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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)
Anagram An"a*gram ([a^]n"[.a]*gr[a^]m), n. [F. anagramme, LL. anagramma, fr. Gr. 'ana` back, again + gra`fein to write. See Graphic.] Literally, the letters of a word read backwards, but in its usual wider sense, the change of one word or phrase into another by the transposition of its letters. Thus Galenus becomes angelus; William Noy (attorney-general to Charles I., and a laborious man) may be turned into I moyl in law. [1913 Webster]
The instant I saw this, I liked it!!! Why? Well, I enjoy the deeper meanings of things, unusual things, hidden things- something to make my little mind WORK!!! Some rearrangements make sense, others, well- not so much. Still others- downright nasty, like the reference to MOTHER-IN-LAW!!!! But, aside from that, all this is words within words that have different meanings (Cryptography). In contemplating these things, I wondered about the Word of God, for it is amazing to me that I can read the same verses of Scriptures again and again (sometimes for years) and then one day I see a different meaning in the message. The Jews believed that since the ten commandments were written by the finger of God, each character had a specific spiritual meaning and today with the arrival of computers, some assign numbers to the Hebrew and Greek letters to decipher hidden messages from God. With all this in mind, below please find some Scriptures which apply to these things....
Deuteronomy, Chapter 29
29 The
secret things belong to Yahweh our God; but the things that are
revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all
the words of this law.
Deuteronomy, Chapter 9
9 When I had gone up onto the mountain to receive the stone tablets, even the tablets of the covenant which Yahweh made with you, then I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I neither ate bread nor drank water. 10 Yahweh delivered to me the two stone tablets written with the finger of God On them were all the words which Yahweh spoke with you on the mountain out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.
Hebrews Chapter 4
12 For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Matthew, Chapter 4
1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward. 3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
4 But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”
5 Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you.’ and,
‘On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’”
7 Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord, your God.’”
8 Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory. 9 He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”
10 Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”
4 But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”
5 Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you.’ and,
‘On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’”
7 Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord, your God.’”
8 Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory. 9 He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”
10 Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”
Luke, Chapter 8
11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. 13 Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation. 14 That which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. 15 That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and produces fruit with patience.
1 Peter, Chapter 1
22 Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently: 23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever. 24 For,
“All flesh is like grass,
and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass.
The grass withers, and its flower falls;
25 but the Lord’s word endures forever.”
This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.
“All flesh is like grass,
and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass.
The grass withers, and its flower falls;
25 but the Lord’s word endures forever.”
This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.
The Word of God reflects HIS nature and is therefore Spiritual and has a complicated simplicity to it that is mind-boggling!!! With a right heart, understanding what God wants from us is easy, but the deeper aspects to it are almost beyond comprehension. One thing stands out to me- God tells us plainly what we need to know to obey HIM. The Scriptures would make no sense at all without this one concept. As for the deeper things- well, I may never really know HOW Hebrews 4:12 works or if there are secret messages in what God has given us. BUT, remember Deuteronomy 29:29? Those things belong to God and we shouldn't worry about them. Learn everything you can, but within the limits of human understanding; the rest God will answer in HEAVEN. I just wonder how HE will do it- In Chinese, English, Filipino or something else. Perhaps there is a musical language of the soul I just haven't learned yet- who knows. I hope I don't have to play an instrument- not good at that sort of thing at all!!!