HEBREW WORD STUDY – VISITATION – PAQAD פקד Pei Qop Daleth
Psalms119:93: “I will never forget thy precepts for with them thou hast quickened me.”
It is one of those days, I just got home from work. Due to the old arthritis acting up I did not sleep well last night. After a day of just one aggravation after another in my disability bus I am finally making my last trip when my passenger gets a phone call telling him he left his leg at the doctor’s office, we had to return. He has a prosthesis, which I am sure you figured out. By this time, I pretty well had it and I told him, “You’ve got to be pulling my leg.” This is not the first time something like this happened so I decided to inject some humor I used last time. I told I would be working overtime to retrieve his leg and it will cost him an arm and a leg. He didn’t see the humor in it.
Anyways, I am home now dead tired, but I believe God gave me Psalms 119:93 to study so I am determined to study it. However, I am too brain weary to even know what a precept is and I keep dozing off.
I suddenly hear someone or something whispering in my ear. I open my eyes and it is the Hebrew letter Pei whispering something to me. “Keep quiet, I don’t need your help!” I tell him. I’m really in a grouching mood. So, I go to the Living Bible where I find the word commandments rather than precepts. Then I hear Qop whispering something else to me. “Look, like I told Pei,” I shouted to Qop, “Just keep out of this will you?” I check the dictionary and I find that precepts means commandments or instructions. Then another little voice whispers to me, it is the Daleth and she is saying: “What does commandments have to do with being quickened?” Now I’m really agitated: “Will you three Pei, Qop and Daleth (pagad – precepts or visitation) just leave me…Huh?” I notice the three letters standing together with their arms around each other’s shoulders. Pei with a cowboy hat and checkered shirt and Qop and Daleth in blue blouses and red and white checkered dresses and petticoats doing a sort of line dance like the Rockettes. “Give me break, will you. this is no time for dancing, I am doing some serious study here.”
Then I notice that the letters are lined up to spell Pei, Qop, Daleth and say we really mean visitation.. “Ok,” I finally say, “What gives, what are you doing in Psalms 119:93 the word visitation is not in my English Bible in Psalms 119:93? “Why we are forming a square,” responds Pei. “No,” I reply, a really grumpy now, “I mean why are you in Psalms 119:93 claiming to be visitation when you are supposed to be precepts, you don’t belong there?”
“Oh, but we do,” replies Pei, “Come on join us, we are about to do a Square Dance and we need another male dancer.” Well, after all, they did need a fourth person to form the square so I formed a mini-wave with Daleth and waited for the caller. But for that, we had to pass through my Looking Glass.
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Once through my Looking Glass, I begin to realize I may have made a bad move. I find we are on a mountain top which has been flattened into a 10’X10’ square and a cliff on all four sides dropping off hundreds yea, maybe thousands of feet. In one corner I see our caller – Chet, with Kap playing the fiddle and Shin clapping his hands. Suddenly Chet begins: “Swing your partner, turn around, circle to the left and circle to the right.” “Slow down,” I scream, “I’m going to fall off this cliff.” Daleth tightens her grip around my hand and says: “So long as we all remain in sync and follow the instructions of the caller, you have nothing to fear. You must trust the caller, he will not give instructions that will lead us off the cliff. You see the caller is Chet which represents a binding of yourself to God.
“Allemande to the left, and courtesy turn, bow to your partner, bow to your corner, do sa do and circle to the left, promenade and pass right through” continue Chet. “Hey this is really fun” I cry out. “But why are Shin and Kap here?” I question. Pei responds as we perform a partner trade. “They provide the rhythm and beat so we stay in sync and not fall off the mountain. Shin represents the power of God and the Kap is your heart filled with that power. Chet is binding yourself with God.” “Ok,” I reply, “But have you noticed that they form the Hebrew word for forget? Are these letters trying to tell me something?
Suddenly a new couple joins our square. They are Lamed and Aleph. “That couple looks familiar,” I say to no one in particular. Then it hits me Lamed Aleph spell the Hebrew word Not. When we fill our hearts with the power of God and bind ourselves to Him, we will not forget, the paqad or precepts. paqad. I notice my three friends who brought me here spell out here pagad reminds me that paqad not only means precepts or instructions but visitation as well. Lamed Aleph reminds us Not to Shakach. Shakach means to forget and is spelled with the three letters of the band Shin and Kap who are playing the music with the caller Cheth. Cheth is reminding me to not Shakach or forget the Pakad instructions or to continue to visit these instructions.
Cheth is still calling: “Right and left grand, square on thru, weave the ring and spin around.” I being to spin like a top, enjoying every moment with life feeling so good when I suddenly find myself in my office spinning around like the proverbial top. I stop and in my dazed spinning head I look at my desk and see Pei, Qop, and Daleth or Pakad – visit, and/or precepts who are waving to me as they step back into Psalms 119:93 and then I begin to understand.
You see that mountain top we were dancing on was named Chiithani. Chiithani is rendered in Psalms 119:93 as quickened me. It more modern terms it means to experience life. But this is in a Piel intensive form thus it means to experience life abundantly, to its fullest. David is saying that he will never forget the Pakad or the visitation of God to bring him instructions for it is those instructions in life that cause him to experience life to its fullest. However, if he were to ignore or forget any of the instructions that God gives us during His visitation, we will fall off that cliff into despair and depression.
I believe what Psalms 119:93 is instructing us to do is to cling to the memory of those visitations or Pakad we have with God where He whispers his will, desires, and purpose to us. We are to remember this no matter what happens and if we do we will enter into the fullness of life that God intended for us to have.
Ok so my passenger forgot his leg and I was depressed and in despair that I had to work overtime because the old boy couldn’t remember to bring his leg. But then I did a little pagad, I visited earlier instructions for God to be thankful in every situation. If I had just one leg I would not have enjoyed my time on Mt. Chiithani dancing. But then it was just a dream – I think!?
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Today is the 3rd day of my fast. I was feeling kinda irritated for no known reason except to be without food. Then I read this message balling my eyes out as I bind myself to Him to live a full abundant life in Jesus … Thank you so much Chaim
My eyes are open for your book ” Beyond The Daleth” . Your sister in Christ, be Blessed. Brenda bruce
There just are “no coincidences with my God. Yesterday when you wrote this, He had me in a most “led by His Spirit” Word study! Speaking in that still Voice to my heart. I have learned that with me He has “seasons”. They have no “set times”, length of days or nights”, or “places”. He can “speak” to me a million ways. Thru the Bible, numbers, letters, people, the heavenlies, angels, His 5 fold ministry, nature, Yesterday abd today, He has not hardly bern silent ling at all! He trained me many years ago to write things down. Day od week, Date, ( normally both our calendar and His, time, my local wherever I am, sometimes they
“mean something” and sometimes not!!! I don’t want to miss anything!!! So…I am meticulous about it. I have a reputation too, lol, oh yes!!! I have been “accused” of being everything that has a label!!! Strange, weird, crazy, delusional, know it all, ( that last ine always makes me laugh!!! It I was that…why would I be spending so much time, and money on books, try to learn??? Forgive me teacher, He is in the process of teaching ne “brevity”. I have not arrived at that yet. In my journey with Him yesterday, He pointed out and emphasized Psalm 119!!! Wow!!! Then He led me back to yesterdays post from you!!! I am absolutely amazed!!! I love it!!! Thank You for all things Father, in Jesus Name!!!
He even revealed your story by His Spirit..as I read it!!
This is why I love Hebrew! The words are alive. Each letter is alive. They bring abundant life to the meaning of the LIVING WORD! Your story explained that in such a rich and entertaining way. Thank you!
The LORD God uses every situation in our life to teach us of His ever present Presence, in ever situation of our life.
This was a strange, funny and playful vision.
I thank you for sharing it , it was a extraordinary view of His abiding Presence. It lifted me up and made me smile.
If you received my first comment, then disregard this one.
Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed today’s teaching- it was very uplifting. I have learned as well as have been encouraged:)
Yes, your publisher should publish your story and writings:)
Thank you for your ministry and being a blessing. May The Lord continue you to richly bless you:)
Haha – this is awesome! So much fun, so much life changing revelation. I’m relatively new to your teaching Chaim but I’m soaking every message up! Thankyou for your faithfulness ❤️
And keep dancing ☺️
Thank you my Dear Teacher,
I don’t know but I think you may have enjoyed dancing more with one leg . Think of what you would a have achieved .
One of my favorite heroes is Carl Brashear . The movie “Men of Honor” was based upon his life . He was my hero long before the movie . He was my hero because he would not give up even when he lost a leg .
Many people think that saying ” cost an arm and a leg ” means losing your arm or your leg , but it has to do with painting your portrait . Back before cameras an artist would charge more to paint you if they had to include your arms and legs .
May God Bless and Keep you all safe in His Loving Care !
It made me laugh. I must not worry.
This was a rehma for me. My mentor told me she had a vision of Jesus dancing with me but I was uncomfortable with HIM leading somewhat. The next day the Lord gave me Luke 19: about Jesus saying he cried over Jerusalem because they did not recognize their hour of visitation. I was on this for two days saying over my children and the the whole body of Christ that we would recognize our hour of visitation and we would see and let Jesus put his wings of protection over us and have peace… then when I read this I knew in your teaching here that I was to remember the Visitation and let Jesus lead and be at peace and have the pleasure of being with Him in this timing and be in Rhythm with His lead
I do have a complete manuscript with illustrations of stories like this one from Beyond the Daleth. I gave it to my publisher and maybe if you make enough noise he will publish it.
I Thoroughly enjoyed the study today. Thank you. I hope you don’t mind me saying this but your final sentence – of not having a leg- instantly reminded of the song Moonshadow by the singersongwriter Yusef, formally known as Càt Stevens, so I played it. Now… I thought I knew the songs’ message 100% but today because of the interpretation of your dream the song just seemed to rise up a little more and out of that flat and settled part of the consciousness we seem to put away when we think we have found a solution to something and it suddenly expressed a whole new meaning to me. A higher level if you like. It goes to prove that whenever we think we know better, God places into us a small extra something to ponder and think about. Because of your sharing this particular study I then played an old song which in turn veered my train of thought onto a different track totally unlooked for or expected when I woke up this morning. I suppose I’m talking about those connections that joins people together which by all accounts seem to appear suddenly out of the blue! I hope this makes some sort of sense. Again, thank you.
Excellent!
This is a great picture and teaching you have given us.
It really brings to life when sometimes you get that one special nugget that God wants you to meditate on
for a long time
Thanks for working so hard on your ‘through the looking glass’ teachings,
they are an added bonus in every way
Todá!👋
Thank you for sharing this wonderful teaching with us.
Amazing adventures ABBA takes you on. I think we ALL enjoy hearing about them, so keep sharing!!!
Wonderful!
Oh no Chaim!
That was much more than a dream.
Remember the day of OUR visitation. I know we have never met but, I do know from reading your book on Revival that you were awakened to a deeper understanding and experienced a measure of the Holy Presence of God. He called us out, in and up. Yes, but to what end, for what purpose.
It was to His Purpose, to see His End and to lead a people who were determined to follow Him to that end to the Glory of God.
It was not to satisfy our own spiritual quest. We, myself and almost everyone I know, soon after the embers began to lose their glow and when a multitude of shakings hit from all different directions we separated and wandered.
We were called to be His Witness in these Last Days. I believe with all my heart that God’s call hasn’t changed. He has been faithful to us as we have searched Him with our whole heart. His faithfulness remains in spite of our many failings and rebellions.
The dance you describe is not only beautiful but it is essential so that we can be faithful in our generation. We must lead so that the generation behind us doesn’t fall off the cliff because of our lack of vision.
Thank you for sharing this post.
Oh my goodness! I laughed, I cried, and cried out for the sheer beauty of this lesson.
You need to do more studies when you are sleep deprived! Haha, that was a great vision and interpretation. At the beginning when you were ignoring Pei and Qop I thought, “Mind your P’s and Q’s!” 😂 Thanks for another encouraging study and encounter, Chaim. Blessings!