1. Day 3 of 7 days (continued)—“What are you looking for?”
2. Obedience is Adam’s love language to Adonai Avinu
3. The name Simon (Shim’on) speaks of what Adam is to do
4. Adam must be remade out of incorruptible material
5. House of Stone and the Rock Man
6. Keifa’s name (Petros) reveals what Adam must Become
7. Messiah is Ben Ha-Elohim, Elohim cloaked in human form
8. Adam receives Hearing after conception in the Womb of Eternity
9. Pre-Existence in the Womb of the Eternal One’s Mind
10. The Firstborn is called by the name of the “Hearing One”
11. Man’s ears must be permanently opened
12. Messiah Rebirths and Re-stories the race of Adam

Day 3 of 7 days (continued)—“What are you looking for?”

לְמָחֳרָת שׁוּב עָמַד יוֹחָנָן וְאִתּוֹ שְׁנַיִם מִתַּלְמִידָיו. כִּרְאוֹתוֹ אֶת יֵשׁוּעַ מִתְהַלֵּךְ אָמַר: הִנֵּה שֵׂה הָאֱלֹהִים! שָׁמְעוּ שְׁנֵי תַּלְמִידָיו אֶת דְּבָרוֹ וְהָלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי יֵשׁוּעַ. כַּאֲשֶׁר פָּנָה יֵשׁוּעַ וְרָאָה אוֹתָם הוֹלְכִים אַחֲרָיו, שָׁאַל אוֹתָם: מָה אַתֶּם מְחַפְּשִׂים? אָמְרוּ לוֹ: “רַבִּי, אֵיפֹה אַתָּה גָּר? הֵשִׁיב לָהֶם: בּוֹאוּ וְתִרְאוּ. הָלְכוּ וְרָאוּ הֵיכָן הוּא גָּר וְשָׁהוּ אִתּוֹ בְּאוֹתוֹ יוֹם. הַשָּׁעָה הָיְתָה אַרְבַּע אַחֲרֵי הַצָּהֳרַיִם בְּעֶרֶךְ. אַנְדְּרֵי, אָחִיו שֶׁל שִׁמְעוֹן כֵּיפָא, הָיָה אֶחָד מִן הַשְּׁנַיִם אֲשֶׁר שָׁמְעוּ מִפִּי יוֹחָנָן וְהָלְכוּ אַחֲרָיו. תְּחִלָּה מָצָא אֶת אָחִיו שִׁמְעוֹן וְאָמַר לוֹ: מָצָאנוּ אֶת הַמָּשִׁיחַ. הוּא הֵבִיא אוֹתוֹ אֶל יֵשׁוּעַ. הִבִּיט בּוֹ יֵשׁוּעַ וְאָמַר: אַתָּה שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן יוֹחָנָן, אַתָּה תִּקָּרֵא כֵּיפָא (שֶׁמַּשְׁמָעוֹ סֶלַע). פ

[Day 3/of 7] The next day, Yochanan [ben Zecharyah ben Aaron] was standing there again with two of his talmidim. Seeing Yeshua walking by, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” His two talmidim heard him speak and followed Yeshua. When Yeshua turned and saw them following him, he asked them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi, where do You live?” He replied, “Come and see.” They went and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was about the tenth hour (four o’clock) in the afternoon. Andrai, Shim’on Petros’ brother, was one of the two who had heard from Yochanan and followed him. He first found his brother Shim’on and said to him, “We have found the Messiah.” He brought him to Yeshua. Yeshua looked at him and said, “You are Shim’on, son of Yochanan; you shall be called Keifa” (which means “rock”).

Obedience is Adam’s love language to Adonai Avinu:

שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ ה’ אֶחָֽד׃

Shema Israel Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad!

He first found his brother Shim’on and said to him, “We have found the Messiah.” He brought him to Yeshua. Yeshua looked at him and said, “You are Shim’on, son of Yochanan; you shall be called Keifa” (which means “rock”).

“Hear, Understand, and Obey”: The root meaning of the name of Shim’on is “shama” (שָׁמַע). This supremely important word in Hebrew means to hear, understand and obey. In the Torah children are told to obey (שָׁמַע) their parents. Obedience is the love language of Adam (mankind) to Adonai. In the Torah all Israel is instructed to live a life of full-obedience to Adonai. The word Shema (hear-שְׁמַע) at the beginning of our unity prayer (Deuteronomy 6:4) means more than just the English word to listen. In the Shema prayer all of us who are blessed to be a part of the elect nation of Israel (lit. Rule of El-יִשְׂרָאֵל) are committing ourselves to “hear,” “understand” and “obey” absolutely everything Adonai (ה’) says to us.

