A video which captured the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, George Mireku Duker, misquoting the bible in 2020 has surfaced again.
The book of Psalms in the Christian Bible starts at Psalm 1 and ends at Psalm 150, however, the MP who participated in the “Peace Concert” organised by Tarkwa Crusaders Chorale on Sunday, November 1, quoted Psalm 500 while interacting with congregants.
The member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) explained that the bible admonished Christians to enter the throne room of God with praises and thanksgiving.
“Psalm 500 states that we should always be glad when we come before the Lord. When you are singing, we should sing with a joyful and cheerful heart,”he added.
But the scripture that depicts the short sermon the MP shared is situated in Psalm 100 verses 4.
Like why would a full Christian sit in there to clap for the wrong Bible verse?
— Amimaaliba (@amimaaliba) April 3, 2024
Like I'm so sad now arrrrrh pic.twitter.com/Bqn2D0Sqeo
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name,” Psalm 100:4 indicates.
Scores of Ghanaians did not spare the MP after some criticized him of preaching out of context.
Days after the video, the MP denied quoting Psalm 500, he emphasized that the video was doctored by certain members of the opposition party, the National Democratic Congress.
You may be wondering why a clip that made rounds on the internet in 2020 has got Ghanaians throwing the MP again.
Recently, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia misquoted the bible at the Glorious Word Power Ministries International, in Accra when he visited Rev. Isaac Owusu-Bempah.
Bawumia stated “If you go to the Book of Zachariah 4:1, what does it say, “It is not by might nor by power, but by the spirit of the Lord Almighty”.
Those sharing the video of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s address have questioned whether he correctly quoted the verse from the Bible, suggesting a mix-up.
According to those referencing the New King James Version of the Bible, Bawumia quoted Zechariah 4:6 instead of Zechariah 4:1.
Zechariah 4:6 NKJV reads: “So he answered and said to me: “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the LORD of hosts.”
Zechariah 4:1 NKJV, on the other hand, reads: “Now the angel who talked with me came back and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep.”
Please take your bible and go to Zechariah 4:1 to see if what our BawuLiar is saying is correct.
— Yayra Koku (@YayraKoku) April 2, 2024
Even at the altar, he LIES. pic.twitter.com/dRxdHInEFL