Loving the Lord with all your soul
Posted 12/3/2001
What is the soul? A cursory scan through the 432 verses where it occurs raises some interesting points:
Life
- The essence of life: God breathed life, and man became a living soul. Ge 2:7
- The purpose of life: obeying God Jn 14:21 and living for Him 2Co 5:14-15
- Rebekah's soul left her body when she died Ge 35:18
- God answered Elijah's prayer to return the boy's soul to his body 1Ki 17:21
- The life of a soul is out of the control of the person to which it belongs Ps 22:29
- Souls sin Lev 5:17 and therefore die Ez 18:20
Strong Emotions
- King Josiah evidenced this in his determination to right the wrongs of his father Manasseh 2Ki 23:25
- Shechem's soul clung to Dinah, and he loved her Ge 34:3,8
- Joseph's brothers saw his soul's anguish when they ignored him and sold him off to Egypt Ge 42:21
- Friends can be as close as your own soul De 13:6
- Samson's soul was annoyed to death by Delilah's pestering Jud 16:16
- Hannah was bitter in her soul, and poured it out before God 1Sam 1:15,26
- Jonathan's soul was knit together with David's 1Sam 18:1
- Jesus' soul was sorrowful to death when He prayed before His crucifixion Mt 26:38
- Job's soul was bitter Job 3:20, weary of life Job 10:1, mournful Job 14:22, annoyed Job 19:2
Longs for God
- God made our souls Je 38:16
- The law of the Lord converts the soul Ps 19:7
- God restores my soul Ps 23:3
- God resurrects my soul Ps 30:3
- My soul shall be joyful in the salvation of the Lord Ps 35:9
- Meditations of God are food and drink for the soul Ps 63:5
- The goodness of God satisfies the soul Ps 107:8
- My soul thirsts for God Ps 42:1
- A soul can be rescued and healed only by God Ps 41:4
Other
- Isaac's soul blessed Jacob instead of Esau Ge 27:25
- God has a soul Lev 26:30
- Vows bind a soul Num 30:2
- The soul has to be carefully kept from forgetting what God has done De 4:9
- A humble soul is pleasing to God Ps 35:13
- A generous soul will be blessed Pr 11:25
- A soul is precious beyond any earthly riches Ps 49:8
- The soul is worth more than the whole world Mt 16:26
- Adultery destroys the soul Ps 6:32
- The soul needs instruction Pr 15:32 and wisdom Pr 19:2
- A corrected child delights the soul of its parent Pr 29:17
- Jesus' soul was in hell temporarily Act 2:31
- The unity of the church bring everybody together in one soul Act 4:32
Life is very difficult to separate from its purpose. Soul is mentioned very often in conjuction with the heart. In other words, you can't take have life without motives.
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