are His portion, we belong to Him.
Jubilees 2:19-21
“And He said to us, “Behold, I will separate to Myself a people from among ALL THE PEOPLES, and they shall guard the Shabbat day, and I will set them apart to Myself as My people, and will bless them, and they shall be My people and I will be their ELOHIM. And I have chosen the seed of Jacob from among all that I have seen, and have written him down as My FIRST-BORN son, and have set him apart to Myself for ever and ever…”
And being that Yisra’el is His first-born also means that we receive the inheritance and makes us co-heirs with His Son YESHUA!
Daniel 7:13-14, 27
“I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like the Son of Man (YESHUA) came upon the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of Days (YAHWEH), and they brought Him before Him. And there was given Him dominion and esteem and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him; His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom is one that shall not be destroyed.” Verse 27 “And the dominions and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven shall be given to the set-apart people of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.”
Revelation 2:25-27 (Hebrew)
“And whosoever overcomes I will give NATIONS as his INHERITANCE, and he will lead them with a rod of iron, and you will shatter them like a potter’s vessel. And like I received from My Father so I will give him the light (esteem).”
John 3:35 (Hebrew)
“The Father loves the Son, and He gave everything in His hand (authority/power.”)
Mathew 28:18
“YESHUA came and talked with them. He said, “ALL AUTHORITY in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.”
We will see what inheritance those who follow YESHUA get and those who follow Satan get in the next section.
The same first-born symbolism is used for Satan:
1 John 3:8-9 (Aramaic)
“And he that commits transgression IS OF SATAN; because Satan was a transgressor from the beginning: and for this cause, the Son of ELOHIM appeared that He might destroy the works of Satan. Everyone that is born of ELOHIM does not PRACTICE transgression because his seed is in him and he cannot transgress because he is born of ELOHIM. By this are the CHILDREN OF ELOHIM discriminated from the CHILDREN OF SATAN.”
Polycarp a disciple of John Son of Zebedee, says in his letter to the Philippians in 108 AD Chapter 7 “Anyone who does not confess the execution stake is of the devil, whoever says there is no resurrection or judgement, is the FIRST-BORN of Satan.”
Polycarp says outright that those who say YESHUA did not die for their transgressions on the execution stake is of the devil, just as John said:
1 John 4:1-3
“My beloved, do not believe all spirits; but discriminate among spirits whether they are of ELOHIM: for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this the Spirit of ELOHIM is KNOWN; every spirit that confesses that YESHUA the Messiah has come in the flesh IS OF ELOHIM. And every spirit which does NOT CONFESS that YESHUA the Messiah has come in the flesh is NOT OF ELOHIM; but he is of the FALSE MESSIAH of whom you have heard that he comes and now is he already in the world.”
A brother in YESHUA pointed this out as well: The same way that the FIRST-BORN OF YAHWEH will inherit the New Jerusalem and eternal life, is the same way that the FIRST-BORN OF SATAN will inherit the LAKE OF FIRE!
Romans 8:17
“And if children, THEN HEIRS, HEIRS of ELOHIM and JOINT HEIRS WITH YESHUA the Messiah; so that if we suffer with Him, we shall also be esteemed with Him.”
It doesn’t mean Satan literally brought you forth, it means that person is the spiritual seed/child of Satan. So, we as Yisra’el are YAHWEH’s children, his first-born, that He favors above all nations. that are spiritually reborn through the RUACH HA’KODESH (The Set-Apart Spirit) and those who follow Satan are his first-born.
Mathew 3:7 (Hebrew)
“But as he saw great multitudes of Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he (John) said unto them (FAMILY OF VIPERS, Genesis 3:15 serpent seed), who taught you to flee from the anger of YAHWEH?”
Mathew 23:33 (Hebrew)
“SERPENTS, GENEALOGY OF FIERY SNAKES, how will you be delivered of the judgement of Gei-Hinnom?”
John 8:44
“You belong to YOUR FATHER SATAN, and you want to carry out YOUR FATHER’S desires. From the start he was a murderer, and he has never stood by the truth, because there is not truth in him. When he tells a lie, he is speaking in character; because his is a liar indeed, the inventor of the lie!”
Family of vipers, serpents, and genealogy of fiery snakes are all references to Genesis 3:15 when Satan the serpent was cursed and YAHWEH prophesied that YESHUA would crush his head.
