As far as the east is from the west This phrase emphasizes the infinite distance between two points that can never meet. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the east and west were seen as opposite ends of the earth, symbolizing an immeasurable distance.

2025年2月10日 · Therefore, God in His wisdom did not say, “As far as north from south”; rather, He said, “As far as east from west.” In Psalm 103:11, the psalmist mentions another set of directions: up and down.

12 as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. 13 As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. 14 For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.

But by the grace of God through faith in the Lord Jesus, every single sin, past, present, and future, has already been removed as far as the east is from the west. This is how far our gracious God removes our transgressions from us, and they will be remembered again no more.

He doesn't simply move our sins onto our doorstep or a mile away; God moves them as far from us as the east is from the west. This is an especially profound analogy. North meets south at the South Pole, and south meets north at the North Pole.

As far as the east is from the west This phrase emphasizes the infinite distance between two points that can never meet. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the east and west were seen as opposite ends of the earth, symbolizing an immeasurable distance.

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. 13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. 14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.

as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we ...

As far as the east is from the west Which Kimchi thinks is mentioned because it contains the length of the habitable world; and therefore it is not said as far as the north is from the south; since a man can go from east to west, but not from north …

2024年12月27日 · “As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” This verse beautifully illustrates the vastness of God’s forgiveness. Just as the east and west never meet, God removes our transgressions from us and separates them infinitely far away.