Genesis

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Genesis 11 – Corrupt Language

Dear Friends and Family, (Genesis 11.1) says, ‘The whole earth was of one language and one speech.’ During the first two thousand years of Creation, everyone spoke the same language, Hebrew. ‘The Torah was given in the Holy Tongue. The world was created with the Holy Tongue.’ Hebrew was the first language to be used. Beresheit Rabba 18.4 Rabbi Avrohom Davis, The Mesudah Chumash A New Linear Translation Bereishis (Hoboken New Jersey, KTVA Publishing House, Inc., 1991) p 29 – Can we imagine this world / our world with only one language? What was it like when everyone shared the same jargon and had the same expressions? The authentic language was עִבְרִי Ee Vih Ree / Hebrew! Everything written was in Hebrew. All communication between people was only in Hebrew. The language of The Heavens was Hebrew. Hebrew was the Language of all Creation. Does it seem plausible for our world to be without Arabic, Greek, Latin, Chinese, English, and other languages? It is almost inconceivable. Yet, before 1996 F.C. [From Creation], Hebrew was the only language. There were no translators or translations.

Lashon Ha-Kodesh, meaning The Holy Tongue, are two puzzling words that elaborate, complicate, mystify, intricate, and baffle people. Individuals may be aware of their existence but lack the purity, knowledge, or ability to understand them. Why? Unfortunately, they are trying to function using a corrupt operating system. Some of us are not aware of dysfunctions in our operating system holding us back. Grasping one’s malfunctions may be especially difficult for devout religious leaders and people who are faithfully committed to learning. If there seems to be a wall one cannot seemingly get around, climb over or penetrate, check your operating system. Is it pure? David wrote, ‘The Torah of the Lord is perfect’ in (Psalms 19).

(Genesis 10.9-10) says, ‘He [Nimrod] was a mighty hunter in the Face of The Lord; therefore, it is said, ‘Like Nimrod, the mighty hunter in the Face of The Lord.’ This Holy Scripture is not complementing Nimród. Holy Scripture was basically saying Nimrod was a problem.

If we want to learn, our instruction must be Torah based. Our learning must be from the authentic language עִבְרִי Ee Vih Ree / Hebrew! We become purified through learning Hebrew. When we learn the Holy Language, Lashon Kodesh will help us break through the barricades that have held us back. This is how one studies in Spirit and Truth.

Before the confusion/disruption of the authentic language and the mixing of the meaning of words in Genesis 11, all people communicated efficiently. It was easier for people to clearly understand Ha Torah, Instructions from The Lord God, and each other. Then humankind began using language and words destructively. Nothing was Holy to them. Noah, his wife, Na’amah; Shem, his wife and children, Abraham, Sarah, and Lot, remained Holy and Steadfast.

Under King Nimrod’s command, large groups of people united to construct a massive tower in The Heavens so they could be like God. Now, that seems unhinged and a little cuckoo to me. Yet, (Genesis 11.2 – 4) says, ‘And it came to pass, as [people] journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they lived there, [under the rule of king Nimrod]. See (Genesis 10.9-10). And they said one to another, Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had them for mortar. And they said, ‘Come, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach to heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.‘ In essence, they rebelled against The Lords Blessing in Genesis 9.1 to completely fill the earth. וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ – Voo Mee Lih Voo – Eht – Haw Aw Rehtz – meaning to fill the world entirely.

(Genesis 10.9-10) says, ‘He [Nimrod] was a mighty hunter in the Face of The Lord; therefore, it is said, ‘Like Nimrod, the mighty hunter in the Face of The Lord.’ And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, IN THE LAND OF SHINAR.’

And then The Lord God Confused the language and the words to stop their improper disobedient behavior. In the blink of an eye, our world’s unity of language became confused. Instantly people could no longer understand each other or the meanings of words. Communication was significantly impacted. The world’s libraries of knowledge, history, and theology became usable by most people because all communication was in Ee Vih Ree / Hebrew. This language was no longer accessible to the unrighteous. Just about everything came to an immediate halt while people searched for others who spoke like them. People from sixty-nine different languages began seeking those with whom they could communicate. Eventually, people located and grouped with others with whom they could share. The construction of the tower stopped. Ultimately, each language group was disbursed throughout the globe. Translators and translations were now necessary to communicate.

(Genesis 11.5 – 9) says, ‘And The Lord Came down to see the city and the tower, which the sons of men built. And The Lord Said, Behold, the people are one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do; and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have schemed to do. Let us go down there and confuse their language, so they may not understand one another’s speech. So The Lord Scattered them abroad from there upon the face of all the earth, and they left off building of the city. Therefore the name of it is called Babel; because The Lord Confused the language of all the earth; and from there did The Lord Scatter them abroad upon the face of all the world.’

Do we realize the significance of confusing languages? Hebrew is the Holy language. Let’s think about that. The Lord God Introduced the sixth-nine unholy languages. What does that tell us? Confusion exists in each of the sixty-nine languages, While Hebrew remains pure and accurate. Following the confounding of speech, the meanings of each word were confused. The confounding of language and words impacts each of us right here and right now! We struggle with communication on many levels. Husbands and wives have issues communicating. Employers and employees work to improve their communication. Words in our age have different meanings than they used to. We wonder which definition is intended when trying to communicate meaningfully.

Translators insert words into Scripture that are not in the original language to provide readers with smoother, more comfortable sentences. How do individuals know the words from the original language from words which are inserted?

Dear Ones, words do matter. May we be mindful of the words we select? May we bring peace and healing into our world. May this coming Sabbath and every Sabbath be a blessed Day. And may we learn Hebrew, The Holy Tongue. May our operating systems be purified and cleansed from Nimrod’s Malware! May our operating system be pure

Good Sabbath!

Dr. Akiva Gamliel Belk

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