THE PARABLE OF

PART II

THE QUAIL

  Yahweh promised to send Israel flesh to eat in the “even.” (Ex. 16:12) The exact term was “biyn ha-erebim,” which literally means “between the evens.” Yahweh assigned a daily sacrifice, one in the morning (boqer) and the second in the even (biyn ha-erebim). (Ex. 29:38-41) This was the same time of day that the Passover lamb had been slain on the fourteenth of the month (Ex. 12:6). It was also the time of the lighting of the menorah, the hour of burning incense, the hour of prayer, etc. It was identified as the “ninth” hour in the New Testament which would make it mid-afternoon (around 3:00 pm). This is the exact time that Yahshua died on the cross.

  The quail came in the even for the purpose of Israel having flesh to eat. The Hebrew word for quail is selav (wlf). It is defined as; by orthographical variation from 7951 through the idea of sluggishness; the quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight). (Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance H7958)

  As described, it is a orthographical variation from H7951, so let’s take a look at that word. It is shalah or shalav (hlv/wlv) which is defined as; a primitive root; to be tranquil, i.e. secure or successful.

This is revealing because all we have to do is add a final mem (~) to the word and we have the word shalom ((~wlv) which is defined as; safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace (Ibid).

Thus, those in Yahweh’s care are greatly blessed indeed!

The quail are birds which fly through the midst of heaven. Interestingly, the birds were created on the fifth day, “And Elohim said, ‘Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.’ And Elohim created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and Elohim saw that it was good. And Elohim blessed them, saying, ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.’ And the evening and the morning were the fifth day,” Gen. 1:20-23.

In the spiritual significance of numbers, the number five (5) is the number for “revelation” and “grace.” It is represented by the Hebrew letter hei (h/e/e) [Modern Hebrew/Paleo Hebrew/Pictorial Hebrew respectively].

Solomon declared, “Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter,” Eccl. 10:20. This likens birds, being winged creatures, as messengers, or angels.

The bird’s wings are utilized for “covering” their bodies, as well as for flight. There are many winged beings portrayed by the Scriptures including Yahweh, Himself, as He declared to Israel, “And Moses went up unto Elohim, and Yahweh called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself,” Ex. 19:3-4. (More on this later.)

To “cover” is an associated meaning with “atonement.” Yahweh eventually gave them sacrifices which would “cover” their fleshly sins, and also a “day of atonement” (Yowm Kippur) for the “covering” of their sins, and their eventual restoration. The “day of atonement” is the fifth annual holy day revealed to them in Leviticus chapter 23.

The quails “covered” the camp, “And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp,” Ex. 16:13 (first part).

The Cumash says, “Rashi explains why the verse speaks of evening and morning: what happened when, and why? Moses and Aaron were responding to two parts of the Hebrew complaint. (a) In criticizing the lack of meat, the Hebrews spoke wistfully of the Egyptian pot of meat, thus implying that [Elohim] was not capable of giving them meat in the wilderness. This criticism was unjustified, because meat is not as essential to survival as bread and because they could have slaughtered their animals if they truly needed meat. To such a complaint, Elohim would respond at an inconvenient time. He would give them an abundance of meat, but only in the evening. The gift of meat would prove to them that Elohim – not – Moses had taken them out of Egypt, but it would not come with an attitude of Divine favor and warmth.” (p. 385).

Maybe Rashi overlooked the fact that the Scriptures are written in parables, types, etc. Yahweh was revealing a more in-depth meaning for His love and care for them, which means that He would provide for them both physically in this physical, fleshly, carnal, world, (this life), and spiritually in the world to come.

THE MANNA

“And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying, I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, ‘At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am Yahweh your Elohim.’ And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, ‘It is manna’: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, ‘This is the bread which Yahweh hath given you to eat’,” Ex. 16:11-15.

The Cumash continues, “(b) They did have a right to ask for food, however, because food is a necessity. Therefore, Elohim would give them the manna at a convenient time and in a gracious way, that would display the glory of Yahweh. They would find it in the morning, and it would lay on a bed of dew, and covered by dew, like jewelry in a box (Rashi). (p. 385)

The term “manna” is actually misleading to a point. The Hebrew word consists of only two letters nm (man [sounding like “mahn” – Pictorial Hebrew). This is very interesting and meaningful because the mem (m [remember that Hebrew reads from right to left]) is a picture of water, while the nun (n) is the picture of a seed (sperm) typifying an heir (as in son).

Yahshua likened water to the Holy Spirit, “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Yahshua stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Spirit was not yet given; because that Yahshua was not yet glorified.),” Jn. 7:37-39.

