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481 | what event was labeled the provocation? | Ex 17:7 | Ray | 87635 | ||
Hi ricachief, Most Study Bibles would reference for this verse Exodus 17:1-7, Numbers 20;1-13, and Deut 6:16. The word Meribah is translated "rebellion". The people had rebelled against the Lord and they complained about lack of water and were looking backwards to Egypt. The idea of "provocation" to my mind comes with Moses being "provoked" to strike the rock. He was reacting to the rebels, but by striking the rock instead of speaking to the "Rock", Moses found disfavor from the Lord. We today also have to decide if the Lord was among us or some strange god. (I'm thinking of the Jehovah's Witness here). We all have to look to the Rock for there is no other. Psalm 95:6, "Come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He/ is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of (His) hand. Today, if you would hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness;..." Psalm 100:3, "Know that the Lord Himself is God/; It is He who made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of (His) pasture." Psalm 81:7, "You called in trouble, and I answered you; (I) answered you in the hiding place of thunder; I proved you at the waters of Meribah." Psalm 81:9, "Let there be no strange god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god." Psalm 81:11, "But (My) people did not listen to My voice; And Israel did not obey Me." John 10:16, "And I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they shall hear (My) voice; and they shall become one flock with one *Shepherd." The parentheses and star are mine to offer comparisons. We as Christians, serve the one God. Was He among us or not? From the heart, Ray |
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482 | holy Spirit?Please consider holy spirit | Ex 20:8 | Ray | 103475 | ||
Hi Radioman2, This is a question that really doesn't deal with keeping the Sabbath holy [sic]. But I was interested in the KJ quote of Ephesians 1:13. I hadn''t noticed until now that the "holy" is not capitalized for the Holy Spirit. You wrote that "We are sealed by the Holy Spirit." I agree. I also agree that the Holy [sic] Spirit is a Person and can be grieved. Now here is my question, however. Can I get you to consider putting the holy Spirit found in Ephesians 1:13, KJ, in the lower case, i.e. holy spirit of promise? So the reading could be interpreted, "In Him ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: In Him also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy *spirit of promise." It has been discussed in the thread that the seal is a mark. Is the Seal a Mark? Or are we talking about a Promise? No, I don't think so. Please consider keeping these things in the lower case and thinking of the promised holy spirit. In asking people to consider the "holy spirit" I reference Ezekiel 36:26 and 27 where we find both lower and upper cases for (s)Spirit. From the heart, Ray |
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483 | Did the high priest have a rope on ankle | Ex 28:35 | Ray | 64340 | ||
Hi Scribe, This is tradition according to an earlier discussion. See Exodus 28:35 | ||||||
484 | Spirit vs spirit | Ex 31:3 | Ray | 107117 | ||
Hi Mikesc79, Welcome to the forum. Makarios and I have talked about capitalization issues before and it is indeed helpful as he says to consider the versions. What you are looking at when you consider capitalization is "interpretation". The NKJ and the NASB and the Holman Christian Standard, New Testament are versions to go to for help in capitalization. But your interpretation might be as good as the translators of the original languages because the languages do not give any guidance in that regard. We all have to determine if the Spirit is spoken of by the context of the passages. If you want to talk further, perhaps a good starting place would be Exodus 31:3. Here is a place where I have penciled in lower case "spirit" of God for my personal copy. A similar verse is Exodus 35:31. I believe that we should strive for consistency in our capitalization choices. 1 Kings 7:4 is a similar verse with no spirit or Spirit in the translation. A pronoun of God is a big ommision in the word of God I would think. Another marginal reference at Exodus 31:3 is for 1 Corinthians 12:4-8. Here we could discuss the difference between the spirit as a gift, and the gifts given through the Spirit. The difference between the gift and the Giver. 1 Corinthians 12:4, "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit." From the heart, Ray |
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485 | Spirit vs spirit | Ex 31:3 | Ray | 107143 | ||
Hi Mikesc79, Are you sure you are interested in using the correct capitalization? i'm not sure.:) From the heart, Ray |
