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2676. Zophar's Second Speech to Job

Job 20:1-29

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Gerald H. Wilson

... and left for dead by the road. Similarly, the wicked have seized houses they did not build. 20:20–23 These verses turn from the poisonous consequences of filling oneself with what is evil to the insatiable craving for evil that consumes all and yet leaves no satisfaction. A more literal translation of the first half of verse 20 is: “He knows no contentment in his belly.” Although NIV takes the second half of verse 20 to mean that the wealth of the wicked cannot deliver from this addictive craving for ...

2677. The Escape to Egypt

Matthew 2:13-18

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Robert H. Mounce

... 16b–17a). Joseph is to remain with his family in Egypt until the angel of the Lord returns and tells him to leave. In verse 8 Herod claimed he wanted to know where Jesus was so he could go and worship him. Now we see that his real intent was to murder ... the Christ child. So Joseph gathers his family and leaves for Egypt, where they remained until the death of Herod. This took place in 4 B.C. How Jesus could have been born B.C. ( ...

2678. The Return to Nazareth

Matthew 2:19-23

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Robert H. Mounce

... , that is obviously the connection Matthew intends to establish. Many writers have noticed Matthew’s use of the Moses motif, especially in the nativity narratives (cf. W. D. Davies, The Setting of the Sermon on the Mount, pp. 78ff.). In Exodus 4:19 God tells Moses to leave Midian and “go back to Egypt, for all the men who wanted to kill you are dead.” Matthew’s use of “those who were trying to take the child’s life” (2:20), referring to Herod and those he sent to carry out his nefarious scheme ...

2679. Mercy for the Languishing

Psalm 6:1-10

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Craig C. Broyles

... as pre-Christian, but it is not sub-Christian. We would be remiss if we treasured only the final stage and the final form of God’s revelation. There is still a valuable lesson to be learned from this earlier stage, namely that the inability to praise God leaves his people feeling near death. Life without worship, in the liturgists’ view, is no life at all. Not to praise is a form of death. The primary indicator of our being truly alive is our praise of God. This psalm is correct in that sickness, or at ...

2680. The Calling of the First Disciples

Matthew 4:18-22

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Robert H. Mounce

... one’s work and quite literally “follow after” Jesus is what it means to be a disciple (this reflects the practice of many famous teachers of antiquity). The response was immediate. Peter and Andrew leave their nets and follow Jesus. Shortly after this another set of brothers, James and John, were working on their nets in a boat with their father Zebedee. When called by Jesus they abandon their work and follow Jesus. The urgency of the call and the immediate response of the fishermen ...

2681. The Calling of Matthew

Matthew 9:9-13

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Robert H. Mounce

... (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13). Either Matthew is the name given to Levi when he became a disciple or both names belonged to the same person from the beginning. When Jesus says to the tax gatherer, Follow me, Matthew immediately leaves his place of business and follows the Lord. 9:10–13 We next see Jesus as host to a number of tax collectors and “sinners.” These were common people who paid little or no attention to the strict requirements of ceremonial law. The NIV places the affair ...

2682. The Sign of Jonah

Matthew 12:38-45

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Robert H. Mounce

... greater,” but Gundry is correct in saying that it emphasizes quality as distinct from personal identity (p. 246; as NIV: one greater). The reference is to Jesus. The Queen of the South (cf. 1 Kings 10:1–13) will join with the Ninevites in leaving the Jews “without excuse” (Knox), because she came all the way from Arabia to listen to the wise teaching of Solomon, whereas Jesus’ opponents have refused to accept the word of One who is greater than Solomon. It is not Jesus’ purpose to praise the ...

2683. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

Matthew 14:13-21

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Robert H. Mounce

... the time for supper had already passed, the disciples came to Jesus with the request that the people be allowed to go to the villages and buy themselves some food (v. 15). To the disciples’ surprise Jesus answered that there was no need for the crowd to leave. You give them something to eat, said Jesus. Their response, undoubtedly tinged with some skepticism, was, We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish. Bread and fish were basic to the diet of the poor of that day. 14:18–21 The bread was ...

