When Y'shua instructed apostle Peter concerning the Keys to the Kingdom, he was acknowledging the pattern in the names given to the Ephraim Hosea ben Nun, who was called to serve in the tent of Moses, assuming his role as leader of the people when Moshe was gathered to his fathers. The service required a name change; and, no longer living as Osee, he served in the name Joshua (Y'shua), under the spiritual guidance of Heaven's Jehoshua (Yahushúa). Faith and works are rewarded.
Y'shua's words of instruction to Cephas regarding the keys to the Kingdom are given in a parable consisting of changes of names. Authority is given "upon the shoulders"-- that is, with a clear understanding of the meaning of the master's words. It is enough for servant to be as his lord.
Y'shua's words of instruction to Cephas regarding the keys to the Kingdom are given in a parable consisting of changes of names. Authority is given "upon the shoulders"-- that is, with a clear understanding of the meaning of the master's words. It is enough for servant to be as his lord.
The Keys to the Kingdom are Within Our Understandings
Kepa (Cephas) was Greek version of name given to the fisherman by his parents.
Its Hebrew form is Kepa (
), connoting an insubstantial gravel: barely a stone.
From the Greek, Peter (Petros) means "rock"-- an amalgam larger than a stone, but
connoting that it is simply a sizeable piece of a much larger rock.
The "Rock" (Petras) upon which the Church is founded has the sense of a massive Boulder.
Its Hebrew form is Kepa (
), connoting an insubstantial gravel: barely a stone.From the Greek, Peter (Petros) means "rock"-- an amalgam larger than a stone, but
connoting that it is simply a sizeable piece of a much larger rock.
The "Rock" (Petras) upon which the Church is founded has the sense of a massive Boulder.
points to this admonition:
"A rather unremarkable stone can become a rock,
but the Boulder is boss upon the Mountain of Elohim."
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