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NASB | Psalm 95:10 "For forty years I loathed that generation, And said they are a people who err in their heart, And they do not know My ways. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 95:10 "For forty years I was grieved and disgusted with that generation, And I said, 'They are a people who err in their heart, And they do not acknowledge or regard My ways.' |
Subject: Love God, His word, any difference? |
Bible Note: Hi Shirley Ujest, I asked the questions to encourage thinking about the passage. Actually the first what do you think is least popular with me. I don't believe that Jesus would want to make the stones Bread, or make the stones a living Stone. That is the point I was trying to make with Doc; that is, the word is not the Word. 1) You, however, are thinking of Jesus as a famished human. It is true that He became hungry for verse 2 tells us that and we know that He came in the likeness of men; we all (male and female) get hungry. However, He was the Son of Man and the Son of God. Satan knew who Jesus was. I agree with John MacArthur's note for Matthew 4:3. "If You are the Son of God. The conditional "if" carries the meaning of "since" in this context. There was no doubt in Satan's mind who Jesus was; but Satan's design was to get Him to violate the plan of God and employ the divine power that He had set aside in His humiliation (cf.Phil 2:7)." 2) I believe that He applied the word of God to Himself. "Man (God with us) shall not live on bread alone..." Thus I agree with the NASB rather than the NKJ for this passage. Verse 6: "He will give His angels charge concerning You." and "On their hands they will bear You up, Lest You strike Your foot against a stone." 3) On the other hand, Jesus tells Satan, "You shall not put the Lord your God to the test." Verse 7. And verse 10, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only." 4) The contrast between Satan and Jesus can be easily seen in a version that capitalizes pronouns. Verse 9, "and he said to Him, "All these things will I give You, if You fall down and worship me." Why would God worship him? 5) As I have said, I agree with MacArthur's note. The temptation of Jesus was to employ the divine power that He had set aside, and use them for His own glory; thus violating the plan of God. From the heart, Ray |