Acts 10 verse 37

Acts 10 verses 37

(36)   The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)

(37)   That word, ye know, which was published throughout all judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

(38)   How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went around doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.    (KJV)

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(36)   The word which he sent to the sons of Israel, preaching the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, this One is lord of all-----

(37)   ----you know the thing that happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed------

(38)   Jesus, the One, from Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went through doing good, and healing all those having been oppressed by the Devil, because God was with Him.    (IB)

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Retranslation (verse 36-- from the last blog, for continuity only):   The divine Principle that God is All and there is none else, and all the conclusions deduced from this Divine Premise, God sent to the children of Israel, the children of Jacob, who fight and obtain victory over their false “selves” and stand face-to-face with God. This divine Principle: God is All, is sent to these children to bring them Divine Logic, a Science of God, to show them the good news of atonement, at-one-ment, Unity with God, and this Science, from beginning to end, from one side to the other,----- piercing completely through the veil beyond matter,-----is shown by and passes to them through the hands of Christ Jesus. This Unity of God and Man is supreme, it rules, in the All.

Retranslation (verse 37 only): Divine Science (The “Word”, the systematic discourse), you understand, this divine narration or pouring forth, is generated for you through the fulfillment of all the sacred rites, the celebration (“worship”) of God, i.e. the desire to know God, and the willingness to sacrifice all human opinions and beliefs to hear Her Voice . . .  beginning with the sacred Principle, God is All, and, adding stone upon stone from this sacred foundation, eating only what God gives;.....and, it follows, as a necessary consequence, that you will be baptized, stained forever in the color of light, through knowing only the divine truth (as proclaimed by the Jehovah-favored, the enlightened ones, i.e. ones having been previously stained with the Light).

Retranslation (verse 38 only):  (See next blog.)

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NOTE on “eating the body”:  “Scientific pathology illustrates the digestion of spiritual nutriment as both sweet and bitter,----sweet in expectancy and bitter in experience or during the sense’s assimilation thereof, and digested only when Soul silences the dyspepsia of sense.”  Miscellany by Mary Baker Eddy, page 230.

pathology n. (1828 Dict. def.): That part of medicine which explains the nature of diseases, their causes and symptoms; or the doctrine of the causes and nature of diseases, comprehending nosology, etiology, symptomatology, and therapeutics.

dyspepsy n. (ibid.): Bad digestion; indigestion, or difficulty of digestion.

digest v.t. (ibid.): [L. digestum, from digero, to distribute, or to dissolve; di or dis and gero, to bear, carry, or wear.]

1. To distribute into suitable classes, or under proper heads or titles; to arrange in convenient order; to dispose in due method; as, to digest the Roman laws or the common law.

2. To arrange methodically in the mind; to form with due arrangement of parts; as, to digest a plan or scheme.

3. To separate or dissolve in the stomach, as food; to reduce minute parts fit to enter the lacteals and circulate; to concoct; to convert into chyme.

4. In chemistry, to soften and prepare by heat; to expose to a gentle heat in a  boiler or matrass, as a preparation for chemical operations

5. To bear with patience; to brook; to receive without resentment; not to reject; as, say what you will, he will digest it. Shaks.

6. To prepare the mind; to dispose in a manner that shall improve the understanding and heart; to prepare for nourishing practical duties; as, to digest a discourse or sermon.

7. To dispose an ulcer or wound to suppurate.

8. To dissolve and prepare for manure, as plants and other substances.

NOTE on “Galilee”:  As you can see below, I spent some time digesting the meaning of  this word and its various meanings: circle, roll, rolled together, fountain, round, folded. In the phrase above (Acts 10 verse 37), the Word comes from or begins in Galilee. In a world without time, the timeless Eternal, a beginning is just the way it is. Is the circle, the rolling together, the All?  The abode of God? God looking at God and reflecting on What It Is? Mind being Mind? Could the rolling signify all things touching one another? Unity? The divine "Us"?

", . . . the new idea that comes welling up from infinite Truth needs to be understood. The seer of this age should be a sage.

                       Humility is the stepping-stone to a higher recognition of Deity. The mounting sense gathers fresh forms and strange fire from the ashes of dissolving self, and drops the world. Meekness heightens immortal attributes only by removing the dust that dims them. Goodness reveals another scene and another self seemingly rolled up in shades, but brought to light by the evolutions of advancing thought, whereby we discern the power of Truth and Love to heal the sick." (Emphasis added.)  Miscellaneous Writings by Mary Baker Eddy, page 1:11.

