...does not wither.” (NIv) The Western mind views the world through abstract thought that is expressed in ways that cannot be seen, touched, smelled, tasted...compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in ¿ (NIv) The words compassion, grace, anger and love are all abstract words, ideas that cannot be experienced...

...upright, righteous), streams of water (grace), fruit (good character) and an unwithered leaf (prosperity). Abstract thought is the expression of concepts and...cannot be seen, touched, smelled, tasted or heard. Hebrew never uses abstract thought as English does. Examples of abstract thought can be found in Psalm...