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Post by Admin on May 7, 2016 12:13:36 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on May 7, 2016 12:14:14 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on May 7, 2016 12:15:15 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on May 7, 2016 13:09:44 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Mar 16, 2017 13:32:59 GMT -5
CHAPTER 8 - All levels of society condemned to death or exile [8:1-4]
- Jerusalem full of unrepentant sinners [8: 5 - 6]
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Post by Admin on Mar 16, 2017 13:33:09 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Mar 16, 2017 13:33:24 GMT -5
CHAPTER 8 - False scribes and Prophets [8:8 -9]
- Condemned for their dishonesty [8:10 -13]
- Bitter judgements as the enemy approaches [8:14 -19]
- Jeremiah grieves coming destruction [8:20 -23]
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Post by Admin on Mar 16, 2017 13:34:11 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Mar 16, 2017 13:34:19 GMT -5
Is it reasonable to conclude that Jeremiah 8:8 implies that the scribes corrupted the scripture ?
Jeremiah contains God's condemnation of the ruling classes and the people of Judah for their unfaithfulness. Among those condemned where the scribes in Jeremiah's day.
The term "scribe" is not used in the bible uniquely for those that copied scripture indeed according to The Pulpit Commentary states that that was a " meaning which only became prevalent in the time of Ezra (comp. Ezra 7:6, 11)." In Jeremiah's day "scribes" were trained copyists or secretaries. Hebrew Scribes acted as public notaries, prepared bills of divorce, and recorded other transactions, they also numbered and enrolled troops, recording temple duties (Jg 5:14; compare 2Ki 25:19; 2Ch 26:11; 2Ch 34:9, 13; 2Ki 12:10-12). A scribe later came to refer to a person educated in the Law. The Pulpit Commentary further states "Soferim (scribes) is the term proper to all those who practiced the art of writing (sefer); it included, therefore, presumably at least, most, if not all, of the priests and prophets of whom Jeremiah speaks.
Barnes Notes on the Bible goes on to state "It is not until the time of Josiah 2 Chronicles 34:13 that "scribes" are mentioned except as political officers; here, however, they are students of the Torah. The Torah must have existed in writing before there could have been an order of men whose special business it was to study it; and therefore to explain this verse by saying that perhaps the scribes were writers of false prophecies written in imitation of the true, is to lose the whole gist of the passage."
CONCLUSION: The context of Jeremiah's words do not imply a corruption of the inspired writings of the bible but rather to "scribes" as respected teachers of the law that and communicated falsehoods.
QUESTION But does not the second clause in Jeremiah 8:8 b imply that the scribes have corrupted the law (Torah)?
How can you say, "We are wise! We have the law of the LORD"? The truth is, those who teach it have used their writings to make it say what it does not really mean.
The Pulpits Commentary draws out attention to the lack of object for the verb “make” or “labored” "the necessity of supplying an object to the verb - the object would hardly have been omitted where its emission renders the meaning of the clause so doubtful". In short, the verse doesn't explicitly state WHAT has been corrupted; the the writings (The Law) or the teachings/(written explanations). Given the context of the words (see above) it is only reasonable to conclude the latter; ie Jeremiah is condemning false interprétations not lamenting the corruption of the written word of God.
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Post by Admin on Mar 16, 2017 13:36:04 GMT -5
CHAPTER 9 - Jeremiah weeps over the coming destruction [9:1-4]
- Wicked [9:13 -17]people that do not listen to Jehovah [9:5 - 10]
- Family disloyaly ; [9:13 -17]
- Jeremiah sees coming desolation [9:13 -17]
- Punishment for rejection Jehovah's law [9:1-4]
- Appeal to his people to repent [9:13 -17]
- Women to teach their children a dirge of misery [9:13 -17]
- Boast only in Jehovah [9:13 -17]
- Denunciation for nations ; [9:13 -17]
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Post by Admin on Mar 16, 2017 13:36:13 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Mar 16, 2017 13:36:21 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Apr 22, 2017 8:45:29 GMT -5
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