I was going to post this blog before I left for work this morning. I'm glad I didn't!  I heard this passage on a CD while I was driving to my first job. It had so many good words that could be applied to Acts 10 verses 36 and 37. Welling up, mounting, stepping stone and gathering reminded me of the circle idea of Galilee. Stepping stones leading higher, advancing spiritually. The gathering and heaping up of stones, the heaping up or mounting up of waves and fountains. The dissolving or digesting of the self reminded me of eating of the experience of self-immolation. Each time we deny life to (kill) our own opinion (self), we dissolve the old self and, if we pay attention, or digest that experience, we gather spiritual 'fire' from the ashes of that thing sacrificed. The coolest line, IMHO, is the last line: 'Goodness reveals another . . . self . . . rolled up . . , but brought to light by the evolutions of advancing thought, . . .'  Another self rolled up.  Brought to light (sight) by the evolutions of . . . advancing . . . thought.  Awesome. Evolution is a turning word. It's Latin root is volvere, to turn. Turn, turn, turn. Is the circle signifying that you are being turned, or have been turned toward God? Eddy seems to indicate that this evolution is inevitable.

This afternoon, just before I posted this blog, I was reading the root origins of roll again, and I just have to add some clips from the Origins Dictionary entry. As you can see, roll and the Greek word logos, word, have some interesting similarities.

roll (Origins Dict.) L. rota, a wheel; L. rotulus, a roll of 'paper'; MF rouleau, a little roll; MF role, rolle, has two prefix compounds: enroler and controle; enroler, to inscribe en, in, hence on, a roll, hence, circa 1700, in military sense, becomes 'to enroll.' Controle, a roll, hence a register, kept in duplicate, become E. counter-roll (archaic); the EF controle becomes E control, controller and comptroller after F 'les comptes', commercial accounts.

[Compare logos, a systematic discourse, reckoning, an accounting.]

L. rota, a wheel, acquired in Pontifical Latin, the sense of 'an ecclesiastical tribunal whose members dealt in due turn, with matters submitted to it,' whence ultimately, the E sense, 'duty-list, originally of soldiers.'

[Compare logos, a narrative, story, speech.]

The derivative L. verb rotare, to cause to turn like a wheel, i.e. in a circle, has a past participle rotatus, whence rotate. L. rota, a wheel, has a further adj.: rotundus, shaped like a wheel, hence circular, hence round, whence E rotund. L. rotundus, employed figuratively for a well-rounded style of speaking, hence writing.

[Compare logos, verbal expression, (systematic) discourse, disquisition, derivative L. logikos, logic, and logia, sayings (of, e.g. Christ).]

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you 5210 

know 1492 eido, a primary verb; used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent 3700 and 3708; properly to see (literally or figuratively); by implication (in the perfect only) to know:------be aware, behold, can (+ not tell), consider, know, have knowledge, look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot. Compare 3700.

3700 optanomai, a (middle) prolonged form of the primary (middle) optomai which is used for it in certain tenses; and both as an alternate of 3708; to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from 991, which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from 1492, which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while 2300, and still more emphatically its intensive 2334, signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and 4648 a watching from a distance):---look, see, shew self, appear.

3708 horao; properly to stare at [compare 3700], i.e. (by implication) to discern clearly (physically or mentally); by extension to attend to; by Hebrew to experience; passive to appear:----behold, perceive, see, take heed.

the thing 4487 rhema, from 4483; an utterance (individual, collective or specific); by implication a matter or topic (especially a narration, command or dispute); with a negative naught whatever:----evil, nothing, saying, word.

4483 rheo, for certain tenses of which a prolonged form ereo is used; and both as alternate for 2036; perhaps akin (or identical) with 4482 (through the idea of pouring forth); to utter, i.e. speak or say:-----command, make, say, speak (of). Compare 3004.

published/happened 1096  ginomai, a prolonged and middle form of a primary verb; to cause to be (“gen” -erate). i.e. (reflexive) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literally, figuratively, intensively, etc.):-----arise, be assembled, be, become, befall, behave self, be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.

through 2596  kata, a primary particle; (preposition) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case [genitive, dative or accusative] with which it is joined). In compounds it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution or intensity:----about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) alone, among, and, apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to, touching), aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, [charita-]bly, concerning, covered, [dai-]ly, down, every, ( + far more) exceeding, more excellent, for, from . . . to, godly, in (divers, every, respect of), inasmuch, into, . . . by, after the manner of, by any means, beyond (out of) measure, mightily, more, natural, of, on (part), upon, out (of every), over against, (+ your) own, particularly, so through, throughout (every), thus, to, unto, together, toward, uttermost, where, whereby, with.

all 3650 holos, a primary word; “whole” or “all”, i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb:-----all, altogether, every whit, throughout, whole.

Judea 2449 Ioudaia, feminine of 2453 (with 1093 implied); the Judaean land (i.e. Judaea), a region of Paliestine:----Judaea.

1093 ge, contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each applications):-----country, earth, earthly, ground, land, world.

2453 Ioudaios, from 2448 in the sense 2455 as a country; Judaean, i.e. belonging to Jehudah:-----Jew, Jewess, of Judaea.

2455 Ioudas of Hebrew origin [H3063]; Judas (i.e. Jehudah), the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region:-----Juda, Judah, Judas, Jude.

