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Owner and Maker of heaven and earth
Psalm 134 “YHWH that made heaven and earth!”
Calling on the Owner and Maker of heaven and earth is the perfect way of identifying our Elohim! When YHWH identifies Himself, or talks about Himself, He says “I am the one who created heaven and earth” – and this is from Genesis until Revelations!
- Exo 20:11 “For in six days YHWH made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore YHWH blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.”
- Deuteronomy 4:26 “I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day”
- Jeremiah 23:24 “Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith YHWH. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith YHWH.”
- Matthew 5:18 Yeshua said “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”
- Matthew 11:25 When Yeshua prayed, “At that time Yeshua answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Elohim of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.”
- Revelation 14:7 “Saying with a loud voice, Fear Elohim, and give glory to Him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.”
There are two Hebrew words used mostly with this:
Creator : Asa H6213 – ʿāśâ, meaning Do, Make, accomplish, produce, effect, execute
Owner : Qana H7069 – qānâ, meaning bought, possess, originated with
Rivers of Babylon
Psalm 137 By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept. When we remembered Zion… For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song, And those who plundered us requested us to be joyful, Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
It is not known who wrote this Psalm, but it gives us a heart breaking glimpse into when Judah and Jerusalem (Zion) was captured around 600 BC to Babylon. The psalm describes their sorrow by the rivers of Babylon, their refusal to sing songs of Zion for their captors, and their fervent hope for Jerusalem’s restoration.
The wording is so profound – by the rivers, we wept!
