Week 22: Thursday, Consequences for Betraying God

The trait of patience is graphically described in biblical Hebrew. To be“long-suffering” is literally translated “long of nose” (’erek ’apayim). Theapparent image is that heat (a symbol of anger) takes longer to fill largecavities; thus, people with large noses are calmer. Of course, themetaphor does not match emotional reality, but that is not the point. Goddoes not anger easily, but once the he