I use to think I was some type of god and I behaved like a blankityblank, so I fired myself. Looking for the Real God if there is one. I am not a real deity.
@EWErickson President Trump cant do anything wrong, ever. Or at least that is what I am told by some. He is playing -2 D tic-tac-toe in a 12D chess game.
Gen 9
8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you 10 and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. 11 I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”
12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 16 Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”
Original Hebrew (Masoretic Text)Here is Genesis 9:8-16 in Biblical Hebrew (with niqqud for readability), from the standard Mechon-Mamre edition:ח וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־נֹחַ וְאֶל־בָּנָיו אִתּוֹ לֵאמֹר׃
ט וַאֲנִי הִנְנִי מֵקִים אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אִתְּכֶם וְאֶת־זַרְעֲכֶם אַחֲרֵיכֶם׃
י וְאֵת כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה אֲשֶׁר אִתְּכֶם בָּעוֹף בַּבְּהֵמָה וּבְכָל־חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ אִתְּכֶם מִכֹּל יֹצְאֵי הַתֵּבָה לְכֹל חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ׃
יא וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אִתְּכֶם וְלֹא־יִכָּרֵת כָּל־בָּשָׂר עוֹד מִמֵּי הַמַּבּוּל וְלֹא־יִהְיֶה עוֹד מַבּוּל לְשַׁחֵת הָאָרֶץ׃ יב וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים זֹאת אוֹת־הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי נֹתֵן בֵּינִי וּבֵינֵיכֶם וּבֵין כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה אֲשֶׁר אִתְּכֶם לְדֹרֹת עוֹלָם׃
יג אֶת־קַשְׁתִּי נָתַתִּי בֶּעָנָן וְהָיְתָה לְאוֹת בְּרִית בֵּינִי וּבֵין הָאָרֶץ׃
יד וְהָיָה בְּעַנְנִי עָנָן עַל־הָאָרֶץ וְנִרְאֲתָה הַקֶּשֶׁת בֶּעָנָן׃
טו וְזָכַרְתִּי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אֲשֶׁר בֵּינִי וּבֵינֵיכֶם וּבֵין כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה בְּכָל־בָּשָׂר וְלֹא־יִהְיֶה עוֹד הַמַּיִם לְמַבּוּל לְשַׁחֵת כָּל־בָּשָׂר׃
טז וְהָיְתָה הַקֶּשֶׁת בֶּעָנָן וּרְאִיתִיהָ לִזְכֹּר בְּרִית עוֹלָם בֵּין אֱלֹהִים וּבֵין כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה בְּכָל־בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאָרֶץ׃Ancient Greek (Septuagint / LXX)Here is the corresponding text in the Septuagint (Brenton's English follows the Greek closely for reference):8 Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεὸς τῷ Νῶε καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ λέγων·
9 Ἐγὼ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀνίστημι τὴν διαθήκην μου μεθ᾿ ὑμῶν καὶ μετὰ τοῦ σπέρματος ὑμῶν μεθ᾿ ὑμᾶς,
10 καὶ πάσης ψυχῆς ζώσης μεθ᾿ ὑμῶν ἀπὸ ὀρνέων ἕως κτηνῶν καὶ πάσης θηρίου τῆς γῆς ὅσα μεθ᾿ ὑμῶν ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἐξελθόντων ἐκ τῆς κιβωτοῦ πάσης θηρίου τῆς γῆς.
11 καὶ στήσω τὴν διαθήκην μου μεθ᾿ ὑμῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἀποθανεῖται πᾶσα σὰρξ ἔτι ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕδατος τοῦ κατακλυσμοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἔτι ἔσται κατακλυσμὸς ὕδατος τοῦ διαφθεῖραι πᾶσαν σάρκα. 12 Καὶ εἶπεν Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τῷ Νῶε· Τοῦτο τὸ σημεῖον τῆς διαθήκης ὃ ἐγὼ δίδωμι ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ ὑμῶν καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον πάσης ψυχῆς ζώσης ἥ ἐστιν μεθ᾿ ὑμῶν εἰς γενεὰς αἰωνίους·
13 τὸ τόξον μου τίθημι ἐν τῇ νεφέλῃ, καὶ ἔσται εἰς σημεῖον διαθήκης ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ τῆς γῆς.
