by admin | Apr 12, 2020 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Five
As I continue to focus on the Sabbath (because it has so much material to access) I’ve arrived at the first statement of the ten commandments in Exodus. So here is the shadow of the good things to come of the Sabbath in its most definitive form. This section begins,...
by admin | Apr 5, 2020 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Five
Paul wrote believers in Colossae (Colossians 2:16, 17 NET): do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or[1] drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon,[2] or Sabbath days—these are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ![3]...
by admin | Mar 28, 2020 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Five
I began this particular investigation considering “whether τη αληθεια μη πειθεσθαι (KJV: that ye should not obey the truth) was original to Galatians 3:1” [Table]. A brief study of forms of πείθω calmed my fetish that obey the truth meant “obey the law.” So if τη...
by admin | Mar 19, 2020 | Hope/Understanding, Section Five
And I will give her possessions from thence, and the valley of Achor to open her understanding:[1] This rendering of Hosea 2:15a (2:17a in the Septuagint) hit me like a bolt. It seemed too important to think “of Achan’s confession as the door or opportunity of/for...
by admin | Mar 7, 2020 | Hannah's Prayer, Section Five
The texts diverge subtly after the conclusion of Hannah’s prayer: Masoretic Text Septuagint 1 Samuel 2:11 (Tanakh) 1 Samuel 2:11 (NET) 1 Reigns 2:11 (NETS) 1 Kings 2:10e, 11 (Elpenor English) And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto...
by admin | Feb 17, 2020 | Father, Forgive Them, Section Five
Three things stand out to me (Luke 23:32-34a Table; John 12:32, 33; Matthew 22:41-46): Two other criminals were also led away to be executed with [Jesus]. So when they came to the place that is called “The Skull,” they crucified him there, along with the criminals,...