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1 | Send My messenger before Your face | 2 Tim 2:15 | Ray | 108977 | ||
Comparison of Malachi 3:1 and Matthew 11:10: Are we looking for the messenger or the Messenger? Are we looking for a prophet or the Prophet? From the heart, Ray |
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2 | Send My messenger before Your face | 2 Tim 2:15 | JCrichton | 109041 | ||
Hi, Ray! Please compare the following Biblical passages: 'Look, I shall send my messenger to clear a way before me. And suddenly the Lord whom you seek will come to his Temple; yes, the angel of the covenant, for whom you long, is on his way, says Yahweh Sabaoth. (Malachi 3:1) he is the one of whom scripture says: Look, I am going to send my messenger in front of you to prepare your way before you. (Matthew 11:10) Ray, there is no confusion about the messenger; Jesus told of John the Baptist that, though he was the greatest of earthly origin, the least in Heaven is greater than he. John the Baptist also did not presume greatness for he said of himself that he was not worthy to untie His (Jesus') sandals. [Where there's no direct quote, I am paraphrasing.] The point I am making is in reference to Jesus' changing the pronouns in the original prophecy: Malachi: clear a way before ME Matthew: in front of YOU and to prepare YOUR way before YOU Malachi reflects Yahweh as the One who speaks and who is to come, hence "clear a way before me," and "the Lord... to his Temple." While in Matthew Jesus replaces the pronoun to conceal His Divinity (as He constantly did during his public years) because as the Christ He did not come to demonstrate that He is equal to the Father; He came to take on our iniquities and to bring us to the Father, not just by preaching but by real life example! Like Thomas finally learned, Jesus is my Lord and my God, so I will never down grade His Sacrifice and His Love by denying or deminishing Him! God Bless! |
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3 | Send My messenger before Your face | 2 Tim 2:15 | Ray | 109058 | ||
Hi JCrichton, You have asked me to compare the two verses that we have been considering and you paraphrased them and offered little capitalization. I think that one of the things that help us to "rightly divide the word of truth" is to determine the pronouns of Deity. And not only that, but also determining how many there are. For instance, in your paraphrase of Matthew 11:10 you wrote, "he is the one of whom scripture says:..." Here to my mind you are offering us two pronouns, "he" and "the one". The Greek allows for interpreters/translators to decide the number of pronouns in their version; for the Greek #3778, houtos, is variously translated "This one [Or, this One]", "This", or "he [Or, He]". The NKJ for Matthew 11:10 reads, "For this is he of whom it is written:...". I personally interpret it as 'For this is He of whom it is written". The quote in the latter part of the verse has two different persons included in it. There is the messenger and there is the Christ. So who do you think that God's word has been written about primarily, the messenger or the Christ? I have already stated that I agree with the NKJ for Malachi 3:1 in its capitalization. I will compare/contrast the verses as I see them. The slashes, **, and parentheses are mine for comparison. Malachi 3:1, NKJ, "Behold, I send **My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord,/ whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, (He) is coming," Says the Lord of hosts." [Notice how in this translation that "Messenger" agrees with "He is coming" as far as capitalization is concerned.] Matthew 11:10, "This is the **One about whom it has been written, "Behold, I send My/ messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before (You)." 11 Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he." I think that the verses are good companion verses, but I don't believe that they are a perfect match as far as Persons of our triune God are concerned. But that is how I see it. From the heart, Ray |
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