Isaiah 28:16 vs Romans 9:33 - Paul Did Not Quote LXX. He Fixed It. We studied chush vs chashah weeks ago. I do not believe Hebrew ever meant "to hurry." Modern scholars missed it. Paul didn't. FIRST HALF OF VERSE - What stone was laid: HEBREW MT Isa 28:16 - Behold Me! I lay in Zion a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner, a sure foundation LXX Isa 28:16 - Behold I lay for the foundations of Zion a costly, choice, corner-stone, precious Isa 8:14 MT - He shall be for a sanctuary, but for a stone to strike and for a rock to stumble over Romans 9:33 - Behold I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence SECOND HALF OF VERSE - What happens to believer: HEBREW MT Isa 28:16 - hamamin lo yachish - he who believes shall not be silent / ashamed / hide - NOT hurry LXX Isa 28:16 - he who believes on Him shall not be ashamed - ou me kataischynthe Romans 9:33 - he who believes on Him shall not be ashamed - ou kataischynthesetai What you see: Romans 9:33 first half is...
*BUKHRA - Openeth The Womb* Colossians 1:15 Peshitta: > *bukhra d-khol beryatha - Firstborn of all creation* Everyone reads "firstborn" as "first made." Torah never does. Exodus 13:2 - *Kadesh li kol bechor, peter rechem* - Sanctify to Me all firstborn, *openeth the womb.* - *rechem = womb* - *peter = openeth, opener, one who breaks open first* Bekhor / bukhra does not mean first created. It means *opener of womb.* The one who opens inherits, because he is heir. David was last-born of Jesse. God says Psalm 89:27 - I will make him My firstborn. Birth order is not the point. Birthright is. So who is *bukhra d-khol beryatha*? Not a created god. The Opener of heavenly womb. There is a heavenly bosom - John 1:18 - *Yhidaya d-i ba-ubba d-Abuhu - Only Begotten who IS in bosom of Father.* Present tense. Still in bosom while declaring Him. That bosom is deeper than our cove. Our cove has shallow edge where we stand, deep center where Father holds His own. We he...