The manna (nm) typified Yahshua as the Seed of the Spirit! “And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from Yahweh unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Yoseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mariam. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, Yahweh is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with Yahweh. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name YAHSHUA. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and Yahweh Elohim shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Yacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mariam unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of Elohim,” Lk. 1:26-35.

Do you get that? The manna was the seed of water typifying Yahshua who would become the “seed/son” of the woman by the Holy Spirit (water)!

RON WYATT’S DISCOVERY

We have posted information about amateur archeologist Ron Wyatt’s find concerning the discovery of the ark of the covenant, and the blood of Yahshua in our Apr. – Jun. 2015 issue of Yahshua’s Witness Magazine. (Article – The Blood of Yahshua)

You might ask how an amateur can make such a find, while the professionals couldn’t. The answer is found in Yahshua’s own words, “After these things the Master appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Master of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves…. And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Master, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. In that hour Yahshua rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Sovereign of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight,” Lk. 10:1-3, 18-21.

In the field of astronomy, it is almost always the amateur astronomers who make new discoveries. The paid professional astronomers usually are focusing on things that have already been discovered. So many archeological things are discovered by either amateur archeologists, or non-archeologists.

Ron Wyatt was led to discover that the ark of the covenant had been situated directly under the place where Yahshua was crucified. When He was stabbed in the side, the blood and water poured into a rent in the rock that had been created by the earthquake when Yahshua died, “And about the ninth hour Yahshua cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is to say, My El, my El, why hast thou forsaken me? Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him. Yahshua, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the Spirit. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent,” Mt. 27:46-51.

These events were so awesome that it caused those witnessing His death to greatly fear and even the Centurion overseeing the crucifixion was amazed, “Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Yahshua, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of Elohim,” Mt. 27:54.

Ron took samples of the dried blood to a lab in Israel to be reconstituted. It was discovered that the blood proved the virgin birth, and what is written about the Holy Spirit overshadowing Miriam because it was discovered that it was the blood of a male, but He only had the 23 chromosomes provided by the physical earthly mother, but only a “Y” chromosome provided by “NOT A HUMAN MALE!” Furthermore, during their final reconstitution, they discovered that the blood was “STILL ALIVE!”

Whether you can believe this or not, this author does believe these things because they support what is already written and revealed in the Scriptures. They prove that Yahweh is able to perform all that He has promised, and will continue to do so until His great mystery is finished. The world may disbelieve today, but in the near future, they will have to believe because Yahweh will finally reveal it all.

BREAD OF THE MIGHTY

The manna was given so that Israel could see the “glory of Yahweh,” (Ex. 16:7).

The Cumash states, “R’ Akiva and R’ Yishmael disagree regarding the nature of manna. According to R’ Akiva, it was exactly the same as the food that sustains the angels: It was hnykvh !yz, the glow of Elohim’s presence, that had been given a material veneer so that human beings could eat it. According to R’ Yishmael, it was not the food of the angels, but it was so sublime that all of it was absorbed into the body without producing any body waste (Yoma 75b).

What if both men are somewhat right. What do the Scriptures additionally say about the manna? Psalms 78 adds more vital information. Psalms 78 begins, “Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old,” vv. 1-2.

As I stated at the beginning of this treatise, the Scriptures are written in “parables.” Hebrews 9:9 says that the tabernacle, its vessels, furnishings, the priesthood, the offerings, including the manna, were all parables. We have Psalms 78 to confirm what Hebrews 9:9 and other places state about these hidden things.

A parable in the Hebrew tongue is a “mashal” (lvm) which is defined as: apparently from 4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action; properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse), (Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance H4912).

Since it comes from #H4910, let’s see what it reveals: It is also mashal (lvm) a primitive root; to rule.

Doesn’t this confirm what Proverbs 25:2 reveals? You can go back and read what is revealed about this under the heading above “Searching The Scriptures.”

“Dark sayings” is translated from the Hebrew word chiydah (hdyx) which is defined as: from 2330; a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim (Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance #H2420).

Let’s also take a look at #H2330: (dwx) chuwd - a primitive root; properly, to tie a knot, i.e. (figuratively) to propound a riddle (Ibid).

Psalms 78 is presenting parables, riddles, metaphors, similes, etc.!

So what does Psalms 78 say about the manna? “Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven, And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven. Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full,” vv. 23-25.

