Luke 10 and Luke 19:26-44
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Updated 8/12/23 NIV and 4/8/24 to CJB
[I
promote individual, personal fulfillment of Genesis 1:26-28. Paraphrasing its
message: The mysterious God, whatever
constrains the consequences of human choice, accepts humankind’s rule on earth.
Humans may and can mirror the God’s humility by accepting the power and
authority to rule until they die. I study Bible passages and express opinion as to whether a specific
passage comports to this 5,500-year-old Sumerian philosophy, expressed by
Semitic-speaking scholars 3,900 years ago and preserved in the Bible.]
Nomads
Sunday school class members don’t have to impose divisive claims to Yeshua, the
son of Josef and Miryam of Nazareth.
Discussion: Luke 10 contains many
human projections onto Yeshua. Erroneous projections influence some believers
to divide from civic-citizens.
It seems OK to
believe your person is chosen by Yeshua. But holding that Yeshua has no power
to accommodate a non-Christian civic-citizen arbitrarily limits the
Genesis-1 suggestion that human-being is responsible for peace on earth. What
if Yeshua authorized Genesis 1? To exclude this possibility seems to deny the
report that Yeshua said “Before Abraham was born I am.” It seems inconsistent
for believers to so limit Yeshua.
I think attempting to
constrain Yeshua to either son-of-God, God, or man is traditional yet possibly
wrong. I prefer Yeshua as practical-man, civic-man but do not know
the-ineluctable-truth. A human-individual may& can arbitrarily (without ineluctable-evidence)
adopt the Holy Spirit to compete with Yeshua.
I think the practical
Yeshua we develop through transparent, civic appreciation ought to be shared in
the USA and beyond. In the 2023 years since Yeshua, the world has developed
chaos and 45,000 Christian sects. I doubt that was Yeshua’ hope.
The USA needs no
aliens or enemies to divide us: Christian churches are themselves divergent.
Nomads can initiate an
achievable better local and national future by leading UBC to free the
practical Yeshua from Baptist constraints and Judeo-Christian limits.
Since 1787, the U.S.
has intended responsible-human-independence (RHI), specified as an amendable
constitutional republic with 5 domestic disciplines that do not include
religion. The disciplines are integrity, justice, peace, strength, prosperity,
and responsibility “to ourselves and our Posterity”.
Reform can begin in
2023 at UBC. Members would like an achievable better future for “ourselves and
our Posterity” and may adopt the dream of making it happen.
Turning now to the
text,
Luke 10, CJB
10:1 After
this, the Lord appointed seventy other talmidim and sent them
on ahead in pairs to every town and place where he himself was about to
go. 2 He said to them, “To be sure, there is a
large harvest. But there are few workers. Therefore, plead with the Lord of the
Harvest that he speed workers out to gather in his harvest. 3 Get
going now, but pay attention! I am sending you out like lambs among
wolves. 4 Don’t carry a money-belt or a pack, and
don’t stop to shmoose with people on the road.
5 “Whenever
you enter a house, first say, ‘Shalom!’ to the household. 6 If
a seeker of shalom is there, your ‘Shalom!’ will find
its rest with him; and if there isn’t, it will return to you. 7 Stay
in that same house, eating and drinking what they offer, for a worker deserves
his wages — don’t move about from house to house.
8 “Whenever
you come into a town where they make you welcome, eat what is put in front of
you. 9 Heal the sick there, and tell them, ‘The
Kingdom of God is near you.’ 10 But whenever you
enter a town and they don’t make you welcome, go out into its streets and
say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off as a sign
against you! But understand this: the Kingdom of God is near!’ [This metaphor expresses that
Genesis 1:26-28 is operative and the individual should take heed.] 12 I
tell you, it will be more tolerable on the Day of Judgment for S’dom than for
that town.
13 “Woe to
you, Korazin! Woe to you, Beit-Tzaidah! For if the miracles done in you had
been done in Tzor and Tzidon, they would long ago have put on sackcloth and ashes as evidence that they had
changed their ways. [This is bad influence: better to reform than to claim reform; better
to be humble than to self-judge.] 14 But at the
Judgment it will be more bearable for Tzor and Tzidon than for you!
15 “And
you, K’far-Nachum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you
will be brought down to Sh’ol! [Isaiah 14:13, 15]
16 “Whoever
listens to you listens to me, also whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever
rejects me rejects the One who sent me.” [Note: this is Yeshua speaking, neither after-the-events
“Jesus” of antinomianism nor Christ of resurrection.]
17 The
seventy came back jubilant. “Lord,” they said, “with your power, even the
demons submit to us!” 18 Yeshua said to them, “I
saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Remember,
I have given you authority; so you can trample down snakes and scorpions,
indeed, all the Enemy’s forces; and you will remain completely unharmed. 20 Nevertheless,
don’t be glad that the spirits submit to you; be glad that your names have been
recorded in heaven.” [This
seems like church propaganda.]
