THE AARONIC BLESSING: ANCIENT LETTERS, PICTURES AND WORDS!

You may or may not know this, but Modern Hebrew, including some older versions of it, are very different from the original language given to the Hebrews at Mt. Sinai in the wilderness of Sin. Most have no clue that the differences are that drastic, but they are. 

Ancient Hebrew, the language God Himself gave to the Hebrews in Egypt, and more than likely a derivative of or related to the language of Heaven itself [My own personal opinion and obviously unprovable], is a combination of a letter-like symbol and a picture. The combined creates what is known as a pictograph. The symbol depicts an image, which reinforces the meaning of the symbol and clarity to the meaning of the words. Unlike English where the letters have no meaning and have to be put together to make a meaning, Ancient Hebrew letters put together actually create a word emphasized by the meaning of each letter creating a picture, thus driving home the deeper meaning and intent. Though similar to hieroglyphics, Ancient Hebrew is far more dramatic and powerful given its Author and His design in creating such uniqueness. 

To illustrate all this I thought I would use the Aaronic blessing, which God Himself gave to Aaron and Moses. He commanded that it be spoken over His people, and that when it was, He would bless and fulfill the very words spoken over them. I think you will find the difference between what we know it as in English and it's original meaning rather dramatic. 

In English it reads like this: "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace." Numbers 6:24-26

We've all heard it that way and know it as such, right? Yet the pictograph letters of Ancient Hebrew adds far more dimension and power in revealing its original intent. 

This is how it translates from the ancient pictographs:

“Yahweh will kneel before you presenting gifts and will guard you with a hedge of protection, Yahweh will illuminate the wholeness of His being toward you bringing order, and He will beautify you, Yahweh will lift up His wholeness of being and look upon you and He will set in place all you need to be whole and complete.”

A little more unique, don't you think?

Just a little manna for thought!

Watch the Priestly Blessing in Jerusalem 5771

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