tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25334013.post2634446351488204020..comments2023-05-05T06:01:47.084-05:00Comments on Hope is calling: Favor means...Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487893990781399211noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25334013.post-59531284568954565652010-02-18T14:34:08.936-05:002010-02-18T14:34:08.936-05:00Great post, Katie! (You wrote about me, yay! Oka...Great post, Katie! (You wrote about me, yay! Okay, not really <i>about</i> me ... *grin*.) Truth be told, I don't remember that exchange. *sheepish* But your question is a fabulous one, and it makes me want to study it. I don't actually know that answer. I <i>do</i> know ...<br /><br />** That 'favor' in the OT is the word <a href="http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H2603&t=NASB" rel="nofollow">"Chanan"</a> or <a href="http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H2580&t=NASB" rel="nofollow">"Chen"</a> (the 'ch' pronounced the same as in 'Bach') and is where my name comes from, actually. Hannah ... the Hebrew name that is the precursor to all "Ann" names is basically just the feminine form of "chanan." <br /><br />** That "chen" is, in a few instances in the OT, translated 'grace,' and the idea behind this word relates very closely to the NT word "charis" meaning 'grace, or unmerited favor.' A concept Mom was very passionate about, you may remember. :)<br /><br />** That Daniel <i>did</i> find favor ... in fact the reference to this is so beautiful and affirming it almost brings tears to think that God sees <i>anyone</i> this way: Dan 9:23 "At the beginning of your supplications the command was issued, and I have come to tell {you,} for you are highly esteemed ..." 10:11 He said to me, "O Daniel, man of high esteem, understand the words that I am about to tell you and stand upright, for I have now been sent to you." :19 He said, "O man of high esteem, do not be afraid." "High esteem" is the Hebrew word "chamad" which means 'to desire or take pleasure in.' (You can see a lexicon entry <a href="http://strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2530.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>.) It seems to take favor a bit farther, even. Although I'm not certain of that.<br /><br />And I love Jonathan's take on it. :D "He doesn't need our help of course but I think he goes to people he knows can get the job done and will stay with him no matter how hard it gets." I think he's probably right. :DAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077892819946373711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25334013.post-22467222826050615452010-02-16T22:13:20.225-05:002010-02-16T22:13:20.225-05:00Those who found favor were given huge responsibili...Those who found favor were given huge responsibility. God knew they could handle the challenges. I always thought favor was the result of those who sought God's heart and to live a life God-filled with heart. They were can-do people who did not sit idly by living the status quo. For example, Mary went to visit Elizabeth. How many teens or young married women would go spend quite a bit of time with an old woman family member? She was willing to Believe Out of the Box.<br /><br />I so love posts that make me think! Thank you:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25334013.post-10786193477036439352010-02-14T03:15:23.696-05:002010-02-14T03:15:23.696-05:00I always thought favor was something good happenin...I always thought favor was something good happening to you, so that even in the midst of difficult circumstances, as long as God's favor surrounds you, you can go through it.<br /><br />A few months ago my daughter was held up at gun point just outside our home as she was preparing to get inside. She told me that she had a strong sense of God's favor surrounding her. She gave up her purse, which had a few valuables inside, but she got away unharmed. She also said she felt no fear, for she felt God's presence with her.<br /><br />Favor is really something very positive... and as you pointed out in your post, many Bible characters had God's favor, although their lives were far from comfortable.<br /><br />This is really something to think about. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.<br /><br />Love<br />LidjCrown of Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993686012020045284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25334013.post-55478904470472545552010-02-11T10:35:48.820-05:002010-02-11T10:35:48.820-05:00Sooo...
Is favor, then, nothing more than God'...Sooo...<br /><br />Is favor, then, nothing more than God's faithfulness? And if so, are faithfulness and favor both part of God's nature, so much that He cannot keep from giving them to us?Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487893990781399211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25334013.post-34093981997215704112010-02-11T04:14:01.363-05:002010-02-11T04:14:01.363-05:00Its depends completely on how you look at it. Mary...Its depends completely on how you look at it. Mary had to bear the stigma of an unwed mother but God provided a man that stood by her through it all. Her son was spared being killed as a child by Herod. Her son rose from the dead. Noah and his family were spared drowning in the flood. They ruled the Earth, all that they looked at was theirs. Noah lived 350 years among his family after the flood. Joseph became second in command to the Pharaoh in Egypt and practically ruled the most powerful kingdom in the world. He was given wisdom to save his family and the kingdom, and they were given some of the best land in Egypt. Moses also was spared death as a child. He was raised as a prince and then was used by God to work some of the most powerful miracles in the Bible. <br />Favor doesn't mean a fairy tale life, sin is in the world and that has an effect on everyone in it. Even with humans it doesn't always lead to joy. If I had to do something really dangerous or I was in trouble, I would turn (in the physical at least) to my friends or family, people I can depend on. And I would hope that they come to me in similar situations. It won't make the other persons life easier when it happens but you naturally turn to the people you love. And once its over how much do you want to reward the person that helped you? I think its the same way with God. He doesn't need our help of course but I think he goes to people he knows can get the job done and will stay with him no matter how hard it gets. And I also believe in the end he rewards them beyond anything we can imagine.Jonathannoreply@blogger.com