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COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] KIMMMBOP COMES TO ACCEPT THE BIBLE
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 929A]
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: James 1:19, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
The mother of Jesus (yeshua) was a great listener, and she was slow to speak. And she was surprised at his response when he was a twelve year old boy, and when she found him in the temple. He said, Luke 2:46 – 52, [AV] “And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. 47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers. 48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. 49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business? 50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. 51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.”
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[2] KIMMMBOP COMES TO ACCEPT THE BIBLE [THIS IS AN ARTICLE BY HIM THAT SHOULD INTEREST MANY AS IT SHOWS HIS REASONING IN ACCEPTING THE BIBLE AS THE TRUE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD (yhwh)]
I have come to accept the Bible as God's word based on evidence and reasoning. Based upon my acceptance of it as God's word, I regard it as such when I read it. It either is God's word or isn't. If one does not accept it as God's word, then it does not hold any authority in our lives and reading and following it would be optional.
I am familiar with other works such as the Koran and the Book of Mormon and, based on what I've read and know, there is nothing to convince me that they are revelations from God.
An example of a difficult passage that is misinterpreted is Romans 5:12-21. Some passages that cause misunderstanding are: "For if by one man's offense, death reigned through the one..." (vs. 17); "Therefore, as through one man's offense judgment came to all men resulting in condemnation...." (vs. 18); "For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners...." (vs. 19). These are only parts of sentences. When taken by themselves, it makes it sound like all humans are guilty of Adam's (the "man" under discussion here) sin and condemned because of his sin. However, the rest of the verses clarify that this is not what the passage is saying: "For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, MUCH MORE THOSE WHO RECEIVE ABUNDANCE OF GRACE AND OF THE GIFT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL REIGN IN LIFE THROUGH THE ONE, JESUS CHRIST" (vs. 17); "Therefore, as through one man's offense judgment came to all men, resulting ikn condemnation, EVEN SO THROUGH ONE MAN'S RIGHTEOUS ACT THE FREE GIFT CAME TO ALL MEN, RESULTING IN JUSTIFICATION OF LIFE" (vs. 18); "For if by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, SO ALSO BY ONE MAN'S OBEDIENCE MANY WILL BE MADE RIGHTEOUS "(vs. 19). In each case, the second part of the verse states that whatever happened as a result of Adam, the opposite happened because of Christ. If ALL men are condemned because of Adam's sin, then ALL men must be saved because of Christ's rightousness. But we know by other passages in the Bible, that not all men will be saved - only those who do God's will (i.e., Matthew 7:21). Additionally, an old testament passages states that "the soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son" (Ezekiel 18:30). We each bear the guilt of our OWN sin, not someone else's. Furthermore, even within the CONTEXT of Romans 5, verse 12 says that "death spread to all men, because ALL SINNED."
Based on the context of these verses in Romans 5 and what other passages teach, it is clear that what's being taught is that through Adam sin was introduced into the world, and through Christ, righteousness was introduced into the world. But in BOTH cases, WE are responsible for our own sin and resulting guilt AND our acceptance or rejection of Christ's righteousness.
Certain commandments given to the Jews in the Old Testament applied only to them and were replaced by a new covenant by Jesus Christ. Romans at Romans 13:8-10 states, "'Do not you people be owing anybody a single thing, except to love one another; for he that loves his fellow man (Jesus Christ) has fulfilled the law. For the law code, 'You must not commit adultery, You must not murder, You must not steal, You must not covet," and whatever other commandment there is, is summed up in the word, namely, 'You must love your neighbor as yourself,' Love does not work evil to one's neighbor; therefore love is the law's fulfilment." See also, Ephesians 6:1-3, Romans 12:19, Jeremiah 31:31-33, Romans 2:28-29, 1 Corinthians 11:25, Ephesians 2:12-13, etc.
Does everything have to be explicitly stated, many thing are implicitly stated and, Kimm's statement, " Under the old law, God allowed men to have multiple wives. This provided a quick way to populate the earth." Is one of those. Implicit reasoning on this one is easy. Genesis 1:27 clearly stated, "God proceeded to create the man in his image, in God's image he created him: male and female he created them." And Genesis 5:4 we read, "The days of Adam after his fathering Seth came to be eight hundred years. Meanwhile be became father to sons and daughters." Therefore by simple implicit reasoning or common sense, since all came from Adam then obviously this was THE ONLY WAY THE EARTH COULD BE POPULATED, and obviously Cain took one of his sisters as a wife. Also, Cain obviously had to flee to escape his siblings when he killed Able, see Genesis 4:16-17, "With that Cain went away from the face of Jehovah and took up residence in the land of Fugitiveness to the east of Eden. Afterward Cain had intercourse with his wife and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch." This was also the case after the Flood of Noah's day that was brought as a judgment on an ungodly populace. (see Genesis 9 and 10 Chapter) Obviously the children of Noah's three sons married each other to preserve the whole human race. In reality all humans, regardless of race, are really related, but as we all know, all too often they do not act kindly, one-to-another. In fact, this is one of the reasons God destroyed the system of things then existing in Noah's day. He will shortly execute judgment on our present ungodly system of things, please read 2 Timothy 3 chapter and 2 Peter 3 chapter and Matthew 25 chapter, Revelations 18:21 and 19:1-2 and 11, 13,15, Jeremiah 25:31, Joel 3 chapter, Jude 6, 14-15, etc.
