Reader Beware! If this is your first exposure to Robert Somerville's biblical insights, you will quickly discover he has led you to the table of the Savior who called, "Come and dine."Īs you read this material concerning the Menorah and discover its biblical significance to the Christian community and scriptural exegesis, you will know that a greater knowledge (revelation) of Jesus Christ is dependent upon understanding the Judaic "roots" of the Christian faith. Yom Kippur – books are opened, deeds revealed.".I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of Gold.and his seven lamps thereon." Zechariah 4:2 Shavuot is when the Torah was given at Sinai, and the Spirit to the believers – “guiding lights” Unleavened Bread – Divided from sin by eating the bread of truth, chametz is separated from usįor a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us Īnd the government will rest on His shoulders Īnd His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,ĭay 3 – 3 is sign of Messiah, a sign of LifeĮtzah – though from a different word root, is similar to Etz – tree. Mirror of creation of the heavens and earth Pesach – creation of nation of Israel from slavery in Egypt So – it seems we can indeed make the chiastic pairings of the Sprits of Adonai!Ĭhiastic Spirit of Adonai, Creation and the Feasts Spirit of Reverence Yirat Adonai ירְאַת יְהֹוָהĬhiastic Structure of the Spirits of AdonaiĮquating Wisdom and Reverence (fear), and Understanding and Knowledgeġ0 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. Spirit of Adonai Ruach Adonai רוּחַ יְהֹוָה He will strike the land with a rod from his mouthĪnd slay the wicked with a breath from his lips.ĥ Justice will be the belt around his waist, He will decide fairly for the humble of the land. The Spirit of knowledge and fearing Adonai -Ĥ but he will judge the impoverished justly They are mentioned four times in Revelation, 1:4, 3:1, 4:5 and 5:6īut a branch will emerge from the trunk of Yishai, Supplementing the prophets with understanding from book of Proverbs, Bill uncovers a chiastic structure surrounding the 7 Spirits of God.Īfter showing the 7 Spirits of God viewed as a chiastic structure, Bill then goes on to link these aspects of God’s spirit to the 7 days of creation.īelow are Bill’s notes, along with the images demonstrating the chiastic structure. In his Torah teaching, ToD teacher Bill Patton digs into the text of the New Testament and the Hebrew prophets regarding the 7 Spirits of God. One example is from the Flood narrative in the Torah: He showed how the Tenakh’s explanation of aspects of God’s Spirit can be viewed as a chiastic structure.Ī chiastic structure is a literary device seen in ancient literature that builds up to a major point and resolves in reverse order. As he dug deeper into these texts, he showed a hidden meaning within the “Seven Spirits of God” mentioned in the Tenakh and in the New Testament. The Seven Spirits of God as a Chiastic Structureĭigging into the Torah can sometimes uncover things not visible from a surface read.Īt a recent Shabbat service, Bill Patton, one of the Tabernacle of David teachers, spoke on Torah, haftarah, and New Testament.
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