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The House of Tzadok biblical priesthood referred to Qumran as Damesek or Damascus. Meanwhile, Paul traveled to Damascus to do some work for Jerusalem’s illegitimate authorities. He came to arrest many in Yeshua known as “The Way,” charging them for rebellion against Jerusalem’s authority. Before arriving, he had an audio-visual experience changing his life and his theology forever. Of course, it begs the question: what does “Damascus” have to do with the desert wilderness of Qumran on the northwest shores of the Dead Sea?
Consider that perhaps Damascus is a Hebrew language contraction of two terms: 1) doleh = he who draws out, 2) mashkeh = a watering source to quench one’s spiritual thirst. When put together, the two words relate well to many texts about drawing out water to quench spiritual thirst in a dry and thirsty land. For example:
Isaiah 55:1-2. Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters...and let your soul delight itself in abundance.Psalm 63:1. O God, you are my God. Early will I seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water. Isaiah 12:3. Therefore, with joy you will draw water from the wells of The Salvation.
Now, from the scroll writers of the Damascus Document we learn this:
That said, on this program about the Dead Sea Scrolls - Episode 102 Part 6, we will walk the Way to Damascus of Qumran. We will challenge available evidence to understand the following better:
Acts 22:7-10 (Paul to Jerusalem's religious authorities): ...Arise and go into Damascus and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do.Isaiah 40:3. (Isaiah speaking for YHVH): The voice of one crying (pause), IN THE WILDERNESS (desert), prepare the way of Yehovah; make Straight in the desert a highway for our God.Support the show
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The House of Tzadok biblical priesthood referred to Qumran as Damesek or Damascus. Meanwhile, Paul traveled to Damascus to do some work for Jerusalem’s illegitimate authorities. He came to arrest many in Yeshua known as “The Way,” charging them for rebellion against Jerusalem’s authority. Before arriving, he had an audio-visual experience changing his life and his theology forever. Of course, it begs the question: what does “Damascus” have to do with the desert wilderness of Qumran on the northwest shores of the Dead Sea?
Consider that perhaps Damascus is a Hebrew language contraction of two terms: 1) doleh = he who draws out, 2) mashkeh = a watering source to quench one’s spiritual thirst. When put together, the two words relate well to many texts about drawing out water to quench spiritual thirst in a dry and thirsty land. For example:
Isaiah 55:1-2. Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters...and let your soul delight itself in abundance.Psalm 63:1. O God, you are my God. Early will I seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water. Isaiah 12:3. Therefore, with joy you will draw water from the wells of The Salvation.
Now, from the scroll writers of the Damascus Document we learn this:
That said, on this program about the Dead Sea Scrolls - Episode 102 Part 6, we will walk the Way to Damascus of Qumran. We will challenge available evidence to understand the following better:
Acts 22:7-10 (Paul to Jerusalem's religious authorities): ...Arise and go into Damascus and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do.Isaiah 40:3. (Isaiah speaking for YHVH): The voice of one crying (pause), IN THE WILDERNESS (desert), prepare the way of Yehovah; make Straight in the desert a highway for our God.Support the show
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