The Grace of God

[year2027]

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The Grace of God

by Roy William Perry III

wrote unknown - rewrote 08-05-2006

The Grace of God is a study of the use of the word grace in God's divine Bible, better known as the Word of God. We will be looking at the use the the word in both New and Old Testament books.

The Old Testament word grace was translated from three difference Hebrew words, the word khane, the word channowth, the word techinnah, and the word chanan. But not all can be consider the grace of God.

The New Testament word grace was translated from three Greek words the word charis, the word eurodydon, and the word chrestos. But not all can be consider the grace of God.

Since it would be imposilbe to examination both New and Old Testament at the same time, we will start with the Old Testament. And since we can not look at each word at the same time, we will start with the Hebrew word khane.

The Hebrew word khane was translated into six English words the word grace, the word gracious, the word favor, the word (well) -favored, the word pleasant, and the word precious. The reason these Translators used difference words was the difference of each man's background or education or the way our English is put together.

This word is used sixty-nine times in sixty-seven verses. If one studies numbers this could mean {sixty-nine divided by three which gives us twenty-three which marks this number with short of conplete established governmental perfection} which is the type of grace we had here or one short of seventy which would mean { seven times ten signifies perfect spiritual order, but sixty-nine is one short of seventy with refers to the unconpletness of perfect spiritual order.

In the book of Genesis it is used fourteen times which inplies a douple measure of spiritual perfection, or six plus eight which inplies man of new beginning by grace.

Gen 6:8; Gen 18:3; Gen 19:19; Gen 30:27; Gen 32:5; Gen 33:8; Gen 33:10; Gen 33:15; Gen 34:11; Gen 39:4; Gen 39:21; Gen 47:25; Gen 47:29; Gen 50:4

Genesis 6:8 “ "But Noah found (grace) in the eyes of the Lord"

In the book of Exodus it is used nine times in eight verses, which marks the word with judgement or to say without grace judgement is all that left.

Exo 3:21; Exo 11:3; Exo 12:36; Exo 33:12; Exo 33:13; Exo 33:16; Exo 33:17; Exo 34:9

Exodus 3:21 "And I will give this people ( favour ) in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:"

In the book of Numbers it is used three times in three verses. This marks the completeness of the word.

Num 11:11; Num 11:15; Num 32:5

Num 11:11 And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found (favour) in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?

Lets look at a few verses and as for numbers you can work that later.

Deu 24:1 When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no (favour) in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

Judg 6:17 And he said unto him, If now I have found (grace) in thy sight, then show me a sign that thou talkest with me.

Ruth 2:2; Ruth 2:10; Ruth 2:13

Ruth 2:2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find (grace.) And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

1 Sam 1:18; 1 Sam 16:22; 1 Sam 20:3; 1 Sam 20:29; 1 Sam 25:8; 1 Sam 27:5

1 Sam 1:18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find (grace) in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.

2 Sam 14:22; 2 Sam 15:25; 2 Sam 16:4

2 Sam 14:22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found (grace) in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.

1 Ki 11:19 And Hadad found great (favour) in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

Est 2:15; Est 2:17; Est 5:2; Est 5:8; Est 7:3; Est 8:5

Est 2:15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained (favour) in the sight of all them that looked upon her.

Psa 45:2; Psa 84:11

Psa 45:2 Thou art fairer than the children of men: (grace) is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

Prov 1:9; Prov 3:4; Prov 3:22; Prov 3:34; Prov 4:9; Prov 5:19; Prov 11:16; Prov 13:15; Prov 17:8; Prov 22:1; Prov 22:11; Prov 28:23; Prov 31:30

Prov 1:9 For they shall be an ornament of (grace) unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

Eccl 9:11; Eccl 10:12

Eccl 9:11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet (favour) to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Jer 31:2 Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found (grace) in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.

Nahum 3:4 Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well-(favoured) harlot, the mistress of witch-crafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witch-crafts.

Zec 4:7; Zec 12:10

Zec 4:7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, (Grace, grace) unto it.

The Hebrew word khane is used as the grace or how a man may love God or another person or group of people. We read that God was well love by Noah in Genesis 6:8 and Noah heart was to make God love him and be happy about how he walks.

Lets look at the word channowth which means gracious in the sense of prayer); supplication: --be gracious, intreated.. And its used two times in two verses.

Job 19:17 My breath is strange to my wife, though I entreated for the children's sake of mine own body.

Psa 77:9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

Its easy to see this a form of grace that can be from God or from man to another of mankind but its grace with limits.

Then there the form techinnah which is used 26 times in 25 verses.

Josh 11:20 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no (favour,) but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.

1 Ki 8:28; 1 Ki 8:30; 1 Ki 8:38; 1 Ki 8:45; 1 Ki 8:49; 1 Ki 8:52; 1 Ki 8:54; 1 Ki 9:3

1 ki 8:28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his (supplication,) O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:

1 Chr 4:12 And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and (Tehinnah) the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.

2 Chr 6:19; 2 Chr 6:29; 2 Chr 6:35; 2 Chr 6:39; 2 Chr 33:13

2 Chr 6:19 Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his (supplication,) O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee:

Ezra 9:8 And now for a little space (grace) hath been showed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

Psa 6:9; Psa 55:1; Psa 119:170

Psa 6:9 The LORD hath heard my (supplication;) the LORD will receive my prayer.

Jer 36:7; Jer 37:20; Jer 38:26; Jer 42:2; Jer 42:9

Jer 36:7 It may be they will present their (supplication) before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pronounced against this people.

