Dictionary: Face
Synonyms: countenance, physiognomy, profile, features, expression, facial expression, look, appearance, air, manner, bearing, guise, cast, aspect, impression, grimace, scowl, wry face, wince, frown, glower, smirk, pout, moue, side, flank, vertical, surface, plane, facet, wall, elevation, dial, display, (outward) appearance, nature, image, front, show, act, false front, facade, exterior, mask, masquerade, pretence, charade, pose, illusion, smokescreen, veneer, camouflage, respect, honour, esteem, regard, admiration, approbation, acclaim, approval, favour, appreciation, popularity, estimation, veneration, awe, reverence, deference, recognition, prestige, standing, status, dignity, glory, kudos, cachet, effrontery, audacity, nerve, gall, brazenness, brashness, shamelessness, look out on, front on to, look towards, be facing, have/afford/command a view of, look over/across, open out over, look on to, overlook, give on to, give over, be opposite (to), accept, come to accept, become reconciled to, reconcile oneself to, reach an acceptance (of), get used to, become accustomed to, adjust to, accommodate oneself to, acclimatize oneself to, be confronted by, be faced with, encounter, experience, come into contact with, run into, come across, meet, come up against, be forced to contend with, beset, worry, distress, cause trouble to, trouble, bother, confront, burden, brave, face up to, meet head-on, dare, defy, oppose, resist, withstand, cover, clad, skin, overlay, dress, pave, put a facing on, laminate, inlay, plate, coat, line
Antonyms: dodge, fear, back, give way, back down, dodge, avoid, throw in the towel, withdraw, cave in, retreat, succumb to, lay down one's arms, throw in the sponge, defer, submit, escape, bashfulness, shun, evade, elude
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Understanding Series
James K. Bruckner
... fearing God in such obvious juxtaposition. They come from the same Hebrew verb. The “fear of the Lord” or “fear of God” is an essential characteristic of a person in right relation with God. “Fear of the Lord” is sometimes translated “reverence” or “respect.” It is certainly not the same as “being afraid.” The midwives were the first to “fear the Lord” (1:17, 21). Pharaoh’s officials who protected their servants when warned about the hailstorm feared the word of the Lord (9:20 ...
Understanding Series
Michael S. Moore
... -historical context. 2:10 At this, she bowed down with her face to the ground. Ruth, like the Levite’s concubine, “falls down” (see this same word, napal, in Judg. 19:25), but not in forced submission to a violent male. Ruth falls before this male out of deep respect, much like Abigail, the wise woman of Tekoa, the Shunammite, and the Syrophoenician woman (1 Sam. 25:23, 41; 2 Sam. 14:4; 2 Kgs. 4:37; Mark 7:25; Eph. 5:25–28). With the question, Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice ...
278. The People in Jerusalem
1 Chronicles 9:1-34
Understanding Series
Louis C. Jonker
... , as well as with the two versions (Masoretic Text and Septuagint) of 1 Chron. 9, he concludes that both writers made use of an earlier text but then also took the liberty of contextualizing and supplementing this text to suit their own respective interests. Klein (1 Chronicles, pp. 263–65) disagrees, claiming that Knoppers misjudged the significance of the minuses (i.e., those sections which are not present) in the Septuagint of Nehemiah. Klein argues that “these minuses in Nehemiah do not represent an ...
Understanding Series
Timothy S. Laniak
... great honor (and wealth, 5:11). He also has a very sensitive ego. Mordecai, like Vashti, refuses to comply with a simple command to perform a gesture of deference. Thus, both challenge the honor of the one to whom all others pay their respects. Both Mordecai and Vashti provoke empire-wide efforts to punish not only themselves but also those associated with them by deed or race. Retaliation escalates to dramatic proportions, forcing what is a personal (though not private) affront into a global affair. As ...
Understanding Series
Elizabeth Achtemeier
... others (Isa. 5:16), and all other nuances of righteousness in the biblical texts are derived from this. Related to humans, righteousness is often found as the opposite of wickedness. Righteousness often occurs in evaluative contexts, where it relates to proper conduct with respect to God, the order of the world as he created it, the covenant, or law (e.g., Deut. 6:25). God reigns in righteousness and justice (e.g., Ps. 97:2), and humans should align their conduct with this righteous reign. Righteousness can ...
