א ב ג ד ה ו ​​​​ז ח ט ' כ ל מ נ ס ע פ צ ​ק ר ש ת   
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Zayin ~ ז
"The Sword of HaShem 

The Meaning = Victory or Weapon
​Gematria = 7 which is the number of completion 
Sound = "Z" 
Pictorially = Sword or a weapon (victory) 

The Rabbis link the shape of Zayin to the staff of Moses 
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  • Moses used it for the miracles in Egypt and especially when it turned into a serpent. 
          [Moshe is a forerunner or foreshadowing of Mashiach, it is interesting that the same plagues we see in the
​            beginning of the book we also find at the end of the book in Revelation.]
  • The word serpent in Hebrew is Nachash  נַחָשׁ  with a Gematria of 358.
  • This has the same Gematria as Mashiach  מַשָׁיח  Messiah!
​*  There is much more that could be said about this connection and especially where Moses is instructed to place a serpent on a pole to save the Israelites from dying from the bite of the snakes in Numbers 21.

The letter Zayin, the number 7 and its prophetic significance:
  • It is pointing to the End-Times as discussed in the article on  Shemini Atzeret.
  • We are in the year 5781 approaching 6000 before entering the 7th Millennium.

The Mystery of Zayin
  • The Shabbat and Zayin are connected with Shabbat being the 7th Day.
  • The Rabbis in Talmud Shabbat 118a states: “He who observes [the practice of] three meals on the Sabbath is saved from three evils: the travails of the Messiah, the retribution of Gehinnon, and the wars of Gog and Magog.” 
  • We are actually preparing for the coming of The Messiah when every day will be as a Shabbat

The connection to Shabbat ~ The 7th Day and The 3 Meals 

Let us look together in the book of Sh'mot [also known as Exodus] which means "Names" Chapter 16 verse 25   

 ה אכלהו היום כי־שׁבת היום ליהוה היום לא תמצאהו בשׂדה׃   ויאמר משׁ 
 VaYomer Moshe ichluhu​ HaYom Ki-Shabbat HaYom HaShem HaYom Lo Timitzuhu Besadeh
  • And Moses said: 'Eat it today; for today is a Sabbath unto the LORD; you will not find it today on the plain
  • ​HaYom [today] is mentioned 3 times to represent the 3 meals of Shabbat [the 7th day]  and the Merit of the 3 Patriarchs 

1st Meal ~ Merit of Isaac [Friday evening, also known as erev Shabbat]  
  • Isaac was bound and willing to be sacrificed reminding us that we need a mediator - one who is willing to stand in the gap between us and God so that we may enter into the Kingdom of God.
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2nd Meal ~ Merit of Abraham 
  • In this meal we remember Abraham who was willing to take his son up the hill and sacrifice him
  • Dagger [of Abraham] is called in Hebrew Machelet   מַאכְלֶת  rooted in the word  אכְלֶ akal to devour, eat, consume. It is not a dagger as we know it, but actually a feeding knife.
  • And therefore it is understood that "all of Israel eats from the knife that Abraham used to sacrifice Isaac"
3rd Meal ~ Feast of Jacob
  • Known as The Meal of Messiah ... Why?
  • Because it is understood that Messiah will rule between the years 6,000-7,000 
  • He will return to rule in the 7th Millinium, when we will experience The Final Shabbat.
We are commanded to Remember [  Zikron זִכָּרוֹן ]   the Sabbath Day, and in so doing remembering Abraham with the Binding and Sacrifice of Isaac ... ultimately we are remembering the Mashiach [Messiah]

Liturgy
  • Interesting that we see a reflection of this within the Liturgical prayers
  • The first benediction of the Amida [the standing/silent prayer] is called The Avot which means fathers [ click here to find out more  ]
  • When reciting this prayer, we are remembering that we enter the Kingdom through the merit of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob ... but ultimately Yeshua HaMashiach! 


We will see in the following two letters the principle of the Zayin in action!  Stay tuned ...

"Little Sparks" by Rose
Connecting the dots of the Hebrew Alphabet
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