Mezuzah
What is a mezuzah? Mezuzah (H4201) is the Hebrew word for “doorpost/gatepost.” Dt 6:9 states, “And, you (are) to inscribe/write (them) upon- doorposts/gateposts (of) your house/family and in/by/with your gates/openings/gateways.” The “them” that is inscribed upon the doorposts is the Word(s) of the LORD. The doorposts are where the blood of the sacrificial Pesach/Passover Lamb was applied in order for the LORD to pass over those inside the house and not allow the Destroyer to kill anyone in the house (Ex 12:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 29). As the life of the Lamb is in the blood, the life of the Lamb was placed upon the doorposts (Lev 17:11, 14; Dt 12:23). YESHUA is “the sacrificial-Lamb of GOD, WHO lifts-up/takes-away the sin/guilt/failure/offence of the world” (Jhn 1:29) (1 Cor 5:7). The blood of the sacrificial Pesach/Passover Lamb on the doorposts was representing YESHUA’s blood on the Cross. So, the doorposts are representing the Cross. YESHUA is the Word/Scripture that became flesh (Jhn 1:1, 14). So, the Word in the Mezuzah upon the doorposts is representing YESHUA (the Word in flesh) upon the Cross.
We know the Cross looked like the cross in the picture below (To read how we know that see The Flesh).
The horizontal wooden beam that YESHUA was nailed to was 1/3 the way down from the top of the Cross. The Mezuzah/Word is to be nailed 1/3 the way down on the door-frame/doorpost/gatepost at the same position YESHUA the Word was nailed to the horizontal beam of the Cross [ref]. The Mezuzah is placed at an angle upon the doorpost as though representing YESHUA leaning against the Cross (ref).
Inside the Mezuzah, the 1st two parts of the Shema is written on a scroll made of a kosher animal skin.
(The section between the white lines is from the Tzitzit article, and slightly modified. You can skip this part if you have read the Tzitzit article.)
The Foundation
The Scripture/Word was first written on gevil (or Klaf), which is the Hebrew word for a kosher animal skin of a sheep, goat, or calf, with cow hides being used less often due to being thicker [19] [20]. All these animals were also the animals sacrificed to the LORD that foreshadowed/represented YESHUA and HIS sacrifice on the Cross (Lev 1:2, 3, 5, 10; Heb 10:4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10). The gevil/ram’s-skin was treated with barley flour [19a], which is the grain used as the wave offering on Yom-HaBikkurim/Day-of-First-Fruits/Resurrection-Sunday that represents YESHUA as our First Fruit from the grave, as this is the day YESHUA arose from the grave [21] (Lev 23:10, 11, 12; Ex 23:16, 19; 1 Cor 15:20, 21, 22, 23). And, the skin was tanned with oak gallnuts [19a], which will be explained below. This gevil/ram’s-skin and all that was used on it represented YESHUA.
Man is represented in the Bible as a plant/grass/herb [H2682] (Psm 103:15; Isa 51:12; Jam 1:10, 11). The Scripture/Word then moved from being written on ram’s skins to being written on the plant based materials of papyrus [22] and wood/paper. There was a movement of the Scripture/Word being written on stone to being written on paper as though we are moving from hearts of stone to hearts of flesh as the LORD said HE would change our hearts of stone to make them hearts of flesh and write HIS Word in our hearts of flesh by the SPIRIT (Ezk 11:19, 20; 36:26, 27; Jer 31:33; Heb 8:10). The white plant based page is representing the Church of YESHUA being made holy and clean (Isa 1:18). The writing of the words in the Bible are representing the sacrificial Lamb of GOD, YESHUA (Jhn 1:1). So, the first tablets of stone were pierced to form the Word(s). And, the Bible was written on the ram’s skin and paper with an oak gall ink, carbon black ink, or both (Jer 36:18) [24] [25] [26].
The Ink
The carbon black ink uses the ash remains of a burnt living organism, pointing to the burnt sacrifices that YESHUA represented in HIS death on the Cross.
