Mat. 1:23 “See, a maiden shall conceive, and she shall give birth to a Son, and they shall call His Name Immanu’ĕl1694,” which translated, means, “Ěl2316 with3326 us2257.”
G1694 Ἐμμανουήλ Emmanouēl em-man-oo-ale'
Of Hebrew origin [H6005]; God with us; Emmanuel, a name of Christ: - Emmanuel.
Is. 7:14 “Therefore יהוה 136 Himself 1931 gives you a sign: Look, the maiden conceives and gives birth to a Son, and shall call His Name Immanu’ĕl1 6005. Footnote: Ěl with us. See also Matt. 1:23.
H6005 עמּנוּאל ‛immânû'êl im-maw-noo-ale'
From H5973 and H410 with suffix pronoun inserted; with us (is) God; Immanuel, a name of Isaiah’s son: - Immanuel.
John Gills exposition of the Entire Bible 1887
Mat. 1:23 and they shall call his name Emmanuel.
The difference between Isaiah and Matthew is very inconsiderable, it being in the one "thou shalt call", that is, thou virgin shalt call him by this name; and in the other "they shall call", that is, Joseph, Mary, and others; for, besides that some copies read the text in Matthew (caleseiv) "thou shalt call", the words both in the one and the other may be rendered impersonally, "and shall be called"; and the meaning is, not that he should be commonly known and called by such a name, any more than by any, or all of those mentioned in (Isaiah 9:6) , but only that he should be so, which is a frequent use of the word; or he should be that, and so accounted by others, which answers to the signification of this name, which the Evangelist says, being interpreted is God with us: for it is a compound word of (la) "God" and (wnme) "with us", and well agrees with Jesus, who is God in our nature, the word that was made flesh and dwelt among us. (John 1:14) , and is the one and only Mediator between God and us, (1 Timothy 2:5). So the Septuagint interpret the word in (Isaiah 8:8). End John Gills exposition of the Entire Bible 1887
The difference that I have been able to surmise is that Emmanuel is a Greek translation and Immanuel is the Hebrew translation. Everything that I have researched suggests that it should have been translated properly as Immanuel because it is a direct quote from Isaiah 7:14 and He would have been reading from the scroll of Isaiah in the temple, which was written in Hebrew, and the writer would have known that if he was going to quote it. It would have been very unlikely that he could have afforded such a scroll, so he would have had to get his information on this subject matter from the temple.
Something I just have to point out here that is so important, and that is Immanuel means "Elohim with us", not "Someone like Elohim with us"! Or Someone just coming in His behalf! It means "Elohim With Us" !
Mat. 3:3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Yeshayahu, saying, “A voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of יהוה, make His paths straight.’ ”1 Footnote:1Isa. 40:3.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim. :2 He was in the beginning with Elohim. :3 All came to be through Him,1 and without Him not even one came to be that came to be.
Cross reference:
• Eph 3:9 and to make all see how this secret is administered, which for ages past has been hidden in Elohim who created all through יהושע Messiah,
• Heb 1:2 has in these last days spoken to us by the Son, whom He has appointed heir of all, through whom also He made the ages,
• Heb 11:3 By belief, we understand that the ages were prepared by the word of Elohim, so that what is seen was not made of what is visible.
• 2Pe 3:5 For they choose to have this hidden from them: that the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, by the Word of Elohim,
• Psa 33:6 By the Word1 of יהוה the heavens were made, And all their host by the Spirit1 of His mouth, Footnote: 1“The Word” and “the Spirit” are unanimous, with one accord.
The elohims that didn’t Create:
(Jeremiah 10:11-12 The Scriptures 1998+) Say to them this, “The elah1 that did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.” Footnote: 1Elah - Aramaic for mighty one - See Explanatory notes under El, Eloah, etc.
(12) He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
Other References: Deut. 10:17, Rev. 17:14, Matt. 3:15-17, Jn. 14:26, Acts 20:28, Mal. 2:2, Jn. 12:44,45, PS. 109:30, Is. 43:10, 44:6-8, 45:14,15,22, Matt. 4:4, 1Tim. 1:17, 3:16, Col. 2:9, Is. 42:5, Ln. 17:5, Heb. 11:3, Col. 1:16, Ps. 148, Rev. 4:11
Continued from above:
John 1:14 (The Scriptures 1998+) And the Word became flesh and pitched His tent 1 among us, and we saw His esteem, esteem as of an only brought-forth of a father, complete in favour and truth. Footnote: 1An indication that His birth was during the Festival of Booths.
John 1:18 (The Scriptures 1998+) No one has ever seen Elohim.1 The only brought-forth Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He did declare.
