I'll admit, I've never considered that angle of "grasshoppers in our own sight" before. And you're absolutely right. It definitely speaks to an insecurity that is incompatible with faithfully living out God's plan.
Excellent study as usual. Thanks. As rabbi has stated, it took 40 years to take Egypt out of the Israelites. The generation of Israelites 20 years and older who rebelled at Kadesh Barnea—specifically the men—would die in the wilderness, The children and matriarchs all entered Canaan by my understanding.
Yes correct. The judgment falls on those twenty years old and upward who were counted for war. That generation would die in the wilderness. The children would enter the land. The generation shaped by slavery does not enter and the generation shaped in the wilderness does.
Is this where the Hebrew word "Anak" enters the compact lingo denoting "Giant"? Seems odd given the other words your otherwise splendid drash dredges up to dwell on....
Appreciatively yers,
blessings all around (whether anyone sneezed or not...)
The Anakim are definitely portrayed as giants, especially with the Nephilim connection in Numbers 13:33. But “Anak” itself stays a proper name in the Hebrew. It doesn’t become the generic word for giant. The association comes from the narrative, not the vocabulary.
Let's look at it this way... Philistine doesn't mean "enemy". But it becomes thought of that way. It's all linguistic but not the actual meaning of the word.
Another excellent study!
I'll admit, I've never considered that angle of "grasshoppers in our own sight" before. And you're absolutely right. It definitely speaks to an insecurity that is incompatible with faithfully living out God's plan.
Thank you so much Kevin!
Excellent study as usual. Thanks. As rabbi has stated, it took 40 years to take Egypt out of the Israelites. The generation of Israelites 20 years and older who rebelled at Kadesh Barnea—specifically the men—would die in the wilderness, The children and matriarchs all entered Canaan by my understanding.
Yes correct. The judgment falls on those twenty years old and upward who were counted for war. That generation would die in the wilderness. The children would enter the land. The generation shaped by slavery does not enter and the generation shaped in the wilderness does.
Excellent!
I am glad you liked it!
Is this where the Hebrew word "Anak" enters the compact lingo denoting "Giant"? Seems odd given the other words your otherwise splendid drash dredges up to dwell on....
Appreciatively yers,
blessings all around (whether anyone sneezed or not...)
Tio Mitchito
TM
Appreciate the question, Tio.
The Anakim are definitely portrayed as giants, especially with the Nephilim connection in Numbers 13:33. But “Anak” itself stays a proper name in the Hebrew. It doesn’t become the generic word for giant. The association comes from the narrative, not the vocabulary.
Let's look at it this way... Philistine doesn't mean "enemy". But it becomes thought of that way. It's all linguistic but not the actual meaning of the word.