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(And Why Thatâs the Wrong Question)" itemprop="name"> 214<meta content="Which Bible Should You Read? (And Why Thatâs the Wrong Question)" itemprop="headline"> 215<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/which-bible-should-you-read-and-why-that-s-the-wrong-question-hello">Which Bible Should You Read? (And Why Thatâs the Wrong Question)</a></div> 216<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>This is one of the most common questions Christians ask. Walk into any church small group, post it on any Christian forum, or ask any pastor after service, and youâll get the same question in a dozen variations:</em></p><p><em>âWhich Bible translation is the most reliable?â</em></p><p><em>âWhatâs the best Bible for serious study?â</em></p><p><em>âShould I read the ESV or the NIV?â</em></p><p><em>âIs the KJV still the best?â</em></p><p><em>I saw a version of this question just the other day here on Substack, and it stopped me in my tracks. Not...</em></p></div> 217<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/which-bible-should-you-read-and-why-that-s-the-wrong-question-hello">Read More</a> 218</div> 219</div> 220 221<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 222<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 223<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 224</div> 225<meta content="/blog/what-is-the-divine-council-and-what-is-an-elohim" itemprop="url"> 226<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 227<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/what-is-the-divine-council-and-what-is-an-elohim">May 7, 2026</a></div>
228<meta content="What Is the Divine Council? (And What Is an Elohim?)" itemprop="name"> 229<meta content="What Is the Divine Council? (And What Is an Elohim?)" itemprop="headline"> 230<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/what-is-the-divine-council-and-what-is-an-elohim">What Is the Divine Council? (And What Is an Elohim?)</a></div> 231<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p>The foundation for everything that follows</p><p><br></p><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>Welcome to part 1 of a multi-part, deep dive series from my </em><a href="https://the.lxxscrolls.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Substack</em></a><em>. We will be exploring one of Scriptureâs most mysterious and fascinating concepts. This is just a taste of the eight installments where we explore the Divine Council as popularized by Michael S. Heiser and give some critical push-back on the way he presented this idea in his book, </em><strong><em>The Unseen Realm.</em></strong></p><p>For the full exploration, you subscribe to my Substack or...</p></div> 232<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/what-is-the-divine-council-and-what-is-an-elohim">Read More</a> 233</div> 234</div> 235 236<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 237<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 238<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 239</div> 240<meta content="/blog/if-we-are-the-body-why-aren-t-we-acting-like-it-what-a-casting-crowns" itemprop="url"> 241<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 242<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/if-we-are-the-body-why-aren-t-we-acting-like-it-what-a-casting-crowns">May 6, 2026</a></div> 243<meta content="If We Are the Body, Why Arenât We Acting Like It? What a Casting Crowns Song Taught Me About the Church I Almost Gave Up On" itemprop="name"> 244<meta content="If We Are the Body, Why Arenât We Acting Like It? What a Casting Crowns Song Taught Me About the Church I Almost Gave Up On" itemprop="headline"> 245<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/if-we-are-the-body-why-aren-t-we-acting-like-it-what-a-casting-crowns">If We Are the Body, Why Arenât We Acting Like It? What a Casting Crowns Song Taught Me About the Church I Almost Gave Up On</a></div> 246<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>I need to tell you something a little embarrassing.</em></p><p><em>The first time I heard Casting Crownsâ âIf We Are the Body,â I almost laughed.</em></p><p><em>It came on while I was driving, streaming the Christian Rock station on Amazon Music. I was barely into my walk with Jesus at the time.</em></p><p><em>Okay, thatâs actually overstating it. I wasnât even a believer yet, to be honest. I was still in the exploration phase, still trying to figure out whether any of this was actually true. I had started...