From Rabbi Jack...
John {1:14+18} 14) "The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. 18) No one has ever seen God, but the One and only Son, who is Himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made Him known."
Throughout the Bible God reveals His character to us. The Hebrew Scriptures, Genesis through Malachi, teach us who God is, what He likes and dislikes, what He expects from us, what He is willing to do for us, how He deals with us and how much He loves us. One of my favorite passages in the Hebrew Scriptures for getting to know God is His Thirteen Attributes found in:
Exodus {34:6-7} 6) "And He passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,7) maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet He does not leave the guilty unpunished; He punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation."
However, no matter what we read in the Hebrew Scriptures, nothing reveals the Father more than the Son. The Hebrew Scripture told us that we cannot see God and live. However, because Yeshua is God manifested in human flesh, when we see Yeshua, we see the Father. The mercy of the Son is the mercy of the Father; the miracles of the Son are the miracles of the Father and in them we see the power of the Father; the compassion of the Son demonstrates the compassion of the Father to us, but most of all the love Yeshua displays is the love of the Father and no one ever showed love the way He did. No wonder John could say:
John 1:18 "No one has ever seen God, but the One and only Son, who is Himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made Him known."
There will be no surprises for those of us who are Believers in Yeshua and have read and studied the Word when we enter into eternity and join the Father and the Son in heaven. Yes, those of us who have made Yeshua the center of our lives and are walking in His commandments and righteousness have already seen and know the Father in the Son.
Hi Ellen here…
When you read the Bible, do you just read? Do you say to yourself, "I have accomplished the task of reading my Bible plan today." There is more! I am very blessed to be able to read the Bible with my husband because so many times we exchange and converse concerning the passages we have just read…this is reading the Bible! You too can do this by just meditating on what you read. Each time we read and finish our verses we say; "Thank You Lord, Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path!" (Psalm 119.105).
Now listen to this, I like this so much because God has written a book that is all beginning and never ending…go to Proverbs 6.23: "For the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light." Is this not wonderful? Do you not just love God's Word? I pray that during this Festival of Lights (Hanukkah), you will not hide your light under a basket but you will SHINE before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven! (Matthew 5.15-16) Chag Chanukah Sameach!!!
Yours in Messiah Yeshua, "…while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Messiah Yeshua." (Titus 2:13)
Rabbi Jack & Ellen
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