Jan 21, 2024
GENESIS 36:
Jacob's daughter Dinah was raped, and the perpetrator Shechem was
killed and all the males in his town. God then told Jacob to return
to Bethel. At the end of yesterday’s reading, Rachel and Grampa
Isaak died.
JOB 21:
In Zophar's angry speech yesterday in chapter 20, he did not
directly say that Job was wicked, but he clearly implied it.
MARK 13:
Chapter 12— which gives an overview of the interactions with the
enemies and critics of Jesus, basically marks the end of Jesus'
public ministry as related by Mark.
NLT Translation notes:
Mrk. 13:8 Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom. There will be earthquakes in many parts of the world, as
well as famines. But [these things are only like//this is
only] the first of the birth pains [of a pregnant
woman— meaning, more is to come//with more to come].
14 “The day is coming when you will see [the one who sets
up a//the] sacrilegious object that causes desecration
standing where hef should not be.” ([The one reading out
loud to others should explain this!//Reader, pay
attention!]) “Then those in Judea must flee to the
hills.
26 Then everyone will see [me coming as the Son of Man
coming//the Son of Man coming] on the clouds with great
power and glory.
27 And [I/he] will send out
[my/his] angels to gather
[my/his] chosen ones from all over the world— from
the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.
(Verses 29, 32, 34, and 35 are changed similarly to 26-27.)
[As explained before, in many languages of the world (including
English) a man never speaks of himself as ‘he’. I man will use ‘I’
or ‘me’ to talk about himself. Since Jesus is talking with his
disciples, he was not concealing his identity here with the term
‘Son of Man’.]
31 Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never
[loose their force//disappear].
36 Don’t let [me/him] find you sleeping when
[I arrive//he arrives] without warning. 37 I say
to you what I say and to everyone: [Keep watching for
me!//Watch for him!]”
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