Shabbat word study

From July 10th... This word study gave me goose bumps!!!!

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This week's Parashah is Pinchas (Phineas), the 41st Parashah in the Torah cycle:

Numbers 25:10-29:40

The Haftarah:

1 Kings 18:46-19:21

The B'rit Chadashah (renewed covenant):

Romans 11:2-32

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I'm trying to move toward vegetarianism again but it's much harder now that I've discovered shawarma, and homemade curries...

Here's the menu:

Challah

garden salad

grilled Tuna steaks

roasted pepper salad

arroz de sabato, (Shabbat rice pilav with saffron)

Shakshouka, (Spicy tomato, pepper, and egg dish)

raw veggie platter

tziki

hummus w/ rice chips

fruit

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Here is something really cool:

שבת שלום

Shabbat Shalom

Sabbath Peace

I hope you can see the Hebrew font in the correct order! We had to tweak Husband's computer to read right to left. The weird looking 'W' is the first letter and is called a "Shin" (pronounced sheen).

Here is what I understand so far...

Hebrew is the only language with each letter having it's own individual meaning. The individual meanings of the letters tell the deeper meaning of the word!

*We understand Shabbat as the seventh day of the week, the day of rest - but look at the letters:

שבת

ש Shin- sharp (as in cutting which refers to covenant) press, eat, two

ב Beyt- house, family, in

ת Tav- sign, mark, signal, covenant

Shabbat literally means "two house sign of the covenant"

Remember Israel was broken into two houses; the House of Judah (comprised of Judah, part of Levi, and Benjamin) and the remaining tribes in the House of Israel . Of course we recognize the Jews today but the remaining tribes remain lost in diaspora (scattered throughtout the world). Prophecy fortells of Israel being restored in the last days. Who are these lost tribes? Could they be the believers in the Messiah? Should believers in Messiah also keep Shabbat as the Jews have since Moses? In scripture, was the keeping of Shabbat ever changed to Sunday?

We've all heard of the Mark of the beast, could Shabbat be the sign, or mark, of the Covenant between the two houses of Israel restored, and God? (Ex 31:13, Ex 31:17, Ezk 20:12, Ezk20:20...)

*Shalom is commonly known as peace, completeness.

שלום

ש shin- sharp (as in cutting which refers to covenant), press, eat, two

ל lamed- teach, yoke, to bind

ו vav- add, secure, hook

ם mem (final) - mighty, chaos, blood

Shalom literally means "Pressed, Bound and Secured in the Blood."

Isn't that an awesome meaning of peace and completeness; to be secure in the atonement of the blood of the Covenant?

Who is the embodiment of the Covenant but the Messiah? When we are yoked securely in His Covenant of blood, we will certainly have peace and completeness.

Now put both word meanings together:

"Two-house sign of the Covenant that is pressed, bound, and secured in the blood."

Truely Amazing!

~WOW