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Creativity Cycle
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
Flashy Vanity = Troublesome Mischief
Psalm 5;5 KJV
The foolish shall not stand in thy sight;
Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Six Hebrew Words:
1) H1984 = Halal - (verb) to shine, to praise, boast, to flash
forth light; to be boastful; make a boast; to act madly, act
like a madman, hence: foolish, fools
2) H3320 = Yatsab - (verb) to place, to set, to place or stand,
to station one's self, present oneself, stand with someone
3) H5869 = Ayin - (noun) eye (of physical eye); as showing
mental qualities; of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.);
spring, fountain (fig. to flow out as water, tears)
4) H8130 = Sane - (verb) to hate, be hateful, hater, one
hating, to be hated
5) H6466 = Pa'al - (verb) to do, to make, work, workers, doers;
to fabricate, labourest, to produce, to create; hence, to attempt
or to undertake anything; by implication: to devise, to exercise
6) H205 = Aven - (noun) trouble, wickedness, sorrow, iniquity,
vanity, mischief, affliction; by implication: unrighteous, evil,
false, unjust; note: from unused root meaning to pant, hence,
to exert oneself, usually in vain
Marin transliteration:
"Flashing forth one's own boastful standing by showing a
keen eye towards mental superiority which is hateful by
devising troublesome mischief to exert ones own vanity."
Four of these six Hebrew words are action-verbs. This is a
very dynamic verse. Lots of insight. The smarter a person
becomes, the greater their propensity to create their own
manufactured importance in which to sustain a lofty, high
mindedness. This is an example of Haughtiness.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Forgiveness Ruins Reciprocation
What is forgiveness?
Forgiveness is a means by which one person
(Identified-A) clears away the offense(s) caused
by another person (Identified-B) whether such an
offense was either real or imagined. It strictly
resides on the one who became offended in which
to offer by faith a way in which to wipe clean the
slate of the original offense towards Identified-B.
Such an offer of forgiveness can be rejected by
Identified-B and such rejection keeps/maintains
the offense directly against Identified-A. Now,
here's the tricky part: Identified-A can be free
from the original offense by offering forgiveness
even if such an offer was completely rejected by
Identified-B.
It is, by definition, so to speak, always between two
individuals and seeks to bring back their relationship
into a renewed sense of equality between these two
persons. Such equality functions to cover over and
erase the obstacles between individuals, as though
the offense(s) had never happened.
Forgiveness, therefore, does not eliminate, lessen
or absolve any downstream consequences incurred
by the offender (Identified-B) except as it focuses
directly on the disconnected part of the relationship
via the offense as suffered by Identified-A person.
Therefore, forgiveness is always personal. It is
always uniquely defined. Offering forgiveness then
becomes a part of the witnessed testimony between
these two persons.
What is reciprocation?
To give and take something mutually as a form of
an equivalent response.
In terms of social psychology (wikipedia), the definition
of reciprocation refers to one person responding to an
action (positive) with another person's positive action.
It functions as a mutual interaction of exchange that
provides an equal interchange between two people.
The focus of reciprocation is the mutual exchange
for equivalency. An funny example of this sort of
reciprocation was aired on The Big Bang Theory:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1256021/quotes?qt=qt0501712
If the character, Sheldon, had become offended by the
Christmas gift from Penny, then Sheldon might have
offered his forgiveness as a means to re-establish their
relationship.
Instead, Sheldon perceived the gift in terms of a type
of reciprocation. The mere hint of a gift translated in
his internal filters as a social obligation. He therefore
needed to find out what valuation an equivalent gift
might be appropriate based on the perceived value of
their relationship. It became a way in which Sheldon
could fulfill his social obligation without letting go of
any perceived offense. This was his character's way
of obsessing on the accounting within relationships.
Forgiveness ruins Reciprocation
Here, then, is the trouble with forgiveness. It makes
the relationship greater than the offense(s) incurred.
It places both individuals into a realm of equality
that can not be measured in terms of an exchange.
It remains an unilateral assault against hiding
behind one's offense(s) that is the brick-'n-mortar
of building walls of "Them-Against-Us" social groups.
Forgiveness is a means by which one person
(Identified-A) clears away the offense(s) caused
by another person (Identified-B) whether such an
offense was either real or imagined. It strictly
resides on the one who became offended in which
to offer by faith a way in which to wipe clean the
slate of the original offense towards Identified-B.
Such an offer of forgiveness can be rejected by
Identified-B and such rejection keeps/maintains
the offense directly against Identified-A. Now,
here's the tricky part: Identified-A can be free
from the original offense by offering forgiveness
even if such an offer was completely rejected by
Identified-B.
It is, by definition, so to speak, always between two
individuals and seeks to bring back their relationship
into a renewed sense of equality between these two
persons. Such equality functions to cover over and
erase the obstacles between individuals, as though
the offense(s) had never happened.
