Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>]

Dear Peter,

> > HH: God's goodness is His glory. It was Roger Federer's goodness as 
> > a tennis player that was his glory yesterday as he won the U.S. 
> > Open championship. That's what people came out to see. What makes 
> > God wonderful and glorious is His goodness.
> Ah, but what is "goodness"? When I think of God's goodness, I think 
> of qualities such as love and kindness, i.e. his character, rather 
> than skill or power. Federer may be loving and kind, but it is not 
> such things which cause him to win at tennis. As a result 
> translation of words meaning "good" can be rather difficult.

HH: It was just an illustration, but goodness includes ability and 
excellence. Did you read the rest of the post? I wrote:

HH: It's apparent to me that chapter 34 is the fulfillment of chapter 
33, which only says what God is going to do. The fulfillment is given 
in chapter 34. In 34:5 the Lord descends in His cloud of glory and 
stands with Moses, as He said He would in chapter 33. Ex 34:6 says 
that God passed by before him, just as chapter 33:19, 22 promised. 
Exodus 34:6-7 give content to the "glory" discussed in chapter 33. 
What is glorious about God above all is His character and its 
manifestation in His dealings with mankind.

                                Yours,
                                Harold Holmyard