Intimacy
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· 22 viewsClose relationships are part of God’s will for human life. Scripture speaks of intimate relationships between Jesus Christ and the Father, between God and his people, and between various individuals.
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Jesus Christ’s intimate relationship with his Father
Jesus Christ’s intimate relationship with his Father
All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
See also Mt 3:17; Jn 5:20; Jn 10:30; Jn 10:38; Jn 14:10–11; Jn 17:21
God’s intimate relationship with his people
God’s intimate relationship with his people
Jn 17:3 “know” speaks of close personal relationship rather than theoretical or academic knowledge.
See also 2 Ch 7:15–16; Ps 148:14; Ho 6:6; Jn 14:21; Jn 15:4; Jn 15:15
Images of God’s desire for intimacy with his people
Images of God’s desire for intimacy with his people
God as a father
God as a father
With weeping they shall come,
and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them walk by brooks of water,
in a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for I am a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is my firstborn.
See also Ps 103:13; Je 31:20; Ho 11:1–4; Ro 8:15; 1 Jn 3:1
God as a husband
God as a husband
For as a young man marries a young woman,
so shall your sons marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so shall your God rejoice over you.
See also Is 54:4–8; Je 3:14; Ho 2:19; Eph 5:25–27; Re 19:7; Re 21:2
Intimate relationships between men and women
Intimate relationships between men and women
As God’s good purpose
As God’s good purpose
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
See also Ge 1:27–28; Ge 2:24; Mt 19:5; 1 Co 6:16; Eph 5:28; Eph 5:31; 1 Ti 4:3–4
Examples of such close relationships
Examples of such close relationships
Jacob and Rachel:
Jacob and Rachel:
Ge 29:20; Ge 29:30
Ru 4:13 Boaz and Ruth
Elkanah and Hannah:
Elkanah and Hannah:
1 Sa 1:5; 1 Sa 1:8
Es 2:17 Xerxes and Esther; So 1:15–16 Solomon and his beloved
Intimacy in other relationships
Intimacy in other relationships
Close friendships commended
Close friendships commended
A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
See also Pr 17:17; Pr 27:10; Ec 4:9–12; Jn 15:13
Examples of close friendships
Examples of close friendships
David and Jonathan:
David and Jonathan:
1 Sa 18:1; 1 Sa 18:3
Elijah and Elisha:
Elijah and Elisha:
2 Ki 2:2; 2 Ki 2:4
2 Ti 1:16 Paul and Onesiphorus
Examples of intimate family relationships
Examples of intimate family relationships
Ge 37:3 Jacob and his son Joseph; Ru 1:16 Ruth and her mother-in-law Naomi; 2 Sa 18:33 David and his son Absalom
