DID YOU KNOWORD OF THE DAY

The did you know word series reveals words that have surprising applications, definitions or uses. What does the Bible have to say about repenting? You may be surprised. Most people think that repenting is something that man does when he returns to God or realizes for the first time he is wrong.

However, in Hebrew, God repents as much as man. Start with repenting, where God decides that he is tired of repenting from disciplining his children. The Hebrew trend continues with repent, repents and repented while the Greek trend tends to focus on man regretting, changing and turning. Compare the verses in the Bible panes and see what the Bible says about repenting.