14 καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῷ συννεφεῖν με νεφέλας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὀφθήσεται τὸ τόξον μου ἐν τῇ νεφέλῃ,
15 καὶ μνησθήσομαι τῆς διαθήκης μου ἥ ἐστιν ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ ὑμῶν καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον πάσης ψυχῆς ζώσης ἐν πάσῃ σαρκί, καὶ οὐκ ἔτι ἔσται τὸ ὕδωρ εἰς κατακλυσμὸν τοῦ διαφθεῖραι πᾶσαν σάρκα.
16 καὶ ἔσται τὸ τόξον μου ἐν τῇ νεφέλῃ, καὶ ὄψομαι αὐτὸ τοῦ μνησθῆναι διαθήκην αἰωνίαν ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον πάσης ψυχῆς ζώσης ἐν πάσῃ σαρκί, ἥ ἐστιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.(The key verb for “remember” in Greek is μνησθήσομαι / μνησθῆναι from μιμνήσκω – mimnēskomai.)
Comment on the Word “Remember”
The English “remember” here translates the Hebrew root זָכַר (zakar / zāḵar).
In v. 15: וְזָכַרְתִּי (wəzāḵartî) – “and I will remember”
In v. 16: לִזְכֹּר (lizkōr) – “to remember”
Key difference from modern English usage:
In contemporary English, “remember” is primarily cognitive — it means to recall something to mind, to not forget a fact or event (a mental act). It can be https://t.co/AkrMzKoGua Biblical Hebrew, zakar is much more active and relational. It means to bring something to mind in order to act on it — to pay attention, to intervene, to fulfill a commitment, or to respond appropriately. When God “remembers” His covenant, it does not imply He had forgotten it (God does not forget). It means He is actively regarding it, keeping it in view, and acting faithfully according to its terms. The rainbow serves as the visible trigger that prompts this active divine mindfulness.
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This active sense appears throughout the Old Testament (e.g., God “remembered” Noah during the Flood in Gen 8:1 and acted to make the waters recede; when people “remember” God, it often leads to repentance or obedience).The Greek Septuagint’s μνησθήσομαι carries a similar nuance of active recollection leading to https://t.co/E4RDspq79w, while the English translation is accurate, the original Hebrew conveys a stronger sense of faithful, active attention and commitment rather than simple mental recall. This is why the rainbow is not just a pretty reminder for humans — it is a perpetual sign that God is actively upholding His promise to preserve the earth.
This does seem to make more sense. One would think a creator of the universe could make it a bit clearer. You are correct about one thing: my trolling was a bit foolish; for that I am sorry.
@DavidAFrench Doomerism is far more important than salvation, God, Jesus, whatever; it sells. It rakes in the bucks. Nothing is holier than that in the industry.
@WretchedNetwork Oh like the creator of the entire universe saves U, Ur personal salvation, Ur walk with God etc. She cant even hold a candle to U folks.
I was in a really bad fire when I was a kid I spent about a year in the hospital with 3rd and 4th degree burns over 45% of my body. I had to learn to walk again and all that He's grateful for the doctors I had and the fact that the burns are out of sight instead of on my face which would have been even worse. He was back in the 60s so the way they dealt with Bernie back then were quite a bit different than they do now. I had a lot of hell dreams after that Waking up screaming night terrors all. I'm sure that's a character flaw on my part or at least in my faith community I was told it was. Basically I was told I made God sick. I never expected anything but the wrath of God even when I was a kid. I just figured he hated me with such a passion there wasn't anything I could do or anyone else including Jesus.
I admit to being unregenerate In fact I'm convinced that people like me who actually need God can never be regenerate no matter who died for us. But that's a different post. But I don't understand why this would frustrate you First of all and most importantly they are generating income revenue muchas cagawates. That in and of itself is a sacrament In my experience in the industry. the fact that they are able to market it over zoom saving costs of travel lodging etc is icing on the cake. The fact that they could get to hurt people and take advantage of people That's more icing on the cake. I don't agree with any other that but that's another reason I'm unregenerate.
@Protestia "Makes you wonder how many of them spent the day at Disney World, and to what extent their churches sacrificially gave just to not be represented." It would have been a horrible evangelical sin if they did not do this.