He commanded the “clouds”….in reality, the word for “clouds” is the Hebrew word shachaq (qxv) which would probably be better translated as “skies.” He opened the “doors” of heaven. Yahshua revealed that He is the door (Jn. 10). But the most important thing to focus on is “angels’ food.” It is translated from the Hebrew “lechem abbiryim”. Lechem is the Hebrew word for “bread.”

 “Abbiryim” is plural of the Hebrew word “abiyr” (ryba) is #H47 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance and is defined as: angel, for H46: - chiefest, mighty (one), stout(-hearted), strong (one), valiant.

#H46 is the same word abiyr (ryba) defined as: from H82; mighty (spoken of Elohim):--mighty (one).

So let’s get down to #H82, the final primitive root: abar (rba); a primitive root; to soar:--fly.

So let’s now see what the Pictorial Hebrew reveals concerning this primitive word. It will be eye-opening!

The Pictorial Hebrew of abar looks like this rba. There is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, the aleph (a) which is a picture of the head of an ox representing that which is first, chief, a head, strength. The second letter is the beit (b) which is the picture of a house, temple, tent, family. Finally, there is the resh (r) which is also the picture of the head of a man.

This simple little three letter word, as simple as it is, can be divided into two words. The first is Ab (ba) Father, The father is the strength, chief, head of the house, tent, temple, family. The second is bar (rb) Son! The Son is also a head of the house, tent, temple, family, although the Father is, of course, greater than the Son. But the Son is also very important because he is the Father’s heir, His lineage through whom the family is built. Together, the Father and the Son absolutely soar, fly!

Instead of “angel’s food” it should have been translated as “bread of the Mighty Ones”, or “bread of the flying/soaring ones!” Or “bread of the Father and Son!”

Do you see how this word, even though it is one word, is also composed of two words in one, representing both Father and Son? Yahshua said, “I and my Father are one,” Jn. 10:30. This is the second most important Hebrew word that we can find to utilize in explaining Father’s and Son’s unity.

So notice the word abar (rba) again! There is only one house (b), but that one house consists of two heads!

STONE

Yahshua reveals that He is the “stone” rejected by the builders, “Yahshua saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is Yahweh’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?” Mt. 21:42. This is a quote from Psa. 118:22-23.

The Hebrew word for “stone” is eben (!ba). Once again, the Pictorial Hebrew reveals the truth. The Pictorial Hebrew for eben (stone) is nba. Again, in this simple three letter word, we can dissect two word therefrom. We see that we have the same characters for Father (Ab/ba) in the first two letters of this simple word. The second word would be nb (ben) Son! The nun (n) is the picture of a sperm, or seed. The son (ben/nb) is the Father’s (Ab/ba) seed, heir (n)!

Furthermore, the nun (n) is equivalent to the number 50, which is the number for jubilee, liberty, freedom, etc. So, the manna (nm) further reveals the one from whom the Spirit (m) of liberty/freedom (n) comes! It directs us to Yahshua the true bread from heaven (Jn. 6)!

This word eben (nba) also supports Yahshua’s declaration, “I and my Father are one.” (Jn. 10:30) He also told the disciples, “Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake,” Jn. 14:10-11.

This proves that in the Genesis one account, the Hebrew word utilized is Elohim, which is a “uni-plural” word.

The manna was the “grain of heaven!” It was a parable, a type of Yahshua the Messiah and the Father. It was the “bread of the mighty ones!” We must eat His flesh and drink His blood if we are to have eternal life. The manna was only a type, a parable, a forerunner of He who was to come, the bread of eternal life,” “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. I am that bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Yahshua said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum,” Jn. 6:47-59.

Did you notice that the people of His day questioned in the same way as when Israel saw the manna?....“What is it?”

Even the city where He spoke these words is important to understand because Capernaum comes from two Hebrew words “kapher” and “nachum.” “Kaphar” is defined as: a primitive root; to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel. “Nachum” is defined as: a primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself). The Prophet Nahum acquired his name from this word, which also has to do with “comfort”, or “comforter.”

We find that “kaphar” has to do with atonement because it has to do with expiating, placating, or cancelling our sins, while “nachum” has to do with the “Comforter!” He was announcing the atoning of our sins (Ro. 5:10-11, and the Comforter that He would send, “If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 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. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you…. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you,” Jn. 14:15-18, 26.

Is Yahweh’s Comforter, His Holy Spirit teaching you now? Are you beginning to see how marvelous and wondrous this pattern of Yahshua, the true bread from heaven is?

