The “helper” is in a position of strength coming to “help” or aid the one in need. In Exodus 18:4, Deut 33:7, Psalm 20:2 (and 13 other verses), the term ezer demonstrates God as Israel’s helper. For example, in Isaiah 30:5, Ezekiel 12:14, and Daniel 11:34, ezer is used to show military support by other nations to “help” or defend Israel from other countries. 1 The Old Testament tends to use this word in military terms. The Hebrew term “ezer” is generally defined as “help or support,” but in Genesis 2:18, it denotes mutual assistance. “I will make him a helper (רזע / ezer) fit (דגנ / neged) for him.” (Genesis 2:18b) It wasn’t until Adam realized that he was alone, that God stepped in to fill the need. There was no other human in the garden for Adam to interact with. Through the process of naming the animals, Adam realized that he was alone. Genesis 2:20 notes that there was no suitable helper for Adam. Adam discovered that every creature had a mate except himself during the naming process. After God created Adam, he brought the animals to see what names Adam would give them. Genesis chapter two, verses 7-20, provide the account of Adam’s creation and life in the Garden of Eden. Wickstrom all Scriptures quoted from the ESVīefore we look at “Adam’s rib,” we need to understand why God created Eve. Thus ’Adam – the first man (mankind) was yatsar – formed (especially by squeezing) from the ’ aphar – dust of the ’adamah – the ground, the soil, dirt.By Steven P. It highlights the images of both the human potter making vessels of clay and the Divine Potter squeezing “clay” to form man. The definition of yatsar 3334 at corresponds. be in distress: –be distressed.be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed. In this dictionary, yatsar 3334is defined (p51) asĪ prim. While the “Lexical Aids” of the HGKWSB does not include yatsar 3334 the volume does include a Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary. The word implies initiation as well as structuring. The narrowness or distressing situation of 3334 is very similar to the squeezing or moulding of 3335.
The Hebrew Greek Key Word Study Bible NASB (p1732) further expands the meaning of yatsar: Ground, land … ground (as tilled, yielding sustenance) tiller, husbandman, land, earth as material substance of which man is made ground as earth’s visible surface land, territory, country whole earth, inhabited earth proper nameįrom ‘adam 119 soil (from its general redness) – country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.Īnd it’s dirt with a reddish hue, especially in the arid regions of Israel.Īfter studying the meaning and roots of ’ adam and ’ adamah, let us return to yatsar. The body of the first man, Adam, was formed from ’adamah 127, a play on the words in Heb. Refers to the soil, agriculture, fruit, produce, region, and even the entire earth. The Hebrew Greek Key Word Study Bible NASB(p1707) explains I find it interesting that the ground (soil) of Israel tends to have a reddish tint.Īs ’Adam 120 (and humankind) were formed from the ground, so the Hebrew word for ground is related to ’adam 120:ħThen the LORD God formed man 120 of dust from the ground 127, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living being.
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