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	HIDDEN LDS/JEWISH INSIGHTS Lesson #12 New Testament Gospel Doctrine supplement by Daniel Rona Weekly E-mail Reminder << I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (1.) Bread as a Ritual: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The words Bread, Bread of Life, Leaven, Rock, and Water are some of the more frequently used names of the Lord. He is everywhere and the common necessities of life reflect how necessary He is to our lives. Note the following involved Jewish ritual and tradition that relate with bread and water. ". . . it has remained a custom to sprinkle a little salt on bread partaken at the beginning of meals. In Jerusalem it is the custom to greet official guests of the City Council with bread and salt as they enter the city's limits." ". . . in the days of the Temple. Loaves of hallah appear in forms associated with special occasions and different areas. The most distinct special occasion is Passover, when hallah appears as mazzah, unleavened bread. The sweet hallah, often round in shape, is traditional for Rosh Ha-Shanah, to symbolize the prayer for a sweet and a full year (Encyclopedia Judaica Jr.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (2.) Bread and Water is Great! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Since the Lord descended below all things and then rose above all things, He came from the rocks below and ascended to the heaven above. The following verse is one of several ways of remembering Him. "And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them." (Nehemiah 9:15) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (3.) Water, Rock and Heaven Connected: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Remember, that the Hebrew word for water is "Ma-yim" and that the word for heaven is "She-ma-yim" (from the waters). The Fountain of Living Waters came from heaven. Moses struck the rock and out came water. It became the Rock of Salvation. The term rock is an ancient metaphor for the Lord. Simon, son of Jonah (Bar Jonah in Aramaic) was affectionately nicknamed Petrus ("rock" in Greek) by Jesus. In that sense, Simon became "Rocky-1" in the scriptures! Jesus, the "Rock of Salvation," was establishing a profound lesson for Peter, who would be the Lord's mouthpiece and chief witness. (When you sink, I'll save.) "Adon Olam (Lord of the world) is a rhymed poem . . . appears in the Ashkenazi service . . . God is much closer to the individual worshiper, his hopes and his fears. "He is my God, my Redeemer, my Rock in time of trouble." (Encyclopedia Judaica Jr.)
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