Biblical Hermeneutics

PRINCIPLES OF BIBLICAL HERMENETICS ; M. M. NINAN
YESHUA MASHIACH (JESUS CHRIST)
The Hebrew name "Yeshua Mashiach" (yod-shin-vav-ayin mem-shin-yod-cheth), which
corresponds to the English "Jesus Christ," is found in the above matrix at an ELS of -45. It
begins in Psalm 22:12 and ends in Psalm 22:1. This is the minimum ELS for "Yeshua
Mashiach" in the entire Tanakh. See the text of this messianic Psalm below.
CRUCIFIED
The Hebrew word for "crucified" (tsadi-lamed-vav-beth) is found twice in the matrix. First,
it appears at an ELS of -229, beginning in Psalm 22:21 and ending in Psalm 21:11. The
second occurrence is at an ELS of -58, beginning in Psalm 22:30 and ending in Psalm 22:25.
Yeshua was crucified on a cross outside the city of Jerusalem.
There are other codes marked in other colors which reads
CROSS (white letters on red)
The Hebrew word for "cross" or "crucifix" (tsadi-lamed-beth) is found in the matrix several
times. It is highlighted above at an ELS -4 (Psalm 22:25), twice at an ELS of -44 (both
beginning in Psalm 22:9 and ending in Psalm 22:6), and at an ELS of -135 (beginning in
Psalm 22:9 and ending in Psalm 21:14). Yeshua was crucified on a cross (Matt. 27:31-32;
Mark 15:20-21; Luke 23:26; John 19:16-17).
NISAN (white letters on green)
The Hebrew month of "Nisan" (nun-yod-samek-nun) is found in the matrix twice, at an ELS
of 54 (beginning in Psalm 22:12 and ending in Psalm 22:17) and at an ELS of 5 (Psalm
22:25). The yod in the first occurrence of "Nisan" is shared with "Zion." Yeshua was crucified
on Nisan 14.
PESACH (PASSOVER) (black letters on orange)
The Hebrew word for "Pesach" or "Passover" (pey-samek-cheth) is found in the matrix at
an ELS of -44, beginning in Psalm 22:14 and ending in Psalm 22:11. Yeshua was crucified at
the same time the Passover lambs were being slain at the Temple in preparation for the
Passover observance.
ZION (white letters on gold)
The Hebrew word for "Zion" (tsadi-yod-vav-nun) is found in the matrix at an ELS of -36,
beginning in Psalm 22:15 and ending in Psalm 22:11. Zion is another name for Jerusalem,
the city where Yeshua was crucified.
SACRIFICE (orange letters on black)
The Hebrew word for "sacrifice" (zayin-beth-cheth) appears in the matrix at an ELS of 141,
beginning in Psalm 22:12 and ending in Psalm 22:21. Yeshua, who was sinless (1 Peter
2:22), became the sacrifice for the sins of the world (1 John 2:2).
DARKNESS (white letters on black)
The Hebrew word for "darkness" (cheth-shin-koph) is found at an ELS of 176, beginning in
Psalm 22:1 and ending in Psalm 22:13. Starting about noon on the day of his crucifixion,
darkness fell upon the land for the last three hours of Yeshua's life (Matt. 27:45; Mark 15:33;
Luke 23:44).
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