Last night in VBS the theme was "God is Awesome" The main verse was Psalms 47:2
Psalms 47:2 NKJV
(2) For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth.
One kid asked, "Why does my bible say He is terrible?"...
He was using a KJV...
Psalms 47:2 KJV
(2) For the LORD most high [is] terrible; [he is] a great King over all the earth.
Now, how would you have answered him?... (suppose he was 8 yrs old)
Our teacher brought the question to me, and I took him to the Hebrew word, and had to explain how translation works...
Ultimately, I told him that the verse is pointing to the Power of God.
Psalms 47:2 NKJV
(2) For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth.
One kid asked, "Why does my bible say He is terrible?"...
He was using a KJV...
Psalms 47:2 KJV
(2) For the LORD most high [is] terrible; [he is] a great King over all the earth.
Now, how would you have answered him?... (suppose he was 8 yrs old)
Our teacher brought the question to me, and I took him to the Hebrew word, and had to explain how translation works...
Ultimately, I told him that the verse is pointing to the Power of God.