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486 | Peace or a sword? | Ex 32:29 | Ray | 57515 | ||
What can be learned from comparing and/or contrasting Exodus 32:29 with Matthew 10:35? | ||||||
487 | Peace or a sword? | Ex 32:29 | Ray | 58785 | ||
Hi Searcher, Thanks for responding. I ask some weird questions sometimes :) don't I? What I wanted to point out in this question is the fact that we as christians need to decide for ourselves whom we are going to serve. We can not let our family members or friends, etc. keep us from dedicating ourselves to God. The people in Exodus wanted a god or gods which they can see. Aaron sinned and said after they made the molten calf, "This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt." Exodus 32:4 and 8. Aaron explained to Moses, Exodus 32:23, "For they said to me, 'Make a god for us who will go before us; for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him." They erred in making a god and they erred in looking to a mere man for leadership. Exodus 32:29 is the verse that I compare with Matthew 10:35. In Exodus "every man has been against his son and against his brother" and in Matthew "a man's enemies will be the members of his household". Matthew 10:37, "He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me." So just as the Lord said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot out of My book." Exodus 32:33; just so Jesus said, "Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I came to SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW; and A MAN'S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD." So you see, this is an important decision we make when we decide to follow Him. We dare not follow after other gods or other committments that we could make that do not include Him. This dedication to Him - forsaking all others- are "in order that He may bestow a blessing upon you today." Exodus 32:29 From the heart, Ray |
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488 | Does God stop us from expressing thought | Ex 32:32 | Ray | 57478 | ||
I don't know if that is the answer that is being sought or not. I would ask; does God stop us from praying any prayer? Thankfully, He doesn't answer everyone according to our requests. From the heart, Ray |
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489 | Please tell me more about Jesus in OT. | Ex 33:11 | Ray | 13540 | ||
Hi Tim Jerome, May I encourage you to look at the references that doug619 gave you in the NASB and NKJ so that you can "see" by their use of capitalization the Oneness that the Persons have. I encourage you in your quest for the sound and look of Truth. Personally, that capital "T" is one that is in my personal copy for the 1 Timothy reference that was given you by doug619. Remember that God is our Savior and that there is no strange god among us. Don't look at any man for salvation and learn to know Him who is both Lord and Christ. Again, personally, I would interpret 1 Timothy 2:3-6 using the NKJ and reference notes for verse 6 in the NASB, this way. "This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the *Truth. For there is one God, and one Mediator also between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony *to be borne at its own times." |
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490 | Why did Joshua not leave the tabernacle? | Ex 33:11 | Ray | 131360 | ||
Hi Doc Trinsograce, It is difficult to know in Exodus 33:11 what "the tent" is. Is "the tent" the "Tabernacle of meeting" or is it Joshua's personal tent? I would think that it is speaking of the Tabernacle and thus the verse is saying that Joshua was always seeking the Lord, verse 7. Everyone who sought the Lord would go out to the tent of meeting which was outside the camp. The Lord used to speak to Moses face to face and Joshua was always seeking the Lord. That makes sense to me. God told Moses and He probably told Joshua, that (verse 14) "My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest." I think that Hebrews 4:7 speaks to us today. "Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts". From the heart, Ray |
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491 | Why did Joshua not leave the tabernacle? | Ex 33:11 | Ray | 131405 | ||
Hi craftienanna, Welcome to the forum. Exodus 33:7 says that "everyone who sought the Lord would go out to the tent of meeting which was outside the camp." Joshua wanted therefore to be in His presence and He went into the tabernacle (tent of meeting). You ask, "Why did Joshua not leave the tabernacle?". I would say that Joshua would leave the tabernacle only when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle. Exodus 40:36, "And throughout all their journeys whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel would set out;" It appears to me either Moses or Joshua were always in His presence in the tabernacle. If one left the other would be there. There probably is some application to be made there for a church's ministry with Senior and Associate pastors and team ministry. We welcome your thoughts here. From the heart, Ray |
