Mirror Images: Benayahu and Yeshua
“Benayahu the son of Yehoyada, ben ish chai (the son of a living man, read as ben ish chayil, the son of a valiant man) of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow. He killed an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptians hand, and killed him with his own spear. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men. He was more honorable than the thirty, but he didnt attain to the three. David set him over his guard.”
2 Samuel 23:20-23
“Now I will tell you as much as I can of this sod, since it is hidden and sealed. I will explain to you this matter well. Through the power of his great and mighty actions, he went down and smote the evil lion – this is the lion that devours and roars when linking itself to the ’empty pit’ … That is where he smote it and there he overpowered it on the ‘day of the snowstorm’ – on the great day of unyielding din.”
R’ Moshe Chayyim Luzzato, Ma’amar HaGeulah, Feldheim Publishers, pg. 103-104
“Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”
1 Peter 5:8
BENAYAHU |
YESHUA |
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Benayahu (Son of God) |
Son of God |
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Ben Ish Chai (son of a Living Man) |
Is an Ish Chai, a Living Man |
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Killed a Lion |
Like Samson killed a Lion Lion David killed a Lion Mashiach kills the Evil Lion (the Accuser) |
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In a Pit |
Like Yosef in a Pit David is spoken of as “hidden” in a pit Like Yonah HaNavi Like Daniel in a den of lions Mashiach comes out of the pit |
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On a Snowy Day |
On the Day of Judgment |
| He Killed an Egyptian 2 Samuel 23:21 |
Like Moshe killed an Egyptian Mashiach will kill Armilus (the Antichrist) |
