Thursday, March 31, 2011

The Sapphire Throne: What Name Should I Tell Them?

During Moses (peace be upon him) first encounter with the Almighty at Mount Sinai, just before he went back to Egypt to deliver the children of Israel from bondage as he was instructed, he felt the trouble of introducing his newly known Mighty One to the elders back there. The elders have already known a lot of idol names in Egypt. Who could He be among them? Apparently, His name was not among the names of the idols of Egypt, but His name could not escape from the remembrance of the people who hoped for His act of deliverance.

Moses was told to say to the Israelites: "YaHWeH, the Mighty One of your fathers - the Mighty One of Abraham, the Mighty One of Isaac, and the Mighty One of Jacob - has sent me to you". And He further said, "This is My Name forever, the name by which I Am to be remembered from generation to generation", Exodus 3:15.

Ever wondered why the Almighty wanted Himself to be known and be called by that name "YaHWeH"?

The hieroglyphics in the blue Sapphire Stone Tablets may provide us the understanding. The Ten commandments begins with the self introduction of the giver of the commandments: "I Am YaHWeH your Mighty One, Who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery", Exodus 20:2.

His Name in the Sapphire Stone Tablets was expressed in a 4 symbol hieroglyphics written by the Almighty's own finger: "Yod", "He", "Waw", "He". What do these symbols mean to us? What does the Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, trying to relate to us with these symbols?

"Yod" is a hieroglyphic symbol for a hand. The hand is used to represent giving and receiving.

"He" is a symbol for a newly sprouting plant which represents light or life moving towards the light.

"Waw" is a symbol representing a weighing scale, just like the one held by the blind lady justice. This is used to connect and it represents justice and mercy.

"Yod" and "He" is pronounced YaH, these when combined means Giver of light, also Giver of life. When we say HalleluYaH, we mean "Praise ye Giver of Life".

"Waw" connects the two "He" in " He Waw He" (HWH), this means from life to life, justice and mercy from life to life, or justice and mercy from eternity to eternity.

"Yod", "He", "Waw", "He", pronounced YaHWeH, collectively, the symbols means the "Eternal, Just and Merciful Giver of Life".

The blue Sapphire Stone Tablets surely tell us of a very meaningful name, and it also depicts the character of the Owner of that name. We see here the Creator lending His wisdom through the letters of the Sapphire Stone Tablets, that we may see and understand His nature.