September 29

OT -- Isaiah 57:14-59:21
Did you see????
OOOOOh, I knew Paul could not have an original thought in his head.
Check out verse 59:17
"He put on righteousness as his breastplate,
and the helmet of salvation on his head;
he put on the garments of vengeance
and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak."

Take that Ephesians. Well, maybe I shouldn't be so hasty. After all, Jesus, when he got up in his home synagogue to teach read the Isaiah scroll. And Jesus' ministry was to "do away with the yoke of oppression,
with the pointing finger and malicious talk,
and if you spend yourself in behalf of the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the oppressed..." vs 58:9a-10a

This who and what Jesus taught and ministered to. Maybe Paul, after his Damascus road experience, went and reread Isaiah 'with different eyes'.

Just a thought.

NT -- Philippians 1:1-26
One l, two second ps in Philippians.
You have no idea how my Biblical spelling has improved as a result of this blog. Another tic mark in positive space.

Paul is writing to the Philippians from prison, presumably in Rome. He speaks of chains but as a Roman citizen, he probably was not chained, more likely confined to a residence with guards.
This is a very personal letter as Paul was quite attached to the Philippians (he allowed them to personally support him unlike other churches) and he is quite upbeat despite his confinement.

Another confession. I have not read Philippians. I am looking forward to studying it over the next few days.

Peace to each of you.