Aries, the Ram - Signs of the Hebrew Mazzaroth

THE BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION OF

TALEH (ARIES), “The Ram”

The Lamb of God Taking Away the sins of

the World and Setting the Captives Free.

“Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away

the sin of the world.” (Jn. 1:29)

Taleh is represented by the 12th letter of the

Hebrew alphabet and has a value of 30.

Lamed

Modern

Hebrew

Paleo

Hebrew

Aries is represented by the Hebrew letter Lamed representing a shepherd's staff. It is the 12th letter of the Hebrew Aleph-Bet and has a value of 30. Lamed, comes from the root lamad meaning: "authority, teach, learn, yoke and royalty". These words all apply to Yahushua, who is "The Good Shepherd."

“And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.” (Mt. 7:28,29)

“Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered.” (Heb. 5:8)

“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Mt. 11:29,30)

“And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, and began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!” (Mk. 15:17,18)

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The Ram is positioned above Cetus, the "Sea Monster," with its front foreleg stretched over the Bands of Pisces, which are connected to the tails of the two fish. This imagery suggests deliverance, and the breaking of bondage.

The ram reminds us of Abraham, who was ready to sacrifice his son Isaac at YHVH’s command. At the last moment, YHVH stopped him and provided a ram caught in the thicket as a substitute. This foreshadowed the ultimate sacrifice of Yahushua, the Lamb of Elohim, for the redemption of His people. (See Gen. 22)

To this end Abraham understood. When Isaac asked his father “where is the lamb for a burnt offering”, Abraham replied: “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” In place of his son Isaac, YHVH provided a “ram” for the burnt offering.

Abraham understood the greater significance of the Lamb that he said YHVH would provide, for Yahushua told the Jews: “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” (Jn. 8:56)

When Yahushua showed up on the banks of the Jordan River, John the Baptist cried out: “Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world.” (Jn. 1:29)

Godfrey Higgins (1772-1833), who’s main interests were the history of religious beliefs and practical sociology states:

“This constellation was called the ‘Lamb of God.’ He was also called the ‘Savior,” And was said to have saved mankind from their sins. He was always honored with the appellation of ‘Dominus’ or ‘Lord.” He was called the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of world.” The devotees addressing him in their litany, constantly repeated the words, ‘O Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. Grant us Thy peace.’”

The “Bondwoman”

Andromeda in

PISCES

The “Freewoman”

Cassiopeia in

ARIES

One of the minor constellations of Aries is Cassiopeia, “the Freed Woman”, enthroned in heavenly places beside Cepheus, “the Celestial King.” Dressed in her royal apparel she holds aloft a palm branch in her left hand, a symbol of victory, and in her right she draws attention to the apparel she is wearing, “the fine linen clean and white” (Rev. 19:8).

In the previous sign Pisces, we had Andromeda, “the Bondwoman” who now becomes Cassiopeia and has been set free by the sword of Perseus, “the Breaker” in the sign of Aries. Perseus is wearing a helmet and yielding a great sword. The Bible tells us what these things are:

“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God”. (Eph. 6:17) It is the Word that sets us free from the bondage of sin, from the chains that bind us.

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” (Jn. 8:32-36)

“But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now. Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman. So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free. Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” (Gal. 4:29-5:1)

The Aurora Borealis (The Northern Lights)

Because it resembles the bottom of a garment or curtain, it has been nicknamed “The Hem of His Garment.” This is especially significant given the nearby constellations Cepheus and Cassiopeia, both depicted wearing long robes, reinforcing the imagery of majesty and divine covering.

In the book of Isaiah we read:

“It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.” (Isa. 40:22)

“Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.” (Ps. 57:5)

Cepheus, the Celestial King, sits above the North Star, representing the King of Israel on His heavenly throne. With His left foot on the North Star, He holds a scepter extended toward Cassiopeia, the Freed Woman, the Lamb’s wife in Aries.

The scepter extended toward Cassiopeia symbolizes a gesture of favor, much like when Queen Esther approached the king and was welcomed into his presence.

“Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.” (Est. 5:1,2)

Cassiopeia dressed in her “royal apparel”, is representative not only of the Lamb’s wife but she symbolizes “the glorious liberty of the children of God” (Rom. 8:21), i.e. “the freed woman.”

Cassiopeia is pictured as “sitting in heavenly places” as the bride of the King of Israel, enthroned at his side and dressed in her royal apparel! In her left hand she holds a palm branch, a symbol of victory, and with her right hand she draws attention to the royal apparel she has purchased, the fine linen clean and white!

“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved); And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.” (Eph. 2:4-7)

Might this “white garment” as seen in the Aurora Borealis in the north be a reminder of the counsel of the Faithful and True Witness to his people:

“I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.” (Rev. 3:18-22)

When this counsel is heeded the following Scripture will be fulfilled:

“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.” (Rev. 19:7-8)

HEBREW TRIBE: Zebulun

The tribe associated with Aries, “the Lamb of God” is Zebulun which means: “Exalted” H2074. “Primitive root, to inclose, i.e. to reside:--dwell with. To exalt, honor, dwell exaltedly, gift”. H2082

These are all words that relate to Yahushua:

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14)

“And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.” (Phil. 2:8-10)

“For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.” (Jn. 5:22-23)

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Rom. 6:23)

The numerical value of Zebulun is 95. Words having the gematria of 95 include: Water, Die, King, Lord, Forsake, Escape, Praise, Sea. Once again these are all words that relate to the story of the Messiah:

* He was the “living water”

* The King of the Jews, King of Israel

* He was called Lord

* He was forsaken by his disciples

* Many times he escaped out of the hands of his enemies

* He received praise

* The majority of his ministry was by the Sea of Galilee

Birth of Zebulun

“And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.” (Gen. 30:20)

Yahushua was the Bridegroom who came to dwell with his Bride, Israel.