The name Simon (Shim’on) speaks of what Adam is to do:

Shim’on and the Shema: This means each of us when reciting the Shema has committed (dedicated) our entire body, soul, mind, and spirit to act as an ear that hears, a mind that sees, a soul that understands, and a spirit that fully obeys Adonai! Therefore, each of us is agreeing to always and forever do exactly what the Holy One says.

Linguistic Connection: In ancient Hebrew, names were given to reflect a person’s character, destiny, or the circumstances of their birth. The name Shim’on (Simeon/Simon) comes directly from the root verb שָׁמַע (shama or shema).

Meaning: In Western languages, “hearing” is just a physical sensation, “understanding” is mental, and “obeying” is an action. In biblical Hebrew, these three concepts are a single, unified idea. You have not truly heard something until you have understood it and acted upon it.

Children and Parents The Torah commands children to shama (obey/listen to) their parents. In the biblical worldview, the family unit mirrors humanity’s relationship with God. By learning to listen to, understand, and respect (obey) parental authority, a child builds the foundational character required to listen to and respect divine authority.

“Love Language” to God: “Obedience is the love language of Adam (mankind) to Adonai,” carries the ultimate spiritual conclusion: Actions over Emotions: In the biblical context, love (ahava) is not just a feeling; it is a commitment demonstrated through actions.

How to Love God: Since humanity (Adam) cannot physically see or touch God (Adonai), the primary way humans show authentic love, trust, and loyalty to Him is by hearing His Voice (His Word) and aligning their actions with His instructions (commandments).

Hearing Requires Action: To love God—or to honor one’s parents—is not a passive feeling; it is an active, obedient response to what they have said. When the Hebrew Bible says someone “heard” God, it almost always implies that they obeyed Him. Conversely, when the prophets complain that Israel “will not hear,” they do not mean the people are physically deaf; they mean the people are not acting on God’s words.

Physical Extension: In this sense the hearer becomes a physical extension of Adonai Elohim. The hearer becomes our Father’s permanent dwelling place. Individually and collectively we are His Temple. However, for all except the only begotten Beloved Son (Ben Yachid ben *Yadid), keeping the promise of the Shema to Adonai Eloheinu is impossible!

*Alas, Biblical Hebrew is not Modern Hebrew. The words yadid (יָדִיד) and yedida today simply mean an ordinary “friend.” Not so in the Torah (Deuteronomy 33:12):

לְבִנְיָמִן אָמַר יְדִיד ה’ יִשְׁכֹּן לָבֶטַח עָלָיו חֹפֵף עָלָיו כָּל־הַיֹּום וּבֵין כְּתֵיפָיו שָׁכֵֽן׃

Of Benyamin he said, “May the Beloved (יְדִיד-Friend) of Adonai (ה’) dwell in security by Him, Who shields him all the day, and he dwells between His shoulders (1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

Indestructible: The nickname that was given to Shim’on (שִׁמְעוֹן) by the Messiah was “Keifa” (כֵּיפָא). Translated into Greek Keifa’s name is Peter (Πέτρος-Petros). The name Keifa (Aramaic), Petros (Greek), and Peter (English) means “Rock” or “Stone.” Whereas: first, the name Shim’on (Heard) bears witness to what Adonai our Father and our God wants us (redeemed humanity) to do—-‘Hear’ His Word; second, the second name of Keifa (Peter) reveals what *Avinu Shebashamayim expects us to become—-His indestructible, incorruptible House (dwelling place) of Rock or Stone.

*Our heavenly Father.

Adam must be remade out of incorruptible material:

Re-Made: Adam is to be re-made in the image of Elohim (Tselem Ha-Elohim). Adam’s virtue is to harmonize perfectly with the virtue of Adonai Elohim. Our heavenly Father’s goodness, righteousness and truth are unchanging. He is incorruptible. So must Adam be.

Ultimate Calling: What is the Imago Dei (the Image of God) and the ultimate calling of humanity? Human transformation is not just about following rules, but about achieving a state of moral and spiritual alignment with the Creator.

Tselem Elohim (Image of God): Being made in the image of Elohim means humans are designed to be mirrors of God’s character on Earth. While the original image was fractured by the sin of Adam, the process of being “re-made” points toward renewal and restoration. True virtue is found when human will and action resonate perfectly with the divine nature. It is a shift from self-governance to divine alignment.

