Copyright 2015 J. Neely
Psalm 38:5
5 My wounds [chabbuwrah] stink [ba'ash] and are corrupt [maqaq] because [paniym] of my foolishness ['ivveleth]. KJV-Interlinear
5 My wounds stink and fester because of my
foolishness, ESV
These are not
wounds in the physical sense, because physical wounds will stink and fester
because of infection, or otherwise because they are not treated or taken care
of. These wounds are related to sin. And the stench and filthy corruption
results from foolishness, not from infection.
The word for
foolishness, ivveleth, has a connotation of perverseness due to bad decisions.
However, the wounds
of sin, are closely related to the characteristics of physical wounds that have
not been tended to or treated.
Physical wounds,
when not cared for, will get dirty and that brings and germs, and that leads to
infection.
An infected wound,
again when it is not treated will turn to corruption, and corruption turns to
stench.
That is a definite
sign of gangrene. And again when not treated, means certain death, or at the
very least the loss of the use of the body part that is infected.
The word for
stink, refers to moral offensiveness.
The word for
corrupt, means to vanish or consume away.
Therefore sin,
acts in a similar manner to physical injury. And when sin is not treated, then
the life of the individual, the spiritual life of the individual, disintegrates
into a corruption, that is spiritually offensive, and is no better than the
putridness of meat that has been left out and forgotten.
The obvious moral
principle being taught here, is that if you do not have a spiritual life, then
your life will ultimately stink and rot away.
And the only
medicine and care for that type of wound, is salvation through faith in Christ,
followed by spiritual growth by means of Bible 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.
