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New study in the making, posted to:

www.greaterthings.com/Word-Number/Doctrine/613JewishLaw/

"613 Jewish Laws in Alphabetics"

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Yatzi,

After getting this post from you, I decided to look up 613 using my
'Alphabetics' code approach.

Talk about a big-time hit! I had looked up 613 once before about a week or
two ago, but wasn't very persistent in believing there just had to be
something for such a significant number. This time around, I went with
faith, knowing there must be something there. Man, is there ever!

I will be writing this up and posting it on my site, but let me give you a
teaser for what I found.

For example word 613 in Gesenius' Old Testament lexicon is on page 66 --
that cardinal number of book in the Bible (Old and New Testament)

The word means 'bonds, imprisonment'

Imagine that! This biting commentary right in the OT lexicon.

Page 613 of the LDS Topical Guide has the words "Aramaic" (language of much
of the OT), "Ark," and "Ark of the Covenant," which housed the law.

Page 613 of Zodhiates NT lexicon (that's right New Testament lexicon
commentary on the Jewish law) contains a long commentary about "the word of
God." On the page prior is the 1/3 point through the lexicon (last word
number divided by 3), which conveys the idea of the portion we have now,
compared to greater things to come. That word means "hearken" which is a
perfect fit for the concept "when ye receive [hearken to] that which ye have
been given, then shall the greater things be manifest."

Also on that page (613 Zod) is a word that means "remind" which fits your
quotation of 1 Ne. 4 about why Lehi needed to go back and get the plates of
Brass, so that the people could be stirred up in ways of remembrance of the
Lord. Another word on the page is "rely, rest," "come back," and
"restitution" as well as the word "downfall."

On page 613 of Strong's concordance are the entries "Look" and "Lord,"
conveying the archetypal scripture themes of "look to the Lord and live," as
well as "looking beyond the mark."

The first entry on page 613 of my Webster's '71 dictionary is "penal." Also
on the page is the definition for "penitence."

Word 613 in the NT means "to hide, conceal;"
and on page 613 of Gesenius OT lexicon is the definition "hidden; from
ancient times"

And two pages later is where the 2/3 point is in the OT lexicon, again the
idea of greater things to be manifest that that which we already have been
given when we are faithful to that which we have.

Cool stuff.

Thanks for the impetus.

Sterling


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rosenberg" <dabar@...>
To: <davids_outcasts@egroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [888] Fw: have all we need


The following is from mormon_mystic@egroups.com
someone wrote:

> There is a question not being asked here: is anyone so certain of
what
> honesty
> is? Or truth? <snip>

The following is from http://www.metalliving.com/four_fuits.htm and I think
that it answers your question about TRUTH, and how it is used in the
scriptures.

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Excerpt from Paradise: The Four Fruits of Interpretation:
http://www.metalliving.com/four_fuits.htm

<snip>

King David said:

"The beginning of thy word is truth" (Psalms 119:160 JPS).

In Judaism, the term "beginning" is often associated with the book of
beginnings, "berashit" or Genesis, the beginning of the Torah, and is
representative of the whole Torah. Torah is the beginning of understanding
Judaism. It is the foundation upon which all scripture stands, and as such
should also be applied to understanding the Book of Mormon and every other
scripture. It is believed by Jews that God, Torah
and Israel are one. Torah is the foundation for all truth; it constitutes a
third of the Jewish 'holy trinity'. In the Book of Mormon, Lehi found it
necessary for his sons to return to Jerusalem to obtain the plates of brass,
which contained the Torah. Regarding his posterity, and their need for the
Torah, Nephi said:

"they could not keep the commandments of the Lord
according to the law (Torah) of Moses,
save they should have the law (Torah).
And I also knew that the law (Torah) was engraven upon the
plates
of brass." (1 Nephi 4:15-16)

Lehi knew that Torah was an essential part of understanding all other
scripture. His sons risked their lives to return to Jerusalem and obtain
it. To the Jews, the Torah constitutes the foundation of all other
scripture and is therefore the most important.

The common Hebrew Bible is divided into a hierarchy of three degrees:

1) Torah; the five books of Moses
2) Nevi'im; the prophets
3) Kethuvim; the holy writings

It is from this hierarchy that the word for the Hebrew bible is
derived. The Jews refer to the Bible as the TaNaKh, which is an
acronym of these three divisions in Jewish scripture; Torah Nevai'im, and
Kethuvim. The Torah is the head of this hierarchy and differs from all
other scripture in that it was given in its totality to Moses on Mt.
Sinai. According to rabbinic tradition, not just the ten commandments,
but the entirety of the Torah was dictated verbally, audibly, and
mechanically from the mouth of God to Moses. This uniqueness sets it
apart from all other scripture.

According to David, God gave us the Torah to be used as a light in a
world of darkness. He said:

"Thy WORD is
a lamp unto my feet,
a light unto my path." (Psalms 119:105 JPS)

<snip to get to the point>

The message of the spirit may be exegeted by what Paul called
"rightly dividing the WORD of TRUTH". At this point, it becomes important to

understand HOW the word "TRUTH" is used in the scriptures. King David
gives us two complimentary definitions of what TRUTH is:

"Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
and your TORAH is TRUTH." (Psalm 119:142)

"You are near, O Lord,
and all your COMMANDMENTS are TRUTH." (Psalm 119:151)

By comparing these two statements by David, it is evident that the
Torah, and all 613 commandments therein are what scripturally
constitute TRUTH. Paul was telling Timothy that to correctly interpret the
Torah, he had to know how to rightly divide it. The 613 commandments in the
Torah are divided among boys, girls, men, and women. No one person is
expected to keep all 613 commandments. These commandments are also
divided by covenants. Some, (such as the Sinai and Moabic covenants),
were given exclusively for Israel, and others, (such as the Noachdic)
were directed more to the gentiles. <snip>

See the rerst at http://www.metalliving.com/four_fuits.htm

"I will take the stick of Joseph,
and will put it with the stick of Judah,
and make them one stick,
and they shall be one in my hand."
Ezekiel 37:19


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