Now for the oak gall ink. The Hebrew words ‘allah (H427) and ‘allon (H437) are considered words for the oak tree [27] and are similar to the Hebrew words ‘eloah (H433) meaning GOD, ‘elah (H424) meaning the terebinth tree, and ‘alah (H422/H423) meaning swear/curse/oath. John 8:58 states YESHUA was before Avraham (Abraham) because HE is the LORD GOD (Jhn 14:9; 17:21). And, man can not see the LORD and live (Ex 33:20). Yet, in the Tanakh/Old-Testament/Word the Angel of the LORD is also called the LORD and men see HIM and do not die, just as men saw YESHUA and did not die (Gen 16:7, 9, 10, 11, 13; 22:11, 14, 15, 16). If the Angel of the LORD was just an angel, the angel would have stopped the person from worshiping HIM (Dan 10:10, 11; 8:17, 18; Rev 19:10; 22:9). But, the Angel of the LORD does not stop anyone from worshipping HIM (Jdg 13:9, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20). The Angel of the LORD is the LORD GOD and was seen by men just as YESHUA is the LORD GOD and was seen by men who did not die. This is why the Angel of the LORD in the midst of the burning bush is called GOD, because the Angel of the LORD is GOD (Ex 3:2, 3, 4). So, the Angel of the LORD is YESHUA. It is the Angel of the LORD, WHO is GOD, WHO comes bringing blessing or curses and swears an oath and covenant of relationship next to the ‘allah/’allon/oak tree starting with Avraham (Abraham) (Gen 13:18; 14:13, 19, 20; 15:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 18:1, 10; Gen 35:1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; Josh 24:26, 29; Jdg 2:1, 8). It is from an oak tree we find the tola’at-shani/scarlet-worms, and it is from an oak tree we find the oak gall/gallnut.
The oak tree leaf produces an oak gall that rises up from the leaf after the leaf is attacked by a wasp that lays its eggs in the leaf; the wasp larva/worms survive off the oak gall [28]. The oak gall is then crushed to make dye for the ink used to write the words of the Bible [24] [28]. The leaf of the tree can be shown to represent YESHUA as the leaf is attached to the tree like YESHUA was attached to the Cross. The leaf takes upon itself carbon dioxide which is the death that a man breaths out; the leaf then gives forth oxygen which is life for the man, just as YESHUA took upon HIMSELF the death of man and gives forth life to the man through HIS death and resurrection (which can also be seen in the leaf’s death in the fall and resurrection in the spring) (see Dalet). The oak gall is the same symbolism as the scarlet worm, with both being crushed to form a dye that is used to represent the sacrifice of YESHUA upon the Cross. The oak gall mixture also has gum arabic in it, which is gum/sap from the shittim (acacia) thorn tree that represents the Cross, as shown with the Hebrew letter Samekh [24] [26] [28] [29]. Then either ferrous sulfate or copper sulfate is added to the oak gall mixture to turn it black [24] [26]. The sulfur/sulfate is once again pointing to the judgement and 2nd-Death of the Lake of Burning Fire & Sulfur/Brimstone. The copper points to the bronze altar that was made with copper and represents the Cross. The ferrous is iron and represents judgement, war, slavery, and death: Mitzrayim/Egypt is called an iron furnace (Dt 4:20); locks/shackles are iron and bronze (Dt 33:25); weapons are made of iron (Jdg 4:3; 1 Sam 17:7; 2 Sam 12:31); the final beast is represented with iron (Dan 2:33; 2:40; 7:19); YESHUA rules with an iron rod in judgement (Psm 2:9; Rev 2:27); nails are made of iron (1 Chr 22:3); and YESHUA was crucified with nails (Jhn 20:25). So, the ink is representing the permanent sworn oath of GOD to take upon HIMSELF, as a crushed/burnt/tormented sacrifice nailed to the Cross, every sin and its slavery/war/blackness/darkness/death/2nd-death/Lake-of-Burning-Fire-&-Sulfur of anyone who will commit to an eternal covenant relationship with HIM/YESHUA.
