by admin | Dec 15, 2019 | Hannah's Prayer, Section Five
He will keep the feet of His holy ones, Hannah’s prayer continued, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for not by strength shall man prevail.[1] Only the third clause gets any corroboration from the Septuagint. I’ll examine the first two clauses in...
by admin | Nov 30, 2019 | A Monotonous Cycle, Section Five
And HaShem (יְהֹוָה֙) said unto Cain: ‘Where is Abel thy brother?'[1] I thought about skipping this exchange. I’ve covered it elsewhere.[2] My point in revisiting these monotonous cycles, however, is to see them through Jesus’ eyes: Do not be amazed that I...
by admin | Nov 22, 2019 | Section Five, The Lost Son of Perdition
Jesus prayed (John 17:12b NET Table): Not one of them was lost except the one destined for destruction, so that the scripture could be fulfilled. The Greek word translated lost was ἀπώλετο (a form of ἀπόλλυμι). The middle voice can mean, “to be destroyed, ruined; to...
by admin | Nov 4, 2019 | 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 | Sep 30, 2019 | Deuteronomy, Section Five, The Fear of the Lord, Visiting Iniquity
I’ve been considering yehôvâh’s fearful pronouncement: I punish (pâqad, פק) the sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons for the sin of the fathers who reject me…[1] By way of review, I didn’t find anything about the Hebrew word itself that would compel anyone to...
by admin | Aug 29, 2019 | Chapter 16, Romans, Section Five
Paul blessed believers in Rome with the following benediction (Romans 16:25-27 NET): Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long...
by admin | Aug 7, 2019 | Hannah's Prayer, Section Five
Near the end of Part 3 I began to consider whether the Masoretes added—for the pillars of the earth are HaShem’S, and He hath set the world upon them[1]—to Hannah’s prayer. I suggested that they made the abrupt switch from the Savior/Judge Hannah had praised to the...
by admin | Jul 31, 2019 | Hope/Understanding, Section Five
The essay Jedidiah, Part 1 was written days before I began to compare Old Testament quotations in the New Testament to the Septuagint, and years before I checked all of the Masoretic text against the Septuagint. I thought of Achan’s confession as the door or...
by admin | Jul 5, 2019 | Hannah's Prayer, Section Five
Hannah’s prayer continued: Masoretic Text Septuagint 1 Samuel 2:4, 5 (Tanakh) 1 Samuel 2:4, 5 (NET) 1 Reigns 2:4, 5 (NETS) 1 Kings 2:4, 5 (Elpenor English) The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. The bows of warriors are...
by admin | Jun 24, 2019 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Five
Revisiting Is Sin Less Than Sin, Part 2 to make tables of quotations that differed in the NET parallel Greek, Stephanus Textus Receptus or Byzantine Majority Text I learned that there is some question whether τη αληθεια μη πειθεσθαι (KJV: that ye should not obey the...