{"id":2009,"date":"2013-01-24T16:30:15","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T16:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=2009"},"modified":"2018-09-22T02:05:06","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T02:05:06","slug":"tehillim-psalms-10-part-1-and-2-why-do-the-wicked-prosper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/tehillim-psalms-10-part-1-and-2-why-do-the-wicked-prosper\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehillim \/ Psalms 10, Part 1 and 2, Why do the wicked prosper?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">This week\u2019s study is from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:1-18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. David begins His Psalm stating <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-3\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e7 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201c10:1 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?\u201d (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Pride is not the way of the righteous, pride and arrogance set themselves up against the Lord and prevents one from receiving help from the Lord. <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05d2 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e0\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea \u05e8\u05b8\u05e2 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d2\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05df | \u05d5\u05b0\u05d3\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e2 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05ea\u05b7\u05d4\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05bb\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">8:13 \u2018The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverted mouth, I hate. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David goes on to say that <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d2\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea-\u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05e7 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05bc | \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05d6\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d6\u05d5\u05bc \u05d7\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:2 In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The wicked pursue in their pride, the wicked gives praise in the desire of his soul (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-3\">\u05d4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05dc \u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-3\">\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b9\u05e6\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05e0\u05b4\u05d0\u05b5\u05e5 | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The reason that the wicked and greedy spurn and cruse the Lord is because in their arrogance they do not seek Him (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-3\">\u05d3 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d2\u05b9\u05d1\u05b7\u05d4\u05bc \u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05e8\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05de\u05b0\u05d6\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5:<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). In such people, is there any hope of mercy? David continues to describe the wicked, the wicked do not know the judgments of God (His commandments), in his pride he says <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cI will not be moved throughout all generations, I will not be in adversity\/evil\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b6\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b8\u05d3\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The mouth of the wicked is full of curses, deceit, and oppression and his tongue knows only mischief and wickedness. He sits in wait to attack the unsuspecting, and in hiding places to kill the innocent. His eyes watch for the unfortunate so as to lay hold of him like the lion does to his prey. The wicked cause the afflicted to fall down and is full of unspeakable acts of unrighteousness. This is possible because the wicked man says God will not see it (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">10:11<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and the Lord will not require it of me (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">10:13<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). David calls out to the Lord saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05d1 \u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e0\u05b0\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd [\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd]:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:12 Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David knows that the Lord has seen the afflicted and asks that the Lord would <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">10:15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find none.<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d8\u05d5 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05d5\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1-\u05e8\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0:<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) David believes in the power of God saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:16 The Lord is King forever and ever; Nations have perished from His land. 10:17 O Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear 10:18 To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed, So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"_idContainer001\" class=\"Basic-Text-Frame\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-4\"> \u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea Hebrew \u05d0\u05e8\u05de\u05d9 Aramaic \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 Greek<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table001\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-1\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-2\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-4\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-1\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-4\" lang=\"en-US\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-3\" lang=\"en-US\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e7 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d2\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea-\u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05e7 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05bc | \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05d6\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d6\u05d5\u05bc \u05d7\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc: \u05d2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05dc \u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b9\u05e6\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05e0\u05b4\u05d0\u05b5\u05e5 | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d3 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d2\u05b9\u05d1\u05b7\u05d4\u05bc \u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05e8\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05de\u05b0\u05d6\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5: <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-2\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-4\">\u05e1\u05dd\u05e8 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05de\u05d4 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05ea\u05e7\u05d5\u05dd \u05d1\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05e7 \u05ea\u05d8\u05de\u05e8 \u05d1\u05de\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e7\u05d3\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05e2\u05d9\u05d3\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e2\u05e7\u05ea\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d1 \u05d1\u05d2\u05e1\u05d5\u05ea \u05d1\u05d2\u05d5\u05ea \u05e8\u05e9\u05d9\u05e2\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d3\u05dc\u05e7 \u05e2\u05e0\u05d9\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05e0\u05db\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e0\u05d1\u05d9\u05dc\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d3\u05e0\u05df \u05d3\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9 \u05d7\u05e9\u05d1\u05d5 \u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05e2\u05d1\u05d3\u05c3 \u05d2 \u05de\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc \u05d3\u05d0\u05e9\u05ea\u05d1\u05d7 \u05e8\u05e9\u05d9\u05e2\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05e8\u05d2\u05e8\u05d5\u05d2 \u05e8\u05d2\u05d2\u05d4 \u05e0\u05e4\u05e9\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d3\u05de\u05d1\u05e8\u05da \u05d2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d8\u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d0 \u05de\u05e8\u05d7\u05e7 \u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05e7 \u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4\u05c3 \u05d3 \u05e8\u05e9\u05d9\u05e2\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d2\u05e1\u05d5\u05ea \u05e8\u05d5\u05d7\u05d9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d1\u05e2 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05e8 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d9\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d3\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d2\u05dc\u05d9\u05df \u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05db\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05d7\u05e9\u05d1\u05ea\u05d5\u05d9\u05c3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-3\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-Greek-body CharOverride-6\" lang=\"en-US\">YALMOI<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-7\"> 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-8\" lang=\"en-US\">10:1 \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03af \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u1f00\u03c6\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03cc\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c1\u1fb7\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03b5\u1f50\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03b8\u03bb\u03af\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9 10:2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b7\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f00\u03c3\u03b5\u03b2\u1fc6 \u1f10\u03bc\u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f41 \u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03c7\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b2\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03af\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f37\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03af\u03b6\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 10:3 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f41 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03c9\u03bb\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03af\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u1f00\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd\u03b5\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 10:4 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ce\u03be\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u1f41 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03c9\u03bb\u03cc\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c0\u03bb\u1fc6\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f40\u03c1\u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f10\u03ba\u03b6\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd\u03ce\u03c0\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-5\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-4\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"en-US\">\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d3\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d5| [\u05d3\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5] | \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05e2\u05b5\u05ea \u05de\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d8\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b6\u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd: \u05d5 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b6\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b8\u05d3\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2: \u05d6 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\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e1\u05bb\u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b6\u05d0\u05b1\u05e8\u05b9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e3 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05d8\u05b9\u05e3 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9: \u05d9 \u05d5\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 [\u05d9\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4] \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05e4\u05b7\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d7\u05b5\u05dc\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd [\u05d7\u05b5\u05d9\u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd]: \u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05db\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc 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\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b1\u1f30\u1ff6\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b1\u1f30\u1ff6\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b1\u1f30\u1ff6\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u1f14\u03b8\u03bd\u03b7 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 10:17 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03af\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03bd\u03ae\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u03ae\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f11\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ad\u03c3\u03c7\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78 \u03bf\u1f56\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 10:18 \u03ba\u03c1\u1fd6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f40\u03c1\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u1ff7 \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b8\u1fc7 \u1f14\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03c5\u03c7\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u1f04\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> does not begin as the previous Psalms with an introductory line that describes the purpose of the Psalm. Immediately, David begins asking the Lord <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e7 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:1 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Why does the Lord seem to hide Himself in times of calamity (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">)? The Aramaic translation (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker000\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Targum Pseudo Jonathan) states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05de\u05d4 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05ea\u05e7\u05d5\u05dd \u05d1\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05e7 \u05ea\u05d8\u05de\u05e8 \u05d1\u05de\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e7\u05d3\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05e2\u05d9\u05d3\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e2\u05e7\u05ea\u05d0\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:1 Why, O Lord, will you stand afar off, hide yourself in the dwelling of the holy ones in the times of distress? (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Aramaic translation suggests that the Lord moves to and fro, remaining in the dwelling place (the Tabernacle) and leaving the dwelling place when He comes to help His people. This is similar to David\u2019s words according to <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 7:7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> that states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d3\u05b7\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05bb\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b6\u05da\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">7:7 Let the assembly of the peoples encompass You, And over them return on high. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">drawing a parallel to the congregation of Israel encamped surrounding the Lord in the wilderness (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Bamidbar \/ Numbers 2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Scriptures indicate that the congregation of people surround (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b6\u05da\u05bc\u05b8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) the Lord and the Lord will return on high (to Heaven, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). This suggests that when the Lord helps he descends from Heaven and His presence is manifested in the midst of the people. This was the very thing that happened in the Lord manifesting Himself as a pillar of cloud during the day and fire at night. David concluded that <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cjudgment was commanded\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> by God. When the Lord does not make manifest His presence, it appears that He is hiding in the tabernacle until a specified time of His choosing.<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table002\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-6\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-11\" lang=\"en-US\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"CharOverride-12\">10:1 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? 10:2 In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised. 10:3 For the wicked boasts of his heart\u2019s desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord. 10:4 The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, \u2018There is no God.\u2019 10:5 His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them. 10:6 He says to himself, \u2018I will not be moved; Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity.\u2019 10:7 His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness. 10:8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the hiding places he kills the innocent; His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate. 10:9 He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lurks to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net. 10:10 He crouches, he bows down, And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones. 10:11 He says to himself, \u2018God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it.\u2019 10:12 Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted. 10:13 Why has the wicked spurned God? He has said to himself, \u2018You will not require it. 10:14 You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand. The unfortunate commits himself to You; You have been the helper of the orphan. 10:15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find none. 10:16 The Lord is King forever and ever; Nations have perished from His land. 10:17 O Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear 10:18 To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed, So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-8\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-11\" lang=\"en-US\">Toviyah \/ Psalms Chapter 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-13\" lang=\"en-US\">10:1 Why, O Lord, will you stand afar off, hide yourself in the dwelling of the holy ones in the times of distress? 10:2 In brutality the wicked man will pursue the poor man; they will be caught in the scheme that they plotted to carry out. 10:3 For the wicked man is praised for the craving of his soul; he who blesses the violent man abhors the word of the Lord. 10:4 The wicked man in the grossness of his spirit will not seek God, and he will say in his heart that his thoughts are not manifest in the presence of the Lord. 10:5 His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are far from his sight; he will rebuke all his oppressors. 10:6 He will say in his heart, \u201cI will not be shaken from doing evil for all generations.\u201d 10:7 His mouth is curses, full of guile and deceit; under his tongue is misery and falsehood. 10:8 He will sit in the hiding places of the courtyards; in secret places he will kill the innocent; he will hide his eyes against the poor. 10:9 He will lie in wait in secret places like a lion in his covert; he will lie in wait to seize the poor man; he will seize the poor man when he is drawn into his trap. 10:10 The poor man will be crushed, and sink down, and he will fall into the power of his hiding places. 