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When you draw the ''vav'' of the ''chet'' say, "understood" or "saw". | |||
The ''chet'' is drawn like a ''he'' ה but the ''vav'' on the left returns all the way to the top. This represents that the commandment was understood. The meaning of ''chet'' is 'dismay', because when you really understand God's command, you are dismayed. | The ''chet'' is drawn like a ''he'' ה but the ''vav'' on the left returns all the way to the top. This represents that the commandment was understood. The meaning of ''chet'' is 'dismay', because when you really understand God's command, you are dismayed. | ||
<ref group="v">chet ח or חת - dismay, ''m.'' understood, seeing</ref> | <ref group="v">chet ח or חת - dismay, ''m.'' understood, seeing</ref> | ||
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<ref group="q">The Gospel of Thomas (2) says, ... | <ref group="q">The Gospel of Thomas (2) says, ... | ||
''The one who seeks should not cease seeking until he finds. And when he finds, he will be dismayed...'' Could the ''chet'' be the source of Thomas's riddle?</ref> | ''The one who seeks should not cease seeking until he finds. And when he finds, he will be dismayed...'' Could the ''chet'' be the source of Thomas's riddle?</ref> | ||
<ref group="a">It is a good exercise to read the Gospel of Thomas in the genre of prophetic riddle or ''sensus plenior'', since he shares many of the same riddles which are mistakenly interpreted to be literal and so are identified as Gnostic</ref> | <ref group="a">It is a good exercise to read the Gospel of Thomas in the genre of prophetic riddle or ''sensus plenior'', since he shares many of the same riddles which are mistakenly interpreted to be literal and so are mis-identified as Gnostic</ref> | ||
<ref>It is not being suggested that the Gospel of Thomas is scripture, only that the author was familiar with | <ref>It is not being suggested that the Gospel of Thomas is scripture, only that the author was familiar with prophetic riddle.</ref> | ||
Dismay is terror. When people met the Holy God they fell on their faces. | Dismay is terror. When people met the Holy God they fell on their faces. | ||
<ref>{{bgw| Ge 17:3 }} And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,</ref> | <ref>{{bgw| Ge 17:3 }} And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,</ref> | ||
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When you draw the vav of the chet say, "understood" or "saw". The chet is drawn like a he ה but the vav on the left returns all the way to the top. This represents that the commandment was understood. The meaning of chet is 'dismay', because when you really understand God's command, you are dismayed. [v 1] [q 1] [a 1] [q 2] [a 2] [1] Dismay is terror. When people met the Holy God they fell on their faces. [2] [3] [4] [5] |
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