Also, the skin was soaked in salt water [ref].
The salt sea represents our sin and its Death. Before the earth was born out of the sea, it was buried in the sea (Gen 1:2; 9). The judgement of the Flood of Noach’s (Noah’s) time was that all life with the Breath of Life in it died in the sea that covered ‘Aretz/Earth like it was covered with the sea before the creation of man (Gen 7:19, 20, 21, 22, 23). The LORD defeated the Pharaoh of Mitzrayim (Egypt), and all his army was brought under the sea (Ex 14:17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31) [See the Suph [Red] Sea Crossing] [or go to links to see the Suph [Red] Sea Crossing]. A baptism into the water represents a person’s death, in YESHUA, to their old selves (Rom 6:4). And, the 2nd-death/Hell/Lake-of-Burning-Fire-&-Sulfur is the only salt sea left in ‘Aretz/Earth in the end (Rev 21:1, 8; Mrk 9:49).
But, nowadays the skin is placed in lime [ref]. Lime comes from crushed limestone [ref]. YESHUA is called the Rock WHO was crushed for our sins (Psm 18:2, 46; 1 Cor 10:4; Isa 53:5). So, now the skin that is representing the body of YESHUA is also representing HIM as the crushed Rock. Limestone is made up of fossils of sea creatures that died/were-sacrificed during the Flood of Noach’s/Noah’s time and were crushed under the pressure of many layers on top of each other that formed into limestone [ref] [ref] [ref]. This is also why sea salt is in limestone [ref]. Both the 1st and 2nd Temples were made out of limestone [ref] [ref]. The Tabernacle was made with ram’s skins died red (Ex 25:5; 26:14; 35:7, 23; 36:19; 39:34). And, YESHUA is call the Tabernacle/Temple of GOD (Rev 21:3). So, Noach’s/Noah’s Flood is another passover being represented in the Mezuzah scroll. This means the Mezuzah scroll was representing YESHUA as the First Fruit wave offering when barley water was being used before HIS death on the Cross. And now after YESHUA’s death on the Cross, the Mezuzah Scroll is representing YESHUA the Rock as the Tabernacle/Temple of GOD sacrificially crushed by the LORD’s wrath for our sin.
The Mezuzah scroll is square like The Holy of Holies (where the LORD’s Presence is: Ex 25:21, 22; 26:34). When YESHUA died on the Cross, the veil/door of the Holy of Holies of the Tabernacle was ripped into from top to bottom (ripped by the LORD from Heaven(s)/top to ‘Aretz/Earth/bottom) to allow anyone believing in YESHUA the Door as their LORD/SAVIOR to come into the presence of the LORD in the Holy of Holies (Jhn 14:6; Mt 27:51; Mrk 15:38).
This statement is from this Jewish site, chabad.org: “The first step in the actual writing of the mezuzah is the ruling of twenty-two lines with a bone stylus. The letters of the sacred text will be written suspended from these lines (rather than resting on the lines). The ruling of these lines is not just to guide the scribe’s hand, but an integral part of the scribal laws handed down from the time of Moses.”
Tav is the 22nd Hebrew letter and looks like the picture below.
So, yes. The Hebrew Word(s) that represent YESHUA are hung/suspended on 22 lines representing the Cross.
Now, the Hebrew letters have changed over time from Ancient Hebrew to Paleo-Hebrew to using an Aramaic script [ref] [ref]. The Hebrew written in Torah Scrolls does not have any extra markings for vowels or punctuation as you can see from the picture below of the Great Isaiah Scroll from the Dead Sea collection.
What you will see on every modern Torah Scroll or Mezuzah Scroll are little one or three stroke crowns on top of certain letters, like the picture below [ref].
