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What is eating his flesh and drinking his blood mean? A somewhat difficult passage that has caused many questions and misunderstandings. These are my annotated notes, translation, and my understanding of this passage. It is about 5 pages long. Jesus Is the Bread of Life 25 When they found Jesus on the other side…
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Brief notes on my translation of John 3:15-17 15 “So that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, so that anyone believing in him should not perish but have everlasting life. [Most translations translate “only begotten”…
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MORNING Psalm 117 B1 What does this mean? C1 All people are to praise Yahweh. D1 God is not just God of Israel but all the universe and beyond. D2 Nations are Gentiles. E1 The Hebrew word for nations is גּוֹי gôwy. It means people who are not Jews, that is, the heathen. D3…
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MORNING Psalm 116 B1 What does this mean? C1 The Psalmist praises God because God helped him. D1 Heard his prayer asking for mercy and deliverance. D2 He felt that he was going to die. D3 He experienced pain and agony. This is probably emotional pain. Certainly, emotional can bring on physical pain because…
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MORNING Psalm 114 B1 What does this mean? C1 In verse 2 Jacob and Israel refer to the nation, not the person they were named after. C2 Israel (the Jews) spoke a different language then the Egyptians. C3 The sea refers to the dry sea that Israel walked over but in the same sea…
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MORNING Psalm 113 B1 What does this mean? C1 The Psalmist is excited. He praises God. Note how God is described as the God, not just a local god (…From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised)! Compare: Malachi 1:11 NIV My name will…
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John Chapter 15 Jesus Is the Vine 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. B1 Here is an example of interpreting the Bible in it plain, normal sense. B2 This verse is an illustration. It is obvious. Jesus is the God/man, not a vine. B3 We shouldn’t interpret the…