Incorruptible Standard: Because the heavenly Father’s core attributes—goodness, righteousness, and truth—are immutable (unchanging), the ultimate destiny of a restored humanity is to move away from corruption, decay, and sin, and toward eternal stability in holiness. Adam (Humankind) is meant to exist in a fortified state of perpetual compliance with Adonai’s will. Therefore, Adam is to live a life of unending conformity to the virtue of the Holy One.

Eben and Keifa: Although steel is a good metaphor for strength it carries with it the unfortunate possibility of rusting (corruption). Therefore, in antiquity the most ancient, durable and change resistant (incorruptible) substance known to Adam was stone (אֶבֶן-‘eben in Hebrew). Stone (keifa in Aramaic) is the ultimate building material.

Immutability (Changelessness): While modern culture uses steel or iron to represent ultimate strength, metals are prone to oxidation, rust, and decay. In ancient philosophical and biblical thought, rust was a symbol of corruption and temporal decay. Stone, on the other hand, does not rust or rot. It is impervious to the elements, making it the ultimate symbol of eternal endurance, truth, and immutability.

Adam and Anthropos: Stone construction assures a builder that his building will be fortified to the highest possible degree. Abba our Father wills that His permanent dwelling place (Hebrew: Adam-אָדָם; Greek: Anthropos-ἄνθρωπος) must compliment His own perpetual, unchanging strength, durability, and reliability. Redeemed Man (Adam, Anthropos) is, therefore, destined to be the heavenly Father’s immortal, incorruptible, unassailable House of Stone.

Hebrew Connection (אֶבֶן – ‘Eben); In the Hebrew Bible, stone (‘eben) carries profound structural and spiritual significance: The Father-Son Bond: Linguistically, the Hebrew word for stone, אֶבֶן (‘Eben), is a beautiful wordplay (a portmanteau). It combines the word for Father (אָב – Ab) and the word for Son (בֵּן – Ben). Thus, a stone symbolically represents the unbroken continuity, strength, and unity between generations, or between God and humanity.

The Foundation: God is frequently referred to as the “Rock of Israel” (Genesis 49:24). The Even Shetiya (Foundation Stone) in Jewish tradition is believed to be the spiritual bedrock upon which the entire world was created.

Aramaic Connection (Keifa): Keifa (Cephas), is the Aramaic word for stone or rock. When Yeshua renames Shim’on “Keifa” (Cephas) he invokes the ancient understanding of stone as the ultimate, unshakable building material—a creation of God that cannot be corrupted or destroyed by time.

Not just Raw Power—Permanence: True strength is not just about raw power (like steel), but about permanence, purity, and resistance to corruption (like stone). It elevates stone from a simple physical object to a profound spiritual metaphor for a timeless, divine foundation.

House of Stone and the Rock Man:

Deeper Meaning: When the Messiah looked intently at Shimon (Hearing) He pronounced on him an incredible blessing. Hearing would become Keifa. Keifa in Aramaic means Stone or Rock. The Messiah was saying to all who will listen, understand and obey I will make you into a Stone House (בית אבן), a Rock Man, who is a fortified dwelling place for the Spirit of Adonai to dwell in that is constructed out of the most durable, reliable and incorruptible building material imaginable, the Word of Adonai!

Most Durable Material Imaginable: The Living Word is the most durable building material imaginable. The heavenly Messiah ben Yosef be David is Adonai’s eternal word. When Messiah says to his new talmid, “you shall be called Keifa” he is promising to make him into a mighty stone edifice (a Temple-בית מקדש) that is constructed out of God’s Living Word—His Spirit. Keifa is more than a specific historical figure. Keifa (Aramaic), Petros (Greek) is an all-inclusive name that describes what the entire global community of believing humanity will one day become: an indestructible, incorruptible eternal Temple for Adonai to dwell in.

Keifa’s name (Petros) reveals what Adam must Become:

Divine Authorship vs. Human Writing: Before proceeding any further it should be obvious to anyone reading these Proceedings of the Heavenly Court that this is not ordinary literature. Adam (man) did not construct this evidentiary account regarding the Testimony of Messiah. The text should not be read as a simple history book or a fictional story. Adam (man) did not construct this..

The “Eternal One did this”: Humans did not invent or piece together this account; instead, God (“The Eternal One”) is the true author. In this narrative of the Besorat of Adonai all the details surrounding our Messiah’s life are generously and meticulously endowed with divine meaning by the Spirit of Holiness.

Legal and Courtroom Imagery: The Spokesperson for the Shlichim, Yochanan ben Zebedyah, employs the legal terms of “testify,” “testimony,” “witness,” and “attest” numerous times throughout his five books (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) that are included in the twenty-seven books of the Brit Chadashah (New Covenant). The Beloved Disciple’s writings employ almost sixty percent of all the nouns and verbs that are used to convey the words “testify” “witness” “attest” or “testimony” within the entire HaBrit HaChadashah.