Revelation 12:9
“The great dragon was thrown out, that ANCIENT SERPENT, also known as the DEVIL AND SATAN, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled down to earth, and his malachim were hurled down with him.”
YESHUA being the ONLY-BEGOTTEN SON OF YAHWEH
Psalms 2:6-9 (Septuagint)
“But I have been made King by Him (YESHUA speaking) on Zion His set-apart mountain, declaring the statue of YAHWEH: YAHWEH said to Me (YESHUA), You are MY SON, TODAY HAVE I BEGOTTEN YOU. Ask of Me and I will give you the nations as your INHERITANCE and the ends of the earth for Your possession (Daniel 7:13-14). You shall rule them with a rod of iron (Revelation 2:27), you shall dash them in pieces as a potters vessel.”
John 3:16 (Hebrew Besorah/gospel)
“For EL loves the world so much that He gave His ONLY SON-ONE ALONE BEGOTTEN- to the world; in order that He who believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life.
Colossians 1:14-20 (Aramaic)
“By whom we have redemption and forgiveness of transgressions Who is the likeness of the invisible ELOHIM and the FIRST-BORN of all creatures. And by Him was created everything that is in heaven and on earth, all that is visible and all that is invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; everything was through Him and was created by Him: and HE WAS PRIOR TO ALL, and by HIM everything exists. And He is the head of the body of the Assembly; as He is the head and FIRST-BORN from among the dead, that He might be the first in ALL THINGS. For it pleased the Father that in Him all fullness should dwell; and by Him, to reconcile all things to Himself; and through Him He was pacified, with the blood of His stake, both those on earth and those in heaven.”
In Colossians, Paul mentions that YESHUA is the FIRST-BORN of all creation, which means that He is the Chief and Head of the creation as He was here from the beginning and all things were created by Him by I stated in the introduction, again:
Revelation 3:14 (Aramaic) YESHUA speaking:
“And to the messenger of the assembly which is at Laodicea write: “These things says the Ahmein, the witness, the faithful, the true, the CHIEF OF THE CREATION OF ELOHIM.”
Begotten Son of YAHWEH means that He is the exact substance, likeness, esteem and image of YAHWEH The Father being that YAHWEH is invisible, Who became flesh a human being, proving that He Himself is ELOHIM and man. Eternally YESHUA existed as the only begotten Son of The Father in His eternal state before creation, then He physically came in the flesh born of virgin Mary by the RUACH HA’KODESH, which means YAHWEH is still His Father in the spiritual (eternal) and physical realm. He was not created as false Arianism teaches, nor born as humans are, He always existed as He is One with the Father and the proof that was shown through the scriptures by the creation account.
Other proof YESHUA is the Son of YAHWEH even before becoming flesh is found in the Hebrew.
John 3:17-18 (Hebrew besorah)
“For ELOAH did not send His Son into the world in order to judge the world, but in order that the world may be saved through Him. Whosever believes in Him will not be judged, but whosoever does not believe in Him is already judged-because he does not believe in the ETERNAL ONE-ALONE BEGOTTEN SON OF ELOAH.”
The definition of eternal is lasting or EXISTING FOREVER; WITHOUT END OR BEGINNING.”
Daniel 3:25
“The King answered and said behold I see men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like that of the SON OF ELOHIM.”
As we see in Daniel which is in the Old Testament, the SON of ELOHIM was seen, which means that He is THE ETERNAL SON OF YAHWEH which matches what was written in John 3:17-18!
YESHUA is the also the literal First-Born of YAHWEH
As we see YESHUA was the eternal (existing forever without end or beginning) Son of The Father before walking the earth and not a created being, He is the Only begotten-Son of YAHWEH. And we will see the rights of the first-born being passed down throughout Yisrael’s history all the way to YESHUA when He was born in the flesh through the RUACH HA’KODESH, showing that He is the Son of YAHWEH before becoming flesh and the First-born Son of YAHWEH when He became flesh.
Genesis 35:22
“And it came to pass, when Yisra’el (Jacob) dwelt in that land, that Rueben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine; and Yisra’el heard of it…”
So when Rueben slept with Bilhah his dad’s concubine, his birthright was taken away and given to the sons of Joseph.
1 Chronicles 5:1
“Now the sons of Rueben the FIRST-BORN of Yisra’el (for he was the first-born of his father; but, because he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph his brother; the son of Yisra’el; and upon his two sons came the blessings, more than all the tribes of Yisra’el.