Jacob’s Prophecy

“Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.” (Gen. 49:13).

Much of the teaching of Yahushua was on the shores of Galilee, a haven for fishing vessels.

Moses Blessing

“And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun in thy going out, and Issachar, in thy tents. They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness.” (Dt. 33:18,19)

Those out of Zebulun are “they that handle the pen of the writer.” (Jdg. 5:14)

HEBREW FESTIVALS

The Ram in the star figure above has his left foreleg stretching out across the Bands attached to the two fish in Pisces. This is significant, for we read:

“And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage: And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression: And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders.” (Dt. 26:6-8)

“Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver?” (Isa. 50:2)

Over 3,000 years ago, when the vernal equinox was occurring in Aries, that the first Passover took place in Egypt. YHVH instructed the Israelites to take a year-old, unblemished lamb and sacrifice it on the 14th of Abib, applying its blood to their doorposts for protection from the angel of death (Ex. 12:13).

This event foreshadowed a greater deliverance—freedom from sin through the sacrifice of Yahushua, the Lamb of Elohiym. Passover remains a feast to be observed by all who accept Him as their Redeemer.

“It is a night to be much observed unto the Lord for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the Lord to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.” (Ex. 12:42)

Yahushua our Passover

Two thousand years ago, while the sun was in Aries, Yahushua, the Lamb of Elohiym, was nailed to the cross with outstretched arms to free us from sin. This happened on the same 14th day of Abib, fulfilling the Passover sacrifice as the true Lamb of Elohim for salvation and forgiveness.

Feast of Unleavened Bread

The 14th day of Abib was followed by the seven day feast of Unleavened Bread beginning on the 15th day of Abib. (See Exodus 12:15-20; Leviticus 23:6) The spiritual significance of this observance is elaborated upon by the Apostle Paul:

“Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” (1 Cor. 5:7-8)

The Feast of Firstfruits

The first day of the feast of unleavened bread which came the day after Passover, was followed by the feast of firstfruits.

“And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.” (Lev. 23:9-11)

“Now the children of Israel camped in Gilgal, and kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight on the plains of Jericho. And they ate of the produce of the land on the day after the Passover, unleavened bread and parched grain, on the very same day. Then the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year.” (Jos. 5:10-12)

It is clear in Joshua 5:10-12 that the Israelites celebrated Firstfruits on the 16th of Abib. Flavius Josephus, who was a member of the priesthood, wrote that "On the second day of Unleavened Bread, which is the sixteenth day of the month, they first partake of the fruits of the earth." In modern Jewish observance, Firstfruits always falls on the 16th day of Abib.

The resurrection of Yahushua on the “third day” and his ascension to his Father on that selfsame day was the fulfillment of this feast.

“But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.” (1 Cor. 15:20-23) NKJV

On the 16th of Nissan, the third day after the slaying of the Passover lamb, the children of Israel were to observe the Feast of Firstfruits.

“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest. He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted on your behalf; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.” (Leviticus 23:10-11) NKJV

As the High Priest was to take a sheaf of ripening barley grain on the 16th of Nissan and wave it before YHVH to be accepted on behalf of the people, so Yahushua when when he rose from the grave on the third day (Nissan the 16th), ascended to the Father to present himself as the wave sheaf offering to be accepted on behalf of his people.

When Mary met him in the garden on the morning of the resurrection Yahushua said to her:

“Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ” (John 20:17) NKJV

After Mary’s departure Yahushua then ascended to the Father to present himself before YHVH as the the wave sheaf offering, the “firstfruits” of the spring harvest “on the day after the sabbath.”

When Yahushua ascended to the Father to present himself before the LORD as the wave sheaf offering on the morning of his resurrection, the inhabitants of heaven exclaimed in great jubilation:

“Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah” (Psalm 24:7-10)

THE BINARY AGE - Aries/Libra

The opposing sign of Aries is Libra, “the Balances” representing the law given to Moses on Mt Sinai, and the redemption of his people out of slavery in Egypt. This deliverance was a foreshadowing of a greater deliverance by the Lamb of Elohiym from the spiritual bondage of sin represented by Andromeda, “The Chained Woman” in Pisces, referred to as the “bondwoman” in Galatians.

“But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.” (Gal. 4:23-26)

SUMMARY

Aries represented the coming of the Lamb of Elohim to take away the sins of the world. He came to set us free from the bondage of sin represented by the minor constellation Cassiopeia, “the Freed Woman. “

PROMISES

“So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free. Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” (Gal. 4:31-5:1)

“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” (Jn. 8:36)

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” (Jn. 3:16-17)

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