10:11 He will say in his heart, \u201cGod has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he does not see forever.\u201d 10:12 Arise, O Lord, fulfill the oath of your hand, do not forget the humble. 10:13 Why has the wicked man abhorred God? He will say in his heart, \u201cIt will not be sought after.\u201d 10:14 It is manifest in your presence, because you will inflict misery and wrath upon the wicked man; look carefully to pay a good reward to the righteous by your hand; the poor will place their hope on you; you have been a helper to the orphan. 10:15 Break the arm of the wicked; and let the evil seek their wickedness, [and] not find it. 10:16 The Lord is king forever and ever; the Gentiles have perished from his land. 10:17 The desire of the humble is heard in your presence, O Lord; strengthen their heart, incline your ear. 10:18 To judge the orphan and poor man; may the sons of men not again be shattered before the wicked of the earth. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-9\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"CharOverride-11\" lang=\"he-IL\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"CharOverride-13\" lang=\"he-IL\">10:1 Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why dost thou overlook us in times of need, in affliction? 10:2 While the ungodly one acts proudly, the poor is hotly pursued: the wicked are taken in the crafty counsels which they imagine. 10:3 Because the sinner praises himself for the desires of his heart; and the unjust one blesses himself. 10:4 The sinner has provoked the Lord: according to the abundance of his pride he will not seek after him: God is not before him. 10:5 His ways are profane at all times; thy judgments are removed from before him: he will gain the mastery over all his enemies. 10:6 For he has said in his heart, I shall not be moved, continuing without evil from generation to generation. 10:7 Whose mouth is full of cursing, and bitterness, and fraud: under his tongue are trouble and pain. 10:8 He lies in wait with rich men in secret places, in order to slay the innocent: his eyes are set against the poor. 10:9 He lies in wait in secret as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to ravish the poor, to ravish the poor when he draws him after him: he will bring him down in his snare. 10:10 He will bow down and fall when he has mastered the poor. 10:11 For he has said in his heart, God has forgotten: he has turned away his face so as never to look. 10:12 Arise, O Lord God; let thy hand be lifted up: forget not the poor. 10:13 Wherefore, has the wicked provoked God? for he has said in his heart, He will not require it. 10:14 Thou seest it; for thou dost observe trouble and wrath, to deliver them into thy hands: the poor has been left to thee; thou wast a helper to the orphan. 10:15 Break thou the arm of the sinner and wicked man: his sin shall be sought for, and shall not be found. 10:16 The Lord shall reign for ever, even for ever and ever: ye Gentiles shall perish out his land. 10:17 The Lord has heard the desire of the poor: thine ear has inclined to the preparation of their heart; 10:18 to plead for the orphan and afflicted, that man may no more boast upon the earth. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">David then states his case saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d2\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea-\u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05e7 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05bc | \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05d6\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d6\u05d5\u05bc \u05d7\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:2 In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It is because of the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cpride, conceit, haughtiness, vanity, loftiness<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u201d (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d2\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) of the wicked that one pursues the soul of the afflicted (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05e7 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05bc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Note that Aramaic translation says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1 \u05d1\u05d2\u05e1\u05d5\u05ea \u05d1\u05d2\u05d5\u05ea \u05e8\u05e9\u05d9\u05e2\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d3\u05dc\u05e7 \u05e2\u05e0\u05d9\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05e0\u05db\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e0\u05d1\u05d9\u05dc\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d3\u05e0\u05df \u05d3\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9 \u05d7\u05e9\u05d1\u05d5 \u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05e2\u05d1\u05d3\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:2 In brutality the wicked man will pursue the poor man; they will be caught in the scheme that they plotted to carry out. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It is in<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\"> \u201crudeness, crudity, obscenity, lewdness, indecency, gracelessness, profanity,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1\u05d2\u05e1\u05d5\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) that the wicked pursue the poor. It is in obscenity that the wicked pursue the righteous, and David says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05dc \u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b9\u05e6\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05e0\u05b4\u05d0\u05b5\u05e5 | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:3 For the wicked boasts of his heart\u2019s desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Aramaic translation states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d2 \u05de\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc \u05d3\u05d0\u05e9\u05ea\u05d1\u05d7 \u05e8\u05e9\u05d9\u05e2\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05e8\u05d2\u05e8\u05d5\u05d2 \u05e8\u05d2\u05d2\u05d4 \u05e0\u05e4\u05e9\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d3\u05de\u05d1\u05e8\u05da \u05d2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d8\u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d0 \u05de\u05e8\u05d7\u05e7 \u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05e7 \u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:3 For the wicked man is praised for the craving of his soul; he who blesses the violent man abhors the word of the Lord. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> According to the Aramaic translation, the one who blesses the violent man abhors the word of the Lord. The Septuagint states <\/span>10:3 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f41 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03c9\u03bb\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03af\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u1f00\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd\u03b5\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:3 Because the sinner praises himself for the desires of his heart; and the unjust one blesses himself. (LXX)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The unjust man blesses himself which is drawn in parallel with the praising of himself rather than God. These Scriptures indicate that the wicked <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cpraise\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) is upon the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201clust\/passion of his soul\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The righteous praise the Lord whereas <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker001\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">the wicked heap praises upon themselves in their evil deeds. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The nature of the unrighteous is that in their position they do not seek the Lord. <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d3 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d2\u05b9\u05d1\u05b7\u05d4\u05bc \u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05e8\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05de\u05b0\u05d6\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:4 The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, \u2018There is no God.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Aramaic translation says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201che will say in his heart that his thoughts are not manifest in the presence of the Lord.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05e8 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d9\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d3\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d2\u05dc\u05d9\u05df \u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05db\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05d7\u05e9\u05d1\u05ea\u05d5\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cdiscretion, thought, or intent\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05b0\u05d6\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) of the wicked that says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthere is no God\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) is rooted in the pride of life. It is interesting that in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1 John 2:16<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the Apostle John wrote that three things (i) the lust of the flesh, (ii) the lust of the eyes, and (iii) the boastful pride of life, are not from our Father in heaven but from the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">1 John 2:16 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. (NASB) <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">16<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03bc\u1ff3, \u1f21 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u1f77\u03b1 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c1\u03ba\u1f78\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f21 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u1f77\u03b1 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f40\u03c6\u03b8\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f21 \u1f00\u03bb\u03b1\u03b6\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b2\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5, \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u2019 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u1f77\u03bd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">According to <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the wicked \u201cboast\u201d or \u201cgive praise\u201d in the midst of their pride. The phrase \u201cpride of life\u201d is found only once in the Scriptures located here in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1 John 2:16.<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> However, the concept of the pride of life is fully developed here in David\u2019s Psalm. John wrote that \u201cpride\u201d is linked to the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201clust of the eyes\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201clust of the flesh.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This draws the connect to the Torah in the temptation of Eve in the Garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 3:6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b6\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05e5 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05ea\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4-\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d3 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05e5 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05db\u05b7\u05dc \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05dd-\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05db\u05b7\u05dc:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. NASB<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) This is the very same thing that Satan tempted Yeshua with in the wilderness in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Matthew 4:8-10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. The pride of life is defined as taking praise upon one\u2019s self by the things <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cof the world,\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">this leads to <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201carrogance, ostentation, pride in self, presumption, and boasting (praising one\u2019s self).\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> According to the Apostle John and all of Scripture is it clear that anything that produces the \u201cpride of life\u201d comes from a love of the world and <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cif anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1 John 2:15<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The first occurrence of the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cpride of life\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is found in the temptation in the Garden of Eden, where Eve (Chavah) was tempted by the serpent to disobey God and eat the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05bb\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05df: \u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b9\u05d3\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05db\u05b8\u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e7\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b9\u05d3\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2:<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">3:4 The serpent said to the woman, \u2018You surely will not die! 3:5 \u2018For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.\u2019 NASB<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) Eve <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cperceived\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b6\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, saw) that the fruit was <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cgood for food\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05e5 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05db\u05b8\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cpleasing to the eye\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05ea\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4-\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cdesirable for gaining wisdom\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d3 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05e5 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). It is interesting to note in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 3:6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the text says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cpleasing to the eye\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05ea\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4-\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) Using the same word in our <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalm 10<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> meaning <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201clust\/passion of his soul\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). According to the Scripture (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 3:6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), Eve coveted the fruit in three ways. First, it appealed to her appetite, the \u201clust of the flesh,\u201d the desire for that which satisfies the physical needs. The English translation (NASB) states that the fruit was also pleasing or delightful to the eye, but the Hebrew text indicates that this was literally the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201clust or passion of the eyes.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Finally, Eve perceived that the fruit would make her wise, giving her something that she did not have before, something that would make her <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201clike God, knowing the difference between good and evil\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 3:5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cpride of life\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> therefore sets itself up against God, exactly as the Psalm is stating of the wicked who pursue the soul of the afflicted. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The very nature of the pride of life therefore is anything that exalts one above his\/her station and provides the illusion of control having God-like qualities. This is where one boasts in arrogance, in worldly wisdom, and against his neighbor or brother. Eve wanted to be like God in her knowledge, not content to live in a perfect world under His (God\u2019s) perfect design and care for her. Satan attempted to use these same three temptations on Yeshua during His 40 days in the wilderness (see <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Matthew 4:1-11<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). He tempted Yeshua with the lust of the flesh (i.e. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">the bread for His hunger Matthew 4:2-3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), the lust of the eyes (i.e. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201call the kingdoms of the world with their splendor\u201d Matthew 4:8-9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and the pride of life (i.e. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">daring Him to cast Himself from the roof of the Temple in order to prove that He was the Messiah by a display of power that was not part of the will of God or His plan for the redemption of mankind Matthew 4:5-6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Yeshua however, though He was <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201ctempted in every way, just as we are\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Hebrews 4:15<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), resisted the temptation and stood in the Word of God in victory. The Septuagint states <\/span>10:4 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ce\u03be\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u1f41 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03c9\u03bb\u03cc\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c0\u03bb\u1fc6\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f40\u03c1\u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f10\u03ba\u03b6\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd\u03ce\u03c0\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:4 The sinner has provoked the Lord: according to the abundance of his pride he will not seek after him: God is not before him. (LXX)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Pride will cause a person to not seek after the Lord because of the self sufficient, independence, arrogant nature of pride itself. This self sufficient, independent, arrogant nature of pride in and of itself provokes the Lord because this is the opposite of servant blessing (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05da<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, See <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> study).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David continues stating <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d3\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d5| [\u05d3\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5] | \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05e2\u05b5\u05ea \u05de\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d8\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b6\u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:5 His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The wicked, their ways appear to prosper at all times. Is the prosperity of the wicked attractive and desirous? The Psalmist in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 73<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> speaks of the danger of looking upon the way of the unrighteous and desiring what they have.