{"id":45534,"date":"2021-02-20T20:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T17:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=45534"},"modified":"2025-05-12T02:26:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T23:26:28","slug":"what-is-the-meaning-of-to-grant-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2021\/02\/20\/what-is-the-meaning-of-to-grant-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the meaning of “to grant” in the bible?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The <\/span>term “to grant<\/span>” <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>Bible <\/span>means <\/span>to <\/span>provide <\/span>sustenance <\/span>or <\/span>to <\/span>supply <\/span>what <\/span>is <\/span>necessary <\/span>for <\/span>life. <\/span>When <\/span>you <\/span>give <\/span>someone <\/span>the <\/span>resources <\/span>they <\/span>need <\/span>to <\/span>survive, <\/span>you <\/span>are <\/span>said <\/span>to “<\/span>ruzuku” <\/span>them. <\/span>In <\/span>the <\/span>Bible, <\/span>we <\/span>often <\/span>see <\/span>God “<\/span>kuruzuku” <\/span>His <\/span>people <\/span>by <\/span>providing <\/span>for <\/span>their <\/span>physical <\/span>and <\/span>spiritual <\/span>needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>the <\/span>book <\/span>of <\/span>Nehemiah<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>we <\/span>find <\/span>an <\/span>example <\/span>of <\/span>how <\/span>God <\/span>provided <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>Israelites <\/span>during <\/span>their <\/span>40 <\/span>years <\/span>of <\/span>wandering <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>wilderness:<\/span><\/p>\n

Nehemiah <\/span>9:<\/span>21 (<\/span>NIV):<\/span><\/strong>
“<\/span>For <\/span>forty <\/span>years <\/span>you <\/span>sustained <\/span>them <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>wilderness; <\/span>they <\/span>lacked <\/span>nothing; <\/span>their <\/span>clothes <\/span>did <\/span>not <\/span>wear <\/span>out <\/span>and <\/span>their <\/span>feet <\/span>did <\/span>not <\/span>swell.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

This <\/span>verse <\/span>highlights <\/span>God’s <\/span>miraculous <\/span>provision <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>Israelites <\/span>during <\/span>their <\/span>journey <\/span>through <\/span>the <\/span>wilderness, <\/span>a <\/span>place <\/span>where <\/span>there <\/span>was <\/span>no <\/span>farming, <\/span>no <\/span>water, <\/span>and <\/span>no <\/span>natural <\/span>resources <\/span>to <\/span>support <\/span>life. <\/span>Yet, <\/span>God <\/span>sustained <\/span>them, <\/span>providing <\/span>them <\/span>with <\/span>food, <\/span>water, <\/span>and <\/span>clothing <\/span>that <\/span>did <\/span>not <\/span>wear <\/span>out. <\/span>This <\/span>demonstrates <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>faithfulness <\/span>and <\/span>care, <\/span>ensuring <\/span>that <\/span>His <\/span>people <\/span>lacked <\/span>nothing, <\/span>even <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>most <\/span>challenging <\/span>circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n

We <\/span>also <\/span>find <\/span>the <\/span>concept <\/span>of <\/span>provision <\/span>in <\/span>Psalm <\/span>65:<\/span>9<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>where <\/span>the <\/span>psalmist <\/span>praises <\/span>God <\/span>for <\/span>His <\/span>abundant <\/span>care <\/span>over <\/span>the <\/span>land <\/span>and <\/span>His <\/span>people:<\/span><\/p>\n

Psalm <\/span>65:<\/span>9 (<\/span>NIV):<\/span><\/strong>
“<\/span>You <\/span>care <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>land <\/span>and <\/span>water <\/span>it; <\/span>you <\/span>enrich <\/span>it <\/span>abundantly. <\/span>The <\/span>streams <\/span>of <\/span>God <\/span>are <\/span>filled <\/span>with <\/span>water <\/span>to <\/span>provide <\/span>the <\/span>people <\/span>with <\/span>grain, <\/span>for <\/span>so <\/span>you <\/span>have <\/span>ordained <\/span>it.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

This <\/span>verse <\/span>speaks <\/span>of <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>role <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>provider <\/span>of <\/span>all <\/span>things. <\/span>He <\/span>not <\/span>only <\/span>provides <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>land <\/span>by <\/span>watering <\/span>it, <\/span>but <\/span>He <\/span>also <\/span>ensures <\/span>that <\/span>it <\/span>yields <\/span>an <\/span>abundant <\/span>harvest, <\/span>supplying <\/span>the <\/span>people <\/span>with <\/span>food. <\/span>The “<\/span>streams <\/span>of <\/span>God” <\/span>symbolize <\/span>the <\/span>abundant <\/span>and <\/span>life-<\/span>giving <\/span>resources <\/span>that <\/span>flow <\/span>from <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>hand, <\/span>sustaining <\/span>the <\/span>earth <\/span>and <\/span>His <\/span>people. <\/span>This <\/span>reinforces <\/span>the <\/span>idea <\/span>that <\/span>God <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>ultimate <\/span>source <\/span>of <\/span>provision, <\/span>both <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>physical <\/span>world <\/span>and <\/span>for <\/span>His <\/span>people.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>term “<\/span>kuruzuku” <\/span>is <\/span>also <\/span>mentioned <\/span>in <\/span>Psalm <\/span>68:<\/span>10<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>where <\/span>God <\/span>is <\/span>recognized <\/span>for <\/span>His <\/span>provision <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>poor <\/span>and <\/span>oppressed:<\/span><\/p>\n