Abundance of Legal Terms in Sefer Yochanan: Sefer Mattai (מתי-Grace of God), Sefer Yochanan Markos (יוֹחָנָן מַרְקוֹס-Hammer of Grace), and Sefer Lukas (לוקס-Light-bringer) the Sefer of Yochanan alone uses these legal terms forty-seven times, while the other three accounts together employ these words only twenty-one times. In just his five books of the Brit Chadashah the Beloved Talmid uses the legal terms of “testify,” “witness,” and “testimony” a total of seventy-seven times.

The Heavenly Court is “Now in Session!” The vigorous use of legal court language, seventy-eight times in all, just in the four besorat accounts is more prevalent than anywhere else in the Scriptures because it is the privilege of these four accounts to convey first to their countrymen the Yehudim and then to the gentiles that the Heavenly Court of Adonai is already in session and that there is still time to believe in the Messiah before the first phase of the time of searching for our redemption ends (Elul 1-Tishri 2) and the time of the second phase of the seven intermediate days of extra testing begins (i.e. Tishri 3-9).

Messiah is Ben Ha-Elohim, Elohim cloaked in human form:

The Helper of Yochanan: The Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation (רוח חכמה והתגלות) is the One who helps us see what the wise and aged eyes of Yochanan the Elder (הזקן-the old, the ‘bearded one;’) saw when at around the age of one hundred he wrote this precious account. Messiah is the Rabbi Ben Adonai.

Yochanan the Elder: Yochanan ben Zebedyah according to early first and second century tradition, lived to a very advanced age in Ephesus. Writing his Besorah (בְּשׂוֹרָה), Iggeret (אִגֶּרֶת), and Hitgalut (הִתְגַּלּוּת) as an old man (the Zaken), his physical eyes may have grown dim, but his spiritual sight was profoundly clear.

Messiah—the Voice of God: He is the Voice of our Divine Teacher (Adonai). And He (וְעַתָּ֥ה ה’ אָבִ֣ינוּ אָ֑תָּה)  is our Father and the Messiah’s Father. Ve’atah Adonai Avinu Atah (וְעַתָּ֥ה ה’ אָבִ֣ינוּ אָ֑תָּה), translates to “And now, O Adonai, You are our Father.” This comes from Isaiah 64:8 (Isaiah 64:7 in Hebrew numbering), where Israel declares God as their Father, Creator, and Potter.

Divine Teacher: Messiah is the ultimate teacher who reveals the true intent of the Father’s heart. When he speaks, he speaks with the authority of Adonai, serving as the direct channel of divine instruction. The Living Word: He embodies the thoughts, laws, and voice of the Creator, making an invisible God knowable to humanity.

The Ultimate Connection: Because the Messiah is uniquely aligned with the Father, he bridges the gap between the Creator and the creation. When you listen to the Messiah, you are listening to the Voice of our Divine Teacher, which ultimately echoes the will of the Father who sent him.

Cloaked in Human Form: Messiah is Avinu Shebashamayim (our Father who is in heaven) cloaked in human form. No man is our Teacher. One is our Teacher and He speaks through His holy servant the Messiah. God is our Teacher (יֹצְרֵ֔אֲנַ֤חְנוּ הַחֹ֙מֶר֙ וְאַתָּ֣ה נוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדְךָ֖ כֻּלָּֽנוּ׃). The Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation Himself is the Author of this living literary-Masterpiece.

“He [Andrew, Adam, Man] found first his own brother Shim’on.”

This small phrase reveals in the will of Adonai (our Father  and our God)  what is of first importance for Man (humankind) to do.

Adam receives Hearing after conception in the Womb of Eternity:

First “Hear” Adonai: The Greek word for “first” in the Septuagint (and the Brit Chadashah) is “proton.” Proton means first in succession, time, rank, influence, or honor. Above all else Adam (Humanity) must first (echad-אֶחָד) hear Adonai’s Teaching. The Beloved Student of the Father of Mercies must first come to be disciplined (a student) in the Word of Adonai.

Learn and be Corrected: Before a human being can achieve true spiritual unity or purpose, they must first occupy the position of a disciplined student who listens to and absorbs divine instruction. True intimacy with the divine is built on a foundation of learning and correction.

Adam (Humanity): This refers not just to the historical figure, but to collective humanity or the individual human soul seeking its purpose.

First and One: In Hebrew, Echad (אֶחָד) means “One” (as in the Shema: “Adonai is One”). In this context, it implies that the absolute priority or the foundational “Step One” for humanity is to listen.

