What is Life? - Bible Studies
In this short video by Shomerei Hamashal we will discuss what life is. What we teach is rooted in the 1st 6 books of the bible – Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy and Joshua. They are the foundational teachings of everything else in the bible. In another video we answered the question, 'What is Death?' We recommend you view that video before watching this one. And this video uses an interlinear translation. We also recommend you view the video on interlinear translation too. What makes something alive is more complex than what makes something die. The meaning of 'life' is rooted in the Hebrew word khai. The Hebrew word for life is 'khai'. 'Living' is described in Genesis as being connected with 2 of the 4 parts of what a human is. We described these 4 parts in another video that explains what death is. This 1st part of a human that living is associated with is the nesh-aw-maw. In Genesis chapter 2 verse 7 it is used in a form that reads 'nesh-aw-maw of lives'. The Hebrew word for life is in a plural form. The 2nd phrase that appears in Genesis chapter 2 verse 7 is 'neh-fesh living'. The neh-fesh 'soul' is another part of a human. The singular form of Hebrew khai 'life' is used as an adjective: a description of the noun neh-fesh 'soul'. The quality of life of a human's nesh-aw-mah is not private and particular to one human. It is shared by many. The 'nesh-aw-maw of lives' correlates to a 'living soul'. A soul is private and particular. A soul is what a human 'is'. It is your state of being. It is not shared with anyone else alive. It is clear that Hebrew khai is something basic and primitive. If you were to study the Hebrew etymology of the Hebrew word khai you would find that it is derived from other Hebrew words that mean 'to exist' or 'to be'. When something appears in the cosmos it appears as a quality that is called 'quanta'. In other words, it 'is'. It has an existence in the cosmos. 'Living' is a form of existence. The human example of this existence is 'living soul'. But there are others. For example, the Pentateuch describes 'living waters'. So we can't restrict being alive to humans, animals or other creatures because what we might consider as 'inanimate' is actually alive. This is a picture of the Andromeda galaxy. It has matter and energy. A philosophical question is, 'Is this all there is?'. Metaphysical naturalism's answer is 'yes,' that's all there is. The 1st 6 books of the bible's answer to this question is 'no,' it isn't. The cosmos is made for the purpose of Elohim. This cannot be understood only from a universe of matter and energy. Metaphysical naturalism says that's all there is in the universe. Read more at http://www.hamashal.org/what-is-life/
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What is Life? - Bible Studies
- 1. What is Life? By: Dr. Dale W Wong www.hamashal.org
- 2. חי life נשׁמה חיים lives neshämah נפשׁ חיה living soul
- 3. נשׁמה neshämah נפשׁ soul עפר ערום חי dust nakedness
- 4. נשׁמה neshämah נפשׁ soul עפר ערום חי dust nakedness For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he (KJV) For as he thinks within himself, so he is (NASB) כִּי כְּמוֹ שָׁׁעַר בְּנַפְּשׁ ו ki [#3588] like he-shäared [#8176] in-soul-of-him [#5315] כֶּן-הוּא ken he
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- In this short video by Shomerei Hamashal we will discuss what life is What we teach is rooted in the 1st 6 books of the bible – Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy and Joshua They are the foundational teachings of everything else in the bible In another video we answered the question, ‘What is Death?’ We recommend you view that video before watching this one And this video uses an interlinear translation We also recommend you view the video on interlinear translation too What makes something alive is more complex than what makes something die The meaning of ‘life’ is rooted in the Hebrew word khai
- The Hebrew word for life is ‘khai’ ‘Living’ is described in Genesis as being connected with 2 of the 4 parts of what a human is We described these 4 parts in another video that explains what death is [Click] This 1st part of a human that living is associated with is the nesh-aw-maw In Genesis chapter 2 verse 7 it is used in a form that reads ‘nesh-aw-maw of lives’ The Hebrew word for life is in a plural form [Click] The 2nd phrase that appears in Genesis chapter 2 verse 7 is ‘neh-fesh living’ The neh-fesh ‘soul’ is another part of a human The singular form of Hebrew khai ‘life’ is used as an adjective: a description of the noun neh-fesh ‘soul’ The quality of life of a human’s nesh-aw-mah is not private and particular to one human It is shared by many The ‘nesh-aw-maw of lives’ correlates to a ‘living soul’ A soul is private and particular A soul is what a human ‘is’ It is your state of being It is not shared with anyone else alive It is clear that Hebrew khai is something basic and primitive If you were to study the Hebrew etymology of the Hebrew word khai you would find that it is derived from other Hebrew words that mean ‘to exist’ or ‘to be’ When something appears in the cosmos it appears as a quality that is called ‘quanta’ In other words, it ‘is’ It has an existence in the cosmos ‘Living’ is a form of existence The human example of this existence is ‘living soul’ But there are others For example, the Pentateuch describes ‘living waters’ So we can’t restrict being alive to humans, animals or other creatures because what we might consider as ‘inanimate’ is actually alive
- This is a picture of the Andromeda galaxy It has matter and energy A philosophical question is, ‘Is this all there is?’ Metaphysical naturalism’s answer is ‘yes,’ that’s all there is The 1st 6 books of the bible’s answer to this question is ‘no,’ it isn’t The cosmos is made for the purpose of Elohim This cannot be understood only from a universe of matter and energy Metaphysical naturalism says that’s all there is in the universe Elohim make model forms – like our earth and sky – that teach us about the true nature of the cosmos The principal model form are humans themselves; made in the image and like the likeness of Elohim And now modern science makes it clear that our measurable cosmos is connected to something else that cannot be measured Life is the connection between the measurable and unmeasurable parts of the cosmos [Click] There are the 4 parts of a human The 1st part is nesh-aw-maw The 2nd part is soul The 3rd part is dust The 4th part is nakedness [Click] Only the 1st part is connected with life The ‘nesh-aw-maw of lives’ connects us to the intelligent energy of life that causes life to exist in our cosmos In Genesis chapter 2 we are told it is transferred from Elohim to the human Adam directly
- We said that nesh-aw-maw is the thing that causes life But Genesis chapter 2 verse 7 also says that the soul is ‘living’ when nesh-aw-maw is obtained by the human Adam So what does the soul have to do with life? [Click] This is the first part of the book of Proverbs chapter 23 verse 7 It describes what a human ‘is’ The King James Version Hebrew to English translation says it refers to thinking in the heart According to this translation this ‘heart thinking’ is what a human ‘is’ [Click] The New American Standard Bible translation is a little closer to the Hebrew It replaces ‘heart’ with ‘himself’ In the translator’s footnotes, it says the more literal translation would be ‘reckons in his soul’ This is much better but still not an accurate representation of what the Hebrew says [Click] This is an interlinear translation The verb that describes the action is very rare One source says it is the only occurrence of this word in all of the Hebrew text [Click] It is Hebrew shaw-ar that means to open like a gate I have outline this word in green The Hebrew word for ‘gate’ is derived from this verb A more accurate translation could be, ‘like he opens a gate in his soul, so is he’ The gate to the tabernacle courtyard was always open When the tabernacle was set up, things would pass through this gate It was guarded by the males from the tribe of Levi because it was always open The soul has within itself a gate that is always open This living soul answers questions many ask about what human consciousness is
- We hope this short video will help you understand what life is Its not possible to get answers to all of the many questions you might have about this subject in a short video like this We hope you contact us and get more information We invite you to go to our website listed here and text us any questions you might have