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Jehoshaphat = "Jehovah has judged"
6] symbolical name of a valley near Jerusalem which is the place
of ultimate judgment; maybe the deep ravine which separates Jerusalem from the
Mount of Olives through which the Kidron [aka Kedron] flowed
derivation:
from (03068) and (08199)
http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/Hebrew/heb.cgi?number=03092&version=kjv
(03068)
Jehovah = "the existing One"
derivation:
from (01961)
http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/Hebrew/heb.cgi?number=3068&version=kjv
(01961)
1] to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
1.a] (Qal)
1.a.1] to happen, fall out, occur,
take place, come about, come to pass
1.a.2] to come about, come to pass
1.a.2.a] to
come into being, become
1.a.3] to arise, appear, come 1a
1.a.4] to become
1.a.4.a] to
become
1.a.4.b] to
become like
1.a.4.c] to
be instituted, be established
1.a.4.d] to
be
1.a.5] to exist, be in existence
1.a.6] to abide, remain, continue
(with word of place or time)
1.a.7] to stand, lie, be in, be at,
be situated (with word of locality)
1.a.8] to accompany, be with
1.b] (Niphal)
1.b.1] to occur, come to pass, be
done, be brought about
1.b.2] to be done, be finished, be
gone
derivation:
a primitive root [compare (01933)]
http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/Hebrew/heb.cgi?number=1961&version=kjv
(01933)]
1] Qal)
1.a] to fall
1.b] to be, become, exist, happen
derivation:
a primitive root [compare (0183)]
http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/Hebrew/heb.cgi?number=1933&version=kjv
(0183)
1] desire, incline, covet, wait longingly, wish, sigh, want, be greedy, prefer
1.a] (Piel) to desire, crave (food and drink)
1.b] (Hithpael) to desire, long for, lust after (of bodily
appetites)
http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/Hebrew/heb.cgi?number=183&version=kjv
(08199)
1] to judge, govern, vindicate, punish
1.a] (Qal)
1.a.1] to act as law-giver or judge
or governor (of God, man)
1.b] to rule, govern, judge
1.b.1] to decide controversy (of God,
man)
1.b.2] to execute judgment
1.c] discriminating (of man)
1.d] vindicating
1.e] condemning and punishing
1.f] at theophanic advent for final judgment
1.g] (Niphal)
1.g.1] to enter into controversy,
plead, have controversy together
1.b.2] to be judged
1.h] (Poel) judge, opponent-at-law (participle)
http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/Hebrew/heb.cgi?number=8199&version=kjv
Comment:
The concept of a place of "ultimate judgment", which was mentioned above to be a
valley at Jerusalem, is closely related to the
concept of a place where the ultimate judgment, either favorable or unfavorable,
is implemented. As to the place where an unfavorable ultimate judgment will be
implemented, paragraph 019-a specifies that the place is
Hell. Although the glossary entry for Hell shows that
the word "Hell" is a translation of the word "Gehennah" which was derived from
the word "Hinnom", and the associated maps and photos
show that the Valley of Hinnom is located at Jerusalem, it should nevertheless
be noticed that one of the maps shows that the Valley
of Jehoshaphat becomes the Valley of Kidron [aka Kedron] which is soon joined by
the Valley of Hinnom whereupon they, under the name Kedron, jointly flow to the
Dead Sea [aka Sea of the Dead, aka Salt Sea]. As to the Dead Sea, it should be
noticed that John the Baptist baptized in the Jordan river which also flows into
the Dead Sea. As to the Jordan river, it should be noticed that one of its
origins is the Hermon river which begins as the overflow from a spring-fed pool
in front of the mouth of the Gate of Hell. As to the
Gate of Hell, it should be noticed that it was the site of a temple which was
dedicated to the worship of the god Pan from which name comes the word "panic".
As to the word "panic", it should be noticed that "fear" is a sort of panic. As
to the word "fear", it should be noticed that the testimony in paragraph
019-c reads, "And fear not them that kill the
body, but fear him which hath power to cast in hell." As to
the testimony in paragraph 019-c, it should be noticed that it is abbreviated to
the phrase "fear not" in the subsequent testimony in paragraph
033-b which reads, "Jesus heard. He saith, Fear not;
only
believe." As to the testimony in paragraph 033-b, it should be
noticed that the phrase "fear not" is in a comparison of contrast with the
phrase "only believe" in which the word "only" means "but". As to what it is
that we are to "but believe", the fact that the phrase "fear not" is also in a
comparison of contrast (in paragraph 019-c) with the testimony which reads, "but
fear him which hath power to cast in hell", shows us that the
phrase "only [or "but"] believe" means "but fear him which hath power to cast in
hell." The fact that the water in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, in the Valley of
Hinnom, in the Hermon river, and in the Jordan river flows into the Dead Sea
shows that the ultimate place for the ultimate unfavorable judgment to be
implemented is the Dead Sea. That the Dead Sea is the place, is shown by the
fact that the only place where a "fire" is a "fire never
quenched" is where the "fire" is water which is hot enough or salty enough
to scald or burn. As to the saltiness of the Dead Sea, the
Wikipedia reports that the
salinity of the Dead Sea is 15% at or near the surface (five times as salty as
the ocean), and increases with depth, such that salt precipitates out of the
water onto the sea floor. As to the ability of this salinity to burn or scald,
the Wikipedia further reports that the composition of the salts in the water of
the Dead Sea is unique in the world, having 12 elements which are not present in
any other ocean or sea, and that 53% of the salinity is magnesium chloride. As
to the ability of magnesium chloride to burn or scald, especially at this high
concentration, magnesium chloride is a mild Lewis acid. Although no
ill effects have been reported by those who have floated on the water of the
Dead Sea, it must be admitted that nobody has ever floated continuously on it,
or been submerged in it, for more than 48 hours as in the case of the Holy Ghost
subsequent to leaving the body of Jesus as reported in paragraph
132-f. As to whether the Holy Ghost was on the water or
in the water of the Dead Sea, the testimony in paragraph
088-d shows that the Holy Ghost was "in the belly"
subsequent to leaving the body of Jesus. The "belly" being the stomach and
intestines where whatever is ingested is separated into its constituent parts
and the useful ones absorbed and the useless ones expelled, it is shown that the
Holy Ghost underwent the process, whatever it is, whereby a person can lose
their soul, their memory, as mentioned in paragraph
067-f. That this process is somehow implemented by the
Dead Sea, or at least represented by the Dead Sea, seems certain. Considering
the testimony in paragraph 028-c, it also seems certain
that the process of losing one's soul, or portions of it, is not pleasant. It is
therefore seen that the fact that we have been provided the option to avoid the
process (by the simple expedient of stopping to do
wrong and doing right instead)
is very merciful. By the same token, it is also seen that it is very just that
we undergo the process if we reject the mercy; we having only the options to
accept the mercy or to accept the justice. In order to avoid being overly
simplistic, it should also be mentioned that there is one wrong for which no
mercy (no forgiveness) is available, as stated in paragraph
015-e.
A link to each occurrence of this word in the homepage:
1] Jehoshaphat
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