February 17, 2006
YHVH - Ribon Olam (Sovereign of the Universe), You have created the heavens and stretched them out, You spread out the earth and all that comes out of it; You, Bor’eynu (our Creator), give breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it” (Isa 42:5). You are YHVH, that is Your name! You said that You will not give Your glory to another or Your praise to idols.
We see, Avinu Ba’sha’ma’yim (our Father in Heaven), that the former things have taken place, and now new things You are declaring; before they even spring into being You have announced them to us (Isa 42:8-9). You have told us about them and declared these things long ago; before they even happened You announced them to us; we have heard these things and looked at them all, so that we would not say that our idols did them, our wooden images, and metal gods ordained them.
You, Elohey Emet (G-d of Truth), will tell us of new things, of hidden things unknown to us. They are created now, and not long ago; we have not heard of them before today. So we cannot say, `Yes, we knew of them.' We have neither heard nor understood from of old, for our ears have not been open. Well do You, Elohey Tzedek (G-d of Righteousness), know how treacherous we are; we were called rebels from birth. For Your own name's sake You delayed Your wrath; for the sake of Your praise You have held it back from us, so as not to cut us off. You have refined us, though not as silver; but You - Shofet Tzedek (Righteous Judge), have tested us in the furnace of affliction. For Your own sake, Elohey Chesed (G-d of Mercy), for Your own sake, You do this. For how can You let Yourself be defamed? You will not yield Your glory to another” (Isa 48:5-11).
Therefore we must tell our people, what You, YHVH - Elohey Yisrael (G-d of Israel), are saying to us. You are bidding us to return to You, so that You will also return to us. We are not to be like our forefathers, to whom the earlier prophets spoke. For You, YHVH - Elohey Yisrael (G-d of Israel), asked them to turn from their evil ways and their evil practices, but they would not listen or pay attention to You. You have therefore asked us to learn from our forefathers, and their prophets. You, Elohey Avraham, Yitzchak and Ya’acov (G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob), have made us to understand that Your words and Your decrees, which You commanded Your servants the prophets to speak to our forefathers, finally overtook our forefathers and as a result they repented and said, `YHVH Shof’teynu (our Judge) has done to us what our ways and practices deserve, just as He determined to do'" (Zech 1:3-6).
We, of the house of Ya'acov and all of us who remain of the house of Yisrael, need to listen to You, for You have upheld us since we were conceived, and You have carried us since our birth. Even to our old age and gray hairs You are YHVH - Ro’yenu (our Shepherd). You are the One that will sustain us. You have made us and You will carry us; You, M’gee’neynu (our Protector/Shield) will sustain us; for You are YHVH - Mephal’teynu (our Rescuer) (Isa. 46:3-4). You have only asked us to acknowledge our guilt, for we have rebelled against You, YHVH - Mal’keynu (our King). We have scattered Your favors to the foreign gods under every spreading tree and have not obeyed You.
Therefore we, Your faithless people, must repent and return. For You, YHVH are Ba’layenu (our Master). You have chosen us, even one from a town and two from a clan and are bringing us to Tzyion. There You will give us shepherds after Your own heart, who will lead us with knowledge and understanding (Jer. 3:13-15).
You have promised and have declared to us, El Ne’eman (Faithful G-d), that we should not to be afraid, for You Go’aleynu (our Redeemer), are with us; You will bring our children from the east and gather us from the west. You will say to the north, ”Give them up”, and to the south, “Do not hold them back”. You will bring your sons, from afar and Your daughters from the ends of the earth-- everyone who is called by Your name, YHVH – Yeshua’teynu (our salvation), whom You have created for Your own glory, whom You have formed and made" (Isa 43:5-7). For You – Elohey Tziyon (G-d of Zion) will take us out of the nations; You will gather us from all the countries and will bring us back into our own land (Eze. 36:24).
Amen!
Ephraim
YHVH - Ribon Olam (Sovereign of the Universe), You have created the heavens and stretched them out, You spread out the earth and all that comes out of it; You, Bor’eynu (our Creator), give breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it” (Isa 42:5). You are YHVH, that is Your name! You said that You will not give Your glory to another or Your praise to idols.
We see, Avinu Ba’sha’ma’yim (our Father in Heaven), that the former things have taken place, and now new things You are declaring; before they even spring into being You have announced them to us (Isa 42:8-9). You have told us about them and declared these things long ago; before they even happened You announced them to us; we have heard these things and looked at them all, so that we would not say that our idols did them, our wooden images, and metal gods ordained them.
You, Elohey Emet (G-d of Truth), will tell us of new things, of hidden things unknown to us. They are created now, and not long ago; we have not heard of them before today. So we cannot say, `Yes, we knew of them.' We have neither heard nor understood from of old, for our ears have not been open. Well do You, Elohey Tzedek (G-d of Righteousness), know how treacherous we are; we were called rebels from birth. For Your own name's sake You delayed Your wrath; for the sake of Your praise You have held it back from us, so as not to cut us off. You have refined us, though not as silver; but You - Shofet Tzedek (Righteous Judge), have tested us in the furnace of affliction. For Your own sake, Elohey Chesed (G-d of Mercy), for Your own sake, You do this. For how can You let Yourself be defamed? You will not yield Your glory to another” (Isa 48:5-11).
Therefore we must tell our people, what You, YHVH - Elohey Yisrael (G-d of Israel), are saying to us. You are bidding us to return to You, so that You will also return to us. We are not to be like our forefathers, to whom the earlier prophets spoke. For You, YHVH - Elohey Yisrael (G-d of Israel), asked them to turn from their evil ways and their evil practices, but they would not listen or pay attention to You. You have therefore asked us to learn from our forefathers, and their prophets. You, Elohey Avraham, Yitzchak and Ya’acov (G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob), have made us to understand that Your words and Your decrees, which You commanded Your servants the prophets to speak to our forefathers, finally overtook our forefathers and as a result they repented and said, `YHVH Shof’teynu (our Judge) has done to us what our ways and practices deserve, just as He determined to do'" (Zech 1:3-6).
We, of the house of Ya'acov and all of us who remain of the house of Yisrael, need to listen to You, for You have upheld us since we were conceived, and You have carried us since our birth. Even to our old age and gray hairs You are YHVH - Ro’yenu (our Shepherd). You are the One that will sustain us. You have made us and You will carry us; You, M’gee’neynu (our Protector/Shield) will sustain us; for You are YHVH - Mephal’teynu (our Rescuer) (Isa. 46:3-4). You have only asked us to acknowledge our guilt, for we have rebelled against You, YHVH - Mal’keynu (our King). We have scattered Your favors to the foreign gods under every spreading tree and have not obeyed You.
Therefore we, Your faithless people, must repent and return. For You, YHVH are Ba’layenu (our Master). You have chosen us, even one from a town and two from a clan and are bringing us to Tzyion. There You will give us shepherds after Your own heart, who will lead us with knowledge and understanding (Jer. 3:13-15).
You have promised and have declared to us, El Ne’eman (Faithful G-d), that we should not to be afraid, for You Go’aleynu (our Redeemer), are with us; You will bring our children from the east and gather us from the west. You will say to the north, ”Give them up”, and to the south, “Do not hold them back”. You will bring your sons, from afar and Your daughters from the ends of the earth-- everyone who is called by Your name, YHVH – Yeshua’teynu (our salvation), whom You have created for Your own glory, whom You have formed and made" (Isa 43:5-7). For You – Elohey Tziyon (G-d of Zion) will take us out of the nations; You will gather us from all the countries and will bring us back into our own land (Eze. 36:24).
Amen!
Ephraim
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