</em></p></div> 247<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/if-we-are-the-body-why-aren-t-we-acting-like-it-what-a-casting-crowns">Read More</a> 248</div> 249</div> 250 251<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 252<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 253<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 254</div> 255<meta content="/blog/was-it-a-blessing-or-a-curse-isaac-esau-and-the-word-that-changes" itemprop="url"> 256<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 257<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/was-it-a-blessing-or-a-curse-isaac-esau-and-the-word-that-changes">May 5, 2026</a></div> 258<meta content="Was It a Blessing or a Curse? 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Isaac, Esau, and the Word That Changes Everything</a></div> 261<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>If youâve read Genesis 27 more than once, youâve probably noticed something strange about it.</em></p><p><em>Now before we go any further, I want to thank </em><a href="https://open.substack.com/users/321085096-sarah?utm_source=mentions" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Sarah</em></a><em> over at </em><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/extrabiblicallibrarian" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Extra Biblical Librarian</em></a><em> on Substack for inspiring me to dig into this. We were talking about the bless/curse paradox in the angelic court in Job and she brought this one to my attention. If youâd like to read Sarahâs post on this you can check it out </em><a href="https://extrabiblicallibrarian.substack.com/p/two-texts-two-blessings-what-did" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HERE</a>.</p><p><em>Jacob deceives his father. He steals his brotherâs blessing....</em></p></div> 262<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/was-it-a-blessing-or-a-curse-isaac-esau-and-the-word-that-changes">Read More</a> 263</div> 264</div> 265 266<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 267<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 268<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 269</div> 270<meta content="/blog/the-danger-of-replacement-theology-part-4-what-israel-s-place-in-god-s" itemprop="url"> 271<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 272<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/the-danger-of-replacement-theology-part-4-what-israel-s-place-in-god-s">May 4, 2026</a></div> 273<meta content="The Danger of Replacement Theology Part 4: What Israelâs Place in Godâs Plan Means for the Church Today" itemprop="name"> 274<meta content="The Danger of Replacement Theology Part 4: What Israelâs Place in Godâs Plan Means for the Church Today" itemprop="headline"> 275<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/the-danger-of-replacement-theology-part-4-what-israel-s-place-in-god-s">The Danger of Replacement Theology Part 4: What Israelâs Place in Godâs Plan Means for the Church Today</a></div> 276<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>This is the finale of a 4-part series exploring replacement theology (supersessionism), its historical roots, its biblical problems, and why it matters for every Christian. </em></p><p><em>In Part 1, we examined the real-world consequences of this theology and introduced the core problem: if God broke His covenant with Israel, no promise Heâs ever made is secure. </em></p><p><em>In Part 2, we traced how replacement theology developed through history; not from careful exegesis, but from cultural...</em></p></div> 277<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/the-danger-of-replacement-theology-part-4-what-israel-s-place-in-god-s">Read More</a> 278</div> 279</div> 280 281<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 282<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 283<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 284</div> 285<meta content="/blog/the-danger-of-replacement-theology-part-3-the-biblical-case-against" itemprop="url"> 286<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 287<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/the-danger-of-replacement-theology-part-3-the-biblical-case-against">May 3, 2026</a></div> 288<meta content="The Danger of Replacement Theology Part 3: The Biblical Case Against Replacement Theology" itemprop="name"> 289<meta content="The Danger of Replacement Theology Part 3: The Biblical Case Against Replacement Theology" itemprop="headline"> 290<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/the-danger-of-replacement-theology-part-3-the-biblical-case-against">The Danger of Replacement Theology Part 3: The Biblical Case Against Replacement Theology</a></div> 291<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>This is Part 3 of a 4-part series exploring replacement theology (supersessionism), its historical roots, its biblical problems, and why it matters for every Christian. In Part 1, we examined the real-world consequences of this theology and introduced the core problem: if God broke His covenant with Israel, no promise Heâs ever made is secure. In Part 2, we traced how replacement theology developed through history, not from careful exegesis, but from cultural...