Ephesians Hebraically – Chapter 5

Ephesians 5:1 Be ye therefore followers of Elohim, as dear children;  Ephesians 5:2  And walk in love, as Messiah also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to Elohim for a sweet smelling savour. The Torah of first mention for the Greek word ‘thusia’ ‘sacrifice’ in the LXX is referring to the Passover ‘sacrifice’ – Paul again uses ‘thusia’ in its prophetic fulfillment relating to the priestly family of Messiah. Psalms 40:6 LXX; Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not; but a body hast thou prepared me: whole-burnt-offering and sacrifice for sin thou didst not require. Ephesians 5:3  But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;Sin by proxy or voyeurism. Ephesians 5:4  Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. Ephesians 5:5  For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Messiah and of Elohim. In the Hellenistic world gross sexuality was directly involved with the worship of the deity; so is therefore coupled with idolatry and greed. DSS: 1QS 10:21 in my mouth shall be heard neither foolishness nor sinful deceit, neither fraud nor lies shall be discovered between my lips. Rather; the fruits of holiness will be upon my tongue – abominations will not be found thereon. Ephesians 5:6  Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of Elohim upon the children of disobedience.  Ephesians 5:7  Be not ye therefore partakers with them. Ephesians 5:8  For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Master: walk as children of light:  Ephesians 5:9  (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Ephesians 5:10  Proving what is acceptable unto the Master. Ephesians 5:11  And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. Ephesians 5:12  For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. Preaching moral relativity by default from the pulpit because you’ve kicked; not only Yah’s torah but even the moral law to the curb. Ephesians 5:13  But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. The light and darkness language comes straight out of the Qumram literature of the day and explodes upon the pages of 1st John: 1st John: 1:5 And this is the declaration which we have heard from him and declare unto you: That YHWH is light and in him there is no darkness. 6  If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness, we lie and do not the truth. 7  But if we walk in the light, as he also is in the light, we have fellowship one with another: And the blood of Yahusha Messiah his Son cleanseth us from all sin. Ephesians 5:14  Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Messiah shall give thee light. Paul uses the language of Isaiah’s prophecies to drive home his point that the fulfillment is at hand; the return of the exiles that beginning stages of healing toward the nations. Isaiah 9:2 O people walking in darkness, behold a great light: ye that dwell in the region and shadow of death, a light shall shine upon you. Isaiah 26:19 The dead shall rise, and they that are in the tombs shall be raised, and they that are in the earth shall rejoice: for the dew from thee is healing to them: but the land of the ungodly shall perish. Isaiah 51:17 Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, that hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury: for thou hast drunk out and drained the cup of calamity, the cup of wrath: Isaiah 52:1 Awake, awake, Sion; put on thy strength, O Sion; and o thou put on thy glory, Jerusalem the holy city: there shall no more pass through thee, the uncircumcised and unclean. Isaiah 60:1 Be enlightened, be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for thy light