There is a false story of these crowns being on the original letter written on the tablets of stone given to Mosheh/Moses. The story goes Mosheh/Moses did not know what they were for, but a future Rabbi Akiva would know what they are for and will write laws from them [ref] [ref]. Interestingly, there are no crowns on any ancient Hebrew text of any type before the time of Rabbi Akiva who lived from 50 to 135 AD [ref]. Also, in the story these crowns are called thorns/thistles [ref]. So, now we have many crowns of thorns upon the Word that is YESHUA. The image of the thorn and the thistle growing up from the ground right after Adam sinned represents the sin and death man took upon himself (Gen 3:18). And, it is a crown of thorns, representing our sin, YESHUA wore upon HIMSELF while dying upon the Cross (Jhn 19:2). YESHUA has many crowns as noted in Rev 19:12. And, this action of placing crowns upon many letters of the Word/Scripture places many crowns upon the Word. You might be thinking Rabbi Akiva lived after YESHUA, so he just added the crowns to the letters to represent this picture of YESHUA taking on the sins of the world. But, Rabbi Akiva did not believe YESHUA was the Messiah/Christ. Instead he thought Bar Kokhba was the Messiah/Christ [ref]. YESHUA HIMSELF stated in Mt 5:18 that not the slightest mark should be changed in the Word/Scriptures/Old-Testament. During YESHUA’s time on ‘Aretz/Earth, the crowns did not exist upon the Hebrew letters. These small markings have been elevated above the writings of Word/Torah/Scriptures [ref]. Does this mean every Torah Scroll, Mezuzah Scroll, and Tefillin Scroll is posul/unkosher/unclean? And, YESHUA was unkosher/unclean as HE took upon HIMSELF our sin and its death upon the Cross. What does this mean? YESHUA stated the Hebrew text used during HIS time was perfectly written and not the smallest mark would pass away until Heaven and Earth pass away. So, this means a Jewish scribe called a sofer is the only one who can write the Torah, Mezuzah, and Tefillin Scrolls and perfectly make (according to their customs) the Hebrew (Aramaic script) letters of the Word/Scripture that represents the perfectness of YESHUA before HE went to the Cross. And, the Jewish scribe/sofer is the only one who can place the crowns of thorns upon the Hebrew letters and desecrate/make-unclean-with-sin the Word/Scripture to represent YESHUA being sent to the Cross by the Jews to take the sin of the world upon HIMSELF (Mt 26:57, 59, 63, 64, 65, 66; 27:12, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25; Jhn 3:16) (The Flesh shows that YESHUA took upon HIMSELF every person’s sin, but not every person chooses to receive HIS gift of dying for them).
Only the first 2 parts of the Shema are written on the Mezuzah Scroll, Dt 6:4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9 and Dt 11:13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 [ref]. Together, the two paragraphs create a horizontal division. The first part and dividing lines make up 7 lines on top of 14 full lines. The bottom partial line is the Hebrew the phrase “upon the Earth/’Aretz.” The 7 and 14 lines have a 1 to 2 ratio. The Cross also has a 1 to 2 ratio as seen above. This means the division of the Mezuzah Scroll is allowing for the horizontal beam of the Cross to be represented.
The Hebrew word SHADDAI [H7706] means “the-ALMIGHTY/ALMIGHTY/MOST-POWERFUL” and is a name of the LORD ALMIGHTY (Gen 17:1). SHADDAI is written on the back of the Mezuzah Scroll at the location that is between the two paragraphs that create a horizontal division [ref]. This means the LORD ALMIGHTY is being placed upon the horizontal division that represents he horizontal beam of the Cross.
SHADDAI begins with the Hebrew letter Shyn/Shin and looks like an English/Roman W. Shyn/Shin is the Hebrew letter that is on the Mezuzah case to represent the Word SHADDAI [ref]. Notice, the Shyn/Shin is also placed 1/3 the way down on the Mezuzah case. So, even the Shyn on the case is representing the LORD upon the location where the horizontal beam of a Cross would be located upon the case.