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... instructions of verses 9 and 11, therefore, meet with a fierce response, as Ahaziah comes to terms with the reality of the God of Carmel, who can send fire from heaven to consume his captains (vv. 10 and 12; cf. 1 Kgs. 18:38). The third captain accords Elijah the respect he is due as a prophet of the LORD and escapes with his life. Ahaziah meets with Elijah as he had wanted, but it changes nothing. The oracle stands as first spoken by the angel (vv. 3–4, 6, 16); the king dies (v. 17). 1:17–18 The manner ...
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... still the people of the exodus (cf. 1 Kgs. 8:22ff.). It may be punished, but it will not be destroyed or “blotted out” now (2 Kgs. 14:27), any more than it was then (Deut. 9:14). Insight: Elisha in Canonical Context The ministry of Elisha was in many respects similar to that of Elijah. This is not surprising, since he was Joshua to Elijah’s Moses (cf. 2 Kgs. 2:1–18). Like Elijah, he brought life in the midst of death (1 Kgs. 17:17–24; 2 Kgs. 4). Like him, he mediated salvation even to foreigners ...
283. Feasting and Fasting
Luke 5:33-39, Luke 5:27-32
Teach the Text
R.T. France
... s Gospel set at meals. 5:30  Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners? Maintaining ritual purity was a central concern of the Pharisees. To enter a tax collector’s house was perhaps a formal breach of purity, and certainly no respectable religious teacher would mix socially with such people (note the addition of “and sinners” to underline the point). Sharing a meal was an important mark of social identification.1 5:31  It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. Similar ...
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R.T. France
... :13–34; 14:1–24, 33–34; 16:1–15: treasure in heaven is more important than wealth and comfort on earth. Central to this teaching on wealth has been the assumption that this world is not the end, and that how we use our wealth here with respect to other people has consequences for our life after death (12:20–21, 32–34; 14:14, 15–24; 16:8–9). This parable focuses in on that theme, fills out the meaning of the “eternal dwellings” of 16:9, and offers the fullest portrayal of life after death ...
285. At the Tomb
Luke 24:1-12, Luke 23:50-56
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R.T. France
... death (23:49) and burial of Jesus (both where and how he was buried) and then also to the absence of his body weakens any suggestion that the women went to the wrong tomb. 23:56  prepared spices and perfumes. These were part of a normally respectful burial, but apparently they had not yet been provided because of the urgency of the burial before sunset. Either Mark and Luke were unaware of the tradition in John 19:39–40 of spices provided by Nicodemus, or they envisaged the women’s as an additional ...
Teach the Text
C. Marvin Pate
... of Christ. We examined earlier the notion that Christ is the last Adam, whose body is the corporate people of God (see the units on 5:12–14; 5:15–21). Verses 4–5 assume the obvious, that the human body consists of many members, each with its respective function, but then add the profound truth that Christ’s body, the church, is composed of many members, each with its own spiritual function. 12:6–8  We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. Verses 6–8 give more detail ...
Teach the Text
Robert B. Chisholm Jr.
... own readiness to shift allegiance upon David’s followers, but they are far more loyal than he realizes or perhaps can appreciate (cf. 15:19–37; 17:15–22).6 I would strike down only the king. Ahithophel’s advice demonstrates an appalling lack of respect for God’s anointed king and a lack of fear for the Lord himself. Ahithophel’s description of David as “the king” is telling and self-condemnatory, even if he only intends to use the expression in a referential way. His attitude toward the Lord ...
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... . 6:33–40) and Jephthah (Judg. 11:29–31). For all three prayers are preceded by the coming of the Spirit of the Lord upon the judges, prompting them to take concrete action against the enemy. All three prayers also represent the first utterance the respective judges made to the Lord after the coming of the Spirit. While one would naturally expect these to be prayers of faith, they are, unfortunately, just the opposite. For Samson, his prayer is essentially for his thirst to be quenched. But the way he ...
289. The Hidden Spiritual House
1 Peter 2:4-12, 1 Peter 2:13-25
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... even if they failed to heed it. What we are on the inside (2:11) will become obvious on the outside (2:12). 2:13–25 A life of submission: Romans 13:1–7 is a close parallel to 2:13–17. Paul and Peter agree that respect for and obedience to worldly authority are important because they are an expression of God’s authority. Peter begins and ends by mentioning the Roman emperor as the one who embodies all the different forms of secular authority under which Christians find themselves. In theory, worldly ...
Sermon
Robert Leslie Holmes
... tells us, "We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive ... word for us, "We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive ...
