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In our Hebrew language, the word חֶטְא (“sin”) literally means “to miss”[1]. From which the Hebrew speaker understands that “to sin” means to “miss” the will of God. Unlike the Mosaic Covenant, where to stay away from sin meant not to break laws (such as not to hurt your neighbor), under the New Covenant, that is no longer ...
21 sty 2016 · In Biblical Hebrew, the terms used most frequently in relation to sin are the noun ‘āwōn (traditionally rendered “iniquity”), the verb ḥāṭā’ (“to sin”) with its associated nouns ḥēṭ’/ḥaṭṭā’ṯ (“sin”/“sin, sin-offering” 9 Close), and the cognate terms peša‘/pāša‘ (“transgression”/“to ...
21 cze 2019 · Sin will cause you fear. Rabbi Samson Hirsch defines chatah as removing yourself from God, removing yourself from the source of life by being frivolous and immoral. If you try to cover over you immoral behavior Numbers 32:23 promises, “Be sure your chatah – sin will find you out.”
8 maj 2015 · God always keeps his promises and one day Jesus Christ will come back on that Great and Terrible Day of Judgement. Yet we, those who believe in Him and wait for Him, will praise Him, that terrible Day when Jesus will give us the victory. We will give Him praises on that fearful day.
19 lut 2018 · This essay offers an introduction to the study of sin as a concept in the Hebrew Bible, first via an overview of past scholarship, then through a discussion of four salient issues in sin's definition based on the biblical texts.
The idea of "deadly" or "mortal" sin originates in biblical expressions connecting ḥṭʾ with mwt ("to die," "death"; Num. 18:22; 27:3; Deut. 21:22; 22:26; 24:16; II Kings 14:6; Ezek. 3:20; 18:4, 20; Amos 9:10; II Chron. 25:4). The oldest text connecting the two is probably Amos 9:10, dating from the eighth century B.C.E.:
Chapter 2 explores the metaphor of sin as a burden, focusing especially on the use of נָשָׂא (“bear, lift up, take away”) in expressions such as נָשָׂא עָוֺן, which can mean either “bear iniquity” (i.e., guilt and/or punishment) or “forgive iniquity.”.
