Hebrews 4:1-3
“4 Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, LET US FEAR lest any of you seem to have come short of it. 2 For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. 3 FOR WE WHO HAVE BELIEVED DO ENTER THAT REST, as He has said:
“So I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest,’”
although THE WORKS WERE FINISHED FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD.”
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Secrets In The Hebrew Language.
God isn’t content simply to tell us these truths. He goes above and beyond, drawing beautiful pictures for us! 😍
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Hebrew reads from right to left and is a form of picture writing, like Chinese. Each of the 22 letters is a picture of something, has a number, a color, and a corresponding musical note associated with it. Interestingly, David’s harp had 22 strings. He could literally play the music of the psalms! 🥰
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Below are the Hebrew words for heal and relax:
[רפא]: Rapha-heal
[רפה]: Raphah-relax
You’ll notice they have two letters in common: Resh [ר] and Pei [פ] but each end in a different one. [ר].
Resh means “Head,” like the one on top of your shoulders, as well as “Think or meditate.” It is in the head (we hope 😉) that thinking and meditating takes place. It can also have a positional meaning, such as in Rosh Hashana-New Year, which actually means “Head of the year.”
[פ]. Pei is a picture of the mouth: You speak with your mouth.
[א]. Aleph” is a picture of “ox”. The ox was a sacrificial animal. It can also mean head, as in leader. As “Ox,” it speaks of Jesus’ sacrifice.
[ה] Hei is the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet and is a picture of an open window. It means, “Grace.” More on this in a moment.
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The word pictures tell a story and give us a glimpse from God’s perspective that you would never find in ANY definition.“Heal,” to God means, “Think/meditate on, and speak of, Jesus’ sacrifice. That is how you “Heal.”

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You see, relaxing is necessary to staying well. Stress is a killer. That is why God is constantly trying to get us to relax. That’s why His favorite admonition is, “FEAR NOT.” But we humans often find it difficult to let go and relax. It is hard work for us, hence the verse that says “LABOR” to enter His REST.”
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Hebrew Grammar.
In Hebrew, whenever you add the letter “Mem [מ]” in front of a verb, it becomes a noun. So let’s add, “Mem” to the word “Heal: “Rapha.” Heal now becomes “Marpé: healing [מרפא].” In modern Hebrew, this is the word they use for “medicine.”
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