20250929 test for2 Peter 2 4-9 outline

A String of “Ifs”

The explanation that follows the “for” consists of a series of four “if” conditions, climaxed by a “then” conclusion.

For
…..if God did not spare angels
……………when they sinned,
……….but cast them into hell and
……………committed them to chains of gloomy
……………darkness to be kept until the judgment;
…..⁵ if he did not spare the ancient world,
……….but preserved Noah,
……………a herald of righteousness,
……………with seven others,
……………when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;
…..⁶ if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes
……….he condemned them to extinction,
……………making them an example of
……………what is going to happen to the ungodly;
…..⁷ and if he rescued righteous Lot,
……………greatly distressed by the sensual conduct
……………of the wicked
………………..⁸ (for as that righteous man lived
………………..among them day after day,
………………..he was tormenting his righteous soul
………………..over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard);
^…..9 then the Lord knows how
……………to rescue the godly from trials, and
……………to keep the unrighteous under punishment
…..until the day of judgment,

 

20250630 test for Hebrew text

With that possible background in mind, Jude’s inclusion of the incident between Michael and the devil fits right into the flow of the letter.  Verse 8 ends with a reference to “scoffing” at supernatural beings.  Verse 10 begins with “these people scoff at things they do not understand.”  Jude seems incredulous that “these people” were so bold and had so much hubris that they would do what Michael, the “most prominent archangel,”[1] did not dare to do, to challenge the devil.  What Michael, Hebrew for “who is like God” (מִֽיכָאֵ֗ל, mi cha el), would not attempt, “these people did with impunity.

[1] Craig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary – New Testament (Downers Grove, Illinois:  InterVarsity Press, 1993), 755.

20250310 test page for multi-column bullets from Word

MULTI-COLUMN in Word is lost (shows as single column list of bullet points)

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This is a test page for a table for the blog in Hebrews

Another line of regular paragraph text.

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Habakkuk 2:3-4 NASB1995	Hebrews 10:37-38 NASB
3 “For the vision is yet for the appointed time;
It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail.	37 For yet in a very little while,
Though it tarries, wait for it;
For it will certainly come, it will not delay.	He who is coming will come, and will not delay.
4 “Behold, as for the proud one, His soul is not right within him;
But the righteous will live by his faith.	38 But My righteous one shall live by faith;
	And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him.

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Here is the table pasted from Word

Habakkuk :3-4 NASB1995	Hebrews 10:37-38 NASB
3 “For the vision is yet for the appointed time;
It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail.	37 For yet in a very little while,
Though it tarries, wait for it;
For it will certainly come, it will not delay.	He who is coming will come, and will not delay.
4 “Behold, as for the proud one, His soul is not right within him;
But the righteous will live by his faith.	38 But My righteous one shall live by faith;
	And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him.

Now we are back to regular text.

Now we will try TablePress

Habakkuk 2:3-4 NASB1995	Hebrews 10:37-38 NASB
3 “For the vision is yet for the appointed time;
It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail.	37 For yet in a very little while,
Though it tarries, wait for it;
For it will certainly come, it will not delay.	He who is coming will come, and will not delay.
4 “Behold, as for the proud one, His soul is not right within him;
But the righteous will live by his faith.	38 But My righteous one shall live by faith;
	And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him.

And back to regular text…