The first \u201cnot good\u201d thing in the Bible is Adam\u2019s isolation and aloneness (Genesis 2:18). It\u2019s the one discordant \u201cnot good\u201d in a string of \u201cgoods\u201d that ends with a \u00a0\u201cvery\u00a0good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Later, Jethro tells Moses that spending his day judging the people without any help is \u201cnot good\u201d (Exodus 18:17). Moses needs \u201chelpers suitable to him\u201d in the judicial sphere, as Adam needed a liturgical partner in the garden sanctuary.<\/p>\n
Isaiah implies the same thing (65:2). Yahweh stretches out His hands in pleading and petition to a rebellious son (cf. Deuteronomy 21:18, 20). He is the father of the prodigal waiting at the door to welcome home his wayward son. In their rebellion, they \u201cwalk in the way that is not good, following their own thoughts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
What\u2019s not good is that Israel walks alone, impervious to correction from God or man. No one speaks, no one rebukes, no one tries to redirect. They have become dull of hearing, and without open ears they are alone on their dangerous path. They are perfectly content, alone with their own thoughts.<\/p>\n
Political, moral, marital goodness requires otherness and relation. It is not good to be alone.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The first \u201cnot good\u201d thing in the Bible is Adam\u2019s isolation and aloneness (Genesis 2:18). It\u2019s the one discordant \u201cnot good\u201d in a string of \u201cgoods\u201d that ends with a \u00a0\u201cvery\u00a0good.\u201d Later, Jethro tells Moses that spending his day judging the people without any help is \u201cnot good\u201d (Exodus 18:17). Moses needs \u201chelpers suitable to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible-ot"],"yoast_head":"\n