Hear O Israel: The Shema Reveals King David's Eyes

Tanakh; various | 13 March 2016

[Ezekiel]

WhY the LargE LetterS?

Wine is produced from the material within the grape. It comes from a place that is hidden within, and exemplifies that which is hidden and needs to be brought forth. Likewise, spirituality is hidden in our physical world and needs to be brought forth.

For this reason, the numerical value of the Hebrew word for wine, Yayin, is the same as the numerical value of the Hebrew word for secret, Sod. Wine exemplifies the "secret" of the physical – i.e. the spiritual. Therefore, at any spiritual time or event, Judaism attaches wine in order to bring out the spiritual potential inherent in that event. As the Talmud says, "When wine goes in, the secret comes out".

http://www.betemunah.org/wine.html

Dev 6

4. Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
5. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might:
6. And these words, which I command you this day, shall be in your heart:
7. And you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up:
8. And you shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes:
9. And you shall write them upon the posts of your house, and on your gates:

Shema Yisrael

What is behind the most famous Jewish prayer?

Shema Yisrael – "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One" – is perhaps the most famous of all Jewish sayings.

The Shema is a declaration of faith, a pledge of allegiance to One God. It is said upon arising in the morning and upon going to sleep at night. It is said when praising God and when beseeching Him. It is the first prayer that a Jewish child is taught to say. It is the last words a Jew says prior to death.

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A primary theme of the first verse is the Oneness of God: "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One" (Deut. 6:4).

Further, as written in a Torah scroll, the letters "Ayin" and "Daled" of the first verse are enlarged – encoded to spell out the Hebrew word Aid – "witness." When we say the Shema, we are testifying to the Oneness of God.

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When a Jew says Shema, it is customary to close and cover one's eyes. The other time in Jewish tradition that one's eyes are specifically closed is upon death. Just as at the end of days we will come to understood how even the "bad" was actually for the "good," so too while saying the Shema we strive for that level of belief and understanding.

http://www.aish.com/jl/m/pb/48954656.html

And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might:

Psalm 138

1.Of David; I will praise you with my whole heart; before princes I will sing praise to you:
2. I will worship toward your holy temple, and praise your name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have magnified your word above all your name:
3. In the day when I cried you answered me, and strengthened me with strength in my soul:
4. All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O Lord, when they hear the words of your mouth:
5. And they shall sing in the ways of the Lord; for great is the glory of the Lord:
6. Though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly; but the arrogant he knows from far away:
7. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you will revive me; you shall stretch forth your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand shall save me:
8. May the Lord fulfil his purpose for me! Your loving kindness, O Lord, endures for ever; do not forsake the works of your own hands:

And these words, which I command you this day, shall be in your heart

King David is one of the most important figures in Jewish history. Born in 907 BCE, he reigns as king of Israel for 40 years, dying at age 70 in 837 BCE.

There is so much that can be said about him. Some people like to focus on the warrior aspect -- the chivalrous warrior fighting for God -- but when his persona and accomplishments are considered as a whole, it is his spiritual greatness that shines most of all.

David's first and foremost drive is to have a relationship with God. We get the glimpse of the beauty of his soul when we read the Psalms, most of which he wrote. Who doesn't know:

The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want ... (Psalm 23)
The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom should I fear ... (Psalm 27)
I lift my eyes to the mountains -- from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, Maker of heaven and earth ... (Psalm 121)

Even when we consider his military conquest, we see that the driving force behind them was his attachment to God.

David: The King

Q: What is behind the most famous Jewish prayer?

A: DAVID'S EYES, a beautiful, Torah-correct sense of judgment

1 Sam 16

11. And Samuel said to Jesse, Are here all your children? And he said, There remains still the youngest, and, behold, he keeps the sheep; And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he comes here:
12. And he sent, and brought him in; And he was red haired, with beautiful eyes, and good looking; And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he:

The sages relate that when Samuel first saw the reddish youth brought before him, he was taken aback in fear lest he resemble Esau, a shedder of blood. But God told him, albeit he is reddish he will only shed blood in war to protect the Jewish People and sanctify the Name of God – indeed he is reddish (for a king must possess an affinity to red, the color of might, embodied in the blood) but with (not and, as the normal syntax of the phrase would suggest) beautiful eyes, i.e., with a beautiful, Torah-correct sense of judgment (based upon the teachings of the Sanhedrin, the Supreme Court of Israel, the “eyes” of the congregation).

Who Am I? The Reddishness of King David

 

Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.

This is the greatest commandment.

How else did King David compose all of those psalms?
His songs, praises, laments... through them we can learn all about him. How he thought, how he felt, how he judged... how his eyes perceived..

What do they say? That

David loved the Lord his God with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might.

THE SHEMA REVEALS DAVID'S EYES.

The Messiah. Who else could he be but the son of David?

[Ezekiel]

A study on the heart, soul, and mind of King David.

[BipolarBob]

Thanks for posting.

[Ezekiel]

Do the images show up for you?

These days, I have to create graphics in order to post Hebrew fonts. :(

[Ezekiel]

Ah, check the date. Not intentional, but... nothing is by chance.

I hope this image displays:

[Ezekiel]

For your interest.

[Larry Lucido]

He’s got Bette Davis eyes.

[EveningStar]

Sh’ma Yisra’eil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad

[Ezekiel]

Thank you very much for the ping.

I’ll ping you when I get the tree of Ezekiel 37 posted. Ever put those two sticks together? I mean the letters, the ayin and the tzaddi that spell etz. Because they are branches.