21 At that
moment he was filled with joy by the Ruach HaKodesh and said,
“Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I thank you because you concealed these
things from the sophisticated and educated, yet revealed them to ordinary
people. Yes, Father, I thank you that it pleased you to do this. [This seems like church
propaganda.]
22 “My
Father has handed over everything to me. Indeed, no one fully knows who the Son
is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and those to whom
the Son wishes to reveal him.” 23 Then, turning to
the talmidim, he said, privately, “How blessed are the eyes that
see what you are seeing! 24 Indeed, I tell you that
many prophets and kings wanted to see the things you are seeing but did not see
them, and to hear the things you are hearing but did not hear them.” [This seems like church
propaganda.]
25 An
expert in Torah stood up to try and trap him by asking,
“Rabbi, what should I do to obtain eternal life?” 26 But
Yeshua said to him, “What is written in the Torah? How do you read
it?” 27 He answered, “You are to love Adonai your
God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and
with all your understanding; and your neighbor as yourself.” [Deuteronomy
6:5; Leviticus 19:18] 28 “That’s
the right answer,” Yeshua said. “Do this, and you will have life.” [“Love” is overworked,
ambiguous, and often unwanted. I prefer to accept the God and appreciate both
Yeshua’s civic influence and fellow citizens’ reactions.]
29 But he,
wanting to justify himself, said to Yeshua, “And who is my ‘neighbor’?” 30 Taking
up the question, Yeshua said: “A man was going down from Yerushalayim to
Yericho when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him naked and beat him
up, then went off, leaving him half dead. 31 By
coincidence, a cohen was going down on that road; but when he
saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise
a Levi who reached the place and saw him also passed by on the
other side.
33 “But a
man from Shomron who was traveling came upon him; and when he saw him, he was
moved with compassion. 34 So he went up to him, put
oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them. Then he set him on his own
donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The
next day, he took out two days’ wages, gave them to the innkeeper and said,
‘Look after him; and if you spend more than this, I’ll pay you back when I
return.’ 36 Of these three, [the rabbi, the synagogue keeper, or the strange
one] which one seems to you to have become the ‘neighbor’ of
the man who fell among robbers?” 37 He answered,
“The one who showed mercy toward him.” Yeshua said to him, “You go and do as he
did.” [At the
circumcision/not conference in Jerusalem only 17 years after Yeshua was
executed, Peter said to John, James, Paul and other Hebrew leaders, “it is through the love and kindness of
the Lord Yeshua that we trust and are delivered” Acts 15:11.]
38 On their
way Yeshua and his talmidim came to a village where a woman
named Marta welcomed him into her home. 39 She had
a sister called Miryam who also sat at the Lord’s feet and heard what he had to
say. 40 But Marta was busy with all the work to be
done; so, going up to him, she said, “Sir, don’t you care that my sister has
been leaving me to do all the work by myself?” 41 However,
the Lord answered her, “Marta, Marta, you are fretting and worrying about so
many things! 42 But there is only one thing that is
essential. Miryam has chosen the right thing, and it won’t be taken away from
her.”
NIV
10:1 After this [in Luke 9 Yeshua commissioned the 12 apostles]
the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two [36 envoys] ahead of
him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He
told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the
Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest
field. 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among
wolves [Is the Lord or
only the writer really that harsh? To everyone in those towns?]. 4 Do
not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road. [I don’t accept reports of Yeshua
being so harsh.]
5 “When you enter a house, first say,
‘Peace to this house.’ [Proposing order per Genesis 1:26-28 or Sumer philosophy.] 6 If
someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it
will return to you. 7 Stay there, eating and
drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not
move around from house to house.
8 “When
you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. 9 Heal
the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10 But
when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town we wipe
from our feet as a warning to you. [I have experienced a self-proclaimed Christian “dusting”
me off. I asked if we were still Kenilworth neighbors. He responded that he
never gives up. I guess he wasn’t sincere about the dust or something.] Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God
has come near.’ [That was
2023 years ago . . . or less?] 12 I tell
you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
13 “Woe
to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been
performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in
sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be
more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And
you, Capernaum [The 3
listed towns Yeshua visited often without perceiving peace with/through them.], will
you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades [This reflects Sumer culture; they did not believe in
spirits, so dead bodies went underground.].
16 “Whoever
listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever
rejects me rejects him who sent me.” [See John 15:18-23 for more outrageous hate talk.] [I previously thought people
should listen to me. When I realized Yeshua is the person who influences me, I
realized Yeshua influences other people, too. Now, I share my heartfelt
thoughts and listen to the other person if they choose to collaboratively share
(not simply refute or wipe dust).]
17 The
seventy-two returned
with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” [Who can judge another human a demon?]
