A series to aid the Bible learner in discovering deeper truths in the God's Word and giving them tools to do so. Also, later in the series, demonstrations on how to ask the 'hard' questions and how to use the tools to uncover them. Will from time to time waiver from study to add reviews of films, books, authors, etc. that push the traditional view of Christianity.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Why Not Question - Word Studies
Contrary to popular belief, not every English word in the Bible translated from the Greek or Hebrew actually means the same thing. This is why Word Studies are an important. They take the student back to the root and allow them to discover the true meaning of the verse(s) they're reading.
Why is this important? Take the following verse from Psalms.
Psalms 113:9 (KJV)
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to a joyful mother of children.
Sounds rather straight forward doesn't it? However, when you work the words in the verse you discovery it's actually saying this -
Literal translation:
God causes the rooted sterile woman to dwell in a household and be a rejoicing dame or ancestress to a son.
Notice how much richer the verse is.
The student also has to understand that in the Biblical culture a sterile woman was a negative stigma. It meant God hadn't blessed her. It also meant her lack of having a child stood in the way of God's planned redeemer. There is also the importance of the first born son since he normally inherited everything from his father.
In the next blog we will go through, step by step, how the literal translation was reached.
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