Letter 2- Bet Lesson

Let me first startoffwith this lesson by quoting a guy named Peter Taylor Forsythwho said the following:“The Word of G-d is inthe Bible as the soul is in thebody.”We all tend to think in terms of pictures, and words are the paint brushes of ourthoughts etc.If we apply an inaccurate definition to a word, we create aninaccurate picture. We need to make a distinction betweentwo very importantwordsas we proceed with the letterּבbet, we will quite oftenencounter the terms‘Word” and “scriptures.” We often use these terms interchangeable, and in mostcases it’s ok to do so. But the Bible uses words in very precise ways because G-ddesires us to have clear understandings, not confusions. Sooooo, when the Bibleuses the terms “Word” and “Scriptures” something specific and unique is intendedby each.So, let’s get to the second letter of the Alephbet…theּבbet,spelled inעִ בְ רִ תיiv’riytHebrewasּיבִ תspells or means‘house’.This word is found in several Hebrewnames, likeאֶ ל-ּיבִ ת(Bethel,“House of G-d”)and one of myfavorites,לֶחֶ םּיבִ ת(Bethlehem,“House of bread”) (Let’s discuss this one). As we can see, the shapeof the letter resembles a floor, celling, or wall or doorway of a house. Since thename and form ofּיבִ תorּבbet,represents a house, let’s consider several ways inwhich it symbolizes a dwellingplace.יֵׁשּוע ַYeshua,Jesus, in Whom the fullness of the G-dhead dwells,The bible, in which dwells G-d’s Word to mankind, andThe creation itself, the present dwelling place of mankind. (Beingof the value of#2, which I will get into in a bit, it was on the second day of creation G-d made theoceans and the atmosphere—-“houses” for the fish and birds. Not bad eh?