Hebrew version of Matthew 1.3
From Sensus Plenior
יהודה Judah
Look very closely at these two words:
- יהודה - Judah
- יהוה - Yahweh
Judah is the name Yahweh with a dalet ד representing a spoken word in it. Literally it means praised, but the hg suggest that it is Yahweh who is praised. It may even be suggestive that the life of Judah is a prophecy (word) concerning Yahweh. In fact, the story of Tamar in Genesis 38 is a picture of the birth of Christ with Judah playing the role of the Father and Tamar as Mary.
This sort of word play is evident in the name of Yeshua.
פרץ and זרח Pharez and Zarah
Together Pharez and Zarah are the 'breaking forth of the dawning'. Jesus was called 'Dayspring'.
- Lu 1:78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
As twins they represent the dual nature of Christ as both God and man.
