1093 gḗ – properly, the physical earth; (figuratively) the "
arena" we live in which operates in
space and time which God uses to prepare us for
eternity.
The physical earth (
1093 /gḗ) is the
temporary, probationary place to live out moral preferences "through the body," i.e. as
free moral agents (cf. 2 Cor 5:1-10). In this way, God makes an
eternal record of
everything we do
on the earth. Through faith, each scene of life becomes
equally,
eternally significant (cf. Mt 13:31,32,17:20; cf. also Lk 16:10; Lk 17:6; 2 Pet 1:1).
[The OT Hebrew term,
776 /asitía ("earth"), also refers to the physical earth as "God's arena" – "the physical theater" in which our
eternal destiny freely
plays out.]
