In the Word of God, the righteous are spoken of in terms of trees planted near the river with roots reaching out to the water to promise fruitfulness (cf. Psalm 1:1-3 i.c.w. Jeremiah 17:7-8; Revelation 22:1-2).
Psalm 1:1-3:
1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law (Note: Torah) of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither – whatever they do prospers.
1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law (Note: Torah) of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither – whatever they do prospers.
Jeremiah 17:7-8:
7 ‘But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.
8 They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.’
7 ‘But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.
8 They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.’
Revelation 22:1-2:
1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
From this we see the connection that being close to the Word of God in the form of His instruction and continually delighting in it results in fruitfulness even when there are challenging times, that we would call desert times or even hard times.
Moreover, the voice of God or the voice of Christ is like the ‘sound of many waters’, indicating the dynamic nature of His communication (cf. Revelation 1:15b i.c.w. Ezekiel 1:24a).
Revelation 1:15b:
…, 15b and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.
…, 15b and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.
Ezekiel 1:24a:
24a When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing waters, …
24a When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing waters, …
The Water and God’s Response to Chaos
Water in the Hebrew language is associated with the Hebrew letter ‘Mem’, which carries the numerical value ‘40’. The Hebrew word for ‘water’ used in the Word of God is ‘Majim’ and is used exclusively in the plural form. It begins with the Hebrew letter ‘Mem’ and concludes with it at the same time, whereby the letter is written open (Note: מ) at the beginning of the word and closed (Note: ם) at the end of the word. (Note: Part excerpt from the Elberfelder Study Bible on the word ‘Majim – water’ with the word key number 4542).
This letter in its various forms of writing reveals the principle of openness and readiness for the Word of God as well as keeping His instruction in our hearts (cf. Psalm 40:8).
This letter in its various forms of writing reveals the principle of openness and readiness for the Word of God as well as keeping His instruction in our hearts (cf. Psalm 40:8).
Psalm 40:8:
‘… 8 I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.’
‘… 8 I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.’
The basis of God’s initial and definite intervention on an existing spiritual chaos is wind and water, which can also be interpreted as Spirit and Word (cf. Genesis 1:1-2 i.c.w. Ephesians 5:26b-27).
Genesis 1:1-2:
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
Ephesians 5:26b-27:
… 26b cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
… 26b cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
The Spirit above the Water and the Ark
To address the area of the spirit above the water, we can draw a reference to the Ark, which also moved on the water, in which Noah stayed with his wife as well as his sons and their wives and the animals, which were arranged in pairs.
It is said that when the waters receded, Noah, after forty days, sent a raven, as well as later a dove, to fly out of the window he had made. The dove he sent out at a time interval of 2 x 7 days, which indicates a measure of rest in the inner man (Note: spirit and soul). Furthermore, the temporal interval of 2 x 7 days indicates the measure of the truth of the Word and the Spirit, as well as the will of the Heavenly Father, on earth as it is in heaven (cf. Genesis 8:6-8.10.12).
Genesis 8:6-8.10.12:
6 After forty days Noah opened a window he had made in the ark 7 and sent out a raven, and it kept flying to and forth until the water had dried up from the earth.
8 Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground. …
10 He waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark. …
12 He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him.
6 After forty days Noah opened a window he had made in the ark 7 and sent out a raven, and it kept flying to and forth until the water had dried up from the earth.
8 Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground. …
10 He waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark. …
12 He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him.
The Forty Days in the Bible passage just mentioned are, among other things, a reference to the dimension of water, since, as mentioned earlier, the Hebrew letter ‘Mem’ is associated with the numerical value ‘40’ and ‘water’. Also the Hebrew word for ‘kingdom – mamlākāh’ is connected with a double ‘Mem’.
Accordingly, it is no coincidence that, among other things, the creation account is linked to the Spirit of God over the waters and that there is also a sea of glass before the throne of God (cf. Genesis 1:1-2; Revelation 4:6).
Accordingly, it is no coincidence that, among other things, the creation account is linked to the Spirit of God over the waters and that there is also a sea of glass before the throne of God (cf. Genesis 1:1-2; Revelation 4:6).
Genesis 1:1-2:
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
Revelation 4:6:
6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the centre, round the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and behind.
6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the centre, round the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and behind.
The dove indicates the Holy Spirit because He descended on Jesus Christ at His baptism in the bodily form of a dove in the Jordan River (cf. Luke 3:21-22a).
Luke 3:21-22a:
21 When all the people were being baptised, Jesus was baptised too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened 22a and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. …
21 When all the people were being baptised, Jesus was baptised too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened 22a and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. …
The Sending of the Raven and the Dove
Since the sending forth of the raven and the dove in the time of Noah is said to have caused the two birds to fly out of the window he had made, this points to the necessity that we, as God’s people, should uphold the proper prophetic consciousness.
