Jeremiah 42:1-44:23, 2 Timothy 2:1-21, Psalm 92:1-93:5, Proverbs 26:3-5
Today is the 23rd day of October, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian, it’s great to be here with you today as we take the next step forward through the adventure that we’re on together through the Bible. So, we’re reading from the Names of God Bible this week and by the time we reach the end of this week, we will have completed the book of Jeremiah and moved forward, and we will also have completed the letter, this is Paul’s second letter to Timothy that we’re reading and moved forward into the letter to Titus. So, that’s kind of the lay of the land for the week, but let’s dive in, Jeremiah chapter 42 verse 1 through 44 verse 23 today.
Commentary:
Okay, so, let’s look at some context today, mostly in Paul’s second letter to Timothy, but a brief little bit in Jeremiah. And what I’m gonna say about Jeremiah has less to do with context and more to do with words. So, we’re reading from the Names of God Bible this week, which is, or which retains the original language reference when God is spoken of. So, a number of times today we read Yahweh, Tsebaoth, Elohim of Israel and we can kind of piece it together enough to follow along with the story but what are, what are these words. So, Yahweh is a name of God. Like, if I were to say, I am Brian what we read in the Bible, I am Yahweh. So, in other words, God is referring to Himself as God. But Yahweh is the name being used, as in like a personal name. Tsebaoth, is a word that refers to like a military commander. And Elohim, that refers to the divine, that refers to God as the all-powerful, as we would understand God to be. So, Yahweh, Tsebaoth, Elohim of Israel is usually translated something like the Lord of Heaven’s armies, the God of Israel. Or when the personal reference, Yahweh is, is preserved, I am Yahweh, the commander of heavenly forces. Your God, the God of Israel.