by admin | May 20, 2020 | He Takes Away, Section Five
He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me.[1] I would like to say that I was blindsided by the suggestion that takes away may not be the best translation of αἴρει (a form of αἴρω) here. But a quarterback searching downfield for an open receiver knows...
by admin | May 15, 2020 | Jesus' Prayer, Section Five, To Make Holy
The next form of ἁγιάζω I want to consider is found in Jesus’ prayer to his Father: Set them apart (ἁγίασον, a form of ἁγιάζω) in the truth; your word is truth.[1] But I’m making a slow pilgrimage through his prayer because I believe I can know his holiness here. ...
by admin | May 10, 2020 | Deuteronomy, Section Five, The Fear of the Lord, Visiting Iniquity
I am disgruntled every time I must go out to accomplish anything during this pandemic. Still, I sense the Holy Spirit pumping God’s love, joy, peace, patience, kindness and goodness into me like a racing heart. And my God will supply your every need, Paul wrote...
by admin | May 1, 2020 | Section Five, The Lost Son of Perdition
Lazarus had been buried four days. Jesus raised him from the dead (John 11:38-44). John recalled the aftermath (John 11:45-53 NET): Then many of the people, who had come with Mary and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in him. But some of them went to the...
by admin | Apr 21, 2020 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Five
Another statement of the law of the Sabbath in Exodus reads as follows: Masoretic Text Septuagint Exodus 23:12 (Tanakh) Exodus 23:12 (NET) Exodus 23:12 (NETS) Exodus 23:12 (English Elpenor) Six days thou shalt do thy work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest...
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...