Today’s readings – Sep 30:-
NEW TESTAMENT: Ephesians 3
OLD TESTAMENT: Isaiah 9,10
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– Begin of daily reading for Sep 30 – Day 274
NEW TESTAMENT
Ephesians 3
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God’s Mysterious Plan Revealed
3 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ (Yahusha Mashiach) for you Gentiles,
(NOTE: Gentiles (noun / adjective) = anyone who is not of Jewish descent or who does not believe in God [Yahuah]; heathen, pagan)
2 If ye (you) have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God (Aluahim; Yahuah) which is given me to you-ward:
3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore (before) in few words,
4 Whereby, when ye (you) read, ye (you) may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ (Mashiach))
5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs (fellow heirs), and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ (Mashiach) by the gospel:
7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God (Aluahim; Yahuah) given unto me by the effectual (effective) working of his power.
8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ (Mashiach);
9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath (has) been hid (hidden) in God (Aluahim; Yahuah), who created all things by Jesus Christ (Yahusha Mashiach):
10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God (Aluahim; Yahuah),
11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus (Mashiach Yahusha) our Lord (Aḏon):
12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him (Him).
13 Wherefore I desire that ye (you) faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Paul’s Prayer for Spiritual Growth
14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (Aḏon Yahusha Mashiach),
15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 That he (He) would grant you, according to the riches of his (His) glory, to be strengthened with might by his (His) Spirit in the inner man;
17 That Christ (Mashiach) may dwell (live) in your hearts by faith; that ye (you), being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ (Mashiach), which passeth (passes) knowledge, that ye (you) might be filled with all the fulness of God (Aluahim; Yahuah).
20 Now unto him (Him) that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh (works) in us,
21 Unto him (Him) be glory in the church by Christ Jesus (Mashiach Yahusha) throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
OLD TESTAMENT
Isaiah 9
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Hope in the Messiah
9 Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation (anguish), when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.
2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell (live) in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath (has) the light shined.
3 Thou hast (You have) multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee (you) according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil (goods taken forcibly).
4 For thou hast (you have) broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
5 For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his (His) shoulder: and his (His) name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God (Aluahim; Yahuah), The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his (His) kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever (from that time forward and forevermore). The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
The LORD’S Anger against Israel
8 The Lord (Adonai) sent a word into Jacob, and it hath (has) lighted upon Israel.
9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,
10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores (sycamores) are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
11 Therefore the Lord (Adonai) shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;
12 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
13 For the people turneth (turns) not unto him that smiteth (who struck) them, neither do they seek the Lord (Adonai) of hosts.
14 Therefore the Lord (Adonai) will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
15 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth (teaches) lies, he is the tail.
16 For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
17 Therefore the Lord (Adonai) shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly (speaks foolishness). For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
18 For wickedness burneth (burns) as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
19 Through the wrath (extreme anger) of the Lord (Adonai) of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.
20 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
21 Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his (His) anger is not turned away, but his (His) hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah 10
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The LORD’S Anger against Israel (continuation)
10 Woe unto (Great sorrow to) them that decree unrighteous decrees (those [judges] who issue evil statutes), and that write grievousness which they have prescribed (unjust and oppressive decisions);
2 To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
3 And what will ye (you) do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye (you) flee for help? and where will ye (you) leave your glory?
4 Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain [as those killed on the battlefield]). For all this his (His [God’s]) anger is not turned away, but his (His) hand is stretched out still.
Judgment against Assyria
5 O Assyrian, the rod of mine (my) anger, and the staff in their hand is mine (my) indignation (anger).
6 I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath (My extreme anger) will I give him a charge, to take the spoil (goods taken forcibly), and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire (mud) of the streets.
7 Howbeit he meaneth (However, he means) not so, neither doth (does) his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
8 For he saith (says), Are not my princes altogether kings?
9 Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?