Beloved Student and Father of Mercies: This highlights a relational shift. While the ultimate goal is to be a deeply loved child (“Beloved Student”) of a compassionate Creator (“Father of Mercies”), that relationship requires a willingness to undergo discipline (the root of the word disciple or student).

Unity (Echad): Achieving oneness and alignment with the divine will by actively listening to divine law and teachings and discipline; allowing the Word of Adonai to shape, correct, and train one’s character.

In the Beginning: In the beginning, before sin had ever occurred in the race of Adam, the First Adam was created with an innate ability to listen to, understand and obey his heavenly Father. The Living Torah of the Father of All (Avi-khol) requires perfect obedience to His Word from all of His intelligent creatures.

Pre-Existence in the Womb of the Eternal One’s Mind:

Whose Your Rabbi? When Adam was first conceived in the womb of the Eternal One’s Mind, the Mind of the God of the Beginning (אֱלֹ֣הֵי קֶ֔דֶם-Elohei Kedem), it was determined that Adonai alone would be the Teacher (Rabbi) of Adam (and of all humankind). The phrase “conceived in the womb of the Eternal One’s Mind” means humanity was not an afterthought, but an intentional, primal design born directly from the divine intellect

From the “Same Womb”:The word for “brother” (adelphos) used in the Greek translation of the transcripts of the Proceedings of the Heavenly Court transcribed by the scribe (סוֹפֵר) Yochanan ben Zebedyah originate from the word “womb” (delphos). The word brother here literally means from the same womb.

Perfect Hearing: Hayotzer (the Creator) at the first made Adam to have Perfect Hearing. The Creator has always meant for the two brothers, the brother (‘ach-אָח) called Hearing and the brother (אָח) called Man (Adam-Anthropos-Andreas) to always remain together and never for the two to separate from one another. For when man puts himself before Hearing our heavenly Father then the unity (echad) of God to Adam is lost. 

Allegory of the Two Brothers: The Day 3/of 7Days text of Yochanan ben Zebedyah introduces a (poetic) metaphor where “Hearing” (Shim’on) and “Man” (Adam) are described as brothers (from the same womb) who are meant to be inseparable.

Break in Unity: The text reveals that when Man (Adam) puts himself first, he separates from his “brother,” Hearing (Shim’on). In other words, when human pride or self-will takes over, spiritual listening stops, and the unity (echad) between Adonai and mankind is broken.

The Final Adam: Mashiach HaAdam Ha-acharon: The First Adam failed to listen, separating himself from “Hearing” and breaking the unity with the Creator. This never happened with the “Messiah, the Last Adam.” Messiah ben Yosef (Suffering Messiah) maintained perfect obedience. He never put his human will before the Father’s voice, keeping the “two brothers” perfectly together. This is why in truth the Messiah has always been able to say:

“.אני והאב אחד אנחנו”

“I (the obedient man) and the Father (Adonai our God) are one (אֶחָֽד-unity)!”

The Firstborn is called by the name of the “Hearing One:”

The Identity of the Messiah: At the first Adam (Man) finds “his brother” the Hearing One. The very first recognition a child has of his parent (his mother) is when he imprints on her “voice” (בּת קול). This voice imprint occurs while the child is still living in the house of his mother’s womb. Similarly we discover Messiah (the new Adam) who pre-exists creation had heard Adonai’s Eternal Voice in the “Bosom of the Father” before anything ever existed and before He was physically born to be the Messiah. 

Ultimate Model of Recognition: This concept connects ancient Jewish thought (such as the Bat Kol, or “daughter of a voice”) with biblical theology to explain the deep, spiritual identity of the Messiah. Just as an unborn baby instinctively learns and imprints on its mother’s voice in the womb, the Messiah possesses an eternal, intrinsic recognition of God the Father’s voice.

Pre-Existence and Intimacy: Yochanan be Zebedyah, the Spokesperson for the Shlicihim, has made it abundantly clear that the Messiah’s relationship with Adonai did not begin at his physical birth on earth. Instead, he existed before creation in the closest possible intimacy—the “Bosom of the Father”—where he continuously heard and knew the divine voice.

The “Hearing One”: It defines the true essence of humanity (Adam) and the Messiah (the New Adam) not just by physical existence, but by the capacity to hear, recognize, and perfectly respond to the Creator.

The Word (Ha-Davar): In Yochanan’s narrative-testimony regarding the Messiah (The Final Adam) It is the Hearing One (i.e. The Word, Ha-Davar) who pre-exists first before anyone or anything else that has come into existence in and through the womb of the Holy One (i.e. out of His eternal-being).

