“Here I Am”
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The exclusive club of five righteous men
Among all the righteous people in the Bible, there is an exclusive club of five special men: Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Samuel and Isaiah. Each of these men was personally called by God to serve, and each responded with a single Hebrew word – hineni (הנני). Literally, this means “Here I am”, but it symbolizes much more: loyalty, alertness, unflinching readiness to carry out God’s command.
A word of complete dependability
There is no single word in English that means hineni. It is a Hebrew shorthand for “Here I stand, alert, ready, prepared to accept what you ask of me.” The first person in the Bible to respond to God with hineni was Abraham. In Genesis 22 God tests Abraham by telling him to offer his beloved son Isaac as a sacrifice. Abraham does not think twice. He demonstrates his readiness with this one exceptional word.
Deepen your understanding of Scripture
The great men of the Bible respond to God using hineni because this is precisely the word that God himself utters. According to Isaiah 58:9, in times of trouble, “You will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I (hineni)”. Do you want to deepen your understanding of the Scripture? Enroll in our live online Biblical Hebrew courses and proclaim, “Here I am” in Hebrew!
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