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2576. Impurity, Repentance, and Jealousy

Num 5:1-31

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... within the marital relationship and protect a woman against an irrationally jealous husband. The problem of irrational jealousy still exists today. Proverbs 27:4 says, “Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?” Jealousy is a powerful emotion. It can lead to anger and vengeance (Prov. 6:34). It can also lead to the breakdown of a marital relationship and divorce. Although the ritual of Numbers 5:15–31 at the tabernacle conducted by Levitical priests no longer applies ...

2577. Failure to Enter the Land

Num 13:1–14:9

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... the descendants of Anak (13:28). The Anakites are an intimidating, tall race (Deut. 2:10, 21) that the scouts associate with the powerful Nephilim of Genesis 6:1–4. In comparison with them, the scouts feel puny and impotent (Num. 13:31, 33). Fear is a common emotion to which we are all too prone. That is why the Bible must reassure us so often. One of the most frequent exhortations in the Bible is “Do not be afraid.” We are by nature fearful creatures. When we focus on great obstacles in life, we are ...

2578. Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Obedience

Num 15:1-41

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... of deviant sexual behavior is a metaphor for ethical and especially religious violations (1 Chron. 5:25; 2 Chron. 21:11; Ps. 106:39; Isa. 1:21). 15:40 be consecrated. Obeying God’s commands shows Israel to be set apart (holy). The emotionally charged reference to who and what God has shown himself to be in the exodus narratives serves to motivate the Israelites continually to remind themselves of the need to obey his commandments. Theological Insights Where people violate his decrees, God as judge ...

2579. Priesthood Confirmed and Its Mediation Duties Specified

Num 17:1–8:7

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... success with a number of people being converted to Christ through his preaching. Both teachers and classmates urged Graham to commit himself to gospel ministry. But Graham still was not sure that he wanted to commit his whole life to preaching. Finally, he became emotionally distraught and walked around a golf course, questioning his call to ministry. One night he got down on his knees on the edge of one of the golf greens and poured out his heart to God in prayer. “Oh, God,” he sobbed, “if you ...

2580. “Your Sin Will Find You Out”: The Lord Confronts His Sinful Servant

2 Samuel 12:1-31

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... Lord is willing to extend his forgiveness and mercy to his repentant servants because he is a faithful God whose love for his covenant people is enduring. To David’s credit, he confesses his sin when Nathan confronts him. (Psalm 51 expresses the emotions he feels on that occasion.) The Lord extends forgiveness to David, yet forgiveness does not erase all the consequences of his sin. Nevertheless it does release David from the punishment his capital crime deserves, and it preserves his life, as well as his ...

2581. “O Absalom, My Son, My Son!”

2 Sam 18:1–19:8

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... the political interests of his king (11:14–25). Now this same Joab disregards David’s orders and kills David’s son with calculating and cold-blooded efficiency because, once again, he is committed to doing what is politically advantageous for David. David has let emotion and sentiment cloud his vision, but Joab knows that David can be safe only if and when Absalom is dead.4 18:15 struck him and killed him. It is perhaps appropriate that the account of Absalom’s death contains echoes of both Uriah ...

2582. Blood Vengeance in Gibeah

2 Samuel 21:1-14

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... , an athlete, and more. Yet he has within him a darkness—an anger born of his father’s rigid handling of him—that he will not discuss with anyone. Those who see its shadows do not confront him about it. As a result his complex emotions fester, leading him to sexual sin, clearly done because of his self-loathing. Everyone around him is destroyed, as is so often the case today when sexual sin (pornography, adultery, homosexual behavior) invades a marriage or a family. This novel has powerful effects on ...

2583. Barren No More

1 Sam 1:1-20–2:11

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... to eat (v. 7). This portrait of Hannah’s torment sets the stage for her desperate plea for relief from her humiliation. 1:10 In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. The expression “deep anguish” means severe depression and emotional torment (Job 3:20–22; 10:1; Prov. 31:6–7; Ezek. 27:31). Hannah’s own words testify to her intense suffering. She speaks of her “misery” (v. 11) and “great anguish and grief” (v. 16); she describes herself as “deeply troubled ...

2584. The Lord Chooses a Prophet

1 Sam 3:1--4:1

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... job in Victorian England, a subservient position that can be as pleasant or horrific as the employer wants to make it). Jane soon meets Rochester (her employer), and they fall deeply in love, a love with intellectual as well as emotional motivation. On their wedding day, however, Jane learns of circumstances that make it morally impossible for her to continue with the marriage. Deeply grieved, the heroine nevertheless does the right thing and leaves Rochester, fleeing temptation. Without resources, she ...

