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2826. Psalm 110

Psalm 110:1-7

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... victory, God’s people are then able to rejoice freely. Set in heaven, 110:1 introduces the psalm’s main characters: the Lord (Yahweh), the Lord (Adonai), and the enemies. The Lord announces both that he will conquer the Lord’s enemies (110:1) using the Lord’s scepter (royal authority, power) (110:2) and that the Lord is an eternal priest of a special priestly order (110:4). The Lord then moves forth in his strength to destroy his enemies (110:5–6). In verse 7, after the battle is over, the ...

2827. A Marriage about to Break Up

Jeremiah 2:1-3:5

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... wicked women, the prostitutes, a thing or two; (2) Israel is guilty of social violence by killing off innocent ones; (3) Israel is guilty of lying by claiming she has not sinned; (4) flighty behavior puts her in league once with Egypt, next with Assyria, but not with the Lord. God’s patience is huge but not infinite. A court sentence is missing but is implied in the announcement of Israel’s exile from her land (2:37), for to go with hands on one’s head is to go as a captive. Israel acts as though she ...

2828. Judah’s Idolatry

Zephaniah 1:4-13

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... . Zephaniah’s admonition of silence (1:7) is a prophetic call for people to recognize the difference between the Creator and his creatures. Humanity cannot justify itself before God, the master of the universe. The designation “Sovereign Lord” (NIV; literally “Lord Lord” or “Lord Yahweh”) emphasizes the control of God. He who dwells in his holy place calls on humanity to be silent. The Judge of the universe has prepared a day of judgment. Moreover, the people must be prepared because the day ...

2829. God’s Love for His People

Malachi 1:1-5

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... is emptied of Edomites. Malachi encourages God’s people with the promise that evil will be dealt with in the day of the Lord. In the Old Testament, Edom represents all the enemies of God’s kingdom. The prophets point beyond the Edomites to the fall of ... Edomites, who are related to the Israelites, will not escape the judgment of God, how will other nations avoid the day of the Lord? It is in this context that we must understand God’s response to Judah. He declares that he will so execrate and destroy ...

2830. Rules for Christian Households

Colossians 3:18-4:1

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... be that there were few slave owners among the congregation. Also, Paul has been speaking twice to the paterfamilias (the family head) as husband and father. As in those important roles, so here, the male slave owner must wield his responsibility mindful of the Lord’s own claims on his life. The master is enjoined to be just even as Christ will judge fairly. Finally, Paul is sending an entire letter to a slave owner, Philemon, in their midst, where he more fully expresses his opinions on Christians owning ...

2831. Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians’ Faith

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... (Eph. 5:1; 1 Cor. 11:1). In 1:6 the focus is on how the Thessalonians followed the example of the apostles and the Lord in their intense or “severe” sufferings. Paul well understood that suffering was an element of the Christian life (see Acts 9:15–16; 14:21– ... far and wide (1:8; 4:10). Indeed, the church spread the gospel throughout the province of Macedonia and beyond (1:8). The Lord’s message or word is the gospel itself (2 Thess. 3:1), which “rang out,” a word elsewhere used to describe a ...

2832. Stand Firm

2 Thessalonians 2:13-17

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... 2:13) is linked with his call (Rom. 9:12; Gal. 5:8; 1 Thess. 2:12; 4:7; 5:24), which came to the Thessalonians through the preaching of the gospel: “He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2:14). The calling was not simply an invitation but rather a summons, to which they responded in obedient faith. This divine summons came via the proclamation of the gospel. God engaged them as they heard the message and responded to it as God’s word (1 ...

2833. In Remembrance

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... ; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.’ For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” This is why we are here this evening--to take the bread and the cup in remembrance of ... we remember God’s love. But one thing more. We remember Christ’s promise to us--his promise to return. St. Paul writes, “The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body, which ...

2834. Pop Verses: Jeremiah 29:11

Jeremiah 29:11

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... these very familiar words to them. It is our pop verse for today: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” –Jeremiah 29:11 It was a ... How will I honor God today? How will my words and actions be a reflection of love to those around me? How will I seek you today Lord. Your love…” Let me tell you those questions have gotten me out of more trouble than you can imagine! But the days I am rushed and I ...