The God of the Beginning: Adonai chose to open-up the womb of eternity to enter His Spirit into the old failed-creation order as HaMoshia l’chol Adam. He did this to usher in the beginning of a new creation order that would never fail.

Personified Wisdom: Messiah taught the “talmid Yeshua loved” (Yochanan) that Ha-Davar (The Word) was not just a spoken command, but was the personified wisdom and power of Adonai—The Hearing One. this introduces a beautiful relational dynamic to the Godhead. Before Adonai spoke, The Word listened in perfect, eternal intimacy within the “womb of the Holy One” (B’cheyk Ha’Ab)—in the bosom of the Father. True speech flows out of perfect hearing. The Messiah only spoke what he heard the Father saying (John 5:19, 12:49). He is the ultimate echo of the Father’s heart.

Man’s ears must be permanently opened:

זֶבַח וּמִנְחָה לֹֽא־חָפַצְתָּ אָזְנַיִם כָּרִיתָ לִּי עֹולָה וַחֲטָאָה לֹא שָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃ אָז אָמַרְתִּי הִנֵּה־בָאתִי בִּמְגִלַּת־סֵפֶר כָּתוּב עָלָֽי׃ לַֽעֲשֹֽׂות־רְצֹונְךָ אֱלֹהַי חָפָצְתִּי וְתֹורָתְךָ בְּתֹוךְ מֵעָֽי׃

Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; my ears you have opened; burnt offering and sin offering you have not required. Then I said, “Behold, I come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me. I delight to do Your will, O my God; your Torah is in my heart.”

Love & Lifetime Employment: If a Hebrew servant loves his master and chooses never to go free, the master takes an awl and pierces the servant’s ear against a doorpost. This physically marks them as a servant for life.

“Ear” symbol of Dedication of entire Body: Since the act specified in the just referenced Hebrew Text involved a complete dedication of the servant to the will of his Master, the Septuagint Jewish scholars deemed it best to translate the Hebrew word for ear into the Greek word for body.

Anshei Knesset Hagedolah: The scholars of the Great Assembly (אַנְשֵׁי כְּנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה), the Great Synagogue, teach us that if we are to live like our Messiah ben Yosef ben David we must dedicate our entire physical and spiritual being to perfectly “hear,” “understand” and “obey” the will of our heavenly Father.

If your Rabbi controls your ears he controls your body too:

The Hebrew vs. Greek Translation: In Psalm 40:6 (above), the Hebrew text states, “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; my ears You have opened (pierced)”. However, when the Jewish scholars translated this into Greek (the Septuagint), they rendered the phrase as, “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for me”.

HaBrit HaChadashah Connection: The Sefer Hebrews 10:5 quotes this exact Septuagint Greek version (“a body you prepared for me”) and applies it directly to Yeshua, framing his entire physical life as an act of ultimate submission to Adonai:

לָכֵן בְּהִכָּנְסוֹ אֶל הָעוֹלָם הוּא אוֹמֵר: “זֶבַח וּמִנְחָה לֹא־חָפַצְתָּ, גּוּף כּוֹנַנְתָּ לִי; 6עוֹלָה וַחֲטָאָה לֹא שָׁאָלְתָּ. אָז אָמַרְתִּי: הִנֵּה־בָאתִי – בִּמְגִלַּת־סֵפֶר כָּתוּב עָלַי – לַעֲשׂוֹת־רְצוֹנְךָ, אֱלֹהַי”. פ

Ultimate Submission: “Therefore, when he enters the world, he says: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for me; burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require. Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll of the book—I have come to do Your will, O My God.'”

Ear as the Gateway to the Body: Translating “ear” to “body” was not a mistake by the ancient translators but a profound spiritual insight. If Adonai “controls your ear,” it means you are fully listening and receptive to His commands. Once the ear submits, the entire physical body follows in action.

The Great Assembly: The scholars of the Great Assembly are to be commended for their many insights into God’s Word—the historical council of Jewish sages and prophets who re-established Jewish life after the Babylonian exile. These sages understood that piercing an ear was merely an outward sign of a servant giving his entire body and existence (being) over to his master.

Following “In the Dust of our Rabbi”: Is an ancient rabbinic phrase urging talmidim to stay right behind their rabbi to learn not just his words, but how he lives his life. Messiah Yeshua ben Yosef completely surrendered his will to Adonai Avinu. Therefore, as followers (students, disciples) of Rabbeinu Yeshua we too must choose “eternal obedience,” even servitude to Adonai.

