Does God Have A Long Nose?
tamie asked 1 year ago
Some time ago, I was at our local synagogue for this event. Over and over, throughout the Day of Atonement services, the worshiping community broke out into a familiar song in Hebrew, reciting the very words YHVH pronounced as He shielded Moses from the power of his own presence. One of the truly intriguing things that God declared about himself is hidden beneath the English translation. God said that He was אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם (prounced: erech apaim).
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Tamunofiniarisa Staff answered 1 year ago
Long Nose of God
If you possibly can’t learn Hebrew, don’t really feel dangerous (though God is aware of you owe it to your self to start out studying some Hebrew already). Not many in attendance knew the which means of this Ancient Hebrew phrase. You see, the phrase arech apaim means, “[He] has a long nose.” What on the planet may that probably imply in reference to God? The reply is definitely quite simple.God Is Not Man
When an individual will get offended his nostril is visibly enlarged as he/she expresses his/her indignation. The undeniable fact that God has a really lengthy nostril (nostril is even plural right here) is a lovely historic Hebrew expression signifying that God could be very gradual to anger. I’m so joyful that almost all of our English translations get it proper:“The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin.”May God’s very lengthy nostril be felt by us in the course of the subsequent cycle of His immense mercy and style! And might our noses additionally get longer and longer as we get to know Him in an much more intimate means! https://www.tamfitronics.com/miscellaneous/does-god-have-a-long-nose/ https://www.tamfitronics.com/miscellaneous/does-god-have-a-long-nose/
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