</em></p></div> 292<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/the-danger-of-replacement-theology-part-3-the-biblical-case-against">Read More</a> 293</div> 294</div> 295 296<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 297<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 298<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 299</div> 300<meta content="/blog/the-danger-of-replacement-theology-part-2-how-did-we-get-here-the" itemprop="url"> 301<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 302<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/the-danger-of-replacement-theology-part-2-how-did-we-get-here-the">May 2, 2026</a></div> 303<meta content="The Danger of Replacement Theology Part 2: How Did We Get Here? The Historical Development of Replacement Theology" itemprop="name"> 304<meta content="The Danger of Replacement Theology Part 2: How Did We Get Here? The Historical Development of Replacement Theology" itemprop="headline"> 305<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/the-danger-of-replacement-theology-part-2-how-did-we-get-here-the">The Danger of Replacement Theology Part 2: How Did We Get Here? The Historical Development of Replacement Theology</a></div> 306<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>This is Part 2 of a 4-part series exploring replacement theology (supersessionism), its historical roots, its biblical problems, and why it matters for every Christian. </em></p><p><em>In this installment, weâre going to trace the actual historical development of replacement theology through the writings of the church fathers, the political decisions of emperors, and the theological choices that shaped how the church understood its relationship to Israel. </em></p><p><em>Weâre going to look at...</em></p></div> 307<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/the-danger-of-replacement-theology-part-2-how-did-we-get-here-the">Read More</a> 308</div> 309</div> 310 311<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 312<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 313<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 314</div> 315<meta content="/blog/the-danger-of-replacement-theology-part-1-has-god-broken-his-promise" itemprop="url"> 316<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 317<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/the-danger-of-replacement-theology-part-1-has-god-broken-his-promise">May 1, 2026</a></div> 318<meta content="The Danger of Replacement Theology Part 1: Has God Broken His Promise?" itemprop="name"> 319<meta content="The Danger of Replacement Theology Part 1: Has God Broken His Promise?" itemprop="headline"> 320<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/the-danger-of-replacement-theology-part-1-has-god-broken-his-promise">The Danger of Replacement Theology Part 1: Has God Broken His Promise?</a></div> 321<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>This is part 1 of a 4-part series exploring replacement theology (supersessionism), its historical roots, its biblical problems, and why it matters for every Christian. </em></p><p><em>This series is not about creating division among believers. I do n
321ot consider this a salvation issue, and I want to be clear about that from the outset. Godly, faithful men and women have held this view throughout church history without it reflecting on their salvation or their love for Christ. </em></p><p><em>But I...</em></p></div> 322<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/the-danger-of-replacement-theology-part-1-has-god-broken-his-promise">Read More</a> 323</div> 324</div> 325 326<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 327<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 328<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 329</div> 330<meta content="/blog/exploring-the-septuagint-book-of-job-part-4-angels-kings-and-the-art-of" itemprop="url"> 331<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 332<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/exploring-the-septuagint-book-of-job-part-4-angels-kings-and-the-art-of">April 30, 2026</a></div> 333<meta content="Exploring the Septuagint Book of Job, Part 4: Angels, Kings, and the Art of Translation" itemprop="name"> 334<meta content="Exploring the Septuagint Book of Job, Part 4: Angels, Kings, and the Art of Translation" itemprop="headline"> 335<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/exploring-the-septuagint-book-of-job-part-4-angels-kings-and-the-art-of">Exploring the Septuagint Book of Job, Part 4: Angels, Kings, and the Art of Translation</a></div> 336<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Weâve spent three weeks exploring some of the most dramatic differences between the Hebrew and Greek versions of Job:</em></p><p><a href="https://lxxscrolls.substack.com/p/job-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>In Part 1</em></a><em>, we wrestled with the âbless or curseâ paradox: how Satanâs prediction in the heavenly court reveals the danger of transactional faith and empty worship.