Bible Exam - Help Me Get Ordained!
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Genesis 22:2
Some translations have love in Genesis 4:1 or 20:13 but those refer to sexual relations, or kindness / favour, rather than love (Hebrew aheb) which is often used for unconditional and divine love.
Interesting how it is not referring to God's love directly but indirectly as a father's love for his son, since this passage is about Abraham offering his son as a sacrifice which points forward to the Father sending his Son to be a sacrifice for sin, Isaac was spared because ultimately Jesus would be the sacrifice the Father desired!
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Ben Gilliam
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Nice move with asking for script questions, cause my old pal tried too cheat with portatable earphone and custom writting service on the line. He just basicly repeated all of the questions until he figured that he looks too suspucious, but it was too late)
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benelchi
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Question: What version translates Ge. 4:1 as "love" (that would be quite odd).
Note: The Hebrew word "Ahab" is very often used for love that is not "unconditional," it is used far more broadly. It is the word used in Gen. 27:4 (below);additionally, the word used in Ge. 20:13 (hesed) is often used for "unconditional" love i.e. "for his love endures forever" in Ps. 139 is a good example of "hesed" being used for unconditional love. It is the context that is most important, not which of these words is used. The word in Ge. 4:1 is 'yada' i.e. 'to know' and typically never is used to convey the idea of 'love' (other than related to physical sexual relations).
"Then make me a delicious meal that I love" (Gen. 27:4 HCSB)
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The NIV has 'made love' in Genesis 4:1.
I guess my point was that the first time unconditional love is referred to is Genesis 22:2. Apologies for not being very clear and if I misinterpreted the Hebrew words.
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