efei<\/p>\n
\u00a0Howsha\u2019 concludes his prophetic revelation on divorce and reconciliation, on desolation and salvation, with these words: \u201cWe <\/strong>[Yisra\u2019el] will not say again, \u2018Our god,\u2019 to the work <\/strong>(ma\u2019aseh <\/em>\u2013 acts, labor, or pursuit, enterprise or undertaking) of our hands <\/strong>(yad<\/em> \u2013 arms, power, possessions, and control). For in You <\/strong>[Yahowah] the fatherless child <\/strong>(yathown<\/em> \u2013 orphan) finds mercy <\/strong>(racham<\/em> \u2013 love, compassion, and tender affection).\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Racham<\/em> is \u201cto have compassion.\u201d It \u201cdemonstrates mercy for one in trouble, regardless of the person\u2019s offenses or guilt so as to establish a relationship or association.\u201d This is a blend of the first two statements as they are fulfilled by the Ma\u2019aseyah. It is demonstrative of Yahowah\u2019s presentation of the family unit being the model of beryth<\/em>\u2014something that has permeated every part of Howsha\u2019s message.<\/p>\n Naturally, the passage goes on to speak about salvation, as the voice shifts to first person: \u201cI will heal <\/strong>(rapha<\/em> \u2013 be like a physician who repairs, cures, and mends) their turning away <\/strong>(meshuwbah<\/em> \u2013 backsliding, faithlessness, and apostasy\u2014the renunciation of faith and abandonment of the relationship). I will love them freely <\/strong>(nedabah<\/em> \u2013 voluntarily, as a free-will offering).\u201d <\/strong>(Howsha\u2019 \/ He Saves \/ Hosea 14:3-4)<\/p>\n Since Yahowah is speaking, the \u201cI will become the physician who heals\u201d and \u201cI will love voluntarily as a free-will offering,\u201d means Yahowah is Yahowsha\u2019, and that Yahowsha\u2019 is the Savior. This verse defines mercy as being a \u201cfree will offering\u201d and explains the voluntary nature of Yahowsha\u2019s reconciling sacrifice, once again enabling the covenant.<\/p>\n By using meshuwbah<\/em>, Yahowah is making a distinction that should be noted. Redemption is being offered to those who were ignoring God, and who were indifferent to Him, not to those who are openly antagonistic and blasphemous, preaching false doctrines. That would be shav\u2019<\/em> and shav\u2019<\/em> is the means of damnation.<\/p>\n What follows is prophetic, speaking of a time in our not too distant future. \u201cFor My anger has turned away from them.\u201d <\/strong>(Howsha\u2019 \/ He Saves \/ Hosea 14:4)The word for \u201canger,\u201d \u2018aph<\/em>, could just as easily have been rendered \u201cpresence,\u201d and the word for \u201cturned away,\u201d suwb<\/em>, could have been translated \u201crestored.\u201d So the passage is most likely communicating a concluding thought, rendering the whole verse: Yisra\u2019el observed, \u201c\u2018In You, the fatherless child finds mercy, love, and compassion.\u2019 <\/strong>[Yahowah agreed,] \u2018I will be like a physician who heals, repairs, and cures their abandonment. I will love them voluntarily, by way of a free-will offering <\/strong>[on Moriah\u2019s pole]. For My presence will be restored <\/strong>[to the now fatherless child].\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n As a result of this reunification, Yahowah is rejoicing. His words become poetic. \u201cI will be like the dew to Yisra\u2019el. He will blossom like the lily. And he will take root like Lebanon. His branches will sprout, and his glory will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like Lebanon.\u201d <\/strong>(Howsha\u2019 \/ He Saves \/ Hosea 14:5-6)<\/p>\n Dew is a symbol of closeness, nourishment, and anointing. Yahowah\u2019s Set-Apart Spirit surrounds, caresses, and immerses us in light and love. That is what makes us Yisra\u2019el\u2014one who stands upright with God. \u201cBlossom like the lily,\u201d parach suwsan<\/em>, also means \u201cflourish in joy.\u201d Parach<\/em> is an exuberant expression of life: \u201cflourish, bud, blossom, grow, spring up, sprout abundantly, break out, and fly.