ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

 Tusite Tisema 5, 2023

Ancient of Days

Ko Talumeimu‘a

DANIEL 7:9

AS I LOOKED, THRONES WERE PLACED, AND THE ANCIENT OF DAYS TOOK HIS SEAT; HIS CLOTHING WAS WHITE AS SNOW, AND THE HAIR OF HIS HEAD LIKE PURE WOOL; HIS THRONE WAS FIERY FLAMES; ITS WHEELS WERE BURNING FIRE.

TANIELA 7:9

Na‘a ku mo‘usioa pē, kae‘oua ke fokotu‘u ‘ani ngaahi taloni, pea ‘afio mai ‘a Talumeimu‘a: ko hono kofu na‘e hangē ko e sinou, ‘o hinaekiaki, pea ko hono lou‘ulu na‘e hangē ko e fulufulu‘i sipi ma‘a; ko hono taloni koni ulo‘i afi, ko hono me‘a teka ko e afi kakaha.

"Ancient of Days" is a cool, mysterious title. That being said, the Aramaic behind it - attiq yomin - is fairly mundane; it simply means "aged one" or "old of days." Hebrew shares this word with Aramaic, for when it describes "ancient records," it uses attiq (1 Chron. 4:22). The Almighty's white, wool-like hair accentuates his antiquity. This minimal depiction of our Father is about as close as the Scriptures ever get to giving us a picture of him. 

This should not surprise us, however, for the Father wants to reveal himself to us in his Son. We see this in Daniel, for the Old One gives dominion, glory, and a kingdom to the Son of Man (7:13-14). The Messiah represents the Old One. Jesus himself says, "Whoever has seen me has seen the Father" (John 14:9). This is made crystal clear in Revelation 1, when John describes Christ as the Old One was described: "The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow" (1:14). To see the Son of Man is also to see the Ancient of Days, the attiq yomin.

Our Father, the Ancient of Days, keep the eyes of our hearts ever fixed on your Son.