Sabbath Marketplace Service The Mystery of the Menorah 11 May 2019 3 to 5 pm Jehu & Christine Chan ICEJ Singapore National Directors CMC Conference Room CT Hub #11-15

Hebraic Way of Interpreting Scriptures The P’shat –Direct and Simple The Remez – Hinting (Seven folds Spirits of God) The Darash – Commentary and comparison (Conditions of the churches) The Sod – Deep or Hidden ( Timeline of History)

The P’shat –Direct and Simple Exodus 25:31-35 “You shall also make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand shall be of hammered work. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and flowers shall be of one piece. And six branches shall come out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side. Three bowls shall be made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower—and so for the six branches that come out of the lampstand. On the lampstand itself four bowls shall be made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower. And there shall be a knob under the first two branches of the same, a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches that extend from the lampstand.

Almond Blossoms

Three bowls shall be made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower 1 2 3

On the lampstand itself four bowls shall be made like almond blossoms,

The P’shat – Another Example Direct and Simple Pentecost Tabernacles Passover Unleavened Bread Atonement Trumpet FirstFruits

The Remez – Hinting - Isaiah 11:2 The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord

What Does This Mean For Us? In Old Testament, the Holy Spirit come upon godly man for the task God has for them. Only occasionally, NOT all the time.

In the Old Testament Exodus 31:3 (NKJV) — And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, Deuteronomy 34:9 (NKJV) — Now Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; so the children of Israel heeded him, and did as the Lord had commanded Moses.

This Is What Yeshua Has Given Us John 20:22 “And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” John 14:26 “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord

Spirit of Understanding ELEVATION VIEW Spirit of the LORD – Holy Spirit Spirit of Fear of God Spirit of Knowledge Spirit of Counsel Spirit of Might Spirit of Understanding Spirit of Wisdom

Plan view

Rev 1:13 - and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band.

Ezekiel 1:16 - The appearance of the wheels and their workings was like the color of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. The appearance of their workings was, as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 

Ezekiel 1:4-5 4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. 5 And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

Ezekiel 1:17-21 17 When they moved, they went toward any one of four directions; they did not turn aside when they went. 18 As for their rims, they were so high they were awesome; and their rims were full of eyes, all around the four of them. 19 When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. 20 Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, because there the spirit went; and the wheels were lifted together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 21 When those went, these went; when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

The Throne Room of Heaven (Rev 4:4-8) 4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. 5 And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.6 Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. 7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. 8 The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:

The Darash – Commentary and Comparison The Condition of the Seven Churches The Condition of our Faith in Yeshua The Loveless Church - Ephesus The Persecuted Church - Smyrna The Compromising Church – Pergamos The Corrupt Church – Thyatira The Dead Church – Sardis The Faithful Church – Philadelphia The Lukewarn Church - Laodiceans

The Sod – Deep or Hidden The Loveless Church – Garden of Eden Hint: “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” (Rev 2:7)

The Sod – Deep or Hidden The Persecuted Church – Cain/Abel period The beginning of good and evil The good persecuted by the evil Cain murdered Abel – the First Death Hint: “Those who overcome will not be hurt by the second death.” (Rev 2:11)

The Sod – Deep or Hidden The Compromising Church – Moses Period Compromising values Golden calf Balaam corrupting God’s people Hint: “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.” (Rev 2:17)

The Sod – Deep or Hidden The Corrupt Church – Shamesh (Fourth) Fourth denotes Yeshua Yeshua’s period Early Church period Gravitated to works more than faith Hint: ‘He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’— as I also have received from My Father; and I will give him the morning star. (Rev 2:27-28)

The Sod – Deep or Hidden The Dead Church – The Dark Ages Church went through a spiral of false teachings False Doctrine Hint: “He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.” (Rev 3:5)

The Sod – Deep or Hidden The Faithful Church – Started with the understanding of the “Just shall live by faith” Church Reformation Spirit of God moving again Yeshua is returning The Bride will be caught up Hint: “Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name.” (Rev 3:11-12)

The Sod – Deep or Hidden The Lukewarm Church – The Millennium Period The condition is pristine, back to the Garden of Eden Life span is back to hundreds of years Hint: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. 21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.” (Rev 3:20-21)

This is the way Jewish stories are often told

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