Shemot/Names Ex. 1:1 – 6:1 6: 1. Dec. 24,25, 2010
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This To This Tora rah h por porti tion on be begi gins ns th thee boo book k com commo monl nly y kno known wn as Ex Exod odus us,, however the Hebrew title is ‘Shem’ot’, meaning, ‘names’. It lists the tribes in a specific order, thus conveying in the Prophetic nature of the names, a powerful message. First, though, let’s examine the term Shem’ot.
וֹשמ ְׁ
She mot, #803 Shemot # 8034 4, defined as; name, however, #8033 Sam, spelled the same way means ‘in a specific direction’. If we break this word apart, the root become the word, #4193, mot, meaning death, the Shin represents Shaddai, the Sufficient One – the Source of Food. Ironically, it is the death – Mot of the Sufficient One – Joseph, which ends the previous Book of Genesis and fasts forward to the present day of bondage.
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It is the listing of these names, their specific order (not according to birth) and the mothers’ names in the order of their sons’ appearance. Let’s examine the mothers first. Lea h, #3812 Leah #3 812,, לאהLe'ah, it is spelled the same as #3811, la’ah, to be weary, frustrated, to become impatient, grieved, offended. The two-letter root stem is #3809, La, indicating no, never, not. Cognate with her name are those of Hosea’s children, #3818, Lo `Ammi, #3819, Lo ` Ruhamah, Not a people, Not loved, respectfully. She has 6 children total and 4 of those 6 (66%) go into captivity with the Northern Tribes. (Remember 6 is the picture of the Vav, the Humbled Man) Leah is also closely related to #3813, la’at, to shield, hide, to cover.
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It is no coincidence the gematria of her name (Lamed – 30, Aleph – 1, Hey – 5) is 36; again the combination of 6’s can be seen. 36 is also the value of #914, badal, to divide, to separate, the first usage is in Gen. 1: 4 where light and darkness are ‘badal’, separated, a picture of the promise of Redemption! 36 is also the value of #423, alah, oath, #424, Elah, terebinth tree.
Leah is thus a picture of one whose nature; easily frustrated, impatient, easily grieved and offended, (the epitome of a carnal, flesh led Believer) would transfer to her children, giving rise to a future rebellion against YHVH, they would become Not a People, Not Loved, yet, one would humble Himself to Redeem her (Hosea & Gomer) at the Terebinth – Long Lived Tree! Rachael, #7354, רחלRachel, Rachel, translated as; ewe, a female sheep, one of the Sheepfold, but it is cognate with #7355, racham, ruchamah, again part of the name of Hosea’s children. Ironically, her name is also related to #7350, racham, a noun meaning a womb. It is odd that one of Rachael’s sons, Benjamin is listed immediately following Leah’s, along with Rachael’s handmaid Bilhahs’ sons, instead of putting Zilpah after Leah.
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Bil hah , #1090 Bilhah #1 090,, בלההBilhah, Bilhah, this comes from the root of #1086, balah, to wear out, be exhausted and #1089, balah, to terrify, to tremble, to deter. It refers to an attempt to keep someone from doing something. Interestingly, the root stem #1077, bal, a negative particle meaning not, and is often seen with the Hebrew word, ‘Lo’, no, not. It is spelled the same as #1078, Bel, the Babylonian god.
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Zilpah, #2153, זלפהZilpah, Zilpah , it is related to #2151, zalal, meaning to be vile, worthless, and # 2152, zalapah, burning heat. Zilpah is also related to #2154, Zimmah, a fem. noun meaning lewdness, lustful intentions, incest and sins connected to idolatry.
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These 4 women represent the Bride going down into Egypt, who because she is bent toward carnal lusts, and given to frustration and offense, would through her womb, produce a people cut off, worn out by the terrible devices of the enemy (Dan. (Dan. 7:25) who would keep her from her Covenant. She would become “Lo Ammi” – Not my people and “Lo Ruchamah”, Not Loved, as she gave herself to another Ba’al – husband/ husband/god, god, driven to vile affections and lustful intentions in her Idolatrous – Adulterous condition. From her midst – out of Rachel (The Sheepfold) would come Benjamin – Ben Oni, the Son of Her Troubles, he who would become the Son of the Right Hand! The Remnant of Jacob! The Names of the Brothers.