Forgiveness, therefore, does not eliminate, lessen
or absolve any downstream consequences incurred
by the offender (Identified-B) except as it focuses
directly on the disconnected part of the relationship
via the offense as suffered by Identified-A person.
Therefore, forgiveness is always personal. It is
always uniquely defined. Offering forgiveness then
becomes a part of the witnessed testimony between
these two persons.
What is reciprocation?
To give and take something mutually as a form of
an equivalent response.
In terms of social psychology (wikipedia), the definition
of reciprocation refers to one person responding to an
action (positive) with another person's positive action.
It functions as a mutual interaction of exchange that
provides an equal interchange between two people.
The focus of reciprocation is the mutual exchange
for equivalency. An funny example of this sort of
reciprocation was aired on The Big Bang Theory:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1256021/quotes?qt=qt0501712
If the character, Sheldon, had become offended by the
Christmas gift from Penny, then Sheldon might have
offered his forgiveness as a means to re-establish their
relationship.
Instead, Sheldon perceived the gift in terms of a type
of reciprocation. The mere hint of a gift translated in
his internal filters as a social obligation. He therefore
needed to find out what valuation an equivalent gift
might be appropriate based on the perceived value of
their relationship. It became a way in which Sheldon
could fulfill his social obligation without letting go of
any perceived offense. This was his character's way
of obsessing on the accounting within relationships.
Forgiveness ruins Reciprocation
Here, then, is the trouble with forgiveness. It makes
the relationship greater than the offense(s) incurred.
It places both individuals into a realm of equality
that can not be measured in terms of an exchange.
It remains an unilateral assault against hiding
behind one's offense(s) that is the brick-'n-mortar
of building walls of "Them-Against-Us" social groups.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
What's Your Travail?
I have read in the bible about how the
whole world will experience in the
End Times the sort of travail as
though by a woman.
1 Thesalonians 5:3 KJV
For when they shall say, 'Peace, and Safety';
then, sudden destruction cometh upon them,
as travail upon a woman with child; and
they shall not escape.
This word, 'travail' is Strong's G5604. I find
it strangle it is the Greek word, 'Odin' as it
is pronounced, ō-dē'n, which means = sorrow,
pain, travail
I next looked and found KJV has five variations
of the word, travail. These are:
1) travail - 30 times
2) travailed - 5 times
3) travailest - 1 time
4) travaileth - 7 times
5) travailing -3 times
That's a whopping 46 different variations for
just one word. Seems like a pretty important
word!
Next, I cross-referenced travail* for the whole
bible. This search produced:
(a) Old Testament (Hebrew) for "travail"
(1) H2342 – chuwl [khül] = pain, formed, bring forth,
pained, tremble, travail, dance, calve, grieved,
grievous, wounded, shake, misc
(2) H2470 – chalah [khä•lä'] = sick, beseech, be weak,
grievous, be diseased, wounded, pray, entreat, grief,
grieved, sore, pain, infirmity, entreated, laid, prayer,
sorry, make suit, supplication, travail
(3) H3205 – yalad [yä•lad'] = beget, bare, born, bring
forth, bear, travail, midwife, child, delivered, borne,
birth, labor, brought up, misc
(4) H5999 – `amal [ä•mäl'] = labor, mischief, misery,
travail, trouble, sorrow, grievance, grievousness,
iniquity, miserable, pain, painful, perverseness,
toil, wearisome, wickedness
(5) H6045 – `inyan [in•yän'] = travail, business
(6) H8513 – tĕla'ah [tel•ä•ä'] = travel, travail, trouble
(b) New Testament (Greek) for "travail”
(1) G3449 – mochthos [mo'kh-thos] = travail, painfulness
(2) G4944 – synōdinō [sün-ō-dē'-nō] = travail in pain together
(3) G5088 – tiktō [tē'k-tō] = bring forth, be delivered, be born,
be in travail, bear
(4) G5604 – ōdin [ō-dē'n] = sorrow, pain, travail
(5) G5605 – ōdinō [ō-dē'-nō] = travail in birth, travail
Are you weary? Then, you're in travail.
Are you miserable? Then, you're in travail.
Do you have pain and sorrow? Then, you're in travail.
Do you pray supplications in grief and sickness? Then,
you're in travail.
Do you tremble with grievous, wounded burdens? Then,
you're in travail.
Do your business troubles bring forth misery? Then,
you're in travail.
What sort of travail do you have in your life today?
If in this life we have intolerable anguish, then let us
recognize, as we are seeking Him first in all things,
that our faith is not in vain, and the travail of our
hearts is a mystery best resolved in Christ.
Luke 21:36 NASB
"But keep on the alert at all times, praying that
you may have strength to escape all these things
that are about to take place, and to stand before
the Son of Man."
