12-12-2013, 06:27 AM
It?s a blessing to ponder this mrya question through eyes focused on the Peshitta.
Looking through Matthew and John and Revelation, I see mrya (?the lord?) is used only once in John but frequently in Matthew. It?s also used frequently in the Book of Revelation. And in all three books it is used consistently and exclusively in reference to the Father, except in these passages where it refers to Yahshua the messiah:
By contrast, ?mry? (?my lord?), ?mrh? (?his/her lord?), ?mrn? (?our lord?), and ?mrhhun? (?their lord?) are used more frequently and often generically (including by Yahshua about others).
Another important variation of the root word here is mra, which is a general reference ? it can be a reference to the Father (e.g., Matthew 11:25) or Yahshua (e.g., Revelation 17:14) or lesser masters (e.g., Matthew 13:52 in reference to the scribe who is master of a house). For a thought-provoking contrast between mra and mrya, compare Revelation 11:4 (mra of all his earth) with Revelation 15:3 (mrya? king of this age/world).
Now before I began this line-by-line study I presumed that mrya was not a word-equivalence reference to YHVH, but now that I?ve read the text for myself in each occurrence in these gospels, I feel the exactness of the Peshitta has corrected me (once again).
In the word ?mrya? I also see wordplay toward YHVH. For example, note that the Aramaic word amr means ?speak? and ya is a traditional reference to Yah. So when the word mrya is utilized in reference/reverence to Yahshua, then the wordplay meaning is ?speech of Yah?. And ?lamb of Yah? works too. So, through context we?d be able to discern a meaning that takes the shape of our individual focus.
?And they did not know that he spoke to them about the Father. Yahshua said to them again, 'when lifted up is the son of man then you will know that I am (?ana ana?) and a thing from my own will not do I but as has taught me my Father likewise that speak I.? John 8:16-17.
?And he was clothed with a garment dipped in blood and was called his name the word of Alha.? Revelation 19:13.
It is written in Genesis 1 that YHVH spoke light and this world and our heavens into existence. The physics of light is fundamentally explained by probabilities as waves and focus. Read for example Quantum Electrodynamics by Richard Feynman. It?s a wonderful compliment to Peshitta bible studies, especially if you also consider the electromagnetism of the heart.
In this mrya study it seems like there is a lot of depth as the posters here are highlighting. I would recommend being open to multiple layers of meaning. One example is highlighted in an important post above -- consider the adjective nature of ?ya? that can emphasize a word?s action synonymous with its present character. From the word mrya we might therefore wonder - is the destiny of a powerful person (a ?master?) encoded in the very movements of his present? Mystery. Even if ?mrya? means ?YHVH? in every context, how do we really search the meaning of YHVH? More mystery.
Consider Revelation 21:22-23. The use of mrya here is thought-provoking given the sentence structures. Where does one place the phrase ?and to the lamb? (ul amra) between the verses? Given the lamed-hey (singular ?it? referring only to the city) in Rev 21:23, the passage suggests that the lamb has become one with mrya Alha, in such a way that the lamb is the lamp through which the glory of Alha shines. So they are distinct (as light and lamp are distinct), but they work together and in unison as one to the observer. Indeed, we humans often refer to lamps simply as ?light? rather than take the (space)time to specifically describe the electromagnetic foundations of light that cause the lamp to shine.
I suppose we can read these verses about light carefully (including also Revelation 22:5 and John 1) but understanding of oneness and light is inherently mysterious - is Yahshua the light or lamp or both? Hmmm.
The lamp of the body is the eye. Matthew 6:22. If the eye is peshitta? love it!
Looking through Matthew and John and Revelation, I see mrya (?the lord?) is used only once in John but frequently in Matthew. It?s also used frequently in the Book of Revelation. And in all three books it is used consistently and exclusively in reference to the Father, except in these passages where it refers to Yahshua the messiah:
- Revelation 22:20, ?Come mrya Yahshua?
Matthew 22:42-46, ?Yahshua asked them and said, ?What do you say about the messiah? Whose son is he?? They said to him, ?The son of David.? He said to them, ?Yet how does David spiritually call him mrya? For he said, ?Mrya to my lord sit at my right until I place your enemies under your feet.? Therefore, if David called him mrya how is he his son?? And no man was able to give him an answer.?
See also, Matthew 3:3, ?For this is he about whom it was said by way of Isaiah the prophet: the voice of one crying in the desert: prepare the way of mrya and make straight his paths.?
By contrast, ?mry? (?my lord?), ?mrh? (?his/her lord?), ?mrn? (?our lord?), and ?mrhhun? (?their lord?) are used more frequently and often generically (including by Yahshua about others).
Another important variation of the root word here is mra, which is a general reference ? it can be a reference to the Father (e.g., Matthew 11:25) or Yahshua (e.g., Revelation 17:14) or lesser masters (e.g., Matthew 13:52 in reference to the scribe who is master of a house). For a thought-provoking contrast between mra and mrya, compare Revelation 11:4 (mra of all his earth) with Revelation 15:3 (mrya? king of this age/world).
Now before I began this line-by-line study I presumed that mrya was not a word-equivalence reference to YHVH, but now that I?ve read the text for myself in each occurrence in these gospels, I feel the exactness of the Peshitta has corrected me (once again).
In the word ?mrya? I also see wordplay toward YHVH. For example, note that the Aramaic word amr means ?speak? and ya is a traditional reference to Yah. So when the word mrya is utilized in reference/reverence to Yahshua, then the wordplay meaning is ?speech of Yah?. And ?lamb of Yah? works too. So, through context we?d be able to discern a meaning that takes the shape of our individual focus.
?And they did not know that he spoke to them about the Father. Yahshua said to them again, 'when lifted up is the son of man then you will know that I am (?ana ana?) and a thing from my own will not do I but as has taught me my Father likewise that speak I.? John 8:16-17.
?And he was clothed with a garment dipped in blood and was called his name the word of Alha.? Revelation 19:13.
It is written in Genesis 1 that YHVH spoke light and this world and our heavens into existence. The physics of light is fundamentally explained by probabilities as waves and focus. Read for example Quantum Electrodynamics by Richard Feynman. It?s a wonderful compliment to Peshitta bible studies, especially if you also consider the electromagnetism of the heart.
In this mrya study it seems like there is a lot of depth as the posters here are highlighting. I would recommend being open to multiple layers of meaning. One example is highlighted in an important post above -- consider the adjective nature of ?ya? that can emphasize a word?s action synonymous with its present character. From the word mrya we might therefore wonder - is the destiny of a powerful person (a ?master?) encoded in the very movements of his present? Mystery. Even if ?mrya? means ?YHVH? in every context, how do we really search the meaning of YHVH? More mystery.
Consider Revelation 21:22-23. The use of mrya here is thought-provoking given the sentence structures. Where does one place the phrase ?and to the lamb? (ul amra) between the verses? Given the lamed-hey (singular ?it? referring only to the city) in Rev 21:23, the passage suggests that the lamb has become one with mrya Alha, in such a way that the lamb is the lamp through which the glory of Alha shines. So they are distinct (as light and lamp are distinct), but they work together and in unison as one to the observer. Indeed, we humans often refer to lamps simply as ?light? rather than take the (space)time to specifically describe the electromagnetic foundations of light that cause the lamp to shine.
I suppose we can read these verses about light carefully (including also Revelation 22:5 and John 1) but understanding of oneness and light is inherently mysterious - is Yahshua the light or lamp or both? Hmmm.
The lamp of the body is the eye. Matthew 6:22. If the eye is peshitta? love it!