Copyright 2015 J. Neely
Psalm 38:11
11 My lovers ['ahab] and my
friends [rea`] stand [`amad] aloof from [neged] my sore [nega`]; and my kinsmen [qarowb] stand [`amad] afar off [rachowq]. KJV-Interlinear
11 My friends and companions stand aloof
from my plague, and my nearest kin stand far off. ESV
The word for
lovers, ahab, refers to people that are closest to you, such as in intimacy or as
family, such as brothers or sisters and such.
Friends, rea, refers
to associates or fellow workers or people with which you have a regular
relationship of some type.
Kinsman, qarowb, refers
to neighbors, or those whom you know, but are not close at hand.
In other words,
the impact on ones entire life, runs the entire range of social interaction,
whether it be intimate or distant.
The sore, nega, is
a reference to the infirmity whatever it is. It can be a sickness, a disease,
an illness, an injury of some kind, an attitude, or whatever. But no matter
what the infirmity is, it is bad enough to drive away everyone that is in your social
periphery, either near or far.
And of course the
spiritual lesson here, is that, spiritual decline or the absence of the
spiritual life, will have an impact on your relationships, no matter what they
are.
Not to say that
the spiritual life will give you better relationships by default, because this
is the Devils world, and other people have flaws also.
If you yourself
have a poor quality spiritual life, then your relationships will be of poor
quality, sooner or later.
Advancing in your
spiritual life, gives you more discernment, helping you make better choices, and
providing for you a better quality of life overall.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily
study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big
time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