18 He
replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 I
have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to
overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20 However, do
not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” [I find this an unattractive
quid pro quo and possible projection of the author’s reasoning rather than Yeshua’
message.]
21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the
Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned [boastful
rabbi’s?], and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father,
for this is what you were pleased to do. [This is
outrageous projection of human psychology onto Yeshua. While it is true that
scholars can be mistaken it is not likely that “Lord of heaven and earth” hides
the truth. The-ineluctable-evidence is plain, and citizens may& can choose
to constrain chaos.]
22 “All
things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is
except the Father, and no one
knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to
reveal him.” [I
accept that I am not chosen under this regime and that the spirit is left out
of this text. Also, note that this scripture refutes John 6:39, unless Yeshua
is God.]
23 Then
he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that
see what you see. 24 For I tell you that many
prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear
what you hear but did not hear it.” [Nomads leader Kenneth asked what they saw. I answered peace. Dr.
Morgan, M.D., expanded on that, saying that missionaries are trained to offer
people peace regarding their special concerns.]
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25 On
one occasion an expert in the
law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to
inherit eternal life?” [The
partnership of spiritualism and legislation is Hebrew and goes against the
Sumerian political philosophy of Genesis 1:26-28: humankind is in charge of
civic-integrity to the living species and to the earth.]
26 “What
is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
27 He
answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your
neighbor as yourself.’”
28 “You
have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
[“You will live” does not
affirm favorable afterdeath.]
29 But
he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 In
reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he
was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went
away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going
down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So
too, a Levite, when he
came to the place and saw him, passed
by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan [Israel-group accepting only its
own ancient version of the Pentateuch as Scripture], as he traveled, came where the man was;
and when he saw him, he took
pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged
his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey,
brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The
next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after
him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense
you may have.’
36 “Which
of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands
of robbers?”
37 The
expert in the law replied,
“The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus
told him, “Go and do likewise.” [At best, this story seems like competitive religion (Sumer’s ancient polytheistic
thought was more civic than beliefs of priests and Levites of Yeshua’ time)
rather than instruction in human-integrity. I do not trust this story as a
message from Yeshua.]
38 As
Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman
named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She
had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to
what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all
the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t
you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to
help me!”
41 “Martha,
Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about
many things, 42 but few things are needed—or indeed
only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away
from her.” [I agree that
it is beneficial to listen, consider, evaluate, and practice Yeshua’ civic
suggestions. Extracting them from what is reported about him is like passing a
camel through the eye of the needle.]
Luke 19:26-44
26 “He
replied, ‘I tell you that to everyone who has [money], more will be given, but as for the one
who has nothing, even what they have will be taken away. 27 But
those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here
and kill them in front of me.’” [The-Yeshua (or the-God-of-Gods) I promote is not competitive.]
28 After
Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 As
he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of
Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30 “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you
enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie
it and bring it here. 31 If
anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 Those
who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. 33 As
they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the
colt?”
34 They
replied, “The Lord needs it.”
35 They
brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36 As
he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.
37 When he
came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the
whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all
the miracles they had seen:
38 “Blessed
is the king who comes in the
name of the Lord!” [What
is reliable: king, the Lord, the-God, God, the son of God, or the practical Yeshua?
Why institutionalize competitive doubt? I think people want to avoid&
resist the suggestion in Genesis 1:26-28: human-being can& may provide safety&
security on earth.]
“Peace
in heaven and glory in the highest!” [Here’s a key to Sumer’s Genesis 1:26-28 division of responsibility: humankind
is in charge of safety& security on earth and the unknown is in charge of
the unknown. Hebrew scholars didn’t get it. Monotheism is an attempt to divert
human duty to provide safety& security on earth, and it did not work out.
The world is not at safe, nor is the USA, nor is UBC. Nomads? Maybe so.]
39 Some of
the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”
40 “I tell
you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the
stones will cry out.” [When
I heard this on April 10, 2022, it happily reminded me of Nomads leader’s late
October 2021 series on the importance of rocks in Bible passages. I said that
since Cynthia can no longer converse with me, Nomads can be my rock. Since
then, I learned to articulate “may& can choose the-good”.]
41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the
city, he wept over it 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you
peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. 43 The
days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you
and encircle you and hem you in on every side. 44 They
will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They
will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the
time of God’s coming to you.” [Things are seldom what they seem. Yeshua reportedly said, “Before
Abraham was born I am”. We know that Sargon lived before Abraham was born. For
all we know, Yeshua authored Genesis 1:26-28, which states that female&
male human-being can& may provide order& prosperity to the lesser
species and to the earth. That’s civic safety on earth! The message is
sufficient to inspire me to do all I can to limit chaos in my way of living –
to practice, facilitate, and encourage civic-integrity. Nevertheless, I am
curious for humankind to discover more about how the people of Sumer emerged in
homo sapiens evolution.]
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