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Tag Archives: Yahweh
EN HULLE SAL WEET DAT EK YAHWEH IS
Die hoofstuk waarop ons verlede week gefokus het, Esegiël 36, eindig met die agt woorde: “EN HULLE SAL WEET DAT EK YAHWEH IS” (Eseg 36:38). Hoe wens ons nie vandag dat mense tog tot hierdie ontdekking mag kom nie! Dat meer en meer mense sal weet dat die onsigbare Een wat hulle dalk al 20 … Continue reading
MENSE WAT YAHWEH AS HULLE ELOHIEM BELY
Wanneer dit kom by die bekende Parashah oor die uitstuur van die 12 verspieders – Parashah “Lech lecha” (“STUUR VIR JOU manne uit”) – word die vraag dikwels gevra waarom Yahweh vir Mosheh so ‘n vreemde opdrag gegee het. Veral waarom Hy die woorde “vir jou” gebruik het en byvoorbeeld nie gesê het nie: “vir … Continue reading
Is Y’shua gelyk aan Yahweh?
CC, Plettenbergbaai Ons is so bly dat daar iewers op die wêrel-wye-web darem ook ‘n plekkie is waar ons die waarheid in “onse taal” kan leer. Ons het onlangs die artikel “Die drie-eenheid waarvan geen woord in die Skrif gerep word nie” gelees, en alhoewel ons saamstem dat die lering rondom die drie-eenheid verkeerd is, … Continue reading
Is YHWH en “Ek is” dieselfde?
HS, Worcester Help asb. Kan jy die verskillende wyses YHWH vs Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh, verduidelik. Is dit dieselfde of nie? Kommentaar Net kortliks eers, maar ons kan weer hieroor gesels, as jy wil. Die twee vorme is wesenlik dieselfde – dit wil sê die betekenis is dieselfde, maar die grammatikale vorm verskil. Waarom? Omdat ‘n taal soos … Continue reading
DIE VOORREG OM HOM MYNE TE KAN NOEM
Twee dae gelede, met die aanvang van die negende maand van hierdie jaar (volgens die Skriftuurlike berekening van maande), het ons as ‘n groep nagedink oor ‘n aantal gedeeltes in die Psalms waarin die skrywers spesifiek na Yahweh as “my Elohiem” verwys het. Ons het onder meer na psalms gekyk wat sê “met my Elohiem … Continue reading
THE TRAGEDY WHEN CHOOSING TORAH MEANS LOSING MESSIAH!
Watch this video on YouTube. Slowly but surely there is a new pattern of belief taking shape in our day: People who have previously publicly confessed their belief in Y’shua as the Messiah and have begun to appreciate Torah, are making a complete about turn, rejecting the Messiah and embracing everything Jewish, up to the … Continue reading
THE REVELATION AT THE MOUNTAIN OF ELOHIM
Close to the beginning of this week’s Parashah, we read these words: “Yithro, Mosheh’s father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Mosheh in the wilderness, where he was encamped at the mountain of Elohim” (Ex 18:5). “Mountain of Elohim” is the designation used 4 times in the Book of Exodus with reference to … Continue reading
SPLENDOUR LIKE AN OLIVE TREE
Not many chapters in Scripture provide us with such a clear picture of Yahweh’s favour and love towards his people, as Hoshea 14. It comes to us as a sensitive and heartfelt conversation between Yisrael and his Elohim, Yahweh. The chapter begins with Yisrael speaking to Yahweh, acknowledging that they have turned their backs upon … Continue reading
DIE NAAM VAN YAHWEH JOU ELOHIEM
Ons het ʼn hele tydjie gelede begin met ʼn reeks oor die Tien Woorde (Tien Gebooie) wat ons eers moes onderbreek toe die feeste aangebreek het. Tot sover het ons by die eerste twee Woorde stilgestaan (Geen Ander Magtiges en Geen Gesnede Beeld). Vandag gaan ons na die derde Gebod kyk: “Jy mag die Naam … Continue reading
DIE STRYD RONDOM DIE WAARHEID
Ons het verlede week inleidend na die aspek van waarheid gekyk en aangesluit by die Hebreeuse begrip “tamiem” wat dikwels met “sonder gebrek” vertaal word, maar in wese met WAARHEID te make het en dus ook as “sonder valsheid” vertaal kon word. Skriftuurlik gesproke is mense wat “tamiem” is, mense wat hulle streng hou by … Continue reading
GEEN GESNEDE OF NAGEMAAKTE BEELD
Dis nie so maklik om die onderskeid tussen die eerste en die tweede gebod raak te sien nie. ʼn Mens kan aanvoel dat beide met afgodediens te make het. Ons sou afgodediens kon beskryf as die verering of aanbidding van iets of iemand in die plek van Yahweh. Kom ons kyk na Exodus 20:3-6: Ex … Continue reading
THE SPACE WE MAKE FOR YAHWEH
There is a clear resemblance between the creation of the universe and the creation of the tabernacle. The creation of the universe took place in seven days. The creation of the tabernacle is described in seven passages, each one introduced by the words “And Yahweh spoke to Mosheh, saying …” The seven passages are (1) … Continue reading
GEEN ANDER MAGTIGES