\u201d Suwsan<\/em> is based on suws<\/em> meaning to \u201crejoice, display joy, and exult in gladness.\u201d And while God has created many beautiful things, none are more perfectly designed than genus lilium<\/em>\u2014the iris, hyacinth, crocus, and tulip.<\/p>\n \u201cTake root like Lebanon\u201d could be symbolic of the Lebanese cypress\u2014the most deeply rooted and most desirable tree in the Northern region of the Promised Land. Solomon used Lebanese cedars to construct the first Temple. Moreover, Labanown<\/em> is from laban<\/em>, meaning \u201cto be purified so as to be white.\u201d And \u201croot\u201d is from shoresh<\/em>, meaning \u201cthe base or source.\u201d Yahowsha\u2019 is the source of our purification and His Set-Apart Spirit turns our sin white.<\/p>\n Yowneqeth<\/em>, which is translated, \u201cbranches,\u201d also means \u201cshoots.\u201d As \u201cbranches,\u201d it is symbolic of the olive tree, which is the source of anointing oil and light. As \u201cshoots\u201d it is symbolic of the vine which is Yisra\u2019el\u2014especially when it is alive, rooted in the covenant and flourishing.<\/p>\n \u201cGlory\u201d is from howd<\/em>, meaning \u201cthat which is glorious, honorable, and majestic.\u201d Used in connection to the olive, glory, honor and majesty are the result of being immersed in Yahowah\u2019s Spirit. Reyach<\/em>, or fragrance, is often linked to the \u201csweet aroma\u201d of the Miqra offerings as they rise up to God and to the prayers that are offered to Him. In this case they are seen as pure and white.<\/p>\n The next verse is reminiscent of the 91st<\/sup> Psalm. \u201cThose who dwell <\/strong>(yashab<\/em> \u2013 live, remain, and abide) in His shadow <\/strong>(tsel<\/em> \u2013 shade and protection) will be restored <\/strong>(sub<\/em> \u2013 returned and recovered, refreshed and repaired) rising <\/strong>(chayah<\/em>) grain <\/strong>(dagan<\/em>).\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Rising grain is symbolic of those who are set apart unto Yahowah and born from above and who rise from the dead to live eternally with Yahowah. But there is more to chayah dagan. Chayah<\/em> means: \u201cto live, to be alive and to remain<\/em> alive.\u201d Chayah<\/em> is \u201cto be saved<\/em> from death.\u201d As one would expect of a word with God\u2019s name stamped in it, chayah<\/em> means \u201ceternal life.\u201d It also means \u201cto be restored to health, to grow and live prosperously.\u201d<\/p>\n Dagan<\/em> is based upon dagah<\/em>, meaning \u201cto grow and to increase.\u201d Spiritually, these are different, yet related, concepts. Life is about growing. When we cease to grow, we die. Since God is alive, even He grows\u2014that is why His covenant with man has evolved modestly over time. There are actually seven iterations of the one Covenant. The first application was simple and personal with Adam. The second was a bit more complex with Noah\u2019s family. The third interaction with Abraham forms the basis of \u201cberyth<\/em> \u2013 relationship\u201d in which we are invited to participate. The forth iteration transpired with Moseh when the Covenant\u2019s terms and conditions were presented for all the world to see. The fifth application comes by way of the affirmations pronounced by Yahowsha\u2019. The sixth affirmation of the Covenant will be its renewal upon Yahowsha\u2019s return on the Day of Reconciliations. The seventh iteration will be manifest in the Millennial Sabbath.<\/p>\n Growth can come in the form of knowledge, wisdom, experience, power, or love. Or it can be an increase in the quality and quantity of relationships. And \u201cto increase\u201d from a spiritual perspective is to go from our present three dimensions to four\u2014the fourth being the dimension of time. It is what makes mortal beings eternal. As such, chayah dagan<\/em> defines salvation leading to eternal life.<\/p>\n And not so coincidently, the dagel<\/em> is the \u201cappearance of the beloved, singularly distinguished, and conspicuous standard\u201d of Yahowah\u2014Yahowsha\u2019\u2014that we are to \u201clook upon for victory over death.