2684. The Parable of the Lost Sheep

Matthew 18:10-14

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Robert H. Mounce

... . Teaching about angels was expanded greatly in Judaism following the period of the exile. The doctrine of ministering (guardian?) angels is clearly established here and in Hebrews 1:14. Jesus tells a parable of a man with a hundred sheep, one of which has wandered away. He leaves the ninety-nine and sets out to find the one lost sheep. If he finds it his joy is greater over the one that has been found than over the ninety-nine that never strayed. The point of the parable is that God the Father does not ...

2685. Daniel’s Training in Babylon

Daniel 1:1-21

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William Nelson

... , the shift may have occurred earlier. Kasdim is found in Herodotus, Hist. 1.181–182 in the fifth century B.C., referring to the priests of Bel, the Babylonian deity, but it is a very brief notice that does not mention magic or astrology. Collins wants to leave open the possibility that Herodotus was using the term with the later meaning, which would push the shift in meaning back to the fifth century B.C. (Collins, Daniel, pp. 137–38). 1:5 The Hebrew word for food here is pat-bag. It comes from Persian ...

2686. Daniel’s Dream of Four Beasts

Daniel 7:1-14

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William Nelson

... Theodotion’s Greek version and because it seems unlikely to fit in the gap of 4QDanb. I retain it because it is part of the structure of the chapter. Alternatively, we might read reʾsh millin, “the beginning of words” (as though followed by a colon), leaving out ʾamar, “he said.” Of course, it is possible that the structure was added later, but that is not clear. The dream does seem to have several introductions, but the one at the beginning of v. 2 is more suspect. 7:2 Goldingay argues that the ...

2687. The Burial of Jesus

Mark 15:42-47

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Larry W. Hurtado

... Greek). As mentioned in our treatment of that scene, Mark may have intended his readers to notice that the clothing of the young man anticipates the death attire of Jesus (see the discussion of 14:51). There, a “young man” dressed for death and burial escapes, leaving Jesus to face his death and burial alone and, in Mark’s view, on behalf of that young man and the others whom he represents. The description of Jesus’ burial place suggests that Jesus was buried with respect and by a man of some wealth ...

2688. The Parable of the Lost Son

Luke 15:11-32

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Craig A. Evans

... the younger son got together all he had: Jewish law permitted property to be sold, but the income of the land was still due the father (the original owner) as long as he lived. To liquidate his portion of the estate and then to leave his family amounted to an act of the grossest disregard and disloyalty. squandered his wealth in wild living: Lit. “scattered his substance living loosely.” Thus, “loose living” is described by his older brother as wasting money on prostitutes (v. 30). The noun form of ...

2689. The Resurrection and Marriage

Luke 20:27-40

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Craig A. Evans

... show the incompatability of the law of Moses and belief in the resurrection. The Sadducees allude to Deut. 25:5 and Gen. 38:8, where the laws of what would eventually be called “levirate marriage” are laid down. If a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for his brother. The question of the Sadducees supposes that seven brothers successively married one woman. In the event of the resurrection, whose wife will she be, since the seven were ...

2690. Paul's Plan to Visit Rome

Romans 15:23-33

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James R. Edwards

... reached Rome, but not as a pioneer missionary. He arrived as a prisoner in chains, and our chief source for these matters, the book of Acts, closes with his awaiting trial under Caesar in Rome. Whether Paul ever made it to Spain we do not know. The NT leaves no record that he did. The traditional view is that Paul died at the hands of Nero shortly after the end of the narrative of Acts (ca. A.D. 62). There is, however, at least one brief though tantalizing piece of evidence that Paul may have fulfilled his ...