<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table003\" class=\"No-Table-Style TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-7\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-7\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"No-Table-Style _idGenTableRowColumn-8\">\n<td class=\"No-Table-Style CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-17\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05ea\u05d4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05e2\u05d2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05e1\u05b8\u05e3 \u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1: \u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d8 \u05e0\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05d5\u05bb\u05d9 [\u05e0\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc] \u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05df \u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05bb\u05d4 [\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05bb\u05d5] \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e7\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05d4: \u05d3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d7\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05bb\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd: \u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05b7\u05dc \u05d0\u05b1\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e0\u05bb\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc: \u05d5 \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b5\u05df \u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05e7\u05b7\u05ea\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d2\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d8\u05b8\u05e3-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05e1 \u05dc\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9: \u05d6 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0 \u05de\u05b5\u05d7\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d1 \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b5\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"No-Table-Style CellOverride-9\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 73:1-7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-18\">73:1 Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart! 73:2 But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped. 73:3 For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 73:4 For there are no pains in their death, And their body is fat. 73:5 They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like mankind. 73:6 Therefore pride is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them. 73:7 Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations of their heart run riot. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Psalmist states that he had come close to stumbling (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d8 \u05e0\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05d5\u05bb\u05d9 [\u05e0\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc] \u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and had almost slipped because he was envious of the arrogant and saw the prosperity of the wicked. Asaf says that the life of the wicked, they do not suffer pain in death and their bodies are fat (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">a reference to being well fed and prosperous<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The wicked do not suffer loss and are not plagued like mankind. Because of these things, their pride is their necklace and the garment of violence covers them, their eyes bulge because of their prosperity and in their arrogance the imaginations of their heart runs wild. The wicked say to themselves (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b6\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b8\u05d3\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 10:6 He says to himself, \u2018I will not be moved; Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> He says in his heart (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) that he will not be moved (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b6\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) From generation to generation and there will be no evil (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Aramaic translation states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5 \u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05e8 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d1\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d6\u05d5\u05e2 \u05de\u05d3\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d3\u05e8 \u05de\u05dc\u05de\u05e2\u05d1\u05d3 \u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:6 He will say in his heart, \u201cI will not be shaken from doing evil for all generations.\u201d (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and the Septuagint states <\/span>10:6 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f10\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u03af\u1fb3 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u1ff6 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u1f70\u03bd \u1f04\u03bd\u03b5\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u1fe6 <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:6 For he has said in his heart, I shall not be moved, continuing without evil from generation to generation. (LXX)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Based upon the translations, the rabbis who translate <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> believe the pride of the wicked, that they will not be moved through all generations and will not see evil or adversity, is synonymous with the wicked saying in his heart that he will not be shaken from doing evil for all generations. The wicked will continue in their evil deeds from generation to generation, wickedness is passed down from generation to generation. The wicked continue in their sin by reason of <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 7:15 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">that says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d8\u05d6 \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05dc: \u05d9\u05d6 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1 \u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05b8\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e7\u05b3\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d7\u05b2\u05de\u05b8\u05e1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e8\u05b5\u05d3:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">7:15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made. 7:16 His mischief will return upon his own head, And his violence will descend upon his own pate. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The wicked are unrepentant, he has trapped himself, he has dug a pit and has fallen into the hole that he has made and continues in his ways from generation to generation. This reminds us of the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker002\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Ten Commandments from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Shemot \/ Exodus 20:5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> that states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05ea\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05d5\u05b6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e7\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05e7\u05b5\u05d3 \u05e2\u05b2\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b9\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e8\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05b9\u05b9\u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">20:5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Does the son inherit the sins of the father? Studying this Scripture, it says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cvisiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> \u201cOf those who hate me\u201d suggests that the wicked man passes his nature of <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cunrighteousness, pride, sin, iniquity, transgressions, lies, untruths, and falsehoods\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to his children. The wicked who \u201cworks or labors\u201d (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e2\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) in sin, this trade is learned by his children who become workers and laborers in sin and then continue doing evil from generation to generation. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"_idGenObjectLayout-1\">\n<div id=\"_idContainer000\" class=\"Basic-Text-Frame\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">Question<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">: What is the meaning of the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cbulging eyes\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> of The wicked as compared to <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe eye that wastes away\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Of The afflicted? (see <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 6:7-9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The violence that is plotted in the heart shows forth by the words he says (i.e. in his mouth) and by his actions, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d6 \u05d0\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d5\u05b8\u05ea\u05b9\u05da\u05b0 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05dc \u05d5\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05df: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 10:7 His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Aramaic text says that the tongue is full of misery and mischief (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d6 \u05de\u05d5\u05de\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d5\u05d8\u05d9\u05df \u05e4\u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05d4 \u05de\u05dc\u05d9 \u05e0\u05d9\u05db\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d5\u05e8\u05de\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05ea\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d9\u05d0\u05d5\u05ea \u05dc\u05d9\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea \u05d5\u05e9\u05e7\u05e8\u05c3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker003\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Septuagint states the mouth is full of bitterness, fraud, and in the tongue is trouble and pain (<\/span>10:7 \u03bf\u1f57 \u1f00\u03c1\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b3\u03ad\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b4\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f51\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b3\u03bb\u1ff6\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). <\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">This is the context that the Apostle Paul was thinking on while writing <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Romans 3:10-24.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">Romans 3:10-24<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">3:10 as it is written, \u2018There is none righteous, not even one; 3:11 There is none who understands, There is none who seeks for God; 3:12 All have turned aside, together they have become useless; There is none who does good, There is not even one.\u2019 3:13 \u2018Their throat is an open grave, With their tongues they keep deceiving,\u2019 \u2018The poison of asps is under their lips\u2019; 3:14 \u2018Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness\u2019; 3:15 \u2018Their feet are swift to shed blood, 3:16 Destruction and misery are in their paths, 3:17 And the path of peace they have not known.\u2019 3:18 \u2018There is no fear of God before their eyes.\u2019 3:19 Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God; 3:20 because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin. 3:21 But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 3:22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 3:24 being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">10<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u03b3\u1f73\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u039f\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03b4\u1f77\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03b4\u1f72 \u03b5\u1f37\u03c2, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">11<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u1f41 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u1f77\u03c9\u03bd, \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u1f41 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b6\u03b7\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">12<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f10\u03be\u1f73\u03ba\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd, \u1f05\u03bc\u03b1 \u1f20\u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u1f7d\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd: \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u1f41 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c7\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03c4\u1f79\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1, [\u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd] \u1f15\u03c9\u03c2 \u1f11\u03bd\u1f79\u03c2. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">13<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03c4\u1f71\u03c6\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b5\u1ff3\u03b3\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03bb\u1f71\u03c1\u03c5\u03b3\u03be \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd, \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b3\u03bb\u1f7d\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03b4\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd, \u1f30\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c3\u03c0\u1f77\u03b4\u03c9\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03c7\u03b5\u1f77\u03bb\u03b7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">14<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u1f67\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c3\u03c4\u1f79\u03bc\u03b1 \u1f00\u03c1\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b3\u1f73\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9: <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">15<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u1f40\u03be\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03c0\u1f79\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03ba\u03c7\u1f73\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f37\u03bc\u03b1, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">16<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03c3\u1f7b\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03c0\u03c9\u03c1\u1f77\u03b1 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f41\u03b4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">17<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41\u03b4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u1f75\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">18<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03c6\u1f79\u03b2\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f73\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f40\u03c6\u03b8\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">19<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u039f\u1f34\u03b4\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f45\u03c3\u03b1 \u1f41 \u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u1ff3 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u1fd6, \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u1f79\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c6\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u1fc7 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f51\u03c0\u1f79\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b3\u1f73\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b8\u03b5\u1ff7: <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">20<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03b4\u03b9\u1f79\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03be \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd \u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c9\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c3\u1f70\u03c1\u03be \u1f10\u03bd\u1f7d\u03c0\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6, \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f77\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">21<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u039d\u03c5\u03bd\u1f76 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u1f76\u03c2 \u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c3\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u1f73\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9, \u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03b7 \u1f51\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03b7\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">22<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c3\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6, \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u1f7b\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2: \u03bf\u1f50 \u03b3\u1f71\u03c1 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u1f75: <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">23<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f25\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f51\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f79\u03be\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">24<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u1f7b\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u1f70\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c7\u1f71\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Paul says <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">13<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03c4\u1f71\u03c6\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b5\u1ff3\u03b3\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03bb\u1f71\u03c1\u03c5\u03b3\u03be \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd, \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b3\u03bb\u1f7d\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03b4\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd, \u1f30\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c3\u03c0\u1f77\u03b4\u03c9\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03c7\u03b5\u1f77\u03bb\u03b7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd,<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">3:13 \u2018Their throat is an open grave, With their tongues they keep deceiving,\u2019 \u2018The poison of asps is under their lips\u2019; (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Sin is so powerful that with the knowledge of sin (the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker004\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Torah) the works of the flesh, the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201clust\/passion of his soul\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) increases and this is by reason of the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. This is why we have no choice but to seek the mercy of God and His Righteousness. The Lord God Almighty sent his Son Yeshua the Messiah so that through faith we obtain the righteousness of God. God changes us on the inside (by His Spirit) so that we obey the Law of Righteousness, we are enabled to live righteous before God and obey Him and His Holy word.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David continues to describe the wicked in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalm 10:8 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">saying of the wicked <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d1 | \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05d0\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1 \u05d7\u05b2\u05e6\u05b5\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b9\u05d2 \u05e0\u05b8\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 10:8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the hiding places he kills the innocent; His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate. (NASB)<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d8 \u05d9\u05b6\u05d0\u05b1\u05e8\u05b9\u05d1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8 | \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e1\u05bb\u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b6\u05d0\u05b1\u05e8\u05b9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e3 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05d8\u05b9\u05e3 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 10:9 He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lurks to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net. <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 [\u05d9\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4] \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05e4\u05b7\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d7\u05b5\u05dc\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd [\u05d7\u05b5\u05d9\u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd]:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 10:10 He crouches, he bows down, And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones. <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05db\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d4\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05e6\u05b7\u05d7:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 10:11 He says to himself, \u2018God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it.