MADE in God's IMAGE - 1

[GREEN: God ... YELLOW: Man ... ORANGE: sin / death / evil.. BLUE: Hebrew/Greek]

PINK: physical death vs eternal death

Genesis 1-26-27
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness ...
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him ...

To be made in the IMAGE of God is to be 'created' [Genesis 1:27] in God's image. This is only possible 'to know' 'seeing Messiah'. John 1 declares God, as come, in the flesh, that receiving Him, we become this 'new creation' in the 'image of God' - Christ' and HIS righteousness. [2Corinthians 5:16].

                                   Colossians 1:12-15

                                   giving thanks to the Father 

                                   who has qualified us to be partakers

                                   of the inheritance of the saints in the light.

                                   He has delivered us from the power of darknes
                                   2Corinthians 5:16-2
                                   Therefore, from now on,  
                                   we regard no one according to the flesh.
                                   Even though we have known Christ  
                                   according to the flesh,
                                   yet now we know Him thus no longer.
                                  Therefore, if  anyone is in Christ, 

                                  he is a new creation;                                  
                                  old things have passed away; 

                                  behold, all things have become new.
                                  Now all things are of God, 

                                  who has reconciled us to Himself  

                                  through Jesus Christ, 

                                  and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,
                                  that is, that God was in Christ 

                                  reconciling the world to Himself,
                                  not imputing their trespasses to them,
                                  and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. 

                                  Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, 

                                  as though God were pleading through us:

                                  we implore you on Christ's behalf, 

                                  be reconciled to God.
                                  For He made Him who knew no sin 

                                  to be sin for us,
                                  that we might become  

                                 the righteousness of God in Him.  

                                 Galatians 5:14-16

                                 But God forbid that I should boast 

                                 except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
                                 by whom the world has been crucified to me, 

                                 and I to the world.
                                 For in Christ Jesus 

                                 neither circumcision nor uncircumcision
                                 avails anything,
                                 but a new creation.

TZADI as SHADOW comes from a root 'to grow dark' which also comes from a root meaning to 'submerge' which means to 'cause to be under water'; descend below the surface of an area of water to completely cover or obscure.

John 3:5
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

MEM, the final letter of image is the 'arrival of Messiah' who is WISDOM, that FLOWS as WATER. He is the [Ephesians 5:26] 'water of the Word' that man is to be submerged / shadowed / imaged in. Mankind is to be SUBMERGED completely in the 'Water of the Word, that nothing is seen or heard but its FLOWING.

 

                                   Colossians 1:12-15

                                   giving thanks to the Father 

                                   who has qualified us to be partakers

                                   of the inheritance of the saints in the light.

                                   He has delivered us from the power of darkness

                                   and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

                                   in whom we have redemption through His blood,  

                                   the forgiveness of sins.

                                   He is the image of the invisible God, 

                                   the firstborn over all creation.

                                  Hebrews 1:1-3

                                  God, who at various times and in various ways

                                  spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,

                                  Has in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, 

                                  whom he has appointed heir of all things, 

                                  by whom also he made the worlds;

                                  who being the brightness of His glory 

                                  and the express image of His person,

                                  and upholding all things by the word of His power,

                                  when He had by Himself purged our sins,

                                  sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high

                                  2 Corinthians 4:4... 

                                  the light of the gospel 

                                  of the glory of Christ,
                                  who is the image of God ...

 

The first letter of the word IMAGE is the letter TZADI [Q], by symbol, the FISH HOOK, its meaning to FISH, HUNT, the 'holy sense of eating'. God's first command to man was in regard to 'eating' and that this act would be a matter of 'life and death' [Genesis 2:17]. Both 'hunting and fishing' take FAITH that you will receive what is 'hunted or fished'. TZADI when ended with Quf is the word RIGHTEOUS. TZADIQ then expresses the FAITH of the RIGHTEOUS ONE'. [http://www.inner.org/hebleter/tzadik.htm]. God called mankind: ADAM [to show blood (in the face [image]): thus to show 'blood image'.

                                 Romans 10:4
                                 For Christ is the end [telos: goal]  

                                 of the law(from a primary tello 

                                 (to set out for a definite point or goal); 

                                 for righteousness to everyone who believes.

                                    Philippians 3:9
                                    and be found in Him,  

                                    not having my own righteousness, 

                                    which is from the law,

                                    but that which is through faith in Christ,
                                    the  righteousness which is from God by faith

The LAMED, has as its symbol is the SHEPHERD STAFF or HEART - instruments used in 'GUIDANCE'. Two 'lameds', when viewed mirror image, reveal an image of the 'heart organ of the body'. The first commandment of the law, either written on stone, even written on the heart is to 'LOVE' God with your whole HEART, soul, mind, and strength. And the second like it, 'LOVE your neighbor as yourself'. LAMED is the HEART of a wise man, able to TEACH / DISCIPLE. http://www.inner.org/hebleter/lamed.htm 'In particular, the form of the lamed represents the aspiration of the truly devoted pupil to learn from the mouth of the teacher. 
                    Jesus Christ taught by word, by example, and in demonstration of power.

                                 John 3:2
                                 The same came to Jesus by night, and said to him,
                                 Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God:
                                 for no man can do these miracles that you do, 

                                 except God be with him.

                                 Matthew 23:8

                                 But you, do not be called 'Rabbi';
                                 for One is your Teacher, the Christ, 
                                 and you are all brethren.

                                   Matthew 10:24-25 
                                   A disciple is not above his teacher, 
                                   nor a servant above his master.

                                   It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher,
                                   and a servant like his master. 

                                   If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub,                                    

                                   how much more will they call those of his household!

