What does the bible (torah) say about Grace ? What does it mean in Hebrew?
First we are goin to look to some verses in the torah (bible) about grace, to see what word is written.
וְנֹ֕חַ מָ֥צָא חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
But Noah found favor with the LORD.
Genesis 6:8
וְעַתָּ֡ה אִם־נָא֩ מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֜ן בְּעֵינֶ֗יךָ הוֹדִעֵ֤נִי נָא֙ אֶת־דְּרָכֶ֔ךָ וְאֵדָ֣עֲךָ֔ לְמַ֥עַן אֶמְצָא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ וּרְאֵ֕ה כִּ֥י עַמְּךָ֖ הַגּ֥וֹי הַזֶּֽה׃
Now, if I have truly gained Your favor, pray let me know Your ways, that I may know You and continue in Your favor. Consider, too, that this nation is Your people.”
Exodus 33:13
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ אִם־מָצָ֤אנוּ חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ יֻתַּ֞ן אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את לַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ לַאֲחֻזָּ֑ה אַל־תַּעֲבִרֵ֖נוּ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃Therefore, said they, “If we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over the Jordan.”
Numbers 32:5
First we have found the word (חֵן) in hebrew but what is its meaning ? what does it implied ?
What does grace (חֵן) mean in the bible (torah)?
חֵן - means :
- favour
- grace
- charm
- acceptance
According to -
Source: מקור:Open Scriptures on GitHub
Creator: יוצר:Based on the work of Larry Pierce at the Online Bible
From: Sefaria.org.
Each time grace is written, it implies acceptance in the sight of another person, because that person did something nice for the other or walk in his ways, in accordance to the wellbeing of the other, for example:
- Noah did something that pleases God, he walk in God´s ways and in his knowldege.
- Moses prayed that if until now he has found grace in the eyes of God, that he let him know his ways and obtain knowledge of God to continue finding favor before him.
- The Gadites and Reubenites ask for favor or grace appealing to all that they had done well, before the chieftains of the community.
So, here in Exodus 33:13- gives us an idea of how to find grace before God,
Moses said in hebrew: if i have found grace /favor in your sight, let me know your way and let me know you with the purpose of continuing to find favor in your sight and for you to consider your people, this nation.
And the idea is not to use the favor we have found in other only for us, but to use it to share that favor /grace with others so that they can be benefited too, as moses ask God, not for only himself to learn his way, but for the sake of God Himself and for the congregation.
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