Basis for our Studies this Year:
The Bible tells us that the “End (of the world) is declared from the “beginning” (Isaiah 46:10). Certainly, this means that the early Biblical record of human history bears End-time prophetic significance. But, it’s actually even more specific than that. The original Hebrew word translated as “beginning” in Isaiah 46:10 is תישאר (rê’shı̂yth). This is the root of Bereshith, which is the Hebrew name of the first Book of the Bible, “Genesis”. In other words, prophecies of the End of the World are found in the Book of Genesis.
The Torah is one of the five keys for unlocking End-time Prophecy… Prophecy is unlocked through the Statutes!
The Foods Yahweh has Given Mankind to Eat (in Torah) all Reveal Powerful Spiritual Truths...
The first diet was fruit (by definition, fruit contains seed)
Genesis 1:29 “And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.”
· Meat is merely “food”
· Originally, people were given fruit from the trees and fruits from the herbs (plants)
Fruits - the original diet - all signify Torah obedience... Thus, in the first diet, we see our spiritual starting point - and foundational Truth: We are nourished and sustained in Torah. And full Torah-keeping is what we're being restored to, in the End - as the original Eden diet (fruits) is what is consumed in the New Earth...
Notably, there is a connection between Torah and Fruits of the Spirit. The Fruits of the Spirit are keeping Torah:
Book Recommendation
Thank you, Lydia for sharing the following book recommendation with us, for this topic:
Spiritual Meaning of Olives – Spiritual inheritance (Israel), Peace and Covenant, Holy Spirit Anointing
· Olive branch/leaf = restoration of peace and good Judgment
o Genesis 8:11 – the dove (a symbol of the Holy Spirit) brings an olive leaf to Noah after the Flood – and he knows that the waters (of Judgment) are abated… Peace is restored.
· Israel – the Saved people of Yahweh – are represented as the olive tree – and Yahshua Himself is the Trunk/Roots into which we are grafted… “If ye are baptized and put on Christ, then are ye Abraham’s Seed and heirs according to the Promise.”
o Romans 11:17-24
· Psalm 128:3 – the olive tree represents prosperity and fruitfulness
o Psalm 1:1-3 “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the Law of Yahweh; and in his Law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”
· Deuteronomy 6:11 – Life, blessing, and prosperity are gifts from Yahweh… Just as Israel took possession of the shadow-picture promised land which was all existing (vineyards, houses, wells, etc…) and they did nothing to provide it, so also, the Saved will be given everything and we did nothing to provide it… Israel renders praise to Yahweh with joy.
· Haggai 2:19 – Olive trees /fruit are symbols of the blessing and provision of Yahweh
Olives symbolize the Fruit of the Spirit – Olive Oil symbolizes the Spirit of Yahweh.
· Olives were beaten from the branches with sticks – the shaking of the tree is a part of harvesting the olives – Deuteronomy 24:20
o Yahweh shakes and disciplines His people – gathering in the mature
§ Testing, humbling, gathering the harvest of good character
§ Hebrews 12:11 - “Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.”
§ Psalm 118:18 – “Yahweh hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.”
§ Proverbs 15:10 – “Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the Way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.”
§ Hebrews 12:5-6 – “And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?”
o The Hebrew for olive press is “gat”… Where did Yahshua pray? The Garden of Gethsemane – literally means the “olive press”.
§ Isaiah 53:5 – “But He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
§ The crushing of the olive represents suffering, sacrifice, and pressure producing something holy.
The word “disciple” is the room of “discipline”… A disciple is more than a follower, it one who exerts self-discipline in order to follow.
100% of Israel’s priests and kings were anointed in taking their office.
Revelation 5:12 – we are called to be “kings” and “priests” in Yahweh’s Service
Kings – hold positions of dominion (jurisdiction, areas of authority) – kings in Yahweh’s service are bringing all areas of our influence and jurisdiction under Heaven’s Authority – the prayer of us as kings is “Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done in earth as it is in Heaven”.
Priests – hold positions of intercession and connecting others with Heaven… It is also magnifying Torah – teaching Torah, living Torah… Truth…
o From the Olive come oil – from the oil comes anointing oil – kings and priests define Israel – and so all of Israel is connected to the olive (represented in the olive tree, and filled with the Spirit-symbolized in the olive oil, consecrated for service in the anointing Oil)
Exodus 30:23-25 - “Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much… and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, And of cassia five hundred shekels… and of oil olive an hin: And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.”
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Anointing
Oil Ingredient |
Scripture
Reference |
Meaning |
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Myrrh |
Myrrh means “as distilling drops”,
and also “bitter” 2 Timothy 3:12 - Yea, and
all that will live godly in Christ Yahshua shall suffer persecution. |
Myrrh symbolizes suffering, trials,
tribulations, and afflictions. The church of Smyrna is known as the
“Suffering Church”. “Smyrna” comes from myrrh. Just as Yahshua was given the
gift of myrrh by Wise Men, so we too, who are set apart for His holy use and
anointed as priests, are to receive the gift of myrrh (suffering) from the
hand of the Master. It is not done to destroy us, but to teach us submitted obedience. |
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Cinnamon |
Qinnamown means “to stand erect, bark, as in
upright rolls” |
Sweet is the savor to Yahweh that is
pure and holy. Indicates the upright life – to stand up when the world would
have you bow down. |
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Calamus |
Calmus is qaneh in
Hebrew, meaning a “reed for measuring”. Rev 11:1 tells us that Yahweh’s
Temple is measured by the Reed (we are the Temple) |
Calamus represents a life being
lived in awareness of Judgment – the Standard for measurement in Judgment is
Torah – James 2:12 The Calamus in the Anointing Oil
reminds us to live in obedience to the holy Law of Yahweh. |
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Cassia |
Cassia in Hebrew is qiddah.
It is from the root word that means to bend the body or neck in submission to
Yahweh’s Authority |
Job 28:28 and Psalm 111:10 remind
that to fear Yah (submit) is the beginning of wisdom. 2 Chronicles 34:27
shows that humbling ourselves under Him is a vital part of prayer. |
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Olive Oil John 16:13 “Howbeit
when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for
he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that
shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.” |
Olive oil is from the Hebrew word zayith meaning “illuminating oil” John 14:17 “Even
the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not,
neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be
in you.” |
It signifies the Presence of the
holy Spirit in the life. We are to have the indwelling Presence of Yah’s
Spirit. This manifests in Truth shining out
in Message and Life… We are to be the light of the world… The olive oil is the secret ingredient in
the Menorah which fuels the light… The
primary Work of the Spirit of Yahweh is to lead us into Truth. John 15:26 “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me.” |
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