1. Day 7 of 7 Days (Part 2)—“There was a Wedding”
2. First of Seven Signs and Fifty Miracles
3. Awaiting the Perfection of Adam-Man
4. Third Day and Seventh Day are same Day
5. Original creation week and New Creation week
6. Three Points of Light in the Seventh day

Day 7 of 7 Days (Part 2)—“There was a Wedding”:

בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי הָיְתָה חֲתֻנָּה בְּקָנָה אֲשֶׁר בַּגָּלִיל. אִמּוֹ שֶׁל יֵשׁוּעַ הָיְתָה שָׁם, וְגַם יֵשׁוּעַ וְתַלְמִידָיו הֻזְמְנוּ לַחֲתֻנָּה. כְּשֶׁחָסַר לָהֶם יַיִן אָמְרָה אֵם יֵשׁוּעַ אֵלָיו: אֵין לָהֶם יַיִן. אָמַר לָהּ יֵשׁוּעַ: מַה לִּי וָלָךְ, אִשָּׁה? עוֹד לֹא הִגִּיעָה שְׁעָתִי. אָמְרָה אִמּוֹ לַמְשָׁרְתִים: כָּל מַה שֶּׁיֹּאמַר לָכֶם עֲשׂוּ. שִׁשָּׁה כַּדֵּי אֶבֶן הָיוּ עֲרוּכִים שָׁם, כְּמִנְהַג הַיְּהוּדִים לְטָהֳרָתָם, וְכָל אֶחָד הֵכִיל כִּשְׁמוֹנִים עַד מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים לִיטֶר. אָמַר לָהֶם יֵשׁוּעַ: מַלְּאוּ אֶת הַכַּדִּים מַיִם, וְהֵם מִלְּאוּ אוֹתָם עַד לְמַעְלָה. אָמַר לָהֶם: שַׁאֲבוּ עַכְשָׁו וְהָבִיאוּ אֶל רֹאשׁ הַמְּסִבָּה. הֵם שָׁאֲבוּ וְהֵבִיאוּ אֵלָיו. טָעַם רֹאשׁ הַמְּסִבָּה אֶת הַמַּיִם שֶׁנֶּהֶפְכוּ לְיַיִן וְלֹא יָדַע מֵאַיִן הוּא, אֶלָּא שֶׁהַמְשָׁרְתִים אֲשֶׁר שָׁאֲבוּ אֶת הַמַּיִם יָדְעוּ. קָרָא רֹאשׁ הַמְּסִבָּה אֶת הֶחָתָן וְאָמַר לוֹ: כָּל אָדָם מַגִּישׁ תְּחִלָּה אֶת הַיַּיִן הַטּוֹב וְכַאֲשֶׁר הָאֲנָשִׁים מְבֻסָּמִים יַגִּישׁ אֶת הַטּוֹב־פָּחוֹת, אֲבָל אַתָּה שָׁמַרְתָּ אֶת הַיַּיִן הַטּוֹב עַד עַכְשָׁו. זֹאת תְּחִלַּת הָאוֹתוֹת שֶׁל יֵשׁוּעַ. הוּא עָשָׂה זֹאת בְּקָנָה שֶׁבַּגָּלִיל. אָז הֶרְאָה אֶת כְּבוֹדוֹ וְתַלְמִידָיו הֶאֱמִינוּ בּוֹ.פ

[Day 7/ of 7] On the third day there was a wedding in Kana (Cana) which is in the Galil (Galilee), and Yeshua’s mother (Miryam) was there. Yeshua and his talmidim (students, disciples) were also among those invited to the wedding. When the wine ran out, the mother of Yeshua said to him, “They have no wine.” Yeshua said to her, “What do I have to do with you, woman? My time (hour) has still not come.” His mother said to the servers, “Do whatever he says to you.” Six stone pitchers (waterpots) were prepared according to the ordinance of the Yehudim for their purification. Each of them was able to hold two or three batim (20 or 30 gallons). Yeshua said to them, “Fill the pitchers (waterpots) with water,” and they filled them to the top. He said, “Now draw some and take it to the master of the (wedding) banquet,” and they took it. The leader of the banquet tasted the water, which had turned into wine, not knowing where it was from. But his servers who had drawn the water knew. The leader of the banquet called to ha-chatan (החתן- the groom), and said to him, “Everyone gives out the good wine first, and after they have drunk to overflowing (their fill), he gives them the bad (poorer wine). But you have hidden the good wine until now!” This was the first of the signs that Yeshua did in Kana, which is in the land of the Galil. He revealed his glory, and his talmidim believed in him.