THE SABBATH

They were to gather the certain rate (word) every day, but on the sixth day they were to gather twice as  much, “And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily… And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. And he said unto them, This is that which Yahweh hath said, Tomorrow is the rest of the holy Sabbath unto Yahweh: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein. And Moses said, Eat that today; for today is a sabbath unto Yahweh: today ye shall not find it in the field. Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the Sabbath, in it there shall be none,” Ex. 16:5, 22-26.

Yahweh established the seventh day Sabbath in the beginning. He went through six days of working, creating, actually re-creating, and then He rested on the seventh day and sanctified it, or in other words, made it holy, “Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day Elohim ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And Elohim blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which Elohim created and made,” Gen. 2:1-3.

The word “blessed” comes from the Hebrew word “barak” ($rB) which is defined as; a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless Elohim (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit) [Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance]. Do you understand what this means? Yahweh established the seventh day Sabbath as a day of rest. The word “rested” is translated from the Hebrew word shavat/shabat (tbv) from which comes the word “Sabbath,” (tBv) which is also related to “seven” ([bv). “Seven is defined as; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one) [Ibid].

While in slavery in Egypt, the Hebrews forgot about the seventh day Sabbath. Thus, Yahweh utilized the manna to bring back to their knowledge when this day was. They gathered manna according to this pattern for forty years in order to drive into their minds this most important event.

Some have fallen away from the seven day Sabbath cycle (the weekly cycle) in these last days seeking to utilize the lunar cycles to determine the seven day cycle, but a lunar cycle consists of twenty nine and one half days. No matter how one observes the lunar cycle, there will always be one or two days that have to be called “non-days” or whatever. The manna cycle confirms that the Sabbath cycle could never have been determined by the lunar/moon cycles. There are other proofs, but those who have fallen for this scheme can’t be convinced no matter the proofs.

The fourth commandment reveals that the Sabbath is a memorial, “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of Yahweh thy Elohim: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Yahweh blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it,” Ex. 20:8-11.

“Remember” is translated from the Hebrew word zachor (rwkz). It is defined as: a primitive root; properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention. It has to do with “memor-ializing” the Sabbath, the rest.

The seven day Sabbath cycle is a pattern that teaches us what the Apostle Peter has revealed, “This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Sovereign and Saviour: Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of Yahweh the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of unrighteous men. But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with Yahweh as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. Yahweh is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. ” 2 Pet. 3:1-9.

Every day of the seven day Sabbatical cycle is a type of Yahweh’s plan to bring in His “rest/sabath” for His people. He has appointed man to do his own work in the first six one thousand year days, and look at the great mess we have made! Just as the manna, the bread from heaven, revealed the seven day Sabbath cycle to the Israelites, Yahshua, the True Bread from Heaven will direct us to the seventh millennium rest.

HIS REST

Yahweh speaks of His rest, “If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. For Yahweh hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish,” Psa. 132:12-18.

“Thus saith Yahweh, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? And where is the place of my rest?  For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith Yahweh: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word,” Isa. 66:1-2.

This millennial rest is also referred to as menuchah (hxwnm). Notice that the letters for the manna are the first two letters (nm)! This word is presented as feminine because of the letter hei (h) being the final letter. The masculine equivalent is manowach (xwnm). The Pictorial Hebrew would look like this: hfnm.

The name Noah is hn which means rest. The primitive root word for his name is nuach (hfn). It means to rest, settle down, comfort.

Manowach (hfnm) would mean the Spirit’s (m) seed/heir (n) that establishes (f) new beginnings (h). Menuchah is the exact same characters with the hei (e) added for revelation. (Hei [e] means to reveal.)

He says that He will satisfy the poor of Zion with bread. Aren’t the first two letters of this word for rest (menuchah) the same characters for the manna?  To this author, the implication is that their bread will be lechem abbirim (bread of the mighty ones).

THE OMER

The measure of the manna every day was that of an omer. It is important that we understand this measure and its implications. Moses told the people, “This is the thing which Yahweh hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents. And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating,” Ex. 16:16-18.

Under the Hebrew system of weights and measures, the greatest overall measure was the “homer.” It was equivalent to eight bushels, or sixty four gallons. Yahweh instructed Moses, “And if a man shall sanctify unto Yahweh some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.

Barley is the grain that is associated with Passover and the days of unleavened bread, “And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: And he shall wave the sheaf before Yahweh, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it,” Lev. 23:9-11

“Sheaf of the firstfruits” is actually “omer reyshiyth” in Hebrew. It means omer of beginning, because the waving of the “omer of beginning” was what began the countdown to shavout (feast of weeks/Pentecost) on the morrow of the Sabbath that occurred during the days of unleavened bread, “And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto Yahweh,” Lev. 23:15-16.

