2007-01-22 08:25:30 · 3 answers · asked by babydoll 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Hebrew word She'ol was originally used here. Some translations still use this word which refers to the common grave of dead mankind. Other places in the Bible translate the word She'ol to "hell" if that is the correct translation or interpretation it should apply here at Job 14:13 as well, should it not?
2007-01-22 08:45:21 · update #1
Hell and Sheol are synonymous. Both words mean "T common grave of man kind". The old English use to speak of "helling their potatoes. The "hell that churches refer to these days has its origin in The writings of the 12th century Dante.
Job new that Sheol wasn't a place of fire. After centuries, the Catholic Church finally admitted that hell was not a place of eternal torment.
Why would a god of love send people who have inherited sin and are thus imperfect to firey torment forever?
2007-01-22 09:05:38 · answer #1 · answered by quaver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Job does not say hell, he says grave. He means he would rather be in a grave, and not living in the torment he was living in on earth, for everything was taken from him and he was suffering from sores and diseases- remember? It was a test of faith- and Job still held faith, and God blessed him in the end, very much. It is just Job expressing how he feels he cannot go on, but that he would wish the Lord would let him sleep until all of this torment on earth passes....doesn't that make sense? It is like us going through something tough, and wishing we could just sleep through it instead of fight it. It shows Job is human and needs the Lord's perseverence.
2007-01-22 08:32:09 · answer #2 · answered by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term Job used was "sheol" which actually means "grave".
One good reason why we ought to look more deeply into the original meanings of words in the Bible.
2007-01-22 08:38:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