[Mary Naeem]

Expressions such as “God remembered” and “God’s arm is strong” are examples of anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism is a figure of speech in which certain traits of finite humanity are ascribed to the infinite God. Such figures are found often in the Bible, and they help us understand God’s work from a human perspective. When God “remembers” sin, He punishes it (Psalm 25:7); when God “remembers” His people, He blesses them (Nehemiah 13:22). Passages in which God “remembers” are always followed by proofs that God never forgets.