This analysis leads us to return with a new set of questions to Gen 2:21. In others the result is that the person is responding to or is made sensitive to something in the spiritual realm (Gen 15:12 Job 4:13 33:15 Dan 8:18 10:9). In some cases it renders the person oblivious to what is going on in the human world (Judg 4:21 1 Sam 26:12 Jon 1:5-6). The second way the data can be divided is according to what the deep sleep represents. In others it could plausibly be argued that it is brought on by fatigue or stress (Judg 4:21 Jon 1:5-6), or even by laziness (Pr 10:5 19:15). In other contexts one could infer it is brought on by the Lord (Gen 15:12).
In Gen 2:21 and 1 Sam 26:12 it is explicitly brought on by the Lord (see also Isa 29:10). The first way is by what or who brings on the condition. We can see from analyzing these references that the data can be divided a couple of different ways. If this is so, as it is here, the database can be built including both forms. It is therefore essential that noun and verb forms initially be studied independently to discover whether they have retained similar semantic ranges. It is not always wise to combine noun and verb occurrences in a single study because sometimes they develop in independent directions of meaning despite their common root. Its related verbal root, rdm is also attested in Judg 4:21 Ps 76:6 (poetic for death) Pr 10:5 Dan 8:18 10:9 Jon 1:5-6. As always, the place to start is to look at all the occurrences. What can we say about this "deep sleep?" Stimulated by that student's research, I have continued to analyze the information to see what can be learned. One student raised the question about the "deep sleep" that falls on individuals in certain situations and wrote a paper drawing out some of the implications. It is often in students' papers or in class discussion that these questions get a chance to surface. In the last Hebrew Corner I talked about the fact that there are still Hebrew words that we are learning more about-words that seem at one level straightforward enough, but when the right questions are asked and more probing is done, more nuancing can be done. For Students Pursue a deeper knowledge of God through self-paced college- and seminary-level online courses in Old and New Testament studies, theology, biblical Greek, and more.For Instructors and School Administrators Enhance your school’s traditional and online education programs by easily integrating online courses developed from the scholars and textbooks you trust.
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