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To The Editor.
kind of Cabala consisted in transpositions of letters , placing one tor another , or one before another , much after the manner ot ana'irams . The Doctor adds , by his propositions as above quoted , a fourth kind , viz ., taking the letters of an English sentence , as the initials oi two proper names , and a noun substantive in Hebrew , gravely saying , that I AM contains the initials of Jehovah , niiT , Aleim , DTDK , Malik , "jSa , Anglice , Lord , God , King!—Truly , the Doctor out-cabahzes the
fn MT I -j "c ? * f * o The allusion to the coincidence between the numerical power of the word ? T , and the number of the chapter in which it first occurs , and that of the name of two letters and the verse , is unworthy the character and di ^ nitv of a scholar and a philosopher ; I shall therefore dismiss it
without further comment . . With regard to the assertion that " n " is expressly declared to be Jesus , & c . & c , " I object to it ; and I think it would be difficult to prove that Moses declared any such thing in the quotation from Lxod . xv 2 * in the first place , the former part of this beautiful Hebrew ode is declaratory of what is and of what has taken place , it is only in the latter part that the prophetic declaration appears ( vide , Exod . xy . 14 ) . rendered Salvation in
In the second place , the Hebrew word n , VW , our authorized version , and Jesus by Dr . Tytler , is a feminine noun , a difficulty not easily to be reconciled with the assertion In Dr A . Clark ' s learned Commentary , I find the following note on the 15 th Exodus , verse ii— " It is worthy of observation that the word which we translate Lord here is not miT , Jehovah , m the original , but Jab if babbreviation / MrParkhurst' for jTiT or TT * .
rp ' as y says . , It ' signifies the Essence , ' 0 , QN , He who is simply , absolutely , independently . The relation between TT < and the verb -pH , to subsist , exist , be , is intimated to us the first time H \ Jah , is used in Scripture My strength and my song is TV , Jab , and HE IS BECOME PiTl , vajehi ) tome salvation . " See Ps . 68 v . 5 , 89 v . 6 , 94 v 7 , 115 v . 17 and 18 ,
118 v . 17 . , . . . , There is no occasion to warp such expressions into proofs , when we find so much clear , manifest , and indubitable testimony pervading the Holy Scriptures . I will quote one instance from Dr . Clark s notes on this chapter " Our blessed Lord solemnly claims to himself what is intended iu this divine name PP- John viii . 38 . "Before Abraham was [ yevevOai , was born ) , < rya > up . i , I AM , not / was , but J am , plainly intimating his divine , eternal existence . " ... . . , ., mode of proving Jah to be Jesusis thus inverted by the
Dr Tytler s , simple assertion of the God-man Christ Jesus himself . I remain , clear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , J . S . KEDDELL , W . M . 184 . T T VOL . V .
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To The Editor.
kind of Cabala consisted in transpositions of letters , placing one tor another , or one before another , much after the manner ot ana'irams . The Doctor adds , by his propositions as above quoted , a fourth kind , viz ., taking the letters of an English sentence , as the initials oi two proper names , and a noun substantive in Hebrew , gravely saying , that I AM contains the initials of Jehovah , niiT , Aleim , DTDK , Malik , "jSa , Anglice , Lord , God , King!—Truly , the Doctor out-cabahzes the
fn MT I -j "c ? * f * o The allusion to the coincidence between the numerical power of the word ? T , and the number of the chapter in which it first occurs , and that of the name of two letters and the verse , is unworthy the character and di ^ nitv of a scholar and a philosopher ; I shall therefore dismiss it
without further comment . . With regard to the assertion that " n " is expressly declared to be Jesus , & c . & c , " I object to it ; and I think it would be difficult to prove that Moses declared any such thing in the quotation from Lxod . xv 2 * in the first place , the former part of this beautiful Hebrew ode is declaratory of what is and of what has taken place , it is only in the latter part that the prophetic declaration appears ( vide , Exod . xy . 14 ) . rendered Salvation in
In the second place , the Hebrew word n , VW , our authorized version , and Jesus by Dr . Tytler , is a feminine noun , a difficulty not easily to be reconciled with the assertion In Dr A . Clark ' s learned Commentary , I find the following note on the 15 th Exodus , verse ii— " It is worthy of observation that the word which we translate Lord here is not miT , Jehovah , m the original , but Jab if babbreviation / MrParkhurst' for jTiT or TT * .
rp ' as y says . , It ' signifies the Essence , ' 0 , QN , He who is simply , absolutely , independently . The relation between TT < and the verb -pH , to subsist , exist , be , is intimated to us the first time H \ Jah , is used in Scripture My strength and my song is TV , Jab , and HE IS BECOME PiTl , vajehi ) tome salvation . " See Ps . 68 v . 5 , 89 v . 6 , 94 v 7 , 115 v . 17 and 18 ,
118 v . 17 . , . . . , There is no occasion to warp such expressions into proofs , when we find so much clear , manifest , and indubitable testimony pervading the Holy Scriptures . I will quote one instance from Dr . Clark s notes on this chapter " Our blessed Lord solemnly claims to himself what is intended iu this divine name PP- John viii . 38 . "Before Abraham was [ yevevOai , was born ) , < rya > up . i , I AM , not / was , but J am , plainly intimating his divine , eternal existence . " ... . . , ., mode of proving Jah to be Jesusis thus inverted by the
Dr Tytler s , simple assertion of the God-man Christ Jesus himself . I remain , clear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , J . S . KEDDELL , W . M . 184 . T T VOL . V .