Voice
Joh 12:28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
Joh 12:29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
Joh 12:30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
The first 'voice' in the Bible is that of the Creator God, Elohim: "Let there be light." Adam will speak next and then the serpent will have his say. You have to remember that the word 'voice' makes it's first appearance in Genesis, in the garden. Adam and his wife know what they have done, they have sinned. Convicted by their own conscience they dare not face their LORD God, JEHOVA Elohim, and hearing His voice drives them into hiding. This one word, 'voice', occurs some further 504 occasions through the Bible. The second occurrence of the word 'voice' confirms, as we would expect, the meaning contained in the first occurrence, when Adam was hiding. This time it is Adam who speaks to JEHOVA Elohim, and he confesses that he was afraid when he heard the LORD God's voice because he was naked, because he knew he had sinned. He was afraid because he had done wrong and understood it was wrong and so he hid away unable to face the consequences of his actions. Among the obvious words to be associated with 'voice', words like hearken, heard, spake, said, shouting, swearing, cry, it is worth noting that 'obey' makes frequent occurrence throughout scripture. This ought to be expected, our fallen state dictates a tendency to follow in the rebellious nature of the first Adam, so we are continually admonished to obey His voice, His commandments, His Law.
I ruminated on this V word all day through but missed the totally obvious fact that those who do not hear the Word have no contact. Eyes to see, ears to hear. When we hear His Word, we know the Holy Bible is for our sakes.
Now, the very last occurrence of 'voice' is in Revelation and it brings the whole meaning of this word into focus. "A great voice" is heard to say out of heaven, "the tabernacle of God is with men," and, "... they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God." It is there in the final moment that the covenant which was broken in the garden by the naked Adam is restored. What is the tabernacle but the Divine dwelling place or habitation of God - a great voice from above, heard by all who have ears to hear, states openly: the dwelling place of God is with men. That is the destiny of man, to be with His Creator, not imprisoned in confines presently made familiar through the lusts and desires of the flesh being.
Hearing the voice of the LORD God is the perfect symbol for the elect in this sense of receiving. The letter V is symbolic of the open mouth of a nestling bird receiving sustenance from it's parent, just as we receive victuals through Our Father's Holy Word.
Joh 12:29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
Joh 12:30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
The first 'voice' in the Bible is that of the Creator God, Elohim: "Let there be light." Adam will speak next and then the serpent will have his say. You have to remember that the word 'voice' makes it's first appearance in Genesis, in the garden. Adam and his wife know what they have done, they have sinned. Convicted by their own conscience they dare not face their LORD God, JEHOVA Elohim, and hearing His voice drives them into hiding. This one word, 'voice', occurs some further 504 occasions through the Bible. The second occurrence of the word 'voice' confirms, as we would expect, the meaning contained in the first occurrence, when Adam was hiding. This time it is Adam who speaks to JEHOVA Elohim, and he confesses that he was afraid when he heard the LORD God's voice because he was naked, because he knew he had sinned. He was afraid because he had done wrong and understood it was wrong and so he hid away unable to face the consequences of his actions. Among the obvious words to be associated with 'voice', words like hearken, heard, spake, said, shouting, swearing, cry, it is worth noting that 'obey' makes frequent occurrence throughout scripture. This ought to be expected, our fallen state dictates a tendency to follow in the rebellious nature of the first Adam, so we are continually admonished to obey His voice, His commandments, His Law.
I ruminated on this V word all day through but missed the totally obvious fact that those who do not hear the Word have no contact. Eyes to see, ears to hear. When we hear His Word, we know the Holy Bible is for our sakes.
Now, the very last occurrence of 'voice' is in Revelation and it brings the whole meaning of this word into focus. "A great voice" is heard to say out of heaven, "the tabernacle of God is with men," and, "... they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God." It is there in the final moment that the covenant which was broken in the garden by the naked Adam is restored. What is the tabernacle but the Divine dwelling place or habitation of God - a great voice from above, heard by all who have ears to hear, states openly: the dwelling place of God is with men. That is the destiny of man, to be with His Creator, not imprisoned in confines presently made familiar through the lusts and desires of the flesh being.
Hearing the voice of the LORD God is the perfect symbol for the elect in this sense of receiving. The letter V is symbolic of the open mouth of a nestling bird receiving sustenance from it's parent, just as we receive victuals through Our Father's Holy Word.
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