NOW
by Bob Wickizer
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1, 1 Samuel 17:4-11, 1 Samuel 17:19-23, 1 Samuel 17:32-49, Psalms 9:9-20, 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
Title: Now
Author: Bob Wickizer
Text: 1 Samuel 17: 1, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49; Psalm 9:9-20; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; Mark 4:35-41
It is good to see you all today. May I be the first to tell you, "Welcome to the annual Midwest summer heat dome"? We have a little housecleaning to do with respect to words in the bible and their modern usage.
First up is the term "Philistine" from the story of David and Goliath. The word Philistine is from the Hebrew name for a tribe of tall people who lived along the seacoast from modern-day Gaza and north. The word has taken a pejorative meaning in English to refer to someone who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts. In Jesus' day, the Romans transliterated Philistine into the Roman word "Palestina" from which we get the English form "Palestine." The problem with all this is that the original Philistine people who lived in 1000 BC have been dispersed by war, famine and conquest multiple times. Today, there are really no direct descendants of the original Philistines. Those who refer to themselves as Palestinian are a collection of residents of the area from the modern Ottoman Turkish rule plus Arabs from neighboring Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Meanwhile, the Jewish population of Misrahi Jews - those who also lived in Palestine and other Muslim countries, share much of the same genetics as the so-called "Palestinians" of today.
I want to quote to you from an online professional publication, "PubMed." Most of your physicians use this as their primary source for medical updates. "Thus, Palestinian-Jewish rivalry is based in cultural and religious, but not in genetic, differences. If you try to trace the ethnicity of a Jewish person whose ancestry traces to the holy land, and an Arab person from the same area, there is no statistical difference. They are not two distinct people. They are more like brothers and sisters than separate tribes.
Having cleared that confusion, I want to turn to Paul's urging. "NOW is the ...
Author: Bob Wickizer
Text: 1 Samuel 17: 1, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49; Psalm 9:9-20; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; Mark 4:35-41
It is good to see you all today. May I be the first to tell you, "Welcome to the annual Midwest summer heat dome"? We have a little housecleaning to do with respect to words in the bible and their modern usage.
First up is the term "Philistine" from the story of David and Goliath. The word Philistine is from the Hebrew name for a tribe of tall people who lived along the seacoast from modern-day Gaza and north. The word has taken a pejorative meaning in English to refer to someone who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts. In Jesus' day, the Romans transliterated Philistine into the Roman word "Palestina" from which we get the English form "Palestine." The problem with all this is that the original Philistine people who lived in 1000 BC have been dispersed by war, famine and conquest multiple times. Today, there are really no direct descendants of the original Philistines. Those who refer to themselves as Palestinian are a collection of residents of the area from the modern Ottoman Turkish rule plus Arabs from neighboring Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Meanwhile, the Jewish population of Misrahi Jews - those who also lived in Palestine and other Muslim countries, share much of the same genetics as the so-called "Palestinians" of today.
I want to quote to you from an online professional publication, "PubMed." Most of your physicians use this as their primary source for medical updates. "Thus, Palestinian-Jewish rivalry is based in cultural and religious, but not in genetic, differences. If you try to trace the ethnicity of a Jewish person whose ancestry traces to the holy land, and an Arab person from the same area, there is no statistical difference. They are not two distinct people. They are more like brothers and sisters than separate tribes.
Having cleared that confusion, I want to turn to Paul's urging. "NOW is the ...
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