14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Breaking it down in the original Hebrew….
14 And he {Yeshua} shall be for a sanctuary H4720; but for a stone H68 of stumbling H5063 and for a rock H6697 of offence H4383 to both H8147 the houses H1004 of Israel H3478, for a gin H6341 and for a snare H4170 to the inhabitants H3427 of Jerusalem H3389.
H4720 מִקְדָּשׁ miqdash (mik-dawsh’) n-m. something placed around or about a holy thing or place.
H68 אֶבֶן ‘eben (eh’-ɓen) n-f. from the root of H1129 through the meaning to build or establish
H5063 נֶגֶף negeph (neh’-ghef) n-m. a trip (of the foot).
H6697 צוּר tsuwr (tsoor) n-m. an edge (as precipitous).
H4383 מִכשׁוֹל mikshowl (mik-shole’) n-m. caused to fall
H8147 שְׁנַיִם shnayim (shen-ah’-yim) num. two
H1004 בַּיִת bayith (bah’-yith) n-m. a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.).
H3478 יִשׂרָ•אֵל Yisra’el (yis-raw-ale’) n/p. symbolical name of Jacob and his posterity
H6341 פּחַ pach (pach) n-m. a spring net
H4170 מוֹקֵשׁ mowqesh (mo-kashe’) n-m. catching animals
H3427 יָשַׁב yashab (yaw-shaɓ’) v. to dwell, to remain.
H3389 יְרוּשָׁלִַם Yruwshalaim (yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im) n/l. the capital city of Israel, and Holy City of the new creation
This is my understanding of the verse….
“Yeshua will be the Holy One established to bring both houses of Israel, despite their habit to go to the very edge of destruction, bringing them together under his grasp so they may dwell with Him in eternity.”
Notice how verse 14 states ‘for both houses of Israel’! We know who Judah is. But, who is the other house of Israel? The northern kingdom (Israel, Ephraim in Scripture)? There are only two groups who believe the Bible: Christians and Jews. Do the math. Time to come back to your roots Ephraim a/k/a Israel, a/k/a lost 10 tribes, a/k/a gentiles, a/k/a Christians, and all who join to them. Messiah didn’t speak against the instructions of the Most High, he battled the manmade rules and traditions of his day. We are following in his footsteps and doing the same! Doctrines of men must not usurp the commands of the Creator! We are awake and we will stand firm! Revelation 12:17 and 14:12 have been ignored because they contradict the doctrines of men! Time to learn the truth.
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