J
Has anybody else noticed that at times the New Testament uses Old Testament prophecies which appear totally out of context to the original author.
Just a few examples (all alluding to OT scripture as detailed in notations)
Matthew 2 15
"I called my son out of Egypt" (Hosea 11:1 Apparent Context is The father speaking of the Exodus narrative)
Matthew 2 18
"A cry of Anguish is heard in Ramah- weeping and mournining unrestrained,
Rachel weeps for her children, refusing to be comforted-for they are dead"
(Jeremiah 31:15 Apparent context is The Father redeeming the exiles as 31:16 follows: But now the Lord says "Do not weep any longer for I will reward you. Your children will come back from the distant land of the enemy...18 I have heard Isreal saying "you have disciplined me severely, but I deserved it")
Paul
1 Corinthians 9:9
"Do not muzzle the Ox while it is treading" inferring payment to priests
(Deut 25:4 A law of Moses to be kind to animals, not a proverb but used as such)
Before anyone wants to start Bashing and throwing Bibles at me, I am not new to scripture and Love Our Lord.
My question would be more along the lines of:
Do Prophecies have multiple meanings?
Isnt using Biblical passages out of Context in order to make a reasoned argument the cause of so many denominations?
Did the Prophets themselves fully understand them?
Why teach New Doctrine with an out of context quote as it can cause debate?
This may have all been covered before. So apologies if this is the case.
Just a few examples (all alluding to OT scripture as detailed in notations)
Matthew 2 15
"I called my son out of Egypt" (Hosea 11:1 Apparent Context is The father speaking of the Exodus narrative)
Matthew 2 18
"A cry of Anguish is heard in Ramah- weeping and mournining unrestrained,
Rachel weeps for her children, refusing to be comforted-for they are dead"
(Jeremiah 31:15 Apparent context is The Father redeeming the exiles as 31:16 follows: But now the Lord says "Do not weep any longer for I will reward you. Your children will come back from the distant land of the enemy...18 I have heard Isreal saying "you have disciplined me severely, but I deserved it")
Paul
1 Corinthians 9:9
"Do not muzzle the Ox while it is treading" inferring payment to priests
(Deut 25:4 A law of Moses to be kind to animals, not a proverb but used as such)
Before anyone wants to start Bashing and throwing Bibles at me, I am not new to scripture and Love Our Lord.
My question would be more along the lines of:
Do Prophecies have multiple meanings?
Isnt using Biblical passages out of Context in order to make a reasoned argument the cause of so many denominations?
Did the Prophets themselves fully understand them?
Why teach New Doctrine with an out of context quote as it can cause debate?
This may have all been covered before. So apologies if this is the case.