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Numbers 23:11, ARTB, JINX |
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Balak said to Balaam, "What did you do to me? I took you to JINX my enemies, and you blessed them with blessings!"
(Numbers 23:11) ARTB
A note from A. Frances Werner:
This story occurs immediately after King Og and King Sihon were conquered by Yahweh before the Israelites entered the promised land. Moses was still living, and the Israelites were on the move north to south east of the Jordan river. The conquered territories were South- Syria and North-Jordan. Next up was Balak in Central-Jordan. (See map page 693, ARTB.) He knew he needed help beyond the natural, so he calls in Balaam to JINX the Israelites.
The word JINX clearly connotes magic, perhaps voodoo. Most other translations utilize the word CURSE, because it is an obvious opposite to the word BLESS. But this is a distinct Hebrew word QABAB (Strong's 6895) which is only used 15 times in the OT, mostly in this passage. This story begins in Numbers 22, and includes Yahweh's direct intervention with Balaam by a donkey. Even a probable shaman (priest) in a foreign religion who was paid to JINX Israel could not do it!
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He made the Pleiades and Orion, and transforms the death-shadow to morning, and darkens the day to night. He calls the waters of the sea, and spills them over the face of the land: Yahweh is his name.
(Amos 5:8) ARTB
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Psalm 115:17,18, ARTB, AT-ATTENTION |
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The dead never praise Yah, not anyone descending! But we AT-ATTENTION bless Yah from now and forever. Praise Yah!
(Psalm 115:17,18) ARTB
A note from A. Frances Werner:
Many translations render this verse as GO DOWN INTO SILENCE. But there are only two underlying Hebrew words. The first is YARAD (Strong's 3381) which is translated as DESCEND throughout the ARTB; the second is an obscure word DUMA (Strong's 1745,1747,1748) which is only used 9 times in the Old Testament. There is no corresponding Hebrew word for the English word INTO.
The ARTB utilizes the word AT-ATTENTION to attempt to describe DUMA. Think of a military person on guard duty at night. They may be silent, but they are ever vigilant. It is a word chosen to show the demeanor of being tuned to God Almighty, always ready for action.
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Delight over Yahweh, and he will give you the wishes of your heart.
(Psalm 37:4) ARTB
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Psalm 147:2, ARTB, JERUSALEM, BRIDE |
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Yahweh builds Jerusalem. He organizes the outcast of Israel, healing the broken in heart, and binds their grieving. (Psalm 147:2,3) ARTB
A note from A. Frances Werner:
I am always struck by the tender love in this passage. But then, with a bit more meditation, I'm stumped! There is no header for Psalm 147 to confirm the timetable or occasion for this psalm. But if it was written by David, it was before the TEMPLE was complete. The temple was his great desire in life. So I'm surprised that the focus is on JERUSALEM instead of the temple.
There is an interesting hint in the New Testament, in Revelation 21 describing the New Jerusalem. Beginning in verse 9, the bride of the Lamb is described as the holy city Jerusalem coming down from God. The new Jerusalem is beautiful and gleaming--no grief and broken hearts. Thus, this is not a one-time praise of Yahweh because the city of Jerusalem was being established for the line of King David, but a prophesy for a process that continues today.
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