Drawing water from the Spring of Salvation - And with joy you will draw water from the spring of salvation. Isaiah 12:3
Sh’av comes from the Hebrew word sha-av. Sh’av is the imperative form of the verb - and it means "Draw (water).” Isaiah 12:3 speaks of drawing "water from the spring of salvation," with joy! In relation to this, we want to celebrate the goodness and reliability of God's word by drawing out the meaning and significance, the picture, of the Biblical Text from the Text itself – in its eastern, cultural context – rather than reading a meaning into it from our 21st century, western world view – something God never intended.
Sh’av comes from the Hebrew word sha-av. Sh’av is the imperative form of the verb - and it means "Draw (water).” Isaiah 12:3 speaks of drawing "water from the spring of salvation," with joy! In relation to this, we want to celebrate the goodness and reliability of God's word by drawing out the meaning and significance, the picture, of the Biblical Text from the Text itself – in its eastern, cultural context – rather than reading a meaning into it from our 21st century, western world view – something God never intended.
Chris & Eric,
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my many favorite Scripture verses :) You shall draw from the well of Yeshua, Salvation, Jesus. Kind of remind you of the woman of Samaria at the well? Blog aWay my Brother & Sister in Messiah!
Shalom,
Mark
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