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1 | Are menstrual cloths disgusting to God?? | Is 64:6 | Hank | 159079 | ||
starfire: John Calvin is on record as saying that God talks to us in baby talk. By that the great reformer meant that the mighty truths of the transcendent God are cast in human terms that human beings can relate to and thus better understand. This is true of the passage in Isaiah 64:6. We therefore have absolutely no reason to repudiate God for this vivid illustration in His word or draw from it any hint whatever that God is being in any way disrespectful of women or condemning or finding abhorrent woman's natural function of menstruation. The point of the similie is that the waste material during the monthly cycle is just that, waste material, and therefore as worthless as man's righteousness is in God's eyes. The prophet used the imagery of menstrual cloths to picture uncleanness, which is true of the best behavior (righteousness) of unbelievers (see Philippians 3:5-8). The imagery of the simile is vivid; it is something we can identify with and understand; and being plain and vivid, it is something that we can remember easily. It is, as Calvin said, a fine example of God's "baby talk." --Hank | ||||||
2 | Are menstrual cloths disgusting to God?? | Is 64:6 | starfire | 159080 | ||
Wow...now that was a clear, concise description that got right to the heart of the matter...maybe you should write commentaries :-) Thank you Hank for the precious time you've taken to help me understand. Much appreciated. |
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3 | Are menstrual cloths disgusting to God?? | Is 64:6 | Hank | 159084 | ||
starfire: I'm pleased that you found my capsule commentary on the passage in Isaiah helpful and thank you for your thoughtfulness in responding. ...... I note in your user profile that you are perhaps searching for another study Bible and offer herewith a suggestion or two. I've found John MacArthur's to be very useful, as have many other registrants of this Forum. He uses the NKJV text. Charles Ryrie's, which is available in the NASB, is also good. He has an enviable talent for being able to say things clearly without being overly verbose. A third I use and like is called "The King James Study Bible" publish by Nelson. It is, as the title clearly indicates, based on the KJV. All these study Bibles are conservative evangelical, with the latter having a distinctly Baptist orientation, which is fine with me since I'm Southern Baptist (SBC). I have a half dozen other study Bibles and a couple of commentaries in my personal library, but the three I mentioned are the ones I go to more frequently than the others. You mentioned that you have the Life Application Bible. That's a favorite with some here on the Forum. I'm familiar with it but don't own a copy and therefore don't use it, but that doesn't mean I have any disdain for it at all. My bookshelves are bulging as it is and one is forced eventually to "be content with such things as ye have" as the writer of Hebrews says, although it is more than likely he wasn't writing about study Bibles. :-) --Hank | ||||||
4 | Are menstrual cloths disgusting to God?? | Is 64:6 | starfire | 159103 | ||
Hank, Thank you for taking time to share your experiences with me regarding studying the bible. I will look into some of the ones you mention. I recently bought a large print (for night time reading) Amplified bible and was very disappointed. There is no concordance and very few footnotes. I've seen the regular print edition(which is only 5 pt) and it has MUCH, MUCH more. I wouldn't mind anothe 1/2 inch or even inch of thickness if they'd have included everything. Just thought I'd try to share a bit of my own experiences in case anyone is considering one. |
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