Today’s readings – Oct 12:-
NEW TESTAMENT: Colossians 4
OLD TESTAMENT: Isaiah 39,40
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– Begin of daily reading for Oct 12 – Day 286
NEW TESTAMENT
Colossians 4
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Instructions for Christians Households (continuation)
4 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye (you) also have a Master (Aḏon) in heaven (shamayim).
An Encouragement for Prayer
2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
3 Withal (In addition) praying also for us, that God (𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ (Mashiach), for which I am also in bonds:
4 That I may make it manifest (clear), as I ought to speak.
5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
6 Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye (you) may know how ye (you) ought to answer every man.
Paul’s Final Instructions and Greetings
7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant (fellow servant) in the Lord (Aḏon):
8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate (condition), and comfort your hearts;
9 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.
10 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth (my fellow prisoner salutes, greets) you, and Marcus, sister’s son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye (you) received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
11 And Jesus (Yahusha), which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers (fellow workers) unto the kingdom of God (𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah), which have been a comfort unto me.
12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ (Mashiach), saluteth (salutes, greets) you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye (you) may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God (𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah).
13 For I bear him record, that he hath (has) a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
14 Luke, the beloved physician (doctor), and Demas, greet you.
15 Salute the brethren (Greet the fellow believers) which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
16 And when this epistle (letter) is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye (you) likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast (you have) received in the Lord (Aḏon), that thou fulfil (you fulfill, you bring it to completion) it.
18 The salutation (greetings) by the hand of me Paul (Sha’ul). Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
OLD TESTAMENT
Isaiah 39
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Envoys (Messengers) from Babylon
39 At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah (Hizqiyahu): for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.
2 And Hezekiah (Hizqiyahu) was glad of them, and shewed (showed) them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah (Hizqiyahu) shewed (showed) them not.
3 Then came Isaiah (Yeshayahu) the prophet unto king Hezekiah (Hizqiyahu), and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence (where) came they unto thee (you)? And Hezekiah (Hizqiyahu) said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
4 Then said he, What have they seen in thine (your) house? And Hezekiah (Hizqiyahu) answered, All that is in mine (my) house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed (showed) them.
5 Then said Isaiah (Yeshayahu) to Hezekiah (Hizqiyahu), Hear the word of the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) of hosts:
6 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine (your) house, and that which thy (your) fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith (says) the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah).
7 And of thy (your) sons that shall issue from thee (you), which thou shalt (you shall) beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
8 Then said Hezekiah (Hizqiyahu) to Isaiah (Yeshayahu), Good is the word of the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) which thou hast (you have) spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
Isaiah 40
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Comfort for God’s People
40 Comfort ye (you), comfort ye (you) my people, saith (says) your God (𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah).
2 Speak ye (you) comfortably to Jerusalem (Yerushalayim), and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity (sin) is pardoned: for she hath (has) received of the Lord’s (Adonai’s) hand double for all her sins.
3 The voice of him that crieth (cries) in the wilderness, Prepare ye (you) the way of the Lord (Ruach of Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah), make straight in the desert a highway for our God (𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah).
4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
5 And the glory of the Lord (Ruach of Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord (Ruach of Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) hath (has) spoken it.
6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
7 The grass withereth (withers), the flower fadeth (fades): because the spirit of the Lord (Ruach of Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) bloweth (blows) upon it: surely the people is grass.
8 The grass withereth (withers), the flower fadeth (fades): but the word of our God (𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) shall stand for ever.
9 O Zion (Tsiyon), that bringest (brings) good tidings (news), get thee (you) up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem (Yerushalayim), that bringest (brings) good tidings (news), lift up thy (your) voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah (Yahuḏah), Behold your God (𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah)!
10 Behold, the Lord (Adonai) God (𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) will come with strong hand, and his (His) arm shall rule for him (Him): behold, his (His) reward is with him (Him), and his (His) work before him (Him).