2835. Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ

Romans 6:1-14

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... (vv. 2, 4), here applied to believers, is reminiscent of an older confession in 1 Corinthians 15:3–4, “that Christ died for our sins, … that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day.” Paul thus welds the experience of believers to that of their Lord. But what is the meaning of, we died to sin? Rather than releasing its grip at conversion, sin usually tightens it, as Paul well knew. He admonishes his readers in verses 12–14 not to succumb to sin, and in chapter 7 he will confess his own ...

2836. Warnings from Israel's History

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... wilderness (see Exod. 16–17; Num. 20–21). Paul recalls the experience of divine provision of food and drink in an unstated analogy to the Corinthians’ own experience of partaking “spiritual food and drink” in the context of the Lord’s Supper. The Lord’s Supper will occupy Paul and the Corinthians explicitly in chapter 11, but for now Paul makes only an analogous reference to that particular portion of the community’s life. The implied analogies in these verses seem appropriate and defensible ...

2837. The Throne in Heaven

Revelation 4:1-11

Understanding Series

Robert W. Wall

... Isaiah 6:3. No claim for God’s rule is compelling that fails to include God’s holiness. The reign of a holy God insists that all creatures on earth, represented in the throne room by the four living creatures, are accountable to God and obligated to give the Lord their worship and praise (cf. Rom. 1:19–20). John’s emphasis, however, is on the creator’s eternality: God is the one who was, and is, and is to come (cf. Rev. 1:4; Exod. 3:14). Such a confession is shorthand for the conviction that God ...

2838. Hannah’s Prayer

1 Samuel 2:1-11

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... Hannah, who is exulting with every part of her being in her new situation, but the focus in verse 2 is on the LORD who has brought deliverance. The horn, symbolizing strength, is spoken of here and in verse 10. This repeating of a phrase is a ... Ruth is being seen as more help to Naomi than the ideal “seven sons.” 2:6 Even life is under God’s control. The picture of the Lord causing people to enter and leave Sheol, the place of the dead, is a powerful one. Sheol was not a place of life after death but a ...

2839. God’s Promise to David

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... becoming the basis of a false superstitious trust is seen in Jer. 7:4, 20, 24. There is little evidence that a religiously motivated “anti-Jerusalem-Temple” group was responsible for this passage or that such a group existed. Even Ezekiel, who saw the glory of the Lord departing from Jerusalem, envisaged that glory returning to a purified temple (Ezek. 11:23; 43:1–4; 44:4). In 1 Kgs. 5:3 and 1 Chron. 22:8; 28:2, David’s pollution by wars and killing is given as the reason for his not being permitted ...

2840. Delivering the Helpless from Social Oppression: Part II

Psalm 10:1-18

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... do you stand far off? So dramatic is the shift we might think this was a separate psalm, except that it contains so many echoes from Psalm 9 (where the Hb. text uses the same word I have modified the NIV’s translation accordingly): Psalm 9 /Psalm 10 The LORD is . . . a stronghold in times of trouble (9:9) / Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble (10:1)? He does not forget the cry of the afflicted (9:12) / He says to himself, “God has forgotten” (10:11) Their feet are caught in the net they have ...

2841. God’s Revelation in the Skies and the Scriptures

Psalm 19:1-14

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... no mention of human respondents, the torah section repeatedly notes the immediate effects of Yahweh’s written revelation on the individual (reviving the soul, etc.). While God’s creation in the skies may move one to awe, it is the ordinances of the LORD that are more valuable than gold and that warn Yahweh’s servant. They lead him finally to petition Yahweh’s forgiveness and to own Yahweh as his Redeemer. Yahweh’s revelation leads not merely to awe and fear of natural powers, nor to legalistic ...

