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1 | what does I thirst mean in the bible | Ps 69:21 | Hank | 81285 | ||
In the passage John 19:28 Christ's words, "I thirst," are best understood in their plain sense, simply meaning that He experienced physical thirst which was doubtlessly intensified by the agony of His crucifixion. In other passages of Scripture "thirst" is used metaphorically but not in this one. --Hank | ||||||
2 | what does I thirst mean in the bible | Ps 69:21 | Ray | 81302 | ||
Hi Hank, I agree with you that this is speaking of His physical thirst. I appreciate, however, the combining of spiritual thoughts with spiritual words. We just have to test the spirits and see what is from the Holy Spirit. May I offer my own thoughts on "thirst" and thinking metaphorically. Although He thirsted as a Man, as God and Spirit He offered living water. This water was asked for by the woman at the well in John 4:14, "Sir, give me this water, so I will not be thirsty, nor come all the way here to draw." The water was spoken of in John 7:38, "From his [I would say, His] innermost being shall flow rivers of living water." The blood and water flowed from His pierced side in John 19:34. I believe that this water was the spirit [sic] that those who believed in Him were to receive. Here is John 7:39 as I interpret it, for whatever it is worth. "But this He spoke of the spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive; for the spirit was not yet [given], because Jesus was not yet glorified." I am talking metaphorically now of water and spirit. What do you think? From the heart, Ray |
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3 | what does I thirst mean in the bible | Ps 69:21 | Hank | 81304 | ||
Hi, Ray. Yes, of course I agree that water and thirst are used in Scripture in both a literal sense and metaphorical sense, the latter being didactic and often as not cast in the form of parable or other anecodote illustrative of spiritual truth. Our Lord used with consummate skill commonplace things such as bread and water, seeds and soil, to teach spiritual things. With the touch of a supremely masterful artist, Christ used the common things of life as His thread and wove them into beautiful tapestries that give us the best glimpse man has ever had of what the kingdom of God is like. --Hank | ||||||
4 | what does I thirst mean in the bible | Ps 69:21 | Ray | 81320 | ||
Hi Hank, What then do you say of my connecting John 19:34, 7:39, and 4:14, with the idea of a lower case "spirit"? Consider also John 3:5 with a lower case "spirit". Here is John 3:5 as I am considering it: "Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." From the heart, Ray |
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