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COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] THE BIBLE DOES NOT TEACH ALL SEXUAL RELATIONS ARE WRONG
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 930A]
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. Isaiah 41:8, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
Reality, the greatest need of mankind is for love. Abraham was a man who cultivated a loving friendship with Almighty God (YHWH) as shown by James 2:23 - 24, [AV] “And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. 24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.” In fact, the Bible at Romans 4:11 - 13, [AV] “And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: 12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised. 13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.” [A side note: Abraham was of the ninth generation descended from Shem, one of the sons of Noah, and a man of great faith.]
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[2] THE BIBLE DOES NOT TEACH ALL SEXUAL RELATIONS ARE WRONG
The Bible does NOT teach all sexual relations are wrong, only deviant sex, Gen. 1:28 "And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth." Fulfilling this divine command would require that they have sexual relations, would it not? Doing so would not be sinful but would be in harmony with God's purposes for the populating of the earth. Some persons have thought that the 'forbidden fruit' in Eden was perhaps a symbolic reference to a divine restriction or even a prohibition of sexual relations on the part of Adam and Eve. But this conflicts with God's command quoted above. It also conflicts with the fact that, although Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit in Eden, the first mention of their having sexual intercourse was after they had been expelled from there, Gen. 2:17 "But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." And, Gen. 3:17 "And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;" And Genesis 3:24 “ So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.” And, Genesis 4:1 “And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.”
Genesis 9:1 “ And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.” This further blessing, together with a restatement of the divine command to procreate, was given after the global Flood in Noah's day. God's viewpoint toward lawful sexual relations has not changed.
2 Cor. 7:2-52 “Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. 3 I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you. 4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation. 5 For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.” What is wrong is thus shown to be deviant sex, Leviticus 18:20-27, “Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her. 21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. 22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. 24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: 25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. 26 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you: 27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)” And, Romans 1:27, “ And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.”
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COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] THE INTENT OF BIBLE WRITERS
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 931A]
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. Mark 13:8, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
Today, we are living in the end-times close to its conclusion and the arrival of Almighty God’s (YHWH’s) Kingdom prayed for at Matthew 6:9 – 10, [AV] “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” Yes, the earth shall be made over, and righteousness shall prevail as testified to in Psalms 37: , [AV] “But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off. 39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble. 40 And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.” And as Pslams 55:22 -23, shows, [AV] “Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. 23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.”
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[2] THE INTENT OF BIBLE WRITERS
What was the 'intent' of the Biblical writers? Was it to prove that this person called Jesus was a man, or a God/man? Why did it take centuries to finalize the concept of who Jesus was? What was lacking in the Biblical text requiring "Church Fathers" to seek outside help in explaining the person of the Savior? Why was it that the common, ordinary "Joe" of that time period understood Jesus to be a man as portrayed by the Bible writers, and not a God/man? What did "Joe" not have that the learned clergy had? Why was there so much reliance on Greek philosophy? Was Greek philosophy superior to the inspired word? Would there have been a three-in-one "economy" concept without Plato? If the original Bible writers were so inspired by the Great Jehovah himself, why did they not use philosophical language and concepts in the written word? Why do they not quote the Greek classical writers? When the Bible writers spoke of Jesus as a "man", why did they not stop and explain that they really meant a God/man? Were the Jews not open to such a concept? Would they have accepted such a radical anti-Jewish thought? How would they have reacted if one of the Gosple writers had said, "By the way, this man standing beside me is God himself. I know he looks like a man but he is really Jehovah God himself"?
Trying to describe supernatural events with the limits of observation and language is one of the great challenges for writers of the Bible and in science and history as well. Prof. Hawkins use of 'Singularity' in his wave theory is a case in point, it works but not completely. Moses described the burning bush but not the manipulation of the physics involved, and so it goes. And then there is Jesus. Even with 2000 years of contemplation he still exceeds our abilities to fully grasp what happened. It's easy to see how early followers conjoined him with Jehovah as a way to simplify and explain in their minds all the events that happened to him. You could also take the tack that Hislop does in the Two Babylons that the conjoining was done intentionally to obscure the truth. From reading some of the early church fathers writings you can see both schools at work. And then there's the whole use words that in English we would normally reserve for God Almighty being given to humans like Moses who was told to be the God of Pharaoh, and angels and priests and of course Jesus. A favorite passage of mine is the 1st chapter of Hebrews. It explains so much and yet leaves so much to ponder. Like Galileo's statement "the Bible teaches us how to go to heaven not how heaven goes."
Second, there are in the [Aurhorized King James Bible; AV] only superficial instances that seem to be for your view point; whereas, there are substantial evidence for the three being distinctly different as follows:
• Almighty God (YHWH) is the superior over everything and is without equal. “ Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:3 AV), and he has always existed, “ Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.” (Psalms 90:2 AV). Everything is subordinate to him. He gave his son an assignment and the power to carry it out, “23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming. 24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. 28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.” (1 Corinthians 15:20-28 AV).