Dan 9:20 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my (supplication) before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;

This is a form of reaching out for good favor of God or not of God but all so how God reaches to change another heart.

Now lets move into the New Testament the words for grace. The word charis is a manner or act of the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude ---acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace (-ious), joy liberality, pleasure, thank (-s, -worthy).

It is used 156 times in 147 verses.

Luke 1:30; Luke 2:40; Luke 2:52; Luke 4:22; Luke 6:32; Luke 6:33; Luke 6:34; Luke 17:9

Luke 1:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found (favour) with God.

John 1:14; John 1:16; John 1:17

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of (grace) and truth.

Acts 2:47; Acts 4:33; Acts 7:10; Acts 7:46; Acts 11:23; Acts 13:43; Acts 14:3; Acts 14:26; Acts 15:11; Acts 15:40; Acts 18:27; Acts 20:24; Acts 20:32; Acts 24:27; Acts 25:3; Acts 25:9

Acts 2:47 Praising God, and having (favour) with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

Rom 1:5; Rom 1:7; Rom 3:24; Rom 4:4; Rom 4:16; Rom 5:2; Rom 5:15; Rom 5:17; Rom 5:20; Rom 5:21; Rom 6:1; Rom 6:14; Rom 6:15; Rom 6:17; Rom 11:5; Rom 11:6; Rom 12:3; Rom 12:6; Rom 15:15; Rom 16:20; Rom 16:24

Rom 1:5 By whom we have received (grace) and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

1 Cor 1:3; 1 Cor 1:4; 1 Cor 3:10; 1 Cor 10:30; 1 Cor 15:10; 1 Cor 15:57; 1 Cor 16:3; 1 Cor 16:23

1 Cor 1:3 (Grace) be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Cor 1:2; 2 Cor 1:12; 2 Cor 1:15; 2 Cor 2:14; 2 Cor 4:15; 2 Cor 6:1; 2 Cor 8:1; 2 Cor 8:4; 2 Cor 8:6; 2 Cor 8:7; 2 Cor 8:9; 2 Cor 8:16; 2 Cor 8:19; 2 Cor 9:8; 2 Cor 9:14; 2 Cor 9:15; 2 Cor 12:9; 2 Cor 13:14

2 Cor 1:2 (Grace) be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Gal 1:3; Gal 1:6; Gal 1:15; Gal 2:9; Gal 2:21; Gal 5:4; Gal 6:18

Gal 1:3 (Grace) be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

Eph 1:2; Eph 1:6; Eph 1:7; Eph 2:5; Eph 2:7; Eph 2:8; Eph 3:2; Eph 3:7; Eph 3:8; Eph 4:7; Eph 4:29; Eph 6:24

Eph 1:6 To the praise of the glory of his (grace,) wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

Phil 1:2; Phil 1:7; Phil 4:23

Phil 4:23 The (grace) of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Col 1:2; Col 1:6; Col 3:16; Col 4:6; Col 4:18

Col 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with (grace) in your hearts to the Lord.

1 Th 1:1; 1 Th 5:28

Th 5:28 The (grace) of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

2 Th 1:2; 2 Th 1:12; 2 Th 2:16; 2 Th 3:18

2 Th 2:16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through (grace,)

1 Tim 1:2; 1 Tim 1:12; 1 Tim 1:14; 1 Tim 6:21

1 Tim 1:12 And I (thank) Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

2 Tim 1:2; 2 Tim 1:3; 2 Tim 1:9; 2 Tim 2:1; 2 Tim 4:22

2 Tim 2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the (grace) that is in Christ Jesus.

Titus 1:4; Titus 2:11; Titus 3:7; Titus 3:15

Titus 3:7 That being justified by his (grace,) we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Phile 1:3; Phile 1:7; Phile 1:25

Phil 1:7 For we have great (joy) and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

Heb 2:9; Heb 4:16; Heb 10:29; Heb 12:15; Heb 12:28; Heb 13:9; Heb 13:25

Heb 10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of (grace?)

James 4:6 But he giveth more (grace.) Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth (grace) unto the humble.

1 Pet 1:2; 1 Pet 1:10; 1 Pet 1:13; 1 Pet 2:19; 1 Pet 2:20; 1 Pet 3:7; 1 Pet 4:10; 1 Pet 5:5; 1 Pet 5:10; 1 Pet 5:12

1 Pet 5:5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth (grace) to the humble.

2 Pet 1:2; 2 Pet 3:18

2 Pet 3:18 But grow in (grace,) and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

2 John 1:3 (Grace) be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

Jude 1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the (grace) of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Rev 1:4; Rev 22:21

Rev 1:4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: “Grace” be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

This is a grace of divine influence which without limits but the Old Testament grace had limits.

There is the Greek word euprepeia which is used as grace in one place in one verses only which is a good suitableness gracefulness:--grace.

James 1:11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the (grace) of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

This is what happen to a man who does not welcome God’s grace.

Last we look at the Greek word chrestos the form of grace as gracious a useful manner or morals:--better, easy, good (-ness), gracious, kind. Which is used 7 times in 7 verses.

Mat 11:30 For my yoke is (easy,) and my burden is light.

Luke 5:39; Luke 6:35

Luke 5:39 No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is (better.)

Rom 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the (goodness) of God leadeth thee to repentance?

1 Cor 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt (good) manners.

Eph 4:32 And be ye (kind) one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

1 Pet 2:3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is (gracious.)

This is a form of grace we show to each other how we deal with each other.

Now you got to read and make up your own minds because this is just a sharing of grace that we have from God and from each other today and now plus how they received grace in days of old.

Thank you, with love and a holy kiss blowing your way Roy