Understanding Original Intent in Ezra 6
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "Original intent is a concept. It's usually discussed in regards to legal, constitutional matters, but also it applies to historical texts and historical documents. It refers to understanding and applying the meaning that the author or authors of a document intended at the time that it was written. This approach seeks to determine what the original authors meant, what they hoped to achieve with their work, and what they wanted to achieve with their works." [48:01] (35 seconds)
2. "Inspiration doesn't mean that the Holy Spirit took control of the authors in order to produce the text. In fact, it might surprise you to learn that the doctrine of inspiration does not hold that the biblical writers were at all being animated or controlled. It's actually much better than that. What the doctrine means is that the words the authors communicated were the words the Holy Spirit intended to use accurately conveying God's message to man." [51:54] (34 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "If we're going to be faithful students of God's word, then we don't impose our own meaning on the text. What we do is, to the best of our ability, seek to understand what the author originally intended to convey." [53:27] (15 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "It is without question important that the biblical text be handled properly as is the case with any important document. Something must be done in order to provide some kind of protective measures against improper interpretation. Most of all, I believe, when it comes to the Holy Scriptures, which are God's words and high above any document of man." [58:40] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "The truth of inspiration is that God's superintendence the scripture. intended but did not dictate the material. And secondly, he used human authors writing in their own individual styles for reasons. And the end result was in its original manuscripts without error and able to do what God intended as he intended." [53:27] (20 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for Members
1. "There are many opinions about the superintendence of the Holy Spirit in the writing of biblical texts. There's also a lot of misunderstanding of what inspired scripture means, with many Christians wrongfully being taught or concluding that the Holy Spirit possessed the authors. And something like automatic writing, then, occurs." [50:27] (23 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "We are all familiar with the pitfall of cherry picking. But then it's not unusual for a pastor these days to preach an entire sermon or even an entire sermon series based on just a couple of verses. And it's also not uncommon for someone to pick the verses that support their particular view and then disregard any that do not. In other words, a lot of people are perfectly fine with mishandling the biblical text in order to make their point." [56:55] (34 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "The discovery of the scroll in the city confirms the historical continuity and the support for the temple reconstruction as decreed by Cyrus. Now this passage sets the stage for the subsequent support and the continuation of the temple, rebuilding project." [07:30] (17 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "The elders of the Jews both built and prospered and Haggai and Zechariah continued in their prophesying. In the end, the construction of the temple was the result of the favor of God. However, it should not be overlooked that it was in accordance with the decree of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes, king of Persia, which was also due to the favor of God. All three therefore worked in harmony, the prophets of God, the God of Israel himself, and the kings of Persia. God was in control." [01:26:47] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "The building of the temple was finally completed on the third day of the month of Adar in the sixth year of the reign of Darius, the sixth year of the reign of Darius would have been around 516 BC. The temple had taken four and a half years in building, commencing from the first preaching of Haggai, a remarkable achievement. At the completion of the temple, the children of Israel who consisted of the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the former exiles observed the day of the dedication of the temple as being a holy day, a great day of joy for all." [01:28:05] (34 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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1. "Original intent is a concept. It's usually discussed in regards to legal, constitutional matters, but also it applies to historical texts and historical documents. It refers to understanding and applying the meaning that the author or authors of a document intended at the time that it was written. This approach seeks to determine what the original authors meant, what they hoped to achieve with their work, and what they wanted to achieve with their works." [48:01] (35 seconds)
2. "Inspiration doesn't mean that the Holy Spirit took control of the authors in order to produce the text. In fact, it might surprise you to learn that the doctrine of inspiration does not hold that the biblical writers were at all being animated or controlled. It's actually much better than that. What the doctrine means is that the words the authors communicated were the words the Holy Spirit intended to use accurately conveying God's message to man." [51:54] (34 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "If we're going to be faithful students of God's word, then we don't impose our own meaning on the text. What we do is, to the best of our ability, seek to understand what the author originally intended to convey." [53:27] (15 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "It is without question important that the biblical text be handled properly as is the case with any important document. Something must be done in order to provide some kind of protective measures against improper interpretation. Most of all, I believe, when it comes to the Holy Scriptures, which are God's words and high above any document of man." [58:40] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "The truth of inspiration is that God's superintendence the scripture. intended but did not dictate the material. And secondly, he used human authors writing in their own individual styles for reasons. And the end result was in its original manuscripts without error and able to do what God intended as he intended." [53:27] (20 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for Members
1. "There are many opinions about the superintendence of the Holy Spirit in the writing of biblical texts. There's also a lot of misunderstanding of what inspired scripture means, with many Christians wrongfully being taught or concluding that the Holy Spirit possessed the authors. And something like automatic writing, then, occurs." [50:27] (23 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "We are all familiar with the pitfall of cherry picking. But then it's not unusual for a pastor these days to preach an entire sermon or even an entire sermon series based on just a couple of verses. And it's also not uncommon for someone to pick the verses that support their particular view and then disregard any that do not. In other words, a lot of people are perfectly fine with mishandling the biblical text in order to make their point." [56:55] (34 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "The discovery of the scroll in the city confirms the historical continuity and the support for the temple reconstruction as decreed by Cyrus. Now this passage sets the stage for the subsequent support and the continuation of the temple, rebuilding project." [07:30] (17 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "The elders of the Jews both built and prospered and Haggai and Zechariah continued in their prophesying. In the end, the construction of the temple was the result of the favor of God. However, it should not be overlooked that it was in accordance with the decree of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes, king of Persia, which was also due to the favor of God. All three therefore worked in harmony, the prophets of God, the God of Israel himself, and the kings of Persia. God was in control." [01:26:47] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "The building of the temple was finally completed on the third day of the month of Adar in the sixth year of the reign of Darius, the sixth year of the reign of Darius would have been around 516 BC. The temple had taken four and a half years in building, commencing from the first preaching of Haggai, a remarkable achievement. At the completion of the temple, the children of Israel who consisted of the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the former exiles observed the day of the dedication of the temple as being a holy day, a great day of joy for all." [01:28:05] (34 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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