2585. Repentance and Victory

1 Samuel 7:2-17

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... 15:11–32). b. Repentance can have a corporate dimension when the individual members of the covenant community have participated together in the same sins. c. Repentance begins with sincere motives, but it also involves actions, not just emotion. The substance of repentance is changed behavior, often involving a radical repudiation of one’s former behavior and allegiances. Symbolic rituals and confession of sin may accompany repentance, but these formal expressions have significance only if supported by ...

2586. The Lord Is with David

1 Samuel 18:1-30

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... even Saul’s own son and heir apparent, Jonathan, and his own daughter Michal. Throughout the chapter, the narrator emphasizes that the Lord is with David, granting him success (vv. 5, 12, 14, 28, 30), while he characterizes Saul as angry, jealous, emotionally unstable, and increasingly fearful (vv. 8–12, 15, 29). There should be no doubt that David, not Saul, is the rightful king. The following chapters only serve to drive home that point. Historical and Cultural Background In this chapter we are told ...

2587. God’s Protection Takes the Form of a Faithful Friend

1 Samuel 20:1-42

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... in his response to his father, Jonathan uses David’s name to refer to his friend (v. 28). Earlier Saul has called David by name several times (cf. 18:8, 11, 22, 25; 19:22), but the change here indicates his growing hostility as he distances himself emotionally from his son-in-law. 20:30 Saul’s anger flared up. See the comment above at 18:8. Saul expressed righteous anger when he heard of the Ammonite threat against Jabesh Gilead (11:6), but his anger became self-centered and misdirected when he heard ...

2588. David on the Run

1 Sam 21:1–22:5

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... Though David is still on the run, he has every reason to be confident: after all, David has escaped once again, the king’s son has recognized David’s destiny and is fully behind him, and the Lord has demonstrated his ability to protect David. But human emotions can be fickle, and in this next episode David’s faith wavers. Yet the Lord reminds David of his destiny and his past success, ironically using the lips of the Philistines to do so (21:11). David leaves the land of Judah, but to his credit, his ...

2589. The Lord Guides, Encourages, and Protects David

1 Samuel 23:1-29

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... 17:2; 1 Sam. 15:13). Pious-sounding blessings do not necessarily mean that the heart where they originate is morally pure. for your concern for me. This account illustrates the point that “concern” (or compassion), in and of itself, is not necessarily a proper emotional response. In fact, on an earlier occasion the Lord told Saul not to spare the Amalekites (15:3), yet he and his army did so (15:9, 15), prompting divine judgment. (The Hebrew word translated “spare/spared” in the NIV has the primary ...

2590. David Spares Saul’s Life

1 Samuel 24:1-22

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... ; 1 Sam. 11:4; 2 Sam. 3:32; 13:36; Job 2:12).4 On at least one occasion feelings of guilt appear to be present (Judg. 2:4), but by itself the expression need not imply this. Usually there is a sense of loss or regret that prompts this emotional response. 24:17 You are more righteous than I. This statement and the one made in 26:21 compose the most important evidence of David’s innocence in the entire story. Together they form a foundation for the narrator’s defense of David. Saul has accused David of ...

2591. Tell It Not in Gath!

2 Samuel 1:1-16, 1 Samuel 31:1-13

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... consequences. Three of his sons die as well, including Jonathan, David’s faithful friend and covenant partner. In fact, divine discipline humiliates the entire community (2 Sam. 1:19), and the reality of Israel’s loss and humiliation grips David at a deep emotional level (1:12). In the end, the demise of God’s rebellious servants is to be lamented, because it shatters God’s ideal for the individual, often causes innocent people to suffer as well, and brings shame to the entire covenant community ...

2592. Bildad Has the Answer (He Thinks!)

Job 8:1-22

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Daniel J. Estes

... improperly or who have administered the wrong medicines because of misdiagnosis, mistakes that can have dire consequences. Such an illustration is not used to point the finger at the medical profession but to make this point: the diagnosis—physical, emotional, or spiritual—must be made astutely before prescribing the cure. Military History: Both the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba (1961) under President John F. Kennedy and the Battle of Mogadishu (1993) during President Bill Clinton’s presidency ranged ...

