Copyright 2015 J. Neely
Psalm 38:3
3 There is no soundness [mathom] in my flesh [basar] because [paniym] of thine anger [za`am]; neither is there any rest [shalowm] in my bones [`etsem] because [paniym] of my sin [chatta'ah]. KJV-Interlinear
3 There is no soundness in my flesh because
of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin. ESV
Soundness refers
to wholesomeness. The word for flesh, is a wrapper around the entire body
meaning self, or self-skin, or nakedness, and comes to mean the entire person.
The word for bones, etsem, is an extended meaning of the body referring to the
structure or the substance of oneself. The word for rest, refers to health or
peace, prosperity for the wholesomeness and welfare of the individual.
The word for anger,
zaam, is a reference to Gods displeasure as to the state of a situation. And in
this case the situation is sin or the foundation of transgression of man
against God, separating man from God.
And finally the
word for sin, chattaah, refers to a habitual offense and its penalty that
attaches to it.
Therefore, our
essence lacks wholesomeness because we are separated from God because of the
sin nature contained within ourselves, and because the sins that we continually
commit.
Gods displeasure
results from the situation of the sin nature which separates us from God, and
in effect prevents a relationship with God through Christ, until the issue of
the sin nature, and sin has been addressed.
The sin nature,
which originated with Adam and his original sin, put us in a state of un-wholesomeness.
And because we are
separated from God, who is truth, then there is no possibility of wholesomeness
being a part of our life, or the essence of our existence.
Our health, or the
very core of our existence, is totally dependent on a relationship with God
through Christ.
Without salvation,
we are incomplete and in an unhealthy state.
With salvation,
which we acquire through faith in Christ, we have the opportunity of entering
into a relationship with God, and therefore obtain a completeness in the health
that was not formerly available to us.
With spiritual
growth, by learning doctrine and living within the fellowship sphere, then the
very core of our existence is enhanced and completed.
Therefore, without
salvation we are nothing, and with salvation we have the opportunity to fulfill
a completeness within ourselves through doctrine.
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.
