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1. \u9a5a\u304f\u3079\u304d\u8056\u53e5\u2015\u2015\u795e\u304c\u300c\u8010\u3048\u3089\u308c\u306a\u3044\u300d\u3068\u8a9e\u308b\u5834\u9762<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cAnd he could bear Israel\u2019s misery no longer.\u201d
(Judges 10:16, NIV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cHis soul grew short because of the misery of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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3. \u795e\u5b66\u8005\u305f\u3061\u306e\u898b\u89e3\u2015\u2015\u5fdc\u7b54\u3059\u308b\u795e\u306e\u59ff<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Layton Talbert\u306f\u3001\u300c\u795e\u306f\u4e0d\u5909\u3067\u3042\u308a\u306a\u304c\u3089\u3001\u95a2\u4fc2\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u306f\u5fdc\u7b54\u7684\u3067\u3042\u308b\u300d\u3068\u8ff0\u3079\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff08JBTW 2.2, 2018, p.6\uff09\u3002\u5f7c\u306b\u3088\u308c\u3070\u3001\u3053\u306e\u7dca\u5f35\u95a2\u4fc2\u3092\u7121\u7406\u306b\u89e3\u6d88\u3059\u308b\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u8056\u66f8\u7684\u306a\u771f\u7406\u3068\u3057\u3066\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u5927\u5207\u3060\u3068\u3044\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u795e\u306e\u672c\u8cea\u306f\u5909\u308f\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3082\u306e\u306e\u3001\u4eba\u9593\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u306f\u672c\u7269\u306e\u5fdc\u7b54\u3092\u793a\u3059\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Terence Fretheim\u306f\u3001\u300eThe Suffering of God\u300f\uff08Fortress Press, 1984\uff09\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3001\u795e\u304c\u4e16\u754c\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u3092\u9078\u3093\u3060\u3068\u304d\u3001\u81ea\u3089\u3092\u8106\u304f\u3057\u3001\u82e6\u3057\u307f\u306b\u958b\u304b\u308c\u305f\u5b58\u5728\u3068\u306a\u3063\u305f\u3068\u8a9e\u308a\u307e\u3059\uff08p.57\uff09\u3002\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u795e\u306e\u611b\u304c\u5358\u306a\u308b\u610f\u5fd7\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u611f\u60c5\u3092\u4f34\u3046\u95a2\u4fc2\u6027\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u793a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bruce Ware\u3082\u307e\u305f\u3001\u300ePerspectives on the Doctrine of God\u300f\uff08P&R, 2008\uff09\u3067\u3001\u795e\u306e\u672c\u8cea\u306f\u5909\u308f\u3089\u306a\u3044\u304c\u3001\u88ab\u9020\u7269\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u306f\u305d\u306e\u72b6\u614b\u306b\u5fdc\u3058\u3066\u614b\u5ea6\u3092\u5909\u3048\u308b\u3068\u8ff0\u3079\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff08p.91\uff09\u3002\u795e\u306e\u611f\u60c5\u8868\u73fe\u306f\u3001\u4e3b\u6a29\u3092\u640d\u306a\u3046\u3082\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u3080\u3057\u308d\u611b\u306b\u57fa\u3065\u304f\u81ea\u7531\u306a\u5fdc\u7b54\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u8996\u70b9\u304b\u3089\u8056\u66f8\u3092\u8aad\u3080\u3068\u3001\u795e\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u304c\u3088\u308a\u6df1\u304f\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3088\u308a\u8eab\u8fd1\u306b\u611f\u3058\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u6b21\u56de\u3082\u3001\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u3068\u73fe\u4ee3\u306e\u611f\u6027\u3092\u3064\u306a\u3050\u8996\u70b9\u304b\u3089\u3001\u5171\u306b\u8aad\u307f\u89e3\u3044\u3066\u3044\u304d\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff08\u27a1\u30d1\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u307e\u3053\u3068\u306e\u8056\u66f8\u901a\u8aad\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0<\/a>\uff09\u3002Dr. \u307e\u3053\u3068<\/p>\n\n\n\n English Version\u3000Judges 10: Can God No Longer Bear Human Suffering? 1. A Striking Verse \u2014 When God \u201cCould No Longer Bear It\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today\u2019s focus is a remarkable verse from Judges 10:16. The New Japanese Bible (Shinkaiyaku 2017) translates it as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Lord could no longer bear the suffering of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The English NIV renders it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd he could bear Israel\u2019s misery no longer.\u201d The original Hebrew reads:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e7\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05b7\u05dc \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc Literally, it means \u201cHis soul became short due to Israel\u2019s suffering.\u201d This phrase suggests that God\u2019s inner being reached a limit \u2014 a deeply emotional image. It\u2019s astonishing to think that the all-powerful, unchanging God could be described as unable to endure human suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This verse opens up a profound theological tension: the intersection of God\u2019s emotional involvement and His sovereign decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Fundamental Questions About God\u2019s Nature<\/p>\n\n\n\n This passage raises several important questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Does God have emotions? Scripture tells us \u201cGod is love,\u201d but also that \u201cGod does not change.\u201d Are these two truths in conflict?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Does God respond to human actions? If God has a sovereign plan, why does He seem to react to human repentance?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Does God suffer? Can He empathize with human pain and be moved by it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. What Theologians Say \u2014 A Responsive God<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scholars have explored these questions from various angles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Layton Talbert writes, \u201cGod is immutable, yet responsive in relationship. The tension should not be resolved, but embraced\u201d (JBTW 2.2, 2018, p.6). In other words, while God\u2019s essence remains unchanged, He genuinely responds within relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Terence Fretheim, in The Suffering of God (Fortress Press, 1984), says, \u201cWhen God chose to relate to the world, He made Himself vulnerable to suffering\u201d (p.57). This shows that divine love is not just a decision but a relational, emotional engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bruce Ware, in Perspectives on the Doctrine of God (P&R, 2008), explains, \u201cGod\u2019s essence does not change, but His attitude shifts according to the state of His creatures\u201d (p.91). Emotional expression, then, is a free and loving response, not a threat to sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n John Frame, in The Doctrine of God (P&R, 2002), summarizes: \u201cBiblical phrases like \u2018God repented\u2019 or \u2018could not bear\u2019 are human terms expressing divine truth. God\u2019s sovereignty and emotion are not contradictory\u201d (pp.225\u2013230).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Divine Love and Sovereignty \u2014 Two Interwoven Realities<\/p>\n\n\n\n From these perspectives, we see that God\u2019s love is not abstract or detached. It is relational and passionate. God is not a cold, distant deity but one who is moved by human suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the same time, God\u2019s responsiveness to repentance does not undermine His sovereignty. Rather, it reflects His freedom to love and choose to respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This theme \u2014 God\u2019s emotional engagement with human pain \u2014 ultimately points to the cross, where divine suffering and self-giving love are fully revealed. It is a thread that runs from the Old Testament to the New, forming the heart of the biblical story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Conclusion \u2014 A Sovereign God Moved by Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n The phrase \u201cHe could bear Israel\u2019s misery no longer\u201d reveals a God who is not indifferent, but deeply moved by the suffering of His people. Yet He remains sovereign \u2014 not because He is unmoved, but because His love is freely and powerfully expressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reading Scripture through this lens helps us see God\u2019s word not only as profound, but also as deeply personal and relevant. In the next post, we\u2019ll continue exploring how biblical truth connects with today\u2019s spiritual questions and sensitivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Makoto Fukui, Principal of Open Bible Commons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Judges 10:16, NIV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHis soul grew short because of the misery of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n