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In th thee pas pastt we’v we’vee seen seen how im impor portan tantt the the Heb Hebrew rew let letter terss and and the their ir numerical counterparts are, in conveying hidden truths regarding the plan of YHVH. In this instance: Ex. 1: 1-5 lists the names of each son, what I want to do is give the numerical value of each according to the birth order. It would be the Numbers 1 – 12 and would look like this: 1-Alef, 2- Bet, 3-Gimmel, 4- Dalet, 5-Hey, 6Vav, 7-Zayin, 8- Chet, 9-Tet, 10- Yod (the next two letters increase their value by 10) 11-Kaf –20, 12- Lamed-30. The total value = 105. This is the gematria of an interesting Hebrew word and its’ derivatives: •
#4529, Masah, to melt, fig. fi g. to melt the heart, #4531, Massah, Massah , despair, testing, a trial, proving, #4532, Massah, testing, #4535, Massah, to guard, watch over.
These numbers again add credence to the Prophecy in the Mothers’ names above, indicating how Israel would become hardened to the Voice of their Husband YHVH, while engaged in spiritual idolatry/adultery idolatry/adultery in Egypt. Thus, He would bring them into the Wilderness (Midbar) (Midbar) to melt their hearts through trials and testing as He watched over His Word to perform it – Mi’dabar – The Source/origin of the Word! Quite fascinatingly, 105 is the value of another Hebrew word pertinent to this parsha, #1392, gibol, a noun meaning, a calyx, to bud, in bloom, it is from #1375, gabiya, indicating a cup, bowl, the golden cups on the Lamp stand, which represented the container of the Oil, shemen/semen – Seed of the Menorah! It is also related to #1377, gebiyrah, a fem. noun depicting a queen, and #1376, gebiyr, a masc. noun referring to a lord, master. This word is seen in the Plague of Hail and Fire that fell on Egypt destroying the Barley and Flax in bloom (gibol). What does this tell us?
The Gods of Egypt.
A. Each plague struck struck against one of Egypt’s gods. In this this instance, they believe Isis & Seth controlled agriculture. Egyptian lore reveals a love triangle between Isis, Seth, & Osiris. Osiris was her (Isis) betrothed, yet after he goes on a long journey, in his
absence she marries Seth. Upon Osiris’ return, she rejects Seth, who becomes insane with jealousy and hatred and has Osiris emasculated – no seed! This is a perversion of Messiah and His Bride, who betrothed to Him, gives herself to Seth, upon her redemption and restoration, the Spurned One attempts to destroy the Seed. Hence, YHVH sends Thunder, Hail & Fire – Ex. 9:23 to destroy these gods. *Note the words: • •
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Thun der , #6963 Thunder # 6963,, קולqowl, qowl, Voice, sound. Hail, #1259, ברדbarad, barad, hail, but its’ root is from #1254, bara, to create – only YHVH is the subject of this verb. The Dalet attached paints a picture of a door. The root stem is Beit – Resh, bar, meaning, pure, clean, grain, purity, eye, washing. Thus, it can mean to create a door for cleansing and purity, washing. Fir e, #784 Fire # 784,, ' אשesh, 'esh, fire, also #787, os, a foundation. It is closely related to the word for Man, Ish.
These words imply: ‘YHVH sent His Voice/Word (Messiah) to open a new door, cleansing and purifying by fire a new beginning/foundation for Man! Ironically, flax was used for the linen of the Egyptian priestly garments; they could wear nothing else – thus YHVH made them naked and stopped their service to the gods.
To answer the question from above, ‘What does this tell us?’ YHVH is reminding us “There shall be no other gods before Me”, indicating Israel was His Bride chosen for intimacy with Him and no other gods. The Seed of His word would destroy the Seed of the Serpent.
