The word translated as "without hypocrisy" in verse 18 is the Greek word anypokritos, which comes from the three Greek words a, meaning "without", hypo, meaning "under", and kritos, meaning "judgment". Cry out and plead unto God that He reveal His will to you, and He will respond, but you must be willing to accept anything He tells you to do: "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." The Girgashite prefers to anchor his/her vision to the ground because he/she understands that raising his/her vision implies the willingness to pay a price. James 1:6, however, refers to judging something that your innermost being already knows as coming from God. 33And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague. first in a series of 7 articles on the 7 "categories" of evil spirits
Imagine all the trouble that Martin Luther the Reformer would have saved himself if he had just been willing to work within the system and pretend like everything was OK. A "hypocritical" or "under-judging" teacher might, for example, give the students she likes an easier exam than the one given to the rest of the class. Jones proposes that the name Girgash has to do with a Chaldean word meaning clay or clod, or else with an Arabic word meaning black mud. If you are, you are a meek person, and you will be acting in the wisdom of God, because the beginning of wisdom is the "fear of God" (Proverbs 9:10), and the "fear of God" is the constant concern in a person's heart to please God and to do what is pleasant to Him. (1 Corinthians 15:42-50), [Notice how Paul uses the words "earthy", making an implicit reference to the Girgashite spirit]. Are you willing to obey the voice of God above the voice of man, even at the risk of being left alone? As we saw in the section above, "Girgashite" means, "clay dweller", which refers to "dwelling on earthliness". (Numbers 11:4-6). As we said in a previous article, the peace that God is after is the "peace of the hearts", where our wills are at peace with His. The peacemaker is the one whose actions make others want to end their "war of wills" with God, surrendering their wills to His calling and purpose for their lives. As Isaiah 32 shows, judgment produces justice, and justice yields true peace; a place where iniquity is tolerated and where God's judgments are rejected will never have true peace: "14Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks; 15Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. Many will live outside the New Jerusalem and regret having lived a life that proved to be an abomination to God. As we saw in the previous section, people dominated by Girgashite spirits are like pigs violently running down a steep incline, on their way to drowning in the sea. (Isaiah 32:14-17). They worked all that day, all that night, and all the next day (v32). You do what God has called you to do. (1 Corinthians 2:12-16). Joshua led Israel into the land of Canaan and thus became a type of Christ. Do you have a predisposition to be led by the Spirit to wherever He may take you, without regard to personal sacrifice and suffering? 20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? God might be warning a young man not to attend the congregation his buddies and girlfriend go to, because the doctrine there will actually serve as a hindrance to his spiritual growth as an apostle. He might want you to take the less appealing job because He wants to use you in a mighty way to influence the lives of the people at that job. dwelling in clayey soil, the descendants of the fifth son of Canaan ( Genesis 10:16 ), one of the original tribes inhabiting the land of Canaan before the time of the Israelites ( Genesis 15:21 ; Deuteronomy 7:1 ). Orr, James, M.A., D.D. He was a respected monk with a nice teaching position at the University of Wittenberg. The word translated as "wavering" is the word diakrino, which comes from dia, meaning "between", and krino, meaning "to judge". Who are the Jebusites? "Fear of man" is afraid of what man thinks. It is interesting to observe how the main character, a teenager called Joan Girardi, is constantly being asked by God to perform tasks that are contrary to her soul's desires and to her natural thinking, and how, after a temper tantrum, she generally gets herself to do what God told her to do, finding out, as always, that God was right. 18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace." Salem Media Group. (2 Corinthians 4:16-18). We have been given the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:15-16), meaning that we have an ability to hear from God and to discern His laws and spiritual principles. When trying to do God's will, you must take these three questions into consideration. Verse 6 declares that God (God the Father), is in charge of the "operations". Believe it or not, the New Testament does make a little-known reference to the Girgashites: "And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way." They build their houses using clay which shows they are not stable in their mind-set. It means Clay Dwellers. This is why verse 17 speaks of a light and temporary affliction that is insignificant in comparison to the "eternal weight of glory" that we will reap if we are only willing to make the temporary sacrifice. Many people are hypocritical with themselves; in other words, their soul loves itself so much that they judge themselves with a standard more