Jul 7, 2022
2KINGS 3-4:
Yesterday we heard of the final amazing
prophecies of Elijah, and then how he took leave of the prophets
and particularly, his successor Elisha. Elisha quickly showed that
he was Elijah's successor.
PSALM 124:
I
keep being amazed how people (and particularly those in America)
don’t seem to learn anything from the amazing things that are
happening in our times. The last verse of this psalm expresses the
lesson that I think we should have learned by now.
JOHN 11a:
Reminding us of what we heard in John 10: Our
Shepherd calls us by name. He knows us thoroughly, just like He and
the Father know each other. We hear his voice and recognize him. He
goes before us and leads us into a rich and satisfying life. He is
our great and good Shepherd because He was willing to sacrifice his
life for us.
NLT/GNT Translation
comparison:
2Kings 3:27 NLT So he took his
oldest son, who would have been the next king, and sacrificed him
as a burnt offering on the wall. As a result, the anger against
Israel was great, so they withdrew and returned to their own
land.//GNT So he took his oldest son, who was to succeed him as
king, and offered him on the city wall as a sacrifice to the god of
Moab. The Israelites were terrified and so they drew back from the
city and returned to their own country.
[The Hebrew for the first phrase of the last
sentence can be interpreted in several ways. The NLT makes better
sense to me. There would have been anger and indignation on Moab’s
side, and revulsion on Israel’s side.]
NLT Translation notes:
John
11:5 So although Jesus loved Martha, [and loved] Mary, and [loved]
Lazarus,
26
Everyone who [0//lives in me and] believes in me will never ever
die. Do you believe this, Martha?”
[Woah! I am surprised that, apparently, the NLT
translators didn’t think that just believing was enough! I don’t
see any textual variant that would lead to this addition in the
translation.]
31
When the people who were at the house consoling Mary saw her leave
so hastily, they assumed she was going to Lazarus’s grave to weep
[there]. So they followed her [0/there].
38
Jesus was still [upset//angry] as he arrived at the tomb, a cave
with a stone rolled across its entrance.
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