Saturday, September 22, 2012

Hebrews 11:7

"By trust Noah, being warned concerning things not seen as yet, moved with piety, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; through which he down-judged the system, and became heir of the justice which is according to trust."

The Etymological New Testament often uses hyphens to convey the multiple roots of various Greek words.  In this verse, Noah "down-judged" the world (system in the ENT).  As one reads the ENT, it will be obvious that the word "down" is used as an intensifier of a number of different verbs.  In this case, there is also the negative connotation in the modifier.  To down-judge is to condemn. And the object of this down-judging is the "system."  Often translated "world" in most Bibles, the ENT consistently employs "system" even when used of adornment or a bodily member.  By his negative judgement of the cultural and religious system of his day, Noah became an heir of the "justice" (DIKN) according to trust. God's justice is apparent in his dealings with those who trust. 

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