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Issue 64 (figs-imperative)

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@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Speakers often use imperative sentences to tell or ask their listeners to do som
Sometimes imperative sentences in the Bible have other uses.
#### Imperatives that make things happen
##### Imperatives that make things happen
God can make things happen by commanding that they happen. Jesus healed a man by commanding that the man be healed. The man could not do anything to obey the command, but Jesus caused him to be healed by commanding it. ("Be clean" means "Be healed.")
>Jesus reached out his hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing. <u>Be clean</u>." Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. (Matthew 8:3 ULB)
@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ In Genesis 1, God commanded that there should be light, and by commanding it, he
Languages that have third-person commands can follow the original Hebrew, which translates into English as something like, "light must be."
#### Imperatives that function as blessings
##### Imperatives that function as blessings
In the Bible, God blesses people by using imperatives. This indicates what his will is for them.
>God blessed them and said to them, "<u>Be fruitful</u>, and <u>multiply</u>. <u>Fill</u> the earth, and <u>subdue</u> it. <u>Have dominion</u> over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth." (Genesis 1:28 ULB)
#### Imperatives that function as conditions
##### Imperatives that function as conditions
An imperative sentence can also be used to tell the **condition** under which something will happen. The proverbs mainly tell about life and things that often happen. The purpose of Proverbs 4:6 below is not primarily to give a command, but to teach what people can expect to happen **if** they love wisdom.