\u201d Another close derivative, dagar<\/em>, is synonymous with the ekklesia<\/em>\u2014\u201cto gather together to care for.\u201d Dagah<\/em> means \u201cto fish\u201d which is why Yahowsha\u2019 told His disciples that He would make them fishers of men.<\/p>\n Yahowah said, \u201cI will hear, answer and care for you. I am like an evergreen tree. Your harvest is obtained through Me. Whoever is wise <\/strong>(chakam<\/em> \u2013 learned, has the ability to comprehend), let him consider and understand, realize and teach <\/strong>(byn <\/em>\u2013 perceive, ponder, discern, know and instruct; mark, regard, and act upon) these things.<\/strong><\/p>\n Whoever is discerning <\/strong>(byn <\/em>\u2013 perceptive and perceiving, observant and wise), he shall know and understand <\/strong>(yada\u2019<\/em>) the ways <\/strong>(derek<\/em>) of Yahowah <\/strong>(hwhy) are upright <\/strong>(yashar<\/em> \u2013correct, just, righteous and equitable; proper and fitting).<\/strong><\/p>\n The righteous <\/strong>(tsadyq<\/em> \u2013 justified and vindicated, upright, innocent and guiltless; the acquitted, those declared not guilty) will walk <\/strong>(halak <\/em>\u2013 live and exist) in them, but transgressors <\/strong>(pasha\u2019<\/em> \u2013 the rebellious who revolt) will stumble <\/strong>(kashal<\/em> \u2013 stagger and be cast down, be feeble and overthrown).\u201d <\/strong>(Howsha\u2019 \/ He Saves \/ Hosea 14:8-9)<\/p>\n Yahowah alone hears our cries for help and answers them. He alone cares for us. He is the sole source of eternal life. He is harvester\u2014those anointed in His Spirit are collected by Him. Since He has just told us how to obtain salvation, Yahowah concludes the prophetic lesson named \u201cSalvation\u201d by suggesting that we listen to Him. \u201cConsider these words, understand them and teach them to others.\u201d<\/p>\n Although He\u2019d have every right to be categorical, and state that only His ways were correct, that isn\u2019t the point He is making here. Yahowah is speaking of salvation and He wants us to know the truth\u2014that the consequence of sin is death. He wants us to know that the way to the Father and to eternal life is by Yashar<\/em>\u2014the Upright One. Yahowsha\u2019 confirmed this when He said, \u201cI am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but by Me.\u201d Since we have all violated Yahowah\u2019s instructions, we need vindication, a savior to redeem us, to make us innocent and guiltless so that we can be justly acquitted of our mortal crimes. That is Howsha\u2019s message. It is every prophet\u2019s message. It is the message of Scripture.<\/p>\n efei<\/p>\n In a related prophecy pertaining to the Ma\u2019aseyah, Yasha\u2019yahuw \/ Isaiah speaks of the \u201cYashar<\/em>\/Upright One.\u201d His 26th<\/sup> chapter is a seventh advent prediction that uses fifth advent salvation terminology. By way of background, the 24th<\/sup> chapter of Isaiah speaks of Yahowah wiping all evil from the face of the earth at the end of the Tribulation. We are told that the \u201cearth\u2019s inhabitants are burned up and very few are left.\u201d<\/strong> Satan and his demons will be \u201cherded together like prisoners bound in a dungeon.\u201d<\/strong> And \u201cYahowah, Almighty, will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem.\u201d<\/strong> This is all consistent with Yahowchanan\u2019s Revelation because the author is unchanged.<\/p>\n The 25th<\/sup> chapter of Isaiah opens with an ode to prophecy: \u201cO Yahowah, you are my God. I will exalt you and praise your name for in perfect faithfulness You have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking of ending religious deceptions, Isaiah says: \u201cOn this mountain He will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations. He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Yahowah will wipe away the tears from all faces and will remove the disgrace of His people from the earth.