Today’s Hebrew Testament chronological reading is in Isaiah 45 and 46.
The Psalms/ Proverbs reading is in Psalm 82.
The Greek Testament reading is in John 5.
ESSENTIAL STUDIES.
Isaiah 46, Chiastic structure
Additional studies: Isaiah Index
From the womb YHVH has borne us, and to gray hairs He will carry us, unlike the idols of the nations, who are made by men and must be carried by men. (Teshuvah Day 38 of 40)
Psalm 82, Sons of God
Additional studies: Psalms Book Three: 73-89 Index
How do I know that in verse 1, God stands in the congregation of the mighty instead of in the congregation of God as the JPS has it? Because Strong’s H430, elohiym, can be translated and is translated both as “God,” the one true God, and “judges, rulers, the mighty” in Scripture, depending on context.
Then the chiastic structure reveals its meaning. It is one reason chiasms are a teaching tool of Scripture, which God has embedded in His Word so that He will be understood. The matching pair for Psa 82:1a, “standing in the midst of the mighty,” is found in 82:6-7. In 82:6-7 even the JPS translates elohiym as “godlike beings,” that is, as something other than the one true God, as the context clearly demands. Notice also that in the 1A.1 pair, God stands, as contrasted to the mighty in the 2A.1 pair, who fall.
John 5, The question of the Sabbath
Additional studies: John Index
Did John here confess in Joh 5:18 that Jesus had in fact broken the Sabbath commandment, agreeing with the accusation of the Pharisees? Whenever I read something in English translation that contradicts something the Scripture has already shown by multiple witnesses, I go back to the Hebrew and Greek, to see what was really said.
The Greek word translated “broke” in Joh 5:18 is Strong’s G3089 λύω, lyo, a verbal root. It means, “to loose any person or thing tied or fastened; to release from bonds, to set free.” You could say it means broke, but only if you clarify “broke” to mean “broke out of prison.” John is saying that Jesus released the Sabbath commandment from the bonds in which the Pharisees had entangled it.
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Today’s reading is in 2 Corinthians 4.
Suggested study: 2 Corinthians 4, Bible for Beginners.
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