tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4744299467890881732024-03-05T01:51:46.557-06:00Nuggets in the Biblical GreekTo know someone's language is to know them!Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.comBlogger252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-62625130494476528292018-07-21T06:35:00.000-05:002018-07-21T06:35:15.994-05:00Septuaginta: A Reader's EditionI'm a little late on posting this. My regular job has me traveling way too much and I need to get back to posting to this blog! <br />
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The Septuaginta: A Reader's Edition will be released this fall. Below is just one of the blogs that gone out. <br />
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<a href="https://lxxre.wordpress.com/2018/07/16/how-did-we-go-about-handling-the-lxx-double-texts/comment-page-1/#comment-33">https://lxxre.wordpress.com/2018/07/16/how-did-we-go-about-handling-the-lxx-double-texts/comment-page-1/#comment-33</a>Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-73434232376845348962016-03-09T06:11:00.000-06:002016-03-09T06:12:03.201-06:00Psalm 95 (96); Idols are Demons<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
Most of you know that I’m working on a translation of the Greek Psalms. They are important because the writers of the New Testament quoted the Psalms mostly from the Greek version. Have you wondered where Paul got the idea that idols were demons in 1 Corinthians 10:19-21? Well, read this Psalm.</div>
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<b>Psalm 95 (96)</b></div>
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<b>1</b> When the house was being built after the captivity, a song by David.</div>
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Sing to the Lord a new song, </div>
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sing to the Lord, all the earth;</div>
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<b>2</b> Sing to the Lord, bless his name, </div>
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bring the good news of his salvation day to day;</div>
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<b>3</b> announce to the nations his glory, </div>
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his wonderful things among all the people.</div>
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<b>4</b> For the Lord is great and is extremely praise worthy, </div>
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he is fearful to all the gods;</div>
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<b>5</b> because all the gods of the nations are demons, </div>
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but the Lord made the heavens;</div>
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<b>6</b> acknowledgement and beauty are before him, </div>
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holiness and majesty are in his sanctuary.</div>
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<b>7</b> Bring to the Lord, O families of the nations, </div>
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bring to the Lord glory and honor;</div>
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<b>8</b> bring to the Lord glory to his name, </div>
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take up sacrifice and go into his courts;</div>
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<b>9</b> worship the Lord in his holy court, </div>
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let all the earth be shaken from his face.</div>
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<b>10</b> Say to the nations, “The Lord became king, </div>
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for indeed, he set up the building, which will not be shaken, </div>
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he will judge people with uprightness.”</div>
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<b>11</b> Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, </div>
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let the sea and all its fullness be shaken;</div>
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<b>12</b> the plains will rejoice and all the things in them, </div>
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<b>13</b> before the face of the Lord, because he is coming, </div>
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because he is coming to judge the earth;</div>
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he will judge the world in righteousness</div>
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<b>Psalm 30</b></div>
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<b>1</b> For the end; a psalm by David; in panic.</div>
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<b>2</b> In you, O Lord, I hoped, may I never be ashamed;</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness.</div>
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<b>3</b> Incline your ear to me, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>be quick to deliver me;</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>become to me a Protector-God</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and a house of refuge to save me.</div>
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<b>4</b> Because you are my strength and my refuge, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and for the sake of your name, you will guide me and sustain me;</div>
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<b>5</b> you will bring me out of this snare, which was hidden for me, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>because you are my protector.</div>
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<b>6</b> I will commit my spirit into your hands;</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>you redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth.</div>
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<b>7</b> You hated those who keep futility to no purpose;</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>but I hoped in the Lord.</div>
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<b>8</b> I will rejoice and be glad in your mercy, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>because you looked upon my humbleness, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>you saved my soul from calamities.</div>
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<b>9</b> And you didn’t imprison me in the hands of the enemy, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>you stood my feet in a spacious place.</div>
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<b>10</b> Have mercy on me, O Lord, because I am afflicted;</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>my eye was troubled in wrath, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>my soul and my stomach.</div>
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<b>11</b> Because my life failed in pain</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and my years in groaning;</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>my strength became weak in poverty, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and my bones were troubled.</div>
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<b>12</b> I became the object of reproach along side of all my enemies</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and to my neighbors, very much</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and a terror to my acquaintances, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>the ones who see me outside, fled from me.</div>
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<b>13</b> I was forgotten from the mind like a dead man, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I became like a vessel of destruction.</div>
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<b>14</b> Because I heard the reprimand of many who lived all around;</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>when they gathered together against me</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>they conspired to take my soul.</div>
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<b>15</b> But I hoped in you, O Lord;</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I said, “You are my God”.</div>
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<b>16</b> My durations are in your hands;</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>rescue me from the hand of my enemies</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and from those who hunt for me.</div>
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<b>17</b> Let your face shine on your slave, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Save me in your mercy.</div>
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<b>18</b> O Lord, may I not be put to shame, because I called upon you;</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>May the ungodly be ashamed and be brought down to the place of the dead.</div>
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<b>19</b> Let deceitful lips become speechless</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>which speak lawlessness against the righteous</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>in arrogance and contempt.</div>
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<b>20</b> How much is the abundance of your kindness, O Lord, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>which you hid for those who fear you, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>you brought it to completion for those who hoped in you</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>before the sons of men.</div>
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<b>21</b> You will hide them in the hiding place of your presence from the trouble of people,</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>you will shelter them in a tent from the rebuttal of tongues.</div>
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<b>22</b> Blessed be the Lord, because he magnified his mercy in the fortified city.</div>
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<b>23</b> But I said in my panic, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>“Then I have been driven away from the presence of your eyes.”</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Therefore, you listened to the voice of my prayer</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>when I cried out to you.</div>
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<b>24</b> Love the Lord, all of his devout ones, </div>
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<b>25</b> Be a man, and let your heart become strong, </div>
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We have been exploring the Greek Psalms this year and I would say that it’s been pretty interesting. Today, we will look into another Psalm with the heading Εἰς τὸ τέλος (For the end) to see if the Psalm is eschatological or could have been seen that way.</div>
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We will approach this one is a different way. We will start with the obvious quote from Luke 23:46 and work backwards to try to discover why Luke used Psalm 30:6 LXX in the place of Mark and Matthew using Psalm 21:2 <i>O God, my God, pay attention to me, why did you abandon me?</i> </div>
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<b><i>Psalm 30:6</i></b><i> εἰς χεῖράς σου παραθήσομαι τὸ πνεῦμά μου· </i></div>
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<b><i>Psalm 30:6</i></b><i> Into your hands I will commit my spirit;</i></div>
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<b><i>Luke 23:46</i></b><i> καὶ φωνήσας φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· πάτερ, εἰς χεῖράς σου παρατίθεμαι τὸ πνεῦμά μου. τοῦτο δὲ εἰπὼν ἐξέπνευσεν.</i></div>
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<b><i>Luke 23:46</i></b><i> And after crying out in a loud voice Jesus said, “Father, </i>into your hands I commit my spirit.<i>” After he spoke this, he breathed his last breath.</i></div>
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As you can see, the only difference in the passage is the main verb. It is in the future tense in Psalm 30 and in the present tense in Luke.</div>
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So, why this Psalm? To me, it doesn’t feel eschatological except for the one quote in Luke. But if it is referring to Christ through out, what may that tell us about Jesus?</div>
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The Psalm itself is about placing complete trust in God, even when you are in great distress and you panic. The enemies are all around, but we should trust in the Lord. They speak about us, but the Lord will hush them. We’re in a city that is being attached and we panic. But, the Lord will see us through.</div>
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Our life-spans (durations/appointed times) are in the hands of the Lord. We should trust him.</div>
