Monday, January 10, 2011

חסד - hesed.

Hesed: an act of mercy or kindness. to be merciful, faithful.

"Hesed is central to God's character. It is closely tied to His covenant with His chosen people. In fact, the covenant may be thought of as the relationship from which the hesed flows.

God's hesed, however, is not bound by the covenant itself, and though men may prove unfaithful to this relationship, God's hesed is everlasting." -notes, hebrew study bible.

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But with everlasting hesed, I will take you back in love. -isaiah 54.

Know therefore, that only the Lord your God is God, the steadfast God who keeps His hesed covenant to the thousandth generation of those who love Him and keep His commands. -deut. 7.

Let those who fear the Lord declare, His hesed is eternal. -psalm 118.

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blessed be the Name.


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