</em></p><p><a href="https://lxxscrolls.substack.com/p/job-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>In Part 2</em></a><em>, we discovered Jobâs âlost endingâ: the Septuagintâs epilogue with its royal genealogy, connection to Genesis 36, and explicit promise of resurrection.</em></p><p><a href="https://lxxscrolls.substack.com/p/job-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>In Part 3</em></a><em>, we examined the...</em></p></div> 337<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/exploring-the-septuagint-book-of-job-part-4-angels-kings-and-the-art-of">Read More</a> 338</div> 339</div> 340 341<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 342<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 343<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 344</div> 345<meta content="/blog/exploring-the-septuagint-book-of-job-part-3-i-know-that-my-redeemer" itemprop="url"> 346<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 347<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/exploring-the-septuagint-book-of-job-part-3-i-know-that-my-redeemer">April 29, 2026</a></div> 348<meta content="Exploring the Septuagint Book of Job, Part 3: âI Know That My Redeemer Livesâ" itemprop="name"> 349<meta content="Exploring the Septuagint Book of Job, Part 3: âI Know That My Redeemer Livesâ" itemprop="headline"> 350<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/exploring-the-septuagint-book-of-job-part-3-i-know-that-my-redeemer">Exploring the Septuagint Book of Job, Part 3: âI Know That My Redeemer Livesâ</a></div> 351<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><strong>
351Job 19 in Two Distinct Voices</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>In our journey through the Septuagintâs book of Job, weâve encountered some fascinating surprises.</em></p><p><a href="https://lxxscrolls.substack.com/p/job-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>In Part 1</em></a><em>, we discovered that the Greek text preserves a literal âblessâ where we expect âcurse,â creating a paradox that reveals the difference between authentic worship and empty religion.</em></p><p><a href="https://lxxscrolls.substack.com/p/job-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>In Part 2</em></a><em>, we explored the Septuagintâs explicit promise: âIt is written that he will rise again with those whom the Lord raises up.â Clear, unambiguous...</em></p></div> 352<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/exploring-the-septuagint-book-of-job-part-3-i-know-that-my-redeemer">Read More</a> 353</div> 354</div> 355 356<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 357<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 358<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 359</div> 360<meta content="/blog/exploring-the-septuagint-book-of-job-part-2-job-s-lost-ending" itemprop="url"> 361<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 362<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/exploring-the-septuagint-book-of-job-part-2-job-s-lost-ending">April 28, 2026</a></div> 363<meta content="Exploring The Septuagint Book of Job, Part 2: Jobâs Lost Ending" itemprop="name"> 364<meta content="Exploring The Septuagint Book of Job, Part 2: Jobâs Lost Ending" itemprop="headline"> 365<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/exploring-the-septuagint-book-of-job-part-2-job-s-lost-ending">Exploring The Septuagint Book of Job, Part 2: Jobâs Lost Ending</a></div> 366<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><strong>Resurrection and Royal Genealogy</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>Today I want to ask you a question</em>:<em> How does the book of Job end?</em></p><p><em>If youâre reading a standard English Bible, the answer is simple and somewhat anticlimactic:</em></p><p><strong><em>Job 42:17 (NRSV):</em></strong><em> âAnd Job died, old and full of days.â</em></p><p><em>Thatâs it. Job is restored, blessed with a new family, lives 140 more years, sees four generations of descendants, and then dies at a ripe old age. The end.</em></p><p><em>Itâs a good enough ending. Satisfying in its simplicity. Jobâs...