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We may become “a terror” to those who know us, but God will see us through.</div>
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We should never be ashamed, but our enemies will be ashamed and be brought down to Hades (the place where the dead go). We, on the other hand, will not be brought down to Hades as the “ROCK” sits in front of those gates for us.</div>
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As you can see, this Psalm of hope is very appropriate for Jesus to quote from. He’s on the cross. He’s going to die. He’s been mocked, lied about, abandoned, laughed at, insulted, beaten, and crucified. He’s dying, but he puts his trust in God, even though he is the Lord! Even though he dies, he is resurrected. And even if we may die, we will also be resurrected on the day he returns.</div>
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We may panic when our city is under siege, but we know in whom we have hoped. He will hear our prayer. He will answer it!</div>
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So, in all our pain, affliction, poverty, and just going through life itself, </div>
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<b><i>24</i></b><i> Love the Lord, all of his devout ones, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>because the Lord seeks out truth</i></div>
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<b><i>25</i></b><i> Be a man, and let your heart become strong, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>all who hope in the Lord.</i></div>
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<b>Psalms 19</b></div>
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<b>1</b> For the end, a Psalm by David.</div>
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<b>2</b> May the Lord listen to you in the day of affliction,</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>May the name of the God of Jacob protect you.</div>
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<b>3</b> May he send out to you aid from the holy place</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and may he help you from Zion.</div>
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<b>4</b> May he remember your every sacrifice</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and let him cherish your whole burnt offering.</div>
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διάψαλμα (musical interlude)</div>
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<b>5</b> May he give to you according to your heart</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and may he fulfill your every plan.</div>
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<b>6</b> We will rejoice in your salvation</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and we will be magnified in the name of our God.</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>May the Lord fulfill all of your requests.</div>
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<b>7</b> Now I knew that the Lord delivered his anointed one;</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>He will listen to him from his holy heaven;</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The salvation of his right hand is in acts of domination.</div>
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<b>8</b> These people are magnified on chariots and these people are magnified on horses, </div>
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<b>9</b> They were bound at the feet and fell, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>But we rose and were straightened up.</div>
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<b>10</b> O Lord, deliver your king</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and listen to us in the day we may call on you.</div>
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Today is February 8th. Happy International Septuagint Day!</div>
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We’ve been exploring the language of the Greek Psalms where the heading contains Εἰς τὸ τέλος (For the end) to see if they are truly eschatological in nature and in their language. Do these Psalms point to Jesus? Do they contain elements of the end time (from the arrival of Jesus to his return)? How would the authors of the New Testament have seen these Psalms? Did our early Christian ancestors point to these Psalms to prove that Jesus was foretold on the Old Testament? Did they point to God’s salvation in the end-times? Did they see these Psalms as both dealing with King David and dealing with Jesus? In their minds, were these Psalms pertaining to David back then, but pertaining to Christ now?</div>
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We will take a look at verses 7-10 of this Psalm.</div>
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<b><i>7</i></b><i> Now I knew that the Lord delivered his anointed one;</i></div>
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The word “delivered” could also be translated as "saved" and “anointed one” could be transliterated as “Christ”, which is how Χριστός is handled throughout the English tradition of the New Testament. Also, “acts of domination” can be translated as “mighty acts”. In other words, this line could testify that “God’s mighty acts demonstrate how his salvation takes place”. </div>
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Our question is this; “If this pertains to Jesus, in what way could God have delivered him? In what way will he listen to him from heaven? What were the ‘mighty acts’ that shows his ‘salvation’?”</div>
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First and foremost, if this passage is dealing with Jesus in the eyes of the New Testament authors, then it would have to be in his resurrection! So, in raising Jesus from the dead, God shows salvation of the dead can be obtained because of the mighty acts he performed to raise Jesus from the dead. In other words, God’s mighty acts will best death every time and in every way! It reminds me of 1 Corinthians 15:54-55.</div>
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<b><i>54</i></b><i> ὅταν δὲ τὸ φθαρτὸν τοῦτο ἐνδύσηται ἀφθαρσίαν καὶ τὸ θνητὸν τοῦτο ἐνδύσηται ἀθανασίαν, τότε γενήσεται ὁ λόγος ὁ γεγραμμένος·</i></div>
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<b><i>55</i></b><i> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>ποῦ σου, θάνατε, τὸ νῖκος;</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>ποῦ σου, θάνατε, τὸ κέντρον;</i></div>
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<b><i>54</i></b><i> Now when this perishable puts on un-perishable and this mortality puts on immortality, then the saying that was written will come true;</i></div>
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<i>Where, O Death, is your victory?</i></div>
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<i>Where, O Death, is your sting?”</i></div>
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Powerful acts!</div>
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As far as what God listened to from the Anointed One/Christ, that will be next week! Stay tuned!</div>
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<b><i>8</i></b><i> These people are magnified on chariots and these people are magnified on horses, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>but we will be magnified in the name of the Lord our God.</i></div>
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<b><i>9</i></b><i> They were bound at the feet and fell, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>But we rose and were straightened up.</i></div>
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<b><i>10</i></b><i> O Lord, deliver your king</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and listen to us in the day we may call on you.</i></div>
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These last verses describe how mere human beings see themselves. Humans think they are “magnified” in what they do, or what they have. Here, horses and chariots “magnify” “these people”, but “We”, Christians, are magnified in the name of the Lord our God!</div>
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In God’s wrath, these mighty men on chariots and horses will find themselves with their feet bound and thus, they fall. A shadow of what is coming for the ungodly. But, how will God’s people be found?</div>
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<i>But we were resurrected and were straightened up.</i></div>
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We were dead, but now we are not. We were bent down, but now we stand straight! In the same “mighty acts” that raised Jesus from the dead, we too will be raised from the dead and set upright. We will stand up straight!</div>
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<i>“Death was swallowed up in victory.</i></div>
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<i>Where, O Death, is your victory?</i></div>
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<i>Where, O Death, is your sting?”</i></div>
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Did the New Testament Christians see it this way? Can we see it this way? Is God’s salvation demonstrated in his mighty acts? Of course it is!</div>
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<b><i>10</i></b><i> O Lord, deliver your king</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and listen to us in the day we may call on you.</i></div>
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<b>Psalms 17</b></div>
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<b>1</b> For the end; by the servant of the Lord, David, what he spoke, the words of this song to the Lord in the day when the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul; and he said:</div>
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<b>2</b> I will love you O Lord, my strength.</div>
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<b>3</b> The Lord is my support, my refuge, and my rescuer, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>God is my helper, and I will hope in him, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>my protector and my horn of salvation, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>my helper.</div>
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<b>4</b> While praising him, I will call upon the Lord</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and I will be delivered from my enemies.</div>
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<b>5</b> Birth pains of death surrounded me, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and the brooks of lawlessness threw me into confusion</div>
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<b>6</b> birth pains of the place of the dead encircled me, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>the snares of death anticipated me.</div>
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<b>7</b> And when I was oppressed, I called upon the Lord</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and I cried out to my God;</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>He heard my voice from his holy shrine, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and my cry before him entered into his ears.</div>
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<b>8</b> And the earth shook and trembled,</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and the foundations of the mountains were troubled, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and they shook, because God was angry with them.</div>
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<b>9</b> Smoke went up in his wrath, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and fire from his presence flamed up, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>charcoal was set afire by him.</div>
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<b>10</b> And he tipped over heaven and came down, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and darkness was under his feet.</div>
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<b>11</b> And he mounted a cherub and flew, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>he flew on the wings of the wind.</div>
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<b>12</b> And he made darkness to be his hiding place;</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>his tent encircled him, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>the water was darkened by the clouds of the air.</div>
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<b>13</b> The clouds passed through from the brightness before him, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>hail and coals of fire.</div>
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<b>14</b> And the Lord thundered from heaven, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and the Most High put forth his voice;</div>
