2 Timothy

It took me about 15 minutes to read the last surviving words from Paul. And there is so much in this letter, that it can't be summarized in one paragraph. But that isn't the intent of this log. I want to point out one thing that stood out to me. This year I am reading from David Stern's "The Complete Jewish Bible." In chapter 4 verse 17 the words "rescued from the lion's mouth" is in bold. That means it is a phrase from the Old Testament. Stern cites Psalm 22:22. In the NIV part of that verse says, "rescue me from the mouth of the lion,". This psalm of David is a powerful work that proclaims the greatness of God. Yet too many Christians grasp all of David's words in Psalm 22. They get stuck on the first line; a line Jesus recited while on the cross: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" When Paul cited that part of the psalm, whether it was a literal rescue or figurative, he was joining Jesus is a chorus of praise to the greatness and power of our God.
Stuart