3 - Yah, the Word of Yehowah
In Psalm 68, a clear contrast is shown in the original Hebrew between Yehowah, who was riding on the heaven of heavens and dwelling among the angels, and Yah, who is revealed to be riding upon the desert places of the earth.
This contrast was made obscure by the scribes when they replaced the name of Yehowah with the title Adonay, which is rendered in the common English text as "The Lord", as opposed to "The LORD". For, "The LORD" [in all capitals] would have designated the divine name Yehowah.
In the following verse, the name of Yehowah is restored to the text where it belongs.
Sing unto Elohym, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto Yehowah; Selah: To him that rideth upon the (Eastern) heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth SEND OUT HIS VOICE, AND THAT A MIGHTY VOICE. Psalm 68:32-33
Yah, the voice of Yehowah, is revealed to be riding upon the desert places of the earth in clear contrast to Yehowah who is riding upon the heavens.
The Hebrew word for heaven is shamayim, and the Hebrew word for deserts is aravot. Therefore, the translation into English ought to reveal this distinction, rather than obscuring the distinction by translating aravot as "heavens", as is also done in the King James common English text. However, here, "heavens" is corrected to "deserts":
Sing to Elohym sing praises to his name; extol him that rideth upon the (western) deserts by HIS NAME YAH, and rejoice before him. Psalm 68:4
The reason why Yah is shown riding upon the desert places of the earth, begins to be revealed in this verse:
... but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. Psalms 68:6
Dry land sounds a lot like a desert to me! The rebellious souls are dwelling in a dry, thirsty desert, without hope in the world. So, Yehowah sent forth Yah, the voice and word of Yehowah, to the desert regions of the earth, in order to give hope to the hopeless, as it is written:
Thou hast ascended on high; thou hast led captivity captive; thou hast received gifts for men [literally: "you have taken gifts among men"]; yea, for the rebellious also that Yah Elohym might dwell among them. Psalms 68:18
This same concept is presented in the New Testament concerning Yeshua the Messiah:
For I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Matthew 9:13
...I am sent rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Matthew 10:6 / Matthew 15:24
For the son of man has come, so he can seek and make alive, those who are Lost. Luke 19:10 - Aramaic Peshitta
Yah came forth from Yehowah out of heaven to ride upon the desert places of the earth, in order to bring to the lost, the unspeakable gift of Yehowah. For the desert is a place which lacks water to sustain life, and Yah came to bring water to those in the desert. Yah came to bring the life-giving gift of Living Waters to the rebellious souls who were dying of thirst in the desert.
This distinction between Yehowah in heaven and Yah upon the earth is revealed again in Psalm 68. Here too, the scribes sought to obscure this distinction by replacing the name of Yehowah with the title Adonay.
The chariots of Elohym are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: Yehowah is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. Psalm 68:17
In this context above, Yehowah is dwelling with the angels in heaven, just as Yah dwelled among men at Sinai and in the holy place. The following context will forcibly demonstrate this distinction between Yehowah and Yah:
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that Yah Elohym might dwell among them. Psalms 68:18
Here in verse 18, Yah Elohym is destined to dwell with men upon the earth, but above in verse 17, Yehowah is dwelling among the angels in heaven. Yehowah is still riding upon the heaven of heavens, dwelling among the angels.
In the distant past, Yehowah gave His word, which in context is translated that Yehowah sent forth His voice. The voice or word that Yehowah gave unto mankind is revealed in this context to be Yah. And, Yah rode upon the desert places of the earth, seeking out the dying, and even the lifeless, so that HE could give them the gift of Yehowah, which is the waters of life.
Yah brought healing and salvation to those living upon the earth. However, to make this gift of life available to all of mankind, Yah had to first ascend up to the highest heaven. It is because of these things that every believer is given the measure of the gift of the Holy Spirit. This is the gift of which Paul speaks:
But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of MESSIAH. Ephesians 4:7
It was prophesied in Psalms 68:18 that YAH would give gifts unto mankind. Here in Ephesians, this prophecy is being fulfilled:
When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and GAVE GIFTS UNTO MEN. Ephesians 4:8
It is not enough to know that Yah, who became Yeshua, ascended unto heaven. Paul in addition, lets the reader know that Yah first descended into Sheol:
What is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? Ephesians 4:9
Yah descended first into Sheol, to preach unto the spirits imprisoned there, just as Peter also confirms (1 Peter 3:19). While there, Yah took the keys of death and Sheol [Revelation 1:18]. By coming forth from the place of the departed spirits, called Sheol, and by taking back his physical body from the tomb.
The picture drawn by all these verses begins with Yehowah riding upon the heaven of heavens, dwelling among the angels. Then Yehowah sent out His voice, who is Yah, in order for Yah to ride upon the desert places of the earth, seeking for the lost and rebellious souls who were dwelling there. Afterward, Yah descended into Sheol (while His mortal body laid lifeless in the tomb) and preached unto the spirits in prison. When Yah ascended up out of Sheol, he took back His mortal body, taking the keys of death and hell with him.[word]
Yah Yeshua was the comforter unto the disciples while still on earth (1 John 2:1). Therefore, it was necessary for Him to go away so that the comforter, that is the spirit of truth, could come and dwell with and bring comfort to Yah's people forever. [John 14:16].
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away: or if I go not away, the comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. John 16:7
The comforter, or the Spirit of truth, is the gift that Yah was destined to pass out among mankind in Psalm 68:18, and is the same gift Paul spoke of the believers receiving by measure in Ephesians 4:7. However, this gift is given out to mankind for the ultimate purpose, so that one day Yah our Elohym will dwell among mankind upon the earth. [Psalm 68:18].
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