Saturday, September 8, 2012
The Other Hill City Called Gibeah
Strong's H1390 - Gibah {ghib-aw'} - a hill city
This city was also in the allotment for the Tribe of
Benjamin. It also featured a hill city. It was the birth
place of King Saul.
In 1 Samuel 9:1 we read about Kish as a mighty man of
powerful force. He had a son named Saul. His lineage
was found in verse one:
1 Samuel 9:1 KJV
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name
[was] Kish, son Abiel, son Zeror, son Bechorath,
son Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
We saw previously how Father-Gibeon-Jehi'el had a
son named Kish. How is it that 1 Sam 9:1 now lists
the father of Kish as Abiel instead of Father-Gibeon-
Jehi'el?
Let's look at the names listed:
a) Aphiah - H647 = "I will make to breathe", rekindled,
refreshed
b) Bechorath - H1064 = "offspring of the first birth"
c) Zeror - H6872 = a bundle, bag, little stone, bindeth
d) Abiel - "El (God) is (my) father"; father of strength
or power
What does this mean?
I believe this is a message describing a hidden truth
of the heavenly lineage of King Saul's dual-nature.
"I will make to breathe this offspring [as] of the first birth
binding a little bundled stone to the father of strength"
I believe there are many dual-natures in the Old Testament
patriarchs. I see how a mirror split between Gibeon (vs) Gibeah
directly split forth from the grandfather.
On the one hand, a righteous branch headed by the Levite
Father-Gibeon-Jehi'el begat his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur.
These were both from his wife [Strong's H4601] Ma'akah.
On the other hand, the dual-nature of Jehi'el was also Abi'el.
Abi'el might have had additional sons with another wife not named.
He was also the father of two sons, Kish and Ner. Kish begat Saul.
Ner begat Abner. This is another indication of a split of families.
The divided houses chose similar paths in two very similar cities.
We read in Judges chapters 19 and 20, all of the horible troubles
and experiences of a Levite traveller with his concubine. As we
discovered in Judges 21, a breach was made by God against the
tribe of Benjamin all focused on the hill city, Gibeah.
Unlike Gibeon, where evil was destroyed and the holy priesthood
was to serve in the tabernacle, the tale of Gibeah was one of folly,
evil and war ending in the deaths of over 50,000 Israelites with
the near extinction of the tribe of Benjamin.
The thought for today: Will we humbly find our peace and serve
the LORD in the tabernacle or shall we pursue civil unrest, unholy
and vile practices only to end up in outright wars that divide
us from the Heavenly Father?
This city was also in the allotment for the Tribe of
Benjamin. It also featured a hill city. It was the birth
place of King Saul.
In 1 Samuel 9:1 we read about Kish as a mighty man of
powerful force. He had a son named Saul. His lineage
was found in verse one:
1 Samuel 9:1 KJV
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name
[was] Kish, son Abiel, son Zeror, son Bechorath,
son Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
We saw previously how Father-Gibeon-Jehi'el had a
son named Kish. How is it that 1 Sam 9:1 now lists
the father of Kish as Abiel instead of Father-Gibeon-
Jehi'el?
Let's look at the names listed:
a) Aphiah - H647 = "I will make to breathe", rekindled,
refreshed
b) Bechorath - H1064 = "offspring of the first birth"
c) Zeror - H6872 = a bundle, bag, little stone, bindeth
d) Abiel - "El (God) is (my) father"; father of strength
or power
What does this mean?
I believe this is a message describing a hidden truth
of the heavenly lineage of King Saul's dual-nature.
"I will make to breathe this offspring [as] of the first birth
binding a little bundled stone to the father of strength"
I believe there are many dual-natures in the Old Testament
patriarchs. I see how a mirror split between Gibeon (vs) Gibeah
directly split forth from the grandfather.
On the one hand, a righteous branch headed by the Levite
Father-Gibeon-Jehi'el begat his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur.
These were both from his wife [Strong's H4601] Ma'akah.
On the other hand, the dual-nature of Jehi'el was also Abi'el.
Abi'el might have had additional sons with another wife not named.
He was also the father of two sons, Kish and Ner. Kish begat Saul.
Ner begat Abner. This is another indication of a split of families.
The divided houses chose similar paths in two very similar cities.
We read in Judges chapters 19 and 20, all of the horible troubles
and experiences of a Levite traveller with his concubine. As we
discovered in Judges 21, a breach was made by God against the
tribe of Benjamin all focused on the hill city, Gibeah.
Unlike Gibeon, where evil was destroyed and the holy priesthood
was to serve in the tabernacle, the tale of Gibeah was one of folly,
evil and war ending in the deaths of over 50,000 Israelites with
the near extinction of the tribe of Benjamin.
The thought for today: Will we humbly find our peace and serve
the LORD in the tabernacle or shall we pursue civil unrest, unholy
and vile practices only to end up in outright wars that divide
us from the Heavenly Father?