\u2019 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The rabbis translating the Aramaic (Targum Pseudo Jonathan) and Greek (Septuagint) equate the unfortunate ones (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05b5\u05dc\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and the afflicted (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) to the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cpoor, miserable, pauper, wretched, destitute, needy, impecunious, almsman, humble\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> man. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> 10, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker005\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">David speaks of only two types of people, the righteous and the wicked. These terms are antithetical and are synonymous with \u201cgodly or ungodly,\u201d \u201csaved or unsaved,\u201d \u201csheep or goats,\u201d \u201cslave of righteousness or slave of sin,\u201d \u201cchild of God or child of the devil,\u201d or \u201cwheat or tares.\u201d There are many ways in which the antithetical nature of the righteous and the unrighteous are described in the Scriptures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-4\">Aramaic (Targum Pseudo Jonathan) &#8211; Greek (Septuagint)<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table004\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-7\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-7\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-9\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-4\">\u05e1\u05dd\u05e8 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"en-US\">\u05d7 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d1\u05db\u05de\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d3\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d3\u05e8\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d8\u05d5\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05e7\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc \u05d6\u05db\u05d0\u05d4 \u05e2\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05de\u05e1\u05db\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d8\u05e9\u05d5\u05df \u05d9\u05d8\u05d5\u05e9\u05d5\u05df\u05c3 \u05d8 \u05d9\u05db\u05de\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05d8\u05d5\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d9\u05da \u05d0\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05de\u05d8\u05dc\u05dc\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d9\u05db\u05de\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05ea\u05e4\u05e9 \u05e2\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05ea\u05e4\u05e9 \u05e2\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05d2\u05d3\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d1\u05de\u05e6\u05d3\u05ea\u05d9\u05d4\u05c3 \u05d9 \u05d9\u05d3\u05db\u05d3\u05da \u05d5\u05d9\u05e9\u05d5\u05d7 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05dc \u05d1\u05ea\u05e7\u05d5\u05e3 \u05db\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0\u05c3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-20\">10:8 He will sit in the hiding places of the courtyards; in secret places he will kill the innocent; he will hide his eyes against the poor. 10:9 He will lie in wait in secret places like a lion in his covert; he will lie in wait to seize the poor man; he will seize the poor man when he is drawn into his trap. 10:10 The poor man will be crushed, and sink down, and he will fall into the power of his hiding places. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-9\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-Greek-body CharOverride-6\" lang=\"en-US\">YALMOI<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-7\"> 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-21\" lang=\"en-US\">10:8 \u1f10\u03b3\u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd\u03ad\u03b4\u03c1\u1fb3 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03af\u03c9\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03c6\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f00\u03b8\u1ff7\u03bf\u03bd \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f40\u03c6\u03b8\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u03bf\u1f76 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd 10:9 \u1f10\u03bd\u03b5\u03b4\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03c6\u1ff3 \u1f61\u03c2 \u03bb\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u1fb3 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03bd\u03b5\u03b4\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f01\u03c1\u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03c7\u03cc\u03bd \u1f01\u03c1\u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03c7\u1f78\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f11\u03bb\u03ba\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd 10:10 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03af\u03b4\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c4\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd \u03ba\u03cd\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03bd\u03ae\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"CharOverride-20\" lang=\"he-IL\">10:8 He lies in wait with rich men in secret places, in order to slay the innocent: his eyes are set against the poor. 10:9 He lies in wait in secret as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to ravish the poor, to ravish the poor when he draws him after him: he will bring him down in his snare. 10:10 He will bow down and fall when he has mastered the poor. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-1\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker006\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-4\">Characteristics Of The Wicked According to Scripture<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The following Scriptures provide a short survey of the Bible that illustrate and describe the nature of the wicked. <\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">The Wicked are sexually immoral:<\/span>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom both young and old surrounded the house. They called to Lot, \u201cWhere are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.\u201d (Bereshit \/ Genesis 19:4-5) &#8230; and said, \u201cNo, my friends. Don\u2019t do this wicked thing. (Bereshit \/ Genesis 19:7)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">While they were enjoying themselves, some of the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they shouted to the old man who owned the house, \u201cBring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him.\u201d (Judges 19:22)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">So he left in Joseph\u2019s care everything he had; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome, and after a while his master\u2019s wife took notice of Joseph and said, \u201cCome to bed with me!\u201d (Bereshit \/ Genesis 39:6-7) &#8230; No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?\u201d (Bereshit \/ Genesis 39:9)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Eli\u2019s sons were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD. (1 Samuel 2:12) &#8230; Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So he said to them, \u201cWhy do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of yours.\u201d (1 Samuel 2:22,23)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> \u201cDon\u2019t, my brother!\u201d she said to him. \u201cDon\u2019t force me. Such a thing should not be done in Israel! Don\u2019t do this wicked thing. (2 Samuel 13:12) &#8230; But he refused to listen to her, and since he was stronger than she, he raped her. (2 Samuel 13:14)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that does not occur even among pagans: A man has his father\u2019s wife. (1 Corinthians 5:1) &#8230; God will judge those outside. \u201cExpel the wicked man from among you.\u201d (1 Corinthians 5:13)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">The Wicked lie, deceive, slander, speak of violence, etc.<\/span>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts. (Tehillim \/ Psalms 28:3)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Why should I fear when evil days come, when wicked deceivers surround me (Tehillim \/ Psalms 49:5)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters wicked things. (Isaiah 59:3)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful. (Mishley \/ Proverbs 12:5)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. (Mishley \/ Proverbs 10:11)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward and speak lies. (Tehillim \/ Psalms 58:3)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse. (Mishley \/ Proverbs 10:32)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and to do good. (Tehillim \/ Psalms 36:3)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph _idGenParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Note, does <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 36:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> suggest that a righteous person can become wicked or that the wicked are capable of being wise and good? The wicked can become righteous by turning from sin to the Lord God Almighty and the righteous can turn away from God to wickedness. Therefore, the righteous must guard themselves against evil and wickedness.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">The Wicked get drunk:<\/span>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk and said to her, \u201cHow long will you keep on getting drunk? Get rid of your wine.\u201d (1 Samuel 1:13,14) &#8230; Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.\u201d (1 Samuel 1:16)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">His name was Nabal and his wife\u2019s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was surly and mean in his dealings. (1 Samuel 25:3) &#8230; Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked man that no one can talk to him.\u201d (1 Samuel 25:17) &#8230; May my lord pay no attention to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name\u2014his name is Fool, and folly goes with him. But as for me, your servant, I did not see the men my master sent. (1 Samuel 25:25)&#8230;When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until daybreak. (1 Samuel 25:36)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, \u2018My master is staying away a long time,\u2019 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. (Matthew 24:48,49)&#8230;He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 24:51)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11, NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">The Wicked oppress and scheme against others:<\/span>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning (1 Chronicles 17:9)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph _idGenParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1 Chronicles 17:9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is consistent with <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 10 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">that the wicked oppress the innocent, the poor, the afflicted, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">The wicked are violent:<\/span>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">O righteous God, who searches minds and hearts, bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure. (Tehillim \/ Psalms 7:9)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence his soul hates. (Tehillim \/ Psalms 11:5)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right. (Mishley \/ Proverbs 21:7)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">The wicked sometimes exclude God and lack the fear of God:<\/span>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. (Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:4)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, \u201cHe won\u2019t call me to account?\u201d (Tehillim \/ Psalms Psa 10:13)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">An oracle is within my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes. (Tehillim \/ Psalms 36:1)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">The wicked target the poor, weak, needy and righteous:<\/span>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them; but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming. (Tehillim \/ Psalms 37:12-13)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright. (Mishley \/ Proverbs 29:27)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright. (Tehillim \/ Psalms 37:14)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">The scoundrel\u2019s methods are wicked, he makes up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just. (Isaiah 32:7)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, seeking their very lives (Tehillim \/ Psalms 37:32)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them. (Mishley \/ Proverbs 12:6)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Among my people are wicked men who lie in wait like men who snare birds and like those who set traps to catch men. (Jeremiah 5:26)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. (Mishley \/ Proverbs 29:7)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted. (Habakkuk 1:4)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises. (Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:2)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">The wicked are dishonest in dealing with money:<\/span>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously; (Tehillim \/ Psalms 37:21)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice. (Mishley \/ Proverbs 17:23)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">The wicked are cruel and unforgiving: <\/span>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel. (Mishley \/ Proverbs 12:10)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">The wicked man craves evil; his neighbor gets no mercy from him. (Mishley \/ Proverbs 21:10)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">I will save you from the hands of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the cruel.\u201d (Jeremiah 15:21)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. The servant fell on his knees before him. \u201cBe patient with me,\u201d he begged, \u201cand I will pay back everything.\u201d The servant\u2019s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go. But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him. \u201cPay back what you owe me!\u201d he demanded. His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, \u201cBe patient with me, and I will pay you back.\u201d But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened. Then the master called the servant in. \u201cYou wicked servant,\u201d he said, \u201cI canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn\u2019t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?\u201d In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. (Matthew 18:23-35)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">The Wicked refuse God\u2019s truth and serve and worship false gods:<\/span>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">These wicked people, who refuse to listen to my words, who follow the stubbornness of their hearts and go after other gods to serve and worship them, will be like this belt completely useless! (Jeremiah 13:10)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. (2 Thessalonian 2:10)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">The wicked do not serve God <\/span>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Then the man who had received the one talent came. \u201cMaster,\u201d he said, \u201cI knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.\u201d His master replied, \u201cYou wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest. Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.\u201d (Matthew 25:24-30)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not. (Malachi 3:18)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">One shows himself wicked (or righteous) by his words and\/or his behavior (John 5:29, Romans 2:7-10, and Revelation 21:8). <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph _idGenParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Throughout the Scriptures there are only two types of people characterized as either the righteous or the wicked. There is no such thing as being in the middle or neutral. These terms, the righteous and the wicked, are antithetical meaning <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201ccontrary, opposed, involving antithesis, being in direct and unambiguous opposition\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to one another. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph _idGenParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Because of the wickedness of those who were coming against David, he asked the Lord saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05d1 \u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e0\u05b0\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd [\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd]:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:12 Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">David sought for the Lord to \u201cnot forget\u201d (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) the afflicted or poor (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Aramaic translation states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05d1 \u05e7\u05d5\u05dd \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05e0\u05d0 \u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e2\u05ea \u05d9\u05d3\u05da \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05e0\u05e9\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:12 Arise, O Lord, fulfill the oath of your hand, do not forget the humble. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In the covenant relationship, both parties of the covenant agrees to not harm but to protect; according to the Targum, the Rabbis translated the Lord <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cbearing upon his hand the remembrance of the poor\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e0\u05b0\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) with the oath\/swearing of the hand (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e2\u05ea \u05d9\u05d3\u05da<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) it sounds like what David is thinking and making a reference here to the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker007\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">phylacteries commanded in the Torah to be bound upon the hand. Phylacteries are known by modern Jews as tefillin (i.e., \u201cprayers\u201d). Tefillin are mentioned in the Apostolic Gospels (i.e. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Matthew 23:5 \u2018But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments. NASB<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) They consist of strips of parchment on which are inscribed <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Shemot \/ Exodus 13:1-10, and 11-16, Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:18-21<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, and are enclosed in a square leather case, on one side of which was inscribed the Hebrew letter shin. This case is fastened by straps to the forehead just between the eyes. The \u201cmaking broad the phylacteries\u201d refers to the enlarging of the case so as to make it conspicuous. Another form of the phylactery consisted of two rolls of parchment, on which the same texts were written, enclosed in a case of black calfskin. This was worn on the left arm near the elbow, to which it was bound by a leather strap. It is called \u201c<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker008\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Tefillah on the arm.\u201d It is highly likely that David is thinking upon the phylacteries asking God to remember the poor and afflicted since they are literally bound to His arm in the covenant relationship Israel has with God. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph _idGenParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David then asks <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05d2 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05de\u05b6\u05d4 | \u05e0\u05b4\u05d0\u05b5\u05e5 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 | \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05e8\u05e9\u05c1: \u05d9\u05d3 \u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05e2\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05dc \u05d5\u05b8\u05db\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05e1 | \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8 \u05dc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d6\u05b9\u05d1 \u05d7\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d6\u05b5\u05e8: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 10:13 Why has the wicked spurned God? He has said to himself, \u2018You will not require it. 10:14 You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand. The unfortunate commits himself to You; You have been the helper of the orphan. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">There is an asked and answered question here, the wicked spurn God because he has said within himself that the Lord God will not require his sins to be paid (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05d3\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, to demand; seek; look for). <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph _idGenParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Psalmist then asks the Lord to <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d8\u05d5 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05d5\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1-\u05e8\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0:<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\"> \u05d8\u05d6 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b8\u05e2\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05d2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9: \u05d9\u05d6 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea \u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05db\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d6\u05b0\u05e0\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05d9\u05d7 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05d8 \u05d9\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e3 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05b9\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b1\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 10:15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find none. 10:16 The Lord is King forever and ever; Nations have perished from His land. 10:17 O Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear 10:18 To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed, So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The wicked do not seek the Lord, however, the Lord will seek out the wicked person and require payment for his sins. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph _idGenParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> When looking at the wicked, have you ever asked the question: <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cThese people are behaving so wickedly, why are they being blessed?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The reason this question is asked is often because we equate happiness, contentment and blessing with money even though we know true happiness and contentment cannot be bought with money. David asked why do the wicked prosper, while God\u2019s chosen people barely escape with their lives? David is not the only one who asked this question. Jeremiah and Job ask a similar thing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Righteous are You, O Lord, when I plead with You; yet let me talk with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those happy who deal so treacherously? (Jeremiah 12:1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Why do the wicked live and become old, yes, become mighty in power? Their descendants are established with them in their sight, and their offspring before their eyes. Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them. Their bull breeds without failure; their cow calves without miscarriage. They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance. They sing to the tambourine and harp, and rejoice to the sound of the flute. They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment [in peace, Moffatt] go down to the grave. (Job 21:7-13)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph _idGenParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Just as this question pops up in the Psalms (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cLord, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph?\u201d Tehillim \/ Psalm 94:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) we see this asked of many prominent men throughout the Scriptures. The prosperity of the wicked seems to offend the human sense of justice and order when the unrighteous are afflicted. We desire justice, that evil is cursed and destroyed and the good is blessed and promoted uniformly no matter what. David says that <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\"> \u05d8\u05d6 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b8\u05e2\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05d2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9: \u05d9\u05d6 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea \u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05db\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d6\u05b0\u05e0\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05d9\u05d7 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05d8 \u05d9\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e3 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05b9\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b1\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 10:16 The Lord is King forever and ever; Nations have perished from His land. 10:17 O Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear 10:18 To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed, So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Lord is King forever, and one day the Lord will avenge the righteous. The Scriptures say literally that the Lord will <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cbreak the seed of the wicked\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), the seed in many instances is a reference to children, and arm of the wicked because their wicked deeds are passed down from generation to generation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph _idGenParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Lord God Almighty inspired David to write these Psalms. The Psalms show us the vileness of sin and wickedness. According to the Scriptures, it takes only one sin to be indebted to God and make one unrighteous. To be included among the wicked, one does not need to have many sins, neither does one need to be an adult. <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Mishley \/ Proverbs 20:11 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">says<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> \u201cEven a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> To walk in unrighteousness and wickedness according to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, one neglects the salvation of God, disobeys God, and fails to make one\u2019s heart right in God\u2019s sight. Those who are separated from God are called the wicked. One sin separates a person from the Lord. The Prophet Isaiah said to the people in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Isaiah 59:2 \u201cYour iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Solomon said in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Mishley \/ Proverbs 15:29 \u201cThe LORD is far from the wicked.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Since people are not punished immediately following their sin, this does not mean that God does not see and does not know about their sins. To David it appeared that God was not observing the great wickedness in the lives of these people. David talked to the Lord about the wicked and he prayed these Psalms directly to the Lord. He sought the Lord to save him, and to search his heart for any unrighteous deeds. In following David\u2019s example, let us seek the Lord for all of our needs, to help us in our times of trouble, and to save us from our sins in Yeshua His Messiah. Let\u2019s Pray! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph _idGenParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">Rabbinic Commentary<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph _idGenParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbinic commentary (Midrash) on <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> has 8 parts. Reading through this week\u2019s Midrash we will be looking at Parts 1, and 8. Let\u2019s begin by outlining Midrash Tehillim Chapter 10 Parts 1, and 8. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-7\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-4\">Outline of Midrash Tehillim \/ Psalms, Chapter 10, Parts 1 and 8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph _idGenParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">Part 1:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List _idGenParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Midrash introduces the Psalm with the<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\"> \u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Dibur Hamathil) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cWhy stand You afar off, O Lord, why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? For the wicked boast of his heart\u2019s desire and the covetous renounces, yea, condemn the Lord. The wicked in the pride of his own countenance, say He will not require; all his thoughts are, There is no God. (Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:1,3-4).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List _idGenParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to the Midrash says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cThese words are to be considered in the light of what Scripture says elsewhere, And he will speak great words against the Most High, and he will wear out the holy ones of the Most High, and he will think to change the seasons and the law, and they will be given into his hand until a time and times and a half a time (Daniel 7:25).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List _idGenParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> goes on to explain the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta), the rabbis taught saying <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cRabbi Jose taught, the wicked never attack without first renouncing and condemning the Holy One blessed be He, and then the verse goes on to say of the wicked that he will wear out the holy ones of the Most High, that is the children of Israel, to whom it is said You will be holy (Vayikra \/ Leviticus 19:2).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List _idGenParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Nimshal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">expands upon the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal) stating that we are hallowed for God\u2019s purpose, that we are set a little higher than the people of the world being God\u2019s children, the nations of the earth try to change the Torah and to change the times and seasons (Moedim).<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List _idGenParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Concluding phrase says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cHence it is said Why stand You afar off, O Lord? Why hide Yourself in the times of trouble?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">Part 8:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Midrash introduces the Psalm with the<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\"> \u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Dibur Hamathil) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cAnother comment on Why stand You afar off, Or Lord? (Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:1).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to the Midrash says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cThis verse is to be considered in the light of what Scripture says elsewhere, With their flocks and with their herds they will go to seek the Lord, but they will not find him. He has drawn off from them (Hosea 5:6).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> goes on to explain the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta) on why the Lord stands afar off beginning with a discussion between Rabban Gamaliel and a sophist asking why Gamaliel still says the Lord will deliver us? <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Nimshal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">expands upon the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal) expanding on the conversation between the Gamaliel and the Sophist, Gamaliel uses the example of the Halizah (Levirate law) on why God will deliver us. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Concluding phrase says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cThus also Scripture says, I opened to my Beloved, but my Beloved had drawn away, and was gone (Song of Solomon 5:6). Accordingly, the children of Israel cried, Why stand You afar off, O Lord (Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:1)?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Midrash Tehillim 10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, a significant portion of the Midrash is devoted to the understanding of why the Lord would stand afar off from His people. In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Midrash Tehillim 10 Part 1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> we are presented with the opening verse (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cWhy stand You afar off, O Lord, why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? For the wicked boast of his heart\u2019s desire and the covetous renounces, yea, condemn the Lord. The wicked in the pride of his own countenance, say He will not require; all his thoughts are, There is no God. (Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:1,3-4).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Midrash quotes from the first verse of the Hebrew Scriptures <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e7 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:1 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> where David asks why the Lord seems to hide Himself in times of calamity (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">)? The Aramaic translation (Targum Pseudo Jonathan) states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05de\u05d4 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05ea\u05e7\u05d5\u05dd \u05d1\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05e7 \u05ea\u05d8\u05de\u05e8 \u05d1\u05de\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e7\u05d3\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05e2\u05d9\u05d3\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e2\u05e7\u05ea\u05d0\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:1 Why, O Lord, will you stand afar off, hide yourself in the dwelling of the holy ones in the times of distress? (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and the Septuagint states <\/span>10:1 \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03af \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u1f00\u03c6\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03cc\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c1\u1fb7\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03b5\u1f50\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03b8\u03bb\u03af\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9 <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:1 Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why dost thou overlook us in times of need, in affliction? (LXX)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> so the question remains why the Lord appears to stand afar off in the midst of the wickedness of the nations who afflict His people. Let\u2019s read <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Midrash Tehillim 10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Part 1.<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table005\" class=\"No-Table-Style TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-7\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-7\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"No-Table-Style _idGenTableRowColumn-10\">\n<td class=\"No-Table-Style CellOverride-10\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-22\">Midrash Tehillim, Chapter 10, Part 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-18\">1. Why stand You afar off, O Lord, why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? For the wicked boast of his heart\u2019s desire and the covetous renounces, yea, condemn the Lord. The wicked in the pride of his own countenance, say He will not require; all his thoughts are, There is no God. (Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:1,3-4). These words are to be considered in the light of what Scripture says elsewhere, And he will speak great words against the Most High, and he will wear out the holy ones of the Most High, and he will think to change the seasons and the law, and they will be given into his hand until a time and times and a half a time (Daniel 7:25). Rabbi Jose taught, the wicked never attack without first renouncing and condemning the Holy One blessed be He, and then the verse goes on to say of the wicked that he will wear out the holy ones of the Most High, that is the children of Israel, to whom it is said You will be holy (Vayikra \/ Leviticus 19:2). By this command the Holy One blessed be He, meant, Since you were hallowed for My purpose even before I created the earth, therefore you are to be holy as I am holy, You will be unto Me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation (Shemot \/ Exodus 19:6). As I am higher than the world, so will you be, for like the letter lamed highest of all the letters, so will you be the highest of all peoples of the earth, even though at the beginning, like the letter yod, least of all the letters, you were least, as is said You were the least of all peoples (Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 7:7). In what verse is Israel said to be the highest? In the verse The Lord your God will set you on high above all the nations of the earth (Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 28:1). A parable of a man who had a vineyard. Thieves tried to enter it, but could not because it was surrounded by a fence. What did the thieves do? They broke down the fence and then entered the vineyard. Likewise, the nations of the earth come to attack Israel, the vineyard of the Holy One blessed be He, as it is said The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel (Isaiah 5:7), Firs they renounce the Holy One blessed be He, and then they attack Israel, as is said first of the wicked, he will speak great words against the Most High, and then is said he will ear out the saints of the Most High. Next, the nations of the earth try to change the Torah, as is said he will think to change the seasons of the law (Daniel 7:25), seasons referring to festivals seasons, and fiery law for them (Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 33:2). Now because this verse goes on to say, And they will be given into his hand, does the verse mean forever? No, for the verse concludes, until a time and times and a half a time. In the meantime, we suffer all sorts of oppressions, because You have removed yourself far from us. Hence it is said Why stand You afar off, O Lord? Why hide Yourself in the times of trouble?