2593. Job Presents Evidence against the Retribution Principle

Job 12:1--14:22

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Daniel J. Estes

... has placed around them. 14:6 till he has put in his time like a hired laborer. Before his great adversity, Job felt delight as the friendship of God hovered over his tent (29:4). At this time, by contrast, Job senses a great social and emotional distance from God. Consequently, he pictures humans as hired laborers who are compelled to put in their time for a harsh taskmaster. In this scenario, life becomes mere tedium driven by obligation and fear, not joyful service for a loving and caring master. 14:7 ...

2594. Eliphaz Turns Up His Criticism of Job

Job 15:1-35

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Daniel J. Estes

... yields definitive results. Job, however, senses that his past understanding of how the world functions has been turned upside down by his experience of adversity. His agitated passion reflects the turmoil in his heart and mind. Eliphaz faults Job for this intense emotion, misconstruing it as a rejection of God, when really it is a reflection of Job’s internal confusion and pain. A comparison with the lament psalms demonstrates that godly people often have intense feelings of pain, which they bring to the ...

2595. Bildad Again Beats the Retribution Drum

Job 18:1-21

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Daniel J. Estes

... ’s moral order must be overturned just for him. According to Bildad, Job holds that everybody else is wrong, and only he is right, making him sound like a petulant child who demands his own way. He sees Job as consumed by his angry emotions rather than thinking through the issue reasonably. 18:5 The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out. In Bildad’s system of thought there is no room for ambiguity or for exceptions. Rather, life is thoroughly predictable, because wickedness is always punished without ...

2596. “The Lord Watches over the Way of the Righteous”

Psalm 1:1-6

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C. Hassell Bullock

... -nourished tree, yields its fruit in the proper season (1:3). This is in stark contrast to the wicked, whom “the wind blows away” (1:4). In this world of rapid change one’s spiritual constancy can be a remedy that results in emotional wholeness. Illustrating the Text Delight in the Law of the Lord. Quote: Jonathan Edwards. Edwards, an eighteenth-century American theologian and preacher, said, “God created man for nothing else but happiness.”1It is not the sensual pleasures of life that he speaks ...

2597. “I Will Not Fear Though Tens of Thousands Assail Me”

Psalm 3:1-8

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C. Hassell Bullock

... My yoke is easy and my burden is light” (Matt. 11:30). And further, Jesus instructs his disciples not to be anxious about tomorrow, because tomorrow has enough worries of its own. Our faith in Christ is supposed to be a life-changing, behavior-correcting, emotion-soothing power that flows through our spiritual veins and nourishes every part of the soul. When we are depleted of spiritual vim and vigor, and weary of the routine of life, we might well use a set of spiritual exercises that could put us back ...

2598. “Their Violence Comes Down on Their Own Heads”

Psalm 7:1-17

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C. Hassell Bullock

... of praise to the “name of the Lord Most High” (7:17). 7:9 minds and hearts. Literally, “hearts and kidneys.” The word “heart” (leb; here it is plural) approximates our notion of mind (cf. Ps. 17:3), while “kidneys” (kelayot) are the seat of emotions. God judges according to the inner motives. 7:10 shield. This is the smaller, more portable shield (magen). See Psalm 5:12, where the larger shield (tsinnah) is in view. 7:12 If he does not relent, . . . he will bend and string his bow ...

2599. “The Lord . . . Rules the World in Righteousness”

Psalm 10:1-18, Psalm 9:1-20

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C. Hassell Bullock

... him forever.”[13] The catechism is in accord with Psalm 9:13–14 on this point. In these verses David asks for mercy and to be lifted from the gates of death, in order to declare the praises of God. So often our concerns are limited to our physical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs. But here we see that at a time of need David cries for mercy in order to praise God. If our great purpose is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever, what should this mean for us as we live our lives? Certainly it ...

2600. “In the Lord I Take Refuge”

Psalm 11:1-7

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C. Hassell Bullock

... of 13:1a into two (so pointed in the MT). The single question is found also in Psalms 79:5 and 89:46 (89:47 MT). The question “how long?” (‘ad-’anah) occurs four times in 13:1–2, suggesting the urgency and emotional intensity of the psalmist’s situation. The word “forever” (netsah) probably means “utterly,”[8] and the expression “hide your face” (the opposite of Num. 6:26) here denotes God’s displeasure. This expression occurs in the ancient Near Eastern literature also in that ...

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