(Job 34:14 God collects the neshama and the ruach on death. All other human beings will have their neshama given back to them at the resurrection. Not only did He give it back during his lifetime, but God enhanced his neshama and kingdom with additional blessings as the end of verse 36 points out. He will accomplish His plan for the King and all of humanity.īut, the point here is that God TOOK Nebuchadnezzar’s neshama, held on to it for seven years and then GAVE IT BACK to him. God wanted him to realize that one of the most powerful kings on Earth (if not the most powerful, because of what he symbolizes prophetically) is nothing in God’s sight and that God does as He wills. I don’t want to expand this subject but verse 35 explains why Nebuchadnezzar went through this episode (trial) in his life. I don’t want to get into it here, but this is what happens when humans lose their minds for whatever reason. Without neshama, a human being can NOT take care of their human needs.
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Only humans have to groom themselves this way. Some animals naturally have long hair, but you never see animals that have to trim their hair and nails regularly. His hair and his nails grew tremendously. This event with Nebuchadnezzar went so far that he could not even take care of his physical needs. Neshama meaning? It is a definite element that clearly differentiates animals from humans. God removed or suppressed the neshama, and the king became like a beast. We have a term for this Nebuchadnezzar lost his mind. The king forwent his understanding/reason for seven years. In English, H4486 (Daniel 4:34) and H995 (Job 32:8) are both translated with the same English word understanding. But there is a spirit (H7307-ruach) in man: and the inspiration (H5397 – neshama) of the Almighty gives them understanding(H995). It is not the same Hebrew word as Job 32:8, which we saw last week. It all revolves around Nebuchadnezzar losing and regaining his understanding/reason (verses 34 and 36). What is the mechanism?Ģ4 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:Ģ5 That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomsoever he will.ģ3 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.ģ4 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding (H4486) returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that lives for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:ģ5 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What do you?ģ6 At the same time my reason (H4486) returned unto me and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me. We need to understand what makes humans human and animals animal. We are now going to see a few verses about animals and humans and how God transformed one into the other! I realize this sounds preposterous, but if God can create, He can also transform His beings. Neshama meaning? The element that differentiates humans from animals is not the brain. This duo is inseparable when it comes to humans. Coupled with that, He also placed the ruach in man. God breathed neshama into the first man, endowing humanity with human singularities. Neshama is always associated with ruach, both of which are possessed by God and humans. Hence neshama meaning is better rendered by the divine essence of lives.
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This neshama meaning confers lives (plural) on humans, confirmed by reference to resurrections (plural).
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That man is called a living soul composed of a material body and an immaterial singularity, akin to the mind, that only humans possess this is a result of the breath of life which is the neshama, which again only humans and God possess, revealing a relationship between humans and God. Yahveh, the Potter, the future Jesus, then breathed into his nostrils. Yahveh formed man out of dust, the most sterile part of the ground. Here’s a summary of what we’ve covered in Genesis 2:7 so far about the creation of the first man. Dig for Bible Study gems to enhance your understanding: See ‘Further Study’ suggestions at the end of this blog post.