The Hikrib – The Closeness
After Jesus was arrested the night of His betrayal, He was brought to the house of Caiaphas, the high priest, and the Sanhedrin. In other words, He was brought into the dominion and jurisdiction of the priest of Israel.
In ancient Israel, when a sacrifice was offered up, there was a procedure that had to be followed. The first part was called the “Hikrib”, which in Hebrew means “close or near.”
The Hikrib means the bringing near of the sacrifice into the dominion of the priest, because you had to give the sacrifice to the priest in order for it to be offered up. Therefore Jesus, as our sacrifice, had to be brought to the house of Caiaphas, just as the sacrifice had to be brought into the dominion of the priest… The Hikrib.
In the same way, we need to bring Christ near to every part of our life; near to our hearts, our sins, our emotions, our past, our wounds, our secret things, our dreams… everything.
The whole point is that the sacrifice has to be brought near. Perform your Hikrib today. Bring Christ into every part of your life. Surrender all weakness, and temptation that you may be cleansed.
Hikrib – Strong’s number H7126
קָרַב qârab kaw-rab’
“A primitive root; to approach (causatively bring near) for whatever purpose: – (cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.”
Shabbat Shalom
~ Mena Lee Jones
Mena Lee Jones of Faithful Walk Healing Ministries operates in the office of a prophet, and ministers, counsels, mentors and prays for anyone who is in need of Christ’s eternal love. Her purpose is to bring His {Jesus Christ} truth and light to a lost generation.
I always appreciate Mrs. Grebin’s breakdown and opening of the scriptures. This encourgaged me to bring Christ near…closer