BIBLE READING – Aug 18

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– Begin of daily reading for Aug 18 – Day 231

NEW TESTAMENT

1 Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ (Yahusha HaMashiach) through the will of God (Yah / Yahuah / YHWH), and Sosthenes our brother,

² Unto the church of God (Yahuah) which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified (cleansed, purified) in Christ Jesus (HaMashiach Yahusha), called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord (Yahusha HaMashiach our Adonai), both their’s and our’s:

³ Grace be unto you, and peace, from God (Yahuah) our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ (Adonai Yahusha HaMashiach).

Paul Gives Thanks to God (Yahuah)

⁴ I thank my God (Yahuah) always on your behalf, for the grace of God (Yahuah) which is given you by Jesus Christ (Yahusha HaMashiach);

⁵ That in every thing ye (you) are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;

⁶ Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

⁷ So that ye (you) come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (Adonai Yahusha HaMashiach):

⁸ Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye (you) may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ (Adonai Yahusha HaMashiach).

⁹ God (Yahuah) is faithful, by whom ye (you) were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord (Yahusha HaMashiach our Adonai).

Divisions in the Church

¹⁰ Now I beseech (urge) you, brethren (brothers), by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (Adonai Yahusha HaMashiach), that ye (you) all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye (you) be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

¹¹ For it hath (has) been declared unto me of you, my brethren (brothers), by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions (heated disagreements) among you.

¹² Now this I say, that every one of you saith (say), I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ (the Messiah; HaMashiach).

¹³ Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye (you) baptized in the name of Paul?

¹⁴ I thank God (Yahuah) that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;

¹⁵ Lest (Otherwise) any should say that I had baptized in mine (my) own name.

¹⁶ And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

¹⁷ For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ (the Messiah; HaMashiach) should be made of none effect.

The Wisdom of God (Yahuah)

¹⁸ For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God (Yahuah).

¹⁹ For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent (cautious).

²⁰ Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer (debater) of this world? hath (Has) not God (Yahuah) made foolish the wisdom of this world?

(NOTE: scribe = A Jewish learned leader trained to write and teach the Torah, the law of God / YHWH)

²¹ For after that in the wisdom of God (Yahuah) the world by wisdom knew not God (Yahuah), it pleased God (Yahuah) by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

²² For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

²³ But we preach Christ (the Messiah; HaMashiach) crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock (stumbling block), and unto the Greeks foolishness;

²⁴ But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ (the Messiah; HaMashiach) the power of God (Yahuah), and the wisdom of God (Yahuah).

²⁵ Because the foolishness of God (Yahuah) is wiser than men; and the weakness of God (Yahuah) is stronger than men.

²⁶ For ye (you) see your calling, brethren (fellow believers), how that not many wise men after the flesh (wise people who chase after worldly desires), not many mighty, not many noble (high-rank people), are called:

²⁷ But God hath (Yahuah has) chosen the foolish things of the world to confound (surprise) the wise; and God hath (Yahuah has) chosen the weak things of the world to confound (surprise) the things which are mighty;

²⁸ And base things of the world, and things which are despised (hated), hath God (has Yahuah) chosen, yea (yes), and things which are not, to bring to nought (nothing) things that are:

²⁹ That no flesh should glory in his (His) presence.

³⁰ But of him are ye (But of Him you are) in Christ Jesus (HaMashiach Yahusha), who of God (Yahuah) is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification (purification), and redemption (forgiveness of sins):

³¹ That, according as it is written, He that glorieth (glorifies), let him glory in the Lord (Adonai).

OLD TESTAMENT

Psalm 100
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A Psalm of Praise.

100 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord (𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / YHWH), all ye (you) lands.

² Serve the Lord (Adonai) with gladness: come before his (His) presence with singing.

³ Know ye (you) that the Lord (Adonai) he is God (Yahuah): it is he (He) that hath (has) made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

⁴ Enter into his (His) gates with thanksgiving, and into his (His) courts with praise: be thankful unto him (Him), and bless his (His) name.

