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The Chiastic structure:
… in order that He might show in the ages to come the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Messiah Yeshua. Eph 2:7
Surpassing is in Greek, Strong’s G5235, ὑπερβάλλω hyperballo, “to surpass, transcend, exceed, excel.” This word does not occur in the Septuagint, so we cannot trace it back to a Hebrew Root Word. But according to Webster’s, it means, “greatly exceeding others; of a very high degree.”
Riches is in Greek, Strong’s G4149, πλοῦτος ploutos, “riches, wealth.” Tracing back from the Septuagint, its Hebrew equivalent is from Strong’s H6238, עשר ashar, “to be or become rich.” Its modern letters are ayin + shin + resh, but according to the Ancient Hebrew Lexicon, the ayin was transposed from an original aleph.
aleph א = ox head (strength, power, leader)
shin ש = two front teeth (sharp, press, eat, two, again)
resh ר = head of man (head, first, top, beginning, man)
The parable is to strongly (aleph) press down (shin) that which is choicest (resh); so that it describes a great (aleph) quantity (shin) and quality (resh).
Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. Luk 6:38
Grace is in Greek, Strong’s G5485, χάρις charis, “favor.” Tracing back from the Septuagint, its Hebrew equivalent is Strong’s H2580, chen, an abstract concept meaning “grace,” from Strong’s H2603 חנן chanan, “to be favorably inclined.” The ancient pictographs are chet + nun + nun.
chet ח = wall (outside, divide, half)
nun נ, ן = seed (continue, heir, son)
nun נ, ן = seed (continue, heir, son)
The parable is of the wall (chet) which continues (nun) to the benefit of the children (nun). In ancient days the family tents of the clan were arranged in a large circle, forming a wall. This circular wall (a wall which continues) enclosed the area of safety for the children of the clan within. This was their home: a place of safety, beauty, favor, and lovingkindness. According to The Ancient Hebrew Lexicon, the English word “home” is from the ch-n root, transposing the n sound for the m over time. Chen, grace, is the same grace that Noah found in the eyes of YHVH (Gen 6:8).
Kindness is in Greek, Strong’s G5544, χρηστότης chrēstotēs, “goodness, kindness.” Tracing back from the Septuagint, its Hebrew equivalent is from Strong’s H2895, טוב tove, “to be good, pleasant.” The ancient pictographs are tet + vav + bet.
tet ט = basket (surround, contain, hold, mud)
vav ו = tent peg (add, secure, hook)
bet ב = house (house, household, family, in, within)
The parable is of the enclosure (tet) joined (vav) with its contents (bet in the sense of within, as a basket holds whatever it contains). “Good” means the exact opposite of “void:” instead of the enclosure being empty, it is instead filled with its contents.
If there are questions, this is a good resource:
Ephesians 2, Breaking down the dividing wall – Christine Miller
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