It follows that we should correctly recognize God’s plans or purposes and, accordingly, steadfastly adhere to them until the promise literally establishes itself before our eyes. Here it is necessary to keep our prophetic mind or conscience pure and open to God’s encounter.
When studying about the raven in connection with the name of the LORD as the ‘Alpha’ and ‘Omega’ and His instruction toward the ravens in the Word of God, it becomes clear that they provided the prophet Elijah with bread and meat at the brook Kerith during the time of drought (cf. 1 Kings 17:4-6).
1 Kings 17:4-6:
4 You will drink from the brook, and I have instructed the ravens to supply you with food there.’
5 So he did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there.
6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.
4 You will drink from the brook, and I have instructed the ravens to supply you with food there.’
5 So he did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there.
6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.
On the basis of the name of the LORD as the ‘Alpha’ and ‘Omega’ a principle is seen which is connected with the ‘First’ and the ‘Last’. Now, according to this, if we consider the Hebrew word for ‘bread – läḥäm’ in the ‘dimension of the Alpha’ and the Hebrew word for ‘flesh – bāśār’ in the ‘dimension of the Omega’, it shows that the first Hebrew letter of the two Hebrew words mentioned is the ‘Lamed’ and the ‘Beth’. These two letters make up the word ‘heart – lēb’ in Hebrew. (Note: Part excerpt from the Elberfelder Study Bible on the Hebrew words ‘lēb – heart, bread – läḥäm, meat – bāśār’, with word key numbers: 3899, 3982, 1336).
Here it is no coincidence that the last Hebrew letter in Deuteronomy is a ‘Lamed – (L)’ and the first Hebrew letter in Genesis is a ‘Beth – (B)’, which put together make the Hebrew word ‘lēb’ and point to the supreme commandment of God (cf. Matthew 22:37-38).
Matthew 22:37-38:
37 Jesus replied: ‘ “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (cf. Deuteronomy 6:5)
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
Matthew 22:37-38:
37 Jesus replied: ‘ “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (cf. Deuteronomy 6:5)
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
Furthermore, based on the sending of the dove, a spiritual principle can be seen in which the hand of Noah played a role.
The LORD, as already mentioned, speaks of Himself as the Alpha and Omega in connection with the beginning and the end (cf. Revelation 1:8; Revelation 22:13), which means that according to this title of the LORD, the emphasis is on the first Hebrew letter of the word for ‘hand – Yad’ and on the last Hebrew letter of the word for ‘dove – Jonah’. This results in the Hebrew name ‘YAH’, which is the short form of the name of God (Note: YAHWE), who is the ‘I AM’. This short form is used for the first time in Exodus 15:2, where Moses from ‘the sonship’ (Note: ‘my father’s God’) together with the people of Israel mentions the name ‘YAH’ in a song.
Exodus 15:2:
2 ‘The Lord (Note: YAH) is my strength and my defence [song]; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
2 ‘The Lord (Note: YAH) is my strength and my defence [song]; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
Considering the process of the sending and the return of the dove by Noah, the two Hebrew letters alternate in the form of ‘Yod’ and ‘He’ according to the principle of the name of the LORD as the ‘first and the last’. The return of the dove to the hand of Noah carries the presence of travailing prayer, since it results in the Hebrew word for ‘woe – hî’, which occurs uniquely in the Word of God in Ezekiel 2:10 and can also be translated as ‘lamentation’. (Note: Part excerpt from the Elberfelder Study Bible on the word ‘woe – hî’ with the word key number: 1998*)
Ezekiel 2:10:
… 10 which (Note: the scroll) he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.
… 10 which (Note: the scroll) he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.
By the sending of the dove from Noah, it reveals that it is the Holy Spirit who cooperates with and unlocks for us the already present truth of God’s Word (cf. John 16:13).
John 16:13:
13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
Through the commission of the Heavenly Father represented by Noah, His presence is thereby established, while the Holy Spirit helps us with inexpressible groanings to bring the promises of God to birth (cf. Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6 i.c.w. Romans 8:26).
Romans 8:15:
15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’
15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’
Galatians 4:6:
6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father.’
6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father.’
Romans 8:26:
26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
This means for us that we are on the right ‘ship’ in God’s predestined place (Note: spiritual height) with the right saints and proper prophetic direction. This includes the proper association and alignment or fellowship of saints. From this comes the strategy that God wants us to have to do the right thing at the right time. Through this, success as the manifestation of the will of the Father is guaranteed.
Amen and Amen.
In His Wisdom,
Daniel Glimm
