RE: Understanding the Bible/Christianity
November 23, 2015 at 1:31 pm
(This post was last modified: November 23, 2015 at 1:32 pm by Drich.)
(November 21, 2015 at 9:07 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: Ok here is a thread about studying the Bible from the Christians here.
Topic 1. The face of God.
For example, the Bible states:
O Lord God of hosts, restore us; Cause your face to shine upon us and we will be saved
Psalm 80:19
What his face? How does it shine?
What does it mean to seek his face? Psalm 105:4. And what does it have to do with God's strength? Psalm 105:4
The word "face" in the Hebrew is:פָּנִים pânîym, paw-neem'; plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה pâneh; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.):— accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.
It is a catch all term that refers to be before 'God's presents'
to shine on :אוֹר ʼôwr, ore; a primitive root; to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically):—× break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.
From it's primitive root, we can apply "glory" to Paw-neem. Meaning Psalm 80, is loosly asking to be allowed to stand before God in glory.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/psa/...onc_558019
