Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Ken Smith" <kens AT 180solutions.com>]

The words BRYT and XSD are found together in the following verses (let's
hear it for software!):

Deut. 7:9
Deut. 7:12
1 Kings 8:23
Is. 55:3
Ps. 106:45
Dan. 9:4
Neh. 1:5
Neh. 9:32
2 Chron. 6:14

In a number of these passages, the two are used in parallel, e.g., "You
will know that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God, $MR HBRYT
WHXSD L)HBYW" (Deut. 7:9).

I agree with you that the two are not synonymous -- but I'll confess, I
see the point of those who want to understand it as something like
"covenant faithfulness".  The implication of any number of passages
seems to be that one is in a position to appeal to God's XSD because God
has obligated himself by cutting a BRYT.

Ken Smith

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shoshanna Walker [mailto:rosewalk AT concentric.net] 
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 6:25 AM
> To: Biblical Hebrew
> Subject: RE: CHESED=Grace
> 
> 
> I have never associated the word Chesed with the word Brit.
> 
> But if there is a particular passage in which they both occur, then 
> in that passage they obviously have a reason to be together.
> 
> If an appeal to the divine Chesed is often related to themes of 
> covenant and covenantal obligations, so that would seem to mean that 
> we are appealing to G-d to forgive us, by calling on His quality of 
> Chesed, when we fail to keep a detail of our covenant.
> 
> Or, that perhaps G-d made the Brit with us in the first place because 
> of His quality of Chesed
> 
> But chesed doesn't 'mean' covenant
> 
> Shoshanna
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I agree that XeSeD isn't merely a synonym for B:RiYT, but the 
> two do seem to be related in some instances (see my last email).
> 
> Others may disagree, but simple assertions ("It is"/"It 
> isn't"), without any explanation or clarification or 
> supporting arguments, aren't very helpful to me.  I'm an 
> admitted newcomer, but from what I can tell, this list is 
> supposed to be about the Hebrew text and not merely our 
> opinions.  The more each post touches on the former, the better.
> 
> With that in mind, I would be interested in knowing more of 
> your thoughts on the relationship between XeSeD and B:RiYT.  
> It doesn't seem to me that they're synonymous, certainly; but 
> the logic of any number of passages seems to indicate that an 
> appeal to the divine XSD is often _related_ to themes of 
> covenant and covenantal obligations.
> 
> Ken Smith
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Shoshanna Walker [mailto:rosewalk AT concentric.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 5:25 PM
> > To: Biblical Hebrew
> > Subject: RE: CHESED=Grace
> >
> >
> > I actually think here it stands for the whole
> > relationship between God and David, it's a
> > synonym for the brit.
> > What do you think?
> >
> >
> > It's not a synonym for Brit
> >
> > Shoshanna
> >
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