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'''In darkness''' | '''In darkness''' | ||
He dwelt in darkness. The word 'darkness' ''khaw-sak'' | He dwelt in darkness. The word 'darkness' ''khaw-sak'' חשך means 'restrained, reserved, hide, obscure, conceal'. It is a symbol of love. If you are in sin, and not getting hit by lightning, you are receiving the grace, love, patience, long-suffering of God. He is restraining himself from destroying you; covering your sin. Jesus said to stop presuming upon the grace of God and be Holy. <ref>[[Joh 8:12]] ¶ Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.</ref> | ||
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'''His unspeakable name''' | '''His unspeakable name''' | ||
His name was something like 'ee-oo-ee'. Spelled yod-vav-yod. It is hidden in the aleph | His name was something like 'ee-oo-ee'. Spelled yod-vav-yod. It is hidden in the aleph א. It is the name of God which cannot be pronounced (this is a riddle). The aleph is a silent letter, so his hidden name is also silent. | ||
The idea that one takes dominion over something by naming it is Biblical in it's source. Adam was given dominion over the animals and named them. <ref>Ge 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought [them] unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that [was] the name thereof.</ref> God's name is hidden because no one can have dominion over him. The name Yaweh | The idea that one takes dominion over something by naming it is Biblical in it's source. Adam was given dominion over the animals and named them. <ref>Ge 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought [them] unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that [was] the name thereof.</ref> God's name is hidden because no one can have dominion over him. The name Yaweh יהוה is not a name that he has forbidden us to speak. It is the name he gave Moses and told him to use it.<ref>[[Ex 3:14]] And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.</ref> The two names sound similar. | ||
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