* the Lord.
{Yehowah elohey haroochoth lechol basar,} "Jehovah, the God of
the spirits of all flesh." This address sufficiently proves,
that this holy man believed man to be compounded of flesh and
spirit, and that these principles are perfectly distinct.
Either the materiality of the soul is a human fable, or, if it
be a true doctrine, Moses did not pray under the influence of
the Divine Spirit. There is a similar form of expression in
ch. 16:22: "O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh;" and
in Job 12:10, "In whose hand is the soul {nephesh} of all
living; and the spirit {rooach} of all flesh of man." These
seem decisive proofs, among many others, that the Old
Testament teaches that there is an immortal spirit in man; for
though {rooach} sometimes denotes breath or wind, yet it
certainly has not that signification here, nor in the other
passages cited.
* the God.
16:22 Heb 12:9
* set a man.
De 31:14 1Sa 12:13 1Ki 5:5 Jer 3:15 23:4,5 Eze 34:11-16,23
Eze 37:24 Mt 9:38 Joh 10:11 Ac 20:28 1Pe 5:2-4
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