Posts tagged ‘Tanakh’

That Same Mutter Upon Mutter, Murmur Upon Murmur, Now Here, Now There!

By LaVrai, 20 January, 2009, No Comment

From Challenging Judaism.

The color-coding does serve a purpose. I pray it helps convey the meaning and does not hamper you.

  • Tanakh the Holy Scriptures (JPS translation):

The drunkard priest and prophet’s reaction to Isaiah’s reproof about the Day of the LORD -

Isaiah 28:9Isaiah 28:9
English: King James Version (1611) - KJV

9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. doctrine: Heb. the hearing?  

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“To whom would he give instruction? / To whom expound a message? / To those newly weaned from milk, / Just taken away from the breast? /10.That same mutter upon mutter,/ Murmur upon murmur, / Now here, now there!”

11.Truly, as one who speaks to that people in a stammering jargon and an alien tongue 12)is he who declares to them, “This is the resting place, let the weary rest, this is the place of repose.” They refuse to listen. 13To them the word of the LORD is:

“Mutter upon mutter, / Murmur upon murmur, / Now here, now there.” / And so they will march, / But they shall fall backward, / And be injured and snared and captured.

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Jesus praises the Father -

Luke 10:21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit, and said, I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in Your sight.

Tanakh the Holy Scriptures (JPS translation):

David writes of the LORD -

Psalm 78:1Psalm 78:1
English: King James Version (1611) - KJV

78 Maschil of Asaph. Maschil...: or, A Psalm for Asaph to give instruction 1 Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.  

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Give ear, my people, to my teaching, / turn your ear to what I say. / 2)I will expound a theme, / hold forth on the lessons of the past, / things we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us.

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Jesus teaches the people -

Matthew 5: 21“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell. …

27″You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ 28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. … 31″It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.

33″Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.’ 34But I tell you, Do not swear at all… … 38″You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ 39But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. … 43″You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.

  • New King James Version –

Matthew 13: 10The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?” 11He replied, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. 12Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

13This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand. 14In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: ” ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. 15For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.‘ 16But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. 17For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

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Jesus Cries Over Jerusalem -

Luke 19:37 Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, 38 saying: “‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD!’ Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

… 41 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, 42 saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, 44 and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”

As ONE who speaks to that people in a stammering jargon and alien tongue is HE who declares to them… the things that make for your peace.

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Judaism And ‘The Angel Of The LORD’

By LaVrai, 14 September, 2008, 1 Comment

I pray that this post speaks to whomever it needs to, in the name of the LORD and SAVIOR Jesus Christ.

My aim with this post is to re-examine the Judaic belief that GOD cannot appear as a man (as if one can put restrictions on what GOD can or cannot do, as if the LORD declared in HIS Holy Word that HE cannot appear as a man — quite the opposite! One thing is for certain, as the LORD tells us, HE cannot lie).

I seek to examine this ‘person,’ the Angel of the LORD as presented to us in the Holy Bible, by using the Tanakh, of course, and only the Tanakh. I do, however, cast the Tanakh translations against a so-called Christian translation (NKJV) to provide a basis for where this post is going. All Bible verses listed are as they appear in the The Jewish Bible, the Tanakh, by the Jewish Publication Society (JPS); the links go to the NKJV translation.

I ask – If this ‘angel of the LORD’ speaks as GOD and people, as shown in the Tanakh, react to him as GOD, then isn’t it quite possible that the LORD was showing that yes, it is indeed possible for HIM to literally physically appear as a man and still remain divine? Since no man can see GOD’s face and live, isn’t it possible that HE makes a way for us to behold HIM visually without being overwhelmed with HIS glory, or having to die (seeing how sinful we are)?

  • The Angel of the LORD: the heavenly messenger whose presence is evidence of GOD HIMSELF (Thomas-Nelson concordance)

The LORD recently revealed an area of HIS Holy Scriptures to me, leading me to question, again, the choice of translations and wording in the Jewish Tanakh.

In the so-called Christian translation of the Holy Bible, all throughout the Old Testament we read of the ‘Angel of the LORD’, while in the Tanakh we read of ‘an angel of the LORD.’ This is notable because the so-called Christian translation acknowledges the importance of this Angel of the LORD… HE is no ‘ordinary’ angel, if you will. While in the Tanakh, although HIS importance cannot be veiled due to what HE declares and does, the translators seem to refuse to acknowledge that this is not just ‘an angel’ but a very specific angel.

Just as the ‘Commander of the Army of the LORD’ (NKJV) or the ‘captain of the LORD’s host’ (Tanakh) is very much a specific angel, so is the Angel of the LORD. And we know these two are not like the other angels, like Michael or Gabriel, for example. For these two demand reverence, unlike the other angels — who never speak as GOD or demand reverence, as the Angel of the LORD does.

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Lord Vs. LORD In The Book Of Psalms

By LaVrai, 24 April, 2008, No Comment

In Psalms 2:4-7Psalms 2:4-7
English: King James Version (1611) - KJV

4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. vex: or, trouble 6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. set: Heb. anointed upon...: Heb. upon Zion, the hill of my holiness 7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. the decree: or, for a decree  

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, King David writes: He who is enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord mocks at them. Then He speaks to them in anger, terrifying them in His rage, “But I have installed My king on Zion, My holy mountain!” Let me tell of the decree: the LORD said to me, “You are My son, I have fathered you this day.”

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The ‘Boy Child’ Of Isaiah 7, 9 And 11

By LaVrai, 15 April, 2008, 3 Comments

All throughout the Book of Isaiah, the prophet writes of the future Messiah, savior of Israel and the whole world. Isaiah describes his birth, his name, his ancestry, his personality and how the world will react to him. I don’t believe any other book in the Bible gives such a clear picture of who this man is and will be. Next in my on-going study called Challenging Judaism, I examine the Book of Isaiah, chapters 7, 9 & 11. Please read it, question it and give input–and take the poll.

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