This makes Ephraim the first-born son because of the blessing of Jacob as we read earlier in:
Genesis 48:19-20
“And when Joseph saw that his father laid his RIGHT HAND upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; and he helped up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. And Joseph said to his father, not so, my father; for this is the FIRST-BORN; put your right hand upon his head. But his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of peoples.”
Jeremiah 31:9
“They shall go with weeping, but they shall return with fervent prayer; I will lead them by the paths that have water, in straight ways in which they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Yisra’el, and EPHRAIM IS MY FIRST-BORN.”
Psalms 78:67-71
“Moreover He refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim; but CHOSE THE TRIBE OF JUDAH, mount Zion which He loved. And He built His sanctuary on a high place, and He established it upon the earth for ever. He CHOSE DAVID also His servant, and took him from the sheepfolds; from following the ewes that give suck, he brought him to feed Jacob His people and Yisra’el His inheritance.”
Psalms 89:20-29
“I have found David my servant; with my set-apart oil have I anointed him. My hand has helped him; mine arm also has strengthen him. The enemy shall not prevail upon him, nor the sons of the wicked afflict him. And I will destroy his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him; and in My Name shall his horn be exalted. I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. He shall cry to me, You art my Father, My ELOHIM, and my Mighty Savior. Also I will make him my FIRST-BORN, and will exalt him over the kings of the earth. My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. His offspring also will I make to endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.”
David from the tribe of Judah has become the FIRST-BORN and YAHWEH promises that there would not cease to be a ruler from His bloodline to be on the throne this is a DUAL PROPHECY HERE, which is mentioned in:
2 Samuel 7:12-19
“And when your days are fulfilled and you shall sleep with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come out of your loins, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. I will be like a Father to him and he shall be LIKE a son to me. If he commit folly, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the children of men; but My mercy I will not take from him, as I took it from Saul who was king before you, and whom I put away from before Me. And your house and your kingdom shall BE ESTABLISHED FOREVER before Me; your throne SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOREVER. According to all these words and according to all this vision, so did Nathan the prophet speak to David. Then king David went in and sat before YAHWEH, and he said, who am I, O YAHWEH ELOHIM? And what is my house, that You have elevated me to this place? And is this yet a small thing in Your sight, O YAHWEH ELOHIM, that YOU HAVE SPOKEN ALSO CONCERNING YOUR SERVANTS DESCENDANTS FOR A GREAT WHILE TO COME?...”
David is from the tribe of Judah and his throne would be established forever, this was a prophecy concerning YESHUA the Son of YAHWEH coming through his line.
Micah 5:2 (Aramaic)
“And you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of towns of JUDAH, yet out of you shall come forth a RULER to govern Yisra’el; Whose GOINGS FORTH have been predicted from of old, from ETERNITY.”
Micah 5:2 (Septuagint)
“And you, Bethlehem, house of Ephrathah, are few in number to reckoned among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you one shall come out to Me, to be a RULER OF YISRA’EL; and His goings out were FROM THE BEGINNING, EVEN FROM THE DAYS OF ETERNITY.”
Genesis 49:10 (Aramaic)
“The scepter shall not depart from JUDAH, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until the coming of the ONE to whom the scepter belongs, to whom the gentiles shall look forward.”
As I’ve already shown from the scriptures is that the Ruler that would come from Judah existed from eternity and that is YESHUA as He was here from the beginning and created all things. So, YESHUA is the King, the Son of YAHWEH to come from the line of David from the tribe of Judah and He is YAHWEH’s FIRST-BORN in the flesh, born of virgin Mary.
Mathew 1:20-25 (Aramaic)
“While he was thinking these things, a messenger of Master YAHWEH appeared to him in a dream, and said to him. “Joseph, the son of David, do not have fear to take Mary as your wife, for He that is BEGOTTEN (Psalms 2:7-12) in her is from the RUACH HA’KODESH. And she will bear a son and she will call His Name YESHUA, for He will save His people from their transgressions.” And this all happened that it might be fulfilled what was said by Master YAHWEH through the prophet, “Behold a virgin will conceive and give birth to a SON, and they will call His Name Immanuel, which is interpreted as ‘Our EL is with us.” And when Joseph now rose from his sleep, he did as the messenger of Master YAHWEH commanded him, and he took his wife. And he did not know her (sexually) until she had given birth to her FIRST-BORN SON, and she called His Name YESHUA.”