• Jesus (Jeshua or YHWH saves), Almighty God’s only begotten son, the first born (made) of all creation “ And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;” (Revelation 3:14 AV), “ Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:” (Colossians 1:15 AV), etc. He was clearly called:
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2 Corinthians 1:19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.
Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Ephesians 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Hebrews 4:14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
Hebrews 6:6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
• The Holy Spirit, God’s (YHWH’s) active force. For extensive details on this force in motion of Almighty God, see Discourse on the Holy Spirit.
To brake words down as you call it, although it is not that, I am using Strongs Greek/Hebrew-Chaldean dictionary with Strong # available at any seminary or theology school, at every Bible translation committee, in the possession of almost all Bible scholars, and also in my book collection. Even the Catholic translators like Rev. Msgr. Myles M. Bourke, Rev. Frederick W. Danker, Rev. Alexander A. Di Lella, O.F.M., use it.
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COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] THE RARE FRUITS OR VEGETABLES Solanum chessmanii - -
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 932A]
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. 2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. Genesis 33:1 – 2, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
For many years Jacob and his brother Esau had been at odds, but when an actual meeting was going to occur, Jacob was preparing for trouble, but the exact opposite occurred as shown at Genesis 33:3 - 4, [AV] “And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. 4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.” They had not let past resentment harboring stand in the way of brotherly love, and neither should we.
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[2] Here is a Commentary on Bountiful Trees and Vegetables God (YHWH) has provided for mankind, specifically the Galapagos Island Tomato, Solanum chessmanii,
A small wild tomato native to the Galapagos Islands. Fruits are small, somewhat like the currant tomato. They ripen to a yellow-orange color and are edible, with a good, typical acid tomato flavor. The plant is of particular interest for its resistance to a number of tomato pests and has been used to cross breed with regular tomatoes to confer desired traits.
Description
A bushy annual with a standard tomato growth habit. Plants may reach 3-5ft and are most similar to certain cherry tomato varieties in growth and fruit production. The Galapagos Island tomato is distinctive and ornamental in a tomato garden, having smaller, ruffled leaves and profuse flowers. Fruits ripen quickly, in 50-60 days and seem to enjoy hot weather to set.
Hardiness
Not frost hardy.
Growing Environment
Grow like any tomato. Water regularly. Grow in full sun. In our experience plants only set fruit when weather is warm, unlike a number of standard tomato varieties.
Propagation
By seeds. Seeds generally germinate readily, but need several weeks germination time, especially if pulp capsule remains around seed. Germinate in 75-85F, moist soil. This species seems to be slower to germinate than standard tomatoes.
Uses
The fruits are edible and have a nice flavor. They are said to be popular with Galapagos Tortoises in their native range. The plants are of interest to tomato breeders as they are used to confer a number of desirable traits into standard tomato species. ?[SOURCE - RETRIVED FROM ON 5/ 24/2018]
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In Genesis 1:11-13, "And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. (American Standard Version, ASV)[for more details, go to www.jw.org].
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COMBINATION OF VOL 933A - ALMIGHTY GOD (YHWH)IS ONE JEHOVAH AND NOT A PLURALITY
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 933A]
But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb. 6 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. 7 And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 8 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons? 1 Samuel 1:6 – 8, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
Here we are dealing with a polygamous marriage where Hannah the first wife was being abused and harassed unfairly by the second wife. She answered not her husband with respect her sorrow, but prayed unto the lord for deliverance. This is shown at 1 Samuel 1:10 – 11, [AV] “And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. 11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.” She promised that if given a son, he would be given to the Lord’s service. Later the Lord removed her bareness and she produced a son whom she gave over to serve the Lord all his days, the Prophet Samuel. And as Psalms 34:18 – 19, says, [AV] “The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.”
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[2] ALMIGHTY GOD (YHWH)IS ONE JEHOVAH AND NOT A PLURALITY
