Anybody wants to post a Bible verse ?

[Mama Etna]

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

Matthew 2:4-6

[Guest]

(Micah 5:2)  But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.  [ESV]

(Matthew 2:5)  They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
(Matthew 2:6)  “‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”  [ESV]

 

[Your closest friendnt]

11 hours ago, B-B said:

Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.

Proverbs 11:14

 

Too many cooks spoil the soup.

[Guest]

(Matthew 2:23)  And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.  [ESV]

Matthew 2:23 says about Jesus, “He went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.” Where is this prophecy in the Old Testament?

Matthew is obviously not quoting a prophecy directly, as there is no Old Testament passage with the wording he uses. Three major options exist for interpreting this verse. First, it may be that Matthew is associating the word Nazarene with the Hebrew word netser (“branch or sprout”). The “Branch” was a common term for the Messiah, such as in Isaiah 11:1: “A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.” Hebrew was written with only consonants, and netser would have appeared as NZR—the same main consonants as Nazareth. In fact, in Aramaic, the common language of Jesus’ day, the word for “Nazareth” and the Hebrew word for “branch” sounded very much alike. Matthew’s point could be that Jesus was “sprouting up” from an obscure village in Galilee; Jesus was the Branch predicted by the prophets, and the name of the town He grew up in happens to sound just like the prophets’ word for “branch.”

A second option is that Matthew is citing a prophecy not found in the Old Testament but in another source. If so, Matthew referred to a prophecy known to his original audience yet unknown to us today. However, this is unlikely and an argument from silence.

A third option is that Matthew uses the word Nazarene in reference to a person who is “despised and rejected.” In the first century, Nazareth was a small town about 55 miles north of Jerusalem, and it had a negative reputation among the Jews. Galilee was generally looked down upon by Judeans, and Nazareth of Galilee was especially despised (see John 1:46). If this was Matthew’s emphasis, the prophecies Matthew had in mind could include these two passages concerning the Messiah:

“But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people. All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads” (Psalm 22:6–7). It’s true that Nazarenes were “scorned by everyone,” and so one could see this messianic prophecy as an allusion to Jesus’ hometown of Nazareth.

“He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem” (Isaiah 53:3). Again, in Jesus’ day, Nazarenes were “despised and rejected,” and so Isaiah’s prophecy could be viewed as an indirect reference to Jesus’ background as the supposed son of a carpenter from Nazareth.

If Psalm 22:6–7 and Isaiah 53:3 are the prophecies that Matthew had in mind, then the meaning of “He shall be called a Nazarene” is something akin to “He shall be despised and mocked by His own people.” Jesus not only identified with humanity by coming to our world; He also identified with the lowly of this world. His upbringing in an obscure and despised town served as an important part of His mission. Jesus identified Himself as “Jesus of Nazareth” during His encounter with Saul on the road to Damascus (Acts 22:7–8). After his conversion, Paul mentioned Jesus of Nazareth (Acts 26:9). One of the names of the early Christians was “Nazarenes” (Acts 24:5), and the term Nasara, meaning “Nazarene,” is still used today by Muslims to identify a Christian.

Source: Jesus as Nazarene Prophecy

[Guest]

(Psalms 82:1)  A Psalm of Asaph. God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
(Psalms 82:2)  “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
(Psalms 82:3)  Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
(Psalms 82:4)  Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
(Psalms 82:5)  They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
(Psalms 82:6)  I said, “You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you;
(Psalms 82:7)  nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince.”
(Psalms 82:8)  Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations!  [ESV]

Source: Who Are the Elohim in Psalm 82

Edited December 14, 2021 by Saved.One.by.Grace

[Duck]

2 hours ago, Saved.One.by.Grace said:

(Micah 5:2)  But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.  [ESV]

(Matthew 2:5)  They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
(Matthew 2:6)  “‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”  [ESV]

 

 nkjv of micah 5:2 is even better

"...Whose goings forth are from of old,
From everlasting.”

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, Duck said:

 nkjv of micah 5:2 is even better

"...Whose goings forth are from of old,
From everlasting.”

(Micah 5:2)  "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting."  [NKJV]

 

[B-B]

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.

Proverbs 16:24

 

[B-B]

5 hours ago, Your closest friendnt said:

Too many cooks spoil the soup.

Hi there @Your closest friendnt 

I thought this thread was for posting Bible verses...? ?

 

 

 

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[Worship Warriors]