piety, fear of the Lord, understanding, counsel, knowledge and fortitude -- are outlined in the Bible in Isaiah, chapter 11, verses 2-3. Catholics are encouraged to use these gifts in daily life
Jesus of Nazareth was not pleased with that and showed on several occasions that the Greek translation simply didn't cut it — probably most famously in the synagogue of Capernaum (Luke 4:16-30), where Jesus was presented with a Greek translation of Isaiah, and hence cited the Septuagint'...
Or in the words of Isaiah: "... and the government shall be upon his shoulders" (9:6). The Hellene network of allied city-states had no official capital but Athens was its most prominent and successful hub, celebrated across the world for being a societal miracle. It was named after ...
Numbers Chapter 29 1 And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have a holy convocation: ye shall do no manner of servile work; it is a day of blowing the horn unto you. New Year By Isidore Singer, J. F. McLaughlin, Wilhelm Bacher, Judah David Eisenstein ...
which is probably why he said what he said in the Synagogue on one of the earliest Sabbaths after his return. There he announced that he was the incarnation of the prophecies of Isaiah with the boldness, not to say innocence, of youth. Well, it is hardly surprising that this was greeted...
Therefore redemption is possible only in the way of forgiveness (Psalms 32:1; Isaiah 43:25, etc.), and circumcision of the heart (Deuteronomy 10:16; 30:16; Jeremiah 4:4), and this includes, further, life, joy, peace, salvation. When Paul in Romans 5:12; 1 Corinthians 15:22 ...
How many of us do this? How many of us “shout aloud and sing for joy”, as it says in the Canticle from Isaiah? Very few. That is because we are in exile, we haven’t arrived yet. And now we come to the nub of the matter. As Sarah bemoans her fate, Abraham turns to her...
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of suffering and exaltation (possibly fromIsaiah 53). Therefore, Jesus used “son of man” to refer to himself and his messianic role to usher in God’s reign after he went through the crucible of suffering and the triumph of exaltation. Thus, “son of man” (in our English) refers to...
The seraphim were also thought of as winged, and in Isaiah's vision they were stationed above the Lord's throne (6:1-2). They seemed to possess a human figure, and had voices, faces, and feet. According to the vision their task was to participate in singing God's praises antiphonally...