10 As my hand hath (has) found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;
11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord (Adonai) hath (has) performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
13 For he saith (says), By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent (cautious): and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant (brave) man:
14 And my hand hath (has) found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth (gathers) eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth (hews, cuts) therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh (shakes) it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
16 Therefore shall the Lord (Adonai), the Lord (Adonai) of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle (flame) a burning like the burning of a fire.
17 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
18 And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth (faints).
19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.
Hope for the LORD’S People
20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote (struck) them; but shall stay upon the Lord (Adonai), the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21 The remnant (The few remaining ones) shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God (Aluahim; Yahuah).
22 For though thy (your) people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant (a few remaining ones) of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.
23 For the Lord God (Adonai Aluahim; Yahuah) of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land.
24 Therefore thus saith (says) the Lord God (Adonai Aluahim; Yahuah) of hosts, O my people that dwellest (dwells) in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee (strike you) with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee (you), after the manner of Egypt.
25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation (anger) shall cease, and mine (my) anger in their destruction.
26 And the Lord (Adonai) of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy (your) shoulder, and his yoke from off thy (your) neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
28 He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath (has) laid up his carriages:
29 They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
30 Lift up thy (your) voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.
31 Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.
32 As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
33 Behold, the Lord (Adonai), the Lord (Adonai) of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature (tall ones in height) shall be hewn (cut) down, and the haughty (arrogant, proud) shall be humbled.
34 And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one (Mighty One).
– End of daily reading for Sep 30 – Day 274
> COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW BOOK (New Testament): Nil
BOOK OVERVIEW (New Testament): Ephesians (6 Chapters) (Original language: Greek)
Timeline: About A.D. 60
Author: The apostle Paul.
Objective / Purpose: The apostle Paul wrote this book for the believers at Ephesus and, most likely, other Christians in western Asia Minor. Paul’s goal was to establish and equip the church for spiritual growth.
Audience / Attendees / Spectators / Listeners: Believers in the church at Ephesus and probably other Christians in western Asia minor.
> COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW BOOK (Old Testament): Nil
BOOK OVERVIEW (Old Testament): Isaiah (66 Chapters) (Original language: Hebrew)
Timeline: Between 739 and 681 B.C.
Author: Isaiah
Objective / Purpose: This book was written for Prophet Isaiah to announce a message of repentance. At that time, he was called to prophesy to the Kingdom of Judah.
Audience / Attendees / Spectators / Listeners: The people of Judah and Jerusalem.
> TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING TOPICS OVERVIEW:-
NEW TESTAMENT:-
Ephesians 3:-
1) God’s Mysterious Plan Revealed
2) Paul’s Prayer for Spiritual Growth
OLD TESTAMENT:-
Isaiah 9:-
1) Hope in the Messiah
2) The LORD’S Anger against Israel
Isaiah 10:-
1) The LORD’S Anger against Israel (continuation)
2) Judgment against Assyria
3) Hope for the LORD’S People
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (New Testament): Ephesians 3: 1) God’s Mysterious Plan Revealed 2) Paul’s Prayer for Spiritual Growth
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (Old Testament): Isaiah 9,10: 1) Hope in the Messiah 2) The LORD’S Anger against Israel 3) The LORD’S Anger against Israel (continuation) 4) Judgment against Assyria 5) Hope for the LORD’S People
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Aḏon (title) meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: Aḏon (title) = אֲדוֹן (H113) = Lord / master / owner)
Adonai / Adonay (title) meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: Adonai / Adonay (title) = אֲדֹנָי (H136) – Pronunciation: ah-doe-NIGH = [My] Lord / Master)
Amen (adverb) meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: Amen (adverb) = אָמֵן (H543. Amen) An Abrahamic declaration of affirmation which is first found in the Hebrew Bible. It means truly/ verily)
Elohim / Aluahim (noun) meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: Elohim / Aluahim (noun) = אֱלהִים (H430) God, gods, divine beings, judges)
Gentiles (noun / adjective) meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: Gentiles (noun / adjective) = anyone who is not of Jewish descent or who does not believe in God [Yahuah]; heathen, pagan)
shalom (interjection) meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: shalom (interjection) = שָׁלוֹם (H7965) = Peace, completeness, welfare, well-being, safety, prosperity. sed as a traditional Jewish greeting or farewell)
THE PROPER HEBREW NAME OF THE ALMIGHTY CREATOR
Isaiah 52:6 King James Version (KJV)
“Therefore MY PEOPLE SHALL KNOW MY NAME: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth (He who does) speak: behold, it is I.”
