Message 87

The “Yahdah” faculty within. The Hebrew word is Yehûwdâh יהודה (yeh-hoo-daw'). It's definition is "celebrated". The root word of Yehûwdâh is yâdâh יהד (yaw-daw'). It's definition's are "power, grasp, revere". Indeed one can see that the "yah יד (yaw)" is always at the root of all matters relevant. And of this faculty commonly translated as "Judah", we find it speaks to the "praise" within one's mind, and as always, the focus of that praise is of the most pressing of matters.

The 144,000 understand that of the twelve mental faculties/members/tribes allotted by Yahweh, He chose the "praise" faculty as that which Yahshua (the "Yahweh saves" mindset) would be borne forth. The mother (mind's "bonds") of "Yahdah" was Leah ("weary, tire"). Is it not just like Yahweh to produce "praise" from "weariness"? And of course we know that Yahdah's father (chief thoughts) was Ya'ăqôb (the conscience "supplanted" with Yahweh's will; commonly known as "Jacob"), who would be renamed to Yisrâ'êl ("thoughts ruled by and for Yahweh's power").

False praise, the ultimate betrayer (the "Judas" of the Renewed Covenant) within every mind! Praise not as Yahweh requires, but as with our broken ideas about love, and our own skewed mental view of what "feels" good. The 144,000 know that false praise leads to betrayal and the result of this misaligned praise will always lead to mental death. Death in a "field (thought expanse) of blood (carnal life force)" (Acts 1:19) of course.

And so it would be the Lion (minds roar) of Yahdah (proper praise), who would come and show us how true praise is lived. And he will always tell you that the way one lives is directly connected to the way one thinks. Was he not so very clear when he said "Not my will but Thy will be done!"?