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2 Timothy 3:8-9 KJV 8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. 9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their's also was.
Exodus 7:11-13 KJV
11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. 12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. 13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
Origen says an apocryphal book called The Book of Jannes and Jambres, contained details of their exploits. This book, known as The Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres the magicians, exists in some Greek fragments present in the Chester Beatty Papyri No XVI (which has been translated by Albert Pietersma and in an extensive Ethiopic fragment which was discovered in 2014.)
Jewish traditions in the Targums preserve other legends. J&J are called the sons of Balaam, the prophets of Peor. It was also said that they converted to Judaism and left Egypt at Exodus with Moses and the Israelites; but died on the way, either at the parting of the sea, or the destruction of the Golden Calf, or at the slaughter of Korah and his follower.
Apart from opposition to Moses there are other legends about the Egyptian sorcerers; it was said that during the end of their days they had occult knowledge to embark on a journey to the Jewish world to come. They were not welcome and the angels of the first few heavens fought them but they could not evict them due to the potent talismans worn by the wizards. As they entered the fourth heaven they met Michael and Gabriel; legends say the battle was balanced, but in the end it was the angels who had to fall back. (yeah right) Upon entering the fifth heaven they were met by none other than Metatron, who did not come at them with defiance or anger but appeared accommodating, after conversing for a short time convincing Jannes and Jambres to remove their talismans, leaving them vulnerable. Metatron threw them out of heaven with a wave of his hand and they lost all memory of the event.
The Book of Jasher refers to the magicians by the names Jannes and Jambres.
The name of Jannes occurs in Pliny the Elder's Natural History (XXX, II, 11) Pliny refers to Jambres and Iotape as famous magicians of antiquity related rather than against Moses; Pliny's citation is also referred to in Apuleius. Numenius of Apamea, a Neopythagorean philosopher, who called them sacred Egyptian scribes. The Gospel of Nicodemus also refers to the magicians by the name of Jannes and Jambres. Josephus spoke about the confrontation in Antiq. Of the Jews book 2 ch 13, Paragraph 2.
The Chester Beatty Papyri No XVI: brill.com/view/title/2353
Matthew 18:20 KJV
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Hosea 4:4-6 4Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest. 5Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother. 6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
How old is the earth? youtu.be/U4sy4V07Kv4
The Balaam Inscription isthatinthebible.wordpress.com/2016/07/15/the-story-of-balaam-how-biblical-tradition-turned-a-prophet-of-god-into-an-arch-heretic
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2 Timothy 3:8-9 KJV 8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. 9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their's also was.
Exodus 7:11-13 KJV
11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. 12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. 13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
Origen says an apocryphal book called The Book of Jannes and Jambres, contained details of their exploits. This book, known as The Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres the magicians, exists in some Greek fragments present in the Chester Beatty Papyri No XVI (which has been translated by Albert Pietersma and in an extensive Ethiopic fragment which was discovered in 2014.)
Jewish traditions in the Targums preserve other legends. J&J are called the sons of Balaam, the prophets of Peor. It was also said that they converted to Judaism and left Egypt at Exodus with Moses and the Israelites; but died on the way, either at the parting of the sea, or the destruction of the Golden Calf, or at the slaughter of Korah and his follower.
Apart from opposition to Moses there are other legends about the Egyptian sorcerers; it was said that during the end of their days they had occult knowledge to embark on a journey to the Jewish world to come. They were not welcome and the angels of the first few heavens fought them but they could not evict them due to the potent talismans worn by the wizards. As they entered the fourth heaven they met Michael and Gabriel; legends say the battle was balanced, but in the end it was the angels who had to fall back. (yeah right) Upon entering the fifth heaven they were met by none other than Metatron, who did not come at them with defiance or anger but appeared accommodating, after conversing for a short time convincing Jannes and Jambres to remove their talismans, leaving them vulnerable. Metatron threw them out of heaven with a wave of his hand and they lost all memory of the event.
The Book of Jasher refers to the magicians by the names Jannes and Jambres.
The name of Jannes occurs in Pliny the Elder's Natural History (XXX, II, 11) Pliny refers to Jambres and Iotape as famous magicians of antiquity related rather than against Moses; Pliny's citation is also referred to in Apuleius. Numenius of Apamea, a Neopythagorean philosopher, who called them sacred Egyptian scribes. The Gospel of Nicodemus also refers to the magicians by the name of Jannes and Jambres. Josephus spoke about the confrontation in Antiq. Of the Jews book 2 ch 13, Paragraph 2.
The Chester Beatty Papyri No XVI: brill.com/view/title/2353
Matthew 18:20 KJV
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Hosea 4:4-6 4Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest. 5Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother. 6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
How old is the earth? youtu.be/U4sy4V07Kv4
The Balaam Inscription isthatinthebible.wordpress.com/2016/07/15/the-story-of-balaam-how-biblical-tradition-turned-a-prophet-of-god-into-an-arch-heretic
Thomas Sowell
youtu.be/WK4M9iJrgto
Thank you for watching.
Don’t forget to like, share and subscribe.
God bless everyone.
