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NASB | Numbers 28:11 ¶ 'Then at the beginning of each of your months you shall present a burnt offering to the LORD: two bulls and one ram, seven male lambs one year old without defect; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Numbers 28:11 ¶ 'Then at the beginning of [each of] your months you shall present a burnt offering to the LORD: two bulls, one ram, seven male lambs one year old without blemish; |
Bible Question:
"...an insult to your infallibility"? "It seems odd, that certain men who talk so much of what the Holy Spirit reveals to themselves, should think so little of what he has revealed to others" (Spurgeon). "My opinion, when I have Bible study, all other books except the Bible are put away. DL5" If all other books (except the Bible) are put away, then what you end up with will be *your opinion*. Since the inception of the Forum in February 2001 we have had to endure the frequent repetition of the odd idea that, although the commentators are not infallible, somehow certain forum posters are. (I have never said or implied that any commentator or Forum reader is infallible.) Often when one has no argument, he tries to divert attention from the issue at hand by attacking the scholarship or even the very character of the quoted commentator. Of course, no man is infallible. But one who has studied the Bible, say, 30 hours a week for 30 years in the original languages just might be better equipped to get at the meaning of the Scriptures than one who hasn't devoted that much time and effort. But, these self-sufficient ones reason, don't listen to men who've spent years and years studying the Bible in the original languages. Instead harken unto the many Internet self-appointed Lone Ranger Bible experts who overpopulate this forum. They seem to think the rule of interpretation is not sola scriptura (Scripture only), but is instead solo scriptura (me and my Bible). The following quote from Spurgeon answers these odd notions better than I've ever seen them answered. *************************************** "In order to be able to expound the Scriptures, and as an aid to your pulpit studies, you will need to be familiar with the commentators: a glorious army, let me tell you, whose acquaintance will be your delight and profit. Of course, you are not such wiseacres as to think or say that you can expound Scripture without assistance from the works of divines and learned men who have labored before you in the field of exposition. If you are of that opinion, pray remain so, for you are not worth the trouble of conversion, and like a little coterie who think with you, would resent the attempt as an insult to your infallibility. It seems odd, that certain men who talk so much of what the Holy Spirit reveals to themselves, should think so little of what he has revealed to others. " - C. H. Spurgeon --Radioman2 |
Bible Answer: Radioman I am of the opinion that the Bible is the standard by which commentaries and footnotes should be weighed. I think we are all aware that while commentaries and footnotes can be helpful at times, they can also mislead at other times. Some commentary writters have even twisted certain portions of Scripture to attempt to make it agree with their denomination's theology. Thats why even commentary author's are found to be in disagreement with each other. So which commentary should we believe? We need to be discerning! "It is a dangerous and costly practice to consult men every time we reach a dark spot in the Scriptures. We do not overlook the importance of the gift of teaching to the Church, but we do warn against the habit of taking by blind faith the opinions of men - even good men. A few minutes of earnest prayer will often give more light than hours of reading the commentaries. The best rule is: Go to God first about the meaning of any text. Then consult the teachers. They may have found a grain of wheat you had overlooked." (Source unknown) your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. 1 Cor. 2:5 1 Cor. 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. "The truly wise man is he who always believes the Bible against the opinion of any man." - R.A. Torrey Blessings New Creature |