The first occurrence
And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. Gen 1:15
In the Scripture Picture: The LORD make His face shine upon you …
The primitive root
Strong’s H215 אור owr, a primitive root meaning, “to be or become light.” The 3-letter root is aleph + vav + resh.
aleph א = the ox head, thus strength, power, leader
vav ו = the tent peg, thus add, secure, hook
resh ר = the head of man, thus head, first, top, beginning, man
The story: The cattle (aleph) secured (vav) by the man (resh), thus the cognate words are (cattle) pen, stall, as the place men secure their cattle, and also box, as a livestock stall was in a box shape. Boxes are used to organize and store things, so that there is order instead of chaos, and when God created light, He brought what was chaotic into order.
Thank you for this posting. I’m hoping to get a fuller understanding of “seeing God’s face” in the OT. In Exodus 33:11a, Moses saw God face to face. But in Exodus 33:20, God tells Moses no one may see Him and live. Then in the priestly blessing of Numbers 6 (which we are currently studying) – God promises to shine His face on His people. In Psalms, we seek His face and ask for His face to shine upon us.
I’m confused a bit and need help to understand this.
Thank you,
Cindy Dobelstein
Cynthia, Yeshua said No man has seen God at any time, but the Son has declared Him. (Joh 1:18). I believe all the appearances of God, where He was seen, were pre-incarnate appearances of Yeshua.