Today’s readings – Oct 10:-
NEW TESTAMENT: Colossians 2
OLD TESTAMENT: Isaiah 34,35,36
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– Begin of daily reading for Oct 10 – Day 284
NEW TESTAMENT
Colossians 2
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Paul’s Work for the Church (continuation)
2 For I would that ye (you) knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah), and of the Father, and of Christ (Mashiach);
3 In whom are hid (hidden) all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4 And this I say, lest any man should beguile (deceive) you with enticing (attractive / alluring) words.
5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness (steadfastness / loyalty) of your faith in Christ (Mashiach).
Freedom from Rules and New Life in Church
6 As ye (you) have therefore received Christ Jesus (Mashiach Yahusha) the Lord (Aḏon), so walk ye (you) in him (Him):
7 Rooted and built up in him (Him), and stablished (established) in the faith, as ye (you) have been taught, abounding (overflowing) therein with thanksgiving.
8 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).
9 For in him (Him) dwelleth (dwells, lives) all the fulness of the Godhead (Divinity / Holiness) bodily.
10 And ye (you) are complete in him (Him), which is the head of all principality and power (authority):
11 In whom also ye (you) are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ (Mashiach):
12 Buried with him (Him) in baptism (immersion), wherein also ye (you) are risen with him (Him) through the faith of the operation of God (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah), who hath (has) raised him (Him) from the dead.
13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath (has) he quickened (revived) together with him (Him), having forgiven you all trespasses;
14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his (His) cross;
15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he (He) made a shew (show) of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday (a holy day), or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ (Ha’Mashiach).
18 Let no man beguile you of your reward (Let no one defraud you of your prize [your freedom in Christ (Mashiach) and your salvation]) in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath (has) not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly (carnal / unspiritual) mind,
19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth (increases) with the increase of God (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah).
20 Wherefore if ye (you) be dead with Christ (Mashiach) from the rudiments (elementary principles) of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye (you) subject to ordinances (rules and regulations),
21 (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines (teachings) of men?
23 Which things have indeed a shew (show) of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
OLD TESTAMENT
Isaiah 34
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A Message for the Nations
34 Come near, ye (you) nations, to hear; and hearken (pay attention), ye (you) people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
2 For the indignation (anger) of the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) is upon all nations, and his (His) fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly (He has completely) destroyed them, he hath (He has) delivered them to the slaughter.
3 Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases (dead bodies), and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth (falls) off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
5 For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.
6 The sword of the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) hath (has) a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.
7 And the unicorns (wild oxens) shall come down with them, and the bullocks (bulls) with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.
8 For it is the day of the Lord’s (Adonai’s; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄’s / Yahuah’s) vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion (Tsiyon).
9 And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
10 It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
11 But the cormorant and the bittern (pelican and the porcupine) shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell (live) in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
12 They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.
13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an (a) habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.
14 The wild beasts (animals) of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr (shaggy goat) shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
(AMP Bible: 14 The creatures of the desert will encounter jackals and the hairy goat will call to its kind; Indeed, Lilith (night demon) will settle there and find herself a place of rest.)
15 There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
16 Seek ye (you) out of the book of the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah), and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath (has) commanded, and his spirit (His Ruach) it hath (has) gathered them.
17 And he hath (He has) cast the lot for them, and his (His) hand hath (has) divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell (live) therein.
Isaiah 35
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Hope for Restoration
35 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah), and the excellency of our God (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah).
3 Strengthen ye (you) the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) will come with vengeance, even God (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) with a recompence (punishment); he (He) will come and save you.
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
10 And the ransomed of the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) shall return, and come to Zion (Tsiyon) with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Isaiah 36
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Assyria Invades Judah
36 Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah (Sovereign Hizqiyahu), that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced (defensed / walled) cities of Judah, and took them.
2 And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) unto king Hezekiah (Hizqiyahu) with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field.
3 Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah’s son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph’s son, the recorder.
4 And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye (you) now to Hezekiah, Thus saith (says) the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest (you trust)?
5 I say, sayest thou (say you), (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou (do you) trust, that thou rebellest (you rebel) against me?
6 Lo, thou trustest (Look, you trust) in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
7 But if thou (you) say to me, We trust in the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) our God (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah): is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath (has) taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem (Yerushalayim), Ye (You) shall worship before this altar?
8 Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee (you), to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee (you) two thousand horses, if thou (you) be able on thy (your) part to set riders upon them.
9 How then wilt thou (will you) turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy (your) trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
10 And am I now come up without the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) against this land to destroy it? the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
11 Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee (you), unto thy (your) servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
12 But Rabshakeh said, Hath (has) my master sent me to thy (your) master and to thee (you) to speak these words? hath (has) he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
13 Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and said, Hear ye (you) the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.
14 Thus saith (says) the king, Let not Hezekiah (Hizqiyahu) deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you.
15 Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah), saying, The Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) will surely deliver us: this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
16 Hearken not to (Do not pay attention to) Hezekiah (Hizqiyahu): for thus saith (says) the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye (you) every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye (you) every one the waters of his own cistern (reservoir);
17 Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.
18 Beware lest Hezekiah (Hizqiyahu) persuade you, saying, the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) will deliver (rescue) us. Hath (Has) any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?
20 Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) should deliver Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) out of my hand?
21 But they held their peace (were silent), and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
22 Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah (Hizqiyahu) with their clothes rent (torn), and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
– End of daily reading for Oct 10 – Day 284
> COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW BOOK (New Testament): Colossians
BOOK OVERVIEW (New Testament): Colossians (4 Chapters) (Original language: Greek)
Timeline: Between A.D. 58-62.
Author: The apostle Paul (Sha’ul).
Objective / Purpose: The apostle Paul (Sha’ul) wrote this book to alert believers to theological errors and to prophesy that they should keep growing in Christ (Mashiach). Paul (Sha’ul) gave a lesson on how Christians were to behave towards one another.
Audience / Attendees / Spectators / Listeners: Christians at Philippi, a thriving Roman settlement.
> 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 (Yerushalayim).
> TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING TOPICS OVERVIEW:-
NEW TESTAMENT:-
Colossians 2:-
1) Paul’s Work for the Church (continuation)
2) Freedom from Rules and New Life in Church
OLD TESTAMENT:-
Isaiah 34:-
1) A Message for the Nations
Isaiah 35:-
1) Hope for Restoration
Isaiah 36:-
1) Assyria Invades Judah
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (New Testament): Colossians 2: 1) Paul’s Work for the Church (continuation) 2) Freedom from Rules and New Life in Church
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (Old Testament): Isaiah 34,35,36: 1) A Message for the Nations 2) Hope for Restoration 3) Assyria Invades Judah
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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 (Hebrew 430) 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)
Pharaoh (noun) meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: Pharaoh (noun) = The supreme ruler of ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the ‘king’ in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty)
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 (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) 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 (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) 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 (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) 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 (Hebrew 3091) = God (Elohim; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / 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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