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Augustine was mistaken about a great many things.
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Mat 12:47-50 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. .... But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? .... And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! ..... For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
I continue to be amazed at the amount of energy devoted to Mary, time and energy taken away from the One who should be the only focus of our attention: The Lord Jesus Christ. And most of it is speculation, not Scripture!
All glory to God for the gift of Mary, the Mother of God the Son.
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And as this article clearly demonstrates, for good reason, since no way can chr*stianity be read into the "letter" of the Hebrew Bible.
It's a good thing the church fathers lived so long ago, or the sophisticated Catholics who chuckle at the trailer park prophets would be laughing their heads off.
Miriam's role was not her characteristics or value, 1. Miriam is a daughter who has no brothers 2. Joseph is descended from King David. 3. The inheritance exception granted for the daughters of Zelophehad 4. If a woman who has no brothers marries a man of the same tribe 5. Joseph and Miriam are married (each descended from King David)
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
but her bloodlines to King David,
having no brothers and
the exception started by
the daughters of Zelophehad.
There are five things that are important here:
and is descended from King David.
But he is from a line prohibited to inherit.
(These were daughters who had no brothers)
is in effect (Numbers 26, 27, 36; Joshua 17; 1 Chronicles 7).
She can inherit forever.
thus providing Miriam with permanent inheritance
of the Kingship of David for her to pass on to her son Yah'shua (Messiahship).