Be Partial הָדַר

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jan 3, 2026 · 3m

We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today used for the first time in the Bible. הָדַר swell, honor, be honored, boast, adorn, to decorate. It is used 6 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense of wearing very decorative clothes. Isaiah 63:1 Who is this, robed in הָד֣וּרsplendor, striding forward in the greatness of his strength? “It is I, proclaiming victory, mighty to save.” We also see it used in the sense of exalting one’s self. Proverbs 25:6-7 Do not תִּתְהַדַּ֥ר exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among his great…