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"No-Table-Style CellOverride-10\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-17\" lang=\"en-US\">\u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9 \u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d9 \u05e1\u05d9\u05de\u05df \u05d0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"en-US\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05de\u05d4 \u05d4\u05f3 \u05ea\u05e2\u05de\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d7\u05d5\u05e7 \u05ea\u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05e2\u05ea\u05d5\u05ea \u05d1\u05e6\u05e8\u05d4. \u05d6\u05d4\u05d5 \u05e9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d4\u05db\u05ea\u05d5\u05d1 \u05d5\u05de\u05dc\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05e6\u05d3 \u05e2\u05d9\u05dc\u05d0\u05d4 \u05d9\u05de\u05dc\u05dc (\u05d3\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc \u05d6 \u05db\u05d4), [\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e8\u05f3 \u05d9\u05d5\u05e1\u05d9] \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05e8\u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05d6\u05d3\u05d5\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05dd \u05db\u05df \u05de\u05d7\u05e8\u05e4\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05de\u05d2\u05d3\u05e4\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d5\u05de\u05dc\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05e6\u05d3 \u05e2\u05d9\u05dc\u05d0\u05d4 \u05d9\u05de\u05dc\u05dc, \u05d6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4, \u05d5\u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05db\u05da (\u05dc\u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9\u05d9 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd) [\u05d5\u05dc\u05e7\u05d3\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05df \u05d9\u05d1\u05dc\u05d0] (\u05e9\u05dd \u05e9\u05dd \u05d3\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc \u05d6\u05f3), \u05db\u05de\u05d4 \u05d3\u05d0\u05ea \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05d4\u05d9\u05d5 (\u05d5\u05d9\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d8 \u05d1), [\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d4\u05dd \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4, \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05dc \u05d5\u05e0\u05ea\u05e7\u05d3\u05e9\u05ea\u05dd \u05dc\u05e9\u05de\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d3 \u05e9\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd, \u05d4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05e9\u05dd \u05e9\u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d0\u05ea\u05dd \u05ea\u05d4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d9 \u05de\u05de\u05dc\u05db\u05ea \u05db\u05d4\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05d2\u05d5\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9 (\u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05d9\u05d8 \u05d5), \u05d5\u05db\u05e9\u05dd \u05e9\u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5\u05df \u05e2\u05dc \u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd, \u05db\u05da \u05d0\u05ea\u05dd \u05ea\u05d4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d9, \u05d5\u05db\u05e9\u05dd \u05e9\u05d4\u05dc\u05de\u05f4\u05d3 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5\u05df \u05e2\u05dc \u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05d0\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea, \u05db\u05da \u05d0\u05ea\u05dd, \u05d5\u05db\u05e9\u05dd \u05e9\u05d4\u05d9\u05d5\u05f4\u05d3 \u05e7\u05d8\u05e0\u05d4, \u05db\u05da \u05d0\u05ea\u05dd \u05e7\u05d8\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05db\u05d9 \u05d0\u05ea\u05dd \u05d4\u05de\u05e2\u05d8 \u05de\u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05e2\u05de\u05d9\u05dd (\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d6 \u05d6)]. \u05d5\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05e0\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0\u05d5 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d5\u05e0\u05ea\u05e0\u05da \u05d4\u05f3 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05da \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d2\u05d5\u05f3 (\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05d7 \u05d0), \u05de\u05e9\u05dc \u05dc\u05d0\u05d3\u05dd \u05e9\u05d9\u05e9 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05db\u05e8\u05dd, \u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d4\u05dc\u05e1\u05d8\u05d9\u05dd \u05e8\u05d5\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d9\u05db\u05e0\u05e1 \u05d1\u05ea\u05d5\u05db\u05d5 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d9\u05db\u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05df, \u05e9\u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05de\u05e1\u05d5\u05d9\u05d9\u05d2 \u05d1\u05d2\u05d3\u05e8, \u05de\u05d4 \u05e2\u05e9\u05d5 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e6\u05d5 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05d2\u05d3\u05e8, \u05d5\u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05db\u05da \u05e0\u05db\u05e0\u05e1\u05d5 \u05dc\u05ea\u05d5\u05da \u05d4\u05db\u05e8\u05dd, \u05db\u05da \u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd \u05d1\u05d0\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05de\u05d6\u05d3\u05d5\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc, \u05e9\u05d4\u05df \u05db\u05e8\u05de\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05db\u05d9 \u05db\u05e8\u05dd \u05d4\u05f3 \u05e6\u05d1\u05d0\u05d5\u05ea \u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc (\u05d9\u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d4 \u05d6), \u05d5\u05d4\u05df \u05de\u05d7\u05e8\u05e4\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05db\u05da \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d5\u05de\u05dc\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05e6\u05d3 \u05e2\u05d9\u05dc\u05d0\u05d4 \u05d9\u05de\u05dc\u05dc (\u05d3\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc \u05d6 \u05db\u05d4), \u05d5\u05d0\u05d7\u05f4\u05db \u05dc\u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9\u05d9 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd, \u05d5\u05d0\u05d7\u05f4\u05db \u05e8\u05d5\u05e6\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05d1\u05d8\u05dc \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 (\u05dc\u05d4\u05e9\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d6\u05d9\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0) [\u05dc\u05d4\u05e9\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d6\u05d9\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05df] \u05d5\u05d3\u05ea (\u05e9\u05dd \u05d3\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc \u05d6\u05f3), (\u05d6\u05d9\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0) [\u05d6\u05d9\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05df] \u05d0\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d4\u05de\u05d5\u05e2\u05d3\u05d5\u05ea, \u05d5\u05d3\u05ea \u05d6\u05d5 \u05d4\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d0\u05e9 \u05d3\u05ea \u05dc\u05de\u05d5 (\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d2 \u05d1), \u05d5\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05d4\u05d1\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05d9\u05d3\u05d9\u05d4 (\u05d3\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc \u05e9\u05dd \u05d6\u05f3), \u05d9\u05db\u05d5\u05dc \u05dc\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd, \u05ea\u05dc\u05de\u05d5\u05d3 \u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05e8 \u05e2\u05d3 \u05e2\u05d9\u05d3\u05df \u05d5\u05e2\u05d9\u05d3\u05e0\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05e4\u05dc\u05d2 \u05e2\u05d9\u05d3\u05df (\u05e9\u05dd \u05e9\u05dd \u05d3\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc \u05d6\u05f3), \u05d5\u05dc\u05de\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e0\u05d5 \u05de\u05e9\u05ea\u05e2\u05d1\u05d3\u05d9\u05df \u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05e9\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05dc\u05dc\u05d5, \u05e2\u05dc \u05e9\u05d4\u05e8\u05d7\u05e7\u05ea \u05e2\u05e6\u05de\u05da \u05de\u05de\u05e0\u05d5, \u05dc\u05db\u05da \u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05dc\u05de\u05d4 \u05d4\u05f3 \u05ea\u05e2\u05de\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d7\u05d5\u05e7. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">As is the typical style of the rabbinic commentary, the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to the Midrash says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cThese words are to be considered in the light of what Scripture says elsewhere, And he will speak great words against the Most High, and he will wear out the holy ones of the Most High, and he will think to change the seasons and the law, and they will be given into his hand until a time and times and a half a time (Daniel 7:25).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> takes the lead from the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta), the rabbis taught saying that the wicked never attack without first renouncing and condemning God. The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Nimshal) begins in the expansion upon the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal) stating that we are hallowed for God\u2019s purpose, even before the Lord created the earth and therefore are to be holy as the Lord God Almighty is holy (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Vayikra \/ Leviticus 19:2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). According to the Midrashic commentary, the rabbis state that we were hallowed for God\u2019s purpose before the Lord created the earth (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d4\u05dd \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4, \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05dc \u05d5\u05e0\u05ea\u05e7\u05d3\u05e9\u05ea\u05dd \u05dc\u05e9\u05de\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d3 \u05e9\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd, \u05d4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05e9\u05dd \u05e9\u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Studying the Scriptures, it is interesting that we find in the Apostolic Scriptures in various passages the concept of \u201cthe world\u201d and the things that happened \u201cbefore\u201d the world began. Take for example what Yeshua said in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">John 17:5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">John 17:5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">17:5 \u2018Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">5<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bd\u1fe6\u03bd \u03b4\u1f79\u03be\u03b1\u03c3\u1f79\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u1f7b, \u03c0\u1f71\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1, \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u1f70 \u03c3\u03b5\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03b4\u1f79\u03be\u1fc3 \u1f27 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u1f36\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u1f70 \u03c3\u03bf\u1f77.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Here we find in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">John 17:5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Yeshua speaking of the glory which he had before the world existed. Yeshua is looking forward to the glory that he once had, this <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cbefore the world\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is an indication of Yeshua\u2019s preexistence. This verse appears to speak of the glory which the Son was looking forward to once again sharing with the Father. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> While studying the concept of <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe foundation of the world\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in the Apostolic Scriptures, there are two ways in which this is being used.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Things that occurred \u201c<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-23\">prior to<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u201d the \u201cfoundation of the world.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Things that occurred \u201c<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-23\">from<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u201d the \u201cfoundation of the world.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The expression <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe foundation of the world\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">occurs ten times in the Apostolic Scriptures, eight of which are shown below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">Matthew 13:35<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">13:35 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: \u2018I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">35<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u1f45\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03c9\u03b8\u1fc7 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1fe5\u03b7\u03b8\u1f72\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u1f75\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2, \u1f08\u03bd\u03bf\u1f77\u03be\u03c9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c3\u03c4\u1f79\u03bc\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5, \u1f10\u03c1\u03b5\u1f7b\u03be\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03bc\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u1fc6\u03c2 [\u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5].<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">Matthew 25:34<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">25:34 \u2018Then the King will say to those on His right, \u2018Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">34<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03c4\u1f79\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f10\u03c1\u03b5\u1fd6 \u1f41 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03ba \u03b4\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6, \u0394\u03b5\u1fe6\u03c4\u03b5, \u03bf\u1f31 \u03b5\u1f50\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b7\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u1f79\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5, \u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u1f75\u03c3\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f21\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03b7\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">Luke 11:50<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">11:50 so that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">50<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b6\u03b7\u03c4\u03b7\u03b8\u1fc7 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b1\u1f37\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03b7\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f10\u03ba\u03ba\u03b5\u03c7\u03c5\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b1\u1f7b\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">Hebrews 4:3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">4:3 For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said, \u2018As I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter My rest,\u2019 although His works were finished from the foundation of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">3<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03c7\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03b8\u03b1 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 [\u03c4\u1f74\u03bd] \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f71\u03c0\u03b1\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03bf\u1f31 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2, \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f34\u03c1\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5\u03bd, \u1f69\u03c2 \u1f64\u03bc\u03bf\u03c3\u03b1 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f40\u03c1\u03b3\u1fc7 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5, \u0395\u1f30 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f71\u03c0\u03b1\u03c5\u03c3\u1f77\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f77\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b7\u03b8\u1f73\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">Hebrews 9:26<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">9:26 Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">26<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u1f10\u03c0\u03b5\u1f76 \u1f14\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u1f71\u03ba\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5: \u03bd\u03c5\u03bd\u1f76 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f05\u03c0\u03b1\u03be \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u1fb3 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b1\u1f30\u1f7d\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f00\u03b8\u1f73\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd [\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2] \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b8\u03c5\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u1f73\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">Revelation 13:8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">13:8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">8<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bd\u1f75\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2, \u03bf\u1f57 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03b3\u1f73\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f44\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b2\u03b9\u03b2\u03bb\u1f77\u1ff3 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b6\u03c9\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f00\u03c1\u03bd\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">Revelation 17:8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">17:8 \u2018The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. And those who dwell on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">8<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03c4\u1f78 \u03b8\u03b7\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03bd \u1f43 \u03b5\u1f36\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f26\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u1f73\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1\u1f77\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03b2\u1f7b\u03c3\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f7d\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u1f71\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9: \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b8\u03b1\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2, \u1f67\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50 \u03b3\u1f73\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f44\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b2\u03b9\u03b2\u03bb\u1f77\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b6\u03c9\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5, \u03b2\u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u1f79\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b8\u03b7\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03bd \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f26\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u1f73\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The point that is being established here in the phrase <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe foundation of the world\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is in the plan God had established for His people, to redeem His people, to make His people holy, and that our salvation is in Yeshua so that our hope and faith might be placed in God. Take for example words from the first epistle of Peter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">1 Peter 1:20-21<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1:20 For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you 1:21 who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">20<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b5\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u1f72\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5, \u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03c9\u03b8\u1f73\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f10\u03c0\u2019 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c7\u1f71\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c7\u03c1\u1f79\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u2019 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">21<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u2019 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f10\u03b3\u03b5\u1f77\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f10\u03ba \u03bd\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b4\u1f79\u03be\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b4\u1f79\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1, \u1f65\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bb\u03c0\u1f77\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b5\u1f36\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03bd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">These things that were established \u201cbefore or from\u201d the \u201cfoundation of the world\u201d was demonstrated in the patriarchal promises. This is how the rabbis are able to conclude that God had planned to hallow (make us holy) before the creation of the earth specifically for His purposes (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d4\u05dd \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4, \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05dc \u05d5\u05e0\u05ea\u05e7\u05d3\u05e9\u05ea\u05dd \u05dc\u05e9\u05de\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d3 \u05e9\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd, \u05d4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05e9\u05dd \u05e9\u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The concept of God establishing something from \u201cbefore or from\u201d the time of the foundation of the world is a very rabbinic concept that both Yeshua, His disciples, and the Apostle Paul were well aware of that was specifically derived from the first five books of Moshe. The Midrash continues stating that being made holy for His purposes, the Lord has set us a little higher than the people of the world because we are God\u2019s children. The concept of \u201cHoliness\u201d is in the highest sense the understanding that something has been separated from common use and belongs to God (see <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Isaiah 6:3 and Revelation 15:4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Take for example being consecrated to God\u2019s service as far as the Levitical priesthood in the Torah is concerned or our being conformed in all things to the will of God in Yeshua (see <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Romans 6:19-22, Ephesians 1:4, Titus 1:8, and 1 Pet. 1:15<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). God has separated for Himself us as a people, and in doing so the Lord has described how we are to live our lives (Personal holiness). This holiness can only be understood according to God\u2019s commandments in the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker009\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Torah. The midrash continues stating that the nations of the earth try to change the Torah and to change the times and seasons (Moedim, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5\u05d0\u05d7\u05f4\u05db \u05dc\u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9\u05d9 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd, \u05d5\u05d0\u05d7\u05f4\u05db \u05e8\u05d5\u05e6\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05d1\u05d8\u05dc \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 (\u05dc\u05d4\u05e9\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d6\u05d9\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0) [\u05dc\u05d4\u05e9\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d6\u05d9\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05df] \u05d5\u05d3\u05ea (\u05e9\u05dd \u05d3\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc \u05d6\u05f3), (\u05d6\u05d9\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0) [\u05d6\u05d9\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05df] \u05d0\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d4\u05de\u05d5\u05e2\u05d3\u05d5\u05ea, \u05d5\u05d3\u05ea \u05d6\u05d5 \u05d4\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d0\u05e9 \u05d3\u05ea \u05dc\u05de\u05d5 (\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d2 \u05d1)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Are the Rabbis saying that it is possible the Lord \u201cstands afar off\u201d because his people no longer keep His appointed times? David, and including all of God\u2019s people suffer all sorts of oppressions at the hands of the wicked, we see this throughout the world today, God\u2019s people are being persecuted for their faith. The question of why God stands afar off was not answered, but in the midrashic sense from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the rabbis ask and answer in parable for the purpose of seeking the answer, and seeking God for our help. Therefore, the rabbis conclude stating <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cHence it is said Why stand You afar off, O Lord? Why hide Yourself in the times of trouble?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Midrash Tehillim 10, Part 8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> continues stating in the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Dibur Hamathil) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cAnother comment on Why stand You afar off, Or Lord? (Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:1)\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta) that states<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cThis verse is to be considered in the light of what Scripture says elsewhere, With their flocks and with their herds they will go to seek the Lord, but they will not find him. He has drawn off from them (Hosea 5:6).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In part 8 we read the rabbis discussing <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> on the reasons why the Lord stands afar off. The Midrash picks up with the conversation that is taking place between Rabban Gamaliel and a sophist asking why <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker010\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Gamaliel still says the Lord will deliver us? The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Nimshal) provides an explanation on Gamaliel\u2019s belief using the example of the Halizah (Levirate law) on why God will deliver us. The Biblical definition of the \u201clevirate marriage\u201d also known as Yibbum, Halizah (or Chalitzah, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05dc\u05d9\u05e6\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) is the ceremony by which a widow and her husband\u2019s brother could avoid the duty to marry after the husband\u2019s death. The ceremony involves the taking off of a brother-in-law\u2019s shoe by the widow of a brother who has died childless, through which ceremony he is released from the obligation of marrying her, and she becomes free to marry whomever she desires (see <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 25:5-10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Only one brother-in-law need perform the ceremony. The custom of the levirate marriage that is spoken of in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 38:8,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> more details are provided in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Deuteronomy<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> given by Moshe, permitted the surviving brother to refuse to marry his brother\u2019s widow, provided he submits to the ceremony of Halizah. In the Talmudic period the tendency against the original custom was intensified by apprehension that the brother-in-law might desire to marry his brother\u2019s widow for motives other than that of \u201cestablishing a name unto his brother.\u201d This might have been the case in the story found in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 38<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and the death of the sons of Judah. Therefore, many Talmudic and later rabbis preferred halizah to actual marriage (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Talmud Bavli, Yevamot 39b<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Therefore, the ancient institution of the levirate marriage fell into disuse, so that at present Halizah is the general rule and marriage the rare exception (see <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Shulkhan Arukh, Eben ha-\u2019Ezer, 165<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Gamaliel, in the Midrash, uses the example of Halizah to show how God may have stood afar off, but Israel has not drawn off from Him. Rabban Gamaliel concludes with the Scripture <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cThus also Scripture says, I opened to my Beloved, but my Beloved had drawn away, and was gone (Song of Solomon 5:6). Accordingly, the children of Israel cried, Why stand You afar off, O Lord (Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:1)?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table006\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-7\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-7\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-11\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-10\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-22\">Midrash Tehillim , Chapter 10, Part 8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-18\">8. Another comment on Why stand You afar off, Or Lord? (Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:1). This verse is to be considered in the light of what Scripture says elsewhere, With their flocks and with their herds they will go to seek the Lord, but they will not find him. He has drawn off from them (Hosea 5:6). A certain sophist asked Rabban Gamliel, Is it possible that you still say, We wait for the Lord who will deliver us? Rabban Gamliel answered, Yes. The Sophist said, You are uttering a lie. God will never return to you, for does not scripture say, He has drawn off from them (Hosea 5:6)? Can a childless widow who, performing the ceremony of Halisah, draws the shoe off her brother in law\u2019s foot, except to have her dead husband return to her? And therefore does it not follow that God will not return to you? Whereupon Rabban Gamliel asked the sophist, In the ceremony of Halisah, who draws off the shoe, the woman or the man? The sophist answered, The woman draws the shoe off. Rabban Gamliel then said, God has drawn off from us, but we have not drawn off from Him. If the surviving brothers drew the shoe off the woman\u2019s foot, what validity would such an act have? Therefore, does Scripture say, He has allowed them to draw off from Him? Thus also Scripture says, I opened to my Beloved, but my Beloved had drawn away, and was gone (Song of Solomon 5:6). Accordingly, the children of Israel cried, Why stand You afar off, O Lord (Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:1)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-10\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-17\" lang=\"en-US\">\u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9 \u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d9 \u05e1\u05d9\u05de\u05df \u05d7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"en-US\">\u05d7 \u05d3\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05dc\u05de\u05d4 \u05d4\u05f3 \u05ea\u05e2\u05de\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d7\u05d5\u05e7. \u05d6\u05d4\u05d5 \u05e9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d4\u05db\u05ea\u05d5\u05d1 \u05d1\u05e6\u05d0\u05e0\u05dd \u05d5\u05d1\u05d1\u05e7\u05e8\u05dd \u05d9\u05dc\u05db\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d1\u05e7\u05e9 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05f3 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05de\u05e6\u05d0\u05d5 \u05d7\u05dc\u05e5 \u05de\u05d4\u05dd (\u05d4\u05d5\u05e9\u05e2 \u05d4 \u05d5), \u05e4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05e1\u05d5\u05e4\u05d9\u05e1 \u05d0\u05d7\u05d3 \u05e9\u05d0\u05dc \u05d0\u05ea \u05e8\u05d1\u05df \u05d2\u05de\u05dc\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc \u05d9\u05e9 \u05dc\u05db\u05dd \u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05e8 \u05de\u05e7\u05d5\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05e0\u05d5 \u05dc\u05de\u05e7\u05d5\u05dd \u05e9\u05d9\u05d2\u05d0\u05dc\u05e0\u05d5, \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05d4\u05df, \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05e9\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05ea\u05dd \u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd, \u05d0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 \u05e9\u05d1 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d9\u05db\u05dd, \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d4\u05db\u05ea\u05d5\u05d1 \u05d7\u05dc\u05e5 \u05de\u05d4\u05dd (\u05e9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d5\u05e9\u05e2 \u05d4\u05f3), \u05d5\u05db\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e9 \u05d0\u05e9\u05d4 \u05d7\u05d5\u05dc\u05e6\u05ea [\u05d5\u05d9\u05db\u05d5\u05dc \u05d1\u05e2\u05dc\u05d4 \u05dc\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d9\u05d4, \u05de\u05db\u05d0\u05df \u05e9\u05d0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 \u05e9\u05d1 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d9\u05db\u05dd, \u05d4\u05e9\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5 \u05e8\u05d1\u05df \u05d2\u05de\u05dc\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc \u05de\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d5\u05dc\u05e5 \u05d4\u05d0\u05e9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d0\u05d9\u05e9, \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d0\u05e9\u05d4 \u05d7\u05d5\u05dc\u05e6\u05ea], \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d7\u05dc\u05e5 \u05d0\u05d5\u05ea\u05e0\u05d5, \u05d5\u05d0\u05e0\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d7\u05dc\u05e6\u05e0\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d5, \u05d9\u05d1\u05de\u05d4 \u05d3\u05d7\u05dc\u05e6\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d7\u05d9\u05df \u05de\u05d9\u05d3\u05d9 \u05de\u05e9\u05e9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05d9\u05d4, \u05de\u05d9 \u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d7\u05dc\u05e5 \u05dc\u05d4\u05dd, \u05de\u05d4\u05dd \u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1, \u05d5\u05db\u05df \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05e8 \u05e7\u05de\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05dc\u05e4\u05ea\u05d5\u05d7 \u05dc\u05d3\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d3\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9 \u05d7\u05de\u05e7 \u05e2\u05d1\u05e8 (\u05e9\u05d4\u05f4\u05e9 \u05e9\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d4\u05e9\u05d9\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4 \u05d4 \u05d5), \u05d4\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5 \u05e7\u05d5\u05e8\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05de\u05d4 \u05d4\u05f3 \u05ea\u05e2\u05de\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d7\u05d5\u05e7.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It is interesting while studying <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Midrash Tehillim 10 Part 8,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the Midrash mentions Gamaliel the Elder also known as Rabban Gamaliel I (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e8\u05d1\u05df \u05d2\u05de\u05dc\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc \u05d4\u05d6\u05e7\u05df<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, Greek: \u0393\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ae\u03bb \u03bf \u03a0\u03c1\u03b5\u03c3\u03b2\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2). Rabban Gamaliel was a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the 1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-24\">st<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> century CE and he witnessed the ruling of the Sanhedrin to put Yeshua to death on the cross. He was son of Simeon ben Hillel, and grandson of the great Jewish teacher Hillel the Elder. Rabban Gamaliel died twenty years before the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem (70 CE). He fathered a son, whom he called Simeon, after his father (see <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">The Jewish Encyclopedia article on Gamliel I by Solomon Schechter and Wilhelm Bacher<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and a daughter, whose daughter (i.e., Gamaliel\u2019s granddaughter) married a priest named Simon ben Nathanael (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Talmud Bavli, Avodah Zarah 3:10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The name Gamaliel is the Greek form of the Hebrew name meaning <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201creward of God.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> He became a respected scholar of the Torah according to <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Acts 5:34<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in the 1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-24\">st<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> century, and was a member of the Sanhedrin and was known for his mastery of Jewish oral law (Mishnah). He was also the first to be granted the title of rabban (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e8\u05d1\u05df<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). A generation before Yeshua was born there were two great rabbis, Hillel and Shammai. Generally speaking, many of the rabbinic debates of the first century come down to the opinion of either Hillel or Shammai. With respect to Hellenism, Hillel was more open to Hellenism than Shammai and was therefore more open to cooperation with the Romans. <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker011\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Hillel\u2019s openness and cooperation no doubt influenced Gamaliel\u2019s opinions on the interpretation of Scripture and may have influenced him in his speaking up in the Sanhedrin concerning the Apostle Peter in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Acts 5.<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Gamaliel is known to have followed the Hillel tradition of non-violence and allowing God to deal with parties that were against the Jews or the Romans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Gamaliel the elder is in fact mentioned in Scripture in the Apostolic Writings. When Peter was speaking to the council in Jerusalem, Gamaliel a Pharisee stood and spoke (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Acts 5:34-40<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) keeping the Sanhedrin from putting Peter to death. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">Acts 5:33-42<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">5:33 But when they heard this, they were cut to the quick and intended to kill them. 5:34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law, respected by all the people, stood up in the Council and gave orders to put the men outside for a short time. 5:35 And he said to them, \u2018Men of Israel, take care what you propose to do with these men. 5:36 \u2018For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about four hundred men joined up with him. But he was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing. 5:37 \u2018After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the census and drew away some people after him; he too perished, and all those who followed him were scattered. 5:38 \u2018So in the present case, I say to you, stay away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or action is of men, it will be overthrown; 5:39 but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found fighting against God.