Joshua 1
We are walking in today: Let Scripture Interpret Scripture!!! ENCORE!!!!!!!!
Witness consider throughout the Bible: H7200 ra'ah --to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
1 Samuel 12:24 Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider H7200 how great things he hath done for you.
The Torah ..................…
Exodus 33:13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider H7200 that this nation is thy people.
The prophets...............…
Isaiah 41:20 That they may see, H7200 and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
The writings .............
Judges 19:30 And it was so, that all that saw H7200 it said, There was no such deed done
nor seen H7200 from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.
Isaiah 52:15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; H7200 and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
Exodus 33:13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider H7200 that this nation is thy people.
The prophets...............…
Isaiah 41:20 That they may see, H7200 and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
The writings .............
Judges 19:30 And it was so, that all that saw H7200 it said, There was no such deed done
nor seen H7200 from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.
Isaiah 52:15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; H7200 and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
Interpretation: What Does it Mean? - Avoiding Deception
Perhaps the most important item to examine is the issue of interpretation. For any given Scripture passage, the question arises: "What does it mean?"
We might ask further, "What is the correct interpretation?" and most importantly, "What does this Scripture passage mean for me — how does this apply for me today?"
This last question is the very center of the battlefield of deception today. This question is where many are being led astray by Religious Tradition and Doctrines of Men, which all give false answers to this question.
Fortunately, the Scriptures themselves give us the correct answer to this question. Finding the correct
answer, however, requires that each one dig deeply into the Scriptures for himself, to search out the Truth — as if searching for gold, jewels, and hidden treasure!
To find the correct Bible Interpretation, there is only one General Rule to be followed:
The Scriptures alone must interpret the Scriptures!
Within the confines of this one General Rule, there are many additional and important considerations. Although secondary to the Biblical Guidelines of what the Scriptures actually say, there are topics such as context, word definition, historical background, and many others that must be considered. These common-sense "Rules of Biblical Interpretation" guidelines have been published in many forms over time, and are valuable aids to reading comprehension.
In this writing, however, we will codify and present only the Biblical guidelines of Biblical Interpretation. Hidden in plain sight in the Scriptures, these Biblical guidelines are of greatest importance, yet virtually unknown in the Religious world.
Today the Biblical Guidelines — what the Scriptures themselves actually give as Guidelines for correct Scripture interpretation — are now being restored!
The Scriptures themselves tell us what these Guidelines are. They tell us what the Scriptures consist of, how they are to be divided, and how they are to be seen as a unified message. And of greatest importance, these Guidelines tell us how we are to 'apply' the Scriptures to our lives today!
We begin with an overview of what the Bible says about the Scriptures themselves.
The Bible: Its Content
The Bible appears to many as merely a collection of historical writings, or perhaps a book of guidelines to live by. But the Bible is much more than that. The Bible is a supernatural writing, like no other book in existence.
Its pages are the complete, written instructions from the Creator of the universe, addressed to mankind! And within its pages can be seen the many different forms of the Author's personal signature, all confirming and verifying the authenticity of its contents!
The Bible itself tells us (2 Peter 1:21) that Holy men of ancient times wrote these words of Scripture, as the Holy Spirit moved upon them, telling them what to write. All the words within it pages gave testimony to the Truth, through the absolute agreement of the various writers, even though unknown to each other, and written over a long time span.
From the internal testimony of the Bible, we see that the Bible tells us that it is the Word of the Creator, and all of its Words are Truth (Deuteronomy 32:4; 2 Samuel 7:28; 1 Kings 17:24; Nehemiah 9:13; Psalms 19:9, 119:142, 119:151, 119:160; John 17:17; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Revelation 21:5).
An overview of the Bible's Message, and the Bible's Mission and Purpose. As an overview, we might say the Bible speaks a broader message to the many, and a more narrow message to the few, also called His Disciples.
Within the broader message of the Bible can be seen the life-and-death message of coming judgment against all the inhabitants of the world, and also a message of Redemption and forgiveness for all who choose to receive this forgiveness.
The Scriptures pronounce judgment on all people for having rebelled against the Creator, and having transgressed His eternal Laws. There is also a parallel message of the Creator's gift of eternal love and redemption, for all those who choose to return to Him.
This two-fold message confronts all people, and the decision each one makes becomes the most important issue each one must face, within his own lifetime.
