Khesed

When we make claims about God’s character, we imply that God is within human comprehension. But if major theologians admit to the impossibility of completely understanding God, how are we able to actually know Him? At moments when God chose to reveal Himself to people, we read a Hebrew word, Khesed, which is used to describe His kindness and love towards the Israelites. Though the meaning of Khesed can be lost when translated to English, further reading into Scripture shows that Khesed is God's love demonstrated by His fidelity to a people who rebelled against Him and expanded to all of humanity through the words of a wounded savior. When we forget and fail to understand God’s relationship with us, Khesed is a reminder of how merciful and generous He was to us.