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492 | Exodus 33:11 vs. Ex. 33:1-22? | Ex 33:23 | Ray | 95361 | ||
Hi Makarios, I don't see that your Webster's meaning for "anthropomorphism" applies to our God. For God is not "a god, animal, or inanimate thing". Exodus 33:18, "Then Moses said, "I pray Thee, show me (Thy) glory!" John 1:16, "For of (His) fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace." I would say that in Jesus we have seen His glory. John 1:14, "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld **His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:18, "No man has seen **God at any time; the only begotten God, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him." John 6:46, "Not that any man has seen the (Father), except the One who is from God; **He has seen the Father." John 10:30, "**I and the Father are one." Mark 4:41, "Who then is this **[One], that even the wind and the sea obey Him?" Hebrews 12:14, "Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the **Lord. See to it that one one comes short of the grace of God;..." 1 Corinthians 15:38, "But God gives it a body just as **He wished, and to each of the seeds a body of its own. All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fish. 40 There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another....45 So also it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living soul" The last Adam [became] a life-giving spirit." 1 Corinthians 15:50, "Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of (God); nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable." Exodus 33:23, "Then (I) will take My hand away and you shall see My back, but **My face shall not be seen." From the heart, Ray |
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493 | Exodus 33:11 vs. Ex. 33:1-22? | Ex 33:23 | Ray | 95427 | ||
Hi Makarios, If we have any differences on this topic it will revolve around the differences between the NKJ and the NASB for 1 Corinthians 15:45-49. 1) Would you give us a better example of God's "formlessness" than Isaiah 31:3? 2) Do we not all find it hard to pray, talk to, a formless spirit? From the heart, Ray |
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494 | Exodus 33:11 vs. Ex. 33:1-22? | Ex 33:23 | Ray | 95616 | ||
Hi Makarios, It is good to talk to you about these things because we both love the NASB and NKJ. The change that you made in your interpretation of the passage is that you determined that Spirit should be capitalized in verse 5. But I have to go with the versions before us and not make that change. I believe that in comparing 1 Corinthians 15:45 with Genesis 2:7 we can see enough difference between a man, Adam, who became a living being and the Man (the last Adam) who became a life-giving spirit. God is Spirit and the idea of "becoming", even though it is not in the Greek but inferred in context, would not be appropriate to my mind. So I'll leave it in the lower case for 1 Cor 15:45. I call to mind John 6:63, "It is the Spirit who gives life." In my personal copy I have penciled in "It is the spirit [sic] who gives life." 1 Corinthians 15:45, "The last **Adam became a life-giving spirit." John 6:63, "It is the spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that **I have spoken to you are spirit and are life." That is my interpretation. It makes for more consistency in the choices. It gives us the idea that the words, the spirit, of the last Adam continues to give life. I call to mind John 3:6 where I have penciled in another lower case "spirit". John 3:6, "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the *spirit is spirit." Those are my proposals to you. What do you think? From the heart, Ray |
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495 | Homosexuality and Christianity? | Leviticus | Ray | 29125 | ||
Hi Morant61, Let me add my Amen, also. | ||||||
496 | Law v Faith. Are Jews Condemened? | Leviticus | Ray | 146699 | ||
