MYHB - Teaching - Elohim
Teaching - Elohim
| (If Hebrew letters are unfamiliar, just read through them. In your mind say, "that thing" and read on. You may look more closely if you wish to verify things. [1] It is the consistent use of the meaning of the alphabet in notarikon [2], that shows it is a true meaning. It is impossible for any man to have imposed these meanings after the scripture was written. Hebrew is written right to left) |
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| Confusion - Elohim
"In the beginning God..." [1] In the first full sentence of revelation God tells one of his names "Elohim" אלהים. It is said that it means God, plural Gods, Royal 'God', judges, etc. God has communicated to us in such a way that we might know him, and then after we know him, believe (trust) and understand him. [4] |
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| Elohim - one or many
Some say that Elohim is a plural noun for eloah meaning 'gods' and conclude that there are many gods, or it is like the 'royal we' when the king speaks of himself in plural form. But these are secondary meaning which cannot be applied to all instances.
You can see how this causes problems, since God calls men elohim, and there is only one singular God. How do we make sense of this? We will use notarikon [1]. |
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| Notarikon
'Notarikon' [1] is the ancient Hebrew practice of interpretation where words get their meaning from the combined meaning of the letters within.
'Elohim' אלהים means God 'El' אל separated from creation י, which has been finished by the son ם (or 'his people'), by ignorance ה. [2] References on NotarikonHebrew words derive meaning from the meaning of the letters. See SMS's answer here: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/69442/whats-the-origin-of-this-approach-of-trying-to-obtain-meaning-from-the-individu Sefir Yetzirah "some early commentators treated it as a treatise on mathematical and linguistic theory as opposed to Kabbalah." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sefer_Yetzirah Current works by https://www.linkedin.com/in/rabbircklein/ who is attempting to coerce the meanings from the letters. This is the one which I am currently testing. https://sensusplenior.net/wiki/Pneumnemonic_Hebrew_for_Beginners using the rules posted here: What are the strict set of rules followed by sensus plenior? I am currently collaborating on a Dictionary of 'Gates'; two-letter sub-roots. John demonstrates a knowledge of this in 1Jo 5:7 Where heaven שמים has three consonants (yes and one vowel) which mean father מ, Word ם and Spirit א. And earth ארץ having Spirit א, water ר, and blood ץ. Naturally he translated into Greek for the emerging Greek church which did not have a background in Hebrew. Works and lectures by Rabbi Benjamin Blech https://www.rabbibenjaminblech.com/ |
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| Man is separated from God because they don't know him. When he calls men 'elohim' he is using the primary meaning. It applies to God, since men are separated from him, and it applies to men, because God is separated from them. This [1] is the primary meaning of 'Elohim'. |
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| When judges are called 'Elohim' [1] it is not because they judge like God. It is because they don't judge like God. They cannot judge rightly because they don't know him. So he tells them they are separated from him by ignorance and they will die like men. [2] | |
| Using notarikon, eloah אלוה means 'God אל discerned by, or made clear by ו ignorance ה. The ignorance of men, bickering over this or that, drives people crazy to the point that they cry out "It is not supposed to be this way!" By doing so, they are declaring that there is a God whose way it is supposed to be. Their ignorance has declared God to be God. | |
| When a man or idol is called 'eloah', it says that such a declaration; that the man or idol is a God, is totally foolish and made plain by the ignorance of the claim. It is a god for the foolish. | |
| The Hebrew gate (two-letter 'sub-root') [1] 'El' אל means 'After he spoke and created the heavens and the earth א he taught ל'. Why did he teach? Because men ים are separated from God אל by ignorance ה. Elohim אלהים. |