2 Kings 25:3 - inspired italic

[KJB1611reader]

I simply meant that if you just say, "John Gill had no issue calling God a 'it.'" the rest of us have no idea what it was from John Gill's writings that gave you the idea that he had no issues with calling God "it". If you answered and said, "Here is a passage from Gill's works where he referred to God as "it," and then quoted the passage, we would be able to read it for ourselves and see whether he approved of calling God "it."

Genesis 3:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

What does Genesis 3:15 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse by John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible. ONLINE and FREE

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[David Lamb]

Genesis 3:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

What does Genesis 3:15 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse by John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible. ONLINE and FREE

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Thank you. Your link includes this section:

In the mystical sense, "it", or "he, Hu", which is one of the names of God, Psalms 102:27 and here of the Messiah, the eminent seed of the woman, should bruise the head of the old serpent the devil, that is, destroy him and all his principalities and powers, break and confound all his schemes, and ruin all his works, crush his whole empire, strip him of his authority and sovereignty, and particularly of his power over death, and his tyranny over the bodies and souls of men; all which was done by Christ, when he became incarnate and suffered and died, Hebrews 2:14""

Was that the part you meant? You notice that Gill says, ""it or he, Hu." If he had no issue with calling God "it", why did he add, "or he, Hu?"

 

[KJB1611reader]

Thank you. Your link includes this section:

In the mystical sense, "it", or "he, Hu", which is one of the names of God, Psalms 102:27 and here of the Messiah, the eminent seed of the woman, should bruise the head of the old serpent the devil, that is, destroy him and all his principalities and powers, break and confound all his schemes, and ruin all his works, crush his whole empire, strip him of his authority and sovereignty, and particularly of his power over death, and his tyranny over the bodies and souls of men; all which was done by Christ, when he became incarnate and suffered and died, Hebrews 2:14""

Was that the part you meant? You notice that Gill says, ""it or he, Hu." If he had no issue with calling God "it", why did he add, "or he, Hu?"

I am not sure, maybe he saw Geneva version. Anyways, the Bishop's Bible had a note on word 'it' and said it was Christ.

 

[Deacon]

“But thou art the same...” (Psalm 102:27a, AV 1873)

“וְאַתָּה־ה֑וּא” (Psalm 102:28, BHS OT)

Transliterated: "w attah hu"
hu , is an undifferentiated pronoun (it can be, he, she or it)
Examples:
*Genesis 2:19 "that was its name" (ESV) or "that was the name" (AV)
*Genesis 3:20 "she [Eve] became"
*Genesis 13:1 "he and his wife"

Rob
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A bit of Hebrew language humor has developed following the lines of Abbott and Costello's comedy routine Who's on First.

Abbott and Costello Learn Hebrew [LINK]

Here's just a bit:
ABBOTT: All right. Hu is he.

COSTELLO: Who is he?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: I don't know. Who is he?

ABBOTT: Sure you do. You just said it.

COSTELLO: I just said what?

ABBOTT: Hu is he.

COSTELLO: Who is he?

ABBOTT: Precisely.

COSTELLO: Again with the precisely! Precisely who?

ABBOTT: No, precisely he.

COSTELLO: Precisely he? Who is he?

ABBOTT: Precisely!

COSTELLO: And what about me?

ABBOTT: Hu.

COSTELLO: me, me, me!

ABBOTT: Hu, hu, hu!

COSTELLO: What are you, an owl? Me! Who is me?

ABBOTT: No, hu is he!

COSTELLO: I don't know I maybe he is me!

ABBOTT: No, hee is she! (STARE AT ABBOTT)

COSTELLO: Do his parents know about this?

ABBOTT: About what?

COSTELLO: About her!

ABBOTT: What about her?

COSTELLO: That she is he!

ABBOTT: No, you've got it wrong. Hee is she!

COSTELLO: Then who is he?

ABBOTT: Precisely!

COSTELLO: Who?

ABBOTT: He!

COSTELLO: Me?