First of Doc! I am not going to ask anyone to guess how many fingers I am holding up.
Genesis 5:29 has the word shall comfort[05162]in strongs concordance,and as repent in Exodus 32:14. How does one distinguish the two obviously different meanings?[05162] nacham {naw-kham'}
a primitive root; TWOT - 1344; v
AV - comfort 57, repent 41, comforter 9, ease 1; 108
1) to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to be sorry, be moved to pity, have compassion
1a2) to be sorry, rue, suffer grief, repent
1a3) to comfort oneself, be comforted
1a4) to comfort oneself, ease oneself
1b) (Piel) to comfort, console
1c) (Pual) to be comforted, be consoled
1d) (Hithpael)
1d1) to be sorry, have compassion
1d2) to rue, repent of
1d3) to comfort oneself, be comforted
1d4) to ease oneself
Gen 5:29-And he called [07121] (8799) his name [08034] Noah [05146], saying [0559] (8800), This [same] shall comfort [05162] (8762) us concerning our work [04639] and toil [06093] of our hands [03027], because [04480] of the ground [0127] which the LORD [03068] hath cursed [0779] (8765). Num 23:19 God [0410] [is] not a man [0376], that he should lie [03576] (8762); neither the son [01121] of man [0120], that he should repent [05162] (8691): hath he said [0559] (8804), and shall he not do [06213] (8799) [it]? or hath he spoken [01696] (8765), and shall he not make it good [06965] (8686)?
What stops this verse from saying:
Num 23:19 God [0410] [is] not a man [0376], that he should lie [03576] (8762); neither the son [01121] of man [0120], that he should repent comfort [05162] (8691): hath he said [0559] (8804), and shall he not do [06213] (8799) [it]? or hath he spoken [01696] (8765), and shall he not make it good [06965] (8686)? I am very confused on how we distinguish between God changing and God comforting? There are so many other meanings for words in the bible, it leads one to think that the entire bible could have been interperted an entirely different way. Please correct me if I am wrong.
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Faithful (the cut and paste theologian)
Our natural greatness is seen as part of God's image, and that natural greatness has been conferred on us to enable us to achieve our supernatural destiny:to be related to God and to obey him freely.---Diogenes Allen
Edited by - faithfullservent on 12/19/2001 05:06:02 AM |