                                  Psalm 86:11

                                 Teach me thy way, O LORD; 

                                  I will walk in thy truth:

                                  unite my heart to fear thy name.

The last letter of IMAGE is the 'final MEM, MEM SOFFIT, significant of the MESSIAH. MEM is the letter of WATER as a 'fountain of wisdom' - [Ephesians 5:26] the 'water of the Word'. The 'open MEM' reveals a 'flowing stream' while the closed MEM [MEM Sof] is as an 'underground [hidden] stream'.

1 Corinthians 1:24 & 30

But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks,
Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

But of Him you are in Christ Jesus,
who became for us wisdom from God--

and righteousness and sanctification and redemption--

                               Ephesians 1:17

                               That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
                               the Father of glory,
                                may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation 

                                in the knowledge of him

                                Colossians 1:28
                                Whom we preach, warning every man, 

                                and teaching every man in all wisdom;
                                that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

 
                                Colossians 3:16
                                Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;
                                teaching and admonishing one another
                                in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
                                singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

In the depiction of IMAGE we see a FISH HOOK, a 'ROD' and WATER. Appropriate when, after Genesis 1:1 the creation of the heavens and earth, Genesis 1:2 relates the Spirit of God hovering 'over the face of the waters' to bring forth abundant life, the life of the Spirit, from the 'waters'. When Jesus Christ was made flesh and dwelt among us [John 1:1-4] He called 'fishermen' as 'disciples'.

Genesis 1:26
and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea ...

Israel was not to be given to 'Baal worship'. [1Kings 16:31]
Baal [lord - chief male divinity of the Canaanites: lowlanders]
Jezebel ["Baal exalts" or "Baal is husband to" or "unchaste"],
was daughter of King Ethbaal [with Baal],
who ruled over Zidon [hunting (in the sense of catching fish / fish hatchery). [Judges 16:23]
Jezebel married King Omri's [pupil of Jehovah] son, that is,Ahab [father's brother], who succeeded his father as King of Israel reigning over
Samaria: watch mountain
Jezebel had Ahab [father's brother]
kill Naboth: fruitsa Jezreelite: [sown of God]in order to acquire the vineyard.
The Philistines [immigrants],inhabitants of Philistia [land of sojourners]
worshiped their god Dagon [a fish:
Philistine deity of fertility; represented with the face and hands of a man and the tail of a fish ].
Man, created in God's image, is to have
dominion [rule; prevail (the meaning of Israel) ]
over the 'fish of the sea.'

                                  Matthew 4:18-19
                                  And he said unto them, 

                                  Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
                                  And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers,
                                  Simon [to hear / obey] ]
                                  called Peter [rock / stone / firstborn],
                                  and Andrew [man]  his brother, 

                                  casting a net into the sea:
                                  for they were fishers.

                                 John 1:44
                                 Now Philip [lover of horses] was of
                                 Bethsaida [house of fish],
                                 the city of Andrew [man]
                                 and Peter [firstborn].

                                John 21:3 & 6
                                Simon [to hear / obey]
                                Peter [rock / stone / firstborn] said to them,
                                "I am going fishing."
                                They said to him, "We are going with you also." 

                                They went out and immediately got into the boat,
                                and that night they caught nothing.

                                   And He [Jesus] said to them,
                                  "Cast the net on the right side of the boat,and you will find some."
                                   So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in
                                   because of the multitude of fish.

In Hebrew directions are considered as 'six': north, south, east, west, up and down. The first Hebrew letter ALEF declares JEHOVAH. The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, the BEYT, b HOUSE [wife / family relationship] is formed of three VAV's [upright man] with and open side on the 'left' indicating 'evil comes from the north'. The letter MEM Soffit - e - Messiah - is a 'closed BEYT - sealing [Jehovah's wife/family] from evil. The north, when facing east [the eternal], is on the left hand side. The Scripture [Jeremiah 1:14; 4:6; 6:1] confirms that 'evil comes from the north [left side]. Whereas [Habakkuk 3:3] 'God came from Teman': [the south or 'right side']. Christ sits at the 'right hand' of the Father [Acts 2:34; 7:56; Rom 8:34; Eph 1:20; Col 3:1; Heb 1:3; 8:1; 1Pe 3:22] . Jesus tells them to cast their nets to the 'right side'.

The 'fish gate' [Nehemiah 3:3] was built by the sons of Hassenaah [thorny] also the definition of 'Sinai' : סיני Ciynay see-nah'-ee. God appeared to Moses [Exodus 3:2] in a סנה cenah 'thorn bush'. The 'burning bush' was not consumed in the fire. The 'wedding chuppa' of Mount Sinai is where Israel received the law [Torah], as well as the experience of their betrothal. 2Samuel 23:6 - But the sons of Belial [wicked; ungodly] shall be all of them as thorns thrust away. Jesus was crowned with 'thorns'. Selah

The 'fishermen' [John 21:11] caught 153 fish in their nets, the net remaining unbroken. Looking at the gematria of this number as numerically weighed:

153 + I am the Lord thy God + The Passover + He is faithful + haPisgah [the cleft] + בסופה cuwphah / whirlwind / "honeycomb: overflow" + Hilkiah (my portion is Jehovah) + Ebiasaph (my father has gathered) + Rebekkah [Greek / ensnarer] + Sons of God + He shall cause to inherit + בצלאל Betsal'el [in the shadow (image) + and [he took away] the images ][Biblewheel]

'CREATED' in 'HIS IMAGE'
the IMAGE of a FISHERMAN.

Selah
Shalom!

Hmmmm - - to plant, water, grow (carbs) - - - or go fishing (protein)?

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