Today’s readings – Jul 18:-
NEW TESTAMENT: Acts 21:1-17
OLD TESTAMENT: Psalm 20,21,22
– Begin of daily reading for Jul 18 – Day 200
NEW TESTAMENT
Acts 21:1-17
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Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem
21 And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:
2 And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
3 Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
4 And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
5 And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
6 And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took (boarded the) ship; and they returned home again.
7 And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren (fellow believers), and abode (stayed) with them one day.
8 And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode (stayed) with him.
9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
10 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea (Judea) a certain prophet, named Agabus.
11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith (says) the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit), So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth (owns) this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
(NOTE: Gentiles = anyone who is not of Jewish descent or who does not believe in God; heathen, pagan)
12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
13 Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart (What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart [like this])? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus (Yeshua / Yahushua HaMashiach).
14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased (stopped), saying, The will of the Lord be done.
Paul Arrives at Jerusalem
15 And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.
16 There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren (fellow believers) received us gladly.
OLD TESTAMENT
Psalm 20
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To the Chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
20 The Lord hear thee (you) in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee (you);
2 Send thee (you) help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee (you) out of Zion;
3 Remember all thy (your) offerings, and accept thy (your) burnt sacrifice; Selah.
(NOTE: Selah = Suspension (of music, i.e. pause [H5542 – סֶלָה]).
4 Grant thee (you) according to thine (your) own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel (your plans).
5 We will rejoice in thy (your) salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy (your) petitions.
6 Now know I that the Lord saveth (saves) his (His) anointed; he (He) will hear him from his (His) holy heaven with the saving strength of his (His) right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
9 Save, Lord: let the king hear us when we call.
Psalm 21
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To the Chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
21 The king shall joy in thy (Your) strength, O Lord; and in thy (Your) salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
2 Thou hast (You have) given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden (have not withhold) the request of his lips. Selah.
3 For thou preventest (You prevent) him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest (You set) a crown of pure gold on his head.
4 He asked life of thee (You), and thou gavest (You gave) it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
5 His glory is great in thy (Your) salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him (Splendor and majesty You bestow upon him).
6 For thou hast (You have) made him most blessed for ever: thou hast (You have) made him exceeding glad with thy countenance (Your expression).
7 For the king trusteth (trusts) in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
8 Thine (Your) hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy (Your) right hand shall find out those that hate thee (You).
9 Thou shalt (You shall) make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine (your) anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath (extreme anger), and the fire shall devour them.
10 Their fruit shalt thou (shall You) destroy from the earth, and their seed (descendants) from among the children of men.
11 For they intended evil against thee (You): they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
12 Therefore shalt thou (shall You) make them turn their back, when thou shalt (You shall) make ready thine (Your) arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
13 Be thou (You) exalted, Lord, in thine (Your) own strength: so will we sing and praise thy (Your) power.
Psalm 22
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To the Chief Musician upon Aijjeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.
22 My God, my God, why hast thou (have You) forsaken me? why art thou (Why are You) so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
2 O my God, I cry in the day time, but thou hearest (You hear) not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3 But thou art (You are) holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel (O You who are enthroned in [the holy place where] the praises of Israel [are offered]).
4 Our fathers trusted in thee (You): they trusted, and thou didst (You did) deliver them.
5 They cried unto thee (You), and were delivered: they trusted in thee (You), and were not confounded.
6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
8 He trusted on the Lord that he (He) would deliver him: let him (Him) deliver him, seeing he (He) delighted in him.
9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb (Yet You are He who pulled me out of the womb): thou didst (You did) make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
10 I was cast upon thee (You) from the womb: thou art (You are) my God from my mother’s belly.
11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my [dry] tongue cleaveth (clings) to my jaws; and thou hast (You have) brought me into the dust of death.
16 For dogs have compassed (surrounded) me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed (surrounded) me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
17 I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
19 But be not thou (You) far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee (hurry You) to help me.
20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
21 Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast (You have) heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
22 I will declare thy (Your) name unto my brethren (brothers): in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee (You).
23 Ye (You) that fear the Lord, praise him (Him); all ye (you) the seed (descendants) of Jacob, glorify him (Him); and fear him (Him), all ye (you) the seed (descendants) of Israel.
24 For he hath not (He has not) despised nor abhorred (hated) the affliction (suffering) of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his (neither has He hidden His) face from him; but when he cried unto him (Him), he (He) heard.
25 My praise shall be of thee (You) in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him (those who [reverently] fear Him).
26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him (Him): your heart shall live for ever.
