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28 lip 2023 · The Hebrew word for love is ahavah, which is rooted in the more molecular word hav,1 which means to give, revealing that, according to Judaism, giving is at the root of love. What does this etymological insight teach us both about the function of love and about how love functions?
14 lut 2019 · The Inexpressible Mystery of God’s Lovingkindness: An Interview with Michael Card. Scripture uses one particular word to describe the distinctiveness of God’s character: the Hebrew word hesed; a concept so rich in meaning that it doesn’t translate well into any single English word or phrase.
17 kwi 2017 · If you still have doubts about calling YOU to show your human love, check out the gifts of your spirit granted to you by God: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith”
In the Hebrew Scriptures, the idea of God as love is conveyed by applying to him various adjectives such as חַנּוּן— channun (“gracious”), רַחוּם— rachum (“compassionate”), and אָרֵךְ— ’arek (“patient”) and by describing him in terms of nouns such as חֶסֶד —chesed (“tender mercy” or “lovingkindness”) and חֵן— (“grace”).
In the Hebrew Bible, writes Wyschogrod, God’s love is “a love very much aware of a human response. God has thereby made himself vulnerable: He asks for man’s response and is hurt when it is not forthcoming.”
18 gru 2018 · Michael Card unpacks the many dimensions of hesed, often expressed as lovingkindness, covenant faithfulness, or steadfast love. He explores how hesed is used in the Old Testament to reveal God's character and how he relates to his people. Ultimately, the fullness of hesed is embodied in the incarnation of Jesus.
The Bible tells us: "God is Love" (E-lo-HEEM HU a-ha-VAH.) (I John 4:8) God’s kind of love is what mankind needs most: unconditional love, in Hebrew a-ha-VA she-ey-NA te-loo-YA be-da-VAR (The CD gives you the exact, correct Hebrew pronunciation.). God’s love is also sacrificial.
