Jul 21, 2022
JEREMIAH 1-2:
The book of Jeremiah was written between 627
and 580 BC. Counting the number of verses, Jeremiah is longer than
all other books of the Old Testament except Genesis and Psalms.
Jeremiah is often called the weeping prophet, and his other book is
Lamentations. It is possible that he is the son of the high priest
Hilkiah who brought the book of the Law to the attention of king
Josiah. Having just heard in 2 Kings an overview of what
happened during the last days of the kingdom of Judah, we now will
hear the poems and sermons of a sensitive man living through it
all. Mears says, “No other prophet bares his soul to his readers as
does Jeremiah. Although Jeremiah announced the coming destruction
of Judah, he looked beyond this judgment to a day when everyone
would know the Lord personally through the forgiveness of his or
her sins (Jer. 31-34). This new kind of relationship with the Lord
would be part of the “new covenant” the Lord would establish with
his people (Jer. 31:31).”
PSALM 138:
This is the first of a series of eight psalms where the psalmist speaks in the first person singular. This psalm includes an important declaration in verse two, which ESV translates like this:
Ps. 138:2 I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.
NLT and CEV have done a good job translating the meaning, and I particularly like the second phrase in NLT.
JOHN 18a:
As John said in chapter 13, “Jesus, having always loved his disciples, he loved them to the end.”
GNT Translation
notes:
Ps.
138:2 [NLT I bow before your holy Temple as I worship. I praise
[you//your name] for your unfailing love and faithfulness; for your
promises are backed by all the honor of your
name.//
CEV
I worship at your holy temple and praise you for your love and your
faithfulness. You were true to your word and made yourself more
famous than ever before.//GNTD I face your holy Temple, bow down,
and praise your name because of your constant love and
faithfulness, because you have shown that your name and your
commands are supreme.]
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John
18:10 [Peter— whose other name was Simon, had a sword. He//Simon
Peter, who had a sword,] drew it and struck the High Priest's
slave, cutting off his right ear. The name of the slave was
Malchus.