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Oct 29, 2011 · The short answer is that moving eastward seems to relate to exile, while moving westward is a return to the garden and the presence of God. The long answer: The garden is the primeval meeting place between God and man. It is the first sanctuary, where man is placed to work (serve) and keep (guard) (Gen 2:15).
- You just about have your answer right in the question. The short answer is that moving eastward seems to relate to exile, while moving westward is...
- When the sun rises, in the East, it banishes the darkness of the night. On the other hand, as the sun sets, in the West, it ushers in the darkness....
- I had thought about this when I read Gen 11:2 "As people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there" I asked myself "east" from...
- Perhaps not the entire answer, but the Sun does rise in the east. So for practical reasons, the door of the tabernacle and temple should face east...
-Genesis 2:8. Here is something you probably haven’t heard your pastor ever talk about. However, it is a pattern that is repeated throughout the Scriptures. The direction East has great spiritual significance and is always associated with holiness. Note that the Garden of Eden was planted in the eastern part of Eden.
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- Romans 1:1-16:27 ESV / 5 helpful votes. Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ...
- Ephesians 2:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
- Romans 8:28 ESV / 3 helpful votes. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
- John 1:12 ESV / 3 helpful votes. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
Most modern commentators, therefore, translate eastward, and such certainly is the meaning of the word in Genesis 13:11, where also the versions, excepting our own, render from the east. Land of Shinar.
Matthew 24:27. Verse Concepts. For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Matthew 24:26. Verse Concepts. So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them. Daniel 11:44.
The east wind has broken you. In the heart of the seas. Jonah 4:8. Verse Concepts. When the sun came up God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he became faint and begged with all his soul to die, saying, “Death is better to me than life.”. Exodus 14:21.
In pointing out the quarters, a Hebrew always looked with his face toward the east. The word kedem is used when the four quarters of the world are described ( Genesis 13:14 ; 28:14 ); and mizrah when the east only is distinguished from the west ( Joshua 11:3 ; Psalms 50:1 ; 103:12 , etc.).