Back to the Names!
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Rueben Rueb en; #7205, #720 5, behold beh old a son. son .
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Simeon; #8095, heard, h eard, from fro m Shema – hearing he aring and obeying.
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Levi; #3878, joined join ed to; as in a garland garl and or crown. This word has a much deeper, hidden meaning revealed in the cognate or related words around it. I.E. #3869, #3870, luz, both used to describe an Almond tree and the place where Jacob has his dream of the ladder. #3871, luah, a stone tablet (10 commandments), #3875, Lot, to shroud or cover as in the inability of people to perceive YHVH and His works clearly – Abraham’s nephew. nephew. #3882, Leviathan, the indomitable creature of Job used to refer to the rebellious nations whom YHVH will slay as He slayed the monster of the sea, #3883, lul, a masc. noun indicating a winding staircase (Jacob’s ladder/DNA helix). helix). You can see that Levi leads worship, mediates between the people and YHVH, and teaches the Torah. It is the Torah that is the Scepter or Staff, which, when one touches it, he is allowed into the intimate place, and the word-seed within the House of Yah. Yet, there are those who are clothed in the flesh, thus, shrouded from understanding. They will be deceived by the Great Serpent, a.k.a. Leviathan, Drago the Dragon, and led by a wrong seed-word-DNA, seed-word-DNA, to a false temple/house!
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Judah; #3063, Yehudah, to praise Yah. It is from the th e root word, wo rd, #3027, yad, hand, as in “my hand is upon someone to bless or nudge him” or to move him (as in YHVH’s Spirit moving upon man) or to pledge my hand as in a Covenant. Judah (those who praise YHVH) stand as the Hand of YHVH upon the earth!
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Issachar ; #3485, Yissachar, Yissacha r, there is i s a reward. It is i s from #5375, nasa, to carry, bear, as an armor bearer. These were the men who studied Torah themselves and had an understanding of the Times to know what Israel ought to do. 1Chron. 12: 32, Daniel 2:21.
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Zebulon; #2074, Zevulon, Zevul on, exalted, exalted , from #2082, zaval, z aval, a place plac e to dwell or a habitation. It implies to dwell with in conjugal intercourse.
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Benjamin ; #1144, Binyamin, B inyamin, son so n of the Rt. Rt . hand.
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Dan; #1835, #183 5, to judge, vindicate.
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Naphtali ; #5321, strife, to wrestle. wrestle .
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Gad; #1410, a troop, tr oop, good fortune, fortu ne, from #1464, #146 4, guwd, to invade, inv ade, attack, from #1413, gadad, to cut, penetrate, divide, as in pruning a vine.
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Asher; #836, happy, ha ppy, fortunate, fortuna te, from #833, #8 33, to be made or go straight, upright.
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Joseph, #3130, Yowceph, YHVH Y HVH has added. adde d. Implying that He both adds and takes away!
One must remember that YHVH declares Israel as His firstborn to Pharaoh. Ex. 4:22, thus, this prophecy in the order of these names centers on what will happen to this “firstborn”. Let’s see: When Yisra’el, My son, My first-born, hears and obeys, he will be joined in praise to Yahweh. But, the recompense of his house (seed), the Son of My right hand will judge in strife; because he (Yisra’el) considers himself fortunate, even happy, in his bondage, I will cut/prune him as a vine that he may grow straight. However, Yah who gives and takes away is in Egypt already, to hear his cry and deliver him.”
70 in Egypt. III. II I.
