Today’s readings – Oct 17:-
NEW TESTAMENT: 1 Thessalonians 5
OLD TESTAMENT: Isaiah 50,51,52
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– Begin of daily reading for Oct 17 – Day 291
NEW TESTAMENT
1 Thessalonians 5
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The Hope of the Resurrection (continuation)
5 But of the times and the seasons, brethren (fellow believers), ye (you) have no need that I write unto you.
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord (Aḏon) so cometh (comes) as a thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh (comes) upon them, as travail (labor) upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4 But ye (you), brethren (fellow believers), are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5 Ye (You) are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober (be not drunk).
7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
8 But let us, who are of the day, be be sober (be not drunk), putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an (a) helmet, the hope of salvation.
9 For God (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) hath (has) not appointed us to wrath (extreme anger), but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ (Aḏon Yahusha Ha’Mashiach) ,
10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him (Him).
11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify (build) one another, even as also ye (you) do.
Paul’s Final Advice
12 And we beseech (urge) you, brethren (fellow believers), to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord (Aḏon), and admonish you;
13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
14 Now we exhort (encourage) you, brethren (fellow believers), warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
16 Rejoice evermore.
17 Pray without ceasing (stopping).
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) in Christ Jesus (Ha’Mashiach Yahusha) concerning you.
19 Quench not the Spirit.
20 Despise not (Do not hate) prophesyings.
21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Paul’s Final Greetings
23 And the very God (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (Aḏon Yahusha HaMashiach) .
24 Faithful is he that calleth (calls) you, who also will do it.
25 Brethren (Fellow believers), pray for us.
26 Greet all the brethren (fellow believers) with an (a) holy kiss.
27 I charge you by the Lord (Aḏon) that this epistle (letter) be read unto all the holy brethren (fellow believers).
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ (Aḏon Yahusha Ha’Mashiach) be with you. Amen.
OLD TESTAMENT
Isaiah 50
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Promises if Israel’s Restoration (continuation)
50 Thus saith (says) the LORD (ADONAI), Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities (sins) have ye (you have) sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
2 Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh (stinks), because there is no water, and dieth for (dies because of) thirst.
3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
The LORD’S Obedient Servant
4 The the Lord God (Adonai Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) hath (has) given me the tongue of the learned (educated), that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth (awakens) morning by morning, he wakeneth (awakens) mine (my) ear to hear as the learned (educated).
5 The the Lord God (Adonai Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) hath (has) opened mine (my) ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
6 I gave my back to the smiters (attackers), and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
7 For the Lord God (Adonai Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
8 He is near that justifieth (justifies) me; who will contend (argue) with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary (my enemy)? let him come near to me.
9 Behold, the Lord God (Adonai Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo (Look), they all shall wax (grow) old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
10 Who is among you that feareth (fear) the LORD (ADONAI), that obeyeth (obey) the voice of his servant (His Servant), that walketh (walks) in darkness, and hath (has) no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD (ADONAI), and stay upon his God (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah).
11 Behold, all ye (you) that kindle (flames) a fire, that compass (surround) yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye (you) have kindled (flamed). This shall ye (you) have of mine (My) hand; ye (you) shall lie down in sorrow.
Isaiah 51
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A Call to Trust the LORD (ADONAI)
51 Hearken to (Pay attention to) me, ye (you) that follow after righteousness, ye (you) that seek the LORD (ADONAI): look unto the rock whence ye are hewn (where you have cut), and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged (where you have dug).
2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
3 For the LORD (ADONAI) shall comfort Zion (Tsiyon): he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD (ADONAI); joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
4 Hearken unto (Pay attention to) me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
5 My righteousness is near; my (My) salvation is gone forth, and mine (My) arms shall judge the people; the isles (islands) shall wait upon me (Me), and on mine (My) arm shall they trust.
6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax (grow) old like a garment, and they that dwell (live) therein shall die in like manner: but my (My) salvation shall be for ever, and my (My) righteousness shall not be abolished.
7 Hearken unto me (Pay attention to Me), ye (you) that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye (you) not the reproach (rebuke) of men, neither be ye (you) afraid of their revilings (criticisms).
8 For the moth shall eat them up like a garment (clothing), and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my (My) salvation from generation to generation.
9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD (ADONAI); awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou (Are you) not it that hath (has) cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
10 Art thou (Are you) not it which hath (has) dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath (has) made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?
11 Therefore the redeemed of the LORD (ADONAI) shall return, and come with singing unto Zion (Tsiyon); and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
12 I, even I, am he that comforteth (who comforts) you: who art thou (who are you), that thou shouldest (you should) be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
13 And forgettest (forget) the LORD (ADONAI) thy (your) maker, that hath (has) stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
14 The captive exile hasteneth (refugees hastens, hurries) that he may be loosed (set free), and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
15 But I am the LORD (ADONAI) thy (your) God (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah), that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD (ADONAI) of hosts is his (His) name.
16 And I have put my words in thy (your) mouth, and I have covered thee (you) in the shadow of mine (My) hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion (Tsiyon), Thou art my (You are My) people.
17 Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem (Yerushalayim), which hast (who have) drunk at the hand of the LORD (ADONAI) the cup of his (His) fury; thou hast drunken (you have drunk) the dregs (sediments) of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.
18 There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath (has) brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath (has) brought up.
19 These two things are come unto thee (you); who shall be sorry for thee (you)? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee (you)?