2691. Balaam's Third Oracle

Num 23:27--24:14

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W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... refers back to his previous statement in 22:18, that no matter what the reward, he could only speak as God instructs. This account of the third oracle again shows God’s accomplishing the avowed purpose. 24:14 Balaam agrees that he will return home, but before leaving he speaks another oracle, again indicating the divine intent to bless Israel and give Israel military success. Additional Notes 23:28 The location of Peor is unknown. Note the use of the term in 25:3, 5. Beth Peor occurs in Deut. 3:29; 4:46 ...

2692. Cities of Refuge

Numbers 35:6-34

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W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... following the death, the accused flees to the city of refuge for protection but then returns home for a hearing. If the hearing judges the killing unintentional, the killer returns to the city of refuge to stay until the death of the high priest. Should the person leave the city of refuge at any time, the avenger of blood may kill the accused. If the accused stays in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest, then the person is free to return home. Central to the significance of this procedure ...

2693. Death of Eli

1 Samuel 4:12-22

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Mary J. Evans

... in the name of her son, Ichabod, . . . the glory has departed. She is almost certainly not alone in thinking that Israel’s glory, normally associated with the Lord, has left them. Baldwin’s suggestion that the “glory has departed” refers to God leaving the ark rather than leaving Israel (1 and 2 Samuel, p. 72) does not fit with the text. Both Israel and Philistia thought that Israel’s God had been captured. Both began to doubt the power of which Israel had been so confident and the Philistines so ...

2694. Saul's Family

1 Samuel 14:49-52

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Mary J. Evans

... The normal methods of drawing lots or of predicting the future gave a yes/no answer or distinguished between two alternatives, as between Saul and Jonathan in v. 42. It is not known what method might have been used to request more complex information or could leave a situation in which no answer was provided, as in v. 37. 14:45 If an animal was sacrificed as a ransom for Jonathan, that is not specified. It is feasible that Saul had become jealous of Jonathan, suspecting that Jonathan might intend to mount a ...

2695. David at Gath

1 Samuel 21:10-15

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Mary J. Evans

... it may be that most of them had also fallen afoul of Saul’s intemperate nature, but they formed into a disciplined force. David, perhaps winning the support of the king of Moab by presenting himself as an opponent of the Israelite king, was able to leave his parents in safe custody. He remained for a while at a fortified base until a prophetic instruction sent him into Judean territory. 22:6–10 Saul reacted predictably when he learned that David had surfaced and that a group had gathered around him. He ...

2696. David at Adullam and Mizpah

1 Samuel 22:1-5

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Mary J. Evans

2697. Saul Pursues David

1 Samuel 23:7-29

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Mary J. Evans

... to the destruction of the land. We are again given a hint of Saul’s potential, the way in which he could have reigned if he had not been diverted from following God’s path. The two men separate before they have met. David retreats to En Gedi leaving Saul to deal with the latest incursion of the Philistines. David’s retreat may be a safety measure, since hiding places and water could easily be found in the caves around En Gedi in the Dead Sea region, but it could also indicate a respect for Saul’s ...

2698. David and Ziba

2 Samuel 16:1-4

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Mary J. Evans

... himself as king, would not be able to allow David, or any of those who had been close to him, to live. In Jerusalem they were sitting targets, so David took immediate action and instituted a strategic withdrawal. Most of the royal household accompanied him, leaving only a small group to look after the property. However, Absalom had not won all hearts. It seems as if most of the army remained loyal to David. Certainly the household guard and the crack troops of mighty men with the regiments of non-Israelite ...

2699. Shimei Curses David

2 Samuel 16:5-14

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Mary J. Evans

2700. David Builds an Altar

2 Samuel 24:18-25

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Mary J. Evans

... with David since his days fleeing from Saul (1 Sam. 22:5). He appears to have had a parallel ministry to that of Nathan. Both of them are spoken of as record keepers as well as prophets (1 Chron. 29:29). 24:14 The text as it stands leaves famine and plague as equal options, although the LXX adds “and David chose the plague.” Perhaps famine would have made the nation dependent on others, in this case the grain merchants. 24:16–17 It is not clear whether God decided that the plague should be stopped at ...

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