05/07/2020 - Just a Thought

Blessings to all our blog readers.

Please do not forget that today is Our National Day of Prayer.

After hearing me quote it repeatedly, everyone at the FHG congregation would by now have memorized Genesis 12:3:

"I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you, I will curse...."

Of course, the Lord God is here speaking to Abraham, and in His message, is included both a blessing and a curse. We might say "a Promise and a Threat.' The original Hebrew translation of this verse is more revelatory than it's English equivalent.

The Hebrew verb to bless is levarekh. (I regret not having the Hebrew alphabet on my computer to show you what the word looks like when written with its Hebrew characters). This word implies doing good for someone, much like a servant does good for his master. The first 7 words of the verse can then be read "I will do good to those who do good to you"

The second part of the verse is more interesting.

"The one who curses (mekalelkha) you, will in turn be cursed (aor)"

Notice that 2 completely different Hebrew words are here used for the word 'curse'.

Mekalelkha comes from the root that means to 'make light of' or to 'belittle' while the word aor comes from the root implying to 'completely destroy.'

With these Hebrew insights, could it be that the Lord God was saying to the first patriarch, Abraham:

"I will bless those who bless you, and the one who makes light of you, I will completely destroy..."?

Just a thought!

Pastor Chandroo