YESHUA is the literal first-born of YAHWEH in the flesh from the Tribe of Judah and the ETERNAL SON OF YAHWEH, none of this is symbolic. And this all fulfills the prophecies spoken of in the Old Testament and to the promise to David.
Luke 1:32-33 (Aramaic)
“This One will be great and will be called the SON of the Highest, and Master YAHWEH your ELOHIM will give to Him the THRONE OF DAVID his father. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. And there will not be an end to His Kingdom forever.”
Acts 13:22-23 (Aramaic)
“And He took him and raised David the king for them. And He testified concerning him and said, “I have found David the son of Jessie a man according to My heart; and he will do all my will. From the SEED OF THIS MAN (David’s bloodline) ELOHIM raised YESHUA the Savior for Yisra’el as was promised.”
Revelation 22:16 (Hebrew)
“I YESHUA sent My messengers to show this to the assembly. Even I AM THE ROOT OF THE FAMILIES OF DAVID!”
Ezekiel 37:24-25
“And my servant David (YESHUA) shall be King over them; and they all shall have One Shepherd; and they shall walk in My judgements and keep My commandments and do them. And they shall dwell in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, in which your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell in it, even they and their children and their children’s children FOR EVER; and My servant David, shall be their Prince FOR EVER.”
David mentioned here is a reference to YESHUA based on the prophecy that we read in 2 Samuel 7 that David would not cease to have a ruler upon the throne its poetic language, then Luke 1:32 shows YESHUA will sit on the throne of David. As we see in this prophecy in Ezekiel that David which is YESHUA will rule over the 12 tribes when they are regathered in the land of Yisra’el. YESHUA lives forever, David is currently in the grave so this is not literally speaking of David.
Acts 2:29-34 (Aramaic)
“Men, our brothers, allow me to speak boldly with you concerning the Patriarch David, who is DEAD and ALSO BURIED, and whose grave is with us until today. For he was a prophet, and he had known that oaths that ELOHIM had sworn to him, that, of the fruit of your loins I WILL ESTABLSIH A KING UPON YOUR THRONE. And he foresaw and spoke concerning the resurrection of the Messiah, that was not left in Sheol, nor did his body see corruption. This YESHUA ELOHIM raised, and we are all witnesses.. And this is He who is exalted at the right hand of ELOHIM, and received the promise from the Father concerning the RUACH HA’KODESH (The Set-Apart Spirit). And He has poured out this gift, which behold you see and you hear. For it was NOT THAT DAVID did ascend into the heaven, because he said, “Master YAHWEH said to My Master, sit yourself at My right hand, until I place your enemies as a footstool to your feet.” Truly therefore let all the house of Yisra’el know that Master YAHWEH has made this YESHUA whom you crucified both ELOHIM AND MESSIAH.”
So who is YAHWEH’s Son?
Hosea 11:1
“When Yisra’el was a child, then I loved him, and call him, my son, out of Egypt.”
This is a beautiful scripture with a dual meaning embedded in just as we saw from Psalms 89. In the peshat which is the literal meaning YAHWEH sent Moses to deliver his first-born son out of slavery in Egypt, but in the Remez which is the hint to a deeper spiritual meaning and of a future prophecy, YAHWEH calls His literal Son YESHUA out of Egypt.
Mathew 2:13-15
“And when they went, the messenger of Master YAHWEH appeared to Joseph in a dream and said to him, “Arise, take the boy (YESHUA) and his mother and flee to EGYPT and there remain until I tell you. For Herod is going to seek the boy to destroy Him.” Joseph arose and took the boy and His mother in the night and fled to Egypt. That might be fulfilled the thing that was spoken from Master YAHWEH by the prophet which said that, “From Egypt I have called My Son.”
Again, lets re-examine the questions that were presented in the introduction:
Exodus 4:22
“And you shall say to Pharaoh, thus says YAHWEH, Yisra’el is my FIRST-BORN son.”
Proverbs 30:4
“Tell me, Who has ascended up into heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a handkerchief? Who has established all the borders of the earth? What is His Name, and What is His SON’S NAME, if you can tell?
The answer should be abundantly clear now: His Name is YESHUA HA’MASHICAH (The Anointed One), He is the Anointed King, Priest, and Prophet and the Only begotten Son of YAHWEH. May YAHWEH bless you in YESHUA’S Name!