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Then the prophet, still speaking about Yahowah, tells us that He, Himself, is the Ma\u2019aseyah and Savior: \u201cIn that day they will say, \u2018Behold, look now <\/strong>(hineh<\/em> \u2013 expressing both surprise and certainty over something that is seen), this is our God who we waited and hoped for <\/strong>(qawah <\/em>\u2013 ordered our lives around this anticipated future event). He saved us <\/strong>(yasa\u2019<\/em> \u2013 delivering us from certain death). This is Yahowah <\/strong>(hwhy); we longingly anticipated <\/strong>(qawah<\/em>) Him. Let us rejoice and be glad in Yashuw\u2019ah <\/strong>(yashuw\u2019ah<\/em> \u2013 Yahowah\u2019s Salvation).\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n This brings us to the 26th<\/sup> chapter, and ultimately to the Upright One\u2014to Yashuw\u2019ah, once again: \u201cIn that day His song will be sung in the land of Yahuwdah <\/strong>[meaning: those who belong to, and are related to, Yahowah]. We have a protected city.\u201d<\/strong> (Yasha\u2019yahuw \/ Salvation is from Yah \/ Isaiah 26:1) This is a song of praise that is based upon the recognition that the Ma\u2019aseyah is simultaneously Yahowah, Yahowsha\u2019, God, and Savior.<\/p>\n \u201cYashuw\u2019ah<\/strong> (yashuw\u2019ah<\/em> \u2013 salvation) establishes<\/strong> (syth<\/em> \u2013 performs, puts in place, appoints, and constitutes) walls of separation and protection<\/strong> (homah<\/em>), a defensive barrier<\/strong> (heyl <\/em>or hayil<\/em>).\u201d<\/strong> Heyl<\/em> is a fortified, defensive, and protective barrier. Hayil<\/em> is strength and influence, righteous and just behavior, a powerful voice. Salvation\u2019s Spirit is and does these things.<\/p>\n Yahowah\u2019s Salvation, rendered here as, Yashuw\u2019ah.<\/em> It is a name comprised of the Hebrew letters: Yowd<\/em> or y, Shin<\/em> or sh, waw<\/em> or w (communicating a long \u201co\u201d sound), Ayin<\/em> which is considered silent, but which actually represents the vowel \u201ca.\u201d Yashuw\u2019ah is vocalized similarly to Yahowsha\u2019. It is the Ma\u2019aseyah\u2019s name. And it is clearly definitive of His mission. Yashuw\u2019ah is the passive participle of yasha\u2019<\/em>, meaning \u201csavior,\u201d or more accurately: \u201cYahowah-Saves\u201d or \u201cYahowah\u2019s Salvation.\u201d Yasha\u2019<\/em> is the \u201cdefender, deliverer, redeemer, rescuer, liberator, and preserver.\u201d Yasha\u2019<\/em> can be the person, \u201csavior,\u201d or the deed of \u201csalvation.\u201d<\/p>\n In Deuteronomy, Yashuw\u2019ah is \u201cthe rock of our salvation.\u201d In the 42nd<\/sup> Psalm, Yashuw\u2019ah is the Savior, the human manifestation of God: \u201cWait and hope on God, for I shall acknowledge, praise, and give thanks to Him, Yashuw\u2019ah, the presence and face <\/strong>(paneh<\/em>) of God.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n In the 68th<\/sup> Psalm we discover that Yashuw\u2019ah rose and became our Savior so that we might escape death: \u201cWhen You ascended on high <\/strong>[Yahowsha\u2019s celebration of FirstFruits] You led captives in your train <\/strong>[He made a FirstFruits offering of those set apart unto Yahowah who had passed away prior to His atoning sacrifice]\u2026that You, Yahowah, might dwell there <\/strong>[in heaven with them]. Praise be to the Upright Foundation <\/strong>(\u2018edon<\/em>), to God, Yashuw\u2019ah<\/strong> (Yahowah\u2019s Salvation), who bears our burdens. Our God is the God of salvation <\/strong>(mosa\u2019ah<\/em>). For from the Sovereign Yahowah comes eternal escape from death.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n In the 89th<\/sup> Psalm, we find another confirmation of Yashuw\u2019ah\u2019s identity: \u201cHe <\/strong>[Dowd \/ David] will call out to Me, \u2018You are my Father, my God, the Rock, Yashuw\u2019ah.\u2019 I <\/strong>[Yahowah] will appoint Him My firstborn, the most exalted of all rulers. My mercy is preserved<\/strong> (samara<\/em>) forever, and through Him My Covenant <\/strong>(beryth \u2013<\/em>family-oriented relationship agreement) shall be established.