Hey Guys (And Jeremy especially)
I have also acquired Purity of Heart, so whenever you want to begin, I think most people are ready. Also, if you don't want to or don't have time to fiddle around with Zechariah, that's ok. Just let me know. I hope you are doing well, and I'll see you all in a week!
P.S. If anyone has seen my brown striped dress shirt, I left it at Jeremy's wedding somewhere. I haven't had it since. Tim actually brought it to me there, but I left it again. I know, sounds like something Jeremy would do...
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
The Lord Remembers
That is of course the name of the book we are studying. You will recognize "zachar" and the tell-tale "YH" at the end. What I'll do next is simply give you the translation of Zechariah 1:1-6 as I have it and make some notes:
[1] "In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the Word of the LORD was to Zechariah son of Bereciah son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
[2] 'The LORD is angry concerning your fathers an anger [The LORD is exceedingly angry].
[3] And you will say to them, "thus says the LORD of Hosts,
'Turn to me,' utters the LORD of Hosts, 'And then I will turn to you,' says the LORD of Hosts."
[4] "Do not be like your fathers which the first prophets called to them saying,
'Thus says the LORD of Hosts, "Turn from your evil ways and evil practices,"
And they did not listen, and they did not listen attentively to me,' utters the LORD.
[5] "Your fathers where are they? and do the prophets live eternally?
[6] But my words and my statutes which I have commanded to my servants the prophets overtook your fathers,
and then they turned, and they said,
'just as the LORD of Hosts planned to do to us according to our ways and our practices
thus He did to us.'"
Alrighty then...
[1] Note the opening Time Clause or TC. Colin pointed those out and how they are important for narrative. They give the setting and placement for the occasion. Important in this particular TC is that the book is dated according to Darius' reign. Of course, he is a pagan king. Thus we can see that Israel is in captivity and the book is tragically not dated according to a king of Israel.
Bereciah = The Lord blesses
Iddo = His Time
[2] Interesting way of saying that God is exceedingly angry - very Hebrew.
[3] Note the Consecutive Waw in the perfect tense. Maybe someone could help me out a bit more on the importance of that for syntactical purposes. I think it just highlights the cause and effect - God is angry, so the prophet speaks. The "LORD of Hosts" is a very important title for God in this book. Note the imperative form of "turn" (shuvu).
Also note the conditional structure, If you turn, I will turn. I don't know how this relates to a Greek understanding of conditional clauses, but the verbs are interesting to note...
[4] The parsing guide points out that the opening verb "do not be" is jussive in meaning but not in form (except for "al").
I thought the passage came to a focus on the fact that with all of the speaking going on by God and the prophets that the key turning point was that the people refused to listen or listen closely.
[5] Helpful example of questions. Did I get the adjectives properly?
[6] Note the H-stem verb "overtook". Also note the two PTN verbs. Highlights the theme of turning and speaking and the reasons why - namely God's actions.
That's all I got. I hope that helps. Help me - there's some interesting things here.
[1] "In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the Word of the LORD was to Zechariah son of Bereciah son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
[2] 'The LORD is angry concerning your fathers an anger [The LORD is exceedingly angry].
[3] And you will say to them, "thus says the LORD of Hosts,
'Turn to me,' utters the LORD of Hosts, 'And then I will turn to you,' says the LORD of Hosts."
[4] "Do not be like your fathers which the first prophets called to them saying,
'Thus says the LORD of Hosts, "Turn from your evil ways and evil practices,"
And they did not listen, and they did not listen attentively to me,' utters the LORD.
[5] "Your fathers where are they? and do the prophets live eternally?
[6] But my words and my statutes which I have commanded to my servants the prophets overtook your fathers,
and then they turned, and they said,
'just as the LORD of Hosts planned to do to us according to our ways and our practices
thus He did to us.'"
Alrighty then...
[1] Note the opening Time Clause or TC. Colin pointed those out and how they are important for narrative. They give the setting and placement for the occasion. Important in this particular TC is that the book is dated according to Darius' reign. Of course, he is a pagan king. Thus we can see that Israel is in captivity and the book is tragically not dated according to a king of Israel.
Bereciah = The Lord blesses
Iddo = His Time
[2] Interesting way of saying that God is exceedingly angry - very Hebrew.
[3] Note the Consecutive Waw in the perfect tense. Maybe someone could help me out a bit more on the importance of that for syntactical purposes. I think it just highlights the cause and effect - God is angry, so the prophet speaks. The "LORD of Hosts" is a very important title for God in this book. Note the imperative form of "turn" (shuvu).
Also note the conditional structure, If you turn, I will turn. I don't know how this relates to a Greek understanding of conditional clauses, but the verbs are interesting to note...
[4] The parsing guide points out that the opening verb "do not be" is jussive in meaning but not in form (except for "al").
I thought the passage came to a focus on the fact that with all of the speaking going on by God and the prophets that the key turning point was that the people refused to listen or listen closely.
[5] Helpful example of questions. Did I get the adjectives properly?
[6] Note the H-stem verb "overtook". Also note the two PTN verbs. Highlights the theme of turning and speaking and the reasons why - namely God's actions.
