Today’s readings – Sep 23:-
NEW TESTAMENT: Galatians 2
OLD TESTAMENT: Song of Solomon 1,2,3
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– Begin of daily reading for Sep 23 – Day 267
NEW TESTAMENT
Galatians 2
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The Apostles Accepts Paul
2 Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.
2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
(NOTE: Gentiles (noun / adjective) = anyone who is not of Jewish descent or who does not believe in God [Yahuah]; heathen, pagan)
3 But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled (forced) to be circumcised:
4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in (My concern was because of the false brothers [those people masquerading as Christians] who had been secretly smuggled in [to the community of believers]), who came in privily (secretly) to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus (Mashiach Yahusha), that they might bring us into bondage:
5 To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
6 But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh (makes) no matter to me: God accepteth (Aluahim accepts) no man’s person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference (important individuals) added nothing to me:
(AMP BIBLE: 6 But from those who were of high reputation (whatever they were—in terms of individual importance—makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality—He is not impressed with the positions that people hold nor does He recognize distinctions such as fame or power)—well, those who were of reputation contributed nothing to me [that is, they had nothing to add to my gospel message nor did they impose any new requirements on me].)
7 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;
8 (For he that wrought effectually (worked effectively) in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
10 Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
Paul Confronts Peter
11 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
12 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
13 And the other Jews dissembled (concealed) likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation (hypocrisy).
(AMP Bible: 13 The rest of the Jews joined him in this hypocrisy [ignoring their knowledge that Jewish and Gentile Christians were united, under the new covenant, into one faith], with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.)
14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou (you), being a Jew, livest (live) after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou (why do you compel / force) the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
(AMP Bible: 14 But when I saw that they were not being straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I told Cephas (Peter) in front of everyone, “If you, being a Jew, live [as you have been living] like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how is it that you are [now virtually] forcing the Gentiles to live like Jews [if they want to eat with you]?”)
15 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ (Yahusha Mashiach), even we have believed in Jesus Christ (Yahusha Mashiach), that we might be justified by the faith of Christ (Mashiach), and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ (Mashiach), we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ (Mashiach) the minister of sin? God forbid (Yahuah does not allow it!).
18 For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
19 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God (Aluahim; Yahuah).
20 I am crucified with Christ (Mashiach): nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ (Mashiach) liveth (lives) in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God (Aluahim; Yahuah), who loved me, and gave himself (Himself) for me.
21 I do not frustrate the grace of God (Aluahim; Yahuah): for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ (Mashiach) is dead in vain.
OLD TESTAMENT
Song of Solomon 1
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1 The song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
Young Woman
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy (your) love is better than wine.
3 Because of the savour of thy (your) good ointments thy (your) name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee (you).
4 Draw me, we will run after thee (you): the king hath (has) brought me into his chambers (rooms):
Young Women of Jerusalem
we will be glad and rejoice in thee (you), we will remember thy (your) love more than wine:
Young Woman
the upright love thee (you).
5 I am black, but comely, O ye (you) daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath (has) looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
7 Tell me, O thou (you) whom my soul loveth (loves), where thou feedest (you feed), where thou makest thy (where you make your) flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth (turns) aside by the flocks of thy (your) companions?
Young Man
8 If thou (you) know not, O thou (you are the) fairest among women, go thy (your) way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy (your) kids beside the shepherds’ tents.
9 I have compared thee (you), O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 Thy (Your) cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy (your) neck with chains of gold.
11 We will make thee (you) borders of gold with studs of silver.
Young Woman
12 While the king sitteth (sits) at his table, my spikenard sendeth (sends) forth the smell thereof.
13 A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt (between) my breasts.
14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire (henna flowers) in the vineyards of Engedi.
Young Man
15 Behold, thou art (you are) fair, my love; behold, thou art (you are) fair; thou hast (you have) doves’ eyes.
Young Woman
16 Behold, thou art (you are) fair, my beloved, yea (yes), pleasant: also our bed is green.
17 The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
Song of Solomon 2
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Young Woman
2 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
Young Man
2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
Young Woman
3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
5 Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
7 I charge you, O ye (you) daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes (gazelles), and by the hinds of the field, that ye (you) stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
8 The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart (gazelle or a young stag): behold, he standeth (stands) behind our wall, he looketh (looks) forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.
10 My beloved spake (spoke), and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
11 For, lo (For, look), the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;
13 The fig tree putteth (puts) forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Young Man
14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy (your) countenance (face), let me hear thy (your) voice; for sweet is thy (your) voice, and thy countenance is comely.
Young Women of Jerusalem
15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
Young Woman
16 My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth (feeds) among the lilies.
17 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou (you) like a roe or a young hart (gazelle or a young stag) upon the mountains of Bether.
Song of Solomon 3
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Young Woman
3 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth (loves): I sought him, but I found him not.
2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth (loves): I sought him, but I found him not.
3 The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye (you) him whom my soul loveth (loves)?
4 It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber (room) of her that conceived me.
5 I charge you, O ye (you) daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes (gazelles), and by the hinds (does; female deers) of the field, that ye (you) stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
Young Women of Jerusalem
6 Who is this that cometh (comes) out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
7 Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are about it (sixty mighty men around it), of the valiant of Israel.
8 They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath (has) his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
9 King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.
10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.
Young Woman
11 Go forth, O ye (you) daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals (wedding day), and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
– End of daily reading for Sep 23 – Day 267
> COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW BOOK (New Testament): Nil
BOOK OVERVIEW (New Testament): 2 Corinthians (13 Chapters)
Timeline: Around A.D. 55
Author: The apostle Paul.
Objective / Purpose: The Apostle Paul wrote this book to encourage the believers at Corinth and to settle their differences and fortify their unity.
Audience / Attendees / Spectators / Listeners: The believers in the church at Corinth.
> COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW BOOK (Old Testament): The Song of Solomon
BOOK OVERVIEW (Old Testament): The Song of Solomon (8 Chapters) (Original language: Hebrew)
Timeline: Around 965 B.C.
Author/s:-
Solomon
Objective / Purpose: This book was intended to extol the qualities of a man and woman’s married love as examples of God’s good creation. It educates wives and husbands to value one another.
Audience / Attendees / Spectators / Listeners: Israelites
> TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING TOPICS OVERVIEW:-
NEW TESTAMENT:-
Galatians 2:-
1) The Apostles Accepts Paul
2) Paul Confronts Peter
OLD TESTAMENT:-
Song of Solomon 1,2,3: Narratives in these chapters are from:-
1) Young Woman
2) Young Women of Jerusalem
3) Young Man
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (New Testament): Galatians 2: 1) The Apostles Accepts Paul 2) Paul Confronts Peter
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (Old Testament): Song of Solomon 1,2,3: Narratives in these chapters are from:-
1) Young Woman
2) Young Women of Jerusalem
3) Young Man
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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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