fredlott63 wrote:
Who should teach Gods word
If you feel called to teach, know from Isaiah 28:9 & 10 that God wants His word taught chapter by chapter and verse by verse.
You have selected the very best segment of scripture to demonstrate a very valid point. Only I would go on to verse 13, which points out just the opposite view. God said his people were drunk, and not understanding; and that He will speak to His people with another tongue and stammering lips, which is a reference to the Septuagint, which the Jews would never understand, and in fact, dismissed as "Just a bad translation from Hebrew to Greek."
He further stated that by the "precept upon precept, line upon line" system, they will be ensnared and fall backward and be taken. This is what the new testament calls "a stone of stumbling."
The Hebrew Testament was to lead the Jews to Christ;
"Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster."[Gal 3:24-25]
There are three different words translated into the English
"Word;" They are "Logos;" "reema;" and "Logion," and if you look into how it is translated, elsewhere, "Logion" is translated "Oracles" with reference to the Gentiles, by saying the Oracles were given to the Jews for the Gentiles,
Yet, they could not discard it because it came into their possession from the hand of God Himself, who gave it to the Jews for safekeeping until the time of the Gentiles came in.
Look at how scripture portrays a great difference in how the Jews behaved toward their scriptures and how the Gentiles approached it -
TO THE JEWS, THEIR SCRIPTURE WAS A CAUSE;
Galatians 3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
THE JEWS TRIED TO CONVERT THE GENTILES TO THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES, AND DOCTRINES, AND CREEDS-
Galatians 2:4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
PAUL STATES PRECISELY WHAT ADVANG\TAGE THE JEWS HAD IN BRINGING IN THE GENTILES -
Romans 3:1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? 2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
AND LUKE RECORDS HOW THE SEPTUAGINT BECAMSE SIGNIFICANT TO THE PEOPLE OF GOD; Acts 7:38 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
THEN THE WRITER OF THE BOOK OF HEBREWS WARNS OF THE FAILURE TO LEARN; Hebrews 5:12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
FINALLY PETER SHOWS HOW WE ARE TO TREAT "THE ORACLES OF GOD" -
1 Peter 4:11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Your post shows good judgment and insight, with just a touch of need that has yet to be expressed. i enjoyed reading it.