Sunday, August 30, 2009

Word of the Lord – Dabar Yahweh

The term “Word of the Lord” (Dabar Yhavoh) appears first in Genesis 15:1. The Hebrew word dabar has many meanings (e.g., act, advice); however, when it is used in conjunction with Yahweh, it becomes Word of the Lord. With God the Father only blinders, many consider this a message sent by God the Father. However, Genesis 15 teaches us that Abram saw the Word of the Lord and interacted with Him. The first words uttered by the Word of the Lord are even more interesting: “Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you" – a loud and clear message during Jesus Christ’s ministry here on earth.
The other words associated with the Word of the Lord are Memra and Logos. The words Dabar Yahweh and Memra are clear references to God the Son (Jesus Christ) in the Old Testament. Logos -- a Greek word meaning reason or wisdom -- is found in the most famous verse, John 1:1, in relation to The Divine Word, or Christ: “In the beginning was the Word (Logos), and the Word (Logos) was with God, and the Word (Logos) was God.” It similarly occurs in John 1:14 with “the Word (Logos) became flesh.” In Revelation 19:13, Christ is explicitly portrayed as the Word of God: “He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood (a reminder of his work on the cross), and his name is the Word of God”. Here is a partial list of references to the Word of the Lord in the Old Testament.
Genesis 15:1 After these things the Word of the Lord (God the Son) came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great."
1 Samuel 3 10 Then Yhovah came and stood and called as at other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for Your servant is listening."
21Yhovah continued to appear in Shiloh, since Yhovah revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the Word of the Lord (God the Son).
These versus clearly imply that the Word of the Lord is God.
1 Kings 18:1,31 1Now it happened after many days that the Word of the Lord (God the Son) came to Elijah in the third year, saying, "Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I (God the Son) will send rain on the face of the earth."
31Elijah took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Word of the Lord (God the Son) had come, saying, "Israel shall be your name."
Verse 31 confirms that Malek Yahveh who wrestled with Jacob in Genesis 32:24 is the Word of the Lord.
1 Kings 19:9-11 Then he (Elijah) came there to a cave and lodged there; and behold, the Word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"
The Word of the Lord (God the Son) asks Elijah to stand before Him when God the Father and Spirit was passing by.
Psalm 33:4, 6 For the Word of the Lord (God the Son) is upright, And all His work is done in faithfulness.
By the Word of the Lord (God the Son) the heavens were made, And by the Breath of His mouth (God the Holy Spirit) all their host.
Also see Genesis 1:2 and John 1
Jeremiah 1:4-5 Now the Word of the Lord (God the Son) came to me saying, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations."

The Word of the Lord also appeared to prophets Nathan (2 Samuel 7:4), Gad (2 Samuel 24:11), Solomon (1 Kings 6:11), Shemaiah (1 Kings 12:22-24), Man of God (1 Kings 13:1), Ahijah (1 Kings 14:18), Jehu (1 Kings 16:7), Ezekial (Ezekial 1:1-3, 3:4), Hosea (Hosea 1:1-2), Joel (Joel 1:1), Jonah (2 Kings 14:25, Jonah 1:1), Micah (Micah 1:1), Nahum (Nahum 1:1), Habakkuk (Habakkuk 1:1), Zephaniah (Zephaniah 1:1), Haggai (Haggai 1:1-3), Zechariah (Zechariah 1:1, 4:8, 12:1) and Malachi (Malachi 1:1).

5 comments:

  1. PS my (David Elphick) email address is maddelfs@bigpond.com

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  2. I posted the following before the email address but . . .! Never mind.
    I wonder if you think Ps 33:6, 103:20, 107:20, 119:89, 147:18, and Joel 2:11 would also be possible references to Jesus?

    Kind regards
    David Elphick

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  3. In the 'word of the Lord' sense!

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  4. please could it be that the voice of the Lord that came walking in the garden after the fall of Adam be Jesus ?

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    1. Yes! You are right! The eternal Word, our Lord Jesus Christ, was always revealing the Father to men (starting with Adam and Eve!)

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