Much in every way! Chiefly because (A)to them were committed the [a]oracles of God.

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  1. Romans 3:2 sayings, Scriptures

Much in every way!(A) First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God.(B)

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who are Israelites, (A)to whom pertain the adoption, (B)the glory, (C)the covenants, (D)the giving of the law, (E)the service of God, and (F)the promises;

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the people of Israel.(A) Theirs is the adoption to sonship;(B) theirs the divine glory,(C) the covenants,(D) the receiving of the law,(E) the temple worship(F) and the promises.(G)

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38 (A)“This is he who was in the [a]congregation in the wilderness with (B)the Angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, (C)the one who received the living (D)oracles[b] to give to us,

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  1. Acts 7:38 Gr. ekklesia, assembly or church
  2. Acts 7:38 sayings

38 He was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel(A) who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors;(B) and he received living words(C) to pass on to us.(D)

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19 (A)He declares His word to Jacob,
(B)His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
20 (C)He has not dealt thus with any nation;
And as for His judgments, they have not known them.

[a]Praise the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 147:20 Heb. Hallelujah

19 He has revealed his word(A) to Jacob,(B)
    his laws and decrees(C) to Israel.
20 He has done this for no other nation;(D)
    they do not know(E) his laws.[a]

Praise the Lord.(F)

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  1. Psalm 147:20 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint nation; / he has not made his laws known to them

Spiritual Immaturity

12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the [a]oracles of God; and you have come to need (A)milk and not solid food.

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  1. Hebrews 5:12 sayings, Scriptures

12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths(A) of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!(B)

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17 For if I do this willingly, (A)I have a reward; but if against my will, (B)I have been entrusted with a stewardship.

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17 If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward;(A) if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me.(B)

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13 “You(A) came down also on Mount Sinai,
And spoke with them from heaven,
And gave them (B)just ordinances and true laws,
Good statutes and commandments.
14 You made known to them Your (C)holy Sabbath,
And commanded them precepts, statutes and laws,
By the hand of Moses Your servant.

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13 “You came down on Mount Sinai;(A) you spoke(B) to them from heaven.(C) You gave them regulations and laws that are just(D) and right, and decrees and commands that are good.(E) 14 You made known to them your holy Sabbath(F) and gave them commands, decrees and laws through your servant Moses.

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“For (A)what great nation is there that has (B)God[a] so near to it, as the Lord our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him? And what great nation is there that has such statutes and righteous judgments as are in all this law which I set before you this day?

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  1. Deuteronomy 4:7 Or a god

What other nation is so great(A) as to have their gods near(B) them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him? And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws(C) as this body of laws I am setting before you today?

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11 (A)If anyone speaks, let him speak as the [a]oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that (B)in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the [b]dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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  1. 1 Peter 4:11 utterances
  2. 1 Peter 4:11 sovereignty

11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God.(A) If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides,(B) so that in all things God may be praised(C) through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.(D)

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15 For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be (A)but life from the dead?

16 For if (B)the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. 17 And if (C)some of the branches were broken off, (D)and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and [a]fatness of the olive tree, 18 (E)do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.” 20 Well said. Because of (F)unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. 22 Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, [b]goodness, (G)if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise (H)you also will be cut off. 23 And they also, (I)if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

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  1. Romans 11:17 richness
  2. Romans 11:22 NU adds of God

15 For if their rejection brought reconciliation(A) to the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?(B) 16 If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits(C) is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

17 If some of the branches have been broken off,(D) and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others(E) and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, 18 do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.(F) 19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” 20 Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith.(G) Do not be arrogant,(H) but tremble.(I) 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.

22 Consider therefore the kindness(J) and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue(K) in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.(L) 23 And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.(M)

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11 (A)And I gave them My statutes and [a]showed them My judgments, (B)‘which, if a man does, he shall live by them.’ 12 Moreover I also gave them My (C)Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them.

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  1. Ezekiel 20:11 Lit. made known to

11 I gave them my decrees and made known to them my laws, by which the person who obeys them will live.(A) 12 Also I gave them my Sabbaths(B) as a sign(C) between us,(D) so they would know that I the Lord made them holy.(E)

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(A)We will not hide them from their children,
(B)Telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord,
And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.

For (C)He established a testimony in Jacob,
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers,
That (D)they should make them known to their children;
(E)That the generation to come might know them,
The children who would be born,
That they may arise and declare them to their children,
That they may set their hope in God,
And not forget the works of God,
But keep His commandments;

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We will not hide them from their descendants;(A)
    we will tell the next generation(B)
the praiseworthy deeds(C) of the Lord,
    his power, and the wonders(D) he has done.
He decreed statutes(E) for Jacob(F)
    and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our ancestors
    to teach their children,
so the next generation would know them,
    even the children yet to be born,(G)
    and they in turn would tell their children.
Then they would put their trust in God
    and would not forget(H) his deeds
    but would keep his commands.(I)

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19 [a]And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a (A)light that shines in a dark place, (B)until (C)the day dawns and the morning star rises in your (D)hearts; 20 knowing this first, that (E)no prophecy of Scripture is of any private [b]interpretation, 21 for (F)prophecy never came by the will of man, (G)but [c]holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

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  1. 2 Peter 1:19 Or We also have the more sure prophetic word
  2. 2 Peter 1:20 Or origin
  3. 2 Peter 1:21 NU men spoke from God

19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable,(A) and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light(B) shining in a dark place, until the day dawns(C) and the morning star(D) rises in your hearts.(E) 20 Above all, you must understand(F) that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God(G) as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.(H)

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