2842. My Shepherd and My Host

Psalm 23:1-6

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... goodness (23:5–6; 65:4). Psalm 65 was probably sung at one of the major agricultural festivals when God’s people offered their thanksgiving sacrifices. The cup and table of Psalm 23 may not be merely metaphoric. They depict a meal, and being at the house of the LORD they probably allude to the thanksgiving offering, which was to be shared as a communal meal with Yahweh, the priests, and the worshiper’s family (Lev. 7:15–16; Deut. 12:5–7; 1 Sam. 1:3–4, 9; cf. Pss. 22:26; 36:8; 63:2–5). Psalm ...

2843. A Tree and Its Fruit

Matthew 7:15-23

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... not secure entrance to the kingdom of heaven (the final state, when God’s sovereign reign is perfectly realized). Only those who do the will of my Father may enter. On that day (v. 22) refers to the day of judgment (cf. Mal. 3:17–18; the “day of the Lord,” Joel 2:1; Amos 5:18; etc.). At that time false prophets will make all sorts of claims regarding what they did on earth. Some will have invoked the name of Jesus to perform exorcisms. The seven sons of Sceva are an example of this (Acts 19:13–16 ...

2844. Wicked Rule to be Removed from the Land of Zion

Psalm 125:1-5

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... using evil means to regain the land (perhaps by violence), defecting to the evil ones who hold the power, or despairing that Yahweh and obedience to him make any real difference (cf. Mal. 2:17; 3:13–15). Moreover, if they do turn to crooked ways, the Lord will banish them with the evildoers (v. 5). Their security is obviously conditional. 125:4–5 The problem as stated in the confession of trust of verse 3 is that of the rule of the wicked. The solution sought, as expressed in the following petition is ...

2845. Daniel’s Training in Babylon

Daniel 1:1-21

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... makeup or from cutting or braiding their hair (1 Tim. 2:9–10). Other Christians leave it open to the individual conscience to determine what it means to be pure and holy, separate from the world, not touching unclean things (2 Cor. 6:14–7:1). Our Lord taught that defilement does not come from external things, such as what we eat, or from failure to observe ritual washings, as in Judaism, but from the sins of the heart: “But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this is what defiles ...

2846. The Image of Gold and the Fiery Furnace

Daniel 3:1-30

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... own God (3:28). God does not always rescue from death, as the martyrs of the second century B.C. learned (1 Macc. 1:57, 60–63; 2 Macc. 6:8–11, 18–31; 7:1–42). The book of Daniel encourages its Jewish audience to trust in the Lord, defy the Seleucid authorities, refrain from worshiping pagan gods, and be willing to sacrifice their lives. The same message is relevant for us today. We should put our trust in God and defy the world. We may not be tempted to bow down before graven images, but the things ...

2847. Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat

Daniel 8:1-14

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... 3, 11; 4:4; Ps. 46:7, 11; Isa. 1:9, 24; consult the NRSV, which has “LORD of hosts”; NIV’s “LORD Almighty” is not the best rendering). When earthly armies clashed below, it was understood that the heavenly armies also engaged above. That is why the ... “commander of the army [“host”] of the LORD” (Josh. 5:14) makes an appearance to Joshua, the earthly commander, at the beginning of the conquest. At other times “host ...

2848. To the Church in Sardis

Revelation 3:1-6

Understanding Series

Robert W. Wall

... The book is given added importance since it contains a roll of names which stipulates one’s eternal status, whether the Lord will never blot one’s name out … but will acknowledge it. Christ’s lordship over the church is decisive and ultimate ... faith; indeed, some in the Sardis church gave every outward appearance of true devotion. Rather, the criterion of the Lord Jesus’ eschatological judgment is considerably more demanding, requiring the believer to be worthy, utterly faithful to God’s eternal ...

2849. David's Prayer

2 Samuel 7:18-29

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

2850. Nathan Rebukes David

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... s head. Saul had been condemned for taking plunder (1 Sam. 15:19) whereas David took a great quantity of plunder from the city. The difference is that Saul had been told in advance that all the plunder from his campaign was to be dedicated to the Lord and destroyed. David’s campaign did not have the aura of the herem instruction, and taking booty was not forbidden. 12:31 The Hebrew in this verse is unclear. It may refer to the torture of Ammonite men using the implements mentioned or making them “pass ...

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