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THE EAST, TIME, ETERNITY, THE UNIVERSE AND THE

ORGIN OF ALL THINGS

Monday, October 29, 2007

A COMMENTARY ON THE HEBREW WORDS FOR EAST, TIME AND ETERNITY

BY CHARLES A. RABALAIS

To: Jeff Benner, The Ancien He!re" Re#e$rch cener

Section: W%r&#, "%r& #'&ie#

Subject: Eerni( )%*$+

Jeff, I &i#c%-ere& (%'r "e!#ie $n& fin& i -er( inere#in. Ver( "e** /'%eher. Here0# "h$0# % +( $eni%n. The f%**%"in i# fr%+ (%'r

"e!#ie. I 1'# !r%2e i '/ in% e$#( % $n$*(3e /$r$r$/h# f%r +e4

5The $ncien He!re" "%r&# h$ $re '#e& % &e#cri!e &i#$nce $n& &ireci%n$re $*#% '#e& % &e#cri!e i+e. The He!re" "%r& f%r e$# i# 6e&e+ $n&

*ier$**( +e$n# 7he &ireci%n %f he ri#in #'n7.

Initial comments: Jeff, hi# #$e+en i# -er( inere#in. T% +e, he

i+/*ic$i%n# %f hi# #$e+en $re $#%'n&in. I #$( hi# !ec$'#e i+e, $#

&efine& $# he &i#$nce !e"een "% /h(#ic$* e-en#, i# n% $ /h(#ic$*

+e$#'re+en in $n& %f i#e*f. Ye, if, $# (%' #$(, in $ncien He!re", 5i+e8

$n& 5&i#$nce8 refer % he #$+e hin $n& *ier$**( % 5he &ireci%n %f heri#in #'n8, )"hich "e $# h'+$n !ein# c$** he e$# &ireci%n, hen %ne

i+/*ic$i%n %f hi# $##%ci$i%n "%'*& !e h$ he %riin %f $** hin# c%'*& h$-e

c%+e, &% c%+e, $n& "i** c%+e fr%+ he e$#. Scri/'re reference# h$ h$-e/r%f%'n& i+/*ic$i%n# %f hi# )NASB r$n#*$i%n9r$n#*ier$i%n4

Genesis 2:8 8 the LORD God planted a garden toward the EAST, in Eden;and there He placed the man whom He had formed. !h" the ea#t $ He

co%ld ha&e '%#t a# well planted Eden in the So%th, (orth or !e#t. There ha#

to )e a rea#on Eden wa# planted in the EAST*

Genesis 3:2 + So He dro&e the man o%t; and at the EAST of the garden

of Eden He #tationed the cher%)im and the flaming #word which t%rned e&er"

direction to g%ard the wa" to the tree of life. Life, the Tree of Life i# in the

EAST. Life come# from the EAST*

!umbers 2:3 - (ow tho#e who camp on the EAST #ide toward the #%nri#e

#hall )e of the #tandard of the camp of /%dah, )" their armie#, and the



leader of the #on# of /%dah0 (ah#hon the #on of Amminada), /%dah i# the

tri)e /e#%#, the 1hri#tian 2e##iah de#cended from*

"#e$iel %0:%9 34 !hen the cher%)im departed, the" lifted their wing# and

ro#e %p from the earth in m" #ight with the wheel# )e#ide them; and the"

#tood #till at the entrance of the ea#t gate of the LORD5S ho%#e, and theglor" of the God of 6#rael ho&ered o&er them. The glor" of the LORD wa#

o&er them on the EAST #ide of the Temple*

"#e$iel %%:23 +- The glor" of the LORD went %p from the mid#t of the cit"and #tood o&er the mo%ntain which i# EAST of the cit". 67d )et thi# i# a

reference to the 2o%nt of Oli&e#, which i# EAST of /er%#alem $ which i#

where 2e##iah will come to earth $ ech. 3039, f%rther down*

"#e$iel %:% 3 Al#o the width of the front of the temple and that of the

#eparate area# along the EAST #ide totaled a h%ndred c%)it#. The front

entrance to the Temple face# EAST. 6 do not :now if Solomon )%ilt the fir#t

Temple with the front entrance toward the EAST. 6 cannot find an" referenceto the orientation of the fir#t Temple in the He)rew i)le*

"#e$iel 3:%& 3 Then he led me to the gate, the gate facing toward the

EAST; + and )ehold, the glor" of the God of 6#rael wa# coming from the wa"of the EAST. And Hi# &oice wa# li:e the #o%nd of man" water#; and the earth

#hone with Hi# glor". - And it wa# li:e the appearance of the &i#ion which 6

#aw, li:e the &i#ion which 6 #aw when He came to de#tro" the cit". And the

&i#ion# were li:e the &i#ion which 6 #aw )" the ri&er 1he)ar; and 6 fell on m"face. And the glor" of the LORD came into the ho%#e )" the wa" of the

gate facing toward the ea#t. The glor" of the Lord came into the ho%#e )"

the wa" of the EAST. <er" profo%nd in the connection with time, ea#t, thef%t%re and the pa#t*

"#e$iel :%&2 3 Then He )ro%ght me )ac: )" the wa" of the o%ter gate of

the #anct%ar", which face# the EAST; and it wa# #h%t.

