Paul
the apostle referred to Isaiah's words as he told the people in Rome,
“it
is written, God
has given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see,
and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day”,
and
in
chapter eleven and verse nine of Romans,
Paul referred to King David's words as he told the people in Rome,
“let
their table be made a snare, and a trap”
where
we read:
And
David says, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap,
and
a stumbling-block, and a recompense unto them:
The
verse begins, “And
David says, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap,
...”
Paul
began with the words, “and
David”
which refers to “the second king of Israel and ancestor of Jesus
Christ whose name means beloved” “says”
or “utters, proclaims and declares”, “let”
or “allow and permit” “their
table”
which means “the people who have a spirit of slumber to have a
place where they sit or where food is set” “be
made”
or “to be formed and fashioned” “a
snare”
which means “toward a trap or noose which brings peril, loss and
destruction”, “and
a trap”
or “a hunting of wild beasts to destroy them”. Paul shared how
David desired for those who were “blind and deaf” to have where
they “eat and drink” to become as a “perilous noose” that
brings them “loss”.
The
verse goes on to say, “...
and a stumbling-block, and a recompense unto them:”.
Paul
added the words, “and
a stumbling-block”
which means “a movable stick or trigger of a trap which entraps a
person”, “and
a recompense”
or “and a thing paid back or requital”
“unto them”
which means “toward those who were given a spirit
of slumber”.
Paul shared David's desire to have these obstinate ones to receive a
“moveable stick to a trap” which would be a “requital” to
them.
When
we meditate upon these words of Paul, we see his reference to Psalm
chapter sixty-nine and verse twenty-three where David wrote, “Let
their table become a snare before them: and that
which should have been
for their
welfare, let
it become
a trap. Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their
loins continually to shake.” People
who reject God's “good news” are subject to receive the
“recompense” of their decision. Rather than receiving Jesus
Christ as their personal “Savior and Lord”, they refuse to accept
Him, and therefore are exposed to a “snare
and a trap”.
Next
time Paul tells his readers how “let
their eyes be darkened, that they may not see”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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