The meek inherit ?

[Bobcat]

Christians think the meek inherit the earth but in truth the meek shall inherit the land.

Christians misunderstand scripture!

If you wish to inherit the land you must be freed by the son and walk in the law of the LORD.

The land is not the earth either.

Do you or have you ever walked in the law of the LORD?

[JehovahsWitness]

WILL THE MEEK INHERIT THE WHOLE PLANET EARTH OR JUST A SECTION OF LAND ?

The Hebrew word translated as "land" or "earth" is erets. There is no scriptural reason to limit ERETS systematically to refer a small region of the planet or to the land of Israel. Indeed even the various translations that render "erets" land in Psalms 37:29 translated the same word as EARTH elsewhere. For example the King James Version renders erets "land" in Psalms 37:29 but render the same word 712 times as "EARTH"

1. PRIMARY MEANING

Further, according to experts the Hebrew " ERETS" primary meaning is EARTH (as in planet) note the following :

 1. EARTH, a. whole earth ([as opposed] to a part) b. earth, [as opposed] to heaven, sky c. earth=inhabitants of earth ; 2. LAND : a. country, territory b. district, region 3 GROUND, a. surface of ground .b. soil, as productive" - Gesenius, Brown, Driver, and Briggs; 1951

The earth in the largest sense, both the habitable and uninhabitable parts; with some accompanying word of limitation, it is used of some portion of the earth's surface, a land or country. - Old Testament Word Studies by William Wilson says of ERETS :

So the first and primary [1a] meaning of the Hebrew word is our planet, or globe and all things being equal, should be the prefered position of default in the absence of an indicative of limitation (for example coupling the word with a distinct reference to region region or to the territory of a nation, such as "the land [erets] of Shinar" or "the [erets] of Egypt"




2. A FUTURE GLOBLAL PROMISES

The bible frequently implies a future global rule often attributed to the promised Messiah.

MATTHEW 6:10
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done ON EARTH as it is in heaven - Douay-Rheims Bible

ISAIAH 11:9 (King James Bible)

"They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea"

PSALM 72:8

"He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth

Commenting on the above passage at Psalms 72 Matthew Henry's Commentary states:

This is a prophecy of the kingdom of Christ; many passages in it cannot be applied to the reign of Solomon. There were righteousness and peace at first in the administration of his government; but, before the end of his reign, there were troubles and unrighteousness. The kingdom here spoken of is to last as long as the sun, but Solomon's was soon at an end. Even the Jewish expositors understood it of the kingdom of the Messiah. Observe many great and precious promises here made, which were to have full accomplishment only in the kingdom of Christ.

Having established then that the bible does indeed contain promises of a future global rule using the Hebrew erets, that the primary meaning is earth (rather than a restricted region) we can ask: what did Jesus refer to when he promised that the meek would "inherit the earth"?



3. MESSIANIC RULE

The bible promises a time when Jesus will return and destroy all wicked people. Is it reasonable to conclude then that he will subseqently restricted the survivors of this event to one small region of the planet? If, as he explicitly stated, he himself is the promised Messiah, is it not reasonable to presume his rule will be global rather than regional and that these "meek" would be somehow connected to it?

CONCLUSION Although the Hebrew word translated as "earth" can indeed refer to a restricted region, its primary meaning is the planet or the peope thereon. When Jesus pointed to a future inheritance of that earth, it is reasonable he was speaking in terms of the Messianic promises which would have global benefits for the righteous

JW

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[1213]

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The land is not the earth either.

Please explain why do you think so?

[Bobcat]

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The land is not the earth either.

Please explain why do you think so?

Just as Israel misunderstood what the promised land was and is so do Christians misunderstand. The land spoken of in the OP is the promised land as well. Only those who are born from above can see the kingdom of God and enter the promised land.

[Miles]

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The land is not the earth either.

Please explain why do you think so?

Just as Israel misunderstood what the promised land was and is so do Christians misunderstand. The land spoken of in the OP is the promised land as well. Only those who are born from above can see the kingdom of God and enter the promised land.

Err, what does "born from above" signify?

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[Bobcat]

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The land is not the earth either.

Please explain why do you think so?

Just as Israel misunderstood what the promised land was and is so do Christians misunderstand. The land spoken of in the OP is the promised land as well. Only those who are born from above can see the kingdom of God and enter the promised land.

Err, what does "born from above" signify?

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The LORD God does nothing without revealing His secrets to His servants the prophets.

[TheHolyGhost]

Christians think the meek inherit the earth but in truth the meek shall inherit the land.

Christians misunderstand scripture!

If you wish to inherit the land you must be freed by the son and walk in the law of the LORD.

The land is not the earth either.

Do you or have you ever walked in the law of the LORD?

I am going to the new earth. I know where you are going Bob.
And it ain't the land of enchantment.

Walk in the law of God? I am the law of God.