De spottende vraag waar God is: een motief in het boek der Psalmen
In Psalms 42:4; 79:10 and 115:2 plaintiffs are confronted with the painful question, "Where is your God?" They nevertheless confidently cling to him. Fundamental to this confidence is the name YHWH as a reference to God’s active presence with Israel (cf. Ex. 3:14-15). Therefore, absence of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Dutch |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2026
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Theologia reformata
Year: 2026, Volume: 69, Issue: 1, Pages: 8-23 |
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| Summary: | In Psalms 42:4; 79:10 and 115:2 plaintiffs are confronted with the painful question, "Where is your God?" They nevertheless confidently cling to him. Fundamental to this confidence is the name YHWH as a reference to God’s active presence with Israel (cf. Ex. 3:14-15). Therefore, absence of God is not to be understood in an absolute sense, but as a lack of response to a present need. The plaintiffs trust that God is present in the background of their existence; he will not abandon them in the end. God is far and yet near, absent and yet present (cf. Rom. 8:38-39). |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theologia reformata
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.21827/TR.69.1.8-23 |
