We discussed last week the importance of the Hebraic Roots of our faith and how the scriptures were written in Hebrew, how words translated from Hebrew into another language begins to lose its meaning, how Hebrew is the Holy Tongue of creation, and also the importance of studying the etymology of the words in the original language. One of the greatest examples is how YESHUA means “YAHWEH is Salvation.”
So today I would like to do something different and look at some names and formulate a message out of them. In order to make this work it requires adding a word or two to make a smooth transition to the next word. I would like to use three examples and I’ll start off with a short one so you will get the point of what this message is about.
Message one:
Pharisee in Hebrew means “Separate”
Sadducees in Hebrew means “Righteous ones”
Adding this two words into a sentence would be: The Pharisee’s and Sadducees attempt to separate the righteous ones with their man-made doctrines.
And this makes complete sense when we look at the words of YESHUA:
Mathew 16:6
“And YESHUA said to them, “Mind! And beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.” Verse 11-12 “How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread, but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?” Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the TEACHING OF THE PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES.”
Message two:
Now we are going to look at the sons of Jacob, the 12 tribes of Yisra’el in the order of their birth.
Genesis 35:22-25
“And it came to be, when Yisra’el dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his dad’s concubine. And Yisra’el heard about it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: the sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Yissaskar, and Zebulon; the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin; the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s female servant, were Dan and Naphtali; and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s female servant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan Aram.”
What are the meaning of their names?
Reuben means “behold” or “a son”
Simeon means “heard”
Levi means “joined”
Judah means “YAHWEH be praised”
Yissakar means “brought reward”
Zebulon means “dwelling” or “habitation”
Joseph means “YAHWEH has added”
Benjamin means “son of the right hand”
Dan means “he that judges”
Naphtali means “my struggle”
Gad means “fortune”
Asher means “gladness”
Combining them together
Now when we combine the meanings together and add a word or two to make a smooth transition of the word I see a powerful message in the names of the 12 Tribes, which reads:
Behold, I heard the truth then joined, let YAHWEH be praised! He brought a reward The Holy Spirit is dwelling in us ; from the beginning has added the Son of the right hand (YESHUA), He that judges (John 5:22) forgives my struggle (died for our sins/Intercessor) bringing fortune and gladness (eternal life).
Scriptures that match the message are as follows:
Mark 4:20
“And those sown on good soil, are those who HEAR the Word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirtyfold, and some sixty, and some a hundred.”
Psalms 150:6
“Let all that have breath PRAISE YAH. HALLELUYAH!”
John 14:17
“The Spirit of the Truth, whom the world is unable to receive, because it does not see Him or know Him. But you know Him, for He stays with you and shall BE IN YOU.”
Mathew 26:64
“YESHUA said to him, “You have said it. Besides I say to you, from now you shall see the Son of Man sitting at the RIGHT HAND OF THE ALMIGHTY, and coming on the clouds of the heavens.”
John 5:22
“For the Father judges no one, but has given all the judgment to the Son.”
Hebrews 4:14-16
“Therefore, since we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, YESHUA the Son of YAHWEH, let us hold fast our confessions. For we do not have a High Priest unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who was tried in all respects as we are, apart from sin. Therefore, let us come boldly to the throne of favor, in order to receive compassion, and find favor for timely help.
Revelation 21:3-6
“And I heard a loud voice from the heavens saying, “See, the Booth of ELOHIM is with men, and He shall dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and ELOHIM Himself shall be with them and be their ELOHIM. And ELOHIM shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, no mourning, nor crying. And there shall be no more pain, for the former have passed away. And He who was sitting on the throne said, “See, I make all new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and trustworthy.” And He said to me, “It is done! I am the ‘Aleph and the Tau’, the Beginning and the End. To the one who thirsts I shall give of the fountain of the water of life without payment.”
Message 3:
Next we are going to look at the sons of David and combine the name of his sons in the order of their birth. When David reigned in Hebron for 7 years in 6 months, six sons were born to him:
2 Samuel 3:2-5
“And sons were born to David in Hebron. And his first-born was Amnon by Ahino’am the Yizre’elitess; and his second, Kil’ab by Abigail the widow of Naval the Karmelite; and the third, Abshalom son of Ma’akah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur: and the fourth, Adoniyah son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatyah son of Abital; and the sixth, Yithre’am, by David’s wife Eglah. These were born to David in Hebron.”
David had 11 more sons born to him when he reigned in Jerusalem for 33 years:
2 Samuel 5:13-15
“And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were born to David. And these were the names of those worn to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, and Yibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Yaphiya, and Elishama and Elyada, and Eliphelet.”
Amnon means “Trustworthy”
Kil’av means “Like father”
Abshalom means “My father of peace’
Adoniyah means “my father is YAHWEH”
Sephatyah means “Judged of YAHWEH”
Yithrea’am means “Excellence of the people’
Shammua means “Renowned”
Shobab means “Rebellious”
Nathan means “Given, giving”
Solomon means “Peacefully”
Yibhar means “chosen”
Elishua means “My EL is Salvation”
Nepheg means “Sprout”
Yaphiya means “Shining”
Elishama means “My EL hears”
Elyada means “EL knows”
Eliphelet “My EL of deliverance”
Combining all the names together we get:
Trustworthy like Father, my Father of peace, My Master is YAHWEH, Judged of YAHWEH and He is the excellence of the people. YAHWEH is renowned, but Yisra’el is rebellious, yet He keeps giving peacefully. YESHUA is chosen My EL is Salvation and shall sprout with shining, My EL hears, He knows, He is my EL of deliverance.
I absolutely love the part about “My EL is Salvation” because YESHUA literally means “YAHWEH is Salvation!”
Was Jacob and David giving us a message when they named their sons? It is interesting to examine either way. With the adding of a few words we can see some powerful messages contained within the in the etymology of their names. I pray this encourages you to dig deeper into the Hebraic roots of our faith and keep clinging to YESHUA! As always may our Father YAHWEH bless you in YESHUA’s Name.