Anotherr inter Anothe interest esting ing numb number er show shown n us is tota totall of Jaco Jacob’s b’s descendants who went down into Egypt. 70. This is the numerical value of the Hebrew letter, ‘Ayin’, meaning an eye, well, a womb, to see and understand, perceive. Ayin is spelled, Ayin – Yod –
Nun, 70 –10-50 = 130, the length of Jacob’s life prior to coming to Egypt. It was also the age of Adam when Seth, #8352, meaning foundation, placed, placed, granted, is born. It is spelled the same as #8353, set, sit, meaning 6, the number of man. This is consistent with the Promise of YHVH, “Out of Egypt I have called My Son,” Matt. 2:15 meaning we would see YHVH bring not only Jacob/Joseph out of Egypt, but another would be granted in His Place who would also come out. Messiah! Israel in Bondage. B.
*Note Ex. 1: 13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: Rigour, #6531, פרךperek, translated as harshness, cruelty, but, if we break it apart, we can also see whom they served! This word can be viewed from two vantage points: #1. Pey = mouth, voice, words spoken. ReshKaf forms a word #7390, Rak, meaning frailty, weakness (moral, spiritual, physical). #2, Pey-Resh forms the word #6499, par, meaning a bull, while the kaf attached indicates “at the hand of”. Thus, Israel becomes morally, spiritually weak, and are forced to serve at the hand of the Bull, known as Apis, this was a symbol of Pharaoh himself, the supreme god of Egypt! Now, this begins to set the stage for extremely interesting – yet hidden truths about the Identity of the House of Jacob/Israel. It happens at this very time in Creation the Constellational houses are moving through their cycles or Equinoxal Precession. Precession. At this point in history the Sign of Tauraus – The Bull has ruled for 2160 years, and has been the icon or symbol of Egyptian religion! However, the Sign of Aries the Lamb is moving to overtake him as we move into another Age – the Age of The Lamb and/or The Shepard! The last plague upon Egypt attacks THE BULL himself, Pharaoh and it is a LAMB AND A SHEPARD who does exactly that! It is interesting also that some historians teach that Abraham was at one time a Pharaoh of this Land and contemporary with a group of People from Northern Egypt in the 14 th – 16th dynasties known as the Hyksos, a word meaning SHEPARD KINGS!! Gen. 17: 5,6. *READ! Now you know why Joseph told his brothers: (Gen. ( Gen. 46: 31 – 34) to tell Pharaoh they had been taking care of CATTLE NOT SHEEP!
Look at verse 32! And the men [are] shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. The word for Trade, #4735, miqneh, means a foreman, one who drives. It is cognate with # 4731, maqqel, a rod or staff, used to cut covenants it is also associated with Divining and religion. If you place the proper Zodiacal sign in their places, It could say, “the men are Hyksos/Arians, Hyksos/Aria ns, (The Shepard Kings) and their religious duty is to convert the followers of the Bull/Taurus/P Bull/Taurus/Pharaoh! haraoh! No wonder Pharaoh would not have allowed them to stay in Egypt! Joseph hinted at this earlier when he told his brothers about His Cup of Divination! Yet, we find them compromising their obligations to YHVH and they become enslaved to the Bull! This is exactly where the Church is today. Rather than converting the enemy, we have become weak and frail, and feed at the Hand of the Golden Calf/Bull of Prosperity! It is the Last Day Pharaoh who will not allow us to share the Truth of the Shepard/Lam Shepard/Lamb b with those of Egypt who bow to the Bull! Ironically, the sign of Taurus the Bull represents Messiah – in Hebrew He is called the Rheem – the Bull who will shatter his enemies. The Latter Day Pharaoh will set himself up as this Bull, only to be broken. It is in this Constellatio Constellation n – Taurus, specifically in the House of Orion, that the Lunar Eclipse at the Winter solstice, Dec. 21st occurred. Taurus, the Bull is also the Sign of the House of Joseph! In Messiahs’ day the Equinox moved from Aries the Lamb/Shepard – to Pisces the Fish. Yahshua was known as the Lamb of YHVH, The Good Shepard, and finally, the Fisher of Men. We are moving from Pisces the Fish, to that of Aquarius the Water Bearer. Yahshua told His disciples to expect this very thing in Mk. 14:13. It is with Joy that we are drawing water from the Wells of Salvation/Yahshua! Is. Is. 12: 3.