H3063 yehuda, from 3034; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory:----Judah.

H3034 yada, a primitive root; used only as denominative from H3027; literally to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; physically to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively to bemoan (by wringing the hands):----cast, cast out, confess, make confession, praise, shoot, thank, give thanks, be thankful, thanksgiving.

celebrate v.t. (1828 Dict. def.): 

1. To praise; to extol; to commend; to give praise to; to make famous; as, to celebrate the name of the Most High.  “The grave cannot celebrate thee.” Is. xxxviii.
2. To distinguish by solemn rites; to keep holy. “From even to even shall ye celebrate your sabbath.” Lev. xxiii.
3. To honor or distinguish by ceremonies and marks of joy and respect; as, to celebrate the birth day of Washington; to celebrate a marriage.
4. To mention in a solemn manner, whether of joy or sorrow.

beginning 756 archomai, middle of 757 (through the implication of precedence); to commence (in order of time):-----begin, (rehearse from the) beginning.

757 archo, a primary verb; to be first (in political rank or power):---reign (rule) over.

from 575

Galilee 1056 Galilaia, of Hebrew origin [H1551]; Galilaea (i.e. the heathen circle), a region of Palestine:----Galilee.

H1551 galil, or prolonged galila, the same as 1550; a circle (with the article); Galil (as a special circuit) in the North of Palestine:----Galilee.

H1550galil, from 1556; a valve of a folding door (as turning); also a ring (as round):-----folding, ring.

H1556 galal, a primitive root; to roll (literally or figuratively):-----commit, remove, roll, roll away, roll down, roll together, run down, seek occasion, trust, wallow.

The following Hebrew words are rooted in 1556 (“to roll”) above. I include these to give a full understanding of the meaning of “Galilee”:

H1543 gulla; a fountain, bowl or globe (all as round).

H1544 gillul; a log (as round).

H1538 gulgolet; a skull (as round).  Note: this is the root of Golgotha.

H1536 gilgal; wheel, also the name of three places in Palestine.

H1534 galgal; a wheel, by analogy a whirlwind; also dust (as whirled):----heaven, rolling thing, wheel.

H1533 gilboa; fountain of ebullation; a mountain in Palestine:----Gilboa.

H1553 geliot; circles; Gelioth, a place in Palestine.

H1558 galal; a circumstance (as rolled around); only used adverbially, on account of:----because, of, for, for sake.

H1556 gelal; weight or size (as if rolled):----great.  Note: The root word of Jehovah is ul H193, which means twisted together or (the body) as rolled together for strength. So things which are “rolled together” signify divine strength.

H1563 galam; to fold:----wrap together.

H1567 galed; heap of testimony; Galed, a memorial cairn east of the Jordan:--Galeed.

H1530 gal, from 1556; something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy a spring of water (plural waves):----billow, heap, spring, wave.

Note: What comes to mind is “heaping up stones” as a memorial, e.g. the story of Jacob and Laban, his father-in-law, making a covenant in Gen. 31:44-54.

(44)   Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

(45)   And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

(46)   And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap; and they did eat there upon the heap.

(48)   And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed.

(52)   This heap be witness and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

(53)   The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.

(54)   Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread; and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.

after 3326 meta, a primary preposition (often used adverbially); properly denoting accompaniment; “amid” (locally or causally); modified variously according to the case (genitive, association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between 575 or 1537 and 1519 or 4314; less intimate than 1722, and less close than 4862. Often used in compounds, in substantially the same relations of participation or proximity, and transfer or sequence:------after, afterward, that be again, against, among, and follow, hence, hereafter, in, of, on, upon, our, and setting, since, to unto, together, when, with, without.

baptism 908 baptisma, from 907; baptism (technical or figurative):-----baptism.

907 baptizo, from a derivative of 911; to make whelmed (i.e. fully wet); used only (in the N.T.) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism:----baptist, baptize, wash.

911 bapto, a primary verb; to whelm, i.e. cover wholly with a fluid; in the N.T. only in a qualified or specific sense, i.e. (literally) to moisten (a part of one’s person), or (by implication) to stain (as with dye):----dip.

which 3739 

John 2491 Joannes of Hebrew origin [H3110]; Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites:-----John.

H3110 yohanan, a form of H3076; Jochanan, the name of nine Israelites:----Johanan.

H3076 yehohanan, from H3068 and H2603; Jehovah-favored; Jehochanan, the name of eight Israelites:-----Jehohanan, Johanan. Compare H3110.

H2603 hanan, a primitive root [compare H2583]; properly to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition):----beseech, fair, favour, find favour, shew favour, be favourable, be gracious, deal graciously, give graciously, grant graciously, intreat, merciful, be merciful, have mercy, have mercy on, shew mercy, have pity upon, pray, make supplication, very.

proclaimed 2784 kerysso, of uncertain affinity; to herald (as a public crier); especially divine truth (the gospel):----preach, preacher, proclaim, publish.