11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: his (His) shall gather the lambs with his (His) arm, and carry them in his (His) bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
The LORD (𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄) Has No Equal
12 Who hath (has) measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven (shamayim) with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
13 Who hath (has) directed the Spirit of the Lord (Ruach of Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah), or being his (His) counsellor hath (has) taught him (Him)?
14 With whom took he counsel (He consult), and who instructed him (Him), and taught him (Him) in the path of judgment, and taught him (Him) knowledge, and shewed (showed) to him (Him) the way (Way) of understanding?
15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh (He takes) up the isles (islands) as a very little thing.
16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts (animals) thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
17 All nations before him (Him) are as nothing; and they are counted to him (Him) less than nothing, and vanity (meaningless).
18 To whom then will ye (you) liken God (Ĕl / 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah)? or what likeness will ye (you) compare unto him (Him)?
19 The workman melteth (melts) a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth (spreads) it over with gold, and casteth (casts) silver chains.
20 He that is so impoverished that he hath (has) no oblation chooseth (chooses) a tree that will not rot; he seeketh (seeks) unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
21 Have ye (you) not known? have ye (you) not heard? hath (has) it not been told you from the beginning? have ye (you) not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is he (He) that sitteth (sits) upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth (stretches) out the heavens (shamayim) as a curtain, and spreadeth (spreads) them out as a tent to dwell (live) in:
23 That bringeth (brings) the princes to nothing; he maketh (makes) the judges of the earth as vanity (meaningless, useless).
24 Yea (Yes), they shall not be planted; yea (yes), they shall not be sown: yea (yes), their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he (He) shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
25 To whom then will ye (you) liken me, or shall I be equal? saith (says) the Holy (Qadosh) One.
(AMP Bible: 25 “To whom then will you compare Me that I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.)
26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath (has) created these things, that bringeth (who brings) out their host (army) by number: he calleth (He calls) them all by names by the greatness of his (His) might, for that he (He) is strong in power; not one faileth (fails).
27 Why sayest thou (Why do you say), O Jacob (Ya’aqob), and speakest (speaks), O Israel (Yisrael), My way is hid (hidden) from the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah), and my judgment is passed over from my God (𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah)?
28 Hast thou (Have you) not known? hast thou (Have you) not heard, that the everlasting God (𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah), the Lord (Adonai), the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth (faints) not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his (His) understanding.
29 He giveth (gives) power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth (He increases) strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly (completely) fall:
31 But they that wait upon the Lord (Adonai; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 / Yahuah) shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
– End of daily reading for Oct 12 – Day 286
> 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 (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 (Yahuḏah).
Audience / Attendees / Spectators / Listeners: The people of Judah (Yahuḏah) and Jerusalem (Yerushalayim).
> TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING TOPICS OVERVIEW:-
NEW TESTAMENT:-
Colossians 4:-
1) Instructions for Christians Households (continuation)
2) An Encouragement for Prayer
3) Paul’s Final Instructions and Greetings
OLD TESTAMENT:-
Isaiah 39:-
1) Envoys from Babylon
Isaiah 40:-
2) Comfort for God’s People
3) the LORD Has No Equal
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (New Testament): Colossians 4: 1) Instructions for Christians Households (continuation) 2) An Encouragement for Prayer 3) Paul’s Final Instructions and Greetings
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (Old Testament): Isaiah 39,40: 1) Envoys from Babylon 2) Comfort for God’s People 3) the LORD Has No Equal
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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 / Aluahim / Aluahym (noun) meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: Elohim / Aluahim / Aluahym (noun) = אֱלהִים (H430) God, gods, divine beings, judges)
fornication (noun) meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: fornication (noun) = voluntary sexual intercourse between unmarried persons or outside of marriage)
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 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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WARNING from God (Yahuah) Himself: The Word of God (Yahuah) warned that if we do not have His word abiding (remaining) in us, then we are NOT believers (saved)! WAKE UP PEOPLE! Read John 5:38:-
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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