Yesterday we heard of the final plague, the death of the firstborn and the first Passover. And we heard the rules for the Passover celebrations. Note that Christ is fore-shadowed in the Passover lamb.
Translation notes:
31 When the people of Israel saw the mighty power
that the L ORD had unleashed against the Egyptians, they
were filled with awe before him. [At last/0] they [fully believed//put their faith] in the L ORD and in his servant Moses.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/exo.13.nlt
The conclusion of Elihu's speech. Thanks to Earl McMann for reading Elihu’s six chapters.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/job.37
Yesterday in James 5, James railed against the rich to encourage the poor. He also told us how to be patient in our suffering. The last section teaches about prayer for the sick and finally about repentance. I add a little footnote here. So often I hear the part about praying for the sick quoted by people who do not bother to fulfill all the instructions that James gives. If we are going to claim promises in Scriptures, we need to fulfill the conditions given.
This 2nd letter of Peter's was probably written not long before he was martyred in AD 68. Or it could have been written as early as AD 65. A different person with a very different vocabulary served as Peter’s secretary to write this. One of the things that tells me that Peter really was the author is his consistent humility. In 1Pet5 he spoke of himself as a fellow elder and a fellow in looking forward to the glory that will be revealed to us. And he starts this letter in a similar vein, calling his listeners those 'who share the same precious [faith/way of believing] we [apostles] have.'
Constable quotes Vernon McGee:
“Second Peter is the swan song of Peter, just as 2 Timothy is the swan song of Paul. There are striking similarities between the two books. Both epistles put up a warning sign along the pilgrim pathway the church is traveling to identify the awful apostasy that was on the way at the time and which in our time has now arrived. What was then like a cloud the size of a man’s hand today envelops the sky and produces a storm of hurricane proportions. Peter warns of heresy among teachers; Paul warns of heresy among the laity.”
Translation notes:
1 This letter is from Simon a Peter, a slave and apostle of
Christ Jesus.
I am writing to you who share the same precious
[beliefs/faith] we have. The things we fully
believe were given to us//faith we have. This faith was given to you] because of the justice and fairness of [Christ Jesus//Jesus Christ], our God and Savior.
5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s
promises. Supplement your [believing/faith] with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence withknowledge,
14 For our Lord [and Christ Jesus//Lord Jesus Christ] has shown me that I must soon leave this earthly life,
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/2pe.1
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