The word ‘God’ is a noun. It is not God’s actual name.
EXAMPLE: “He is my father. He drives me to school every morning. His name is Johnny Lim.”
EXPLAINED: The word ‘father’ here is a noun. It is not the actual / proper name. ‘Johnny Lim’ is the actual / proper name.
QUESTION: What is God’s actual / proper name?
ANSWER: God’s actual name is as follows:-
(NOTE: YHWH (proper noun) = 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 the proper name of the God of Israel. יְהוָֹה (H3068) in tetragrammaton: יְהוָֹה (H3068) יְ (yod) ה (he) וָֹ (uau / waw) ה (he)
IMPORTANT NOTE: Hebrew text is read from LEFT to RIGHT:-
THE ORGINAL HEBREW NAME OF THE MESSIAH
In Hebrew: מָשִׁיחַ (H4899) = Mashiach (Hebrew) = Messiah (English) / Anointed One (the Savior who saves the sinners for those who believe in Him)
FULL NAME in Hebrew text with ‘The’: יְהוֹשׁעַ הַמָשִׁיחַ = Yahusha Ha-Mashiach = Yahusha The Anointed One.
Christos > Χριστός (Greek) transliterated into Christ (English) which means Anointed One
NOTES:-
1. SPELLING VERSION #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. SPELLING VERSION #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. SPELLING VERSION #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. SPELLING VERSION #4:-
Yahusha (יְהוֹשׁעַ) as spelt in this manner depicts that the Messiah came in the name of His Father and according to the original ancient Hebrew text spelling and pronunciation.
Yah יָהּ (H3050), + וָֹ (u) + שַׁ Sh + ע A = Yahusha (יְהוֹשׁעַ) which means Yahuah (God) saves (H3091) (NOTE: Hebrew text is read from left to right). See the diagram below:-
יְהוֹשׁעַ (H3091 = God / Yahuah saves)
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John 5:38 King James Version (KJV)
And ye (you) have not his (His) word abiding in you: for whom he hath (He / Yahuah has) sent, him ye (Him you) believe not.
1 John 5:2 King James Version (KJV)
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his (His) commandments.
James 1:22 King James Version (KJV)
But be ye (you) doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Galatians 6:7 King James Version (KJV)
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth (sows / puts in / plants / spreads), that shall he also reap (harvest / attain / get).
Galatians 6:3 King James Version (KJV)
For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth (deceives, is deceiving) himself.
1 Corinthians 15:33 King James Version (KJV)
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Colossians 2:8 King James Version (KJV)
Beware lest any man (Beware, otherwise others may) spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit (deception), after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ (following the elementary principles of this world, rather than following [the truth—the teachings of] Mashiach).
1 Thessalonians 5:11 King James Version (KJV)
“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye (you) do.”
Hebrews 3:13 King James Version (KJV)
But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
Matthew 10:8 King James Version (KJV)
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye (you) have received, freely give.
Romans 10:9 King James Version (KJV)
That if thou shalt (you shall) confess with thy (your) mouth the Lord Jesus (Aḏon Yahusha), and shalt (shall) believe in thine (your) heart that God hath (Yahuah has) raised him (Him) from the dead, thou shalt (you shall) be saved.
John 3:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Jesus (Yahusha) answered him, “I assure you and most solemnly (seriously) say to you, unless a person is born again [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified], he cannot [ever] see and experience the kingdom of God (Yahuah).”
Isaiah 52:6 King James Version (KJV)
“Therefore MY PEOPLE SHALL KNOW MY NAME: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth (He who does) speak: behold, it is I.”
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