TAMMUZ 24
The Way
“A highway will be
there—a roadway. It will be called the Way of Holiness.” (Isa 35:8 TLV)
It is interesting to note that the word translated as ‘highway’ in our
opening verse is the Hebrew word maslûl (Strong’s H4547), and this verse in Isaiah is the
only place in the Tanakh (Old Testament) that this word is
found. It means a great road, one that
is elevated and of primary importance, which certainly fits the description of
the “The Way of Holiness.”
Qôdesh (Strong’s H6944) is the word translated as ‘holiness’. One of the definitions that Noah Webster uses for ‘holiness’ is “That which is separated to the service of God”[1], which we are, if we claim to be disciples of the Living Elohim. We are instructed to be set-apart, or, to be separate, dedicated and sanctified (Lev 11:44). We are called to be different from those of the ‘world’, from those who enjoy the practice of self-rule, and the consequences of such. Our modus operandi is found in the pages of Torah, the divine instructions in righteous and moral living, and these are the standards that set us apart.
Twice in this section of Isa 35:8 the word ‘way’ is used. It is the Hebrew word derek (Strong’s H1870), and though this word is a noun, it implies an action, such as in going, or a journey. Jeff Benner defines derek as “The path or manner of life”[2], which is the how we choose to live our lives, or our lifestyle. If we combine all of this, “The Way of Holiness” is the manner in which we are set-apart, or qôdesh.
Bear in mind, brethren, that our Messiah Yeshua is called “the Way, and the Truth, and the Life”, and that no one can come to the Father except through Him (see John 14:6). I do not believe that it would be in error to say that He is a critical part of this “Way of Set-apartness” that we are called to live.
“Who is wise? Let him
discern these things. Who is intelligent? Let him know them. For the ways of
Adonai are straight, and the just walk in them, but the wicked stumble in them.” (Hos
14:9 TLV)
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