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NASB | 1 Samuel 2:35 'But I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and I will build him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed always. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 2:35 'But I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and I will build him a permanent and enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed forever. [1 Sam 2:10] |
Subject: God's "Mind" or "Soul" in 1 Sam 2:25? |
Bible Note: Greetings Colin! You know, if Paul calls preaching "foolishness" (1 Cor. 1:21), I sure wouldn't want to know what he'd say about this Forum.. :-) But I appreciate your kind words! I agree, the way and concept in which we think of our souls can never be applied to God in the same way in which we apply the word 'soul' to our own being. And that very stumbling block makes God a bit of a mystery to us, in that we are unable to understand God since He is so obviously higher and different from us. Even with that said, I believe that the best way to understand the "soul" of God is through the Holy Spirit, who is, in fact, a Person of the Triunity of God Himself! :-) Yes, I like you, love to get into these concepts and dig deep into what a passage is truly saying, since it helps to stretch my own reasoning. 1 Samuel 2:35 "But I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and I will build him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed always." Since we are pretty much in agreement regarding the word "soul", then how is that differentiated from the words "My heart" in regards to God, since God's "heart" and "soul" are so clearly distinguished apart from each other in this verse? Another excellent question! According to the Strongest Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, the word "heart" in 1 Sam. 2:35 is Hebrew word #3824, 'lebab' or 'leb' (Greek equivalent: 4222): "heart; by extension: the inner person, self, the seat of thought and emotion: conscience, courage, mind, understanding: - heart [208], hearts [23]" and other various words throughout the KJV. What distinguishes the "heart" from "soul" is this: Heart - seat of emotions, will, mind (Prov. 15:13,14; Ps. 51:10; Ex. 4:21; Ezek. 36:26,27; Gen. 8:21; Deut. 6:5) Soul - life or life force (Gen. 9:4,5; Lev. 17:11,14); individual or person (Ps. 84:2; Gen. 2:7; Judges 12:3; Ezek. 18:4); breath (Job 41:21) I understand the word "heart" in this verse in the same spirit as 1 Sam. 13:14, when David is described as a man after God's own heart. When I interpret what "being after God's own heart" means, I perceive it to mean that David was constantly searching for and sensitive to the will of God. Therefore, in a sense of God's will, perhaps we can understand "My heart" in this verse as referring to God's will. In conclusion, we could say, "But I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart (i.e., My will) and in My soul (i.e., the Holy Spirit); and I will build him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed always." But that is simply my "amplified" way of understanding "heart" and "soul" in 1 Sam. 2:35.. But again, I, like you, would love to know what the author truly was thinking when he differentiated "heart" from "soul" in this verse. As for Scott Hahn's study of Romans 9-11, I borrowed that from Steve about a year ago, and I enjoyed that enlightening study for about 3 weeks! Blessings to you, Nolan |