Die eerste gebod van die Tien Gebooie, of meer letterlik, die Tien Woorde, begin met ‘n verklaring van Wie die Een is wat hierdie gebooie gee – wat sy Naam is, oor watter outoriteit Hy beskik en wat sy verbintenis met die mense is vir wie Hy hierdie gebooie gee. Hierdie inleidende verklaring word só … Continue reading
DIE VERHEWE EEN
Die Torah lesing van hierdie week kom uit Shemot (Exodus) 18-20 en dit word aangevul met een gedeelte uit die profetiese boeke, YeshaYahu (Jesaja) 6, en een gedeelte uit die Nuwe Verbond (Matteus 6-7, wat deel uitmaak van die “Bergrede” of “Sermon on the Mount”). Soms is dit nie so maklik om die goue draad … Continue reading
DIT WAT VAN YAHWEH AF KOM
Ons het die afgelope tyd gesien watter kragtige impak die woorde “אני יהוה” (“Ek is Yahweh”) op die doen en late van die mense gehad het wat in ‘n persoonlike verhouding gestaan het met hierdie Een wat Homself as “Yahweh” aan sy volk bekend gemaak het. ‘n Mens hoor dikwels die beswaar dat dit sektaries … Continue reading
DIE VERSTAAN VAN “LOGOS” IN JOHANNES 1
Woordeboek definisies van “logos” Merriam-Webster Dictionary: the divine wisdom manifest in the creation, government, and redemption of the world. Encyclopædia Britannica: the divine reason implicit in the cosmos, ordering it and giving it form and meaning. Oxford Dictionary: the principle of divine reason and creative order. “Logos” in die tyd van die Messias In die … Continue reading
VANDAG AS JULLE SY STEM HOOR
Hierdie week se parashah is die bekende hoofstukke (Num 13 – 15) waarin ons lees van die 12 verspieders wat in die Beloofde Land ingestuur is en wat teruggekom het met ‘n verdeelde boodskap: die berig van 10 van die 12 wat gesê het die land is mooi, maar heeltemal te gevaarlik om in te … Continue reading
DIE WEG VAN AFGESONDERDHEID
Ons het verlede week gesien dat die bekende woord “heilig” nie reg laat geskied aan die Hebreeuse begrip “kadosh” nie en probeer uitvind wat dit beteken om afgesonder te wees en ook ‘n paar sleutels van afgesonderdheid – slegs in Lev 19 en 20 – geïdentifiseer. Sleutels wat met respek en naasteliefde en die Shabbat … Continue reading
IS DAAR VANDAG NOG ENIGE GOEIE NUUS?
Ons lewe in ‘n tyd waarin slegte nuus aan die orde van die dag is. Israel en Palestynse militante is nou al langer as 4 weke in ‘n hewige stryd rondom die Gaza strook betrokke waarin sowat 2000 mense reeds gesterf het. Terwyl die aandag van die hele wêreld op Gaza gefokus is, is daar … Continue reading
TOE YAHWEH INGEGRYP HET
Hierdie week se Torah leesstuk kom uit Shemot (Ex) 13:17 tot 17:16. Die Hebreeuse naam vir hierdie leesstuk of parashah is “beshalach” wat beteken: “Toe hy gestuur het” of “Toe hy laat gaan het” of “Toe hy laat trek het”. Dit verwys na daardie groot oomblik in die geskiedenis van die volk van Israel toe … Continue reading
TORN APART
One of the most intriguing things about the message of Y’shua the Messiah, is the complete contrast in responses of people who are exposed to this message. There are many who reject the message of Y’shua – especially if Y’shua is pictured (as He should be) as the Hebrew Messiah who lived and proclaimed a … Continue reading
THAT WHICH IS HIS
A previous study of the things and the groups of people that are called OURS, especially in the books of prophets like YeshaYahu, YermeYahu and Yechezkel, revealed that as believers, among other things, we are extremely blessed and privileged to call Yahweh OUR ELOHIM. Of course, the only valid reason why we can call Him … Continue reading
DIT WAT JOUNE IS
‘n Opvallende kenmerk van die Skrif in sy geheel, is hoe dikwels daar verwys word na leiers, profete, herders, leraars, ensovoorts … as JOU leiers, JOU profete, JOU herders en JOU leraars. By implikasie beteken dit dat jy as gelowige jou nie van leiers, profete, herders, leraars, of watter persone met outoriteit daar ook al … Continue reading
DIE NEGE EN NEGENTIG
‘n Paar jaar gelede is daar ‘n omstrede strokiesprent (“comic book”) reeks bekendgestel wat vandag nog die wêreld aan die praat het. Die naam van die reeks is “The 99”. Daar is deesdae ook ‘n film wat op die reeks gebaseer is met die titel “Wham! Bam! Islam!” Die skepper van die reeks is ‘n … Continue reading
NET EEN SOOS HY
Mense het nog altyd ‘n onverklaarbare obsessie met getalle en die kombinasie van getalle gehad. Soos ‘n mens gister weer met die 11-11-11 verskynsel gesien het. Ek het gisteroggend so bietjie krieket op TV gekyk – dis nie aldag dat ‘n mens die geleentheid het om te sien hoe Suid-Afrika vir Australië ‘n behoorlike pak … Continue reading