Jul 2, 2022
1KINGS 15-16:
I think yesterday's story of the ‘man of God
from Judah’ and the ‘old prophet from Bethel’ to be one of the most
fascinating in the Bible. Prophets who lie will certainly be judged
harshly by God! And we will see in 2nd Kings that the prophecy of
the unnamed man of God from Judah was completely fulfilled. Also in
yesterday’s reading, we heard Ahijah's prophecy against Jeroboam.
We also heard of the end of the reign of Rehoboam, Solomon's son.
And do you think that Shishak took the ark of the covenant to
Egypt?
PSALM 119:161-176:
This
our last reading in this Psalm. I marked the last two verses from yesterday’s
reading:
Ps.
119:159 See how I love your instructions, Lord.
Your
love never changes, so save me!
160
GNT The heart of your law is truth,
and
all your righteous judgments are eternal.
//NLT The very essence of your words is
truth;
all
your just regulations will stand forever.
JOHN 8b:
The story of the woman caught in adultery shows
so many things: Jesus' authority, his wisdom in defeating the
Pharisees, his mercy, and that being forgiven does not give one
license to continue in sin. Yesterday we also read one of Jesus'
seven great ‘I am’ statements found in this Gospel: “I am the light
of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness,
because you will have the light that leads to life.”
NLT Translation
notes:
John 8:9
When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one,
beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left [[0//in the
middle of the crowd] with the woman.
[This was new to me today! This is the first
time I have noticed that perhaps not everyone left (as I have seen
in the movies), but just the accusers. This makes good sense,
actually. According to the grammar of Greek, I believe that the
previous speakers (the Pharisees) would be the logical subject of
‘hearing this’.]
28 So
Jesus said, “[I am the Son of Man, and] When you have lifted [Me]
up [0//the Son of Man] on the cross, then you will understand that
I AM he.g I
do nothing on my own but say only what the Father taught
me.
43 Why can’t you understand what I am saying?
It’s because you can’t even [listen to//hear me!
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