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Michael Card wrote, Inexpressible: Hesed and the Mystery of God’s Lovingkindness. This book is an informative and inspirational study of the Hebrew word hesed (pronounced Khesed).  This word is found nearly 250 times in the Old Testament.  It is found in every division of Old Testament books including the Law, the Prophets and the Writings.  It is found more in the Psalms that any other book of the Old Testament (127 times).  This word is a “golden thread” that runs through the Old Testament.  It reveals the heart of God.  Card has produced a word study that is an effort to capture the essence of the meaning of a word that is beyond definition.  On the opening page, the author gives us 110 different words and phrases that attempt to capture its meaning.  This book is a resource of biblical information and it inspires us to imitate God’s lovingkindness to help repair the corruption that is within us and in the world.  I have uploaded a book review of this title on my Book Reviews page.