20 Thy (Your) sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD (ADONAI), the rebuke of thy God (your Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah).
21 Therefore hear now this, thou (you) afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:
22 Thus saith thy (says your) LORD (ADONAI) the LORD (ADONAI), and thy thy God (your Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) that pleadeth (who pleads) the cause of his people, Behold (See), I have taken out of thine (your) hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs (sediments) of the cup of my fury; thou shalt (you shall) no more drink it again:
23 But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee (you); which have said to thy (your) soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast (you have) laid thy (your) body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.
Isaiah 52
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Deliverance for Jerusalem (Yerushalayim)
52 Awake, awake; put on thy (your) strength, O Zion (Tsiyon); put on thy (your) beautiful garments, O Jerusalem (Yerushalayim), the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee (you) the uncircumcised and the unclean.
2 Shake thyself (yourself) from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem (Yerushalayim): loose thyself (yourself) from the bands of thy (your) neck, O captive daughter of Zion (Tsiyon).
3 For thus saith (says) the LORD (ADONAI; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah), Ye (You) have sold yourselves for nought (nothing); and ye (you) shall be redeemed without money.
4 For thus saith (says) the Lord God (Adonai Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah), My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith (says) the LORD (ADONAI), that my people is taken away for nought (nothing)? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith (says) the LORD (ADONAI); and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
6 Therefore my (My) people shall know my (My) name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak (He who does speak): behold, it is I.
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth (brings) good tidings (news), that publisheth (announces) peace; that bringeth good tidings (brings good news) of good, that publisheth (announces) salvation; that saith (says) unto Zion (Tsiyon), Thy God reigneth (Your Elohim reigns)!
8 Thy (Your) watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD (ADONAI) shall bring again Zion (Tsiyon).
9 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye (you) waste places of Jerusalem (Yerushalayim): for the LORD (ADONAI) hath (has) comforted his people, he hath (has) redeemed Jerusalem (Yerushalayim).
10 The LORD (ADONAI) hath (has) made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah).
11 Depart ye (you), depart ye (you), go ye (you) out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye (you) out of the midst of her; be ye (you) clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD (ADONAI).
12 For ye (you) shall not go out with haste (in a hurry), nor go by flight: for the LORD (ADONAI) will go before you; and the God (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) of Israel (Yisrael) will be your reward.
The LORD’S (ADONAI’S) Suffering Servant
13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently (will act wisely), he shall be exalted and extolled (lifted up), and be very high.
14 As many were astonied at thee (astonished at you) ; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
– End of daily reading for Oct 17 – Day 291
> COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW BOOK (New Testament): 1 Thessalonians
BOOK OVERVIEW (New Testament): 1 Thessalonians (5 Chapters) (Original language: Greek)
Timeline: Between A.D. 50-51.
Author: The apostle Paul (Sha’ul).
Objective / Purpose: The apostle Paul (Sha’ul) wrote this book as a letter to the Gentile church he formed in Thessalonica. Because they were Christ’s (Mashiach’s) disciples with Paul (Sha’ul), Silvanus and Timotheus (Timotiyos / Timothy) were also included. Paul’s (Sha’ul’s) mission was to impart knowledge about the second coming of Christ (Mashiach) and the virtues of a virtuous life.
Audience / Attendees / Spectators / Listeners: The Gentile churches in Thessalonica which were founded by Paul (Sha’ul).
> COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW BOOK (Old Testament): Nil
BOOK OVERVIEW (Old Testament): Isaiah (Yeshayahu) (66 Chapters) (Original language: Hebrew)
Timeline: Between 739 and 681 B.C.
Author: Isaiah (Yeshayahu)
Objective / Purpose: This book was written for Prophet Isaiah (Yeshayahu) 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 (Yerushalayim).
> TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING TOPICS OVERVIEW:-
NEW TESTAMENT:-
1 Thessalonians 5:-
1) The Hope of the Resurrection (continuation)
2) Paul’s Final Advice
3) Paul’s Final Greetings
OLD TESTAMENT:-
Isaiah 50:-
1) Promises if Israel’s Restoration (continuation)
2) The LORD’S Obedient Servant
Isaiah 51:-
1) A Call to Trust the LORD
Isaiah 52:-
1) Deliverance for Jerusalem (Yerushalayim)
2) The LORD’S Suffering Servant
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (New Testament): 1 Thessalonians 5: 1) The Hope of the Resurrection (continuation) 2) Paul’s Final Advice 3) Paul’s Final Greetings
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (Old Testament): Isaiah 50,51,52: 1) Promises if Israel’s Restoration (continuation) 2) The LORD’S Obedient Servant 3) A Call to Trust the LORD 4) Deliverance for Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) 5) The LORD’S Suffering Servant
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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) – An Abrahamic declaration of affirmation which is first found in the Hebrew Bible. It means truly/ verily / so be it)
devil meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: devil = Satan / Lucifer / Devil / Diablo in Spanish / Serpent / Dragon / Father of Lies / Beast / Fallen Angel / prince of the air / morning star / shining one / Antichrist)
Elohim / Aluahym (noun) meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: Elohim / Aluahym (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)
graven (adjective) meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: graven (adjective) = engraved / sculptured / incised / inscribed / carved)
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 (Yisrael). 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). See the diagram below:-
(NOTE: Hebrew text is read from left to right)
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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