The way Hebrew spells SHADDAI is with one D that represents two Ds. So, the SHADDAI located on the back of the Mezuzah Scroll will be spelled SH-D-Y. As such, SHADDAI is also understood as the acronym for the Hebrew phrase “Watchman/Keeper/Guardian of the Doors/Doorways of Yisra’el/Israel” (ref-4th fact). The [(Sh) = Shomer [H7763] that means Watchman/Keeper/Guardian] and the [(D x2) = Daltot which is the plural of Delet [H1817] that means Door/Door-way] and the [(Y) = Yisra’el/Israel]. This phrase points back to the Mezuzah on the doorframe representing the WORD/Mezuzah-Scroll WHO is YESHUA the LORD (the Lamb of GOD), WHOSE life blood was represented in the sacrificial Pesach/Passover Lamb being placed on the doorframe to protect Yisra’el/Israel from the death of the Destroyer. YESHUA is the Watchman/Keeper/Guardian of the Doors/Doorways of Yisra’el/Israel.
Also notice, the Shyn (W) is at the beginning of the Shema written on the Mezuzah Scroll. (Hebrew is written and read from right to left, so the W is at the top right.)
Shyn/Shin is the 21st letter in the Hebrew alphabet. So, the Shyn/Shin is even being representing in the full 21 (7+14=21) lines representing the Cross standing “upon the Earth/’Aretz.”
(Past this point will use the Ancient Hebrew which may be more understandable after reading the Ancient Hebrew section.)
To understand more we need to look at Shyn/shin more in depth. The Hebrew word Shyn (H7890) that is the name of the 21st Hebrew letter means “tooth/teeth” and also “urine.” What does teeth have to do with urine? Eating food is about sacrifice; we are sacrificing/destroying the food between our teeth in order for the food/sacrifice to give us life.
(Between the white lines is stated from The Flesh article)
YESHUA is the Head of the Body (Col 1:18). But, the jaw is separate from the rest of the head. The mouth is a dark bottomless pit of death that is used to continuously sacrifice food (that was once alive) in order to give life to the body. Several times the Lake-of-Burning-Fire-and-Sulfur/Hell/The-2nd-Death is called the Place of Gnashing of Teeth (Rev 20:14; 21:8; Mt 8:12; 13:42, 50; 22:13; 24:51; 25:30; Luk 13:28). The mouth then represents the Lake-of-Burning-Fire-and-Sulfur/Hell/The-2nd-Death, a place of continuous suffering/sacrificing. It is even located under the head. If we are with YESHUA, the Head, in Heaven, then the jaw is where the enemy is crushed under our feet as Rom 16:20 states, “Now, the GOD of peace/shalom will crush/shatter/break Satan under/by your feet…”
What does food do for our body? Our bodies are in a state of death (Gen 2:17). Every cell of our fleshly bodies creates waste that needs to be carried away with energy; at the same time, every cell needs new materials brought into the cell by energy to make repairs. If our cells do not have the waste carried away, energy to to work, or new materials to be fixed, the cells will die. The sacrificed food provides the energy and supplies to carry the waste away and fix the cells of our fleshly bodies [ref]. So, sacrificed food purifies and brings life to our dying cells. So, the process of continuous sacrificing by the teeth could also be called continuous purifying. Now, what does urination do? All the waste that leaves the cells is placed into a person’s life blood, and the kidneys take all the waste and extra water out of the blood and send it out of the body as urine [ref]. If this waste is not eliminated from the body, the body will die. So, urination is a process of continuous purification to keep the body alive from the body’s process of continuously dying/creating-waste. So, the Hebrew word Shyn that means “tooth/teeth” or “urinating” can also mean “continuous purification” or “continuous sacrificing.”
The original Hebrew letter of Shyn looked like 2 teeth shown below [ref].
w
There is a second 21st Hebrew letter called the Syn/Sin that looks more like the modern Hebrew letter of today, shown as the bottom teeth in the picture below. Modern Hebrew uses just the W Looking letter for both the Shyn/Shin and the Syn/Sin, even though they are two different letters.
There is more to Shyn and Syn, but this is enough to move on.