27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee (You).
28 For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he (He) is the governor among the nations.
29 All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him (Him): and none can keep alive his own soul.
30 A seed (Posterity) shall serve him (Him); it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
31 They shall come, and shall declare his (His) righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath (He has) done this.
– End of daily reading for Jul 18 – Day 200
> COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW BOOK (New Testament): Nil
BOOK OVERVIEW (New Testament): Acts (28 Chapters) (Original language: Greek)
Timeline: Between AD 61 and 64
Author: The apostle Luke.
Objective / Purpose: Luke wrote this book to describe what transpired after Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) resurrection. He also described the development of Christianity. Luke was a Gentile doctor who traveled with Paul.
Audience / Attendees / Spectators / Listeners: Although addressed to Theophilus, it is meant for all followers of Jesus (Yeshua).
> COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW BOOK (Old Testament): Nil
BOOK OVERVIEW (Old Testament): Psalms (150 Chapters) (Original language: Hebrew)
Timeline: Between Moses’ time (perhaps before 1440 BC) and the period that followed the exile in Babylon (after 538 BC).
Authors:-
Written by mostly by David. Several other authors wrote other chapters:-
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- David (75 total psalms; 73 noted in Psalms;
- Psalm 2 is linked to David in Acts 4:25;
- and Psalm 95 is attributed to David in Hebrews 4:7): 3—9; 11—32; 34—41; 51—65; 68—70; 86; 101; 103; 108—110; 122; 124; 131; 133; 138—145
- Asaph (and family) (12 psalms): 50; 73—83
- The sons of Korah (11 psalms): 42; 44—49; 84—85; 87—88
- Heman (1 psalm, with the sons of Korah): 88
- Solomon (2 psalms): 72 and 127
- Moses (1 psalm): 90
- Ethan the Ezrahite (1 psalm): 89
- Anonymous (the 48 remaining psalms)
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Objective / Purpose: The book of Psalms contains 150 old Hebrew songs and prayers as encouragement and guidance.
Audience / Attendees / Spectators / Listeners: Believers
> TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS OVERVIEW:-
NEW TESTAMENT:-
Acts 21:1-17:-
1) Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem
2) Paul Arrives at Jerusalem
OLD TESTAMENT:-
Psalm 20:-
1) To the Chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
Psalm 21:-
1) To the Chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
Psalm 22:-
1) To the Chief Musician upon Aijjeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (New Testament): Acts 21:1-17: 1) Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem 2) Paul Arrives at Jerusalem
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (Old Testament): Psalm 20,21,22: 1) To the Chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 2) To the Chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 3) To the Chief Musician upon Aijjeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.
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FOOTNOTES
Gentiles meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: Gentiles = anyone who is not of Jewish descent or who does not believe in God; heathen, pagan)
Selah meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: Selah = Suspension (of music, i.e. pause [H5542 – סֶלָה]).
THE ORGINAL HEBREW NAME OF THE MESSIAH
The video below is done by a Jewish Hebrew language lady teacher. Her name is Ayelet. She is born and raised in Israel. Hebrew is her native language. In this video, we will be able to learn the correct pronunciation of the Messiah’s original name in Hebrew:-
VIDEO: Jesus – Yeshua in Hebrew – Hebrew Word of the Day (59 secs) – by The WORD in HEBREW
In Hebrew: מָשִׁיחַ (H4899) = Mashiach = Messiah (English) / Anointed One
In Hebrew (full name): יְהוֹשׁוּעַ הַמָשִׁיחַ = Yahushua Ha-Mashiach = Yahushua The Anointed One.
NOTES:-
1. Yeshua יֵשׁוּעַ (H3442 = He will save) is a shortened form of Yehoshooah / Yahushua יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (H3091 = God / Yah saves). EXAMPLE #1: Mike is a shortened form of Michael. EXAMPLE #2: Josh is a shortened form of Joshua.
2. Yehoshooah as spelt in this manner depicts Joshua יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (H3091 = yeh-ho-SHOO-ah) adds Hosea, יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (H1954 = deliver / salvation). Therefore, Yehoshooah / Yahushua means God is Salvation God / Yah saves.
3. Yahushua as spelt in this manner depicts that the Messiah came in the name of His Father, Yah יה / יָהּ (H3050) as in John 5:43).
4. Yahusha as spelt in this manner depicts that the Messiah came in the name of His Father, Yah יה / יָהּ (H3050) adds Yasha יָשַׁע (H3467 )
In Greek = Christos
In English = Christ = Messiah = Anointed One
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John 5:38 King James Version (KJV)
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