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<b>15</b> and he sent forth arrows and he scattered them</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and he multiplied lightning and he threw them into confusion.</div>
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<b>16</b> And the springs of water were seen, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and the foundations of the world were uncovered</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>from your rebuke, O Lord, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>from the breathing on of the breath of your wrath.</div>
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<b>17</b> He sent out from height and he took me, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>he took me for himself from many waters.</div>
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<b>18</b> He will rescue me from my powerful enemies</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and from those who hate me, because they had greater strength than I did.</div>
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<b>19</b> They anticipated me in my day of oppression, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and the Lord became my support</div>
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<b>20</b> and He led me out to a spacious place, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>he will rescue me, because he wanted me.</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>He will rescue me from my powerful enemies</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and from those who hate me.</div>
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<b>21</b> And the Lord will reward me according to my righteousness</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and according to my innocence, he will reward me, </div>
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<b>22</b> because I kept the ways of the Lord</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and I didn’t depart wickedly from my God,</div>
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<b>23</b> because all of his judgements are before me, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and I didn’t remove his ordinances from me.</div>
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<b>24</b> And I will be blameless with him</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and I will keep myself from my lawlessness.</div>
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<b>25</b> And the Lord will reward me according to my righteousness</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and according to my innocence before his eyes.</div>
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<b>26</b> You will be declared holy with the holy</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and you will be innocent with the innocent man</div>
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<b>27</b> and you will be chosen with the chosen</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and you will be twisted with the twisted.</div>
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<b>28</b> And you will save humble people</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and you will humble proud eyes.</div>
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<b>29</b> Because you will give light to my lamp, O Lord;</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>My God, you will give light to my darkness.</div>
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<b>30</b> Because in you, I will be delivered from a gang of pirates</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and in my God, I will pass over the wall.</div>
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<b>31</b> My God, his ways are blameless, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The oracles of the Lord have been burned, </div>
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<b>32</b> Because who is god except the Lord?</div>
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<b>33</b> God who girds me with strength</div>
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<b>34</b> who makes my feet like a deer</div>
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<b>37</b> You broadened my steps beneath me, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and my footprints didn’t weaken.</div>
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<b>38</b> I will pursue my enemies and I will overtake them</div>
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<b>39</b> I will drive them out, and they shall never be able to stand, </div>
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<b>40</b> And you girded me able for battle, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>beneath me, You bound the feet of all who rise up against me</div>
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<b>41</b> and you gave to me the back of my enemies</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and you destroyed those who hate me.</div>
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<b>42</b> They cried out, and there was none who saves, </div>
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<b>43</b> And I will crush them to powder like dust in the wind, </div>
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<b>44</b> You will rescue me from the squabbling of the people, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A people, who I didn’t know, became a slave to me,</div>
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<b>47</b> The Lord lives, and blessed is my God, </div>
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<b>48</b> The God who gives me vengeance</div>
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<b>49</b> my Deliverer from my quick-tempered enemies, </div>
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<b>50</b> Therefore, I will acknowledge you among the nations, O Lord, </div>
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<b>51</b> magnifying the acts of salvation of his king</div>
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Over the past few weeks, we’ve been exploring the eschatological nature of the Greek Psalms, especially the language, in the Psalms that have the heading Εἰς τὸ τέλος (For the end) to see if they really carry any “end-time” language.</div>
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Well, I would say that there is no doubt that this one does. But, let’s take a look as some of the language.</div>
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The first place I want to draw you attention to is passage of verses 4 and 5.</div>
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<b><i>5</i></b><i> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Birth pains of </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>death</i></b></span><i> surrounded me, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and the brooks of lawlessness threw me into confusion</i></div>
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<b><i>6</i></b><i> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>birth pains </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>of the place of the dead</i></b></span><i> encircled me, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>the snares </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>of death</i></b></span><i> anticipated me.</i></div>
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The first thing that I’m reminded of is that this language of θάνατος and ᾅδης is seen in several places in Revelation. Here they are.</div>
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<b><i>Rev. 17</i></b><i> …μὴ φοβοῦ· ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος </i><b><i>18</i></b><i> καὶ ὁ ζῶν, καὶ ἐγενόμην νεκρὸς καὶ ἰδοὺ ζῶν εἰμι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων καὶ ἔχω τὰς κλεῖς </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>τοῦ θανάτου</i></b></span><i> καὶ </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>τοῦ ᾅδου</i></b></span><i>.</i></div>
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<b><i>Rev. 17</i></b><i> …Don’t fear, I am the first and the last </i><b><i>18</i></b><i> and the One who lives, and I was dead, and look, I live forever and ever and I have the keys </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>of death</i></b></span><i> and </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>the place of the dead</i></b></span><i>.</i></div>
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θάνατος and ᾅδης (Death and Hades/The place of the dead) are what Christians will escape from through our Lord Jesus Christ. That is why the bedrock, which is Christ, stands before the gates of ᾅδης (Hades) so that we will never be bound to it. (Matt. 16:18).</div>
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Here’s the next one. Revelation 6:7-8 at the fourth seal.</div>
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<b><i>Rev. 6:7</i></b><i> Καὶ ὅτε ἤνοιξεν τὴν σφραγῖδα τὴν τετάρτην, ἤκουσα φωνὴν τοῦ τετάρτου ζῴου λέγοντος· ἔρχου. </i><b><i>8</i></b><i> καὶ εἶδον, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἵππος χλωρός, καὶ ὁ καθήμενος ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ ὄνομα αὐτῷ </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>[ὁ] θάνατος</i></b></span><i>, καὶ </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>ὁ ᾅδης</i></b></span><i> ἠκολούθει μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς ἐξουσία ἐπὶ τὸ τέταρτον τῆς γῆς ἀποκτεῖναι ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ καὶ ἐν λιμῷ καὶ ἐν θανάτῳ καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν θηρίων τῆς γῆς.</i></div>
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<b><i>Rev. 6:7</i></b><i> When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature say, “Come forth!” </i><b><i>8</i></b><i> I looked and behold, a green horse and the rider on it was named </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>Death</i></b></span><b><i> ([ὁ] θάνατος)</i></b><i> and </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>the place of the dead</i></b></span><b><i> (ὁ ᾅδης)</i></b><i> was following with him. Authority was given to them to kill one quarter of the earth with a sword, with famine, with pestilence, and by the wild beasts of the earth.</i></div>
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Oh, but what happens in the end at the Great White Throne of Judgement at Revelation 20:13-14?</div>
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<b><i>Rev. 20:13</i></b><i> καὶ ἔδωκεν ἡ θάλασσα τοὺς νεκροὺς τοὺς ἐν αὐτῇ καὶ </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>ὁ θάνατος καὶ ὁ ᾅδης</i></b></span><i> ἔδωκαν τοὺς νεκροὺς τοὺς ἐν αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἐκρίθησαν ἕκαστος κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν. </i><b><i>14</i></b><i> καὶ </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>ὁ θάνατος καὶ ὁ ᾅδης</i></b></span><i> ἐβλήθησαν εἰς τὴν λίμνην τοῦ πυρός. οὗτος ὁ θάνατος ὁ δεύτερός ἐστιν, ἡ λίμνη τοῦ πυρός.</i></div>
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<b><i>Rev. 20:13</i></b><i> And the sea gave the dead who were in it and </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>death and the place of the dead</i></b></span><i> gave the dead who were in them. And they were judged, everyone according to their deeds. </i><b><i>14</i></b><i> And </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>death and the place of the dead</i></b></span><i> were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death; the lake of fire.</i></div>
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One day, there will be no more death! There will be no more place where the dead go! We will truly have eternal life.</div>
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In verses 7-16, the Psalmist describes what happened when David cried out to God for deliverance from Saul. But does it also carry eschatological language that describes the Lord’s return? I will emphasize the language.</div>
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<b><i>7</i></b><i> And when I was oppressed, I called upon the Lord</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and I cried out to my God;</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>He heard my voice from his holy </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>shrine</i></b></span><i>, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and my cry before him entered into his ears.</i></div>
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<b><i>8</i></b><i> And </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>the earth shook and trembled</i></b></span><i>,</i></div>
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<b><i>9</i></b><i> Smoke went up in his wrath, </i></div>
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<b><i>10</i></b><i> And he tipped over heaven and came down, </i></div>