</em></p></div> 367<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/exploring-the-septuagint-book-of-job-part-2-job-s-lost-ending">Read More</a> 368</div> 369</div> 370 371<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 372<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 373<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 374</div> 375<meta content="/blog/exploring-the-septuagint-book-of-job-part-1-when-bless-means-curse" itemprop="url"> 376<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 377<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/exploring-the-septuagint-book-of-job-part-1-when-bless-means-curse">April 27, 2026</a></div> 378<meta content="Exploring the Septuagint Book of Job, Part 1: When âBlessâ Means âCurseâ" itemprop="name"> 379<meta content="Exploring the Septuagint Book of Job, Part 1: When âBlessâ Means âCurseâ" itemprop="headline"> 380<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/exploring-the-septuagint-book-of-job-part-1-when-bless-means-curse">Exploring the Septuagint Book of Job, Part 1: When âBlessâ Means âCurseâ</a></div> 381<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><strong>The Angelic Court Paradox in Job 1-2</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>If youâve read the book of Job in any English translation, you know the setup: Job is a righteou
381s man whom Satan challenges in the heavenly court. Satan claims that Job only serves God because God has blessed him with wealth, family, and health. Take those away, Satan argues, and Job will curse God to His face.</em></p><p><em>Itâs one of the most famous scenarios in all of Scripture. The ultimate test of faith. Will Job curse God when everything...</em></p></div> 382<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/exploring-the-septuagint-book-of-job-part-1-when-bless-means-curse">Read More</a> 383</div> 384</div> 385 386<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 387<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 388<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 389</div> 390<meta content="/blog/the-beatitudes-and-the-septuagint-how-jesus-preached-from-the-greek-bible" itemprop="url"> 391<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 392<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/the-beatitudes-and-the-septuagint-how-jesus-preached-from-the-greek-bible">April 26, 2026</a></div> 393<meta content="The Beatitudes and the Septuagint" itemprop="name"> 394<meta content="The Beatitudes and the Septuagint" itemprop="headline"> 395<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/the-beatitudes-and-the-septuagint-how-jesus-preached-from-the-greek-bible">The Beatitudes and the Septuagint</a></div> 396<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><strong>How Jesus Preached from the Greek Bible His Disciples Knew</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>When Jesus sat down on that Galilean hillside and began, âBlessed are the poor in spirit,â He wasnât inventing a new theology. He was doing what every great rabbi did: He was opening the Scriptures.</em></p><p><em>But hereâs what most Christians miss: the Scriptures Jesus was opening werenât in Hebrew. They were in Greek.</em></p><p><em>By the first century, the Septuagintâ the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible completed between 270...</em></p></div> 397<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/the-beatitudes-and-the-septuagint-how-jesus-preached-from-the-greek-bible">Read More</a> 398</div> 399</div> 400 401<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 402<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 403<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 404</div> 405<meta content="/blog/water-from-the-rock-part-2-the-rock-that-should-not-be-struck-twice" itemprop="url"> 406<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 407<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/water-from-the-rock-part-2-the-rock-that-should-not-be-struck-twice">April 25, 2026</a></div> 408<meta content="Water From The Rock, Part 2: The Rock That Should Not Be Struck Twice" itemprop="name"> 409<meta content="Water From The Rock, Part 2: The Rock That Should Not Be Struck Twice" itemprop="headline"> 410<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/water-from-the-rock-part-2-the-rock-that-should-not-be-struck-twice">Water From The Rock, Part 2: The Rock That Should Not Be Struck Twice</a></div> 411<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><strong>Numbers 20 and the Sin That Cost Moses the Promised Land</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><a href="https://lxxscrolls.substack.com/p/water-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>In Part 1</em></a><em>, we explored the first time Moses struck a rock to bring forth water. God positioned Himself at Horeb, Moses struck the rock