⁵ For the Lord (Adonai) is good; his (His) mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth (His truth endures) to all generations.

Psalm 101
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A Psalm of David.

101 I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee (You), O Lord (Adonai), will I sing.

² I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou (will You) come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

³ I will set no wicked thing before mine (my) eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave (hold on) to me.

⁴ A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

⁵ Whoso privily slandereth (secretly slanders) his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an (has a) high look (snobbish) and a proud heart will not I suffer.

⁶ Mine (My) eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh (walks) in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

⁷ He that worketh deceit (works evil) shall not dwell (live) within my house: he that telleth (tells) lies shall not tarry (remain) in my sight.

⁸ I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord (Adonai).

Psalm 102
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A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD (ADONAI).

102 Hear my prayer, O Lord (Adonai), and let my cry come unto thee (You).

² Hide not thy (Your) face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine (Your) ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.

³ For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth (a stove).

⁴ My heart is smitten (stricken), and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

⁵ By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

⁶ I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.

⁷ I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.

⁸ Mine (My) enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

⁹ For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping.

¹⁰ Because of thine (Your) indignation and thy wrath (Your extreme anger): for thou hast (You have) lifted me up, and cast me down (rejected me).

¹¹ My days are like a shadow that declineth (declines); and I am withered like grass.

¹² But thou (You), O Lord (Adonai), shall endure for ever; and thy (Your) remembrance unto all generations.

¹³ Thou shalt (You shall) arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea (yes), the set time, is come.

¹⁴ For thy (Your) servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.

¹⁵ So the heathen (nations) shall fear the name of the Lord (Adonai), and all the kings of the earth thy (Your) glory.

¹⁶ When the Lord (Adonai) shall build up Zion, he (He) shall appear in his (His) glory.

¹⁷ He will regard the prayer of the destitute (poor), and not despise their prayer.

¹⁸ This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord (Adonai).

¹⁹ For he hath (He has) looked down from the height of his (His) sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord (Adonai) behold the earth;

²⁰ To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

²¹ To declare the name of the Lord (Adonai) in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

²² When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord (Adonai).

²³ He weakened my strength in the way; he (He) shortened my days.

²⁴ I said, O my God (Yahuah), take me not away in the midst of my days: thy (Your) years are throughout all generations.

²⁵ Of old hast thou (You have) laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy (Your) hands.

²⁶ They shall perish, but thou shalt (You shall) endure: yea (Yes), all of them shall wax (grow) old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou (shall You) change them, and they shall be changed:

²⁷ But thou art (You are) the same, and thy (Your) years shall have no end.

²⁸ The children of thy (Your) servants shall continue, and their seed (descendants) shall be established before thee (You).

– End of daily reading for Aug 18 – Day 231

> COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW BOOK (New Testament): 1 Corinthians

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DIAGRAMS

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FOOTNOTES

Adonai / Adonay (title) meaning in the Bible

(NOTE: Adonai / Adonay = אֲדֹנָי (H136) – Pronunciation: ah-doe-NIGH = [My] Lord / Master)

Gentiles meaning in the Bible

(NOTE: Gentiles = anyone who is not of Jewish descent or who does not believe in God [Yahuah]; heathen, pagan)

scribe meaning in the Bible

(NOTE: scribe = A Jewish learned leader trained to write and teach the Torah, the law of God)

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THE ORGINAL HEBREW NAME OF THE ALMIGHTY CREATOR GOD

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 speak: behold, it is I.”

IMPORTANT NOTE: Hebrew text is read from LEFT to RIGHT:-

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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’: יְהוֹשׁוּעַ הַמָשִׁיחַ = Yahushua Ha-Mashiach = Yahushua The Anointed One.

Christos > Χριστός (Greek) transliterated into Christ (English) which means 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, Yahuah יְהוָֹה (H3068), adds Yasha יָשַׁע (H3467 ) which means ‘Saves’. See the diagram below:-

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (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 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 (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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