It typified the resurrected Messiah ascending before the throne of Yahweh to be accepted as the firstfruits from the dead, “The first day of the week cometh Miriam Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Yahshua loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Master out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him…. But Miriam stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Yahshua had lain. And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Master, and I know not where they have laid him. And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Yahshua standing, and knew not that it was Yahshua. Yahshua saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Yahshua saith unto her, Miriam. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. Yahshua saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my Elohim, and your Elohim,” Jn. 20:1-2, 11-17.

Yahshua was to ascend before the Father to be accepted as the “firstfruits” from the dead, “And he is the head of the body, the assembly: who is the beginning (reyshiyth), the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven,” Col. 1:18-20.

To “reconcile” also means to “atone, placate, reconcile, ransom, etc.” Let’s figure the “estimation” for an “omer of barley.” We have already seen that an “homer of barley” was estimated at fifty shekels of silver. Ezekiel reveals a little more concerning the measures, “Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer,” Ez. 45:10-11.

Since an ephah is the tenth part of an homer and the homer of barley is estimated at fifty shekels of silver, then an ephah of barley would be estimated at five shekels of silver. It is stated in Exodus, “Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah,” Ex. 16:36. Therefore, an “omer of barley” would be estimated at one-half shekel of silver!

This is important to know because, “When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto Yahweh, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of Yahweh. Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto Yahweh. The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto Yahweh, to make an atonement for your souls,” Ex. 30:12-15.

Yahshua is our atonement, “For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to Yahweh by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in Yahweh through our Sovereign Yahshua the Messiah, by whom we have now received the atonement,” Ro. 5:10-11.

The “omer of manna” was a type/parable of Yahshua the Messiah. The “omer of barley” was a type/parable of Yahshua. Both were given to bring us to Him.

PREPARATION

The word “omer” (rm[) is defined as: from 6014; properly, a heap, i.e. a sheaf; also an omer, as a dry measure (Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance #H6016). #H6014 is the Hebrew word defined as amar (rm[);a primitive root; properly, apparently to heap; figuratively, to chastise (as if piling blows); specifically (as denominative from 6016) to gather grain (Ibid).

The preparation of the manna, as well as the removal of the barley from its stalks gives us a view of the sufferings of Yahshua, “And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil,” Num. 11:8.

It was ground fine, beaten in a mortar, and baked. This, of course, is the same process that is done for all grain that is made into bread, but how many of us will associate this process with the pain and suffering that Yahshua went through on the last day of His life?

Psalms 22 reveals, “I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me,” Psa. 22:14-17.

Isaiah foretold, “As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider… Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of Yahweh revealed?.....He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of Elohim, and afflicted. 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… He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth…. Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Yahweh shall prosper in his hand,” Isa. 52:14-15; 53:1, 3-5, 7, 10.

The Jewish council were the first to maltreat Yahshua by blindfolding and hitting Him, especially in the face (Lk. 22:64). These had been seeking to trip Him up with various questions and accusations during His whole ministry. At times they had attempted to throw Him off a cliff, and even stone Him. They wouldn’t have dealt easily with Him.

Then Pilate sought to hand Him over to Herod, who at first was happy to see Him, but when He refused to answer his questions “set Him at nought, and he and his soldiers mocked Him (Lk. 23:11). Now, I can tell you that they didn’t handle Him carefully. When a leader of that age was spurned, especially someone like Herod, and his soldiers, they were cruel and heartless in their dealings.

Herod sent Him back to Pilate who still sought to release Him, but the priests and people wouldn’t have it, so he turned Him over to his soldiers to be scourged (whipped), and they followed suit in beating, mocking, whipping Him until it was time for the crucifixion. (Mt. 27:26-31).

The omer of barley also portrayed this because the green ears of barley had to be parched by fire and beaten (Lev. 2:14).

Three groups had Him in their hands, the Jews, Herod and his soldiers, and Pilate and his soldiers. All were under the influence of the serpent Satan who hated Yahshua with a passion. Our true bread from Heaven, our omer of manna, and omer of barley was not treated kindly. The Scriptures reveal this fact!

I want to focus on one more thing before we proceed further, and that is, the Pictorial Hebrew word for “omer”. It looks like this: rmo. Reading from right to left, we have the eye (o), water (m), and head (r). As it applies to Yahshua, we are able to see (o) our spiritual (m) head (r). (Water is a type of the spirit [Jn. 7:37-39] in this instance.) Do you now see how the omer of manna, and omer of barley speak of Him?

….to be continued….

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