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Yashuw\u2019ah isn\u2019t the only important reference to the Ma\u2019aseyah in the opening verse of Isaiah 26. Syth<\/em> is first used in Genesis 3:15 in reference to that which would be put between the seed of woman (the Ma\u2019aseyah) and the serpent (Satan). Syth<\/em> is consistent with the 23rd<\/sup> Mizmowr<\/em> \/ Psalm, Yasha\u2019yahuw \/ Isaiah 53, and the whole of Yahowsha\u2019s testimony, because it means \u201cto appoint a person to place sheep in a separate area.\u201d And syth<\/em> tells us that God \u201cputs a garment on\u201d us which \u201chomah<\/em>\/separates and protects,\u201d one which \u201cprovides a fortified and protective barrier from fear pain and anguish.\u201d It is \u201ca powerful, righteous, just and influential voice.\u201d<\/p>\n Homah<\/em> is not only a metaphor for separation and for protection; it is used as a symbol for Yisra\u2019el in Amos 7:7 and for the beloved ekklesia<\/em> in Song of Songs 8:9. Like the Garment of Light, it is a \u201cprotective barrier that fits around.\u201d Interestingly, homah<\/em> also means \u201cMother-in-Law.\u201d In that the Set Apart Spirit, the Ruwach haQadosh<\/em>, is feminine, the Comforter and Councilor manifestation of Yahowah, reflects God\u2019s maternal nature, His life giving, nurturing, bonding, loving, protecting, comforting, and adorning characteristics.<\/p>\n Isaiah continues: \u201cAppear and open wide<\/strong> (patah<\/em>) the gates, doorways, and portals<\/strong> (sha\u2019ar<\/em>) so that the upright, innocent and righteous<\/strong> (tsadyq<\/em>) people from different races and places <\/strong>(gowym<\/em>) who are reliant and trusting in the truth<\/strong> (\u2018emuwn<\/em> \u2013 pertaining to that which is relied upon) might come and enter<\/strong> (bow\u2019 <\/em>\u2013 be brought in), being especially observant<\/strong> (shamar \u2013 <\/em>focused, engaged in close examination and careful consideration).\u201d <\/strong>(Yasha\u2019yahuw \/ Salvation is from Yah \/ Isaiah 26:2)<\/p>\n Those who are \u201cshamar<\/em> \u2013 observant\u201d find salvation. It reminds us that eternal life is based upon the object of our reliance whom we come to know by \u201cshamar<\/em> \u2013 closely examining and carefully considering\u201d His \u201cTowrah<\/em> \u2013 Teaching.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPreserve and guard <\/strong>(natsar<\/em>) the peace, safety, health, and completeness <\/strong>(shalowm<\/em>) of<\/strong> those whose frame of mind <\/strong>(yester <\/em>\u2013 thoughts and inclinations, thinking and reasoning) uphold<\/strong> (camak<\/em> \u2013 lean upon, are established upon, stand fast upon, rest upon, and are supported by) You, because he trusts and is reliant<\/strong> (batah<\/em>).\u201d <\/strong>(Yasha\u2019yahuw \/ Salvation is from Yah \/ Isaiah 26:3)<\/p>\n Reliance is the path to paradise. Yahowah repeats this because it bears repeating. It is His most vital message.<\/p>\n Trust is all that is required of us. Love is optional, albeit reasonable and desirable. \u201cTrust<\/strong> (batach<\/em> \u2013 placing reliance) in<\/strong> (ba<\/em>) Yahowah <\/strong>(hwhy) forever and ever<\/strong> (\u2018ad \u2018ad<\/em> \u2013 eternally, throughout space-time), because <\/strong>(ky<\/em> \u2013 indeed, in fact, and surely) in <\/strong>(ba<\/em>) Yah <\/strong>(hy),<\/strong> Yahowah <\/strong>(hwhy), is the eternal <\/strong>(\u2018owlam<\/em>) Creator<\/strong> (tsuwr<\/em> \u2013 Rock and Building Stone).\u201d <\/strong>(Yasha\u2019yahuw \/ Salvation is from Yah \/ Isaiah 26:4)<\/p>\n Depending upon how the Hebrew letters in tsuwr<\/em> are vocalized, the word can imply many things, all of which are germane. Yahowah is our Creator. He is the Mighty One, God. The Ma\u2019aseyah is the Rock of our salvation. Scripture is the Building Stone upon which a productive life is based. And His Set-Apart Spirit forms an Enclosure around us, protecting and preserving us. When an H is added to