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[Kassaundra]

Jannes and Jambres

I thought "Jannes and Jambres" were titles of many people not individuals. I guess I need to go back and reread that today.

 

[Kassaundra]

I have a question but do not have the answer. Our morning Bible reading referred to the Nazarite Vow and commentary stated that there were three. who were the three? Please give verses, I know one for sure and maybe another but the third escapes me.

Samson, Judges 13: 2-24, he was named a nazarite by God from before birth.

 

[ocap]

Samson, Judges 13: 2-24, he was named a nazarite by God from before birth.

ok, now two more.......

 

[ocap]

might be Samuel and John the Baptist
1 Samuel 1:11

New American Standard Bible (NASB)
11 She made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a [a]son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and a razor shall never come on his head.”

Luke 1:15

New American Standard Bible (NASB)
15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit [a]while yet in his mother’s womb.

 

[bwahk]

The nazarite vow required three things:

To abstain from wine

Not to cut your hair

And not go near a dead body

It is the same as what was required of john the Baptist and Sampson.

 

[bwahk]

According to Hebrew texts Jannes and Jambres (somtimes calles Mambres) were the two individuals who opposed Moses, Paul referred to them in one of his letters.

 

[Kassaundra]

According to Hebrew texts Jannes and Jambres (somtimes calles Mambres) were the two individuals who opposed Moses, Paul referred to them in one of his letters.

I did some research on this today and reread the plague account and was struck by two things I managed to not notice before. First that the names Jannnes and Jambrees wasn't mentioned at all in Moses' account in Ex at all. In my head I had linked "Jannes, Jambrees, and magic practicing priests" as a set and thought they were mentioned each time the "magic practicing priests" were talked about in that account.

And second, that they were in fact names, not titles, brought out by Paul, when writing to Timothy.

Just shows it pays to reread even the basic accounts you think you know backwards and forewards. (you the general you not you specifically)

 

[bwahk]

It is cool huh? I've been doing a lot of study into the Hebrew culture and Torah. Somethings make a lot more sense when its explained in Hebrew context.

 

[ocap]

It is cool huh? I've been doing a lot of study into the Hebrew culture and Torah. Somethings make a lot more sense when its explained in Hebrew context.

I watched "Fiddler On The Roof" again last year and saw the film in a whole new light, the Scripures and our trips to Israel had changed me more than I realized.

 

[hennotrooster]

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