Wednesday, January 27, 2010

the Holy Trinity in creation and the construction of the Mishkan

Moshe puts two "contractors" incharge of the building of the Mishkan/Ohel moed Tabernacle/Tent of Meeting- Betzallel and Oholiav.
Betzallel- in the shadow of El(God) a figure of Christ the Son of God

"He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature..." Heb. 1:3

Oholiav- Tent of the father

"The Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters." Gen 1:2

Betzallel represents the Logos(Davar- word, object) of God that solidified, became flesh-Christ

Oholiav represents The Holy Spirit of God that spreads out(tent) over the waters of creation.

Moshe represents the Father "And Moshe saw all the work, and behold, they had done it, as the LORD had commanded, so had they done it. Then Moshe blessed them." Ex.39:43

"And God saw that it was good... ...And God blessed them..." Gen 1:25-28

Garden of thistles

The garden I was put in charge of was nothing more than a haven of thistles. I became lethargic from its fermented, rotten produce. I tried to arouse my senses over and over again to restore it to the beauty I once envisioned. I was chased off, again and again, by the rabid dogs who were once my companions. I am sentenced to continually return to the edges of the garden of thorns to care for the two precious saplings arising from this den of noxious weeds.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Man's two obligations to love


And HaShem shall be King over all the earth: in that day shall HaShem be one, and his name one.
Zech 14:9

And the glory which thou hast given me I have given unto them; that they may be one, even as we are one;
John 17:22
Man in his physical state has a dual duty to love; love God and love his neighbor. The Christian hangs on to life so he can fulfill both. At death the believer will continue to love God but his neighborly love is cut off until the Resurrection. Then our physical bodies will "rise" and our dual love will be unified and He will be one and His name one.