El Nasa (Naw-Saw), The God who Forgives!
By The Watchman Dana G Smith
Words:2042
Keywords: LORD, God, YSHUA, Yeshua, Jesus, Christ, Ha Massiach, mercy, forgive, vengeance

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Psalms 99:6  ¶Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.

Psalms 99:8  Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
9  Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.

Psalms 147:11  The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

LORD: Yhwh, Yahweh, proper name of the one true God, His personal name by which He related specifically to His chosen or covenant people.

God, H430, Elohim, plural in form, singular in meaning, great power, the True God.

Forgavest: strongs, H5375, this word in the Hebrew is Nasa, pronounced (Naw-Saw). It is translated in this verse as forgavest or forgives. It simply means “to bear, carry, lift up, forgive, to be forgiven, honored. It is from H4984, mitnasse, to be ‘lifted up, exalted’.

God H410, El, God, the mighty One, as a title of majesty and power. Used with compound proper names. This is from ‘lohim’, God (plural in form but singular in meaning with a focus on great power). El is also from ‘loah’, God.

Inventions: wantoness, deed, doing, practices, evil deeds; This word is from ‘alal /aw lal/’, a primitive root, translating ‘glean’ ‘done’, to act severely, make a fool of someone, thrust forth in wickedness, to act or play the child.

God is not have to do it, did He? He could have left Israel in Egypt with Pharaoh under bondage but he did not. He could have raised up a people from among other peoples and tribes, but He did not! The fact is historical today, the Hebrew’s were delivered from bondage to the Egyptian’s long ago. It is funny today as we look back on all this and the discussion about the Hebrew’s in Egypt sometimes remain around how could they of build the Pyramid’s, drag the large stones into place, and do all that building. From Egypt we also get the ancient ‘conspiracy’ tale of the Masons. We get so much from Egypt, myth, legend, and man’s idea’s. But lost in all the secularism, hype, and talk is the fact of a Sovereign God, called Yhwh, or Yahweh, who had a covenant with a person name Abraham. It was a personal commitment, one of law, righteousness, and Gods faithfulness to his Word.

Today as we look back on this, we need to see the examples of how God dealt with his people. From this, we can learn. We can be warned, comforted, have hope, and develop faith. For if this God dealt thus with Israel, he will do so with all those who hope in his mercy. The fact is also today from a purely Gentile standpoint is that the God of the universe sent his only begotten Son to be born of a Jewish woman. He was man, he was also God, incarnate, ‘God in the flesh’. Salvation came through the Son of God, Y’SHUA and none other. We call his name in English Jesus Christ, but the truth and the name of the Son of God remains true to the heritage and line he came from. He was not born in Brooklyn to Italian parents. He was not born in Australia to English heritage. He was not born rich or famous. He was simply a carpenters son, from a small village.

But the truth is, this one, whom we know as the Son of God, Y’Shua, Jesus the Christ [Ha Massiach] is coming back soon! He will complete the salvation which began long ago even before the Hebrew exodus from Egypt. He will unite both Gentile and Jewish, male and female into one, through the Son of God and faith in his name and work. It was always God’s plan to bring man to himself after the fall. He chose the Hebrews, who came from Abraham. Abraham stood before God the LORD ‘justified by faith’, because he believed God!  Today those who call upon the LORD God, even our Father, as Jesus told us to pray, we can hope in him, find favor with the LORD and walk before him obediently.

The Hebrews knew this God, specifically in the verses above in Psalm 99, we find that they called upon his name, even Moses, Aaron, and the Prophet Samuel, he answered them. It is here we see that the covenant name of God is LORD or YHWH and relates to a special people and a special bond, formed upon a covenant. A covenant or agreement, a testament if you will, in which both parties have to do their part. In these verses we find the name LORD or YHWH in these verses used twice, the first word God here is Elohim, meaning True God, and the second word God here is El, or God.

Psalms 99:6  ¶Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.

Psalms 99:8  Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
9  Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.

