LXX Goofs

It is quite comical to see just how shoddy mainstream biblical scholarship is. For example, it is common fare for mainstream biblical scholarship to state that the writer of Hebrews quoted from the LXX's rendering of Genesis 47:31 when he penned Hebrews 11:21. In other words, that the writer of Hebrews was copying the Greek LXX from Genesis 47:31. Of course, this assertion is ludicrous and is ignorantly made on the following basis ...

The Hebrew text states that Jacob "bowed himself upon the bed's head." The LXX declares that Jacob "bowed himself on the top of his STAFF." Naturally, since the writer of Hebrews used the word "STAFF" instead of "bed's head" he must be quoting the LXX - according to the THEORY, that is.

As is habitual with mainstream biblical scholarship, however, they have failed to observe the SIMPLE context. You see, in Genesis 47:31 Jacob is in the tent with Joseph ALONE. Just the two of them. In Hebrews 11:21, on the other hand, the context is ENTIRELY different. In this case, Jacob AND HIS SONS are in the tent with Joseph, an event which is found LATER in the Genesis passage in 48:1-12, and it is this LATTER passage that the writer of Hebrews is describing, NOT Genesis 47:31 which mainstream biblical scholarship so ignorantly presupposes. It gets better.

A straight-forward reading of the Hebrew reveals clearly what happened. Joseph, still in the prone position, leaned on his bed when Jacob first entered the tent in Genesis 47:31. But when Joseph brought his two sons into the tent later in Genesis 48, then Joseph SAT UP and LEANED UPON HIS STAFF. This LATTER event is what the writer of Hebrews is recording (all four persons are now present), and a SIMPLE adherence to context (which is really asking too much of mainstream bible scholars who don't even know what evidence is, let alone how to analyze or interpret it) would have prevented mainstream biblical scholars from making such a bad exhibition of themselves in this matter. There's more.

It becomes eminently clear that the writer of the LXX had the NT before him when he WROTE the LXX - the exact OPPOSITE of what mainstream biblical scholarship ASSERTS. The writer of the LXX confused the context exactly like mainstream bible scholars have confused the context.

Accordingly, the writer of the LXX decided he would help God out and prevent the Holy Spirit from making an error. Consequently, the writer of the LXX interposed the Greek word for "STAFF" into Genesis 47:31 based on the Greek text of Hebrews 11:21, which he had in front of him as he penned the book of Genesis in Greek. In other words, the writer of the LXX decided he was going to harmonize Genesis with the book of Hebrews by clarifying the account in Genesis, only he - like mainstream bible scholars - didn't pay attention to the context and thus, not only did he fail to "harmonize" the account, but in fact introduced yet another of his many legions of errors into the text.

In other words, the writer of the LXX copied Genesis FROM the book of Hebrews - the exact OPPOSITE of what mainstream biblical scholarship so ignorantly asserts.