…<\/span><\/p>\nNow the Hebrew term \u201cElyon\u201d itself (\u05e2\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05df) comes from a root word (\u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4) that means \u201cto ascend\u201d or \u201cto lift up.\u201d For instance, an \u201colah offering\u201d (\u05e2\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4) is a whole burnt offering that ascends upward to heaven, and \u201caliyah\u201d (\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4) means \u201cgoing up\u201d to the land of Israel. The word \u201cElyon,\u201d then, expresses the truth that the LORD is the Resurrected One who overcame all the powers of hell and utterly vanquished death\u2019s power. In other words, Elyon is a name for the LORD our God Yeshua.<\/p>\n
The sages say that Moses wrote Psalm 91 as he dwelt in the secret place (\u05e1\u05b5\u05ea\u05b6\u05e8) of the Most High God, in the \u201cmidst of the dark cloud\u201d (Exod. 24:18), a place of sacred and holy concealment. The thick clouds are a \u201chiding place\u201d for him (Job 22:14). Notice that the one who \u201cabides\u201d in the secret of the Most High dwells in an ascended place of rest \u2013 being lifted up above the surrounding madness of this fallen world of flux and shadows. The Hebrew word means to lodge or to \u201csleep\u201d (\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05df), connecting it metaphorically with death and resurrection. By dwelling in the death and resurrection of Yeshua, God will shield you with His Presence and make evil powerless before you.<\/p>\n
Since God hides Himself in this world (Isa. 45:15), we must humbly seek His face to enter into the place of His holy concealment in all things. God is Elyon \u2013 High above – but He dwells \u201cwith the lowly and the broken of heart\u201d (Isa. 57:15). Therefore the LORD our God is called Shaddai (\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9) \u2013 our Sustainer, Provider, Refuge, and Home. Just as we can be surrounded by the \u201cshadow of death\u201d (tzal mavet), so we can be surrounded by the \u201cshadow of Shaddai\u201d (tzal Shaddai). Like a powerful eagle brooding over her chicks, so Shaddai covers you with wings of protection (Psalm 91:4).<\/p>\n
When you \u201cabide\u201d in the secret of Elyon – the Ascended One – you are concealed by the dark clouds of His Glory, and the Presence of Shaddai overshadows you… The LORD will save you from the ensnaring trap and from the devastating pestilence (Psalm 91:3). By abiding in the truth that God’s Presence pervades all things at all times – you become a “stranger” (\u05d2\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8) with the LORD in this world, a “sojourner” (\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1) who awaits the recompense of the wicked and the healing of the world at the end of the age. \u201cYou will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot\u201d (Psalm 91:13).<\/p>\n
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One of the great Hebrew names of God is El Elyon (\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e2\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05df), often translated as \u201cGod Most High.\u201d The name first appears in the Torah regarding the mysterious figure of Malki-Tzedek (\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05be\u05e6\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05e7), the timeless king and priest of Zion who served \u201cbread and wine\u201d to our father Abraham \u2013 alluding to the sacraments later […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-dvar","category-torah"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1022\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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One of the great Hebrew names of God is El Elyon (\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e2\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05df), often translated as \u201cGod Most High.\u201d The name first appears in the Torah regarding the mysterious figure of Malki-Tzedek (\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05be\u05e6\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05e7), the timeless king and priest of Zion who served \u201cbread and wine\u201d to our father Abraham \u2013 alluding to the sacraments later used to commemorate our redemption (Gen. 14:18). As the timeless king and priest of God, Malki-Tzedek is a \u201ctheophany,\u201d or a revelation of the LORD our God Yeshua before He emptied Himself and made his descent to this world (Phil. 2:7; Heb. 7:3). Yeshua is our great King of Kings and High Priest of the New Covenant, a better covenant that restores the kingship and priesthood back to God Himself (Heb. 7:12).<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/psalm91-1-analysis.jpg?resize=512%2C520&ssl=1\")
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