Throughout the Bible, a more narrow purpose for the Scriptures can also be seen.
THE MOST HIGH
has chosen to hide much of the Bible's Content, so that only those who diligently search for Messiah, as one would search for gold, jewels, and hidden treasure, would find Messiah. Those who choose to follow Him would then learn His Ways, by walking with Him, and abiding [remaining] in Him. They would then delight in Him, and would come to know Him!
There are many other purposes for the Scriptures. The central focus of this writing, however, is based on the one purpose of seeking Messiah with all our hearts, so that we can identify and remove the stumbling-blocks from our lives. Only then can we walk in the Light of His Word, abide in Him, and learn His Ways.
And so as we dig deeply to study the Scriptures for the purpose of seeking Messiah, we soon realise that the Scriptures are pure and without fault [in the original manuscripts in which they were written], notwithstanding the variations found within many different manuscripts and translations. The Holy Bible does not merely 'contain' the written Words of the Creator — the Holy Bible is the sum of His written Words!
There are some who study the Bible, however, and never arrive at a correct understanding of the Bible message. Unless the student approaches the study of Scriptures with humility and with a teachable heart, the eyes of his understanding will not be opened, and he will receive no understanding.
We might say that the fundamental reason for incorrect understanding of the Bible is that a correct
understanding of Scripture is fully dependent on THE MOST HIGH — for it is He alone who opens our spiritual eyes to understand. We will discuss the 'opening of eyes' throughout this writing.
Let us look next at what the Scriptures themselves tell us about how the Bible is to be divided.
The Bible: Its Divisions
Over the centuries, men have divided the Holy Bible into two basic sections, and have called these the 'old' testament and the 'new' testament. These are not Biblical divisions, but are erroneously based on men's observations. We will refer to these as 'old' testament writings and 'new' testament writings in order to communicate, and to clarify some of the Biblical meanings.
The Bible is not actually divided, in the usual sense of the word. Instead, there is a single, unified message seen throughout the old and new testament writings.
The Scriptures do however, use several terms, such as Torah and Testimony, and Old and New, to distinguish between certain covenant aspects of
THE MOST HIGH's word.
For example, the Scriptures use the terms old and new not to refer to sections of the Bible, but to various aspects of Father's Covenant provisions for His people. When we associate the terms old and new with sections of the Bible, we begin to walk in error, for these are man-made divisions, of which the Scriptures do not speak. As long as we think of old and new as merely sections of the Bible, we create confusion — and we cut ourselves off from much of our Heavenly Father's provision for His children!
Let us see what the Bible itself says about Old and New.
Perhaps the most important item to examine is the issue of interpretation. For any given Scripture passage, the question arises: "What does it mean?"
We might ask further, "What is the correct interpretation?" and most importantly, "What does this Scripture passage mean for me — how does this apply for me today?"
This last question is the very center of the battlefield of deception today. This question is where many are being led astray by Religious Tradition and Doctrines of Men, which all give false answers to this question.
Fortunately, the Scriptures themselves give us the correct answer to this question. Finding the correct
answer, however, requires that each one dig deeply into the Scriptures for himself, to search out the Truth — as if searching for gold, jewels, and hidden treasure!
To find the correct Bible Interpretation, there is only one General Rule to be followed:
The Scriptures alone must interpret the Scriptures!
Within the confines of this one General Rule, there are many additional and important considerations. Although secondary to the Biblical Guidelines of what the Scriptures actually say, there are topics such as context, word definition, historical background, and many others that must be considered. These common-sense "Rules of Biblical Interpretation" guidelines have been published in many forms over time, and are valuable aids to reading comprehension.
In this writing, however, we will codify and present only the Biblical guidelines of Biblical Interpretation. Hidden in plain sight in the Scriptures, these Biblical guidelines are of greatest importance, yet virtually unknown in the Religious world.
Today the Biblical Guidelines — what the Scriptures themselves actually give as Guidelines for correct Scripture interpretation — are now being restored!
The Scriptures themselves tell us what these Guidelines are. They tell us what the Scriptures consist of, how they are to be divided, and how they are to be seen as a unified message. And of greatest importance, these Guidelines tell us how we are to 'apply' the Scriptures to our lives today!
We begin with an overview of what the Bible says about the Scriptures themselves.
