NL-DBRP_256 HOS.9 HOS.10 PRO.24.17-34 MAT.6.1-18

HOSEA 9-10:
In the first paragraph of chapter 6, Hosea or the Lord quoted the people saying, “Let’s return to the Lord! He has hurt us, … but he will bandage our wounds won’t he? In two or three days he will revive us…” But following that there are three chapters where the Lord tells why Israel’s returning is always fickle and insincere.

PROVERBS 24b:
Just one of many neat nuggets of truth in today’s reading:

Pro. 24:26 NLT An honest answer is like a kiss of friendship.

MATTHEW 6a:
Yesterday’s reading had five ‘You have heard it said … But I tell you …’ And they included some of the hardest ones for us to obey.

GNT Translation notes:
Mat. 6:9 This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven: May [all people honor You as the Holy God//your holy name be honored];
[I have pointed out in many other places that ‘name’ is often used as a metonymy that stands for God’s whole personhood, not just his name. GNT introduces another potential problem, making it sound like God has more than one name, and just the holy name should be honored. I have suggested above that this be translated as a metonymy, but even so, we must bear in mind that God shows great concern for his name in the Old Testament— beginning in the Ten Commandments. If that phrase is translated with that in mind, it could also be translated, “May your name always be spoken with respect befitting your holiness.” Both ideas may be in view in that first line of the prayer.]
10 may [You come to set up your kingdom here on earth//You come to rule here on earth as king//your Kingdom come]; may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
[In most of the world’s languages a ‘kingdom’ cannot come or move. Instead it is more natural to say that a King will come to rule.]

NLT Translation notes:
Prov. 24:30 I walked by the field of a lazy [man/person],
the vineyard of one with no common sense.
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[In this memorized and often repeated verse, I suggest that ‘name’ should be taken as a metonymy that stands for God. See the note in the GNT section.]
Mat. 6:9 Pray like this:
Our Father in heaven,
may [You always and everywhere be regarded as holy//your name be kept holy.]
[In most of the world’s languages a ‘kingdom’ cannot come or move. Instead it is more natural to say that a King will come to rule.]
10 May [You come as king to rule on this earth//your Kingdom come soon.]
May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

 

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