Jan 28, 2024
GENESIS 46:
In yesterday’s two chapters, Joseph's brothers went back to Egypt
with Benjamin, Joseph's younger brother. Joseph contrived a
creative way to reveal his identity. When Pharaoh heard about
Joseph's brothers, he helped provide for Jacob's family to come to
Egypt.
JOB 28:
Did
you notice in yesterday’s reading of Job 27 that my voice suddenly
turned sarcastic sounding? In some translations, one of them being
GNT, the second part of chapter 27 (beginning at verse 13) is
assigned to Zophar. Actually, that idea, proposed by several
commentators, has gone out of fashion. NLT goes strictly with the
assignments of speakers as in the Hebrew, where all of chapters
27-28 are assigned to Job. The reason that commentators
proposed Zophar as the speaker is that the second part of chapter
27 sounds mighty like things Job’s
opponents have already said. By my tone of voice, I attempted to
show that Job is sarcastically repeating his opponents’
arguments.
1PETER 1:22—2:
Peter addressed his letter to “To God's chosen people who live as
[refugees/foreigners] scattered throughout” various provinces. But
it is clear that Peter also has a spiritual meaning in mind, as the
song says, “This world is not my home.” In chapter 2, Peter again
comforts us and gives wonderful descriptions of our identity
because of being joined to Christ. The first verse of chapter 2
starts with ‘then/So’, so let’s start out by reviewing the last
verses of chapter 1, starting at v22.
NLT Translation notes:
Job 28:6 [Down there/Here] the rocks contain
precious lapis lazuli,
and the dust contains gold.
16 [Wisdom is//It’s] worth more than all the gold
of Ophir,
greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
19 Precious peridot from Ethiopia cannot be exchanged for
[wisdom/it].
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1Ptr. 2:5 And you are living stones that God is building into his
spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through
the mediation of [Christ Jesus//Jesus Christ], you
offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.
6 As [God says in the Scriptures// the Scriptures
say],
“I am placing a cornerstone in Jerusalem,
chosen for great honor,
and anyone who [believes/trusts] in him
will never be [disappointed/disgraced].”
[Both meanings for this word are good. I simply prefer
'disappointed'. I think the idea is that No one who trusts in Him
will find out that they have believed a lie. See
Biblewebapp.com.]
7 Yes, you who [believe/trust] in him recognize
[how precious that Cornerstone is!//the honor God has given
him.]
But for those who reject him,
[the Scriptures say,]
“The stone that the
builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.”
[In 7a, NLT is not wrong. (Almost always when I make changes, it is
not correcting mistakes, but simply choosing an alternative.) The
Greek is very terse: “For you who believe therefore is the honor,”
And the choice of meaning may be conditioned on what choice the
translator has made at for disgraced /disappointed' above. I
totally do not like ESV here: “So the honor is for you who
believe,” Such a translation takes the focus off Christ and puts it
on us. It seems to me that NIV is much better: “Now to you who
believe, this stone is precious.”]
9 But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people.
You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As
a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called
you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. [As the
Scriptures say,/0]
11 Dear friends, I warn you as
“temporary residents and foreigners” [in this
world] to keep away from worldly desires that wage war
against your very souls.
13 For the Lord’s sake, respect all human authority— whether
[that be/0] the king as head of state,
16 [You//For you] are free, yet you are God’s
slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.
21 For God [has/0] called you to do good, even if
it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your
example, and you must follow in his steps.
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