2 Footnotes: 1See 5:37, 6:46, 1 John 4:12. 2 The pre-existent Son declared, and was the One who appeared to men.
• John 5:37 (The Scriptures 1998+) “And the Father who sent Me, He bore witness of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form
• John 6:46 (The Scriptures 1998+) “Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He who is from Elohim 2316 – He has seen the Father.
• 1John 4:12 (The Scriptures 1998+) No one has seen 3708 Elohim 2316 at any time. If we love one another, Elohim 2316 does stay in us, and His love has been perfected in us. 2Footnote:The pre-existent Son declared, and was the One who appeared to men.
• G3439 μονογενής monogenēs mon-og-en-ace From G3441 and G1096; only born, that is, sole: - only (begotten, child).
John 1:23 (The Scriptures 1998+) He said, “I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of יהוה 2962,’ as the prophet Yeshayahu said.”
• John 1:15 • (The Scriptures 1998+) Yoḥanan bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has become before me, because He was before me.’ ”
This is a quote from Isa 40:3 Who was John making a way for? Answer: Yeshua, the Only Begotten Son. I will go into this much deeper in the following texts.
• Isa 40:3 • (The Scriptures 1998+) The voice of one crying in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of יהוה 3068; make straight in the desert a highway for our Elohim 430.
John 1:30 (The Scriptures 1998+) “This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who has become before me, for He was before me.’ 1 Footnote: 1See v. 15.
(KJV+) He said,5346 I 1473 am the voice 5456 of one crying 994 in 1722 the 3588 wilderness, 2048 Make straight 2116 the 3588 way 3598 of the Lord, 2962 as 2531 said the 3588 prophet 4396 Isaiah. 2268
G2962 Κύριος kurios koo'-ree-os
From κῦρος kuros (supremacy); supreme in authority, that is, (as noun) controller; by implication Mr. (as a respectful title): - God, Lord, master, Sir.
su•preme [ sə pr ee m, soo pr ee m ] adjective
Definition:
1. above all others: greater than or superior to any other, especially above all others in power, authority, rank, status, or skill
• holding supreme authority
• In women's long-distance running, she still reigns supreme.
2. highest in degree: of the greatest or most admirable kind
• a supreme example of the architect's skill
3. ultimate: greater than any that have gone before, or the greatest possible
• the supreme sacrifice
4. in highest degree: in the highest degree or of the most unmitigated kind
• viewed them with supreme contempt
[15th century. < Latin supremus "uppermost" < superus "upper" < super "over, above"]
su•preme•ly adverb
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This is a very important verse because it shows that THE Elohim had someone making His way straight before He came to dwell with His people. You can only have ONE “Supreme in authority”, not two. Only ONE “First and Last”, Only ONE “Beginning and End”. If you have an understanding of the Scriptures, you will know that John “Yohanan” was born before Yeshua, so how can he say the He “Yeshua” came before him? Boy, let me tell you, I want to give the answer so bad, but you will have to wait till I give it at the end of this chapter, and no peeking at the end.
John 3:16 (The Scriptures 1998+) “For Elohim 2316 so loved the world that He gave His only brought-forth 3439 Son 5207, so that everyone who believes 4100 in Him should not perish but possess everlasting 166 life.
John 3:18 (The Scriptures 1998+) “He who believes 4100 in Him is not judged 2919, but he who does not 3361 believe 4100 is judged already, because he has not believed in the Name of the only brought-forth 3439 Son 5207 of Elohim 2316.
Just ask yourself; Why is it so important to believe in the NAME of Yeshua?
Act 4:12 (The Scriptures 1998+) “And there is no deliverance 4991 in anyone else, for there is no other Name under the heaven given among men by which we need to be saved 4982.”
For 'Name to be saved'
• Mt 10:22 And ye shall BE hated of all men for my NAME's sake: but he that endureth TO the end shall BE SAVED.
• Mr 13:13 And ye shall BE hated of all men for my NAME's sake *: but he that shall endure un TO the end, the same shall BE SAVED.
• Ac 2:21 And it shall come TO pass, that whosoever shall call on the NAME of the Lord shall BE SAVED.
John 14:7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father too. From now on you know Him, and have seen.”
John 8:55 (The Scriptures 1998+) “And you have not known Him 846, but I know Him 846. And if I say, ‘I (3754) do not know Him,’ I shall be like you, a liar. But I do know Him and I guard His Word.1 Footnote: 1See also 15:10.
John 8:56 (The Scriptures 1998+) “Your father Abraham was glad that he should see My day, and he saw it and did rejoice.”
