I was thinking about the complexity of G-d's heart. Back in parasha Eikev, "hesed" is linked to covenantal relationships with Him. It is my understanding that the loving kindness of G-d can be expressed by: hesed, racham, chesed, chesedh and hesedh. And yes you are correct in that mercy is derived from two root words: ahab and hesed.
I'm curious about your thoughts on the theory that "blameless in his generations" is really talking about bloodline purity. About Noah being free of the taint of the nephilim? Does tamim even allow for that interpretation?
(Yes, I realize I'm opening several cans of worms here. Feel free to ignore of it's a question you'd rather not take part in.)
This brings a good thought to place whole heartedness above perfectionism.
That must be why G-d states His displeasure with sacrifices done out of duty rather than love.
One thing I’ve learned by my walk in Judaism is the meaning of the term hesed. It can be written 5 different ways.
Each has a slight differentiation in meaning and yet, they all are dependent on the attitude of the heart.
Are you referring to the root word and the words that come from it?
I was thinking about the complexity of G-d's heart. Back in parasha Eikev, "hesed" is linked to covenantal relationships with Him. It is my understanding that the loving kindness of G-d can be expressed by: hesed, racham, chesed, chesedh and hesedh. And yes you are correct in that mercy is derived from two root words: ahab and hesed.
Another brilliant study.
I'm curious about your thoughts on the theory that "blameless in his generations" is really talking about bloodline purity. About Noah being free of the taint of the nephilim? Does tamim even allow for that interpretation?
(Yes, I realize I'm opening several cans of worms here. Feel free to ignore of it's a question you'd rather not take part in.)
Thank you Kevin! Actually I wrote a whole blog post on that topic. https://urls.grow.me/oNqpthRx0z
Brilliant. I'll definitely be checking that out!
Always good! And just the right length for folding laundry!
LOL!!!