Also on the Trinity points: THE Bible teaching that God is one is called monotheism. And L. L. Paine, professor of ecclesiastical history, indicates that monotheism in its purest form does not allow for a Trinity: "The O.T. is strictly monotheistic. God is a single personal being. The idea that a trinity is to be found there . . . is utterly without foundation." Was there any change from monotheism after Jesus came to the earth? Paine answers: "On this point there is no break between the O.T. and the New. The monotheistic tradition is continued. Jesus was a Jew, trained by Jewish parents in the O.T. scriptures. His teaching was Jewish to the core; a new gospel indeed, but not a new theology. . . . And he accepted as his own belief the great text of Jewish monotheism: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord (Jehovah; AS, LB, Young's, Darby's) our God is one God.'" Those words are found at Deuteronomy 6:4. The Catholic New Jerusalem Bible (NJB) here reads: "Listen, Israel: Yahweh our God is the one, the only Yahweh." In the grammar of that verse, the word "one" has no plural modifiers to suggest that it means anything but one individual. "Should You Believe In the Trinity" pgs. 12,13 When the descendants of Abraham journeyed down into Egypt, there they came across a whole selection of different gods. According to Wilkinson, Egypt had many gods, the greatest of whom were Neph, Amun, Pthah, Khem, Sati, Maut and Bubastis. Ra and Seb were the first of the second class of Egyptian deities. The Egyptians believed that Neph made the sun and moon revolve. Pthah was worshiped as the creator. Khem was the god of agriculture. Ra was worshiped as a sun-god and his son Seb represented time. The ancient Egyptians also worshiped a trinity made up of Osiris, Isis and Horus, namely, father, mother and son. This trinity is precisely the same as that worshiped in Christendom. It has been handed down from ancient Egypt and Babylon. Jehovah vindicated his supremacy over all the gods of Egypt when he disgraced them with ten plagues and destroyed the Egyptian forces in the Red Sea. Following the Red Sea victory the Israelites sang to Jehovah's praise: "This is my God, and I shall laud him; my father's God, and I shall raise him on high. Jehovah is a manly person of war. Jehovah is his name. . . . Who among the gods is like you, O Jehovah?" There is none.-Ex. 15:2, 3, 11. w58 12/15 p.742 Because of the polytheistic worship of the land of Egypt, the reason for the statement at Deut.6:4 becomes apparent. "Listen, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah. (Or, "Jehovah is our God, Jehovah is one [or, there is one Jehovah]." Lit., "Jehovah our God [is] Jehovah one." Heb., Yehwah' ´Elo·heh'nu Yehwah' ´e·chadh'. (compare Jesus' words at Mk.12:29) see also Lev.18:1,2 The Isarelites were command not to do the same as the nations around them. Ex. 23:23-25,32,33; 34:14,15; Nu. 33:52; Deut. 6:12-15; 7:24-25; A scripture that applies even to us today can be found at Rev. 18:2,4(AV) 2. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 4. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
Hello Kaz, Edgar, and Nathan, I liked your comments, Edgar concerning God's name being important in the lives of true Christians. Acts 15:14 is excellent in showing that, but I also like verse 17 as well. From the NWT: "in order that those who remain of the men may earnestly seek Jehovah, together with people of all the nations, people who are called by my name says Jehovah, who is doing these things. It always amazes me how opposers of the Divine Name shy away from using God's name. Many of these people (scholars, critics, etc.) say that since we aren't sure how to pronounce it, we shouldn't use it at all. But yet, these same so-called scholars and critics, as well as all modern and not so modern Bible translators don't have a problem with these names: Je-ho' ad-dah (possibly, Jehovah Has Decked Himself) Je-ho-ad' din (Jehovah is Pleasure) Je-ho' a-haz (May Jehovah Take Hold; Jehovah Has Taken Hold) Je-ho' ash (Jehovah Bestows, Is Giver. often abbreviated to "Joash") Je-ho-ha'nan (Jehovah Has Shown Favor; Jehovah Has Been Gracious) Je-hoi' a-chin (probably, Jehovah Has Firmly Established) Je-hoi' a-da (May Jehovah Know) Je-hoi' a-kim (possibly, Jehovah Raises Up) Je-hoi' a Rib (May Jehovah Contend; Jehovah Has Conducted Our Legal Case) Je-hon' a-dab (Jehovah Is Willing; Noble; Generous) Je-hon' a-than (Jehovah Has Given) Je-ho' ram (Jehovah Is High; Exalted). Je-ho-shab' e-ath (Jehovah Is Plenty Je-hosh' a phat (Jehovah Is Judge) Je-hosh' e-ba (Jehovah Is Plenty) Je-hosh' u-a (Jehovah Is Salvation) Je-hosh' a-bad (Probably, Jehovah Has Endowed) Je-hoz' a-dak (Probably, Jehovah Pronounces Righteous) All of these names are found in every Bible Translation I have checked, including The Holy Scriptures, by the Jewish Publication Society. All these names have the first two syllables of God's name (in English) JE-HO' (or derivatives) incorporated into them. While most Bible translators hesitate to translate God's name (JHVH) as "Jehovah" into their translations, THEY DO NOT HESITATE to translate the above names, as written above, into their translations, even though these names are derived from the Divine Name, JEHOVAH! Doesn't this seem like an inconsistent translation practice to you? Evidently these translators don't have a problem using the first two syllables of God's Divine Name, but not the third! Go figure!
YAH or YAHU - The 'Personal' Name of the 'God of Israel' by which He anciently revealed Himself to Moses (EXODUS 6:2). 'YAH' is spelt in original Hebrew, with the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet - the 'yood', smallest letter in the alphabet, represented by the inverted comma ( ' ). YAHU also has the meaning of 'He is YAH'
This Name, through recent archeological discoveries in Israel, has been found to be part of more Hebrew words and names than were formerly known. There is an untold number of usages in the Tanach ('Old Testament') where this form of the Sacred Name is used as a conjunction in Biblical names. Some of the more common examples of these are:
EliYahu ('Elijah')
YeremiYahu ('Jeremiah')
YeshiYahu ('Isaiah')
YahuShafat ('Josephat')
NetanYahu (also the name of former Israeli Prime Minister)
YahuNatan ('Jonethan')
and of course, the Messianic Salvation Name YAHU'SHUAH ('Yeshuah')
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The major Messianic editions of the NT have not included the sacred name. However even in some rabbinic circles it has become accepted and helpful to include the sacred name translated with the four consonants YHWH or YHVW (for example the Fox translation). Moreover the majority of NT versions (Messianic or otherwise) which have included the Sacred name have done so only by way of guesswork. since the Greek NT does not distinguish "Lord" from "YHWH". However the HRV includes the sacred name throughout the NT based on real manuscript evidence found in the Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts which distinguish ADONAI/Lord from YHWH.