411with the rod of judgment, and water flowed. It was a beautiful picture of Christ: struck once, that living water might flow to all who would drink.</em></p><p><em>But thereâs a second water-from-the-rock incident. And this one doesnât end well.</em></p><p><em>This one ends with Mosesâ faithful Moses, who led...</em></p></div> 412<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/water-from-the-rock-part-2-the-rock-that-should-not-be-struck-twice">Read More</a> 413</div> 414</div> 415 416<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 417<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 418<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 419</div> 420<meta content="/blog/water-from-the-rock-when-god-stood-upon-the-stone-part-1-exodus-17-and" itemprop="url"> 421<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 422<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/water-from-the-rock-when-god-stood-upon-the-stone-part-1-exodus-17-and">April 24, 2026</a></div> 423<meta content="Water from the Rock: When God Stood Upon the Stone" itemprop="name"> 424<meta content="Water from the Rock: When God Stood Upon the Stone" itemprop="headline"> 425<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/water-from-the-rock-when-god-stood-upon-the-stone-part-1-exodus-17-and">Water from the Rock: When God Stood Upon the Stone</a></div> 426<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><strong>Part 1: Exodus 17 and the Mystery of the First Strike</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>Thereâs a moment in Exodus that almost slips by unnoticed. The Israelites are thirsty. Theyâre complaining (again). Moses is exasperated (again). God provides water from a rock.</em></p><p><em>Miracle accomplished, crisis averted, and the story continues.</em></p><p><em>Except itâs not that simple.</em></p><p><em>Because when you slow down and look carefully at Exodus 17:1-7â and especially when you compare the Hebrew Masoretic Text with the Greek Septuagint â...</em></p></div> 427<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/water-from-the-rock-when-god-stood-upon-the-stone-part-1-exodus-17-and">Read More</a> 428</div> 429</div> 430 431<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 432<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 433<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 434</div> 435<meta content="/blog/isaiah-43-2-when-god-promises-to-walk-through-fire-with-you-because" itemprop="url"> 436<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 437<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/isaiah-43-2-when-god-promises-to-walk-through-fire-with-you-because">April 23, 2026</a></div> 438<meta content="Isaiah 43:2 â When God Promises to Walk Through Fire With You" itemprop="name"> 439<meta content="Isaiah 43:2 â When God Promises to Walk Through Fire With You" itemprop="headline"> 440<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/isaiah-43-2-when-god-promises-to-walk-through-fire-with-you-because">Isaiah 43:2 â When God Promises to Walk Through Fire With You</a></div> 441<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><strong>Because trials aren't a maybe, they're a sure thing</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>Have you ever felt like you were drowning? Not literally, but that suffocating sensation when lifeâs troubles pile so high you can barely breathe? Or maybe youâve felt the heat, when pressure mounts and circumstances close in like walls of flame?</em></p><p><em>I think itâs safe to say weâve all been there. The financial crisis that threatens everything youâve built. The relationship fracturing under unbearable strain. The...</em></p></div> 442<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/isaiah-43-2-when-god-promises-to-walk-through-fire-with-you-because">Read More</a> 443</div> 444</div> 445 446<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 447<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 448<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 449</div> 450<meta content="/blog/the-woman-in-travail-how-birth-became-the-bible-s-most-powerful-end-times" itemprop="url"> 451<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 452<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/the-woman-in-travail-how-birth-became-the-bible-s-most-powerful-end-times">April 22, 2026</a></div> 453<meta content="The Woman in Travail: How Birth Became the Bibleâs Most Powerful End-Times Metaphor" itemprop="name"> 454<meta content="The Woman in Travail: How Birth Became the Bibleâs Most Powerful End-Times Metaphor" itemprop="headline"> 455<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/the-woman-in-travail-how-birth-became-the-bible-s-most-powerful-end-times">The Woman in Travail: How Birth Became the Bibleâs Most Powerful End-Times Metaphor</a></div> 456<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><strong>The Metaphorâs Ancient Roots and Hebrew Foundations</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>Welcome to part 1 of a multi-part, deep dive paid series from my </em><a href="https://lxxscrolls.substack.