Isaiah 34:14 makes a reference to a Hebrew word "Lilith" that has been the subject of some considerable speculation. How are we to understand this term? To what does it actually refer?
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@naomibindig4641 Жыл бұрын
I had never even heard of “Lilith” until a friend told me about her so I had to do some digging to find out what was going on and I found this video very helpful! Thank you
@toddmendez64442 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for breaking this down. Very helpful and encouraging as well. Was not sure what was going on with all the different translations. Thank you so much!
@lenzwit1463 жыл бұрын
This here deserve more views, thank you for this. was a blessing
@J.F.3313 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. When looking this up, I noticed that the Lilith story didn’t appear until about 500+ years after the apostolic age rendering this entire story as a fabrication. I did find it interesting that in the Latin Vulgate the word Jerome uses is Lamia which took me down a little bit of a rabbit trail making connections to the Greek equivalent (Athena) which also has its connections Diana (Roman) which has its connections to Anat (Canaanite), Neith (Egyptian) and Brigantia (Celtic) which some have (not all) affiliations with owls. In conclusion, it seems that when the Israelites were under the boot of Egypt, Greece and Rome they may have adopted these stories into their folklore and later people linked this folklore to this Hebrew word Lilith and built an entire story around it. Just my thoughts.
@DrJohnStevenson3 жыл бұрын
I suspect you are correct. It serves as a reminder that we are not to not "pay attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth" (Titus 1:14).
@michealtaylor77452 жыл бұрын
Lilith, the 1st wife of Adam. Unlike Eve, is 2nd woman who was made of Adam by his rib & therefore Eve was subordinate to him. Whereas Lilith his 1st woman was equal to him, being created from the earth just as he was. Lilith was Adams 1st wife.
@Rolando_Cueva3 ай бұрын
@@michealtaylor7745 made-up. Genesis doesn't say anything remotely similar.
@jimmyren6381 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for shining light on this mythical Lilith. The Old Testament scriptures appear to have obvious “voids”, leaving various kinds of mysteries to fill. Good presentation on this topic!
@jobmaidana2 жыл бұрын
This was a great class! Thanks a lot for this. Blessings to you! Writing this from Paraguay
@petechi7612 жыл бұрын
Wow. I added a Volume Booster from the Play store becuz some videos are difficult to hear. More towards the end of this video. (Right where I was getting to the reason I was researching this!) The speakers wreaked and vibrated so badly I believed I blew my speakers! The booster only on 30% ....but it was in fact this video. Bummer. I wanted to here the end. ☹️
@According2kai3 жыл бұрын
This was a blessing.. thank You
@WendyS-pw2wv2 ай бұрын
what is the most accurate translation ? NIV , KJV or ells ?
@DrJohnStevenson2 ай бұрын
It depends upon the passage. There are a lot of places, especially in the Old Testament, where the KJV does a great job. On the other hand, the newer translations benefit from a better knowledge of the ancient languages thanks to archaeological discoveries as well as a great many more manuscripts. I continue to teach from the NAS 1995 edition, though I have a copy of the Legacy Standard Version that just came out a couple of years ago; it shows a lot of promise.
@WendyS-pw2wv2 ай бұрын
@DrJohnStevenson thank you for your answer sir.
@WendyS-pw2wv2 ай бұрын
should christian read ortodoxs deuterocanon , judeo christian legends and pseudepigrapha , new testament era , the sibylline oracles and key early church writings , books of ancient history. This chapters are inside a book called "210 book holy bible apocrypha and ancieng history master collection : surprassing the ethiopian bible" LSV. and also there is a book called " the other book" written by willis barnstones ? or they were not included in christian bible for a reason ?
@DrJohnStevenson2 ай бұрын
No, I don't think it is necessary for Christians to read all of those things. On the other hand, I teach a class at the college titled Backgrounds to the New Testament where I do teach on these things. The videos for that class (I teach it both on campus as well as online) are in my video collection. As to your question about the canon, I would point out that, when Jesus came, most of the Jews had already come to a conclusion as to which books were canonical versus those that were not. The Protestant Bible is aligned with their conclusions. Here is a quote from Josephus explaining the rationale of that view: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3rVg4WGib-ep8ksi=vn-yWe2gUB7xhsKG&t=612
@WendyS-pw2wv2 ай бұрын
@DrJohnStevenson okay ,thank you sir
@Incandescentiron3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed your scholarly presentation. I had someone trouble with the audio, some kind of high pitched interference. I think improved audio would make this a much more powerful presentation. Thank you for posting.
