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You must be in fellowship prior to your Bible study, so that the spiritual information you receive can become a source, of blessing to your soul and produce spiritual growth. 2 Timothy 3:8 http://www.dailybiblestudy.org
8 [hos] Now [de] as [tropos] Jannes [Iannes] and [kai] Jambres [Iambres] withstood [anthistemi] Moses, [Moseus] so [houto] do [anthistemi] these [houtos] also [kai] resist [anthistemi] the truth: [aletheia] men [anthropos] of corrupt [katphtheiro] minds, [nous] reprobate [adokimos] concerning [peri] the faith. [pistis] KJV-Interlinear
8 And just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, rejected as regards the faith. NASB Jannes and Jambres are two names that appear only here and nowhere else in the Bible. By tradition they are referred to as two of the magicians of Pharaoh who opposed Moses and tried to imitate and counter all of the ten plagues that God brought against Egypt, through Moses. In historical documents, they are referred to by Pliny (23 A.D. - 79 A.D.), Nat. Hist. 30:7; by Numenius, the philosopher, as quoted by Eusebius, 9:8 , and Origen, against Celsus , p. 199; by Apuleius (c 130 A.D.), who speaks of Moses and Jannes as famous magicians of antiquity. The Pythagorean philosopher Numenius (2nd century A.D.) speaks of Jannes and Jambres as Egyptian 'hierogrammateis,' or sacred scribes. The story of the opposition to Moses begins in Ex. 7. Jannes means 'he who seduces,' and Jambres means 'he who makes rebellion.' Exactly where Paul got his information is not known. But apparently there was valid documentation making reference to them, or even if the story of Jannes and Jambres was purely by tradition and unsupported, the point here is not of the accuracy of their existence, but of their role in opposing Moses, in opposing God, and in opposing truth. Since Paul does not quote any source, then it is presumed that all of the hearers or readers of this letter, would have common knowledge of them and their story, who they are and what they did. These two magicians opposed Moses. Moses went on and displayed, by the power of God, ten plagues. After each subsequent plague, most folks would come to believe that God indeed was behind them, and not mere magic. These two magicians knowing that their own results were through mere deception, smoke and mirrors magic, then one would presume that they would begin to realize that the plagues of Moses were far beyond their ability and even of Moses, and thus from a higher power, namely God. But they continued to oppose and continued to oppose even though they had intimate knowledge of their own efforts as being only magic, and could see plainly the efforts of Moses were clearly not magic. And still they opposed God. That is the length that people will go to when they have been negative and continue to remain spiritually negative for a very long time. They become disconnected with reality, and will get lost even in the face of overwhelming proof. When Jesus raised Lazarus, that was a pinnacle moment of proof, even after years of miracle work in curing and healing. And yet within just a few days, the popular consensus was that he should die. Therefore, you need to beware that spiritual negative volition is not something that you should disregard as something without danger, for it is extremely dangerous and can swallow you up before you are even aware that your life has been vastly compromised.
Now is the time to post a prayer. End Of Lesson Study to show thyself approved (mature) unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing (studying/discerning), the Word of truth. |
