Sep 18, 2022
2CHRONICLES 4-5:
Yesterday we heard of the preparations for
building the temple, and then the dimensions and the beginning of
the construction starting in the 4th year of Solomon’s
reign.
PROVERBS 27a:
Today’s first verse is very like the advice of
James in the New Testament:
Pro. 27:1 GNT Never boast about tomorrow. You don't know what will happen between now and then.
MATTHEW 9:
Yesterday we heard of several powerful healings
and the miracle of calming the storm. One of the one-becomes-two
instances is in the Gadarene demon possessed man, called Legion in
the other Gospels. If Matthew was present, as I posited before, it
would be before the story of his joining the disciples in this
chapter.
GNT Translation
notes:
Mat.
9:2 where some people brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a
bed. When Jesus saw how [they fully believed that he could heal the
paralyzed man//much faith they had], he said to [him//the paralyzed
man], “Courage, my son! Your sins are forgiven.”
6 I
will prove to you, then, that [I,] the Son of Man[, have//has]
authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed
man, “Get up, pick up your bed, and go home!”
14
Then the followers of John the Baptist came to Jesus, asking, “Why
is it that we [often fast, and so do the Pharisees//and the
Pharisees fast often,] but your disciples don't fast at
all?”
[My change was so that one doesn’t get the
impression that John’s disciples and the Pharisees had prayer and
fasting meetings together.]
22
Jesus turned around and saw her, and said, “Courage, my daughter!
Your [belief in Me//faith] has made you well.” At that very moment
the woman became well.
28
When Jesus had gone indoors, the two blind men came to him, and he
asked them, “Do you believe that I can heal you?” “Yes, sir! [We
do!]” they answered.