Love of Others

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Seeking in Love... from the Old Testament

I have been wandering seeking our Lord and Savior. I think that most of the church denominations have a little bit of the truth.

The Old Testament frequently refers to people seeking or inquiring of God.

Four Hebrew words which relate to this are “sha’al”, “darash”, “baqar” and “baqash”. “Sha’al” means “ask, inquire…”

1 or “ask, inquire…inquire of, consult”.
2 “Sha’al” relates primarily to asking God for specific guidance.
3 “Darash” means “to seek with care, inquire”
4 or “seek, consult, inquire of…seek deity in prayer and worship”.
5 “Darash” can relate to seeking God’s guidance or seeking God Himself.
6 Psalm 53:2 says: “God looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek God.”
Isaiah 55:6 states: “Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near.” “Baqar” means “inquire, seek”
7 and is used in Psalm 27:4. “Baqash” means “seek”.
8 Forms of “baqash” are used in relation to seeking God Himself in 1 Chronicles 16:11: “Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face evermore!”
and in Jeremiah 29:139: “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.” A form of “baqash” is used in 2 Samuel 21:1 in relation to David inquiring of the Lord for supernatural guidance. A similar usage is found in Amos 9:11-12. Under the Mosaic Covenant, believers sought both the Lord and His guidance.


References.........................................
1 Harris, Archer and Waltke, page 891.
2 Brown, Driver and Briggs, pages 981-982.
3 Forms of the word “sha’al” are used in Numbers 27:21, Joshua 9:14, Judges 1:1, 20:18, 20:23, 1 Samuel 28:6, 30:8,
2 Samuel 2:1, 5:19, 5:23, 1 Chronicles 14:10, 14:14 and Isaiah 30:2.
4 Harris, Archer and Waltke, page 198.
5 Brown, Driver and Briggs, page 205.
6 Forms of the word “darash” are used in Exodus 18:15, 1 Samuel 9:9, 1 Kings 22:7, 2 Kings 3:11, 8:8, 1 Chronicles
10:14, 13:3, 16:11 (first usage), 2 Chronicles 18:4, 18:6, 18:7, Psalm 53:2, 105:4 (first usage), 119:2, Isaiah 55:6,
Ezekiel 14:3, 14:7, 20:1, 20:3, 20:31 (twice), Amos 5:4 and 5:6.
7 Brown, Driver and Briggs, page 133.
8 Brown, Driver and Briggs, page 134.
9 Forms of the word “baqash” are used in Exodus 33:7, Deuteronomy 4:29, 1 Chronicles 16:10, 16:11 (second usage),
2 Chronicles 7:14, 11:16, 15:4, 15:15, 20:4, Psalm 24:6 (second usage), 27:4, 27:8 (2 usages), 40:16, 69:6, 70:4,
105:3, 105:4 (second usage), Proverbs 28:5, Isaiah 45:19, 51:1, 65:1, Jeremiah 29:13, 50:4, Hosea 5:6, 5:15 (first
usage), Zephaniah 1:6, 2:3, Zechariah 8:21, 8:22 and Malachi 3:1.

WHY "YESHUA HA MASHIACH"?

"Jesus Christ" or "Yeshua Ha Mashiach"? by Return to God.
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WHY "YESHUA HA MASHIACH"?
Today in English our Lord is commonly referred to as "Jesus Christ", as
if "Jesus" was His first name and "Christ" was His last name. In
actuality, His name in Hebrew and Aramaic (the languages He spoke) was
"Yeshua", which means salvation. During His life on earth, He was called
"Yeshua".

At the time Yeshua lived on earth, kings were given their authority in
ceremonies where they were anointed with olive oil. Yeshua was known as
the "Mashiach" (Messiah) or The Anointed One having been anointed with
God's authority. Thus He was known as "Yeshua Ha Mashiach", or Yeshua
the Anointed One.

THEN WHY "JESUS CHRIST"?
In Greek manuscripts of the New Testament, "Yeshua" was translated as
"Iesous" which was probably pronounced "yay-soos" in ancient Greek and
is pronounced "yee-soos" in modern Greek. The word "Jesus" then came
from an English translation of Greek manuscripts of the New Testament.

The word for "Mashiach" in Greek is "Christos" meaning anointed. This
word is usually brought into English as "Christ".

Unfortunately, through these translations we've lost the true meaning of
our Lord's name.

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What.... Rosh Hashanah

Pre-Rosh Hashanah
A key component of Rosh Hashanah preparation is to ask for forgiveness from anyone we may have wronged during the previous year. To the greatest extent possible, we want to begin the year with a clean slate – and without anyone harboring a grudge against us. Similarly, we should be quick to forgive those who have wronged us.

Many people have the custom of going to the mikveh before Rosh Hashanah after midday. A mikveh, which has the power to purify from certain types of spiritual impurities, can be an important part of the teshuva process.

Some have the custom of visiting a cemetery on the day before Rosh Hashanah and praying at the graves of the righteous. Of course, we do not pray "to" the righteous, but only to God who hears our prayers in the merit of the righteous.
The morning before Rosh Hashanah, we perform "Hatarat Nedarim" – annulling of vows. In Torah terms, saying something as simple as "I refuse to eat candy" can be considered a legal vow. Therefore, before Rosh Hashanah, we annul any vows, whether made intentionally or not. This is done by standing in front of three adult males and asking to be released from one’s vows. The full text can be found in a Siddur or Rosh Hashanah Machzor.

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