Sunday, September 26, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
JERUSALEM - Main Valleys
Kidron Valley (4)
Tyropoeon Valley (5)
Hinnom Valley (6)
“My Name Shall be There...”
In 1 Kings , Solomon quotes the Lord as stating that HIS Name shall be in the land where Solomon is to build the House of GOD:
In 1 Kings , Solomon quotes the Lord as stating that HIS Name shall be in the land where Solomon is to build the House of GOD:
1 Kings 8:28-29: That Thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My Name shall be there: that Thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which Thy servant shall make toward this place.”
It is interesting that the three valleys form the Hebrew letter “Shin.” A modern version of the Shin is shown in the picture below ( top left inset) . The "Shin" represents GOD’s Name as in “EL SHADDAI”. This is how God revealed Himself to the patriarchs in Exodus 6:2-3.
It is interesting that the three valleys form the Hebrew letter “Shin.” A modern version of the Shin is shown in the picture below ( top left inset) . The "Shin" represents GOD’s Name as in “EL SHADDAI”. This is how God revealed Himself to the patriarchs in Exodus 6:2-3.
The "Shin" likewise represents GOD’s Name and character on mezzuzot placed on doorposts as commanded in Deuteronomy 6:9: “And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.”
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