The Big and Little Dippers: Picturing an Aleph in the Sky
A Heavenly Sign of God, the Father, and Yahushua, the Son
When I first joined Medium back in August of this year, it was on my heart to share how the Heavens are proclaiming YHWH’s (the Lord’s) glory from night to night.
Psalm 19:1–2 “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.” (KJV)
One of my earliest and shortest stories was about a picture in the sky made by two well-known constellations: the Big and Little Dippers. Together, they form a very significant figure—the Hebrew letter Aleph.
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The Aleph in the Sky
The ‘Aleph’ is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Hebrew language, each letter has a photographic meaning. The letter Aleph represents the beginning and symbolizes oneness and unity.
The shape of the Aleph depicts the head of an ox or a yoked pair. The Hebrew word aleph can be translated as any of the following: one, El (God), a leader, a yoked team, a thousand, to learn, and to make a family.
“I am the First”
Can you guess what this constellation represents? The Aleph represents YHWH, the Creator. Further, it is testimony to the Father (Big Dipper) and Son (Little Dipper) as the Elohim-head.
Isaiah 44:6 “Thus said יהוה, Sovereign of Yisra’ěl, and his Redeemer, יהוה of hosts, ‘I am the First and I am the Last, besides Me there is no Elohim.’” (TS2009)
Revelation 1:8 “‘I [Yahushua] am the “Aleph” and the “Taw”, Beginning and End,’ says יהוה ‘who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.’”
The Aleph constellation is a perfect picture of the Father and Son who are a yoked team.
John 10:30 “I and My Father are one.”
A Look into the Hebrew
The Big Dipper’s Hebrew name is Aish (עוש), which translates as to hasten or assemble oneself. This word is closely related to the Hebrew verb asah (עשה), which translates as to make, create, labor, or work.
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The Hebrew name of the Little Dipper comes to us from the word Dabar (דבר), meaning words, speech, act, or commandment. The name also may come from the word dober (דבר), meaning pasture or fold (for sheep); it also carries the meaning of a word or speech.
These two Hebrew names witness to the Creator! The word asah is used in Genesis during the Creation account. Elohim spoke to bring forth creation.
Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning Elohim created the heavens and the earth.”
The Little Dipper shows the role of the Son in Creation.
The Little Dipper’s name Dabar (the Word) is an amazing witness to Yahushua, the Messiah, who is the Word of Elohim!
John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim.”
John 1:3 “All came to be through Him, and without Him not even one came to be that came to be.”
When I was a young boy, I knew of two constellations called the Big and Little Dipper. What I did not know at the time was that these constellations are a picture of the Father and Son!
I think many people naturally look at the stars with a sense of awe. However, when we begin to examine the constellations from a scriptural perspective, exciting truth is revealed and our appreciation and respect for our Creator grows.
Summing Up
The Big and Little Dipper are signs to me and you. To summarize, these constellations declare:
- The Father and the Son are in Heaven
- They are a yoked team
- Elohim is the beginning (the Aleph)
- Elohim is the Creator
- Yahushua (Jesus) is the Word
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