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<b><i>11</i></b><i> And he mounted a cherub and flew, </i></div>
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<b><i>12</i></b><i> And he made darkness to be his hiding place;</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>his tent encircled him, (he’s coming secretly…)</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>the water was darkened by the clouds of the air.</i></div>
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<b><i>13</i></b><i> The clouds passed through from the brightness before him, </i></div>
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<b><i>14</i></b><i> And the Lord </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>thundered</i></b></span><i> from heaven, </i></div>
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<b><i>15</i></b><i> and he sent forth arrows and he scattered them</i></div>
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<b><i>16</i></b><i> And the springs of water were seen, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and the foundations of the world were uncovered</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>from your rebuke, O Lord, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>from the breathing on of the breath of your wrath.</i></div>
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Although it seems obvious that this passage contains “end-time” language, I will share one verse from Revelation that can sum this passage up, but there is much more. This passage is at the Seventh Trumpet.</div>
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<b><i>Rev. 11:19</i></b><i> Καὶ ἠνοίγη </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>ὁ ναὸς</i></b></span><i> τοῦ θεοῦ ὁ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ ὤφθη ἡ κιβωτὸς τῆς διαθήκης αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ ναῷ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐγένοντο </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>ἀστραπαὶ</i></b></span><i> καὶ </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>φωναὶ</i></b></span><i> καὶ </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>βρονταὶ</i></b></span><i> καὶ </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>σεισμὸς</i></b></span><i> καὶ </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>χάλαζα μεγάλη</i></b></span><i>.</i></div>
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<b><i>Rev. 11:19</i></b><i> And the </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>shrine</i></b></span><i> of God which is in heaven was opened and the ark of his covenant was seen, and there were </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>lightnings</i></b></span><i>, </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>voices</i></b></span><i>, </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>thunders</i></b></span><i>, an </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>earthquake</i></b></span><i>, and </i><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>great hail</i></b></span><i>.</i></div>
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I would be doing you a disservice if I didn’t bring up the figurative nature of David’s deliverance from Saul. We all have read the story of Saul’s defeat. The Lord didn’t literally tilt heaven and come down. Smoke didn’t literally go up from his wrath. Arrows didn’t come down from heaven. This is all figurative language that shows us that God is ultimately in control and his power is greater than any worldly power. And so it also is in Revelation. I’ll let all of you chew on that.</div>
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<b><i>44</i></b><i> You will rescue me from the squabbling of the people, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A people, who I didn’t know, became a slave to me…</i></div>
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Most of the time in the New Testament, ἔθνη (the plural of ἔθνος) means “gentiles” rather than “nations”. Dουλεύω (to serve as a slave/to be a slave) is used around 25 times in the New Testament and many times it means “to be a slave to God or Christ”. The reason that you don’t see it is that δουλεύω is mostly translated as “serve” when used with God. Paul himself said that he as “a slave of Jesus Christ” and he would use this word many ways.</div>
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The Jews of the 1st Century were God’s people, but they rejected Jesus as the Christ (Anointed One). As a result, God extended his mercy through Jesus Christ to a people he didn’t know—to us, ἔθνη/gentiles. The Old Testament Scriptures foresaw this. Even Jesus indirectly speaks of this in John 10:14:</div>
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<b><i>14</i></b><i> I am the good shepherd and I know my possessions and they know me, </i><b><i>15</i></b><i> just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep. </i><b><i>16</i></b><i> But I have sheep which are not from this fold; and I must lead those sheep and they will listen to my voice, and they will be one flock, and there will be One Shepherd.</i></div>
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“The people that I didn’t know” became slaves to the Lord Jesus Christ. We are to serve him as a slave as a 1st century slave served his master. Just as a slave belongs to his master, we belong to our Master.</div>
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I will leave you with this. Whatever you are, God will become that to you and will show that to you. That is shown in this Psalm as the Psalmist sings about the Lord:</div>
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<b><i>26</i></b><i> You will be declared holy with the holy</i></div>
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<b><i>27</i></b><i> and you will be chosen with the chosen</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and you will be twisted with the twisted.</i></div>
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<b><i>28</i></b><i> And you will save humble people</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and you will humble proud eyes.</i></div>
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If you are holy, God will be holy to you and will make you holy. If you are innocent, God will make you innocent. If you are chosen, God will chose you. But if you are twisted and perverted, God will twist and pervert you and be twisted and perverted to you. </div>
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Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-53496984517871720482015-01-25T13:21:00.000-06:002015-01-25T13:21:06.707-06:00Psalms 11 and 12; "I will now rise up” says the Lord!<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">
<b>Psalms 11</b></div>
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<b>1</b> For the end, for the eighth, A psalm by David</div>
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<b>2</b> Save me, O Lord, because a pious one has failed.</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Because the truths from the sons of men have decreased.</div>
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<b>3</b> Each one spoke vain things to his neighbor, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Deceitful lips are by the heart and they spoke by the heart.</div>
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<b>4</b> May the Lord completely destroy all the deceitful lips</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and boastful tongues, </div>
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<b>5</b> Who said, “We will make our tongues great, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Our lips are ours, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Who is our lord?”</div>
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<b>6</b> “From the misery of the poor, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and from the groaning of the needy, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I will now rise up” says the Lord, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>“I will appoint myself in salvation, I will speak boldly in it.”</div>
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<b>7</b> The sayings of the Lord are pure, </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Silver refined by fire in the ground without alloy,</div>
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<b>8</b> You, O Lord, will guard us, </div>
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<b>1</b> For the end, A psalm by David</div>
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<b>2</b> How long, O Lord, will you utterly forget me?</div>
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<b>4</b> Look on me, listen to me, O Lord my God.</div>
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<b>5</b> Lest my enemy say, “I prevailed against him.”</div>
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Over the past few weeks, we’ve been exploring the Greek Psalms that are headed by Εἰς τὸ τέλος (for the end) to see just how eschatological they were to the eyes of the New Testament authors and the our early christian brothers and sisters. Let’s see if these two fit the bill so to speak.</div>
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Psalms 11 seems to be a prayer of a person who is devoted to God, but has succumbed in some way to the deceits of people who have persuaded the Psalmist to stray from the ways of the Lord. But this prayer is not as much asking for forgiveness as it is asking for God to destroy all of these deceitful people who are deceiving the Lord’s people.</div>
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The Psalmist contrasts what the deceivers “sayings” are compared to the Lord’s “sayings”. The deceivers speak deceit from the heart, but the Lord’s sayings are pure. The deceivers say their tongues are great, but the Lord’s sayings are like silver. The deceivers say they are their own masters over what they say and they have no lord over them. But the Lord’s sayings will prevail because they have been refined in fire sevenfold.</div>
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That gets us to our main passage in this Psalm which is verse 6. There we have the Lord himself speaking:</div>
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<b><i>6</i></b><i> “From the misery of the poor, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I will now rise up” says the Lord, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>“I will appoint myself in salvation, I will speak boldly in it.”</i></div>
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What should be noted at first is that the Psalmist makes clear before now that the “deceivers” are the ones who are causing the the poor to be miserable and the needy to groan or sigh. But what will the Lord do? He will “now rise up”. The verb here is ἀναστήσομαι, the future middle indicative of ἀνίστημι which is used much in the New Testament as “to resurrect”. The nuance of the middle voice in Greek suggests that the person who is performing the action of the verb is doing it “for himself” or “to himself”, although not all verbs are like this. If that is the intention here, then the Lord “will rise up by himself”. That nuance is also found in the very next middle voiced verb τίθημι (I will appoint myself)<span style="font-size: 18px;">.</span></div>
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What could that mean to the the New Testament authors? How could they have seen this verse? How about like this: </div>
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<b><i>6</i></b><i> “From the misery of the poor, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>“I will appoint myself in salvation, I will speak boldly in it.”</i></div>
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If the New Testament authors and early christians saw this verse in this way, you can see how powerful it was for them and for us!</div>
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This verse in this Psalm represents the “sayings” of the Lord that are pure as the finest refined silver what has been refined sevenfold. We know that “seven” represents “completeness” in the New Testament, especially in Revelation.</div>
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And the Lord will guard and keep us, from the current generation we live in now and all future generations. The ungodly are going nowhere fast as they “wonder in a circle”, but the Lord cares for his people and will deliver them.</div>
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Psalm 12 is a prayer to God for deliverance from a person’s own doing and from the doing of his enemy who possibly has influenced him in the wrong way.</div>
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In the opening verse, we see Ἕως πότε (How long?) which reminds me of Revelation 6:10 when the martyrs cry out:</div>