lenient than the one they apply on others. Girgashites are constantly focused on earthly things, the same way pigs are always looking towards the ground to find something to eat. Therefore, our decisions and judgments should be based on a zeal for justice, without picking only what we like and without lowering our judgment standards to favor those we love. Since they rarely take the time to ask God what He wants, they usually make impulsive decisions based on a short-sighted vision that is completely focused on the ground. Don't worry about what your wife, kids, brothers, or sisters are saying. For Email Support Contact: email: support@inJesus.com chat: click here call: 978.219.1930 (Mon–Fri until 7pm EST) New Accounts: sales@inJesus.com. The verse before 2 Corinthians 5:1 reveals an interesting trait of the Girgashite spirit: "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal." that the Scriptures describe. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. 48As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. When choosing between two jobs, the non-Girgashite believer goes to God in prayer and asks Him, "Lord, which job do you want me to take? A "hypocritical" or "under-judging" young lady might hate people who smoke and drink, but make an exception for the new boy in class, who is a smoker and a heavy drinker, but who is "oh, so cute!". Girgashites means "dwelling in clayey soil". They stayed in Canaan prior to the time of… They were a branch of the great family of the Hivites. Sometimes, we may want to do the right thing (we have the "what"), but we are trying to do it the wrong way (we don't have the "how"). We must learn to hear the answer to all three questions. . God wants you to dwell in Him for eternity. As we have said on previous articles, the "Lamb's book of life" referred to in verse 27 above is not the list of those who were saved from going to hell. This type of spirit promotes a focus on earthly, temporal, things, and produces a disdain for things that are "spiritual" and eternal, thereby denying the truth of the following passage: "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." This means that it is the Father who determines when a planned operation will get under way: "And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power." (Luke 12:13-21). 23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 49And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. They are one of the Nations of Ham found on the Amazing Bible Timeline with World History around 2300 BC. Soulish judgments tend to ignore these silent whispers of the Spirit, choosing instead to let their emotions be stirred up by what their natural mind can see, and making decisions based on those emotions. 3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Pigs, as we all know, love to roll around in the mud, so they are a perfect representation of the Girgashite spirit, since "Girgashite" means "clay dweller". GIRGASHITES - The meaning of the word "Girgashite" is as one who returns back from a pilgrimage. Are your decisions based on what benefits you (and your family) instead of basing them on what will glorify God on Earth? Notice how verse 27 clearly declares that nothing that "works abomination" will enter the New Jerusalem, and as we mentioned above, God will consider a believer to be an "abomination" if he or she dies with his or her blood inside, on account of having lived a selfish life that was never willing to shed itself in loving sacrifice for the sake of God's plans in the lives of others. The inscriptions of the Egyptian king, Ramses II, mention the Qarqish who sent help to the Hittites in their war with Egypt; but Qarqish was more probably in Asia Minor than in Syria. Some Greek manuscripts say "Gadarenes" instead of "Gergesenes" in the verse above, while others say "Gerasenes". In other words, you cannot choose between the things that God has spoken to your heart, picking the things you like and ignoring the things you don't like. 1915. temporal, things, and produces a disdain for things that are "spiritual" and eternal. Pigs, as we all know, love to roll around in the mud, so they are a perfect representation of the Girgashite spirit, since "Girgashite" means "clay dweller". For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed." (2 Corinthians 4:18). 6But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. The word translated as "sensual" in verse 15 is the Greek word psychikos, which comes from the word psyche meaning, "soul" (this is the word from which "psychology", "psychiatry", and "psychic" come). If you have access to this program, I recommend that you watch it. Not focusing on what can be seen with the natural mind (v15). Since the most predominant part of the soul is formed by the emotions, soulish decisions tend to be greatly influenced by soulish emotion. How to avoid being a Girgashite in your decisions. In other words, what you hear from God may or may not be pleasant to your soul, but, as long as you maintain your predisposition to do His will and to abide in His word of justice and judgment, you will continue to hear God and stay in His plan. The Girgashites This lesson is the first in a series of 7 lessons on the 7 "categories" of evil spirits that the Scriptures describe. As Joshua assigned the tribes of Israel their allotted inheritance of land, so Jesus has granted us our spiritual inheritance (Ephesians 1:3–23). The Jebusites are believed to be the descendants of Jebus, a descendant of Canaan, Ham's son. Girgashites are very analytical people who base their life's decisions on the pros and cons that their minds are able to perceive. Their cry for flesh is a figure of a hunger for earthly things, since our flesh represents the clay from which we were made. - Sponsor an Olive Tree … Towards the end of Numbers 11, God sends them the flesh they so strongly grunted for, but look at the consequences: "31And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day’s journey on this side, and as it were a day’s journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth. As 2 Corinthians 5:2-4, quoted above, shows, we are called to "groan" to be clothed in God's eternity. This happened as a prophetic figure of what happens to people who allow their hearts to be dominated by Girgashite spirits, as we will see in the next paragraphs. You must always discern what you read and hear to judge whether or not it is from God, including every sermon you hear at church or anything you read (like this article, for example). 24And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. A great deal can be inferred directly from the meaning of the word "Girgashite". The word anypokritos, therefore, literally says "without under-judging". Girgashites are selfish people. Because of their focus on earthliness, Girgashites are generally sleep-deprived workaholics who never seem to be able to relax. This article is the
But, instead, he decided to stand up for what he believed; he decided to follow God's calling for his life; he decided to suffer imprisonment, physical aggression, and even assassination in order to pursue God's calling for his life. Instead, it is the book of those who will be made One with God for eternity, because they were willing to sow what was temporary to reap what is eternal. (Matthew 8:28-34). The Greek word translated as "seen" in the passage above is blepo, which means, "to discern mentally, to understand, to set the mind's thoughts on a thing, to consider". This means that the true "peacemakers" of the Bible are those whose works of justice and righteousness make the people around them adapt their wills to the will of God. The people went after the quails with the same greed that a hungry pig goes after food on the ground. Each article in this series, therefore, will serve as a brief overview of each type of spirit. It has been supposed that the name survived in that of "the Gergesenes," the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "the Gadarenes"), of Matthew 8:28, on the East side of the Sea of Galilee; Josephus (Ant., I, vi, 2), however, states that nothing was known about it. But when it comes time to buying the "fruit" of judgment, they simply ignore it and pretend like it isn't there; they would rather ignore the fact that God is consuming fire, that He is a Righteous and Holy God who abhors iniquity and loves justice; that fruit causes them emotional indigestion, so they prefer to leave it in the spiritual "fruit box". Clay refers to the earth. There will be times when God will ask you to do things that will in fact be pleasant to your soul, but satan will come and tell you that what you are hearing is not from God because your soul agrees with it. Characteristics and effects *Focus on earthliness, ... *Resulting in generations of spiritual stagnation. If this is the case in your life, the voice of God will become constant and strong in your life, and you will fulfill the purpose for which you were placed on Earth. Since stagnation always leads to poverty (the Perizzite spirits tend to produce many generations of spiritual (and even literal) poverty. art thou come hither to torment us before the time? (James 1:5-6). 15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. "Fear of man" is the concern to do what pleases men, even if it does not please God. At the time of Jacob's return to Canaan, Hamor the Hivite was the "prince of the land" ( Genesis 24:2-28). As the passage above shows, the non-Girgashite does not rely on human wisdom, preferring to depend on the voice of the Holy Spirit (v13). Is your soul meek towards God? Hypocritical people are those who change their judgment standards in order not to drive away those whom their souls love. 11Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences." Third, stay in the Word. Are you focused on what you can perceive and analyze with your mind? The Greek word translated as "without partiality" is adiakritos, which is comprised of three Greek words: a, which means, "without", dia, which means, "between", and kritos, which means, "judgment". Verse 4 declares that the Spirit (the Holy Spirit) is in charge of the gifts. God wants to manifest Himself in our flesh, the same way He manifested Himself through the Lord Jesus while He was here in the flesh.). According to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10, the Jebusites were descended from Noah’s son Ham, through his son Canaan. (Matthew 8:28). Since Girgashites assign so much importance to temporal life, they are unwilling to shed it in sacrifice, because they don't believe that you can reap eternity when you sow in temporality. 50Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption." 