@WendyS-pw2wv2 ай бұрын
why do they translate it like that ?
@DrJohnStevenson2 ай бұрын
Because there were a variety of opinions on how to render it. Here are some of the other attempts: ESV Isaiah 34:14 And wild animals shall meet with hyenas; the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; indeed, there the night bird settles and finds for herself a resting place. GNV Isaiah 34:14 There shall meete also Ziim and Iim, and the Satyre shall cry to his fellow, and the shricheowle shall rest there, and shall finde for her selfe a quiet dwelling. KJV Isaiah 34:14 The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest. NAS Isaiah 34:14 And the desert creatures shall meet with the wolves, The hairy goat also shall cry to its kind; Yes, the night monster shall settle there And shall find herself a resting place. NET Isaiah 34:14 Wild animals and wild dogs will congregate there; wild goats will bleat to one another. Yes, nocturnal animals will rest there and make for themselves a nest. NIB Isaiah 34:14 Desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and wild goats will bleat to each other; there the night creatures will also repose and find for themselves places of rest. NIV Isaiah 34:14 Desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and wild goats will bleat to each other; there the night creatures will also lie down and find for themselves places of rest. NJB Isaiah 34:14 Wild cats will meet hyenas there, satyr will call to satyr, there Lilith too will lurk and find somewhere to rest. NRS Isaiah 34:14 Wildcats shall meet with hyenas, goat-demons shall call to each other; there too Lilith shall repose, and find a place to rest. RSV Isaiah 34:14 And wild beasts shall meet with hyenas, the satyr shall cry to his fellow; yea, there shall the night hag alight, and find for herself a resting place. TNK Isaiah 34:14 Wildcats shall meet hyenas, Goat-demons shall greet each other; There too the lilith shall repose And find herself a resting place.
@WendyS-pw2wv2 ай бұрын
@DrJohnStevenson okay ,thank you
@teachersikhumbuzomoyo54193 жыл бұрын
Doctor you never came with your position regarding lilith where is your stand? Is it just a myths or a reality as book of jubilee says?
@937youngjay3 жыл бұрын
You can tell he agrees that it’s a myth with his explanation of where the story derived from.
@DrJohnStevenson3 жыл бұрын
As Young Jay correctly notes, it is a fantasy story that someone wrote about the Biblical text.
@noobauditor28982 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this, it's been bugging that she actually isn't in the book 👌
@efficientfuture3 жыл бұрын
I've started reading the oldest known text of the old testament as I believe it makes more sense and will be less tainted by political views or monarchy. It is in hebrew and directly translated to english so very little lost in translation. The Bible does say God created Man and Woman from dirt on the same day, then a few verses later God makes Eve from Adam. A lot of texts removed from the Bible and in the bible lead us to believe that is where the wives of Cain came from. I feel that saying it was adam and eve doesn't make sense as there is never any explanation as to where other people came from.
@DrJohnStevenson3 жыл бұрын
The oldest known complete text of the Old Testament would be the Leningrad Codex and it is basically the same as any English translation on the market today. That means you have likely been reading someone's con job, for that text says nothing of what you describe.
@freespirit7450 Жыл бұрын
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@shaduck06 Жыл бұрын
so when did God tell Eve not to eat from the Tree
@DrJohnStevenson Жыл бұрын
Evidently, it was back in Genesis 2, not here in Isaiah 24.
@woodengold5204 Жыл бұрын
Hey @Drjohnstevenson, I found your video because I have seen a lilith demon cast out of someone and wanted to find out if it was in the Bible or not, I have no prejudice towards or against believing or not believing any particular interpretation, but I love your in depth approach!!! I think it’s a easy as someone from the intellectual western world to look down on stories of demons as kind of unenlightened, but I tell you we are starting to see a lot more of these demons as the days turns darker which is making me listen with a more sincere ear to what the medieval church said. Your thoughts? Have you ever cast out a demon?
@williamgonzalez52572 жыл бұрын
The translation lilith found at the dead sea scrolls, (lilith in plural) could lilith just had been bats
@DrJohnStevenson2 жыл бұрын
Or owls. My point exactly.
