Wednesday, March 07, 2007

cool stuff in the Bible

  • Job 36:24-25

Remember to magnify His work

Of which many have sung.

Everyone has seen it:

man looks on it from afar.

  • Exodus 11:7

" But against none of the children of Israel shall a dog move its tongue, against man or beast, that you may know the difference between the Egyptians and Israel" NKJV

"But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man of beast, that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel" ESV

I wonder if translation differences are greater in Hebrew than in Greek. It seems that most New Testament differences are more like putting "he said" before or after the thing being said. In the Old Testament, it seems that there are a lot more metaphors and turns of phrase. And with the greater flexibility of Hebrew, it makes for some more interesting translations.

  • Exodus 17:8-16

This is the story where Moses holds up his rod and the Israelite army prospers under Aaron -- against Amalek. In verse 14, God says to Moses, "I will will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven." So I wonder, is that wiping out still to come? Or did God mean that Amalek would be wiped out except for being mentioned in Exodus?

Strangely

I have an interview at Applebee's on Monday.

I dropped off an application several weeks ago and today, I got a phone call. I'm not sure waht I want to do there, if I want to do anything. Maybe I can work lunches and stay at Micahels for nights.