First of Seven Signs and Fifty Miracles:

וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי הָיְתָה חֲתֻנָּה בְּקָנָה אֲשֶׁר בַּגָּלִיל וְשָׁם אֵם יֵשׁוּעַ׃ וְיֵשׁוּעַ וְתַלְמִידָיו גַּם־הֵם הָיוּ מִן־הַקְּרוּאִים אֶל־הַחֲתֻנָּה׃

“On the third day there was a wedding in Kana of Galilee, and the mother of Yeshua was there; and both the Messiah Yeshua and His talmidim were invited to the wedding.”

Second Session: In this opening up narrative of a wedding in Kana (Cana) the Spokesperson for the shlichim (emissaries, sent ones) of the Messiah, Yochanan ben Zebedyah (יוחנן בן זבדי, זבדיה), continues his second session of the Testimony of Messiah in the Proceedings of the Heavenly Court by offering a detailed account of the events surrounding the Messiah’s first sign. Signs (אותות) are miraculous events that prove that Rabbi Yeshua is the Messiah. All of the signs (אותות) and wonders (מופתים) of the Messiah convey irresistible, persuasive spiritual meaning; as well as demonstrate great power.

7th Day of the New Creation: This wedding account begins on the seventh day since the Prophet Yochanan ben Zecharyah (יוחנן בן זכריה) witnessed to the Jerusalem delegates, and on the third day since Philip (Φίλιππος) and Netan’el (נְתַנְאֵל) became talmidim of Rabbi Yeshua.

Awaiting the Perfection of Adam-Man:

Perfection of Adam-Man: As you will recall Philip’s name speaks of the desire to see the return to Israel of the Presence of the glory of Adonai at the second coming of the Messiah. Similarly, Nathaniel’s name speaks of the believing remnant of Israel that is looking for the return of Messiah to “restore” Israel. The subtle reference to a seventh day in the narrative of the Testimony of Messiah is a reference to the perfection of Creation. Man was created on the sixth day. However, it was not until the seventh day that the Creator ”rested” (which began at the moment when the perfection of the sixth day had been accomplished). As stated he seventh day in the testimony of the *Sefer of Yochanan is discerned by counting down the days given in the narrative (1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

*Sefer of the Endowment (dowry) of the Grace of Adonai (יוחנן בן זבדי, זבדיה) Yochanan ben Zebedyah verses 1:19, 29, 35. 43. and 2:1.

The Third/Seventh Day: The third day (2:1) is an explicit reference to the Person and work of the Spirit of the Holy One and to the death and resurrection of the Messiah. The omnipresent Spirit is the Endowment of the Grace of Adonai that Yochanan ben Zebedi/Zebedyah’s name is a testimony to the Spirit of the Holy One ( the gift of the Father).

In the Genesis account the third day is the day that the Life of the Seed breaks forth from the invisible to the visible realm.

Firstfruits of many “Sons of Glory”: The third day is the day the invisible Spirit of the Holy One visibly manifests His Resurrection Life. The invisible divine Presence of the Spirit of the Holy One was first made visible (in an immortal-eternal way) when on the third day the Messiah was resurrected from the dead. Messiah is the firstfruits of many sons of glory that will be manifest by the unlimited power of the Spirit on the day of the resurrection of the righteous.

