SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 8/28/2011 7:44:31 AM
My Worship Time
Focus: “He Read and
Explained the Book”
Bible Reading
& Meditation Reference:
Nehemiah
8:7-8
Message of the verses: “7
Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah,
Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, explained the law to the
people while the people remained in their place. 8 They read from the book,
from the law of God, translating to give the sense so that they understood the
reading.”
The
Word of God was written in its original language around 1000 years before Ezra
was reading it to the people at the time of this reading, and it is doubtless
that the language of Hebrew had changed a lot since then. The Word of God does not change, however
languages do change and therefore it is necessary to have new versions of the
Bible in order for people to understand what the Bible says.
In
its original writing the Bible was written in three different languages, Hebrew
and Aramaic for the Old Testament of which a small part of Daniel and Ezra were
written in Aramaic. The New Testament
was written in a Greek language that is not spoken any more. There are many old manuscripts that are found
today of these texts that Bible scholars will use to translate the Word of God
into languages that the people today can easily read. This was not the case in Nehemiah’s day for
the common people of that day did not have any copies of the Bible and so it
was necessary for the Levites to assist Ezra in translating the Word of God so
the people could understand it. This was
their God given ministry to do this. “"They shall teach Your ordinances to
Jacob, And Your law to Israel. They shall put incense before You, And whole
burnt offerings on Your altar (Deu.33:10), (‘They’ is speaking of the
Levites).” "For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and men
should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of
hosts (Mal. 2:7).” One must remember
that the priests were from the tribe of Levi and from the clan of Aaron.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: Life is different today as we live in the age
of the New Covenant, the Church age and we are greatly blessed to have the Word
of God so accessible to read and have wonderful commentaries to help understand
the Word of God. In this Church Age we
are to be instructed by Pastors who preach the Word of God to us similar to the
way that Ezra was doing in this passage. A godly Pastor is very important in the life
of a local church today. The
qualifications of Pastors are found in the Apostle Paul’s writings to Timothy
and Titus who were Pastors in the early Church age.
I
am so thankful that I have copies of the Word of God today so that I can read
and study it every day. 2Timothy 2:15 “Be diligent to present yourself approved
to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the
word of truth.”
My Steps of
Faith for Today:
1.
Continue to study the Word of God so that I can be
approved unto God and be a workman who does not need to be ashamed.
2.
Continue to learn contentment.
3.
Trust the Lord to make me a better husband to my
wife.
8/28/2011 8:17:25 AM
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