Apr 30, 2022
JOSHUA 18-19:
Yesterday we heard the details about Mannaseh
and Ephraim's allotment of land. I suggest that it will be very
helpful for your understanding of these chapters in Joshua to do an
Internet search for “map tribes Israel.”
PSALM 75:
Do
you remember what Paul talked to Felix about from yesterday’s
reading? Asaph’s psalm takes a similar theme today.
ACTS 25:
Paul's accusers came, and Paul defended himself
before the governor. The governor put off making a decision, and
never got around to making one. One day at the beginning of that
time, he and his Jewish wife came to listen to Paul for a little
entertainment. But Felix cut the discussion short when Paul meddled
a little too much. Paul stayed there in jail for two long years,
and never gave a bribe to Felix. Finally Felix left Paul in prison
when he was replaced by Festus.
NLT Translation notes:
Ps.
75:2 [You— O God, say,//God says,] “At the time I have planned, I
will bring justice against the wicked.
5 Don’t raise your fists in defiance [against//at] the heavens or
speak with such arrogance.
6 [Yes, Lord,//For] no one on earth—from east
or west, or even from the wilderness— should raise a defiant fist
[against You!//.]
7 It
is [You//God] alone who judge[0//s]; [You decide//he decides] who
will rise and who will fall.
8
For [You, O Lord hold//the Lord holds] a cup in [your//his] hand
that is full of foaming wine mixed with spices. [You pour//He
pours] out the wine in judgment, and all the wicked must drink it,
draining it to the dregs.
9
But as for me, I will always proclaim what [You have//God has]
done; I will sing praises to the [You—] God of
Jacob.
10
For [You say//God says], “I will break the strength of the wicked,
but I will increase the power of the godly.”
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