Looking for Jesus according to Mark

[JLG]

- In chapter 27, Isaac is about to die and he must bless his firstborn!
- We mainly get Yah.weh or Yah.weh followed by Elohim!
- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 28
- Now it’s the time for Jacob to develop a strong relationship to God!
- But it is not done yet!
- Thus we get more Elohim than Yah.weh!
- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 29
- Jacob travels to get a wife from his relatives!
- He acts like his father and grandfather!
- We get only Yah.weh!
- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 30
- Rachel and Leah are fighting against one another because Jacob loves Rachel and Leah has children!
- Thus we are told about Jacob’s wives!
- Thus we get mainly Elohim!
- There is no special relationship!
- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 31
- Jacob speaks to his wives and to Laban!
- Thus we mainly get Elohim!
- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 32
- Jacob is coming back!
- He is going to meet his brother Esau!
- We mainly get Elohim!
- And then he makes a covenant to God and asks him to save him from his brother!
- Thus we get verse 9:

Then Jacob
יַעֲקֹב֒ (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

declared,
וַיֹּאמֶר֮ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“O God
אֱלֹהֵי֙ (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of my father
אָבִ֣י (’ā·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1: Father

Abraham,
אַבְרָהָ֔ם (’aḇ·rā·hām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation

God
וֵאלֹהֵ֖י (wê·lō·hê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of my father
אָבִ֣י (’ā·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1: Father

Isaac,
יִצְחָ֑ק (yiṣ·ḥāq)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3327: Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah

the LORD
יְהוָ֞ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

who told
הָאֹמֵ֣ר (hā·’ō·mêr)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

me,
אֵלַ֗י (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

‘Go back
שׁ֧וּב (šūḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to your country
לְאַרְצְךָ֛ (lə·’ar·ṣə·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

and to your kindred,
וּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ (ū·lə·mō·w·laḏ·tə·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4138: Nativity, lineage, native country, offspring, family

and I will make you prosper,’
וְאֵיטִ֥יבָה (wə·’ê·ṭî·ḇāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing

- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 33
- Jacob is meeting Esau and speaks to him!
- We mainly get Elohim!
- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 34
- Dinah is raped and his brothers kill her rapist and all the men of his people!
- Completely away from God!
- Thus there is neither Elohim nor Yah.weh!
- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!

 

[JLG]

- chapter 35
- we get the beginning of the relationship between God and Jacob!
- verse 2 says:

So Jacob
יַעֲקֹב֙ (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

told
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

his household
בֵּית֔וֹ (bê·ṯōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

and all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

who
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

were with him,
עִמּ֑וֹ (‘im·mōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

“Get rid of
הָסִ֜רוּ (hā·si·rū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

the foreign
הַנֵּכָר֙ (han·nê·ḵār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5236: That which is foreign, foreignness

gods
אֱלֹהֵ֤י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

that
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

are among you.
בְּתֹכְכֶ֔ם (bə·ṯō·ḵə·ḵem)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre

Purify yourselves
וְהִֽטַּהֲר֔וּ (wə·hiṭ·ṭa·hă·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 2891: To be clean or pure

and change
וְהַחֲלִ֖יפוּ (wə·ha·ḥă·lî·p̄ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 2498: To slide by, to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce, change

your garments.
שִׂמְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ (śim·lō·ṯê·ḵem)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 8071: A dress, a mantle

- Thus we mainly get Elohim!
- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 36
- This is the history of Esau!
- He has nothing to do with God or Yah.weh!
- Thus there isn’t any Elohim or Yah.weh!
- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 37
- Joseph is sold by his brothers!
- Thus there isn’t any Elohim or Yah.weh!
- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 38
- Judah and his sons behave badly!
- They are struck by God!
- Bad actions but they are Jacob or Israel’s sons!
- So we get Yah.weh but only three times!
- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 39
- Everywhere we get Yah.weh!
- Why?
- The answer is in verse 2:

And the LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

was
וַיְהִ֤י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

with
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Preposition
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

Joseph,
יוֹסֵ֔ף (yō·w·sêp̄)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites

and he became
וַיְהִ֖י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a successful
מַצְלִ֑יחַ (maṣ·lî·aḥ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6743: To push forward

man,
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 582: Man, mankind

serving
וַיְהִ֕י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

in the household
בְּבֵ֥ית (bə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of his Egyptian
הַמִּצְרִֽי׃ (ham·miṣ·rî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt

master.
אֲדֹנָ֖יו (’ă·ḏō·nāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller


- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 40
- Joseph stays in Prison!
- Thus there is no room for Yah.weh!
- Only Elohim once!
- Nothing more!
- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 41
- Pharaoh has a dream!
- Joseph speaks to Pharaoh!
- he uses God (Elohim)!
- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 42
- Joseph speaks to his brothers as a stranger and a foreigner!
- Thus God (Elohim) is used!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 43
- Jacob / Israel speaks to his sons!
- Joseph speaks to his brothers as a stranger and a foreigner!
- Thus God (Elohim) is used!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 44
- God is not mentioned in this chapter!
- We are told about Joseph and his brothers!
- but they are strangers and foreigners to each other!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 45
- Joseph tells his brothers who he is!
- God (Elohim) is used!
- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!

 

[JLG]

- Chapter 46
- Jacob / Israel goes to Egypt with his family!
- God (Elohim) is used!
- Do you see the point?
- There is only one living God: YAH.WEH!
- Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!