Page 008 - "AMEN" in the Bible
*Verses from AMP
"May this water that brings the curse go into your bowels and make your body swell and your thigh fall away. And the Woman shall say, So let it be, so let it be." [Amen, Amen] (Amp: Numbers 5:22)
Did you know that the initial usage of the word "Amen" was for a woman to accept a curse if she had committed adultery? It was next employed on Mount Ebal for the people to accept a curse if they would not obey God's law. (Deuteronomy 27:14-26)
During the reign of King David the word "Amen" began to refer to positive things. When David declared that Solomon would succeed him, "Benaiah, son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, "Amen! May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, say so too." [Amen] (Amp: 1 Kings 1:36) When David brought up the ark, thanking the Lord with a psalm, all the people said, "Amen." (1 Chronicles 16:36). Later when Ezra blessed the Lord, all the people said, "Amen." (Nehemiah 8:6)
"Amen," meaning "Let it be so" concluded each of the 4 books of the Psalms in 41:13; 72:19; 89:52 and 106:48. In Isaiah 65:16, the God of "Amen" is mentioned twice, but is translated as either "Truth" or "Faithfulness." In the New Testament, God's promises become the "Yea or Amen" in Christ.( 2 Corinthians 1:20)
Eventually, "Amen" becomes the response of Christians and of the angels to all God has done through Christ. There is no longer agreement to cursing, but only to God's blessing. (See Hebrews 13:21, 25; 1 Corinthians 14:16; Revelation 7:12) This is because Christ Himself is the "Amen" to God and will build His church. (Revelation 3:14; Matthew 16:18)