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<i>…”How long (ἕως πότε), O Master, holy and true, until you judge and avenge our blood from those who dwell on the earth?”</i></div>
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The enemies are prevailing! They think they have won! But no! The Psalmist has hoped in the Lord and the Lord will renew his spirit which is probably what the idiomatic saying (Give light to my eyes, lest I will sleep unto death) means.</div>
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The Lord will deliver! As a result of the absolute future action by the Lord, the Psalmist will sing to the Lord and sing a psalm to his name!</div>
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Can you feel it? Can you see it like our earliest christian brothers and sister could see it? </div>
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Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-61075409612208896672015-01-18T13:30:00.000-06:002015-01-18T13:30:01.156-06:00Psalms 8; What is man or the Son of Man?<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">
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<b>1</b> For the end, for the wine presses, a Psalm by David</div>
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<b>2</b> O Lord our Lord, how marvelous is your name in all the earth, </div>
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<b>3</b> From the mouth of infants and nursing babies you prepared praise for <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>yourself for the sake of your enemies; </div>
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<b>4</b> Because I will see heaven, the works of your fingers,</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>or the son of man, that you are concerned about him?</div>
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<b>6</b> You made him lower than the angels for a little while, </div>
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<b>7</b> And you appointed him over the works of your hands, </div>
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<b>10</b> O Lord our Lord, how marvelous is your name in all the earth.</div>
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This Psalm is one that stands high. It is a Psalm to God for what God has done. The Psalmist marvels at what God has made as he looks up into the sky. It is much quoted and alluded to in the New Testament, which is where we will spend most of our time today.</div>
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When I was a kid growing up in the ’80s, one of the youth choir songs that we sang was based upon this Psalm. It was a praise song written by Michael W. Smith. That song was so popular, it is still sung today in churches. So, every time I read this Psalm, I think of singing that song.</div>
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Besides being a Psalm that’s recognized because of a song was written about it, it will also be recognized by those who read the New Testament. As I stated in the last message, the heading Εἰς τὸ τέλος (for the end) may indicate the Psalm is eschatological in nature. Remember, eschatology begins with Jesus. </div>
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With that said, we must look at “HOW” this Psalm was quoted in the New Testament.</div>
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The first part of verse 2 is directly quoted by Jesus in its Greek (LXX) form in Matthew 21:16. Here are the comparisons.</div>
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<b><i>Psa. 8:3</i></b><i> ἐκ στόματος νηπίων καὶ θηλαζόντων κατηρτίσω αἶνον (LXX)</i></div>
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<b><i>Psa. 8:3</i></b><i> From the mouth of infants and nursing babies you prepared praise for yourself</i></div>
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<b><i>Mt 21:16d</i></b><i> ἐκ στόματος νηπίων καὶ θηλαζόντων κατηρτίσω αἶνον</i></div>
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<b><i>Mt 21:16d </i></b><i>From the mouth of infants and nursing babies you prepared praise for yourself</i></div>
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You can see that this is an exact quote from the LXX. The “for yourself” is the nuance of the 2nd Person Aorist Middle verb κατηρτίσω.</div>
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But in what context was this used in Matthew?</div>
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Jesus has come into Jerusalem in triumph as the people sang praises to him:</div>
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<i>ὡσαννὰ τῷ υἱῷ Δαυίδ·</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου·</i></div>
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<i>Hosanna to the son of David</i></div>
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Jesus cleanses the temple and then heals blind and lame people. After that, the High Priests and Lawyers (scribes) hear and see all of this and they come to rebuke Jesus for letting the crowd sing to him! Jesus’ response to them is this quotation from Psa. 8:3. </div>
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So what makes it eschatological? Jesus quotes the passage and applies it to himself! He is the one who “prepared praises for himself”, and I will add, “for the sake of his enemies”.</div>
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The last citation that we will deal with is in Hebrews Chapter 2.</div>
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What is fascinating about Hebrews is that it was written to Hebrew Christians who were flirting with the idea that it would be better for them to return to Judaism than to stay in Christianity. There also seems to be some sort of controversy over angels, but that’s for another day.</div>
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The author of Hebrews starts out by reassuring that Jesus is who they’ve said Jesus is. The author quotes many Old Testament passages (from the LXX) for proof that Jesus is the one to place their trust in. He talks about how Jesus is the one whose act cleansed us from our sins (crucifixion) and how he is superior to angels. Angels don’t get to be God’s son. Angels don’t get to inherit God’s throne. Angels worship Jesus. Jesus, on the other hand, is God’s son, inherits God’s throne, and is worshipped by angels.</div>
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Salvation was communicated through Jesus to the Apostles and the people will do well to remember it!</div>
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The world will not be under the control of angels, but it will be under the control of Jesus, the son of God. This leads us to our quotation from Psalms. First off, let’s compare them.</div>
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<b><i>Psa. 8:5</i></b><i> τί ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος, ὅτι μιμνῄσκῃ αὐτοῦ, </i></div>
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<b><i>6</i></b><i> ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν βραχύ τι παρ᾿ ἀγγέλους, </i></div>
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<b><i>7</i></b><i> καὶ κατέστησας αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>πάντα ὑπέταξας ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ (LXX)</i></div>
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<b><i>5</i></b><i> What is man, that you remember him</i></div>
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<b><i>6</i></b><i> You made him lower than the angels for a little while, </i></div>
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<b><i>7</i></b><i> And you appointed him over the works of your hands, </i></div>
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<i>What is man, that you remember him</i></div>
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<b><i>7</i></b><i> You made him lower than the angels for a little while, </i></div>
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<b><i>8</i></b><i> And you appointed him over the works of your hands, </i></div>
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Note that the quote is exactly like the LXX. The author has applied this quotation to Jesus. He even goes farther. Jesus was made “lower than the angels for a little while” in order to be that sin offering. Jesus was made “lower than the angels for a little while” in order to experience death for everyone! But now, Jesus is crowned with glory and honor because he experienced that death and will eventually be ruling over everything even though we may not see it now! So, he is now superior to angels!</div>
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Note the “now, but not yet” of the passage. Jesus reigns now in heaven and all things are under his feet in a spiritual sense, but soon, he will physically reign and all things will physically be under his feet.</div>
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You can see how powerful the writer of Hebrews has made this passage!</div>
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<i>What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? </i><b><i>7</i></b><i> Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: </i><b><i>8</i></b><i> Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet.(KJV)</i></div>
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“Thou madest him a little lower than the angels” is a mis-translation. βραχύ τι denotes time. See below from BDAG (A GREEK - ENGLISH LEXICON of the NEW TESTAMENT and other EARLY CHRISTIAN LITERATURE)</div>
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2. pert. to being brief in duration, <i>brief, short,</i> of time: β. (τι) <i>for a short time</i> (Ael. Aristid. 13 p. 276 D.) Ac 5:34; Hb 2:7 (quotes Ps 8:6, which refers to rank; in Is 57:17 β. τι denotes time), 9; μετὰ β. <i>a little later</i> Lk 22:58.</div>
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Now for all you KJV only folks who combat such a treachery, note that the author of Hebrews understands that βραχύ τι denotes time. Otherwise, Jesus couldn’t be superior to angels if he was still “a little lower than angels”. No, he was made to be lower than angels for a short time in order to carry out his mission of being a sin offering for us. The author of Hebrews even makes this argument in his/her (Thanks Bro. Kozar!) context after she quotes the passage from Psalms 8. I’ve even consulting my Hebrew friends who have also confirmed that the Hebrew behind βραχύ τι also denotes time. Now, there is no more excuse.</div>
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<b>Psalms 5</b></div>
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1 For the end, for her who inherits (this music to play?), a Psalm by David</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>O my King and my God, </div>
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4 In the morning, you will listen to my voice.</div>
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5 Because you are not a God who wants lawlessness, </div>
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6 The lawless will not continue before your eyes;</div>
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7 You will destroy all who speak the lie;</div>
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8 But I, by the abundance of your mercy, will go into your house, </div>
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9 O Lord, lead me in your righteousness for the sake of my enemies,</div>
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11 Judge them, O God!</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>O Lord, you have crowned us with a shield of favor.</div>
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I would like to note that this Psalm is a prayer to God. Not only that, but it is a prayer to be delivered from enemies or from those who are persecuting or speaking against David. We’ve all been through that. Whether a bully when we were kids, friends picking on us, family members, work bosses, you name it, they’ve done it. Either by physical abuse or verbal abuse, they've done it.</div>
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There are some Scholars who think that Εἰς τὸ τέλος (for the end) refers to the eschatological nature of a Psalm. In other words, it is a line that that was added in the title to state that the following Psalm is addressing the end times in some way. Let’s see if that can hold up as we look at this Psalm.</div>
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Perhaps verse 3 is one of those “end time” indicators with the use of ὁ βασιλεύς μου καὶ ὁ θεός μου (O my King and my God). </div>
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<i>2 Give ear to my words, O Lord,</i></div>
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<i>3 Pay attention to the voice of my prayer, </i></div>