That's all I got. I hope that helps. Help me - there's some interesting things here.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Colby Wedding Reminder
[My Dear Groomsmen, here is a reminder from my dear fiancee:
Please remember to bring black dress socks and shoes and a black belt. The rehearsal will begin Friday promptly at 5pm and we want to finish and start eating within an hour so please come on time. If you have any questions about directions you can call Emily (cell 734-626-5496 or home 734-941-0957). On Saturday we will be taking pictures in the morning. There will be cheese & crackers, raw veggies and fruit available for the bridal party to snack on before the ceremony (and then you can eat at the reception mid-afternoon). If you need something more substantial than that to eat between pictures and ceremony, please pack a lunch or let Emily know so something can be provided. Thanks! We're looking forward to seeing you soon :).
Please remember to bring black dress socks and shoes and a black belt. The rehearsal will begin Friday promptly at 5pm and we want to finish and start eating within an hour so please come on time. If you have any questions about directions you can call Emily (cell 734-626-5496 or home 734-941-0957). On Saturday we will be taking pictures in the morning. There will be cheese & crackers, raw veggies and fruit available for the bridal party to snack on before the ceremony (and then you can eat at the reception mid-afternoon). If you need something more substantial than that to eat between pictures and ceremony, please pack a lunch or let Emily know so something can be provided. Thanks! We're looking forward to seeing you soon :).
Monday, May 19, 2008
Weekend-er
I just got back home from a conference at Capitol Hill Baptist Church where I applied to do an internship in the fall or possibly the spring. It was a great conference on how to cultivate and maintain a healthy church for God's glory. The conference is put on by Nine Marks ministry and is called a "Weekender."
Being there gave me more of a love and appreciation for my home church. I know you guys were all committed to churches at school, but I was just wondering how things are going now that some of us are home and some are newly married. Have you guys found new churches or gone back to old ones? Are you enjoying church or is it a struggle? I hope you are able to find good churches to be fed and in which to minister the Gospel.
On Zechariah, I'm sorry I haven't posted anything yet. I will try to do that in the next day or two. I start work training on Thursday night and find out a few other big important things this week. If you want to know about it, give me a call ;-)
And, Colby, if you read this, I hope you are doing well in preparation for the wedding and marriage (as our dear friend Jared reminds us).
Being there gave me more of a love and appreciation for my home church. I know you guys were all committed to churches at school, but I was just wondering how things are going now that some of us are home and some are newly married. Have you guys found new churches or gone back to old ones? Are you enjoying church or is it a struggle? I hope you are able to find good churches to be fed and in which to minister the Gospel.
On Zechariah, I'm sorry I haven't posted anything yet. I will try to do that in the next day or two. I start work training on Thursday night and find out a few other big important things this week. If you want to know about it, give me a call ;-)
And, Colby, if you read this, I hope you are doing well in preparation for the wedding and marriage (as our dear friend Jared reminds us).
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Zechariah Plan
The first good chunk of Zechariah to translate will be the first six verses. (1:1-6). I'm sure we'll get better at this as we go along, but I suggest commenting in threads designated for the passage and e-mailing attachments if necessary. I don't know how to attach word documents onto the blog. If anyone has any suggestions let me know.
I'll try to put up a post in the next day or two, since I've already translated and made some notes on the passage. Just respond in that thread, I think that will work well. Perhaps a different person can lead different portions of translation.
Also, what version of "Will One Thing" do we need to get? I'm guessing there are more than one; just let us know the one you have, Jeremy.
I'll try to put up a post in the next day or two, since I've already translated and made some notes on the passage. Just respond in that thread, I think that will work well. Perhaps a different person can lead different portions of translation.
Also, what version of "Will One Thing" do we need to get? I'm guessing there are more than one; just let us know the one you have, Jeremy.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Good and Evil Debate
A fictional article on the debate of Good vs. Evil and God vs. Science
http://anhonestdebate.com/2007/12/05/concerning-evil-an-interesting-argument
http://anhonestdebate.com/2007/12/05/concerning-evil-an-interesting-argument
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Reading accountability
Brothers,
I have two desires which war strongly in my soul. One, the desire for continued study and learning. The other, the inherent and often winner in this struggle, my own laziness. Perhaps others of you have felt similar things. I will use the feel-felt-found sales technique to drive this home. You might say, "Jared, I understand how you feel. Many other graduates have felt this way...but what they've found is that if we hold each other accountable, we can read difficult works incrementally and discuss them."
In lights of these weighty ruminations, I propose that we read a book together and discuss it on this blessed blog. Please respond oh so promptly with book reccommendations if you embrace this idea wholly ere we can start so rewarding and useful a journey. We can do no other, God help Colby.
I have two desires which war strongly in my soul. One, the desire for continued study and learning. The other, the inherent and often winner in this struggle, my own laziness. Perhaps others of you have felt similar things. I will use the feel-felt-found sales technique to drive this home. You might say, "Jared, I understand how you feel. Many other graduates have felt this way...but what they've found is that if we hold each other accountable, we can read difficult works incrementally and discuss them."
In lights of these weighty ruminations, I propose that we read a book together and discuss it on this blessed blog. Please respond oh so promptly with book reccommendations if you embrace this idea wholly ere we can start so rewarding and useful a journey. We can do no other, God help Colby.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
i'm back
So, I finally got internet hooked up in my house - after four months. Anyway, I'll shall be writing again and more frequently. As it is, if you desire to see the proofs from our wedding, the website is as follows: http://www.previewgallery.com/essencephotography/hannah_and_jeremy/ .
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