... consummation I judge to be close at hand, both by the signs of the times, and from the prophetic numbers expressly given to guide us in the anticip... ...people the Jews, and bring unto them those days of refreshing spoken of by all the holy prophets since the world began: in the which work of conveyi... ...er prospectus of that which we has in contemplation, and to inform the church who this Hebrew-Christian or converted Jew, Juan Josafat Ben-Ezra actu... .... I confess, however, I am tempted to break a spear with my master upon the subject of Prophetic Interpretation, because here, the case is completel... ... whole complete. Whereof we have a notable example in the first and second chapters of Zechariah, under the emblem of the four horns. It is a thing ... ...ah endured for them, ending in that agony of sorrow described in the twelfth chapter of Zechariah, and in their apparent death preparatory to their ... ... of sin. And to this agreeth the reasoning of the apostle, in the second chapter of the Hebrews, where he takes hold of that very portion of the eigh... ... a Priest during the days of his flesh, while he forgave sins, which the apostle in the Hebrews testifieth that he did not. His being so in the myst... ... punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; &c. And by Zechariah xiii. 2. The Lord declareth, and also I will cause ...

... Jacob hath offered to him from the whole lump, to wit, the patriarchs, so many prophets and just men, the apostles of Christ, the disciples, the be... ...ng, believed that it was permitted them to deny what St. Paul declareth and the prophets announce, as being irreconcilable to the honour of the Genti... ...to allow them in exchange for the same, other ordinary things, which neither the prophets nor St. Paul insinuate. If you will indulge yourself, my f... ...nd fame in every land where they have been put to shame.” Verse 19. Finally, in Zechariah, who prophesied after the return out of Babylon, it is said... ... the number of those sealed with the seal of the living God; who, as is said by Zechariah, shall be two third parts at the least “And it shall come t... ...manifestly those of whom we spake towards the end of the first Article, of whom Zechariah saith, “And I will bring the third part through the fire, ... ...ait a little. The m ost sincere interpreters, and those most intelligent in the Hebrew tongue, ingenuously confess against Jerome, that the word sepu... ...ondeth to the original, except sometimes in a very wide and improper sense. The Hebrew word, they say, correspondeth perfectly to the Latin word requ... ...ought to be read according to the testimony of that modern, most learned in the Hebrew tongue, Signior Matei.) “How fair is thy love, my sister, my ...

...................................................... 117 The Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet .............................................................. ................................................ 131 Punctuation Marks in the Hebrew Alphabet (Nekudot) ............................ 134 The Letter Tav .... ...d he is mentioned constantly in the Talmud and in the Midrash, the sacred Hebrew texts of his time. He lived in Sidon and in Meron, and established ... ... Shimon Bar-Yochai (Rashbi) and his son, Rabbi Aba, attained the level of Prophet Eliyahu (Elijah). Hence, it is said that Eliyahu himself visited t... ...nly the Torah, but also twenty- four other books of the Bible (Pentateuch, Prophets, and Writings). Besides The Book of Zohar itself, Rabbi Shimon’s b... ...parenthesis, this refers to the books of the Torah (Pentateuch), Nevi’im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings/ Hagiographa), published by Mosad HaRav Ko... ... – Jeremiah Yishmael – Ishmael Yitzchak – Isaac Yosef – Joseph Zachariah – Zechariah Zvuliel – Zebuliel ORIGINAL TITLES AND THEIR EQUIVALENTS ACCEPTE...

...n, with certain degrees of revelation of His Godliness. And these are the prophets and the men of God. And as our sages said, “There is no generation... ...n whatsoever (and even though it is written, “…and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes,” it is not literally so). ordEr of pASSin... ... manners that are given orally from generation to generation, back to the prophets and before. Had these ways been revealed to the public, they woul... ...l a h f o r T h e s T u d e n T caught in that Hell cry as dogs ‘Hav, Hav (Hebrew: Give, Give),’” meaning “give us the wealth of this world, give us ... ...ur he was seeing to the west, before his eyes. 7 T ranslator’s note: In Hebrew, Pardess means grove, but in Kabbalah, this word is an acronym for P... ...on), Drush (interpretations), and Sod (secret). 8 T ranslator’s note: In Hebrew, Halak means both ‘smooth’ and ‘part.’ 2 1 8 K a... ...over all the earth; in that day shall the Lord be One, and His name one” (Zechariah, 14:9). And the text specifies, “on that day,” and not before. An...

