The Hebrew Word for "Glory" Has Nothing to Do with Light

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• AB

  @abolanleaderibigbe6760 · 3 months ago · pinned

  What a profound teaching!  God surely led me here and I just subscribed to your channel.

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• MW

  @MW-gf7fx · 3 months ago

  "The heaviest thing in your future is not your suffering: it is your transformation."

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• BY

  @Byebyebye22-mv3xh · 3 months ago

  Actually, the Hebrew pronunciation of Kavod is "Kabod" and if you've ever experienced the heaviness of the glory you will never forget it because it becomes impossible to function and all you can do is bow or lay down in awe...

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• MW

  @MW-gf7fx · 3 months ago

  "Glorifying God is not flattery: it is not telling Him things He does not already know about Himself. It is accuracy: It is living in a way that reflects His actual worth, that registers how substantial He really is."

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• MR

  @MrsTM17 · 3 months ago

  "God is the most substantial reality in existence".  AMEN!!!

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• SU

  @susancinek5803 · 3 months ago

  Glory, heavy, substantial, worthy, impossible to dismiss!!

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• BE

  @beautifulsongs · 3 months ago

  Now I understand, when I prayed and felt His presence, I couldn't do but bow on the floor. Heavy presence = Holy/His Holiness. Thank you to make us understand

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• FI

  @fionaklassen6432 · 3 months ago

  Wow! Psalm 3:3 But you, LORD are a shield around me, my Kavod, the one who lifts my head high.

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• JI

  @jigzawz32 · 3 months ago

  If my clicking the like button could represent at least a billion likes... Thank you for this lesson

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• I.

  @i.Anderson · 3 months ago (edited)

  While the video features excellent production, however, as a student and researcher of Scripture, I must point out that the attempt to create a devotional impact ended up stretching things a bit too far in terms of biblical linguistics and exegesis. By trying to categorically separate &quot;weight&quot; from &quot;brightness,&quot; the video made methodological errors that distance us from the true meaning of kavod and doxa.<br><br>❶ <b>The True Meaning of Kavod (The Union Between Weight and Value)</b><br>The video claims that kavod has nothing to do with light or brightness, based solely on the root of the word, which means &quot;to be heavy.&quot; This is a well-known error known as the root fallacy—the misconception of judging a word&apos;s meaning exclusively by its historical origin while ignoring how it was used in everyday life.<br>In the culture of the Ancient Near East, weight was directly linked to precious metals, such as gold and silver, which were evaluated by their physical weight on a scale to determine their actual value (Genesis 13:2). But these metals were precious precisely because of their purity, beauty, and ability to reflect light! For the ancient Israelite, weight and brightness went hand in hand in a completely organic way.<br>Therefore, when biblical writers apply this metaphor to God&apos;s presence, the two ideas merge. God is the being of absolute highest value in the universe (the supreme weight), and this majestic holiness manifests to human eyes as a magnificent visual splendor. The sacred text clearly states that &quot;the appearance of the glory (kavod) of the Lord was like a consuming fire&quot; (Exodus 24:17) and that it had &quot;the appearance of the brightness all around&quot; (Ezekiel 1:28). To say that biblical glory does not involve light is to ignore the actual written text.<br><br>❷ <b>The Perfect Bridge to Doxa (Reputation and Renown)</b><br>The video&apos;s critique of the choice of the Greek word doxa and the definition of &quot;orthodoxy&quot; is also forced. In classical Greek, doxa comes from the verb dokein (to seem) and originally means &quot;opinion.&quot; The Jewish translators of the Septuagint did not make a mistake when choosing this term to translate kavod; they found a perfect semantic bridge through the concept of fame, honor, and reputation.<br>The high and favorable opinion that a community holds of someone forms that person&apos;s reputation and renown. When we describe God&apos;s attributes—His justice, faithfulness, patience, and grace—we are speaking of His eternal fame. When this excellent reputation belongs to the King of the universe, it manifests in powerful historical acts and a majestic, radiant presence.<br>Thus, doxa legitimately came to mean the visible splendor of God&apos;s character. The New Testament clearly maintains this sense of reputation, such as when it denounces the leaders who &quot;loved the glory (doxa) of men more than the glory of God&quot; (John 12:43). Therefore, orthodoxy means the correct line of thought that renders the praise, honor, and fame due to God, rather than a mystical measurement of weight.

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• DE

  @deb_ss · 3 months ago

  Let your Glory press against anything in me that is hollow, until only what is real remains. Amen! 🙏

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• JA

  @jasperetale6916 · 3 months ago

  We all fall short of the glory of God. Period.

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