@quantumvisualizations2 жыл бұрын
I use CJB and it refers to other animals as her. So calling lilit her doesn't mean the night monster is a female person
@DrJohnStevenson2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. The Hebrew language does not have a neuter gender. Every noun is either masculine or feminine.
@anvayelbenephraim30876 ай бұрын
What he did here is conformation of what I have often said, i.e. Lilith is a Jewish construct. He focused only on the word לילית, but if we determine what is the subject of these verses, we can see more clearly what is happening."6 The sword of YHWH is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for YHWH hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom." The "her" in the following verses is referring to the land of Edom, such as: "12 As for her nobles, none shall be there to be called to the kingdom; and all her princes shall be nothing." I think the verse 14 means that Edom will be comforted nightly and at night will find rest. This makes sense to me because Edom ended up being part of the Judean kingdom; this is where Herod came from. They accepted Judaism: "16 Seek ye out of the book of YHWH, and read; no one of these shall be missing, none shall want her mate; for My mouth it hath commanded, and the breath thereof it hath gathered them."
@slippymass2 жыл бұрын
but where do wet dreams come from though?
@DrJohnStevenson2 жыл бұрын
They merely happen; you did not need something additional to bring them about. Incidentally, these sorts of emissions are mentioned in the Bible. "Now if a man has a seminal emission, he shall bathe all his body in water and be unclean until evening. 'As for any garment or any leather on which there is seminal emission, it shall be washed with water and be unclean until evening." (Leviticus 15:16-17). "If there is among you any man who is unclean because of a nocturnal emission, then he must go outside the camp; he may not reenter the camp. But it shall be when evening approaches, he shall bathe himself with water, and at sundown he may reenter the camp. 12 "You shall also have a place outside the camp and go out there, and you shall have a spade among your tools, and it shall be when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and shall turn to cover up your excrement." (Deuteronomy 23:10-13).
@afrohealing74463 жыл бұрын
It was hard to understand you at some point I don't know what's going on with your voice but I couldn't understand what you were saying But the parts that I did understand was a blessing
@DrJohnStevenson3 жыл бұрын
I understand and it is only getting worse with age.
@JBulsa3 жыл бұрын
@@DrJohnStevenson vocal chord operation
@DrJohnStevenson3 жыл бұрын
@@JBulsa That probably is not going to happen.
@stephaniejazzy7359 Жыл бұрын
Excellent
@statesrights01 Жыл бұрын
So well done!
@kinspa77652 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this sir...
@potipherkolala10222 жыл бұрын
I really don't understand Genesis 1 vrs 27. Especially The words "created them" and "Male and Female." "Blessed them" This passage simply suggests that God created male and female both at same time and blessed them both at the same time and told them to multiply at the same time. This makes sense to me.
@DrJohnStevenson2 жыл бұрын
What is there to not understand? God created mankind. Male and female. There is no reference in this statement to time. Genesis 2 goes back and tells the story in further detail.
@dreamspace71998 ай бұрын
The words "created them" "male and female" blessed them.... it's confusing
@MB-gd6be8 ай бұрын
@@dreamspace7199 why is it confusing?.
@synzidadie32203 ай бұрын
That part of the scriptures is called a ''Premice''. A general persentation, before going into details.
@RidinWithJesus2 жыл бұрын
How about you just read the context of Isaiah 34:1-17? It's the day of the Lord and its a bloody war against what appears to be nocturnal dessert animals, that include Ravens, other birds, unicorns, satyrs (torso of a man and lower body of a hooved beast) and dragons. Anyone with more than 5 pages worth bible knowledge can tell you that all those animals and beasts are demonic princes and devils. The more interesting thing is, that in verse 15, it says "There shall the great owl make her nest....". It's not talking about some special bird. God used this terminology in Revelation 12 with the "the great dragon" in verse 3, and "great red dragon" in verse 9. "The Great owl" may very well be alluding to a demonic queen/princess, which could infact be lilith.
@DrJohnStevenson2 жыл бұрын
Go back and read it again. The war is not against the night animals. The war is against the peoples of certain lands. Their domesticated animals are destroyed along with their human owners, and what is left are the wild animals.
@RidinWithJesus2 жыл бұрын
@@DrJohnStevenson you think those are literal animals?
