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NASB | Matthew 19:28 And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 19:28 Jesus said to them, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, in the renewal [that is, the Messianic restoration and regeneration of all things] when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you [who have followed Me, becoming My disciples] will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. |
Subject: Apostle or not? |
Bible Note: Greetings EdB! Has it been proven? No! But, the evidence that is there would best be explained by a system of lots. The best explanation would see a combination of three possible answers "yes, no, and no answer". Here is a section from an article that deals with this issue: "Three passages are of particular interest. Abiathar came to David (1 Sa. 23:6) with the ‘ephod’. It is reasonable to assume that this was the high-priestly ephod, not the ordinary ephod of priestly wear (1 Sa. 22:18), for otherwise why should it be mentioned? In the light of the remainder of the story we must assume that ‘ephod’ here acts as a comprehensive term for that whole unit of high-priestly garb: ephod-breastpiece-Urim (cf. Ex. 28:28-30; see 1 Sa. 14:18, where ‘ark’ (lxx reads ‘ephod’] seems similarly to summarize the oracular equipment of the priest). David (1 Sa. 23:9-12) asks direct questions and elicits affirmative answers. In point of fact no examples of negative answers are anywhere recorded. The second passage is 1 Sa. 14 and it presents similarities: cf. 14:3, 41 with 23:6, 9; note the identical title in 14:41; 23:10 (a customary formula?). According to MT Saul requests: ‘Give perfect things’ (taµméÆm, related, presumably, to Thummim). rsv accepts the reconstruction of the text here, helped by lxx, and reads ‘If this guilt is in me or in Jonathan . . . give Urim . . . if this guilt is in thy people . . . give Thummim.‘ The third passage shows that the Urim and Thummim could not be compelled to give an answer: 1 Sa. 28:6; cf. 14:36-37. It is extremely difficult if not impossible to offer a coherent suggestion on the basis of this evidence. H. H. Rowley conjectures that Urim (related to Õaµrar, to curse) gives the negative answer and Thummim (related to taµmam, to be perfect) gives the affirmative. On the assumption that the Urim and Thummim were two flat objects each with a ‘yes’ side and each with a ‘no’ side, then on being taken or tossed out of the pouch (cf. Pr. 16:33) a ‘yes’ (two Thummim) and ‘no’ (two Urim) and a ‘no reply’ (one Urim and one Thummim) were all possible. This is intriguing and plausible but, of course, must rest in part on the reconstruction of 1 Sa. 14:41 and ignore the lack of evidence for negative replies." Bibliography. H. H. Rowley, The Faith of Israel, 1956, pp. 28ff.; VT 12, 1962, pp. 164ff.; Josephus, Ant. 3. 214-218; S. R. Driver, Notes on the Hebrew Text of the Books of Samuel, 1913, p. 117; J. Mauchline, I and II Samuel, 1971. j.a.m." Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |