02-12-2010, 08:28 PM
Shlama Khulkon:
The textual reference from which the Apostle James may have loosly paraphrased is the often repeated statement that God is Jealous. (Exodus 20:5, 34:14, Deuteronomy 4:24, 5:9, 6:15, Joshua 24:19, Ezekiel 39:25, Joel 2:18, Nahum 1:2, Zechariah 1:14, 8:2) Paul emulates this same attitrubute/attitude/desire in 2 Corinthians 11:2. Moreover the lexeme is "tanana" which can mean jealous or zeal. Interestingly, the Apostle Shimon took the Hebrew form of this word "Kanana" as a surname. His name is in the four lists of the Apostles. It is improperly translated in the first two lists as Simon the Canaanite.(Matthew 10:8, Mark 3:18) In the second two lists the surname is "tanana'. (Luke 6:15, Acts 1:13)
In my opinion the context of the word ???????????? should be "desire" or more strongly "covet". It is God's strong desire to keep us spiritually safe from the corruption that is in the world through "lust". (James 1:14, 15) When we lust, we display our fallen nature. When God "lusts", or "covets" if you will, he manifests his attributes of love for us, for He is Holy.
Shlama,
Stephen Silver
Dukhrana Biblical Research
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The textual reference from which the Apostle James may have loosly paraphrased is the often repeated statement that God is Jealous. (Exodus 20:5, 34:14, Deuteronomy 4:24, 5:9, 6:15, Joshua 24:19, Ezekiel 39:25, Joel 2:18, Nahum 1:2, Zechariah 1:14, 8:2) Paul emulates this same attitrubute/attitude/desire in 2 Corinthians 11:2. Moreover the lexeme is "tanana" which can mean jealous or zeal. Interestingly, the Apostle Shimon took the Hebrew form of this word "Kanana" as a surname. His name is in the four lists of the Apostles. It is improperly translated in the first two lists as Simon the Canaanite.(Matthew 10:8, Mark 3:18) In the second two lists the surname is "tanana'. (Luke 6:15, Acts 1:13)
In my opinion the context of the word ???????????? should be "desire" or more strongly "covet". It is God's strong desire to keep us spiritually safe from the corruption that is in the world through "lust". (James 1:14, 15) When we lust, we display our fallen nature. When God "lusts", or "covets" if you will, he manifests his attributes of love for us, for He is Holy.
Shlama,
Stephen Silver
Dukhrana Biblical Research
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