291. Learning to Love
Matthew 5:43-48
Sermon
James L. Killen
... to deal with that. Love allows the other to walk away, but love follows. God is still following his rebellious creatures (guess who), looking for ways to win them back to the life for which God created them. God is always looking for ways to win us back that will respect our separateness and bring us into partnership with God. That is what the rest of the Bible is about. How do you feel about that? Can you see that God has shown us the shape of real love? Can you take that as the model for the way in which ...
Sermon
Charley Reeb
... of the abused have battered self-esteems and have no clue how to assert themselves. Many are terrified of what their abusers will do if they tell someone. Perhaps what is most evil of all, many abusers are some of the most religious and respectable citizens you will find in the community. They are doctors, lawyers, executive, even ministers. Many just can’t believe that such folks are abusers. In fact, most children are sexually abused by someone they know well. The Christian Response to Abuse So, now ...
Understanding Series
Craig A. Evans
... of the woman (see note below). He concludes, then, that this Galilean preacher may not be a prophet after all. Jesus’ response evidences his prophetic capacity, for he has perceived his host’s thoughts. Simon’s address to Jesus as teacher may indicate newly found respect for Jesus (see note below). Jesus next tells the parable of the moneylender who canceled the debts of the two debtors (vv. 41–42), and then he applies it to the love that the woman has shown for him. This stands in vivid contrast to ...
Understanding Series
Craig A. Evans
... God (cf. John 14:7, 9). Verses 23–24 are also derived from the sayings source. Matthew (13:16–17) places this saying in the context of the discussion of the Parable of the Sower (Matt. 13:3–23; cf. Luke 8:4–10). Nevertheless, the respective Matthean and Lucan contexts are quite similar. In both Gospels Jesus’ saying is private (Matt. 13:10; Luke 10:23) and in both Gospels the saying is applied to the great privilege that the disciples enjoy in being able to witness the messianic ministry of Jesus ...
Understanding Series
Craig A. Evans
... kingdom of God (thought of as a dinner or feast) is intended. Jesus’ advice not to invite one’s friends, brothers, relatives, or rich neighbors probably implies that one cannot assume that only those whom we respect (or envy) are also respected by God. Others, such as the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, are valued and respected by God and will be among those invited to the great feast of the last days. If one is to be like God, one should extend one’s kindness and mercy to those people as ...
Understanding Series
James R. Edwards
... of moral superiority: “For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you” (Matt. 7:2). Likewise, the apostle turns from the dives of sinners in 1:18–32 to the parlors of moral respectability in 2:1ff. to evince that it is not knowledge of God’s will, nor even the status of election, which exonerates Jews before God, but the doing of God’s will. God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth and impartiality (2 ...
Understanding Series
James R. Edwards
... engagements today. It did not require the sanction of a public authority, and there was no official ceremony or written documentation. The sole legal transaction concerned the wife’s dowry. The role and rights of women in Roman marriages were, in certain respects, more egalitarian than in Judaism. Divorce could be initiated as easily from the wife’s side as from the husband’s. Roman men did not hesitate to marry divorced women, and many men could and did carry on affairs with mistresses or slave ...
Understanding Series
Craig C. Broyles
... explicit: “Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?”) the question focuses on who may approach Yahweh’s holy place. This question is not raised out of mere doctrinal interest or out of concern for church membership; it is raised out of deep respect for consuming Holiness. Implicit here is mortal danger. After Aaron’s sons had been consumed by fire that came out from the presence of the LORD, Yahweh explained, “Among those who approach me I will show myself holy; in the sight of all the people ...
Understanding Series
Larry W. Hurtado
... and concern for making money. In Jesus’ time, the scribes appear to have been forbidden to ask for pay for their expertise in the law and had to support themselves or be supported through the generosity of others. Their great learning obtained for them great respect among the Jews, and as all too often is the case when religious leaders are given such deference, some scribes were not above enjoying their place far too much. Scribes wore white linen robes reaching to their feet as a sign of their devotion ...
300. Accusations
2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6
Understanding Series
James M. Scott
... had letters from the Corinthians in order to find an open door in other Pauline churches; that would explain the reference to letters from you. The letters to the Corinthians (to you) would presumably be from an ecclesiastical body that the congregation would respect, perhaps even from the mother church in Jerusalem itself or from one of its leading apostles. 3:2–3 Paul gives the reason he is not trying to commend himself to the Corinthians: he relies on the Corinthians as his letter of recommendation ...
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