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Category: Biblical Hebrew

God's Word, God's Dwelling

Messianic Insights from the Hebrew Alphabet

In the second part of this series on the Hebrew alphabet, we explore the letter beit—a testimony to the Word which was in the beginning. If we believe that every letter of the Torah is divinely inspired, many valuable lessons can be learnt and deeper understanding can be gained from the "hidden" meanings contained in the text.

The Hebrew Letter ב

"The Word of God is in the Bible as the soul is in the body" —Peter Taylor Forsyth

The name of the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet is beit (בית), which means "house". This word is found in several Hebrew names, such as בית אל (Bethel, "House of God"), and בית לחם (Bethlehem, "House of bread").1 Even the shape of the letter depicts a floor, ceiling, wall and doorway of a house. Since the name and form of beit (ב) represent a house, we shall consider several ways in which it symbolizes a dwelling place. In this article we shall see how beit represents:

  • Yeshua, in Whom the fullness of Elohim dwells
  • The Tanach, in which dwells God's Word to mankind
  • The Creation itself, the present dwelling place of mankind.2

The Scriptures and the Word

When the Bible uses the terms "Word" and "Scriptures" something specific and unique is intended by each. The Scriptures (literally "writings") are physical in nature in that they consist of ink on paper. They are God's words recorded in a physical way. Anything that can be done to a physical object can be done to the Scriptures. They can be bought, sold, burned, given away, or stored on a bookshelf. Although we are commanded to study the Scriptures, and may even memorize them from cover to cover, it is still possible to miss their purpose and be unaffected by their power.

The Word, on the other hand, is spiritual and alive. You can bur...

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© 2009 First Fruits of Zion. All rights reserved. We encourage you to share this material with your friends for further personal study. However, This material may not be republished, in print, electronically, or any other form without our prior permission. Adapted from Bikurei Tziyon #63 .

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