We know from both the Tosefta and Talmuds (ancient Jewish writings) that certain (Hebrew and Aramaic?) New Testament manuscripts contained the name of YHWH in their text (t.Shab. 13:5; b.Shab. 116a; j.Shab. 15c). Now our Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts preserve for us knowledge of where "Lord" in the NT was YHWH and where it was ADON/ADONAI.
The DuTillet Hebrew manuscript of Matthew repeats the Hebrew letter YUD two or three times in a circle so as to mark places where the name of YHWH should go. The Shem Tob Hebrew version of Matthew has the Hebrew letter HEY standing alone (and in one place the word HASHEM spelled out) to mark places where the name of YHWH belongs. The Munster Hebrew text of Matthew actually contains the name off YHWH spelled out where it belongs. The Old Syriac, Peshitta and Crawford Aramaic manuscripts of NT books also distinguish between YHWH and ADON/ADONAI. These Aramaic manuscripts have Aramaic MARYA for YHWH and Aramaic MAR (or MARI or MARAN) for ADON/ADONAI. Now we have objective manuscript evidence to support placement of the sacred name into the NT text, the era of guesswork is over. []
This is another important feature which makes the HRV unique when compared to other Messianic editions.
Just as the manuscript order of the books of the Tanak (OT), (followed by Judaism) does not agree with the ordering of the same books in the Christian "Old Testament" as printed today, so also does the manuscript order of the NT differ. The ancient manuscript order of the books of the "New Testament" has first the "Gospels" then "Acts" followed by the Jewish Epistles (Ya,akov (James); 1 & 2 Kefa (Peter); 1, 2 & 3 Yochanan (John) and Y'hudah (Jude)) followed by the Pauline epistles which are followed by Revelation. This order was rearranged by Rome in the Latin Vulgate in which the Pauline epistles were given first place and the Jewish epistles given second place.
The original manuscript order had an important significance. It agreed with the precept that the message was to the Jews first and then to the Goyim (Gentiles). It also agrees with the concept that Ya'akov, Kefa and Yochanan were emissaries that come BEFORE Paul (Gal. 117) and with the concept that Kefa, Ya'akov and Yochanan served as three pillars which lend authority upon which Paul's message was built (Gal. 29) and not vice-versa. The reader of the NT was intended to read the "Jewish" epistles FIRST and then to read the Pauline epistles already having understood the Jewish epistles. The NT reader was intended to read Ya'akov's (James') admonition concerning faith and works (Ya'akov 2) as well as Kefa's warnings about Paul being difficult to understand and often twisted (1Kefa 315-16) etc. before ever attempting to understand the writings of Paul. The HRV follows the ancient manuscript order (which agrees also with the order of the ancient Aramaic manuscripts) in placing the "Jewish epistles" immediately after Acts and placing the Pauline Epistles AFTER them. []
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COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] OUT WITH THE OLD, BACK IN WITH THE RENEWED
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 934A]
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. John 14:16 – 17, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
Yes, the Comforter sent after Jesus (Yeshua) went to heaven was none other than Almighty God’s (YHWH’s) active force the Holy Spirit. And luke 11:13, [AV] “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?” which is further shown at Ephesians 1:13, [AV] “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,” Therefore we should seek to do righteousness and not per Ephesians 4:30, [AV] “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.”
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[2] OUT WITH THE OLD, BACK IN WITH THE RENEWED!
Replacement Theology got its start with Roman Catholicism ("Universalism"), which was a hybridization of Mithraic sun worship (Luciferism) and the original Nazarene Messianic faith (Acts 24:5, Acts 28:22).
While the Protestant Reformation did away with many of the luciferic ills of Roman Catholicism, they also retained a number of the self-same satanic corruptions that tainted the original Nazarene Israelite faith. For instance, the Protestants continued to observe the Sun-day instead of the Sabbath, and they observed Christmas (Saturnalia) and Easter (Ishtar) instead of the Feasts of YHWH (as found at Leviticus 23). Further, they continued to call the Tanach (the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings) the "Old" Testament, based upon the false premise that everything “old” and “Jewish” was now all passe.
However, despite the lies inherent in Catholicism and Protestant Christianity, many Torah scholars point out that from the time of the Garden of Eden, the requirement for those that worship YHWH has always been to obey the Father's commands!
In Hebrews 11 we learn that it was disobedience that got Adam and Havvah (“Eve”) kicked out of the Garden of Eden. It was obedience that saved Noah, and it was obedience for which Avraham was blessed. And it was obedience even unto a cross that saved humanity (Philippians 2:8).
At the time of the New (or Renewed) Covenant, the additional requirement was made to believe in the Son, so that one could then be filled with the Spirit. Yet although the requirement to believe in the Son and accept the Spirit was added, the requirement to obey was never repealed, as Yahshua Himself tells us,
“Do not think that I came that I came to destroy the Torah or the Prophets. I came not to destroy, but to fulfill.” Mattithyahu 5:17
and,
"If you love Me, keep My commandments" Yochanan (John) 14:15.
Some deduce from this verse that those who keep His commandments are the only ones who truly love Him; and indeed, it is hard to dispute this logic.
