The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 272

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VII.

The Neo-Kohlbruggians. " And

Adam lived a hundred

and thirty and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image; and

years,

called his

name

Gen. v.

Seth."

3.

made to alter the meaning of the word, Our image and after Our likeness," by a difespecially by making it to read " in " instead of ferent translation " a/Ur " our likeness. This new reading is Dr. Bohl's main support. With this translation his system stands or falls.

Many

"

are the efforts

Let Us make

man

in

;

According to him,

man

is

not the bearer of the divine image,

but by a divine act he was set in

it,

as a plant is set in the sun.

As

long as the plant stood in the dark, its shape and flowers are invisiIn like ble carried into the light its beauty becomes apparent. ;

manner,

man was

without luster until God put him in the shining

glory of His image, and then he appeared beautiful. this idea requires the translation

:

"

Let Us create

man

Of

course,

in

Our im-

age."

Let us explain the difference Gen. i. 26 in the Hebrew has two The one standing before "likeness" (2) is invariably used in comparisons while the other before " image " is mostly used to denote that one thing is found in another. Hence the translation, " in our image and after our likeness," has apparently much in its favor. This translation (altho we believe it to be incorrect for our reasons see the next article) does not alter the meaning, if rightly interpreted. And what is that right interpretation.? Not that of Dr. Bohl; for, according to him, the newly created man did not stand in the The m.idst of that image, but only in its reflection and radiation. :

different prepositions.

;

;

plant

is

not set in the sun, but in the sun-rays.

No

;

if

Adam

stood

was wholly encompassed by it. There are wooden images covered with paper

in the midst of God's image, then he

Let us illustrate. on which is printed a head or

bust, colored to imitate

marble or

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