Shavuot

As the Jewish people celebrate the giving of Torah on Shavuot, (and Christians celebrate Pentecost, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit) I thought it appropriate to share this: 

 " Hebrew names don’t just have a meaning and a numerical value; every letter also has a pictogram, so every name and word have pictures that tell another story and give another message. How incredible this is. 

All the law (Hebrew: Torah: instruction of God) points to Jesus of Nazareth. Even the very word Torah points to Jesus.

4 Hebrew letters: 1st letter is depicted by a cross, 2nd letter is “nails”, 3rd letter is the pictogram for “The Highest One” and the final letter’s pictogram means “Behold.”

So we have, “On the cross was nailed the Highest One. Behold!” Behold, the Highest One was nailed to a cross- for you. Torah. I hope every time you hear that word, you will remember to Behold the Highest one nailed to the cross.

"Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things out of your law." Psalm 119:18" (part transcript from a sermon I heard. ) 

(I find this fascinating!) 

"In Genesis 1:1, beginning with the first occurrence of the Hebrew letter tav {ת ,{counting 49 

letters the second letter of 'Torah' appears, counting 49 more letters the third letter appears, 

counting 49 more letters the fourth letter appears-- Torah {תורה {is spelled out using every 

50th letter of the text. 

Beginning with Exodus 1:1, Torah is spelled out the same way; every 50th letter beginning 

with the first appearance of the Hebrew letter tav {ת .{

Leviticus does not have 'Torah' encoded, but has YHVH {God's name,} {יהוה {spelled out 

beginning with the first appearance of the Hebrew letter yod {י {and counting forward every 

8th letter (Note: the number 8 

represents new life, resurrection) 

Numbers and Deuteronomy both have 'Torah' encoded in the initial verses of the books, but in

Numbers 'Torah' is spelled out in reverse order using 50 letter intervals. In Deuteronomy, 

'Torah' is also spelled out in reverse order at 49 letter intervals beginning in the 5th verse." (I've adapted this from a pdf I found.) 

So, the Law points to God. It is our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ. The LORD Jesus is the only Man who ever lived who never broke God's laws, but He was crucified for our sins. His perfection has paid the price for you and I to be accepted by the Father when we turn away from our sins and choose wholeheartedly to follow and trust Him.

"He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy." Proverbs 28:13

"However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you." John 16:13-15.

If the law had not been given we wouldn't realise our need of the Saviour.