The Bible: Its Content
The Bible appears to many as merely a collection of historical writings, or perhaps a book of guidelines to live by. But the Bible is much more than that. The Bible is a supernatural writing, like no other book in existence.
Its pages are the complete, written instructions from the Creator of the universe, addressed to mankind! And within its pages can be seen the many different forms of the Author's personal signature, all confirming and verifying the authenticity of its contents!
The Bible itself tells us (2 Peter 1:21) that Holy men of ancient times wrote these words of Scripture, as the Holy Spirit moved upon them, telling them what to write. All the words within it pages gave testimony to the Truth, through the absolute agreement of the various writers, even though unknown to each other, and written over a long time span.
From the internal testimony of the Bible, we see that the Bible tells us that it is the Word of the Creator, and all of its Words are Truth (Deuteronomy 32:4; 2 Samuel 7:28; 1 Kings 17:24; Nehemiah 9:13; Psalms 19:9, 119:142, 119:151, 119:160; John 17:17; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Revelation 21:5).
An overview of the Bible's Message, and the Bible's Mission and Purpose. As an overview, we might say the Bible speaks a broader message to the many, and a more narrow message to the few, also called His Disciples.
Within the broader message of the Bible can be seen the life-and-death message of coming judgment against all the inhabitants of the world, and also a message of Redemption and forgiveness for all who choose to receive this forgiveness.
The Scriptures pronounce judgment on all people for having rebelled against the Creator, and having transgressed His eternal Laws. There is also a parallel message of the Creator's gift of eternal love and redemption, for all those who choose to return to Him.
This two-fold message confronts all people, and the decision each one makes becomes the most important issue each one must face, within his own lifetime.
Throughout the Bible, a more narrow purpose for the Scriptures can also be seen.
THE MOST HIGH
has chosen to hide much of the Bible's Content, so that only those who diligently search for Messiah, as one would search for gold, jewels, and hidden treasure, would find Messiah. Those who choose to follow Him would then learn His Ways, by walking with Him, and abiding [remaining] in Him. They would then delight in Him, and would come to know Him!
There are many other purposes for the Scriptures. The central focus of this writing, however, is based on the one purpose of seeking Messiah with all our hearts, so that we can identify and remove the stumbling-blocks from our lives. Only then can we walk in the Light of His Word, abide in Him, and learn His Ways.
And so as we dig deeply to study the Scriptures for the purpose of seeking Messiah, we soon realise that the Scriptures are pure and without fault [in the original manuscripts in which they were written], notwithstanding the variations found within many different manuscripts and translations. The Holy Bible does not merely 'contain' the written Words of the Creator — the Holy Bible is the sum of His written Words!
There are some who study the Bible, however, and never arrive at a correct understanding of the Bible message. Unless the student approaches the study of Scriptures with humility and with a teachable heart, the eyes of his understanding will not be opened, and he will receive no understanding.
We might say that the fundamental reason for incorrect understanding of the Bible is that a correct
understanding of Scripture is fully dependent on THE MOST HIGH — for it is He alone who opens our spiritual eyes to understand. We will discuss the 'opening of eyes' throughout this writing.
Let us look next at what the Scriptures themselves tell us about how the Bible is to be divided.
The Bible: Its Divisions
Over the centuries, men have divided the Holy Bible into two basic sections, and have called these the 'old' testament and the 'new' testament. These are not Biblical divisions, but are erroneously based on men's observations. We will refer to these as 'old' testament writings and 'new' testament writings in order to communicate, and to clarify some of the Biblical meanings.
The Bible is not actually divided, in the usual sense of the word. Instead, there is a single, unified message seen throughout the old and new testament writings.
The Scriptures do however, use several terms, such as Torah and Testimony, and Old and New, to distinguish between certain covenant aspects of
THE MOST HIGH's word.
For example, the Scriptures use the terms old and new not to refer to sections of the Bible, but to various aspects of Father's Covenant provisions for His people. When we associate the terms old and new with sections of the Bible, we begin to walk in error, for these are man-made divisions, of which the Scriptures do not speak. As long as we think of old and new as merely sections of the Bible, we create confusion — and we cut ourselves off from much of our Heavenly Father's provision for His children!
Let us see what the Bible itself says about Old and New.
Shema Selah will we consider higher the lies we have inherited and the traditions of men over the instructions of the Most High?? https://www.facebook.com/fiveam.prayer/videos/1712009078877201/?l=6681259255639505249
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