What does the phrase "god will uplift" mean?
I'm doing a project on the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Jem's , one of the main characters in the book, name means God Will Uplift. I was just wondering what it meant. Also if anyone could tell me another meaning to Jeremy's name.
What does the phrase GOD LEE means?
its a white dude, southern thing... they go : "GAWWW LEEE". its like saying, "geezz, get over it" or "shut up and move along"
What does 'god will increase mean'?
Deuteronomy 7:13 He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers. He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land--your grain, new wine and oil--the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land that he swore to your forefathers to give you. In several Bible references...basically following the Word and God will provide.
What does the phrase "God speed" mean?
It is short for "May God speed you on your way." It is a way of wishing people a good journey.
What does "instruments of God's will" mean?
It's a standard religious phrase: "instrument of God's will" = someone or something that carries out God's intentions, not necessarily in ways that are explicable at the time. The quotation refers to the theological problem of the Holocaust. Traditional Jewish thinking is that historical misfortunes to the Jews are down to God punishing or testing the Jewish people. If this is applied to the Holocaust, it means accepting that the actions of Hitler and the SS were something God wanted to happen; and a number of Jewish theologians have broken with traditional theodicy over this.