Now, it can be seen why the Shema text that form a Cross that represents the place of continuous sacrifice for the sins of the world and a place of continuous purification for Believers in YESHUA who have made HIM their LORD/GOD and SAVIOR, starts with a Shyn (and has 21 lines to represent a Shyn upon ‘Aretz/Earth) to represent the continuous sacrifice of the LORD YESHUA for the world that brings continuous purification to Believers, with YESHUA also being represented as the continuous sacrifice through the LORD’s name SHADDAI that begins with a Shyn.
Hebrew does not have vowels. So, the Hebrew word SHADDAI is spelled SH-D-D-Y in Hebrew. The Y/I at the end of a Hebrew word can be an added prefix to mean “MY” [ref]. The SH-D-D can be the Hebrew word Shadad (H7703) that means “to devastate/destroy/ruin/spoil/oppress/ravage” or the Hebrew word Sadad (H7702) that means “to devastate/despoil/ruin.” So, the Hebrew word SH-D-D-Y can mean “MY devastation/destroying/ruin/ruining/ravaging.” It was the LORD/SHADDAI (the FATHER) WHO devastated/destroyed/ruined/ravaged the LORD/SHADDAI (the SON) for taking upon HIMSELF the sin and the curse of sin that is death bringing the LORD/SHADDAI (the SON) to devastation/destroying/ruin/ruining/ravaging (Isa 53:4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12). So, the word SH-D-D-Y is being placed upon the Mezuzah upon a representation of the Cross to represent the LORD SHADDAI/ALMIGHTY being crushed and destroyed for loving all of mankind and taking all their sin and curse of sin upon HIMSELF in order to allow any of mankind freedom from their sin and its curse to be alive with the fullness of life in the presence of the LORD as part of HIS Family forever (Jhn 3:16; 1 Pet 2:24; Gal 3:13; Jhn 10:10, 11; Gal 4:4, 5; 1 Jhn 3:1, 2).
(Below is from the Ancient Hebrew section about the 4 Hebrew letter Dalet. This is the D that is in SHADDAI.)
The 4th letter, Dalet, means a door and is an image of a door to a tent/tabernacle [ref] [H1817]. It look like an English/Roman ‘D’ on its side and sounds like a ‘D.’ The curtain/door to the Holy of Holies (Holy of Holies = City of Heaven) in the Tabernacle is held up by 4 posts (Ex 26:31, 32, 33) and is a handbreadth in thickness, which is 4 fingers wide (Mishnah Shekalim 8:5). This curtain was torn in half when YESHUA died on the Cross (Mt 27:50, 51; Mk 15:37, 38; Lk 23: 44, 45, 46). YESHUA is the Door; this is why HE said, “…I AM the Way/Road/Journey/Path and the Truth/Divine-Truth/Reality and the Life/Spiritual-Life/Physical-Life; no-one/none comes to/toward/near-to the FATHER if not through ME,” (Jhn 14:6). Dalet/4 is the Door, who is YESHUA ha’MASHIACH.
(You can get more information on the 10th Hebrew letter called Yod that is the last letter of SHADDAI HERE.)
The 10th Ancient Hebrew letter called Yod is representing the Body-of-YESHUA/the-Church being brought into the House/Tabernacle of the LORD in HIS presence
So, the whole Hebrew word of SH-D-D-Y (SHADDAI) is showing 2 doors, which is how many doors of the Tabernacle/Temple you have to go through to come into the presence of the LORD in the Holy of Holies. So, the whole Hebrew word of SHADDAI is pointing to (Shyn/SH) the continuous/eternal sacrificing/crucifying of YESHUA upon the Cross/Hell by the FATHER’s wrath for our sin and its curse of death to (Dalet/D) open/crush/tear the DOOR/YESHUA and open the House/Family/Tabernacle/Temple of the LORD up to the continuously purified and made holy and clean adopted Children/Family/Bride/Sons/Daughters/Church of the LORD and (Yod/Y/I) bring this new Family of the LORD into HIS presence of Light and Life forever.
The division of the Shema produces 6 lines on top of 15 lines that are “upon the Earth.” We know the Shema is forming a cross. The top part of the cross is representing the Holy of Holies that is at the top facing the Heaven(s) toward the LORD with the Holy Place at the bottom facing the earth and man (From the article The Flesh).