Psalm <\/span>68:<\/span>10 (<\/span>NIV):<\/span><\/strong>
“<\/span>Your <\/span>people <\/span>settled <\/span>in <\/span>it, <\/span>and <\/span>from <\/span>your <\/span>bounty, <\/span>God, <\/span>you <\/span>provided <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>poor.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Here, <\/span>we <\/span>see <\/span>that <\/span>God’s <\/span>provision <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>limited <\/span>to <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>are <\/span>self-<\/span>sufficient <\/span>or <\/span>prosperous <\/span>but <\/span>extends <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>poor <\/span>and <\/span>those <\/span>in <\/span>need. <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>generosity <\/span>and <\/span>kindness <\/span>are <\/span>shown <\/span>through <\/span>His <\/span>care <\/span>for <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>have <\/span>no <\/span>resources <\/span>of <\/span>their <\/span>own. <\/span>This <\/span>illustrates <\/span>God’s <\/span>heart <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>marginalized <\/span>and <\/span>His <\/span>desire <\/span>to <\/span>ensure <\/span>that <\/span>no <\/span>one <\/span>is <\/span>forgotten <\/span>or <\/span>left <\/span>without <\/span>provision.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>the <\/span>New <\/span>Testament, <\/span>we <\/span>see <\/span>the <\/span>ultimate <\/span>provision <\/span>of <\/span>God <\/span>through <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ. <\/span>Just <\/span>as <\/span>God <\/span>provided <\/span>manna <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>Israelites <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>wilderness, <\/span>Jesus <\/span>offers <\/span>Himself <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>ultimate <\/span>provision <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>believer\u2019s <\/span>spiritual <\/span>needs:<\/span><\/p>\n

John <\/span>6:<\/span>35 (<\/span>NIV):<\/span><\/strong>
“<\/span>Then <\/span>Jesus <\/span>declared, ‘<\/span>I <\/span>am <\/span>the <\/span>bread <\/span>of <\/span>life. <\/span>Whoever <\/span>comes <\/span>to <\/span>me <\/span>will <\/span>never <\/span>go <\/span>hungry, <\/span>and <\/span>whoever <\/span>believes <\/span>in <\/span>me <\/span>will <\/span>never <\/span>be <\/span>thirsty.'”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In <\/span>this <\/span>verse, <\/span>Jesus <\/span>identifies <\/span>Himself <\/span>as <\/span>the “<\/span>bread <\/span>of <\/span>life,” <\/span>the <\/span>ultimate <\/span>source <\/span>of <\/span>spiritual <\/span>sustenance. <\/span>Just <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>Israelites <\/span>were <\/span>sustained <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>wilderness <\/span>through <\/span>manna <\/span>from <\/span>heaven, <\/span>believers <\/span>today <\/span>are <\/span>sustained <\/span>spiritually <\/span>through <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ. <\/span>He <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>provision <\/span>that <\/span>satisfies <\/span>our <\/span>deepest <\/span>hunger <\/span>and <\/span>thirst, <\/span>offering <\/span>eternal <\/span>life <\/span>to <\/span>all <\/span>who <\/span>come <\/span>to <\/span>Him.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>conclusion, <\/span>the <\/span>biblical <\/span>concept <\/span>of “<\/span>kuruzuku” <\/span>shows <\/span>that <\/span>God <\/span>is <\/span>a <\/span>faithful <\/span>provider <\/span>who <\/span>cares <\/span>for <\/span>His <\/span>people <\/span>in <\/span>both <\/span>physical <\/span>and <\/span>spiritual <\/span>ways. <\/span>Whether <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>wilderness <\/span>or <\/span>in <\/span>our <\/span>everyday <\/span>lives, <\/span>God <\/span>provides <\/span>what <\/span>we <\/span>need. <\/span>And <\/span>through <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ, <\/span>He <\/span>has <\/span>provided <\/span>the <\/span>ultimate <\/span>sustenance <\/span>for <\/span>our <\/span>souls. <\/span>As <\/span>we <\/span>trust <\/span>in <\/span>Him, <\/span>we <\/span>can <\/span>be <\/span>assured <\/span>that <\/span>God <\/span>will <\/span>continue <\/span>to <\/span>provide <\/span>for <\/span>us, <\/span>just <\/span>as <\/span>He <\/span>has <\/span>always <\/span>done.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amen.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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