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Substack</em></a><em>. We will be exploring one of Scriptureâs most pervasive and profound metaphors. This is just a taste of the eight installments where we trace the âwoman in travailâ idiom from its ancient Near Eastern origins through the Hebrew prophets and into Jesusâ own eschatological discourse. Along the way, we compare how the Masoretic Text and...</em></p></div> 457<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/the-woman-in-travail-how-birth-became-the-bible-s-most-powerful-end-times">Read More</a> 458</div> 459</div> 460 461<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 462<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 463<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 464</div> 465<meta content="/blog/the-prostitute-who-walked-on-water-what-mary-of-egypt-reveals-about" itemprop="url"> 466<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 467<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/the-prostitute-who-walked-on-water-what-mary-of-egypt-reveals-about">April 21, 2026</a></div> 468<meta content="The Prostitute Who Walked on Water: What Mary of Egypt Reveals About Reading the Septuagint" itemprop="name"> 469<meta content="The Prostitute Who Walked on Water: What Mary of Egypt Reveals About Reading the Septuagint" itemprop="headline"> 470<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/the-prostitute-who-walked-on-water-what-mary-of-egypt-reveals-about">The Prostitute Who Walked on Water: What Mary of Egypt Reveals About Reading the Septuagint</a></div> 471<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><strong>How a seventh-century saintâs story proves the Greek Old Testament wasnât a âbad translationâ but a living theological tradition</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>Thereâs a story that captivated early Christians for over a millennium, read annually in Orthodox churches, commemorated in icons, and celebrated by both East and West⦠yet most modern western Christians have never even heard of it.</em></p><p><em>Itâs the story of Mary of Egypt: a woman who ran away at twelve to become a prostitute in Alexandria, lived...</em></p></div> 472<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/the-prostitute-who-walked-on-water-what-mary-of-egypt-reveals-about">Read More</a> 473</div> 474</div> 475 476<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 477<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 478<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 479</div> 480<meta content="/blog/be-still-and-know-when-the-greek-tells-you-to-go-to-school-a-deep-dive" itemprop="url"> 481<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 482<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/be-still-and-know-when-the-greek-tells-you-to-go-to-school-a-deep-dive">April 20, 2026</a></div> 483<meta content="Be Still and Know: When the Greek Tells You to Go to School" itemprop="name"> 484<meta content="Be Still and Know: When the Greek Tells You to Go to School" itemprop="headline"> 485<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/be-still-and-know-when-the-greek-tells-you-to-go-to-school-a-deep-dive">Be Still and Know: When the Greek Tells You to Go to School</a></div> 486<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><strong>A Deep Dive into Psalm 46:10 and What Gets Lost (and Found) in Translation</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>You know the verse. Youâve seen it on coffee mugs, Instagram posts, and inspirational wall art. Maybe youâve clung to it during a crisis, whispered it during a panic attack, or heard it quoted in a sermon about trusting God.</em></p><blockquote> <em>âBe still, and know that I am God.â </em>(Psalm 46:10)</blockquote><p><em>Itâs beautiful. Itâs comforting. Itâs true.</em></p><p><em>But hereâs something you probably didnât know: the Greek translation of this...</em></p></div> 487<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/be-still-and-know-when-the-greek-tells-you-to-go-to-school-a-deep-dive">Read More</a> 488</div> 489</div> 490 491<div class="update-module d-flex flex-column flex-md-row justify-content-md-between gap-4 gap-md-2 px-0 py-4 update" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> 492<div itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> 493<meta content="Kevin B Potter" itemprop="name"> 494</div> 495<meta content="/blog/giants-dragons-and-the-days-of-noah-job-41-part-4-when-the-book-of" itemprop="url"> 496<div class="text-content order-md-0 flex-grow-1"> 497<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-decoration-none accent-font