John 8:57 (The Scriptures 1998+) The Yehuḏim 2453, therefore, said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Aḇraham?”
John 8:58 (The Scriptures 1998+) יהושע 2424 said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Aḇraham came to be, I 1473 am 1510.” 1 Footnote: 1See also 1:1, 6:62, 17:5.
• John 6:62 (The Scriptures 1998+) “What if you see the Son of Aḏam going up where He was before?
• John 17:5 (The Scriptures 1998+) “And now, esteem Me with Yourself, Father 3962, with the esteem which I had with You before the world was.
• Exo 3:14 (The Scriptures 1998+) And Elohim 430 said to Mosheh, “I am 1961 that 834 which I am 1961.”1 And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Yisra’ĕl, ‘I am1961 has sent me to you.’ ” Footnote: 1The Heḇrew text reads: ’eyeh ’asher ’eyeh, the word ’eyeh being derived from hayah which means to be, to exist, but the Aramaic text here in
v. 14 reads: ayah ashar ayah. This is not His Name, but it is an explanation that leads up to the revelation of His Name in v. 15, namely: יהוה.
John 8:59 (The Scriptures 1998+) Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but יהושע 2424 hidden 2928 and went out of the Set-apart Place, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Another demonstration of Yeshua as Elohim, was His ability to hide Himself while going through the midst of them. They could not take His Life until He chose to let them...
First let me ask you, when you read John 8:58, why are the Pharisees going to stone Yeshua? According to the Law of old, there were only three reasons why you could stone a man to death. “Not referring to a rebellious child,"
• Deu 21:18 (The Scriptures 1998+) “When a man has a wayward and rebellious son who is not listening to the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have disciplined him, does not listen to them, :19 then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city, to the gate of his city, :20 and shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours is wayward and rebellious. He is not listening to our voice, he is a glutton and a drunkard.’ :21 “Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones. Thus you shall purge the evil from your midst. And let all Yisra’ĕl hear, and fear.
1. Adultery
• Lev 20:10 (The Scriptures 1998+) ‘And a man who commits adultery 5003 with the wife of another man, who commits adultery with the wife of his neighbour: the adulterer and the adulteress shall certainly be put to death.
2. Murder
• Num 35:16 (The Scriptures 1998+) ‘But if he has smitten him with an instrument of iron, so that he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer shall certainly be put to death.
3. Blasphemy
• blasfhmiva Blasphemia (blas-fay-me'-ah); Word Origin: Greek, Noun Feminine, Strong #: 988
slander, detraction, speech injurious, to another's good name
impious and reproachful speech injurious to divine majesty
KJV Word Usage and Count
Blasphemy 16
Railing 2
evil speaking
• Mar 14:64 (The Scriptures 1998+) “You have heard the blasphemy 988! What do you think?” And they all condemned Him to be liable to death.
As you read the passage, you will become aware that He did not commit adultery, nor did He commit a murder. Consequently one could only conclude that Yeshua must have said that He was Yahuah. One could argue that the Pharisees were going to stone Him for saying He was as old as Abraham was. This conclusion is totally ridiculous, because they would have thought Him to be crazy, or insane. Think about it. If He were merely saying that He was older than Abraham, then they would have left Him alone thinking He was a fool. Therefore, one must logically conclude He said that He was thee [I am] or Yahuah in order for them to pick up rocks to stone him. The Pharisees of this period were very legalistic. They followed the law to the letter. Did Yeshua ever claim to be THE Elohim or equal to Him?
References:
• John 10:29 (The Scriptures 1998+) “My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all. And no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
• John 10:30 (The Scriptures 1998+) “I and My Father are one 1520.”1 Footnote: 1See 17:11, 17:21-23
Reference:
• John 17:21 (The Scriptures 1998+) so that they all might be one 1520, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, so that they too might be one 1520 in Us, so that the world might believe that You have sent Me. :22 “And the esteem which You gave Me I have given them, so that they might be one 1520 as We are one, :23 “I in them, and You in Me, so that they might be perfected into one 1520, so that the world knows that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.
Lets Continue:
• John 10:31 (The Scriptures 1998+) Again the Yehuḏim picked up stones to stone Him. :32 יהושע answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. Because of which of these works do you stone Me?” :33 The Yehuḏim answered Him, saying, “We do not stone You for a good work, but for blasphemy 988, and because You, being a Man 444, make Yourself 4572 Elohim 2316 .”
G2316 θεός theos theh'-os
Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very: - X exceeding,
God, god [-ly, -ward]. "Do You Remember The
Definition for supreme?"
