Prophet Pearls #5 – Chayei Sarah (1 Kings 1:1-31)

I may b wrong Nehemia, but we need to stay away from christianity.

I thank Yah daily that my mother, who raised me as a Christian always had us pray to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the spirit of Jesus Christ. For me, I was always confused as to why people prayed to Jesus when he prayed to his Father. My mother also imbued in us not to lie. Whenever she thought we were lying (and sometimes we definitely were) she would have us Swear to God that we were telling the truth. Funnily enough, even as a child, I could never lie if swearing by YeHoVaH. May I be a man who is so truthful and faithful in his word that he may swear by the name of my God, just as our living example showed us. He wrote it down and he showed us the proper actions and interpretation of that written Word and exalted his works by showing you that the Torah made flesh is the perfect man. For any of my Christian fellows: Walk as he walked! Live as he lived! This is what it means to accept the Son, is to accept what he was, which is the Torah of YeHoVaH and follow his lead. Blessed be THY name Yehovah and may your Kingdom be blessed.

LOL for 2020 @ 26:25: “What’s the difference between someone who’s actually the President and someone who claims to be the President? If he claims to be the President and everyone accepts it, then he is – even if he shouldn’t be.”

Shalom! going through this haftarah again the questions arose: was Abishag a mistress or nurse? how she remain a virgin is another question. were does she end after the death of king David? i

But Abishag WAS a virgin, and remained so, in her attendance upon King David.

In Europe in the Middle Ages, at public baths/spas, it was customary for a woman servant to prewarm the guests’ bed by lying in it for a while before the guest retired. Either that or a regular metal or clay bedwarmer with hot coals…

It wasn’t the prophet Nathan that had the woman from Tekoah go tell the story, it was Joab. 2Samuel 14

In Genesis 22 : 16 – Yehovah says to Abraham ” By Myself have I sworn ” and when David says in 1 King 1 : 30 – ” even as I swore to you ” but qualified by ” by Yehovah ” : the very use of the Hebrew Term ” Sheva” is irrevocable .

“May the king (david) live forever!” A perfect blessing for a dire time, especially considering that a blessing of life for anything less than forever is the same as a sentense of death; except deferred. Even if she had no power to enforce the blessing, it would have plainly showed david that she had no ill will toward him at all, only good will. That would be appropriate, as david had just proclaimed to save her and solomon’s life. Not all is esoteric, but all has a practical side too. Yah bless! (and chaiaoeh!)

In all fairness Aron, I guess we both know plenty of virgins who also happen to be young women, and plenty of young women who happen to be virgins. Some, but not necessarily all, will be both. Evidently Rivkah was both, and was described so in the scripture. I’m guessing you saw “foul” where none existed.

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Just listened, why would young maiden that kept David warm be called a virgin if she wasn’t?

Nehemiah has reason to be excited about his insight regarding eternal life found in the phrase-
“Let my lord King David live forever!”

We find a second witness at the end of Psalm 17 being a prayer by King David.
“…From men of the world, whose portion is in this life”
“As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake.”

The phrase “When I awake” coincides with Daniel 12:2 “Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake …” this is in contrast to those “whose portion is in this life”.

SOLOMON THE WISE

Why should life have been easy when Solomon was able to take advantage of those slaves hanging around to build the tunnels and waterways, naturally ?

The Jebusites were common peoples, and lazy too, it seems, as they build their houses near the spring.

The miracles start, when the healing begins, and the poor slaves are restored.

Hmm…

An interesting article

http://www.bibleplaces.com/warrenshaft.htm

That’s why it’s a miracle!

Sorry to bother you with all these questions,

But,

Is there, or has there ever been , a natural water spring within the Haram esh-Sharif
???

If no, would this possibly rule out “The” place of Solomon’s temple ??

PPS
Nehemia,

Your explanation of the Gihon spring is very interesting, because of the following Psalm..

87:7 As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in you.

Would this place Zion over the gushing spring/springs ?

P.S.
At the same time Ezekiel’s temple comes to mind. Obviously this is yet future, yet would this not imply the same place as Solomon’s temple??

Gihon kind of makes sense because of the gushing-cleansing living waters…???

Interesting, thank you.

Actually, is this be the place where Solomon’s temple had been built?

Haha. No. Gichon means to “gush forth”. It refers to the nature of the Gichon Spring. It gushes forth with water about every 40 minutes and in between gushes trickles out slowly. This is a rare type of natural spring called a “siphon spring” or “rhythmic spring”.

GIHON
valley of grace
(Hitchcock)

Is there any substance in this interpretation ??

Nehemiah,

Please may I ask what the word “Gihon” means translated?

