The word
for way or path here is linethiboth and not derek. This
word comes from the root word: nathav which is a path of uncertainty.[1] This word simply mean as
“paths.”
"Heart"
(Hebrew lebab/leb [b'bel],
Gk. kardia [kardiva]) occurs
over one thousand times in the Bible, making it the most common anthropological
term in the Scripture. It denotes a person's center for both physical and
emotional-intellectual-moral activities; sometimes it is used figuratively for
any inaccessible thing.[2]
Heart is
the seat of all emotions, and we make choices, based on emotional intelligence.
So the concept of the “heart” can be better understood as our inner person. The
inner person: becomes the seat of our mind (thought), emotions (feelings), and
will (intentions); Prov. 4:23.
Now,
“soul” consists of mind, will, intellect, heart and emotions, the
intellectual property God has endowed to man. God’s Word emphasizes soul
health for man, is exceptional, extra special, memorable and notable much more
than riches of the earth.
Thus saith
the Lord,
Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good
way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We
will not walk therein; Jer. 6:16 (KJV). How do we go through the
hard paths, if it is orchestrated by the counsels of God, for a believer in
Jesus Christ?
1.
Prayerfully consider/contemplate the journey! Make sure we take the right path.
2. Stand
firm and be immovable. This means at crossroads, stand firm, and
contemplate!
3.
See: this means discernment and spiritual seeing
like a prophet or seer.
4. Ask, for the old paths, our forefathers who walked with God did. This old path could be a path of uncertainty, and hard path, linethiboth.
God instructs us to stand firm, and God of
Omniscience may open up a door, to His heart and presence. When you contemplate
on the revealed, written word of God, this will lead you to a presence of Omniscient
God. When you are walking through this path of uncertainty, difficult path (linethiboth)
God teaches us to follow the path in faith, with His Divine guidance, which
whispers to us the path that will lead to God’s heart! Isn’t that humbling, and
wonderful?
It is in this hidden, secret, “old path”
some things which are good for the soul is concealed! When we in this “old
path” come in agreement with God’s will, coming in harmony with God, our
souls find rest. This is the path we have to walk in complete faith, and this
will lead us to “rest for our souls.” We find rest in the midst of
turbulence! Christ is supreme over all creations, especially over the powers of
darkness.
[1] WORD STUDY – REST FOR ONE'S SOUL – מרגוע לנפשׁימ Chaim Bentorah https://www.chaimbentorah.com › 2016/08 › word-stu...
Aug 23, 2016 — The word for way or path here is linethiboth
and not derek. This word comes from the root word: nathav which is
a path of uncertainty. The word ...
[2] What is the Bible term for the heart? https://www.google.com/search?q=heart+hebrew+word&rlz=1C1CHBD_enCA896CA910&oq=Heart+Hebrew+word&aq