It has also been suggested that those who teach that there is no requirement to obey Him must not truly love Him. (This would be distinct from those who would have obeyed, but did not know that there was any requirement to obey because they been led astray by false shepherds, as in Jeremiah 23.)
[][ Norman Willis, nwillis@regathering.com General Overseer The Israelite sect of the Nazarenes Re-establishing the original faith of the apostles]
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COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] ADAM BROUGHT SIN AND THUS DEATH; JESUS (YESHUA OR YHWH SAVES) BROUGHT RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THUS LIFE.
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 935A]
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it. 20 To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me. Jeremiah 6:19 – 20, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
Whereas, James 1:21 – 27 clearly shows how we must live our lives to be pleasing to Almighty God (YHWH), [AV] “Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. 26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. 27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”
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[2] ADAM BROUGHT SIN AND THUS DEATH; JESUS (YESHUA OR YHWH SAVES) BROUGHT RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THUS LIFE.
The Scripture says that what Jesus (Yeshua or YHWH saves) did was both like and unlike what Adam did. His act was like Adam's in that because we were in the loins of Adam when he sinned we participated in that sin and thus came under condemnation (Rom. 5:12-14), and just so Jesus (Yeshua or YHWH saves) came bearing our corporate humanity so that we were also in Him when He lived a righteous life, died and was resurrected. That is why Paul says in Romans 6 that when we were baptized we were baptized into Jesus (Yeshua or YHWH saves)' death so that the old man (our Adamic life) is dead and we now have a new life that eminates from Jesus (Yeshua or YHWH saves) and is one of righteousness toward Yahweh (YHWH). Again in Romans 7 Paul says that through the body of Jesus (Yeshua or YHWH saves) we died to the Law, because when He died, we being in Him died (see 2 Cor. 5:14). This releases us from the Law because when one has died he has been aquitted (Rom.6:7). That is why Paul writes in Romans 8:1 that those who are in Christ Jesus (Yeshua or YHWH saves) are not under condemnation.
What Jesus (Yeshua or YHWH saves) did is different from what Adam did in that Adam's one sin brought condemnation and death to the many, but Jesus (Yeshua or YHWH saves)' act of righteousness covers the one sin plus all that we commit (Rom.5:15-19).
Jesus (Yeshua or YHWH saves) is often spoken of as a ransom, but that language is not used in reference to recovering what Adam lost, though in effect his ransom act accomplishes that. The idea of ransom is because Jesus (Yeshua or YHWH saves) was given to humanity for eternity for our redemption; a ransom is not given temporarily but is given over forever. He became one of us and, though He was raised with a glorified body, He is still and always will be our brother, the last Adam, or the new head of our
race, for the eternal life we gain is not the Adamic life recovered, but the giving of His own life to us (Luke 24:36-39; John 2:18-22; 12:23-24; 15:1-6; 20:26-27; Romans 8:18-23; Philippians 3:20-21; 1 Tim. 2: 5-6; Heb. 2:10-18).
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COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] QUESTIONS MANY ASK AND THE ANSWERS IN BRIEF FORM
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 936A]
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. James 2:18, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
Yes, our actions will show whether we have real faith. We must live by faith, Habakkuk 2:2 - 4, [AV] “And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. 4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.” But we must believe in Almighty God’S (YHWH’S) promises and seek to do his will and not go chasing after false creeds and doctrines. Yes, belief in His existence is insufficient as James 2:19 – 20 says, [AV] “Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?”
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[2] QUESTIONS MANY ASK AND THE ANSWERS IN BRIEF FORM
1:If god exists and is a perfect creator, how could his creation man, get tricked into eating the forbidden fruit in Eden?
The account says that Eve was tricked but that Adam deliberately disobeyed.
Adam had freedom of choice.
Some Christians say its because god gave us free will, but if someone can chose the wrong thing or get tricked he is not perfect, even with free will a perfect being (image after god) should not make a mistake like this.
If Man does not have freedom of choice, then our freedom of worship and even to love God and our fellowman cannot be genuine - from the heart.
2: Why didn’t god create everything right from the start, in that case he would not need to drown the entire world except an ark with some people and animals on it.
He did create everything right. At the conclusion of each day of creation what He declared that what he did was "good".
He had to drown or give the Earth a bath because of evil supernatural contamination. Angels left their heavenly abode and lived among humans which both contaminated the human gene pool with hybrid murderous offspring which were taking women and was doing away with men.
The rebellious angels and their murderous offspring were incorrigible. The flood would force the angels to vacate the Earth and put an end to their hybrid offspring. The ark was for humans too as well as some of the animals. Unfortunately, few humans took the offer to be in the ark for survival.
If he is perfect he would know before he started creating everything that it would fail. Why don’t do something about at once, instead of waiting so long?
I don't believe God expected or wanted failure.
And we can take a queue from the days of creation. God didn't snap His fingers and had things instantly develop but had things develop as gradually as possible so that other intelligent beings can see and wonder at His activities. (Job 38:1-7)
He also allowed time for rebellion to fully manifest itself so that anyone can intelligently see the bad fruitage that comes with rebellion against God. Neither can anyone intelligently object that God acted rashly or that He didn't allow alternatives to His ways of doing things the test if they would succeed.