Hi EdB, You gave a good answer and I have no comment on it. But terrib has introduced to the thread Ephesians and I thought of Romans. Can we look at those passages to see their contribution to the question at hand. I thought of Romans because it speaks of the lack of condemnation and also of being set free from the law. Romans 8:1, NASB, "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death." Ephesians 2:17, "And He came and preached peace to you who were far away, and peace to those who were near. 18 for through Him we both have one access in one Spirit to the Father." EdB, you wrote that "There is only one access to the Father and that is through Jesus Christ.". I agree with that. Ephesians 2:18 said that "through Him we both have one access" and Ephesians 3:12 says, "in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him." Looking further, however, into the consideration of the trinity of God and the individual Persons, would you comment concerning the access "in one Spirit to the Father." I see Ephesians 2:18 and the access in one (Spirit) to the Father to be a match with Romans 8:2 and the (Spirit) of life in Christ Jesus. Not a perfect match in considering the Persons, but good comparison verses. We belong to (Him), Romans 8:9 and I bow my knees to the (Father), Ephesians 3:14 I find to be a perfect match. Any comments at all? From the heart, Ray |
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497 | Law v Faith. Are Jews Condemened? | Leviticus | Ray | 146810 | ||
Hi EdB, You wrote and I agree, "So in effect we all do enter by one Spirit and that being the Spirit of God." Who do people think of when they speak of the Spirit of God? Who do people think of when the Bible speaks of the Spirit of Jesus in Acts 16:6,7? Since we have access through faith in Him and what was done on the cross, then the bottom line is that we believe that Jesus was, is, and always will be Spirit. John 4:24, "(God) is Spirit..." 2 Corinthians 3:17, "Now the (Lord) is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." Romans 8:2, "For the law of the (Spirit)--of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death." Ephesians 2:18, "For through Him we both have one access in one (Spirit) to the Father." The parentheses are mine for comparisons. From the heart, Ray |
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498 | Law v Faith. Are Jews Condemened? | Leviticus | Ray | 146832 | ||
Hi Searcher, John 4:24, NKJ, "God is Spirit,..." John 4:24, NASB, "God is spirit, [marginal note, Or, Spirit]..." I would go with God is Spirit or with the KJ, "God is a Spirit". The Greek for John 4:24 does have the definite article in the Interlinears I own. Incidently, I would say that an angel is a spirit but God is a Spirit. From the heart, Ray |
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499 | Law v Faith. Are Jews Condemened? | Leviticus | Ray | 146899 | ||
Hi EdB, In studying the Bible, the capitalization of "spirit" is in our determination as much as anyone else. We look at the context just as do the translator/interpretters of our versions. And the capitalization indicates if you are focusing on the essence or on the Person. As one who counts those words of "Spirit", of Deity, the capitalization is important to me. For instance, in looking at Galatians 3:5 there are two ways to consider the verse and have the two occurances of Deity that I see there. Galatians 3:5, NKJ, "Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?--" Here we can consider a lower case "spirit" that is supplied to us by hearing with faith the words given us. If one goes with the lower case spirit then there are two words of Deity in the verse. Or we can go with the NASB, "Does He then, who provides you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith?" Probably the Pentecostal would say that the Spirit is provided, while I would say that the spirit was provided by which we can work miracles. I would say that we are to be filled with the holy spirit and the Pentecostal would say the Holy Spirit. 1) Another passage that I see that we can consider a lower case spirit while looking at the number of Deity nouns and pronouns, is 1 Cor 2:10. 1 Cor 2:10, NASB, "For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God." 1 Cor 2:10, NKJ, "But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God." I would see four words of Deity for the verse, and thus would consider a lower case for "His spirit" in the NKJ. In other words, the things not heard, that have not entered into the heart of man are the words revealed by His spirit. The choice here to my mind is either "His spirit" or "the Spirit". I have been offering my viewpoint, and would welcome any comments. From the heart, Ray |
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500 | Law v Faith. Are Jews Condemened? | Leviticus | Ray | 146905 | ||
Hi EdB, I see your thought as an excellent one. The Spirit doesn't need to search the depths of God for the Spirit of God knows the thoughts of God. However, the spirit searches all things, even the spirit that is in a man, for who knows a man's thoughts except the spirit of the man? 1) Continuing on to verse 12, here is my interpretation using capitalization. "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the *spirit which is from God, that we might know the things freely given to us by God." Thanks Ed. From the heart, Ray |
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