Soul and Man’s Self
Inasmuch as we have seen how soul is the site of our personality, the organ of volition and the natural life, we can easily conclude that this soul is also the “real I”—I myself. Our self is the soul. This too can be demonstrated by the Bible. In Numbers 30, the phrase “bind himself” occurs ten times. In the original it is “bind his soul.” From this we are led to understand that the soul is our own self. In many other passages of the Bible we find the word “soul” is translated as “self.” For instance: “You shall not defile yourselves with them” Lev. 11.43 “You shall not defile yourselves” Lev. 11.44 “For themselves and for their descendants” Esther 9.31 “You who tear yourself in your anger” Job 18.4 “He justified himself” Job 32.2 “But themselves go into captivity” Is. 46.2 “What every one (original, “every soul”) must eat, that only may be prepared by you” Ex. 12.16 “Who kills any person (original, “kill any soul”) without intent” Num. 35.11,15 “Let me (original, “let my soul”) die ...