font-header-medium text-uppercase" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/giants-dragons-and-the-days-of-noah-job-41-part-4-when-the-book-of">April 17, 2026</a></div> 498<meta content="Giants, Dragons, and the Days of Noah: Job 41 Part 4" itemprop="name"> 499<meta content="Giants, Dragons, and the Days of Noah: Job 41 Part 4" itemprop="headline"> 500<div class="mb-2"><a class="text-reset text-decoration-none font-logo-small" data-turbo="false" href="/blog/giants-dragons-and-the-days-of-noah-job-41-part-4-when-the-book-of">Giants, Dragons, and the Days of Noah: Job 41 Part 4</a></div> 501<div class="font-body-large text-break rich-text condensed hide-video hide-images" itemprop="articleBody"><p><strong>When the Book of Giants meets the Dragon of Job</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Hello brothers and sisters.</em></p><p><em>Weâve spent three posts establishing that Job 41 describes a dragon, that ancient translators understood it as such, and that cultures worldwide preserve similar memories. Now we come to the strangestâ and perhaps most significant âpart of our investigation.</em></p><p><em>Because the biblical tradition doesnât just give us dragons. It gives us giants.</em></p><p><em>According to some ancient sources, those two phenomena are directly connected.</em></p><p><em>Welcome...</em></p></div> 502<a class="font-body-medium text-reset" data-turbo="false" itemprop="url" href="/blog/giants-dragons-and-the-days-of-noah-job-41-part-4-when-the-book-of">Read More</a> 503</div> 504</div> 505 506</div> 507<turbo-frame data-turbo="true" id="update_modules_turbo_frame_2_update"><div class="load-more-section pt-4 mb-4"><a class="btn" href="/blog?page=2">Load More</a></div> 508</turbo-frame></turbo-frame></div> 509</div> 510 511</div> 512<div class="mt-auto container"><div class="footer mt-8 mb-2 pt-2"> 513<div class="d-flex flex-wrap font-body-small"> 514<div class="mb-1 mb-md-0"> 515<strong> 516Copyright 5172026 518</strong> 519 <a class="text-reset text-decoration-none amp-link" href="https://lxxscrolls.com">Kevin B Potter</a> 520</div> 521<div class="mb-2 mb-md-0 me-auto"> 522<div class="d-inline opacity-75"> 523<div class="d-none d-md-inline"> 524| 525</div> 526Built with 527<a target="_blank" class="text-reset text-decoration-none amp-link" href="https://authorwebsites.bookbub.com?source=ausite_ref">Author Websites by BookBub</a> 528</div> 529</div> 530<div class="ms-md-1 d-flex gap-2"> 531 532<a class="footer-link" href="/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a> 533</div> 534<div class="ms-auto ms-md-3 d-flex align-content-center"> 535<a title="rss" class="opacity-50 text-reset d-flex align-items-start" href="/feed.xml"><svg width="16px" height="16px" style="fill: none; stroke: none; vertical-align: middle; margin-top:3px;" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> 536<path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M5 17C5 18.104 4.104 19 3 19C1.896 19 1 18.104 1 17C1 15.896 1.896 15 3 15C4.104 15 5 15.896 5 17Z" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/> 537<path d="M1 7C7.627 7 13 12.373 13 19" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/> 538<path d="M1 1C10.941 1 19 9.059 19 19" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/> 539</svg> 540 541</a></div> 542</div> 543</div> 544</div> 545</div> 546 547<div aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="" class="modal cookie-consent-modal website-content w-100 d-block" data-bs-backdrop="false" role="dialog" tabindex="-1"> 548<div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> 549<div class="modal-content bg-blend-95 border-blend-90"> 550<div class="modal-body text-center"> 551Cookie Consent 552<div class="mt-1 font-body-small"> 553This website uses essential cookies to ensure that it works properly. 554I would also like to use analytics cookies to understand how you interact with the site. 555</div> 556</div> 557<turbo-frame data-turbo="true" id="cookie_consent"><form data-turbo-frame="analytic_tags" action="/cookie_consent" accept-charset="UTF-8" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="authenticity_token" value="Cx_loDpxEgCYHYa_zP32dCaqIVvjopYruj5KiRljDK0PAv_AilvHGQS4OsmeLZx3HZQqVNP38e7QxyJy8hDh0A" /><div class="mt-2 mx-1"> 558<button aria-label="Close" class="btn btn-primary w-100" name="consent" onclick="$(this).parents('.modal').removeClass('d-block')" type="submit" value="accepted">Accept</button> 559</div> 560<div class="my-1 mx-1"> 561<button aria-label="Close" class="btn btn-outline-secondary w-100" name="consent" onclick="$(this).parents('.modal').removeClass('d-block')" type="submit" value="rejected">Reject</button> 562</div> 563</form></turbo-frame></div> 564</div> 565</div> 566 567 568</main> 569</body> 570</html>
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