Today’s readings – Sep 24:-
NEW TESTAMENT: Galatians 3
OLD TESTAMENT: Song of Solomon 4,5
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– Begin of daily reading for Sep 24 – Day 268
NEW TESTAMENT
Galatians 3
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The Law and Faith in Christ (Mashiach)
3 O foolish Galatians, who hath (has) bewitched you, that ye (you) should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ (Yahusha Mashiach) hath (has) been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye (you) the Spirit by the works of the law (Torah), or by the hearing of faith?
3 Are ye (you) so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye (you) now made perfect by the flesh?
4 Have ye (you) suffered so many things in vain (for nothing)? if it be yet in vain (if indeed it was all for nothing).
5 He therefore that ministereth (ministers) to you the Spirit, and worketh (works) miracles among you, doeth (does) he it by the works of the law (Torah), or by the hearing of faith?
6 Even as Abraham believed God (Aluahim; Yahuah), and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
7 Know ye (you) therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God (Aluahim; Yahuah) would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee (you) shall all nations be blessed.
9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
10 For as many as are of the works of the law (Torah) are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not (who does not continue) in all things which are written in the book of the law (Torah) to do them.
11 But that no man is justified by the law (Torah) in the sight of God (Aluahim; Yahuah), it is evident (obvious): for, The just (righteous) shall live by faith.
12 And the law (Torah) is not of faith: but, The man that doeth (does) them shall live in them.
13 Christ (Mashiach) hath (has) redeemed us from the curse of the law (Torah), being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth (hangs, crucified) on a tree (cross):
14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ (Yahusha Mashiach); that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
(NOTE: Gentiles (noun / adjective) = anyone who is not of Jewish descent or who does not believe in God [Yahuah]; heathen, pagan)
The Law and God’s Promise
15 Brethren (Fellow believers), I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant (agreement, last will), yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto (yet when it has been signed and made legally binding, no one sets it aside or adds to it [modifying it in some way]).
16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith (says) not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed (your descendants / heirs), which is Christ (Mashiach).
17 And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God (Aluahim; Yahuah) in Christ (Mashiach), the law (Torah), which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
(AMP Bible: 17 This is what I mean: the Law, which came into existence four hundred and thirty years later [after the covenant concerning the coming Messiah], does not and cannot invalidate the covenant previously established by God, so as to abolish the promise.)
18 For if the inheritance be of the law (Torah), it is no more of promise: but God (Aluahim; Yahuah) gave it to Abraham by promise.
19 Wherefore then serveth (serves) the law (Torah)? It was added because of transgressions (sins), till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
(NOTE: mediator (title) = A person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement; a go-between)
(AMP Bible: 19 Why, then, the Law [what was its purpose]? It was added [after the promise to Abraham, to reveal to people their guilt] because of transgressions [that is, to make people conscious of the sinfulness of sin], and [the Law] was ordained through angels and delivered to Israel by the hand of a mediator [Moses, the mediator between God and Israel, to be in effect] until the Seed would come to whom the promise had been made.)
20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God (Aluahim; Yahuah) is one [the promise to Abraham, but the Law was a contract between two, Aluahim and Israel].
21 Is the law (Torah) then against the promises of God (Aluahim; Yahuah)? God forbid (Aluahim does not allow it!): for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily (truthfully) righteousness should have been by the law (Torah).
22 But the scripture hath (has) concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ (Yahusha Mashiach) might be given to them that believe.
God’s (Yahuah’s) hildren Through Faith
23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law (Torah), shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
24 Wherefore the law (Torah) was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ (Mashiach), that we might be justified by faith.
25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
26 For ye (you) are all the children of God (Aluahim; Yahuah) by faith in Christ Jesus (Mashiach Yahusha).
27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ (Mashiach) have put on Christ (Mashiach).
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye (you) are all one in Christ Jesus (Mashiach Yahusha).
29 And if ye (you) be Christ’s, (Mashiach’s) then are ye (you) Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
OLD TESTAMENT
Song of Solomon 4
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Young Man
4 Behold, thou art (you are) fair, my love; behold, thou art (you are) fair; thou hast (you have) doves’ eyes within thy (your) locks: thy (your) hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
2 Thy (Your) teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn (cut the wool off), which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren (not able to produce children) among them.
3 Thy (Your) lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy (your) speech is comely: thy (your) temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy (your) locks.
4 Thy (Your) neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
5 Thy (Your) two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
6 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
7 Thou art (You are) all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee (you).
8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
9 Thou hast ravished (You have spellbound, bewitched) my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished (you have spellbound, bewitched) my heart with one of thine (your) eyes, with one chain of thy (your) neck.
10 How fair is thy (your) love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy (your) love than wine! and the smell of thine (your) ointments than all spices!
11 Thy (Your) lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy (your) tongue; and the smell of thy (your) garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
12 A garden inclosed (enclosed, close off on all sides) is my sister, my spouse (promised bride); a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
13 Thy (Your) plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
14 Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief (finest) spices:
15 A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
Young Woman
16 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou (you) south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
Song of Solomon 5
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Young Man
5 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk:
Young Women of Jerusalem
eat, O friends; drink, yea (yes), drink abundantly, O beloved.
Young Woman
2 I sleep, but my heart waketh (wakes): it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh (knocks), saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
3 I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.
5 I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
6 I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake (spoke): I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
7 The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote (struck) me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
8 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye (you) find my beloved, that ye (you) tell him, that I am sick of love ([Say that] I am sick from love [sick from being without him]).
Young Women of Jerusalem
9 What is thy (your) beloved more than another beloved, O thou (you) fairest among women? what is thy (your) beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost (you do) so charge us?
Young Woman
10 My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest (outstanding) among ten thousand.
11 His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.
13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
14 His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
15 His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance (face) is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
16 His mouth is most sweet: yea (yes), he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
– End of daily reading for Sep 24 – Day 268
> 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): Nil
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 3:-
1) The Law and Faith in Christ
2) The Law and God’s Promise
3) God’s Children Through Faith
OLD TESTAMENT:-
Song of Solomon 4,5: Narratives in these chapters are from:-
1) Young Woman
2) Young Women of Jerusalem
3) Young Man
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (New Testament): Galatians 3: 1) The Law and Faith in Christ 2) The Law and God’s Promise 3) God’s Children Through Faith
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (Old Testament): Song of Solomon 4,5: 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)
mediator (noun) meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: mediator (noun) = A person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement; a go-between)
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)
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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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