Psalms 147:11  The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

In these verses we have a witness of the Psalmist as to what went on. The covenant name here used twice, forms a witness according to law, for out of the mouth of two let every word be established. So here he uses YHWH twice to emphasize according to Law, the true God, fulfilled his word. The last word God here, El, is used with lohim, to form Elohim. Using the Word El here relates to all who will see it that there are many who call upon their God or El, but the Hebrews who called upon God or El, was the Elohim, or the True God, who was their LORD YHWH. He was the only True and living God who delivered them, made a covenant with them, delivered them from Pharaoh, and went before them. It was a special covenant relationship, yet in that relationship, the Hebrews were known for their inventions before this God.

The word inventions here in the Hebrew means deed, practices, literally evil deeds. The word is from a primitive root  ‘alal /aw lal/’. This word means to make a fool of someone, to thrust forth in wickedness, to act or play the child, to act severely.  For these deeds or evil practices the Psalmist says the LORD our God, the God who took vengeance on their inventions. It is important here to understand this. It was a special bond, but one that was covenanted together by both parties. The Hebrews broke rank with that agreement or testament and followed other Gods and did wickedly. For this, they were sent into tremendous judgment, and experienced the ‘smelter of the LORD’ for their deeds.  The Northern tribes, known as Israel or Ephraim were scattered to the nations in the earth and Judah (along with Benjamin) was sent into bondage in Babylon for 70 years then returned to their homeland. But they never did have another nation called Israel, that is, until 1948. Today, Israel has many that returns to its shores as Hebrews, from among the tribes, this too, is a word fulfilled by the LORD, the covenant God.

As Gentiles and even Hebrews who also have come to know the real Messiah Y’SHUA as Lord and Savior, the new covenant or testament, is the ‘blood of the covenant’, or the ‘testament in my blood’ says the Lord.. We have come to know the true God, Yahweh, Yehovah, I AM that I AM, as ‘our Father’, but only through the work of Christ Jesus (Yeshua HaMassiach) on the cross.  We have known the forgiveness and joy of the Lord and his love for us, yet like the Hebrews, our own Inventions or ‘wicked practices’ and ‘deeds’ will get us into trouble.

Matthew 26:28  For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Hebrews 9:20  Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.

Make no mistake about it, as the Psalmist says “the LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. His mercy today, is through the Messiah, Yeshua or Jesus. But this God also does not make an excuse or allow sin and iniquity.  Vengeance is Mine, saith the LORD, I will repay, we have heard this phrase. The psalmist in the verses above says ‘thou tookest vengeance of their inventions’.

Psalms 147:11  The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

In the church today the true fear of God is lost. We have no real conviction or sight to see the wrath of God upon the nation of America or even the church who has lost its way. We have depended on mercy, forgiveness, and salvation since the time of Jesus Christ long ago. In America, however, while such things are good and do make us understand Gods mercy for us, we fail to understand his Holiness, his Vengeance, and his ‘terror’! Paul said it the first part of 2 Corinthians, “Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men”.

2 Corinthians 5:11a  Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;

Today we must stop playing the sopish or foolish child. We must stop our nonsense and get in with the LORD. It is time for those who truly hope in the LORD and his mercy through Jesus Christ to understand that God is going to take out vengeance upon wickedness. His judgment will first start in the church, then his wrath will fall on the godless and those who do not obey the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  If God sent harsh vengeance upon the Hebrews for their ‘inventions’ do you really think and believe he will ignore the same things in today’s church? Will he ignore the same childish wickedness in those who call themselves Christians, even though, the Hebrews did play the harlot and thereby experienced Gods wrath upon them?

2 Thessalonians 1:8  In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
1 Peter 4:17  For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

What is coming is upon us now! While it is not devastating yet, the full measure of this vengeance is not been released yet! In America the levels of this vengeance will increase according to Gods will! But today, let us put off childish things and seek the LORD in earnest!

Luke 21:34  And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35  For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36  Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

We must learn from God and his dealings with the Hebrews. Today we still see God’s mercy in action. He is about fulfilling of his prophecy and his Word. He is not done with Israel, nor is he done forgiving and providing mercy. Let your heart repent before him today, seek him with your whole heart, for this God wants you in his presence and before him in LOVE. We can come to him boldly today through our Savior, do so now!