First Sign, First Miracle: The work of the Spirit of the Holy One is present in the manifestation of His signs, wonders, and miracles in the ministry of Messiah. The first sign, turning the water into wine is the first of seven recorded signs the Messiah performed in his earthly ministry. The spokesperson for the shlichim (sent ones) is more selective in his testimony of Messiah’s signs and miracles than are the other three writers of the four good news (besorat) accounts.. This is so because he is being guided by the Spirit of the Holy One to be more interested in emphasizing the spiritual significance of the miracles; rather than in just reporting on the spectacular physical nature of the miracles.

Third Day and Seventh Day are same Day:

God’s Creative Process: The Torah symbolism of these first seven days in Messiah’s ministry leads us to bring to mind God’s creative process. This demands that we connect the first week of the Messiah ben Yosef’s ministry here with the beginning of the Creation of the Cosmos (cf. Genesis 1-2 and the Sefer of Yochanan 1-2).

Five Time Stamps: The five time stamps of the wedding at Kana involves two different perspectives of time: seven days (implicit) and *three days (explicit). It is important to pause for a moment and ask why this is. The reference to seven days is implicit, indirect, almost hidden. However, the reference to three days in the Kana sign/miracle is explicit, direct, easily perceived. To see the seven days all you need to do is add up all four references of time in the narrative just preceding the wedding. There you will see one “first” day; three “next’’ days; followed by the third day referenced in today’s sign/miracle (1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

*See the Hidden Day of Messiah.

Original creation week and New Creation week:

New Creation Reset: Just as God hovered over the waters in Genesis to bring physical life out of chaos, the Messiah steps up to the waters of Kana to bring spiritual life out of legalistic stagnation. The first week of Messiah’s ministry is nothing less than God’s creative process operating in real-time, announcing that the creation reset button has been pressed.

Old to New: The first sign at the beginning of the Messiah’s public ministry highlights the fact that Messiah ben Yosef fulfilled what was old (the written Law) with something new (Life in the Spirit). New wine emerged out of the cleansing water—-the water of the Word. Due to the cleansing water of the Word an old temple became a Cleansed Temple, an old birth became a New Birth, well-water became Living Water, and an old worship became a New Worship (‘sing a new song in the assembly of the faithful’).

Three Points of Light in the Seventh day:

Light of the New Creation and Covenant Union: In the Genesis creation account, the seventh day is the day of completion, rest, and according to ancient Jewish tradition, the original “wedding” where God united Adam-Ish and Adam-Ishah. By placing Messiah’s first miracle at a wedding on the implicit seventh day of his public ministry, Yochanan ben Zebedyah signals that he is launching a New Creation. The “third day” is also explicitly mentioned because, along with its connection to the Spirit and the resurrection of Messiah ben Yosef, in the Genesis account, the third day of creation is the only day where God twice pronounces His work as “good”—making it traditionally associated with double-blessing, growth, and weddings in Jewish culture. Bottom line: the two timelines converge to show that the New Covenant is a marriage between divinity and humanity.

Light of the Unveiled Bridegroom: In ancient Jewish custom, a wedding celebration lasted seven days. It was specifically on the seventh day of the feast that the bridegroom would lift the bridal veil, fully revealing her face in a moment known as the apocalypse (literally, the “unveiling”). By overlaying the Kana (Cana) miracle onto this symbolic seventh day, Yochanan ben Zebedyah shows that the heavenly Messiah ben Yosef ben David is being unveiled as the true Divine Bridegroom (Proxy). When the human bridegroom fails to provide wine, the Messiah steps into the role, providing an overabundance of the finest wine to rescue the feast and manifest His true glory.

Light of Perfection Replacing Incompleteness: The shaliach (sent one, apostle) Yochanan explicitly notes that there were six stone water jars present for Jewish purification rites. In biblical numerology, the number six represents man and it represents incompleteness, human deficit, and the old order. By performing the sign on the seventh day, Yeshua acts as the “seventh jar” or the seventh candle—the element of ultimate perfection. He takes the water of the old ceremonial law and transforms it into the rich wine of God’s grace, showing that what human effort left incomplete (six jars, six days of labor), the Spirit of Adonai completes and perfects in Himself on the Sabbath day of the New Covenant (more on this later).

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