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Jesus is the eschatological King who reigns from on high. He was to “come into his kingdom”. He was called by the Romans in a mocking way, “the King of the Jews”. But here, we have David praying to “my King”! Is this perhaps prophetic in nature that a new King will come?</div>
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In verse 4, we will see something familiar; “In the morning”. We as humans always see the dawn of a new day as a fresh start to the bad day we just had. So did ancient people. </div>
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<i>4 In the morning, you will listen to my voice.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>In the morning, I will present myself to you and I will look on.</i></div>
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Kαὶ ἐπόψομαι (and I will look on) is a figure of speech that means that “I’m waiting on a reply”. It’s very similar to the expression in this dialog.</div>
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Here, “Let me see” means “Let me find out if I can help you or not”.</div>
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In verses 5-7, we see why God should listen to this prayer.</div>
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<i>5 Because you are not a God who wants lawlessness, </i></div>
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<i>6 The lawless will not continue before your eyes;</i></div>
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<i>7 You will destroy all who speak the lie;</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Lord detests blood-thirsty and deceitful men.</i></div>
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The prayer is from a righteous person before God. God will not put up with lawlessness. He will destroy all of those lawless people. If this Psalm is eschatological, then this is referring to the end.</div>
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But David will bow down in the holy shrine before God and pray.</div>
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<i>8 But I, by the abundance of your mercy, will go into your house, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I will bow down to your holy shrine in fear of you.</i></div>
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<i>9 O Lord, lead me in your righteousness for the sake of my enemies,</i></div>
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He prays that the Lord will lead him along the right path, because his enemies are speaking against him. He wants to be vindicated before God.</div>
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Note the poetic way that the enemies are referred to in verse 10.</div>
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<i>10 Because there is no truth in their mouth, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Their heart is empty, </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>They were deceiving with their tongues.</i></div>
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The enemies are speaking against the Psalmist. The Psalmist wants vindication from all of these deceits. In the last line, ἐδολιοῦσαν (they were deceiving) is in the imperfect which make the aspect “continual”. In other words, they are continually deceiving when they speak.</div>
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And what does the Psalmist think should happen to people like this? </div>
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<i>11 Judge them, O God!</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Let them fall away from their own plotting.</i></div>
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He thinks God should judge them and let them succumb to the “plots” or “devices” of their own doing. For eventually, evils are found out. Eventually, evils get exposed. Eventually, a person’s evils will be their undoing.</div>
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The Lord is to “expel” them. </div>
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<i>Expel them according to their multitude of impieties, </i></div>
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By the context, ἐξωθέω (expel by force) means to “expel them from us who are ungodly and not the godly”. “Expel them because they have caused you to become angry and let your wrath come down”! This too may be an indicator that this Psalm is eschatological in nature. The wicked are driven off like “dust from the face of the earth” (Psalms 1:4) and the righteous will remain.</div>
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But nothing may make this more eschatological than the last 2 verses.</div>
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<i>12 And let all who hope in you be glad;</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>They will rejoice forever, and you will settle among them, </i></div>
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The first part of the 1st Psalm shows why a man is happy while following the way of the Lord, but the 2nd part describes what happens to the “ungodly”.</div>
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Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-48937626979048135942015-01-02T13:38:00.001-06:002015-01-02T13:45:43.432-06:00New for 2015! The Psalms in Greek!<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(50, 51, 51); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #323333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14px;">
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As many of you know who follow me, I didn't put up very many blogs in 2014 as I've been busy with many things. But, I will be putting up weekly blogs on the Greek Psalms starting this weekend. I won't comment all every Psalm, but we'll hit many important ones while focusing on how they where used in the New Testament, and also paying close attention to the eschatology of the Psalms.</div>
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I also have a personal goal to created a English Psalter from the Greek Psalter. Details on that will be forth coming, but it is something that I've wanted to do for quite some time.</div>
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It's will be a great year. Tune in!</div>
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Teaser!</div>
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Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-23333986854709093472014-08-01T18:40:00.000-05:002014-08-01T18:40:52.148-05:00Read Greek Psalms in a Year<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">For all my friends who are interested in the Septuagint (LXX), I've created a "Reading Group" on Facebook to read the Psalms in Greek in a year. This was inspired from the "Greek Isaiah in a Year" reading group. It is open to any who want to join. We will start on January 1, 2015. It will be a lot of fun!</span></div>
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Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-7564522969874187662014-05-20T19:09:00.000-05:002014-05-21T05:12:56.003-05:001 John 3:7-10; Can Christians NOT sin?<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Those who read modern translations of the Bible will just about have no need of this blog as modern translations do a pretty good job with this passage. But for those who don’t, here is some help with what can be seen as a difficult passage from 1 John.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>3:7</b> Children, let no one lead you astray. The one who continually performs righteousness is just, just as that one (Jesus) is just. <b>8</b> The one who continually sins is from the devil, because from the beginning, the devil continually sins. The Son of God was revealed (incarnated) for this so that he may loose (destroy) the works of the devil. <b>9</b> Everyone who has been born from God doesn’t continually sin, because his (Jesus’) seed continually remains in him, and he is not able to sin, because he has been born from God. <b>10</b> In this it is evident who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are. Everyone who doesn’t continually perform righteousness and doesn’t continually love his brother (and sister) is not from God. (<i>My Translation</i>)</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The difficultly of the passage can be explained by the aspect of Greek verbs or participles in the present tense. Although it may be strange in English, I’ve added “continually” to the main present tense verbs. That should shed some light on the passage. Present tense verbs carry a continual aspect. For verse 9 in particular, some modern translations will say something like: “Everyone who has been born from God doesn't keep on sinning”, or “doesn’t continue to sin…” “…because his seed keeps on remaining in him, and he is not able to sin, because he/she has been born from God.”</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">So, the aspect of the verbs tells the story. It is the continual or habitual sinning that John is addressing. Note in verse 8 where John uses the present tense to describe the devil continually sinning from the beginning of his existence. That really drives the point home. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This is one of the greatest stories in the New Testament. We have a royal official who had heard about Jesus and needed him to heal his young son who was dying with fever. What I want to focus on is when did this royal official really believe in Jesus. Did he believe based on what Jesus told him, or did he believe after his son was healed? In this text, it seems like “both”!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">As you can see from my translation, I’ve underlined and put in italics “believed”. Both verbs are used in the Aorist tense in Greek. The Aorist tense has an undefined aspect. In other words, this tense doesn’t offer the time or duration of the action of the verb. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In this text, we may have the royal official at the beginning of his believing action in verse 50 (Ingressive Aorist). If that is true, then verse 53 probably shows the royal official’s “believing action” after his son was healed (Effective Aorist). In other words, he began believing in Jesus based on what Jesus said to him (and probably based on what he had heard from others), but he REALLY came to believe in Jesus after his son was healed. Interpretations will differ, but there is no doubt that Greek verb tenses can help in our interpretation of the NT.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">On a side note, John loved to incorporate word-plays in his Gospel. This passage offers a good one. In verse 49, John uses τὸ παιδίον (to paidion) for “child”, but in verse 51, he uses ὁ παῖς (ho pais) for “child”. All of the NT authors did this as it was “catchy” for illiterate folks to hear. It would have helped those folks to remember what had been read out to them.</span></div>
Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-6245359214513020422013-11-09T07:56:00.000-06:002013-11-09T12:46:36.031-06:00John 20:21-22; Living Being and Immortal Being<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>John 20:21</b> Then Jesus said to them again, “Peace be to you. Just as the Father has </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">sent</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> me, I will also </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">send</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> you.” <b>22</b> After saying this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">Spirit</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">! If you forgive anyone’s sins, </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">they have been forgiven</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">. If you hold in place anyone’s sins, </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">they have been held in place</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">. <i>(My Translation)</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">There are several interesting moments in this passage. The first one is the word-play on “send” that occurs in verse 21. The first word is ἀποστέλλω (apostellō) and the second one is πέμπω (pempō). There is no significant difference in meaning. In fact, John’s Gospel is riddled with word-plays throughout. It is his style, in my opinion, to make his written Gospel memorable.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The second feature is the direct allusion to Genesis 2:7. If one looks at the passage in the LXX (the Septuagint, the OT in Greek), one will see that the very same verb, in the very same tense was used for “to breath on”. Let me demonstrate that.