@DrJohnStevenson2 жыл бұрын
@@RidinWithJesus Yes. I would say the same thing about the jackals and lions in the next chapter.
@RidinWithJesus2 жыл бұрын
@@DrJohnStevenson okay then, so if this passage is to be taken literally, then we must also take the unicorn, dragon, and satyr as literal creatures too. If this is the case then this still doesn't dispute but rather makes the case for these creatures being demonic princes being spoken of. Google a satyr if you don't know what it looks like. It is not an animal. The KJV mentions in verse 14 a satyr. Strong's Concordance shows up what the original Hebrew word used in verse 14 is, which is "sa'iyr". "Satyr" is the correct translation, whereas bibles like the niv get it wrong by putting wild goat and hyena in the passage. 8163. sa'iyr ► Strong's Exhaustive Concordance devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr Or sabir {saw-eer'}; from sa'ar; shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun -- devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.
@DrJohnStevenson2 жыл бұрын
@@RidinWithJesus Yes, you can take them all literally, but you also need to translate them correctly which means abandoning the old King James Version.
@rubeccashakeelsamuel14432 жыл бұрын
Great explanation ! Thanks.
@zigzac16502 жыл бұрын
This is wrong. If chapter 2 was about how God created everything then it's backwards and does not line up with the 6 days of creation. Adam and eve were not the first two. If God created Adam and then the animals for him to name then 6th day creation in chapter one is lying. Chapter two claims eve was made after Adam, after the garden(which is also contradictory to chapter one because the earth was made first) and after the animals. But Gen 1:27 says God made them both at the same time. No, I do not think the Bible contradicts itself, we've just been taught wrong for a very long time. If Adam and eve were the first, where did Cain and Seth find wives? Why did Cain tell God that people will kill him if they see him and know what he did? Can we please stop with the fairy tale? Humanity was created, and all knowing God knew eventually they would all be destroyed in the flood. That's why Adam and eve were created with God's spirit(breath) as a special blood line so that Yeshua would be able to come down.
@DrJohnStevenson2 жыл бұрын
Your comments have nothing to do with this particular passage. If you have some questions about Genesis, then I suggest you go and listen to the classes I have shared on those passages and then feel free to ask questions.
@zigzac16502 жыл бұрын
@@DrJohnStevenson haha you covered many passages. One I picked out was Gen 1:27. One that you highlighted which compelled me to comment. I'm glad you realize lylyth is bs, but I don't understand how you still believe Adam and eve were the only two created. And you can't even respond, just want another view on another video. Which clearly I am not going to agree with. Nor does the Bible if you're claiming what you claim here.
@sacred7enterprises2 ай бұрын
@drjohnstevenson - great point here! If Adam didn't have a 1st wife Eva/Lilith explain where the other people came from? Lol
@SONNYBOY922 жыл бұрын
What threw me was when they said she didn't want to be submissive so she left the garden. Then god sent angels to make her go back to the garden and when she wouldn't go back she became a demon. Like why she got to become something evil just cuz she wouldn't submit to a man
@DrJohnStevenson2 жыл бұрын
As I explained in the video, this was all merely the imagination of people who wanted to insert their own ideas into the Bible.
@trephonproductions10 ай бұрын
So basically he can’t tell us who Lilith is.
@DrJohnStevenson10 ай бұрын
You sound like you are looking for some mysterious person. The point is that there is no person; it is merely a term for a night owl. If I say, "Your thinking is going to the dogs," it is silly and irrelevant to ask, "Which dogs?" or "What is the name of the dog?"
@timmorris7945 Жыл бұрын
In your opinion this was poor hermeneutics, you may be right but what if your wrong???
@DrJohnStevenson Жыл бұрын
The Hebrew speaks of what is evidently a night owl. That is pretty obvious when comparing this with other uses of the word. If I am wrong, then maybe it refers to some other night bird or to a bat. If I am wrong, then it is not a big deal.
@timmorris7945 Жыл бұрын
@@DrJohnStevenson Understand that, Salvation is first and last most important and all that matters 💯
@MORONIKABLASTER3 жыл бұрын
How amazing
@joshuabland1439 ай бұрын
The question comes from ch2 when Adam says this one flesh of my flesh as if there was one before that was not
@DrJohnStevenson9 ай бұрын
You are reading something into the text that is not there.