14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. Hivites. When in doubt about God's will, you can always resort to fervent prayer. Girgashites battle by degrees. They build their houses using clay which shows they are not stable in their mind-set. Throughout this series, whenever we refer to a "Girgashite", for example, we may be referring to a Girgashite spirit or to a person "infected" with that type of spirit. A lack of zeal for the justice of God is a sign of spiritual immaturity. This means that, in order for each one of us, and for the Church as a whole, to enter into our spiritual inheritance, we must be able to overtake 7 nations: the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. It is interesting to note that the passage above starts with a person concerned about receiving a temporary inheritance. This turns them into greedy pigs that grunt all day, devouring everything in sight in order to prove to themselves that temporary things can really make them complete. Why is that an abomination to God? The gifts determine the way we will perform God's will. Website Questions: webmaster@inJesus.com Who are the Perizzites? . Spiritual Sense of 'Girgashites and Jebusites' - New Christian Bible Study 中文 čeština Deutsch italiano Nederlands français ქართული ენა 日本語 한국어 português Pyccĸий Srpski, Српски Español svenska Shamah-- Elim The Girgashites This article is the first in a series of 7 articles on the 7 "categories" of evil spirits that the Scriptures describe. 18And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. This is OK when you are buying fruits, but not with the things of God. When we look at the meaning of these nations' names, we can begin to infer the types of spirits they represent: We will be studying the "Girgashites" in this article. 5Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. This means that a drowned animal represents a person who died without shedding his or her blood, without pouring out his or her life for the sake of others. 21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." Girgashite [H] dwelling in clayey soil, the descendants of the fifth son of Canaan ( Genesis 10:16 ), one of the original tribes inhabiting the land of Canaan before the time of the Israelites ( Genesis 15:21 ; Deuteronomy 7:1 ). To this day, the lives of these men are still blessing countless numbers of people, because they were not willing to live as selfish pigs, choosing instead to shed their lives as living sacrifices so that God's purposes could be fulfilled in the lives of others. First, visualize your life as you want it to be. Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. There is an interesting show called "Joan of Arcadia" that airs on the United States TV network CBS. "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". These names are general descriptions of the quality of those mental states that negative emotions and thinking represented by the Jordan River protect and keep alive within us. 6And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all." Proud member
God willing, we will also study the 7 Spirits of God in future articles. God might respond that He wants the believer to take the lower-salary job, the higher-salary job, or neither! Their name in Hebrew (Gargishta) refers to clay soil as in 1 Kings 7:46. The name is interpreted as "midlanders" or "villagers" ( Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:15).They were probably a branch of the Hittites. The Lord Jesus will tell you what to do, and He will impress this in your mind; the Holy Spirit will tell you how to do it, and He will impress this in your emotions; the Father will tell you when to do it, and He will impress this in your heart. ... meaning “city. I have heard that it is physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky (I have never asked a pig if this is true, but it sounds true to me); this makes sense since the Girgashite spirit leads people away from focusing on heavenly things, on things of eternal nature, on the things above. Seven means completeness, and more specifically, spiritual completeness or spiritual maturity/perfection. If you only listen to God when He tells you things you like to hear, and constantly ignore Him when He tells you to do something you don't like, God will eventually stop talking to you, and the mighty calling for your life will be wasted away. Perizzites, which means “villagers” or “dwellers in the open country,” were one of the people who lived in the Land of Promise. You will begin to see spiritual doors that others don't see, and, according to verse 15, no one will have authority to "judge" you. Therefore, the word "sensual" should really say "soulish". (Revelation 21:22-27). Verse 5 declares that the Lord (the Son of God), is in charge of the "administrations". Which refers to "earthliness" or “worldliness.” International Standard Version Therefore, they are people that go back and are earthly. Instead of groaning for that eternal inheritance, they keep grunting for more temporary possessions. 