On the question of why Nathan set Bathsheba up to enter first, and him to come in and repeat the events:
“On the testimony of two witnesses is a matter to be established.” To testify that Aviyashav was usurping the throne, and request that King David intervene and name another be successor, would render – essentially – a probable death sentence to Aviyashav. I believe that Nathan was aware of the import of the situation, and ensured that a right judgement would be rendered. Judging, as he desired to do, from the basis of Torah, David would have recognized the importance of two witnesses standing before him, and that he had an obligation to do the right thing. David’s history of not correcting his son implies that perhaps David would have avoided dealing with his wayward, and willful, son, and delayed making a decision/ judgement. Perhaps this was God’s idea – an inspired way of cornering David, in a way, and ensuring Solomon’s kingship.

Hey there, Prophet Patriots (Keith and Nehemiah).

Another great contribution to the study of YeHoVaH’s word in the 1 Kings 1:1-1:31 haftarah portion coming from the dynamic duo; that banner for your program is great. It really is great to hear both of you again digging for solid information on the ancient Hebrew sources of faith. I could use some clarity on what was briefly mentioned in I Kings 1:1-31.

Maybe it is only in how I heard Keith’s ‘softball’ toss of ‘virgin’ (bethuwlah) in 1 Kings 1:1-1:31 as contrasted with Isaiah 7:14 (almah), to which Nehemiah offered the “obvious” home-run that Isaiah’s use does not allow virgin. I’m not sure what the point in that was, unless it is to cast doubt on the understanding [in my words] found in Matthew’s take on the verse in Hebrew Matthew (and in English Matt. 1:23).

My point (?): If the Hebrew writer of Matthew concluded that the Hebrew writer of Isaiah (as is pertains to the use of almah for ‘virgin’ verses ‘maiden’ or ‘young woman’) was correct in saying “virgin (bethuwlah),” then the more obvious understanding, when comparing scripture with scripture, is found in the associated Torah portion, Genesis 23:1-25:18.

The Pearl: I find it fascinating that YeHoVaH would inspire the Hebrew text that Moses was writing for Hebrew believers to include (1st) bethuwlah in Genesis 24:16 and secondly almah in verse 43, both of which were accurately translated into virgin. Here is the same author in the same language writing about the same characters (Abraham’s servant and Rebekah)…all in the same chapter calling Rebekah bethuwlah-almah-virgin. Possible for sure, but is it likely that Isaiah understood Moses’s use of the Hebrew language in antiquity pertaining to how, when, and whom either bethuwlah or almah (perhaps both) are used, and thereafter translated into virgin? I think the quick teamwork comment to included an unrelated text to the scheduled reading is a foul play and falls into eisegesis. Brethren, please stick with exegesis, because the support for *Isa. 7:14’s ‘virgin’ is absolutely and correctly withing the bounds of this field, causing both of you in this portion to be found wanting. You guys missed that pearl.

In love: Brethren, keep reading…

thank you so much from Holland!

Shalom, Nehemia and Keith (please pass this on to him)!

Truly enjoy these Prophet Pearls as well as the Torah Pearls; blessings upon both of you!

Doing the search about the Hebrew word meanings as the two of you were talking, and found a couple more “pearls” ……

The first was in connection with Adoniyahu’s choice of places to hold his sacrificial feast of his kingship (1 Ki. 1:9) “… at the Zohelet stone which was near En-rogel”. I found out that the word “Zohelet” means “crawling” as in serpents and the word for stone is ‘even, to build ; so it sounds like this just may have been an altar stone for serpent worship. Am I deducing correctly or not?

The second one was that the phrase that King David uses in 1 Ki. 1:29 “As Yehovah lives, who has redeemed me from every trouble” he also used back in 2 Sam. 4:9 when he has the murderers of King Sha’ul’s son, Ish-boshet killed just like he killed the man who thought he was bringing David good news about the death of King Sha’ul! I found it interesting that David used this phrase in conjunction with situations where men of vile, conniving minds and hearts acted for or against David and what and Who he stood for!

Shavuah-tov, Kyla

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When Messiah comes, how will it be declared? There is no Roman-appointed high priest anymore. If the Sanhedrin’s call differs again from the mass-aggreement of people on the ground, will the people win out this time?

I think that “thigh” can also mean a staff of power, such as Moses staff, or the goad or maddox which a man uses to drive oxen. This is how I have always considered the thigh, as placing the hands on the staff of power. Didn’t EliYahu leave his staff for Elisha???

Shalom,

1kings2:22-24

Interestingly , when one keeps reading , the conspiracy becomes quite obvious…

Thank you , Nehemiah , for adding clarity to the story.

I’ll have to listen at least two more times – you guys keep me thinking.

Like a future false king/leader may attempt to usurp (false messiah ) verses the correct Messiah? Watch out for coming counterfeits israel.

Bathsheba and Nathan remind David of his word and promise to bestow the appointment onto Solomon. King David was still in control as the King (let that never slip anyone’s mind about God even when kings and prophets are appointed) David gave a voluntary appointment. Without that appointment many people would have died. Solomon therefore became salvation for his mother and Nathan.

David,Moses also called on God in a personal way to fulfill his word and promises to bring events about.

Thank you for posting early! We appreciate being able to spend time with you both and mulling over your words and your pearls. My husband and I host a Torah study each Saturday morning and love to be prepared. Your resource is a blessing!