@Tee68510 ай бұрын
Amen
@amandi-umehchinaza35742 жыл бұрын
Thank sir ... we explained they want to kill the faith...
@zanerobinson43552 жыл бұрын
I don't believe there was a Lilith ever
@DrJohnStevenson2 жыл бұрын
Since the term simply refers to a night owl, I would point out that there were and still are plenty of owls to be found in the Middle East. That is the point of the lesson.
@ProtonSpaceАй бұрын
Also saving people from Hell, that's why she is considered a queen of demons. You have to understand that everyone including demons, who are willing to repent and get together with God can have a chance to do so. We have to have a system that's in service to fallen one's. Demons don't have s sexual expression, because they lost the ability to have a body, so they possess us. Also God's children who entered the "right" side of the tree of life, can safely experience multiple lives, without ever being in any contact with the adversary, the Devil. Those who entered through the left side of the tree of life are in direct service and connection to Satan, but as always in service to the Most High. The middle one, the least taken path is very heavy, not many go through there, its called "the Elevator" but you are actually using "the stairs", slow motion, life by life, you can get stuck in it badly, experience downfall's of immense power, heavily guided by both sides of the Spirit realms.
@DrJohnStevensonАй бұрын
Apparently, you did not listen to the complete video. It sounds like you have been taken in by the "Jewish myths" that Paul described in Titus 1. That is a shame.
@ProtonSpaceАй бұрын
@DrJohnStevenson Actually if you only knew what I have been through.... you would never say something like that.
@ProtonSpaceАй бұрын
@DrJohnStevenson If you send me your email I will send you a copy of a book in progress called Mark of Love 6666. I have so much experience in spirituality. They did destiny swap, black magic. I also found out about my "higher self" My family is using telepathy to communicate with me, I had 5 demons attacking me, sleep paralysis, stabbed with a needle in my back making me sick and it didn't happen to my Earth body. You wouldn't believe.
@ProtonSpaceАй бұрын
@DrJohnStevenson I've been through black magic, destiny swap attempt, 5 demons attacking me, sleep paralysis, found out about my Higher Self body or they had a voodoo doll on me because I've been stabbed in my back making me sick and they tried to convince me about my dismemberment of the body I was not in here because nothing happened here but apparently somewhere else it did. So please consider the protection you have from God, you are living your life by the Bible I suppose, me on the other hand am in the middle of something I can't explain. I almost killed myself from love depravity that's why I started a book called Mark of Love 6666, you should read it. My mind is also transmitted around the people I am talking to, telepathy because the day of the stabbing they put something in my left ear, again in my "upper" or another body.
@DrJohnStevensonАй бұрын
@ProtonSpace If I knew what you had been through, we might have a very different conversation. But I don't. This video looked only to comment upon a single passage of the Bible. It is one you have evidently not understood. I only addressed that passage and your misunderstanding of it.
@davidjenkins2429 Жыл бұрын
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@lutherjones5035 ай бұрын
Nice try but you can clearly see that genesis chapter one and Genesis chapter 2 totally describe different ways man was created We should not try to make the Bible fit a believe system . Science has the answer. It is clear that human remains predate Adam by millions of years. Adam clearly was not the first man created(4 distinct humanoids have been found ) . The creation of man in genesis refers to a different man that predates Adam. CHRISTIANS simply need to admit they were wrong about genesis by admitting the truth you can begin to dispell the Lillith legend(myth)
@DrJohnStevenson5 ай бұрын
This passage doesn't have anything to do with Adam or creation, so I don't know why you bring that up here unless you just happen to have a chip on your shoulder. I have discussed the early chapters of Genesis elsewhere.
@alexandaralexandrov3530 Жыл бұрын
shame a lot of Christians dwell on and believe in such mythological nonsense.....by the same logic I can understand why muslims think Solomon prophesied about mohamad xdddd
@theawaking Жыл бұрын
That can be debated if not total overstanding where just talking and i would just rather man say they dont know instead up making up something thats why most people dont like that book its not straight up like it was from God but man or falling angle anunanaki or who ever you want to call them,no one debates or give different text for the emerald tablets ever they havent changed in centuries but the bible change's from church to church and many different versions causing all this confusion reasons why you made this vid