Sticks, trees, wood... a couple of forked branches joined at the base and voila, a tree which is a four-headed shin. And that’s just for starters. Kind of a big hint to keep on going.

So you take a closer look at the tree and its individual branches (letters) and it instructs just where the words go: Bnei Israel and friend(s) on the nun (posterity), Judah on the zayin (scepter), Joseph/Ephraim on the yud (the “hand” of the Tzaddik), and the house of Israel and friend(s) on the nun sofit (posterity, which is doubled).

Well then that spells nazin (infinitive is l’hezin), “we will nourish”. Ah, yet another simple meaning. :)

[Read Write Repeat]

Thanks for posting. :)

[Ezekiel]

Another meaning of nun is a bar nafli, one who has fallen, or a miscarriage. In the Torah portion entitled Balak, the prophet Bilaam prophesizes the coming of two kings. The first one is King David. The second is King Mashiach, who will rise from David’s descendants in the final days.

The Midrash states that David was originally supposed to have died through a miscarriage. He was able to survive only because Adam (the first man) bequeathed David seventy of his own years. Mashiach, a descendant of David, is called a bar nafli, literally translated as the “son of one who has fallen,” or a miscarriage.

Nun -- Mashiach

Num 24

15. And he took up his discourse, and said, The speech of Balaam, the son Beor, and the speech of a man whose eyes are open:
16. The speech of one who heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, who saw the vision of the Almighty falling down (nofel) but having his eyes open (revealed)
17. I shall see him, but not now; I shall behold him, but not near; there shall come a star out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall strike the corners of Moab, and destroy all the sons of Seth:

his discourse (parable) = mem shin lamed vav (meshalo)

Check the first words of the Shema in the images above. HIS PARABLE -- Mem Shin Lamed Vav -- is at a skip of three.

there shall come a star out of Jacob

darak kokav miyakov:

There are sounds (of words), and then there are the SIGHTS of words. What's in the vision of Shaddai falling down?

Shaddai: she'dai, shin dalet yud, the hand (yud dalet) of Shaddai, "who is David (14)", falling down (the one who has fallen).

there shall come (darak)... DAVID

Seeing The Voices

The verse immediately following the Ten Commandments states:

And the entire nation saw the voices and the thunder, and the sound of the shofar, and the mountain was consumed with smoke. The people saw and were frightened; therefore they stood at a distance. They said to Moses, "You speak to us and we will hear, but God shall not speak to us lest we die." (Exodus 20:15-16)

Here the Torah tells us that the people saw the sounds, and this frightened them. They ask Moses to speak, in order that they might hear. Moses counters, and tells the people:

"Do not be frightened. God desires to uplift you, that the fear (awe) of God will be upon you, that you will be unable to sin." The people stood from afar, and Moses approached the mist from where God [communicated]. (Exodus 20:17,18)

That the people saw, rather than heard the sounds, is further confirmed by the very next verse:

God said to Moses, "Thus tell the people, "You have seen that from heaven I have spoken with you."" (Exodus 20:18)

And by the words of Rashi:

They saw the sounds; they saw that which is usually heard, that which was impossible to see under different circumstances. [Rashi 20:15)

Again the verb "see" is used instead of "hear," and we get a picture of God speaking in a miraculous way -- it is a communication that the people can see, but cannot hear. And when God invites them to listen, they were so awestruck that they recoil and miss that opportunity.

Supernatural Communication

In the Torah portion entitled Balak, the prophet Bilaam prophesizes the coming of two kings. The first one is King David. The second is King Mashiach, who will rise from David’s descendants in the final days.

I shall see him, but not now; I shall behold him, but not near; there shall come...

Now that's funny.

"Hear" O Israel, filed under "Seventy faces of Torah."

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[Yaelle]

On my lips every night and whenever anything is happening.

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Ever notice that the “ayin” looks like two eyes, with the optic nerves coming off them to join together in the brain?

Just a thought. :-)

Thanks for the post.

[Ezekiel]

Ever notice that the “ayin” looks like two eyes, with the optic nerves coming off them to join together in the brain?

Not initially, but I had run across the descriptions in various references over time. The other meanings [of their being wells/springs/fountains] provide additional insight.

One thing that jumped out was the description of the great flood, when the fountains of the deep were broken up. Water from the depths, bursting forth to cleanse and rectify, while at the same time the windows of the heaven are pouring down waters from above.

From above and below at the same time, the centerpoint of remaining human existence being the ark.

So it made sense to take a closer look at the words.

Gen 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened:

The fountains are from the word ayin.
"Broken up" (baqa) is the root of beqa (the half shekel of the sanctuary).
The windows are some type of lattice work, and they were "opened".
The word for opened is the root of the word for key.

This is all particularly interesting to me because of the date (17 Cheshvan, Oct 30, 2015). This was the commencement of a "great flood", so to speak. From above and below...

The same concept appears in what Balaam saw: the vision of Shaddai falling, but with its eyes revealed (see how it relates to the Megillah). The star decends from above, and the scepter rises from below.

On one hand it's a "kokav miyakov". On the other, it's a "Megillat Esther", the revealing of the hidden star (and plot).

Stars in the hands, now that sure has a certain familiarity to it. Revelation, but... curious how the current excitement on the Geula blogs has to do with this star prophecy, the references in the Zohar, and [the timing of] Purim.

The Zohar passages above -- if nothing else -- sure provide a densely-packed concentration of key words, phrases, and related numbers. Way too much to chalk up to chance. There for the extracting.