Hebrew letters represent numbers. So, from the 6th Hebrew letter of Wav, we have a meaning for 6 as being the physical-body/flesh of a man (From Wav). As the 6 lines are making up the Holy of Holies of the Heaven(s), we can say the man makes up and/or is from the Holy of Holies of the Heaven(s). Jhn 3:13 states, “13 No one has ascended into Heaven but HE WHO descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in Heaven.” From this statement we can conclude the Son of Man or Man from the Holy of Holies of Heaven is YESHUA.
The 15 lines are represented by the 15th Hebrew letter also found in The Flesh article.
(Between the red lines is from The Flesh article.)
The 15th Hebrew letter called Samekh shown above, means to lean/lay upon, transferring of self, and to-sustain/bring-renewal (make clean) [1]. Samekh is what is done when an unclean person (sinner) lays his (her) hand upon the head of an innocent perfect sacrifice and transfers himself along with the burden (punishment) of his sin to the sacrifice, bringing death to the sacrifice and renewed innocent life to the person (Lev 1:4; 3:2, 8, 13; 4:4, 15, 24, 29, 33). The image of Samekh is of a thorn/thistle growing up from the ground. And, if you have ever leaned against a thorn or thistle, you are aware of how they transfer themselves to you. After ‘Adam and Chavvah (Eve) sinned, thorn trees and thistles grew up as a result of their sin (Gen 3:17, 18). Samekh is the image of the thorn and the thistle growing up from the ground as man took upon himself the uncleanliness of sin and was sent away from the Tree of Life in the Garden of the Lord (Gen 3:18). Now, if Samekh is turned on its side, like below, then it is the image of the three crosses together upon Golgotha (the Skull) (Jhn 19:17). YESHUA (JESUS) not only had a crown of thorns to represent carrying our sin, but HE also laid HIS life upon the Thorn/Thistle/Cross to have our death/wages-of-sin, the Cross represents, transferred to HIMSELF to bring renewed innocent life to the person who turns from their sin and lays their trust & belief in/on YESHUA, the LAMB of GOD (Jhn 19:5; Isa 53:2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; Jhn 1:29; 3:16; Act 2:38; Rom 10:9).
Now, you can see how the Shema’s 6 lines on top of the 15 lines “upon the Earth” is representing YESHUA, the Son of Man from Heaven, laying HIS life upon the Thorn/Thistle/Cross to have our death/wages-of-sin, the Cross represents, transferred to HIMSELF to bring renewed innocent life to the person who turns from their sin and lays their trust & belief in/on YESHUA, the perfect LAMB of GOD!
All of this is symbolized in the Mezuzah! There is more, but this is good for now.
Praise, glory and honor be to the LORD of Lords and KING of Kings WHO is YESHUA, WHO was and is and will be forever; and, WHO will forever reign with HIS family of Believers upon ‘Aretz/Earth. Amen and Amen!
If you want to love the LORD in following HIS commandment to place the Mezuzah upon your door or gates of your house to represent all that is shown above, you will need to find a “Mezuzah case” on Ebay or Amazon. There are all kinds. Any will work. I like the clear case myself, because you can then see the scroll that is inside (and they are cheaper). The “Mezuzah Scroll” can be bought from Amazon. The very cheap ones are printed on paper. The ones like at this link are written by a Jewish scribe on kosher animal skin with the proper ink and process, this is why the cost more. The bigger scroll and the prettier the letters, the more expensive the Mezuzah Scroll is. Directions to hang the Mezuzah scroll can be found in the PDF below. To check the Mezuzah Scroll to make sure the letters of the Scroll were made perfect to represent the spotless Lamb of GOD, YESHUA, use the PDF below to check the letters. The crowns of thorns are desecrating the Word(s), so we do not care how they are done, just that they are there for the representation. The PDF below also translates the verses of the Mezuzah Scroll with the WhyAlive translation.