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COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] THE RARE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES - Aframomum melegueta
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 937A]
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. 6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. 7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. Revelation 18:4 – 8, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
In ancient times, Almighty God (YHWH) had His prophet Micah give warning of a future judgment for all of mankind at Micah 3:8 – 12, [AV] “But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin. 9 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity. 10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity. 11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us. 12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.”
And Jude at Jude 4 warns of evil men creeping into the Christian faith, [AV] “4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.” He goes on to inform us of the fact that they are reserved up for judgment at Jude 5 – 7, [AV] “I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. 6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. 7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.”
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[2] Here is a Commentary on Bountiful Trees and Vegetables God (YHWH) has provided for mankind, specifically the Aframomum melegueta is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. This spice, commonly known as ossame, grains of paradise, Melegueta pepper, alligator pepper, Guinea grains, fom wisa, or Guinea pepper, is obtained from the ground seeds; it imparts a pungent, peppery flavour with hints of citrus.
Although it is native to West Africa, it is also an important cash crop in the Basketo district (Basketo special woreda) of southern Ethiopia.[1] The Pepper Coast (or Grain Coast) where currently exists the Republic of Liberia, is a historical coastal region named after this commodity.
Characteristics
Aframomum melegueta is a herbaceous perennial plant native to swampy habitats along the West African coast. Its trumpet-shaped, purple flowers develop into 5- to 7-cm long pods containing numerous small, reddish-brown seeds.
The pungent, peppery taste of the seeds is caused by aromatic ketones; e.g., (6)-paradol (systematic name: 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-decan-3-one). Essential oils, which are the dominating flavor components in the closely related cardamom,[2] occur only in traces.
The stem at times can be short and usually shows signs of scars and fallen leaves. The average leaves are usually 35 cm in length and 15 cm wide, with a well-structured vascular system. The flowers of the herbaceous plant are described as "handsome" aromatic, with an orange-colored lip and rich pinkish-orange upper part. The fruits contains numerous, small, golden red-brown seeds.
Uses
A. melegueta pods at a market in São João dos Angolares, São Tomé Island. The fruits are eaten raw in that nation's cuisine and the local name is ossame.
Melegueta pepper is commonly used in the cuisines of West and North Africa, where it has been traditionally imported by caravan routes through the Sahara desert, and whence they were distributed to Sicily and the rest of Italy. Mentioned by Pliny as "African pepper" but subsequently forgotten in Europe, they were renamed "grains of paradise" and became a popular substitute for black pepper in Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries.[3][4][5] The Ménagier de Paris recommends it for improving wine that "smells stale". Through the Middle Ages and into the early modern period, the theory of the four humours governed theories about nourishment on the part of doctors, herbalists and druggists: in this context, John Russell characterized grains of paradise in The Boke of Nurture as hot and moist.[6]
In 1469 King Afonso V of Portugal granted the monopoly of trade in the Gulf of Guinea to Lisbon merchant Fernão Gomes,[7] including the exclusive trade of Aframomum melegueta, then called "malagueta" pepper - which was granted by 100,000 real-annually in exchange for exploring 100 miles of the coast of Africa a year for five years.[8] After Christopher Columbus reached the New World in 1492 and brought the first samples of Capsicum frutescens, the name malagueta was then taken to the new chili "pepper".[4] Malagueta, thanks to its low price, remained popular in Europe even after the Portuguese opened the direct maritime route to the Spice Islands around 1500.[9]
The importance of the spice is shown by the designation of the area from the St. Johns River (present day Buchanan) to Harper in Liberia as the "Grain Coast" in honor of the availability of grains of paradise.[10] Later, the craze for the spice waned, and its uses were reduced to a flavoring for sausages and beer. In the 18th century, its importation to Great Britain collapsed after a Parliamentary act of George III forbade its use in malt liquor, aqua vita, and cordials.[11] In 1855 England imported about 15,000 to 19,000 lbs per year legally (duty paid).[10] By 1880 the Encyclopædia Britannica (9th edition) was reporting, "Grains of paradise are to some extent used in veterinary practice, but for the most part illegally to give a fictitious strength to malt liquors, gin, and cordials".[12]
The presence of the seeds in the diets of lowland gorillas in the wild seems to have some sort of salubrious effect on their cardiovascular health. They also eat the plant and use it for nesting material. The absence of the seeds in the diets of captive lowland gorillas may contribute to their occasionally poor cardiovascular health in zoos.[13][14]
Today the condiment is sometimes used in gourmet cuisine as a replacement for pepper or to give unique flavors in some craft beers, gins, and Norwegian akvavit. Grains of paradise are starting to enjoy a slight resurgence in popularity in America due to their use by some well-known chefs. Alton Brown is a fan of the condiment, and he uses it in okra stew and his apple pie recipe on an episode of the TV cooking show, Good Eats.[15] Grains of paradise are also used by people on certain diets, such as a raw food diet, because they are considered less irritating to digestion than black pepper.
