Haggai 2:5-9 commentary

 

5: According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt so My RUACH [Spirit] remains among you fear ye not 6: For thus He says YHWH of Armies Yet once it is a little while and I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land 7: And I will shake all nations and the desire of all nations shall come and I will fill this house with glory Isaiah 2:1-4, Matthew 24:29 He says YHWH of ARMIES [Godhead—1st & 3rd person together] 8: The silver is mine and the gold is mine declares YHWH of ARMIES 9: The glory of this latter house [Millennial Temple] shall be greater than of the former He says YHWH of ARMIES and in this place will I give peace declares YHWH of ARMIES.

Comments: Haggai 2:5-9 The Spirit of the LORD using the title YHWH of ARMIES five times in five verses is not insignificant. He is reminding His people that He commands vast heavenly armies, and that victory is assured if only they will trust Him and not be afraid.

Haggai 2:4 commentary

 

 4: Yet now be strong O Zerubbabel declares YHWH third person—The Godhead and be strong O Joshua son of Josedech the high priest and be strong all ye people of the land declares YHWH and work for I am with you declares YHWH of Armies

Comments: Haggai 2:4 YHWH of Armies is with them. When the Almighty said he was with them, he reminded them of the heavenly armies that were on their side. This brings to mind the time when YHWH opened Elijah’s eyes so he could see that the armies that were with him were vastly superior to and outnumbered the army that was against him.

Speaking to YHWH referencing Himself in the third person, which is a reference to the Godhead: All three of the major names/titles of The Most High God, YHWH, ADONAI, and ELOHIM are plural. 

Haggai 1:2-8 commentary

 2: Thus HE says YHWH of ARMIES saying This people say The time is not come the time that the House of YHWH should be built Ezra 5:1 3: Then came the word of YHWH by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying 4: Is it time for you O ye to dwell in your houses with ceilings and this house lie waste? 5: Now therefore thus He says YHWH of ARMIES Consider your ways 6: You have sown much and bring in little You eat but you have not enough You drink but your thirst is not slacked You clothe yourselves but there is none warm and they Invisible women that earn wages and them hiring to put it into a pouch with holes. 7: Thus HE says YHWH of ARMIES Consider your ways 8: Go up to the mountain and bring wood and build the house and I will take pleasure in it and I will be glorified HE says YHWH

Comments: Translators consistently fail to translate literally what needs to be translated literally, passages where the Hebrew literally reads “Thus HE says.” When all the words are translated, these passages clearly show the singularity, oneness, and singleness of the plural Godhead, yet the vast majority of translators delete the “HE,” leaving readers with only the words “Thus says” or simply "says," hiding the fact that the HOLY SPIRIT, refers to YHWH ELOHIM, The Godhead, in both the singular and the plural within single statements, therefore cheating the laity, and maintaining power of clergy over laity by withholding knowledge. This is not simply historical but continues to this day, and God says he hates it.

Revelation 2:6: But this you have that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans which I also hate Nico-Laitans is a compound word from the Hebrew words niko (conquer) and laites (people) that translators consistent translate as a single word, when they know it is not. It literally means conquer (overthrow) the laity (people), which is exactly what hierarchical religion continues, to this day, to do.  

Several of the Church Fathers mention the Nico-laitans, associating the heretical sect with Nicolaus, who was one of the seven named in Acts 6:5. There is some debate about the exact nature of the heresy, ranging from the sin of Balaam in overthrowing the people through intermarriage with unbelievers and Pornea with temple prostitutes associated with idol worship to promoting polygamy and gross immorality among Christians. Other early Christian writers claim that Nicolaus’ did not defect from the faith and his name was slandered and borrowed by the sect.

Larkin wrote the following about the Nico-laitans: “They were not a sect but a party in the church who were trying to establish a priestly order. Probably trying to model the church after the Old Testament order of priests, Levites, and common people. This is seen in the meaning of the word, which is from ‘Nico’ to conquer, to overthrow, and ‘Laos’ the people or laity. The object was to establish a holy order of men and place them over the laity, which was foreign to the New Testament plan, and call them not pastors, but—clergy, Bishops, Archbishops, Cardinals, Popes. Here we have the dogma of Apostolic Succession, and the separation of the Clergy from the Laity, a thing that God hates.”

Invisible Women: The reference to invisible women speaks to the fact that in most Bible translations, even contemporary ones, the words "they or them" are usually incorrectly translated as "he or him." 

Zephaniah 3:16-20 commentary

 

16: In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem Fear thou not and to Zion Let not thine hands be slack 17: YHWH your ELOHIM in the midst of you is mighty He will save He will rejoice over thee with joy He will rest in His love He will rejoice over thee with singing 18: I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly who are of thee to whom the reproach of it was a burden 19: Behold at that time I will undo all that afflict thee and I will save her that halteth and gather her that was driven out and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame 20: At that time will I bring you again even in the time that I gather you for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth when I turn back your captivity before your eyes says YHWH

Comments: Zephaniah 3:16-20 The Almighty speaks in both first and third person, denoting the Godhead. The Godhead consists of three persons 1 John 5. Zephaniah 3:16-20 does not speak to the Body of the Christ, the Out-Called, but rather to physical Israel, to Jacob, after the 2nd Coming of Christ, when he gathers all the outcasts of Israel back to the Promised Land and makes Israel the head nation on earth Deut 28:13, Isaiah 2:1-4.

Zephaniah 1:15 commentary

 

15: YHWH has taken away thy judgments He has cast out thine enemy The King of Israel even YHWH is in the midst of thee You shall not see evil any more

Comments: Zeph 3:15 This verse speaks to Messiah’s reign of peace. Jesus is the Prince of Peace Isaiah 9:6. Jesus is Messiah. Messiah is the King of Israel Zechariah 9:9. Jesus is the King of Israel. YHWH is the King of Israel Zeph 3:15. Jesus is YHWH. Jesus is the Almighty Revelation 1:8. Jesus is God John 1:1 &14.

There Hebrew word Iysh does not pertain exclusively to males

 The Hebrew word, aish, (iysh or eesh, H376), is a male noun often inappropriately translated as man. But Hebrew, like all languages, is androcentric, and there is no variation of iysh, that refers exclusively to males. 

The word often refers to all mortals or to mixed crowds that include women and girls. Therefore, the English word, man, or any variation of it, including male pronouns, should not be used in translating the word iysh, when context is clear that both sexes are being referenced.

It is good to consult Bible interlinears, which often clear gender-biased-theology-issues caused by androcentric translators. 

Zephaniah 3:1-2 commentary

 

       1: Woe to her that is filthy and polluted [woe] to the oppressing city! 2: She obeyed not the voice She received not correction She trusted not in YHWH She drew not near to her ELOHIM

Comments: Zephaniah 3:1-2 Other gods demand appeasement. Our God, YHWH, wants our trust and loving relationship. Why? Because when we do not give our trust and enter into loving relationship with Him, because of our fallen natures, we often, even without conscious acknowledgment, begin appeasing other gods. The simplest commandments are more easily broken, and we find ourselves being drawn more and more under the influence of the evil one.

 “‘Be angry but do not sin Do not let the sun go down on your wrath nor give foothold to the devil” (Ephesians 4:26–27)