“The Spirit of Adonai spoke through me,
His word was on my tongue.”
-2 Samuel 23:2
We’re given some critical information in verse 2.
We’re told the “Spirit of Adonai” was speaking through David.
Do you know what that is in Hebrew?
It is the RUACH HAKODESH.
If you’ve ever been anywhere near a messianic congregation, you for sure have heard that expression before.
It’s the Hebrew for what we call the Holy Spirit.
That’s right.
David is saying the Holy Spirit spoke through him.
This is different than how the Lord communicated with Moses.
Moses received audible communication from the Almighty.
That didn’t happen with David.
David received words via divine revelation.
That’s why David can claim that the words coming out of his mouth were the Lord’s and not his own.
Things get even more exciting when we take a closer look at the Hebrew.
It says the RUACH of YAHWEH DABBAR dwelt in David.
That’s right.
Thousands of years before the event the Christians call Pentecost took place, the Holy Spirit was dwelling within men.
It wasn’t some New Testament innovation.
Onward.
We’re told God’s MILLAH was placed upon David’s tongue.
MILLAH means “word,” but it can also refer to a message from God.
When it says, ‘God put His MILLAH on David’s tongue,’ this means David was about to say something of divine importance.
Something like a NE’UM or oracle.
MILLAH also carries the idea of being a complete message.
There is a certain A-to-Z finality about it as opposed to being a quick saying or instruction.
Now here’s your takeaway.
MILLAH is the same word used in BRIT MILLAH, the covenant of circumcision.
Just as circumcision marks a permanent, life-changing promise between God and His people, the Lord’s millah on David’s tongue marks a permanent, life-changing message.
God’s words aren’t casual chatter.
They cut deep.
They shape destiny.
And they carry His covenant power.
When the Spirit puts a MILLAH on your tongue, it’s not you speaking.
It’s God’s life-changing truth speaking through you.
Ya feel me?
Done.
CONNECTING THIS TEACHING TO THE NEW TESTAMENT
“Men spoke from God as they were
carried along by the Holy Spirit.”
-2 Peter 1:21
“But you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit comes on you;
and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth.”
-Acts 1:8
“For all who are led by the
Spirit of God are children of God.”
-Romans 8:14
“Do not get drunk on wine,
which leads to debauchery.
Instead, be filled with the Spirit.”
-Ephesians 5:18
“In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy…”
-Acts 2:17
“Anyone who speaks
by the Spirit of God says,
‘Yeshua is Lord,’ and anyone who
confesses Yeshua as Lord is saved.”
-1 Corinthians 12:3
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