Reference:
• John 5:16 (The Scriptures 1998+) And because of this the Yehuḏim persecuted יהושע, and were seeking to kill Him, because He was doing these healings on the Sabbath. :17 But יהושע answered them, “My Father works until now, and I work.” :18 Because of this, then, the Yehuḏim were seeking all the more to kill Him, ‘because not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He also called Elohim His own Father, making Himself equal with Elohim.’
John 14:6 (The Scriptures 1998+) יהושע said to him, “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. :7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father too. From now on you know Him, and have seen.” :8 Philip said to Him, “Master, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” :9 יהושע said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father, and how do you say, ‘Show us the Father’? :10 “Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak from Myself. But the Father who stays in Me does His works. :11 “Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, otherwise believe Me because of the works themselves.
John 1:3 All came to be through Him, and without Him not even one came to be that came to be.
Eph 3:9 and to make all see how this secret is administered, which for ages past has been hidden in Elohim who created all through יהושע Messiah,
2Pe 3:5 For they choose to have hidden from them: that the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, by the Word of Elohim,
A Single Dimension has Width, or Length, but not both, and it does not have Height. Two Dimensions has Width and Length, but it does not have Height. Three Dimensions, has all three, Length, Width, and Height.
This is a very crude, but simple way to try to explain a little about how Elohim can be in the past, present, and the future, all at the same time. His time is represented by the THREE Dimensional BOX in which time goes in ALL directions at the same time. Our time line is represented by the SINGLE Dimensional Line, and our time only goes in One direction, “From the Beginning of our time, to the End of the world as we know it (Judgment)”. As I understand it, and I may not have this perfectly correct, but, beings living on a Single Dimensional Line would not comprehend beings in more complexed Dimensions.
Since we have learned that Yeshua was the Creator, and is Elohim in both the Old and New Testaments, with this diagram we can begin to see how He is able to be in all points in time, at the same time. His Time line “The “3D Box”, fully encompasses our time line at all points in history. So He is in all of our points in time, from the beginning, to the end of our time, all at the same time, and is able to travel back and forth in all directions in time. O.K. There you have it, the simple version…
Is there anything in nature that is a representation of a Triune being? Well, as it turns out, YES. Let’s take a look at H2O.
O.K. this is probably more science then you would care to know, so here is my point. When H2O is in its solid state, it is called ICE. When it is in its liquid state, it is called WATER. When it is in its gaseous state, it is called STEAM. All three states in which H2O exists are uniquely different in form from one another, and yet all three are still H2O.
Example: Father = Solid, Son = Liquid, Holy Spirit = Gas
Because of its capacity to dissolve numerous substances in large amounts, pure water rarely occurs in nature. During condensation and precipitation, rain or snow absorbs from the atmosphere varying amounts of carbon dioxide and other gases, as well as traces of organic and inorganic material. In addition, precipitation carries radioactive fallout to the earth's surface.
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Darkness, i.e. “the absence of Light”, can not exist when Light is present.
Remember I said this is a CRUDE example, and is not to be taken literal as if He is this SIMPLE.
Conclusion on the Nature of the ONE TRUE Elohim.
If we are to believe and except ALL of the Scriptures are inspired and correct, then we are left with a question. Do the Scriptures contradict its self, or could the Father of the Old Testament and the Messiah of the New Testament possibly be the same Being, i.e. The One True Elohim? Sense we wholly believe that all of the Scriptures are inspired and correct, we can only come to one conclusion, and that they are the same being, however they do have distinctively different characteristics.
Ok, so here is the kicker as to why most churches do not believe we are to keep the Fathers Commandments. They do not realize the Yeshua and the Father are one, and therefore they come to the conclusion that Yeshua abolished the will of the Father, and that was for us to Keep His commandments.
If only they could understand they are both the same in essence, in thought, and desires for our lives, they would understand that Yeshua gave us the Commandments and He said they would be forever, “Not One jot or tiddle would be done away with until earth and moon have passed, and all was completed". Well I can still go outside and look up in the sky and see the Moon, and I am pretty sure the earth is still here by the evidence of what I am standing on.
So the Commandments must still be in effect for our lives, there is just no other conclusion one can come to unless they are taking away from the Scriptures, and we all know we were commanded not to do that.
(Deuteronomy 4:2 The Scriptures 1998+) “Do not add to the Word which I command you, and do not take away from it1, so as to guard the commands of יהוה your Elohim which I am commanding you. Footnote: 1See also 12:32, Prov. 30:6, Rev. 22:18-19.
(Deuteronomy 4:2 ASV) Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the commandments of Jehovah your God which I command you.