Dual Nature: Father-Gibeon-Jehi'el
1st Chronicles 9:35 KJV
And in Gibeon dwelt the father of
Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name
[was] Maachah.
There are 9 Hebrew words in this verse:
(1) H1391 - Gibown = Gibeon "hill city", pertaining to
a hill, (i.e., built on a hill); a Levitical city of Benjamin
(2) H3427 - Yashab = dwelt, remain, sit, abide, inhabited
(3) H1 - 'Ab = father, founder, progenitor, ruler/chief
(4) H1391 - Gibown = Gibeon "hill city"
(5) H25 - 'Abiy Gib'own = [a compound proper name used
in order to show etymology]: Father of Gibeon
(6) H3273 - Yh-iy'el (or) Yeheal = Jehiel, or Jeiel meaning:
'God sweeps away'; a Levite and a gatekeeper to the
tabernacle; an ancestor to king Saul
(7) H802 - 'Ishshah = woman, wife, married female
(8) H8034 - Shem = name(-d), fame, reputation, renown
(9) H4601 - Ma'akah = Maachah = oppression; various
translation of this name as: Maachah, Maacah, Maachathites
which means: 'pressure (literally, she has pressed)'
Jehi'el was a Levite and a gatekeeper to the tabernacle
and an ancestor to King Saul.
Next, we are provided with the list of sons who were born
to Jehi'el in verses 36 and 37:
[v36] And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish,
and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, [v37] And Gedor, and
Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
Jehi'el = God Sweeps Away
begat
a) Abdon = servile
b) then Zur = rock
c) and Kish = bent (H7027) (or) Cis = 'a snare' (G2797)
d) and Baal = lord
e) and Ner = lamp candle
f) and Nadab = generous, spontaneous, liberal
g) and Gedor = wall, hedge
h) and Ahio = brotherly, fraternal
i) and Zecharia/Zacher = Jehovah-remembers, remembrance
j) and Mikloth = staves, lots; where staves are set apart in
equal units/lots; alone, separate, by itself, being alone, besides
(see H905 - staves)
When we transliterate these three verses together we get:
God sweeps away servile rocks as bent snares lording
[over] lamp candles spontaneously [forming] a hedge
wall [of] fraternal brotherhood [neighborhoods] to set
apart the remembrances of Jehovah.
Will our neighborhoods be swept away as they forget the
LORD in their lives? Or, shall they turn and be made whole
according to His kind rememberances?
And in Gibeon dwelt the father of
Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name
[was] Maachah.
There are 9 Hebrew words in this verse:
(1) H1391 - Gibown = Gibeon "hill city", pertaining to
a hill, (i.e., built on a hill); a Levitical city of Benjamin
(2) H3427 - Yashab = dwelt, remain, sit, abide, inhabited
(3) H1 - 'Ab = father, founder, progenitor, ruler/chief
(4) H1391 - Gibown = Gibeon "hill city"
(5) H25 - 'Abiy Gib'own = [a compound proper name used
in order to show etymology]: Father of Gibeon
(6) H3273 - Yh-iy'el (or) Yeheal = Jehiel, or Jeiel meaning:
'God sweeps away'; a Levite and a gatekeeper to the
tabernacle; an ancestor to king Saul
(7) H802 - 'Ishshah = woman, wife, married female
(8) H8034 - Shem = name(-d), fame, reputation, renown
(9) H4601 - Ma'akah = Maachah = oppression; various
translation of this name as: Maachah, Maacah, Maachathites
which means: 'pressure (literally, she has pressed)'
Jehi'el was a Levite and a gatekeeper to the tabernacle
and an ancestor to King Saul.
Next, we are provided with the list of sons who were born
to Jehi'el in verses 36 and 37:
[v36] And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish,
and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, [v37] And Gedor, and
Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
Jehi'el = God Sweeps Away
begat
a) Abdon = servile
b) then Zur = rock
c) and Kish = bent (H7027) (or) Cis = 'a snare' (G2797)
d) and Baal = lord
e) and Ner = lamp candle
f) and Nadab = generous, spontaneous, liberal
g) and Gedor = wall, hedge
h) and Ahio = brotherly, fraternal
i) and Zecharia/Zacher = Jehovah-remembers, remembrance
j) and Mikloth = staves, lots; where staves are set apart in
equal units/lots; alone, separate, by itself, being alone, besides
(see H905 - staves)
When we transliterate these three verses together we get:
God sweeps away servile rocks as bent snares lording
[over] lamp candles spontaneously [forming] a hedge
wall [of] fraternal brotherhood [neighborhoods] to set
apart the remembrances of Jehovah.
Will our neighborhoods be swept away as they forget the
LORD in their lives? Or, shall they turn and be made whole
according to His kind rememberances?
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