Jun 23, 2022
2SAMUEL 24:
Yesterday we heard David’s final words and the
listing of the 38 mighty warriors who loyally helped David in his
victories. Note that Uriah the Hittite was so poignantly included
at the end of the list. And this 24th chapter seems like a
postscript.
PSALM 119:17-32:
Yesterday’s reading included two of the most
famous verses from this psalm:
11:9 NLT How can a young person
stay pure?
By obeying
your word.
11 I have
hidden your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
JOHN 4:
Yesterday in John 3 we heard the words of John
the Baptist at what I consider his finest hour. That was where he
said, “He (Jesus) must grow greater and greater, and I must become
less and less.” This is a worthy goal for all of us.
GNT Translation
notes:
John
4:10 Jesus answered, “If you only knew what God gives and who [I am
who//it is that] is asking you for a drink, you would ask [Me, and
I//him, and he] would give you life-giving
water.”
21
NLT Jesus replied, “Believe me, [0//GNT woman//NLT dear woman], the
time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship
the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.
[I
don’t think there is any good equivalent in English for the Greek
here. GNT runs the risk of sounding terribly rude, while NLT runs
the risk of misunderstanding the ‘dear’ness of the woman to
Jesus.]