\u2019 5:40 They took his advice; and after calling the apostles in, they flogged them and ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and then released them. 5:41 So they went on their way from the presence of the Council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name. 5:42 And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">34<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f73 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03b4\u03c1\u1f77\u1ff3 \u03a6\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1\u1fd6\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f40\u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9 \u0393\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u1f75\u03bb, \u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03b4\u03b9\u03b4\u1f71\u03c3\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f77\u03bc\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03bb\u03b1\u1ff7, \u1f10\u03ba\u1f73\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u1f14\u03be\u03c9 \u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03c7\u1f7a \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u1fc6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9,<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\"> 35<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u1f73\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c2, \u1f0c\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f38\u03c3\u03c1\u03b1\u03b7\u03bb\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9, \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u1f73\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f11\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f77 \u03bc\u1f73\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f71\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">36<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03c0\u03c1\u1f78 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f21\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f00\u03bd\u1f73\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u0398\u03b5\u03c5\u03b4\u1fb6\u03c2, \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u1f36\u03bd\u03b1\u1f77 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f11\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u1f79\u03bd, \u1fa7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u03ba\u03bb\u1f77\u03b8\u03b7 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f00\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03bc\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f61\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u1f77\u03c9\u03bd: \u1f43\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bd\u1fc3\u03c1\u1f73\u03b8\u03b7, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f45\u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b5\u1f77\u03b8\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b5\u03bb\u1f7b\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03b3\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03b4\u1f73\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">37<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u1f00\u03bd\u1f73\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u1f38\u03bf\u1f7b\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f41 \u0393\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03bb\u03b1\u1fd6\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f73\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03bb\u03b1\u1f78\u03bd \u1f40\u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6: \u03ba\u1f00\u03ba\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f7d\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f45\u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b5\u1f77\u03b8\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b5\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">38<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03bd\u1fe6\u03bd \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03c9 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd, \u1f00\u03c0\u1f79\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f00\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c0\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f04\u03c6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c2: \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u1f96 \u1f10\u03be \u1f00\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c0\u03c9\u03bd \u1f21 \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u1f74 \u03b1\u1f55\u03c4\u03b7 \u1f22 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf, \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03c5\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9: <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">39<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03b5\u1f30 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f10\u03ba \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd, \u03bf\u1f50 \u03b4\u03c5\u03bd\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c2 \u03bc\u1f75\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u03bc\u1f71\u03c7\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b5\u1f51\u03c1\u03b5\u03b8\u1fc6\u03c4\u03b5. \u1f10\u03c0\u03b5\u1f77\u03c3\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">40<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u1f71\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u1f79\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u1f77\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u1f75\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd \u03bc\u1f74 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f40\u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f73\u03bb\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">41<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u039f\u1f31 \u03bc\u1f72\u03bd \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u1f7b\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03b1\u1f77\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u1f7d\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03b4\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7\u03be\u03b9\u1f7d\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u1f72\u03c1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f40\u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u1fc6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9: <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">42<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u1f71\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f31\u03b5\u03c1\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u2019 \u03bf\u1f36\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u1f7b\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03b9\u03b4\u1f71\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f50\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03b6\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1f79\u03bd, \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">In addition to this, Gamaliel was a Pharisee doctor of Jewish Law and the Apostle Paul stated that he sat at the foot of Gamaliel when giving his testimony of his conversion when He met Yeshua on the road to Damascus in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Acts 22:1-22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Acts 22:1-22<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">22:1 \u2018Brethren and fathers, hear my defense which I now offer to you.\u2019 22:2 And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew dialect, they became even more quiet; and he said, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">22:3 \u2018I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated under Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\"> 22:4 \u2018I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women into prisons, 22:5 as also the high priest and all the Council of the elders can testify. From them I also received letters to the brethren, and started off for Damascus in order to bring even those who were there to Jerusalem as prisoners to be punished. 22:6 \u2018But it happened that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me, 22:7 and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, \u2018Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?\u2019 22:8 \u2018And I answered, \u2018Who are You, Lord?\u2019 And He said to me, \u2018I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.\u2019 22:9 \u2018And those who were with me saw the light, to be sure, but did not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me. 22:10 \u2018And I said, \u2018What shall I do, Lord?\u2019 And the Lord said to me, \u2018Get up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.\u2019 22:11 \u2018But since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me and came into Damascus. 22:12 \u2018A certain Ananias, a man who was devout by the standard of the Law, and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, 22:13 came to me, and standing near said to me, \u2018Brother Saul, receive your sight!\u2019 And at that very time I looked up at him. 22:14 \u2018And he said, \u2018The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear an utterance from His mouth. 22:15 \u2018For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard. 22:16 \u2018Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.\u2019 22:17 \u2018It happened when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I fell into a trance, 22:18 and I saw Him saying to me, \u2018Make haste, and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.\u2019 22:19 \u2018And I said, \u2018Lord, they themselves understand that in one synagogue after another I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You. 22:20 \u2018And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was being shed, I also was standing by approving, and watching out for the coats of those who were slaying him.\u2019 22:21 \u2018And He said to me, \u2018Go! For I will send you far away to the Gentiles.\u2019\u2018 22:22 They listened to him up to this statement, and then they raised their voices and said, \u2018Away with such a fellow from the earth, for he should not be allowed to live!\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Here in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Acts 22:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, Paul said <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-25\">3<\/span>\u1f18\u03b3\u1f7d \u03b5\u1f30\u03bc\u03b9 \u1f00\u03bd\u1f74\u03c1 \u1f38\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03bf\u03c2, \u03b3\u03b5\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03a4\u03b1\u03c1\u03c3\u1ff7 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u039a\u03b9\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2, \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03b8\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03c0\u1f79\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1\u1f7b\u03c4\u1fc3, \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03c0\u1f79\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2 \u0393\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u1f74\u03bb \u03c0\u03b5\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b5\u03c5\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u1f00\u03ba\u03c1\u1f77\u03b2\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u1ff4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5, \u03b6\u03b7\u03bb\u03c9\u03c4\u1f74\u03c2 \u1f51\u03c0\u1f71\u03c1\u03c7\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f51\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c3\u1f75\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd, <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">22:3 \u2018I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated under Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-2\">.<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Greek texts says that Paul claimed he was taught literally <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cat the foot of Gamaliel\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span>\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03c0\u1f79\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2 \u0393\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u1f74\u03bb<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). What did Paul mean by saying he sat at the foot of a rabbi? Jacob Neusner said the following concerning the Jewish education system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">Quotation<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Many of the people, rich and poor alike, received an education in the main disciplines of Jewish tradition. This education centered on religious learning, was sufficiently broad to impart civilizing and humanizing lessons. The ordinary people learned about the Holy Scriptures. They considered the history of the world from the creation onward. They were taught lessons about their forefathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to emulate patriarchal hospitality to men and faithfulness to God. Studied the laws of the Torah and understood the requirements of the covenant relationship with God. They were instructed on their obligations to the poor and week, orphaned, homeless, the stranger and the outsider. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cFirst-Century Judaism in Crisis: Yohanan Ben Zakkai and the Renaissance of Torah,\u201d By Jacob Neusner<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The institution known as the \u201cbeit midrash\u201d (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, house of interpretation\/learning) \u201cbeit rabban\u201d (house of the teacher), or the \u201cbeit safra\u201d or \u201cbeit sefer\u201d (house of the book), is said to have been originated by Ezra (459 BCE) and his Great Assembly, who provided a public school in Jerusalem to secure the education of fatherless boys of the age of sixteen years and upward. However, the school system did not develop until Joshua ben Gamla (64 CE) the high priest who caused public schools to be opened in each town for all children above six or seven years of age (see <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Babylonian Talmud, Bava Batra 21a, and <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Judaism in the First Centuries of the Christian Era: The Age of Tannaim, Vol. 1 p217-220, by George Foot Moore, Hendrickson Publishers<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Education began at the age of six or seven and continued throughout life; basic education was completed before marriage at the age of about 18 years old. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker012\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Beit Midrash, the student would begin sitting in the back of the class room. As the student learned more becoming proficient in the written and oral laws, and the rulings of the rabbis in ages past, he would move forward. When the student found himself sitting at he feet of the rabbi, it is said that he is ready to take the place of the rabbi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The standard education texts were the written Scriptures and <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker013\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Mishnah (Oral tradition) in the first century (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Judaism in the First Centuries of the Christian Era: The Age of Tannaim, Vol. 1 p217-220, by George Foot Moore, Hendrickson Publishers<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and today consists of the Mishnah (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), the Talmud (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05ea\u05dc\u05de\u05d5\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and the Gemara (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d2\u05de\u05e8\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Mishnah was originally only memorized, until following the destruction of the Second Temple where it was believed necessary to hand-write and later print the sayings, rulings, and interpretations of the rabbis in order to preserve Judaism. In the first century, emphasis was placed on developing good memory skills in addition to comprehension by the practice of oral repetition. Sitting at the foot of the rabbi meant that the student was the most proficient and best from all the rest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In Ancient Israel, the child would be taught from the six broad subject areas into which the Mishnah is divided, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Zeraim (\u201cSeeds\u201d), dealing with agricultural laws and prayers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Moed (\u201cFestival\u201d), pertaining to the laws of the Shabbat and the Festivals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Nashim (\u201cWomen\u201d), concerning marriage and divorce.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Nezikin (\u201cDamages\u201d), dealing with civil and criminal law.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Kodashim (\u201cHoly things\u201d), regarding sacrificial rites, the Temple, and the dietary laws.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Tohorot (\u201cPurities\u201d), pertaining to the laws of purity and impurity, including the impurity of the dead, the laws of ritual purity for the priests (Kohanim), the laws of \u201cfamily purity\u201d (the menstrual laws).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It was mentioned earlier that many of the rabbinic debates of the first century come down to the opinion of either Hillel or Shammai. With respect to Hellenism, Hillel was more open to Hellenism than Shammai and was therefore more open to cooperation with the Romans. Hillel was therefore more of the spirit of cooperation and tolerance allowing God to work whereas Shammai was considered more of the hardliner (radical). Reading the book of Acts, Paul was a ruthless persecutor who sought to stop what he saw as an aberration within Judaism. Is it possible that Paul was not of the Hillel form of Pharisaism even though he said that he sat at the foot of Gamaliel who followed the teachings of Hillel? Was Paul possibly more radical like the Shammai party? N. T. Wright in his book titled <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cWhat Paul really said, was Paul of Tarsus really the founder of Christianity, 1997, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company; 1 edition p192\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> describes the Shammai Pharisee as <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201ca militant hardliner that was willing to work with Rome just as long as they could study the Torah.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Paul was a Diaspora Jew who claimed to have been raised in a family which kept the Jewish traditions without fault. Did Paul find fault in the liberal way of Hillel? He was an conservative Jew reacting to what he perceived as a dangerous teaching that Yeshua was the Messiah whereby the High Priest killed him. It required the hand of God to change Paul\u2019s heart and perspective on the interpretation of the Scriptures concerning the Messiah. Paul tells of how Yeshua changed his life in a mighty way in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Acts 22:3-10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">Acts 22:3-10<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">22:3 \u2018I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated under Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today. 22:4 \u2018I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women into prisons, 22:5 as also the high priest and all the Council of the elders can testify. From them I also received letters to the brethren, and started off for Damascus in order to bring even those who were there to Jerusalem as prisoners to be punished. 22:6 \u2018But it happened that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me, 22:7 and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, \u2018Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?\u2019 22:8 \u2018And I answered, \u2018Who are You, Lord?\u2019 And He said to me, \u2018I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.\u2019 22:9 \u2018And those who were with me saw the light, to be sure, but did not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me. 22:10 \u2018And I said, \u2018What shall I do, Lord?\u2019 And the Lord said to me, \u2018Get up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">When Yeshua showed Himself to Paul on the road to Damascus it changed his life. Following this moment in his life, Paul made a personal commitment to Yeshua. From the reading of the text in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Acts 9:26-28<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> it seems to be implied that Paul went directly from Damascus to Jerusalem, however, he states in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Galatians 1:16-17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> that he <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cconferred not with flesh and blood\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> nor consulted with the Apostles in Jerusalem; but the Lord\u2019s choice for him was to go to Arabia. In Arabia Paul studied the Scriptures in order that he might receive greater revelations concerning the mysteries of the Gospel of Christ (the Messiah). The Scriptures do not indicate which part of Arabia he went to, but we can safely assume it was somewhere east of Damascus. At that time the area known as Arabia included the region governed by Aretas (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">2 Corinthians 11:32<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) which extended from Damascus and east of the Jordan River south to Edom. In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Galatians 1:17-18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Paul wrote that upon his return from Arabia he came back to the city of Damascus. Exactly how long Paul\u2019s stay in Arabia lasted is not clear, but combined with his return visit to Damascus was a period of three years. Paul then integrated his new found faith into his whole life. Paul\u2019s life was radically changed by his faith in Yeshua God\u2019s Messiah. Today, has your faith in Yeshua radically changed your life? Let\u2019s Pray!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Tehillim-10-Part1-and-2.pdf\">Tehillim 10-Part1-and-2<\/a>\u00a0Notes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Notes_Psalms_10.pdf\">Notes_Psalms_10<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s study is from Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:1-18. David begins His Psalm stating \u05d0 \u05dc\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e7 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4: \u201c10:1 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?\u201d (NASB) Pride is not the way of the righteous, pride and arrogance set themselves up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2009","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-tehillim"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}