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>22</b> After saying this, he </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><b>breathed on them</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Gen. 2:7</b> καὶ ἔπλασεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον χοῦν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς καὶ </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><b>ἐνεφύσησεν</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ πνοὴν ζωῆς, καὶ ἐγένετο ὁ ἄνθρωπος εἰς ψυχὴν ζῶσαν. <i>LXX</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Gen. 2:7</b> God formed man, dust from of the earth, and </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><b>breathed on/into</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> his face a breath of life, and the man became a living being. <i>LXX (My Translation)</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The third feature has to do with what was breathed on Adam and what was breathed on the disciples. In Genesis, God breathed “a breath of life”, while in John, Jesus breathed on the disciples “the Holy Spirit”. There is a cognate relationship between “breath” and “Spirit”. Both words are cognate nouns from the verb πνέω (pneō). You can see how the roots of the words are the same. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Also, πνεῦμα (pneuma) can also mean “breath”, “wind”, or “spirit”.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">So, in Genesis, God formed man and put life into him so that he would become “alive” (a living being), but in John, Jesus breaths on people who are already “living beings” with the Holy Spirit (breath) and they become “immortal” and received “eternal life”. “Point A”, mankind lives, “Point B”, mankind not only lives, but lives forever.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The last feature of the passage is the disciples receiving what is the equivalent to “binding and loosing” in Matthew 16:19 and Matthew 18:18. Here, if the disciples “forgive sin”, those peoples’ sins “have been forgiven”, which is in the perfect tense. In Greek, the perfect tense indicates an action that has occurred in the past, but the effects of that action are still felt at the present time. It is the same with the last phrase; “If you hold in place anyone’s sins, </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">they have been held in place</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">.”</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It is interesting to consider that what the Apostles “will do” has “already been done”. If they forgive sins, God has already forgiven them. It puts into prospective who is really “the prime mover and shaker”.</span></div>
Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-34634407696111070222013-09-15T18:21:00.001-05:002013-09-15T18:21:33.131-05:00Bel and the Dragon; The Use of κόμη (komē), LXX Studies.<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I read “Bel and the Dragon” in Greek this weekend. I’m trying to work in some LXX reading in my schedule. It was an interesting story. For those who are not familiar with the story, it is a late addition to Daniel and was translated into Greek. As I alluded to before, this story is found in the Septuagint (LXX). </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Daniel is in Babylon and shows the king how Bel (Βηλ), a Babylonian idol, is not a real god. Also, Daniel shows the king and a dragon that they are worshipping is also not a god. After Daniel messes up the Babylonians’ “gods”, they throw him into a pit with seven lions. Daniel stays in there six days before an angel of the Lord tells Hambakoum (Habakkuk, a prophet?) to take his food to Daniel in Babylon. Hambakoum responds that he has never been to Babylon and doesn’t know were the pit is. Here comes the funny part.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>36</b> After taking hold of Hambakoum by the long hair of his head (τῆς κόμης αὐτοῦ τῆς κεφαλῆς), the angel of the Lord put him above the pit in Babylon.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Daniel gets out and the ones who accused him get thrown into the pit where they are devoured by the lions.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I want to deal with the use of κόμη (komē) here in verse 36. For those who think it just means “hair”, be advised that the normal word of hair, θρίξ (thrix), is used in verse 27. Paul uses κόμη (komē) to describe the Corinthians women’s long hair in 1 Corinthians 11. In that passage, one of the reasons Paul argues for women to wear head coverings was because their long hair was like a head covering. Paul also argues that culture shows that long hair on men was dishonorable. So, what does the use of </span>κόμη (komē) in "Bel and the Dragon"<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> tell us?</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">It tells us that perhaps men with long hair was not taboo among the Jews before Jesus’ time, but it was taboo in the Greek/Roman culture in which the Corinthians existed.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">On another note, it is just interesting that an angel would pick up a fellow by the long hair of his head and take him somewhere. That must have hurt!</span></div>
Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-19472043873039253532013-08-18T16:00:00.000-05:002013-08-18T16:00:04.554-05:00Hebrews 13:7-8;17; The Past and the Present Leaders<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>13:7</b> Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God (God’s message) to you. Imitate their (the) faith, examining carefully (considering) the end result of their way of life. <b>8</b> Jesus the Anointed is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (<b>Hebrews 13:7-8</b> My Translation)</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This passage suffers from much misunderstandings. Many people believe that this passage refers to current leaders over current congregations. The fact is that this passage actually refers to past leaders who probably started the congregations to which the writer of Hebrews is writing to.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Two things reflect this: 1. The syntax of the Greek text and 2. the context of the Greek text.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">First of all, “the leaders” spoke (ἐλάλησαν, past tense) God’s message (the word of God) which probably means that these leader are the ones who established the congregations of which the writer of Hebrews is now writing to.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The context of the passage refers the reader to examine carefully (ἀναθεωροῦντες) the end result (ἔκβασιν) of these leaders’ way of life. The main phrase to consider here (yes, this is both pun and irony) is τὴν ἔκβασιν τῆς ἀναστροφῆς (the end result of “their” [ὧν] way of life). Let’s look at the BDAG’s definitions for ἔκβασις. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1. end point of a duration, end ἐ. τῆς ἀναστροφῆς Hb 13:7 can mean the end of one’s life (cp. Marinus, Vi. Procli 26 ἐ. τοῦ βίου; Wsd 2:17), but can also be understood as</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">2. outcome of an event or state, outcome (cp. PRyl 122, 5 [II AD]=produce [τῶν ἐδαφῶν]; Wsd 11:14) as result of one’s way of life, w. implication of success Hb 13:7.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Clearly, the congregations who are being written to are to reflect on how their former leaders’ way of life “played out” or “the result of their” way of life. The result of this “reflecting” was for the congregations to “imitate that faith”, that is, the faith that these former leaders had.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Why? The writer gives an example that it doesn’t matter if the leaders were gone are not because “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever”. He doesn't change, nor does the Gospel change.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">For those who read the NT in Greek or read modern translations, this blog is self-evident. But, there are many who can't read Greek (vast majority) and many who will not read any translation other than the KJV. This is for those people as the KJV is anything but clear.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>17</b> Be confident with your leaders and submit to them, for they watch for your souls as they will give an account. They should be able to do this (to give this account) with joy and not with a sigh (or with groaning). For that will not help you.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This verse should be read in context with verses 7 and 8. If the past leaders are to be the example, then the current leaders should be imitating the past leaders. Let’s look at the first verb, πειθώ.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Normally, πειθώ means “to persuade”, but it is in the passive voice here. So, here it would mean “be persuaded” or “be confident in” what they say as they should be imitating the leaders that came before them.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The congregations should be convinced in their leadership, but they have also been given a guideline for doing so (verses 7-8).</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">What are we to say about this today? How can we transfer this to today’s leaders? Today’s leaders should imitate the leaders that were presented in the New Testament. If they are not imitating those leaders, then they themselves are not truly leaders. If today’s leaders want to “rule” the congregation, then they should take Jesus’ teaching in Luke 22:24-30 to heart.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>24</b> “A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. <b>25</b> Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. <b>26</b> But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules (<i>same Greek word used in both passages in Hebrews</i>) like the one who serves. <b>27</b> For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. <b>28</b> You are those who have stood by me in my trials. <b>29</b> And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, <b>30</b> so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”</span><br />
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">(Luke 22:24–30 NIV11)</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If today’s leaders are not following the example of the leaders in the NT and are not conforming to Jesus’ teaching on being leaders, the they will NOT be giving an account to God about the congregation which they lead, but an account of themselves.</span></span></span></div>
Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-30799223658010524342013-06-14T17:30:00.000-05:002013-08-16T10:46:00.824-05:001 Corinthians 12:7-11; A list of Gifts<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In 1 Corinthians 12-14, Paul talks about “things of the Spirit” and tries to correct the Corinthians in abusing the gift of tongues. In verses 7-10, Paul lists a few of these gifts in order to show that not all people have the same Spiritual gift(s). By doing so, he seems to group the gifts in certain ways by using the Greek words ᾧ and<b> </b>ἑτέρῳ. Let me try to demonstrate this starting with verse 7.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>7</b> The manifestation (outward expression/disclosure, announcement) of the Spirit is given to each person for the common good. <b>8</b> For to one person (<b><i>ᾧ</i></b>), on the one hand, given a word of wisdom (ability to speak wisely) is given, but to another person (<i>ἄλλῳ</i>), on the other hand, a word of knowledge (ability to speak knowledgable things) is given according to the same Spirit. <b>9</b> To a different person (<b><i>ἑτέρῳ</i></b>), faith by the same Spirit, but to another person (<i>ἄλλῳ</i>), gracious gifts of healing by the one Spirit. <b>10</b> To another person (<i>ἄλλῳ</i>), the ability to effectively work miracles; but to another person (<b><i>ἑτέρῳ</i></b>), the ability to speak prophecies; but to another person (<i>ἄλλῳ</i>), the ability to distinguish (and evaluate) spirits; to a different person (<b><i>ἑτέρῳ</i></b>), different kinds of tongues; but to another person (<i>ἄλλῳ</i>), the interpretation/translation of tongues.<b> 11</b> All these things are the effective work of the one and the same Spirit, who distributes to each person his own gift, just as the Spirit determines.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">So, here is the breakdown. The first grouping starts with ᾧ and the others are divided by ἑτέρῳ:</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Is it possible that Paul is using the different words for stylistic purposes? Sure, but I don’t think that is very likely as the groupings seem to be natural divisions.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Another interest aspect of the Greek of this passage is that verses 8-11 is one long sentence. It goes without saying that the verse division pollutes the passage a little.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">One final thing to discuss on this blog. What does διακρίσεις πνευμάτων (distinguishing and evaluating spirits) actually mean? A big clue is given in 14:29 where the cognate verb (διακρίνω) of διάκρισις (διακρίσεις) is used. There, it states that two or three prophets should prophesy and the others of the congregation must “make a distinction, differentiate” along with “evaluate, judge” (See BDAG) what was just prophesied. The NIV11 translates this as “should weigh carefully what is said”. So, διακρίσεις πνευμάτων (distinguishing and evaluating spirits) actually means “evaluating prophecies” and that too is a gift. In fact, there are more examples of this kind of language being used for “prophecy”. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In the next blog(s) that will come soon, I’ll discuss these phrases: “spirits of prophets” (1 Corinthians. 14:32), “through spirit” (2 Thess 2:2), “don’t believe every spirit” (1 John 4:1), and “test the spirits” (1 John 4:2).</span></div>
Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-79251643264814104302013-06-14T17:20:00.000-05:002013-06-14T17:20:00.678-05:00Free Online Resources and Bible College/Seminary AidsOne of my blog readers has a website that lists free online Bible helps as well as Bible College/Seminary Resources for Seminary Students. Go check it out <a href="http://seminariesandbiblecolleges.com/free-online-resources-for-seminary-students-a-growing-list/">here</a>. It looks to be a good resource.Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-59462430431662481862013-05-17T06:49:00.002-05:002013-08-16T10:52:25.995-05:001 Corinthians 8:13; Never Ever Forever!<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>13</b> For this very reason, if food causes my brother (or sister) to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother (or sister) to stumble. <i>My Translation</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Paul has been talking to the Corinthians about how their “knowledge” that idols are nothing in this world, so it is fine to eat food sacrificed to idols in the Pagan temples will cause weak conscience fellow Christians to sin. As a result, the “knowledgable” Corinthians sin against Christ (εἰς Χριστὸν ἁμαρτάνετε, verse 12). He follows that up with a statement about himself that can be translated in many ways. Here are a few examples:</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">“Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.”</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">“For this reason, if food causes my brother or sister to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause one of them to sin.”</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">“Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.”</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">“Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.”</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">First of all, let’s discuss the two main verbs in the verse: σκανδαλίζω (skandalizō). The base meaning of this word is “to cause to stumble”. Morally, it became “to cause someone to sin”. In other ways, it means “to offend someone”. It’s cognate noun is σκάνδαλον (skandalon), which can mean “a stumbling block”, “a trap”, “an enticement” or “an offense”. We get our modern term “scandal” from this word.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Probably the most interesting aspect of this verse is Paul’s emphatic response. Let me try to demonstrate this. First of all, Paul uses οὐ μὴ (not not) when he says “I will never eat meat”. This use alone causes the statement to be emphatic. Almost all translators will translate this as I have; “never”. But for Paul, οὐ μὴ is not enough. At the end of this phrase, he adds εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα which means “into the age”. This is the normal Greek idiom for “forever”. Since “I will never eat meat forever” is awkward English, most translators either translate it out of the verse (See blog on <a href="http://biblicalgreeknuggets.blogspot.com/2012/04/john-414-forever.html">John 4:14</a> which features the same expression) or translate this prepositional phrase as “again”.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">So, for you purists (I’m being funny) who think that the Bible must be translated literally, here goes:</span></div>
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Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-25153315798205898402013-05-06T06:59:00.001-05:002013-05-06T06:59:54.964-05:001 Corinthians 5:6-8; In the light of the Sun<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b>6</b> Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? <b>7</b> Clean out the old yeast, so that you may be a new batch of dough, as you are unleavened bread. For Christ, our passover lamb, has been sacrificed. <b>8</b> Therefore, let us not feast/keep the F/festival with old yeast, neither the yeast of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. <i>My Translation</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Leading up to this passage, Paul has been reprimanding the Corinthians for taking pride (being puffed up) over a man who is carrying on a sexual relationship with his father’s wife (not his mother). The Corinthians’ theological flaws are being revealed by Paul.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px;">A couple of things about this passage that may not be so obvious should be pointed out. First of all, in verse 7 we have καὶ γὰρ τὸ πάσχα ἡμῶν ἐτύθη Χριστός which literally means: “And/even for the passover of us has been sacrificed Christ”. To put it into proper English, it should read: “For Christ, that is/even our passover, has been sacrificed”. Of course, in order to understand what Paul means here is to understand what the sacrifice of the Passover was, it was a lamb! Therefore, most modern translations add in “lamb” to the translation as that in undoubtably what Paul means. This could mean that "</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">festival" should be "The Festival" of Unleavened bread, or as we know it, "The Passover Festival".</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The last area of interest appears at the end of this passage: ἀλλ᾿ ἐν ἀζύμοις εἰλικρινείας καὶ ἀληθείας (but in/with unleavened bread of sincerity and truth). I want to focus on “sincerity”. One of the things that appeals to me about the Greek text is how the ancients put together words in order to gather a meaning. In this case, εἰλικρίνεια, which means “a quality or state of being free of dissimulation” or “sincerity” (BDAG), is one of these words. This word is made up of two Greek words: ἥλιος (sun) and κρίνω (to judge, to decide). Therefore, the word literally means “to decide/judge by the light of the sun” or “tested by the light of the sun” (TDNT). Morally, it would mean that whatever is decided or judged is in the light of the sun where all can see it. Therefore, nothing is hidden from view. So, if one is sincere, then that are in full view, in the light of the sun for all to see. Nothing should be hidden from view in a true Christian.</span></div>
<br />Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-33824518414199951312013-04-27T07:09:00.000-05:002013-04-27T07:09:03.341-05:00Codex Sinaiticus: 1 Corinthians 1:8Since my purchase of Codex Sinaiticus, Facsimile Edition (you can get one <a href="http://www.christianbook.com/codex-sinaiticus-facsimile-edition/9781598565775/pd/565775?product_redirect=1&Ntt=565775&item_code=&Ntk=keywords&event=ESRCP">here</a>), I've been exploring this great Bible's secrets for myself. Currently, I'm reading 1 Corinthians. I'm sure there will be some "nuggets" out of this. But today, I wanted to share where the scribe wrote 1:8 twice. The little marks start on line 7 with 'OC and end with IYXY'. You can also see the marks on the verse on both sides of lines 8, 9, 10, and ending on line 11. The "first" verse 8 starts on line 2 where the scribe seems to have dipped his stylus into fresh ink as OC is darker than the preceding IYXY. There are possibly two probables for the mistake: 1. The scribe here made the copy error, or 2. the exemplar (the manuscript that was being copied) already had the mistake which was probably due to the fact that both verse 7 and verse 8 end with IYXY (Jesus Christ). The scribe's eyes probably went back to the IYXY of verse 7 and copied verse 8 again knowing that the last part was IYXY. <br />
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Proof that copying by hand was difficult in the Ancient world.<br />
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<br />Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-3088169738176674822013-04-13T08:57:00.000-05:002013-04-27T06:43:34.723-05:00 Introducing the Biblia Graeca: LXX + NA28<br />
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<br />Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-48619015781575290862013-03-21T17:39:00.000-05:002013-03-21T17:39:24.543-05:00Galatians 3:15; The Cognates of Kυρόω<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>15</b> Brothers, to take from a human analogy, I say: even if it is a human covenant that has been ratified, nevertheless, no one can annul it or can add to it. <i>Galatians 3:15</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Paul uses the Greek verb κυρόω in verse 15 which means “to give sanction to something, confirm, ratify, validate, make legally binding” (BDAG). What is not normally taught is that one of this verb’s cognate nouns is κύριος which is translated into English as “lord”. Another cognate is κῦρος (supreme power), but it is not used in the NT. Kύριος has a wide range of meanings in the NT, but it mostly given as a title to Jesus.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In the Greek OT (LXX), κύριος is the main word that replaces Yahweh (God’s name) from the Hebrew. This was done in the LXX because the Jews were afraid that they would take God’s name in vain (or blaspheme), thus breaking the law of Moses.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I would have to say that κύριος is a fitting title for God. If the verb means to ratify, to validate, to make legally binding, then κύριος is the one who ratifies, validates and make something legally binding. By example, God spoke the creation into existence. By speaking it, he ratified it, thus making it happen, thus putting it into existence.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This very idea could have been in John’s thoughts when he penned “In the beginning, there was the word/message”. When the word is spoken by the one who makes it legally binding, it comes into existence. The message about Jesus is the message that redeems all humans from their sin by putting their faith in him. When he speaks it, we are truly pronounced righteous before him and thus sealed with his empowering Holy Spirit.</span><br />
<br />Russell Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712484471919613536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474429946789088173.post-9162901271456165112013-02-17T17:08:00.001-06:002013-02-17T17:09:26.272-06:00Psalms 22 LXX (23); Septuagint Studies<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">There are some interesting things that go on in Greek rendering of the 23rd Psalm, which is the 22nd Psalm in the LXX. Let’s take a look at an English translation:</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b>1</b> A song of David. The Lord shepherds me, and he causes me to not lack anything. <b>2</b> In a grassy place, he has set up a place for me to dwell there. At the restful water, he has fed me. <b>3</b> He has returned my soul to where it once was. He has led me on the path of righteousness for the sake of his name. <b>4</b> For even if I go in the midst of the shadow of death, I will not be afraid of evil things, because you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they have comforted me. <b>5</b> You have prepared a table before me in the presence of the opposition who afflict me. You have anointed my head with oil. Your cup makes me drunk as the best <i>wine</i>. <b>6</b> Your mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for a great many days. (My Translation)</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Of course, the biggest thing one will see is at the end of verse 5! The LXX represents Jewish thought at the time it was rendered. Therefore, “the full cup that is so full of wine that the wine is running over the brim” means that there is so much that one can become drunk. That wine is not ordinary wine, it is the </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">best</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> wine. The wine that only the Lord can give.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Brenton translates this part (καὶ τὸ ποτήριόν σου μεθύσκον ὡς κράτιστον) as “and thy cup cheers me like the best wine”. Now we know how it cheers a person up.</span><br />
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