Without faith, there is no hope, and without hope, there is no true faith.“ Faith is grounded in the reality of the past hope is looking to the reality of the future. puts it this way: “ Faith and hope are complimentary. Hebrews 11:1 states “ Faith is the substance of things hoped for.” We cannot have one without the other. John Piper puts it this way: “ Christian hope is a confidence that something will come to pass because God has promised it will come to pass.”įurthermore, biblical hope takes its foundation from faith. On the contrary, it is confidently expecting that something will happen and waiting patiently for it with joy and pleasure. Hope in the Bible is not a mere wish as used today that implies doubt. It is also accompanied by joy and pleasure, and it’s related to Jesus. Hope in the New Testament means a reasonable expectation, looking towards the future with assurance. In some versions, elpizo is hope and in other versions, trust.Įlpis appears over 50 times in the New Testament and is used when in anticipation of future events that are certain to come. Elpis is an expectation of what is guarantee.Įlpis first appears in the New Testament in Matthew 12:21, “ and in His name, the Gentiles will hope.” The word hope in this verse comes from the verb form of elpis, which is elpizo. It comes from the root word elpo, which means to anticipate (with pleasure) and to welcome. According to Strong’s Concordance, elpis means expectation, trust, and confidence. The word hope in the New Testament is from the Greek word elpis. SEE ALSO: Three Things Remain: What is Love? Hope in Greek It is often accompanied by joy and pleasure, and it’s related to God. In conclusion, hope in the old testament means to wait for something with expectation and anticipation it will happen. Qavah appears in Genesis 49:18, Job 7:2, Psalm 25:3, Psalm 37:4, and is primarily translated as wait. Qavah is a feeling of tension and expectation while waiting for something to happen, like pulling a cord tight to produce a state of tension. Qavah comes from the root word qav, which means cord. Tiqvah means to expect, and it is related to the Hebrew word qavah, which means to wait for, to expect. In other books, it is translated as hope, such as in Ruth 1:12, Job 4:6, Psalm 9:18, Proverbs 19:18, and the famous Jeremiah 29:11. It first appears in Joshua 2:18 “ you shall tie this scarlet cord in the window…” and is translated as cord in the book of Joshua only. Yachal is most often associated with waiting on God it may be waiting on His word, promises, or actions such as in Job 13:15 “ Though He slays me, I will hope in Him.” But sometimes yachal is used when waiting continually or enduring such as in Psalm 71:14, “ But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.” But it also appears as hope in other verses like Job 13:15, Psalm 31:24, and Psalm 71:14. It is translated as such in some verses such as Genesis 8:12, 1 Samuel 10:8, 2 Kings 6:33, and Job 6:11. The first word is yachal, and it appears about 48 times in the Old Testament.Īccording to Strong’s concordance, yachal means to wait or to be patient. Two main Hebrew words are translated as hope in the Old Testament. It’s not wishful thinking, but a confident expectation.įor further understanding, let’s look at the Hebrew and Greek words for hope. The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines hope as “t o cherish a desire with anticipation: to want something to happen or to be true.” This definition is based on doubt and uncertainty, but biblical hope is knowing for a fact that the desired outcome will happen. For example, hoping it doesn’t rain or hoping your favorite team wins the championship, etc. Nowadays, hope is expecting something to happen, but not being entirely sure it will it is more like a wish. However, hope in the Bible is different from its everyday use. It is highly esteemed in the Bible, and many biblical characters spoke of it. It represents the possibility of a positive outcome, a beacon of light in the darkness. Hope is a beautiful word used by people all over the world. So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three but the greatest of these is love. This is the second post in a three-part series titled: ”Three Things Remain.” The purpose of this series is to go deeper into the meaning of the three greatest Christian virtues: faith, hope, and love.
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