Hear, Understand, and Obey Adonai: If we truly love Avinu Shebashamayim we will obey His command to listen to His Son, His Messiah whom He has sent. On the day of Messiah’s consecration by water immersion in the Jordan the heavenly voice of declared:

זה בני אהובי אשר בו חפצתי!פ

  “This is My beloved Son, in whom I have delighted.”

Listen to “My Beloved Son”: Later, from the Shekinah glory cloud, the heavenly voice added to the words, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I have delighted,” the command:

!אליו תשמעון

      “Listen to Him!”פ

Messiah Rebirths and Re-stories the race of Adam:

It is the heavenly Messiah Yeshua ben Yosef ben David who rebirths and re-stories the entire race of Adam (Man). Adonai our Father has given us the necessary means so that one day (on the day of our resurrection) we too will perfectly hear, understand, and obey His Voice; as the Messiah already does, who presently sits at the right hand of the Father of Glory (Avi HaKavod) as the preeminent one (Habekhor) of all creation.

אני נתתי להם את הכבוד שנתת לי, למען יהיו אחד כמו שאנחנו אחד. אני בהם ואתה בי כדי שישלמו להיותם אחד, למען ידע העולם כי אתה שלחתני ואהבת אותם כמו שאהבת אותי. אבי, אלה שנתתם לי רצוני שיהיו גם הם אתי באשר אני, למען יחזו בכבודי אשר נתת לי, כי אהבת אותי מלפני הוסד תבל.פ

אֲנִי נָתַתִּי לָהֶם אֶת הַכָּבוֹד שֶׁנָּתַתָּ לִי, לְמַעַן יִהְיוּ אֶחָד כְּמוֹ שֶׁאֲנַחְנוּ אֶחָד. אֲנִי בָּהֶם וְאַתָּה בִּי כְּדֵי שֶׁיֻּשְׁלְמוּ לִהְיוֹתָם אֶחָד, לְמַעַן יֵדַע הָעוֹלָם כִּי אַתָּה שְׁלַחְתַּנִי וְאָהַבְתָּ אוֹתָם כְּמוֹ שֶׁאָהַבְתָּ אוֹתִי. אָבִי, אֵלֶּה שֶׁנְּתַתָּם לִי רְצוֹנִי שֶׁיִּהְיוּ גַּם הֵם אִתִּי בַּאֲשֶׁר אֲנִי, לְמַעַן יֶחֱזוּ בִּכְבוֹדִי אֲשֶׁר נָתַתָּ לִי, כִּי אָהַבְתָּ אוֹתִי מִלִּפְנֵי הִוָּסֵד תֵּבֵל. פ

Seen through the Eyes of King Solomon: This insight into the revelation of the prior existence of The Word that created the form of Yeshua ben Yosef ben David our brother who actually walked among (pre-existed) our ancestors can be seen before He cloaked Himself in the human form of Yeshua. He is seen prophetically through the eyes of King Solomon; so it is written (cf. Proverbs 8):

ה’ קנני ראשית דרכו קדם מפעליו מאז׃ מעולם נסכתי מראש מקדמי־ארץ׃ באין־תהמות חוללתי באין מעינות נכבדי־מים׃ בטרם הרים הטבעו לפני גבעות חוללתי׃ עד־לא עשה ארץ וחוצות וראש עפרות תבל׃ בהכינו מים שם אני בחוקו חוג על־פני תהום׃ באמצו שחקים ממעל בעזוז עינות תהום׃ בשומו לים חקו ומים לא יעברו־פיו בחוקו מוסדי ארץ׃ ואהיה אצלו אמון ואהיה עשעים יום יום משחקת לפניו בכל־עת׃ משחקת בתבל ארצו ושעשעי את־בני אדם׃

ה’ קָ֭נָנִי רֵאשִׁ֣ית דַּרְכֹּ֑ו קֶ֖דֶם מִפְעָלָ֣יו מֵאָֽז׃ מֵעֹולָם נִסַּכְתִּי מֵרֹאשׁ מִקַּדְמֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ בְּאֵין־תְּהֹמֹות חֹולָלְתִּי בְּאֵין מַעְיָנֹות נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָֽיִם׃ בְּטֶרֶם הָרִים הָטְבָּעוּ לִפְנֵי גְבָעֹות חֹולָֽלְתִּי׃ עַד־לֹא עָשָׂה אֶרֶץ וְחוּצֹות וְרֹאשׁ עָפְרֹות תֵּבֵֽל׃ בַּהֲכִינֹו שָׁמַיִם שָׁם אָנִי בְּחוּקֹו חוּג עַל־פְּנֵי תְהֹֽום׃ בְּאַמְּצֹו שְׁחָקִים מִמָּעַל בַּעֲזֹוז עִינֹות תְּהֹום׃ בְּשׂוּמֹו לַיָּם חֻקֹּו וּמַיִם לֹא יַֽעַבְרוּ־פִיו בְּחוּקֹו מֹוסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃ וָֽאֶהְיֶה אֶצְלֹו אָמֹון וָֽאֶהְיֶה שַׁעֲשֻׁעִים יֹום יֹום מְשַׂחֶקֶת לְפָנָיו בְּכָל־עֵֽת׃ מְשַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵל אַרְצֹו וְשַׁעֲשֻׁעַי אֶת־בְּנֵי אָדָֽם׃