32And he said unto them, Go. They go through the box of fruits, feeling each fruit with their hands, smelling them, "judging between the fruits", and taking the ones that they judge to be the freshest and most delicious. Girgashites diligently work to find completeness in their temporary endeavors, envisioning the day when they will have saved enough money to retire, move to Hawaii, and play golf all day. In reviewing this teaching. The ministries determine what God wants us to do. one of the original tribes scattered over Palestine, from Hermon to Gibeon in the south. In Revelation 16 John writes about the 7 bowls of judgment that God’s angels administer upon the earth. You will perceive real dangers where others don't see them. This teaching will focus on the "Girgashites", the most common type of evil spirit that affects church. Many believers love to buy the "fruit" of mercy; they love to believe that God is a merciful and loving God, the Shepherd who provides for all of our needs. Girgashites are not groaners. 2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Imagine all the trouble Martin Luther King, Jr. would have saved himself if he had resigned himself to be a "nice" Southern pastor of a small congregation. Bibliography Information Living for a higher vision, living for a higher calling, implies making sacrifices which become avoidable if we just lower our vision to the ground and pretend like the higher calling doesn't exist. let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. • The Girgashites are a mystery. understand them. Even though the region referred to in this passage is "Gadara" (and it's referred to as such in Mark 5:1), I am convinced in my being that, when Matthew wrote this verse in the original manuscript, he wrote "Gergesenes", which refers to the "Girgashite" people of Deuteronomy 7:1 quoted at the beginning of this article. God always has a higher plan in mind. We will also discuss the prophetic word of judgment that God has declared against the Girgashite spirit inside the Church. (Acts 1:7). 13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. Of their geographical position nothing is certainly known. of
"Me", "myself", and "I" are the Girgashite's best friends, and he is interested in blessing no one but himself and his closest family members. Some choose the congregation they will attend because their great friends are there, not because God is there. Are you constantly looking out for "number one"? If you prefer to rely on the voice of the Spirit instead of relying on your natural mind, you will begin to act according to the mind of Christ (v16), and you will be able to perceive things that others don't. … Thay tend to focus on things that are visible. But, since it is completely impossible for a human being to find completeness in temporary things, the Girgashite's devouring becomes an ever increasing hunger that will never be satisfied. They have relinquished living for a higher vision, deciding in their hearts that they can be complete in their temporality. He will force many nations out of your way: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites-seven nations larger and more powerful than you. 14And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? The word adiakritos, therefore, literally says "without judging between". They showed utter disdain for the manna that fell from heaven, just like Girgashites disdain the things from above, the things of the Spirit. 17And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever." Girgashites make decisions the way a bull charges towards the bullfighter's cape. This article will focus on the "Girgashites", the most common type of evil spirit. Notice that, in this territory, "pig herding" seemed to be an important local industry. Since this is the first article dealing with these 7 types of evil spirits, we will take time first to list them: "1When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; 2And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them" (Deuteronomy 7:1-2). Sometimes we are trying to do something at the right time (we have the "when"), but we are trying to do the wrong thing (we don't have the "what"). God might be warning a young lady that her fiancée, who makes her "feel so good", is a man with no spiritual depth who will eventually destroy her calling as a prophet. 6Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: 7(For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 8We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 25And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. (By the way, some conservative Christians might object to God speaking to Joan through human form, sometimes as a young man, sometimes as an older woman, sometimes as an older man, but, to the prophetic remnant, this makes complete sense. They were thought to be a warlike people and were mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a nation living in the mountains. (Jeremiah 33:3), "5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. What Does the Promised Land Represent? The Amazing Bible … (1 Corinthians 12:4-6). . There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 18While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal." Which one is in your will?". When you meet the Lord on that fateful day, will He find you with blood inside of you, or will He see that you shed your blood as a living sacrifice so that others might have life? (James 3:13-18). Are you "devilish" (v15)? For a meaning of the name Perizzites, Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names reads Villagers and NOBSE Study Bible Name List has the elaborate Dwellers In The Open Country.BDB Theological Dictionary does not offer an explanation for our name and expresses doubt whether it technically derives from our root (which wouldn't change the meaning of it relative to the story).