...A minor prophet is one of the writings in the Twelve Prophets section of the Hebrew Bible, also known to Christians as the Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. In the Hebrew Bible the writings of the minor prophets are counted as a s...

... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1061 38 Zechariah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1362 58 Hebrews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ...and de- parted. 13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, ... ...ee not to touch her. 7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou resto... ... men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried w... ...See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. 2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother ... ...dren of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea. 20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the wo... ...he genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, 8 And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, w... ...ar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him. 21 And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle o...

...tion of prophecy. Distinction between revelation to Moses and to the other prophets. Between Christ and other recipients of revelation. Ambiguity of t... ... which things may be referred to God. Different senses of “Spirit of God.” Prophets perceived revelation by imagination. CHAPTER II – Of Prophets. A m... ...cy based on: (1) Vividness of imagination, (2) A Sign, (3) Goodness of the Prophet. V ariation of prophecy with the temperament and opinions of the in... ...ment and opinions of the individual. CHAPTER III – Of the V ocation of the Hebrews, and whether the Gift of Prophecy was peculiar to them. Happiness o... ...brews, and whether the Gift of Prophecy was peculiar to them. Happiness of Hebrews did not consist in the inferiority of the Gentile. 4 A Theologico-... ...timony of the New Testament. How the ceremonial law tended to preserve the Hebrew king- dom. Christian rites on a similar footing. What part of the Sc... ...isions varied in clearness as well as in de- tails; for the revelations of Zechariah were too obscure to be understood by the prophet without explanat...

...Contents CHAPTER I ? Of Prophecy Definition of prophecy. Distinction between revelation to Moses and to the other prophets. Between Christ and other recipients of revelation. Ambiguity of the word ?Spirit.? The different senses in which things may be referred to God. Different senses of ?Spirit of God.? Prophets perceived revelation by i...

...hod. Chronicles, Psalms, Proverbs. Isaiah, Jeremiah. Ezekiel, Hosea. Other prophets, Jonah, Job. Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. The author declines t... ...ges. (47) Firstly, that in which Moses commands (Deut. xiii.) that a false prophet should be put to death, even though he work miracles: “If there ari... ...et should be put to death, even though he work miracles: “If there arise a prophet among you, and giveth thee a sign or wonder, and the sign or wonder... ... and leave the reader to judge of the rest. (95) In the time of Joshua the Hebrews held the ordinary opin- ion that the sun moves with a daily motion,... ...ut also of the mind of the writers of the sacred text. (106) For instance, Zechariah speaking of some future war says (chap. xiv;7): “It shall be one ... ...sages. (25) Now all the writers both of the Old Testament and the New were Hebrews: therefore, a knowledge of the Hebrew language is before all things... ...the latter was pub- lished in other languages, yet its characteristics are Hebrew. (26) II. An analysis of each book and arrangement of its con- tents... ...that the presidents of this synagogue were Ezra, Daniel, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah, &c., is a pure fiction, resting only on rabbinical tradition. (4...

...dwelt at Jerusalem in all his days); and in that same year there came many prophets, prophesying unto the people that they must repent, or the great c... ...he Jews heard these things they were angry with him; yea, even as with the prophets of old, whom they had cast out, and stoned, and slain; and they al... ...rusalem, that great city, could be destroyed according to the words of the prophets. And they were like unto the Jews who were at Jerusalem, who sough... ... 2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. 2 Nephi 18:3 3 And I went unto the proph... ...33 And if our plates had been sufficiently large we should have written in Hebrew; but the Hebrew hath been altered by us also; and if we could have w... ...t the Hebrew hath been altered by us also; and if we could have written in Hebrew, behold, ye would have had no imperfection in our record. Mormon 9:3...