+ The LORD #aid to me, Thi# gate #hall )e #h%t; it #hall not )e opened, andno one #hall enter )" it, for the LORD God of 6#rael ha# entered )" it;

therefore it #hall )e #h%t. 67&e not )een to 6#rael "et. 6# the Ea#tern gate

#h%t, or i# there e&en and ea#tern wall in e=i#tence toda">*

"#e$iel 7:% 3 Then he )ro%ght me )ac: to the door of the ho%#e; and

)ehold, water wa# flowing from %nder the thre#hold of the ho%#e toward the

EAST, for the ho%#e faced ea#t. And the water wa# flowing down from %nder,from the right #ide of the ho%#e, from #o%th of the altar. The Ri&er of Life.67ll '%#t lea&e it at that, )eca%#e the water which flowed o%t from the Temple

co%ld )e #omething el#e, howe&er 6 don7t :now what*

'ec(aria( %: 6n that da" Hi# feet will #tand on the 2o%nt of Oli&e#,which i# in front of /er%#alem on the EAST; and the 2o%nt of Oli&e# will )e



#plit in it# middle from ea#t to we#t )" a &er" large &alle", #o that half of the

mo%ntain will mo&e toward the north and the other half toward the #o%th.

Matt(e) 2:%&2 3 (ow after /e#%# wa# )orn in ethlehem of /%dea in the

da"# of Herod the :ing, magi from the ea#t arri&ed in /er%#alem, #a"ing,

+ !here i# He who ha# )een )orn ?ing of the /ew#> @or we #aw Hi# #tar inthe EAST and ha&e come to wor#hip Him.

Matt(e) 2:27 + @or '%#t a# the lightning come# from the EAST and

fla#he# e&en to the we#t, #o will the coming of the Son of 2an )e.

)I re$*i3e h$ he NASB i# n% $ He!re" Bi!*e !' i#, $# I0-e !een %*&, $

f$ir*( f$ihf'* r$n#*$i%n %f he MT. I $*#% $c2n%"*e&e h$ Je"i#h re$&er#

"%'*& n% $cce/ he NT, !' I fee* I +'# inc*'&e i in hi# *i*e $n$*(#i#

5We '#e n%rh $# %'r +$1%r %rien$i%n #'ch $# in +$/# "hich $re $*"$(#

%riene& % he n%rh. Whi*e "e '#e he n%rh $# %'r +$1%r &ireci%n he

He!re"# '#e& he e$# $n& $** &ireci%n# $re %riene& % hi# &ireci%n. F%re:$+/*e %ne %f he "%r&# f%r #%'h i# e(+$n fr%+ he r%% ($+$n +e$nin

7% he rih7. 5

5The "%r& 6e&e+ i# $*#% he "%r& f%r he /$#. In he $ncien He!re" +in&he /$# i# in fr%n %f (%' "hi*e he f''re i# !ehin& (%', he %//%#ie "$( "e

hin2 %f he /$# $n& f''re. 5

*oncludin+ comments: Thi# i# $*#% -er( inere#in. H%" c$n he h'+$n+in& c%+/rehen& e-en# h$ h$-e $*re$&( %cc'rre& )he /$# "hich i# in

fr%n %r $he$& %f '#, "ih e-en# h$ $re (e % %cc'r )he f''re "hich $re

!ehin& '# $n& h$-e (e % %cc'r; < 'n*e## he i+/*ic$i%n %f $ncien Bi!*ic$*He!re" i# h$ here i# $ ie %r $ c%nneci%n !e"een he /$# $n& he f''re

The He!re" "%r& %*$+ +e$n# in he f$r &i#$nce. When *%%2in %ff in he f$r

&i#$nce i i# &iffic'* % +$2e %' $n( &e$i*# $n& "h$ i# !e(%n& h$ h%ri3%n

c$nn% !e #een. Thi# c%nce/ i# he %*$+. The "%r& %*$+ i# $*#% '#e& f%ri+e f%r he &i#$n /$# %r he &i#$n f''re $# $ i+e h$ i# &iffic'* %

2n%" %r /ercei-e. Thi# "%r& i# fre6'en*( r$n#*$e& $# eerni( %r f%re-er !'

in he En*i#h *$n'$e i i# +i#'n&er#%%& % +e$n $ c%nin'$* #/$n %f i+e

h$ ne-er en&#. In he He!re" +in& i i# #i+/*( "h$ i# $ %r !e(%n& heh%ri3%n, $ -er( &i#$n i+e. A c%++%n /hr$#e in he He!re" i# 7*=%*$+

-$=e&7 $n& i# '#'$**( r$n#*$e& $# 7f%re-er $n& e-er7 !' in he He!re" i

+e$n# 7% he &i#$n h%ri3%n $n& $$in7 +e$nin 7$ -er( &i#$n i+e $n&e-en f'rher7 $n& i# '#e& % e:/re## he i&e$ %f $ -er( $ncien %r f''rei+e8

*onclusions



• If %ne "%r& c$n refer % /$# $n& f''re e-en# inerch$ne$!*( hen,

$$in, I #ee here +'# !e $n i+/*ie& c%nneci%n %f he f''re % he

/$# in Bi!*ic$* He!re".

• The 'ni-er#e > i+e > he /$# > he f''re > he e$# > he

!einnin $n& en& %f $** hin# > he %riin %f $** hin# > "here G?&i#

I0# $** -er( inere#in. S% +'ch f%r n%".

Jeff, I "%'*& cer$in*( $//reci$e $n( c%++en#. Th$n2 (%' f%r #'ch $ re$

"e!#ie.

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