Daily His Delight: “Adonai  possessed me at the beginning of His way, the first of His works of old. I was established from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth existed. When there were no deeps, I was brought forth; when there were no springs abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth; while as yet He had not made the earth or the open fields, nor the first of the dust of the world. When He established the heavens, I was there; when He drew a circle upon the face of the deep. When He made firm the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became mighty. When He assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters would not transgress His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth. Then I was beside Him, like a *little child existing at the side of Him in a state of abiding trust and confidence; and I was daily His delight, playing, always before Him playing (משחקת, שחק) in the world, His earth, and having my delight in the sons of men.”

*Playing, rejoicing and more playing! The Hebrew phrase וָאֶהְיֶה אֶצְלוֹ אָמוֹן (va’ehyeh etzlo amon) can be translated as “and I was like a little child by His side” or “one brought up with Him.” The exact translation depends on how you interpret the final, highly debated word אָמוֹן (amon). If amon is derived from the root aman (אָמַן), which means “to support,” “nourish,” or “be faithful,” it can take on a passive meaning (amun). In this sense, it means “a nursling,” or “one brought up with” a parent. The verses immediately following describe Wisdom as “playing/rejoicing always before Him”, which perfectly mirrors a carefree child playing in front of its father.

How has Adonai been able to do everything He has done or ever will do without changing at all, in any way whatsoever?”

Use your Common Sense: The answer is His Memra, His Logos, His Word. Our heavenly Father has a Divine Self that moves around and does things and this counterpart of God that is God does all of this without compromising in any way the perfect, complete, intact, unchanging, ineffable state of GOD. Everything that God our Father has made He has accomplished through His Memra, Logos, and Word. Nothing has been made without His Word.

“God of the Beginning”: When did God first manifest Himself through His Word in a visible form? Elohei Kedem, “God of the Beginning” first manifested (glorified) Himself in the Shekinah—-the Glory Cloud. When was the second time God manifested Himself in a visible form? When He had His Word take the form of a new sinless Adam—-our Messiah ben Yosef ben David. Therefore, the Son of Adam (Man) Yeshua is the eternal power and the wisdom of God. The Word become flesh. And as the perfect manifestation of the one true God The Word came to earth and dwelt among us in human form. In Him we can see the visible Image of the invisible God.

The Strong One came to save the weak: HaDavar took our form to deliver us from our sins and our estrangement from God. The Strong One stooped down to save the weak. He took the form of lowly man to sacrifice Himself for the sake of all of humankind. For we are too weak to save ourselves.

The Heavenly Messiah: And so after He had secured our redemption, He conquered death, and ascended into heaven. So now The Word who became cloaked in the form of a man has now returned to His pre-existent form as the glorified heavenly Messiah, who moves around and does things so that the perfect, complete, intact, unchanging, ineffable state of Adonai is not compromised in anyway. In this way the heavenly Messiah ben Yosef ben David is seated at the right hand of the Father.

You believe in God: God will convince you that all of His Divinity dwells bodily in the manifestation of Himself that is the heavenly Messiah Yeshua ben Yosef ben David. Thanks be to God for his patience. For the anger of the Holy One is finally subsiding. AmIsrael temporarily had lost His favor because our ancestors had unknowingly rejected God our Father and His Spirit when they rejected His Son.

Believe, Ask and Receive: Now we may ask of our Father anything; even miracles. Yet we must ask without doubt. For if we do not even believe in Adonai then how can we expect any response from Him at all? Even to attest whether or not Yeshua ben Yosef is His earthly Messiah?

Now is the time to believe: So first believe in Adonai, then He will reveal to you that the present (glorified) heavenly Messiah is Yeshua ben Yosef ben David. Believe in Adonai first, then He will personally reveal to you that He indwells His Messiah just as He did His Glory Cloud. Ask first for the gift of faith so that you might receive insight from Ruach Ha-Chokmah, the Spirit of Wisdom, and then shed your ignorance and become rich in the knowledge of God.

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