Gordon,
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. As you say, in the context of Ps.29
the Hebrew word 'mabbul' does not necessarily refer to Noah's Flood. I observe
that Matthew Henry says of this psalm: "It is the probable conjecture that David
penned this psalm at the time of a great storm...". So you may well be right.
However, if that is the case, I think you would agree that it is the one
exception to my claim.
Sincerely,
Vernon
gordon brown wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Vernon Jenkins wrote:
>
> > It must surely follow that the
> > _mabbul_ was no
> > local flood. Indeed, scripturally, this Hebrew word is only used of Noah's
> > flood.
>
> This last statement is not obvious. Mabbul is used in Psalm 29:10. Since
> this psalm is about a thunderstorm passing over Israel, there is no
> context to imply that this verse refers to the Noachian Flood.
>
> Gordon Brown
> Department of Mathematics
> University of Colorado
> Boulder, CO 80309-0395
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