Properties
In West African folk medicine, grains of paradise are valued for their warming and digestive properties, and among the Efik people in Nigeria have been used for divination and ordeals determining guilt.[16] A. melegueta has been introduced to the Caribbean and Latin America, where it is used in religious (voodoo) rites.[17][18]
References
• "Southern Nations Nationalities and People’s Region (SNNPR) Livelihood Profiles: Regional Overview", FEWS NET (January 2005), p. 27 (accessed 18 May 2009)
• 'Grains of paradise' are listed among the unofficial varieties of Cardamum Seed in the 25th ed. of the Dispensatory of the United States of America (1955) p. 257, Paul E. Beichner notes, in "The Grain of Paradise" Speculum 36.2 (April 1961:302-307) p 303. Beichner suggests the miraculous greyn of The Prioress's Tale was grains of paradise.
• Several recipes in Two Fifteenth-century Cookery-Books, Thomas Austin, ed, Early English Texts Society, 91 (1888), noted in passing by Beichner 1961, under the names graynys of parise, graynis of parys Graynys of Perys, and simply Graynis.
• Daniel F. Austin, "Florida ethnobotany", p. 170, CRC Press, 2004, ISBN 0-8493-2332-0
• "Its popularity may have been due to the brilliant name thought up for it by some advertising genius born before his times" observes Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat, Anthea Bell, tr., The History of Food, revised ed. 2009, p. 446.
• Noted, with other examples of fiery and watery grains of paradise, by Beichner 1961, p. 304, note 8; cardamom, with which it was often confused, as Cardamomum maius and Cardamomum minus, was reported by Dioscurides as hot and dry in its qualities, as recorded in the late 13th-century Herbal of Rufinus (Beichner, p. 305f).
• "O Contrato de Fernão Gomes" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
• Thorn, Rob. "Discoveries After Prince Henry". Retrieved 2006-12-24.
• Guidi Bruscoli, Francesco (2014). Bartolomeo Marchionni, «homem de grossa fazenda» (ca. 1450-1530). Firenze: Leo S. Olschki editore. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9788822263001.
• Laurie's Sailing Directory for the Ethiopic or Southern Atlantic Ocean to the Rio de la Plata, Cape Horn, and the Cape of Good Hope etc., including the Islands between the two coasts; 4th Edition 1855
• Peter Kup, A history of Sierra Leone, 1400-1787 (Cambridge University)
• Baynes, T.S.; Smith, W.R., eds. (1880). "Grains of Paradise". Encyclopædia Britannica. 11 (9th ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
• "Gorilla diet protects heart: grains of paradise". Asknature.org. February 20, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
• Dybas, Cheryl Lyn, Ilya Raskin, photographer, "Out of Africa: A Tale of Gorillas, Heart Disease... and a Swamp Plant" BioScience, 57 (May 2007) pp. 392–397. Fulltext.
• "Apple of My Pie", season 11, episode 15.
• Simmons, Donald C. (1956). "Efik Divination, Ordeals, and Omens". Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. 12 (2): 223–228.
• Voeks, Robert (2013). "Ethnobotany of Brazil's African Diaspora: The Role of Floristic Homogenization". African Ethnobotany in the Americas: 395–416. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-0836-9_14.
• Moret, Erica S. (2013). "Trans-Atlantic Diaspora Ethnobotany: Legacies of West African and Iberian Mediterranean Migration in Central Cuba". African Ethnobotany in the Americas: 217–245. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-0836-9
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[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 938A]
Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. 7 For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; 8 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; 9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. 10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. 11 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: Deuteronomy 8:6 – 11, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
The ancient Isralites lived under Almighty God’s (YHWH’s) loving care for hundreds of years, and received very good care from him when they obeyed His commandments per Deuteronomy 4:5 – 8, [AV] “Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. 6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. 7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for? 8 And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?” ; However, their good care by Him was contingent on their obedience to Him as shown at Deuternonmy 4:9, [AV] “Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy
sons’ sons;”
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[2] ORIGINS OF THE BIBLE
Specifically, the Bible is NOT the product of one committee or strongman. It has over 40 individual writers who wrote under divine inspiration/guidance much as transcribing secretaries today taking transcription and then later typing it out. In other words one real author, God (YHWH), and many scribes each of whom wrote in his own style over a period of approximately 1,600 years. All of what people call or consider inconsistencies are really not such, but most often just a problem of translation and/or understanding, i.e., lack of understanding of what the original writer writing in his own language and culture meant/said in his original writing. What is remarkable, is the writers over such a period of time all wrote in harmony when even most posters on threads on this forum can not even stay on track or subject over a period of a few days and/or weeks at most with the original subject of the thread. This fact of harmony over a period so great as to almost stagger the imagination shows that it had one guiding force or author who divinely inspired its writers as humans of their own volition can not keep on track over short periods of time.
To wit, the Bible is the ONLY book God (YHWH) ever inspired men to write as his scribes. In other words, God is its author and men only put his thoughts given to them by divine inspiration into their own words, the words of men. Not only that, all the other writers of later so called religious guidance books borrowed from it and made changes in accord with their strong man or so called prophet. Take the example of Joseph Smith who borrowed from it to write the Book of Mormon, but failed to give credit or source to the Bible and twisted some borrowed things into bizarre distortions. Other examples are of course the bizarre writings of David Koresh the Prophet of the Branch Dividians of Waco, Texas; and the Quran, and the Book of Wiccim.
Truly, the Bible id differentiated from all other so called 'holy books' by its candor and honesty which are not found in those ones that were NOT divinely inspired by God (YHWH).
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