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3676. David’s Faith Ignites a Victory

1 Samuel 17:1-58

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... s challenge and responds with extraordinary theological insight (vv. 26, 36, 45–47).7 17:11 On hearing the Philistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified. Israel’s response is antithetical to the prebattle exhortations of Moses, Joshua, and the Lord himself (Deut. 1:21; 31:8; Josh. 1:9; 8:1; 10:25). Their response also marks a sad reversal of an earlier event when the people respond to the Lord’s self-revelation in the storm with great fear (12:18).8 17:24 they all ...

3677. The “Nine Lives” of David

1 Samuel 19:1-24

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... do so (11:12–13). His reason for showing mercy was that the Lord had “rescued Israel” (or “won a victory in Israel,” the same expression used by Jonathan in 19:5). As in Saul’s case, the Lord has won a victory for Israel through David. The proper response, as earlier, is celebration, not murder. 19:6 As surely as the Lord lives. This is not the first time Saul makes an oath that he does not keep (14:44). Saul swears that David will not die but then seeks to kill him on several occasions, only ...

3678. God’s Protection Takes the Form of a Faithful Friend

1 Samuel 20:1-42

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... to David because of his deep commitment/loyalty (“love”) for him.2 20:27 the son of Jesse. Three times in this scene Saul refers to David as “the son of Jesse” and refuses to call him by name (see also vv. 30–31).3But 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 ...

3679. The Lord Guides, Encourages, and Protects David

1 Samuel 23:1-29

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... wrong assumption that David has acted unwisely in taking refuge in a walled town. 23:8 Saul called up all his forces. This form of the verb “called up” (Piel of shama‘) is used only here and in 15:4, where it describes how Saul, in response to the Lord’s command (v. 3), “summoned” his army to attack the Amalekites (v. 2). Now, ironically, Saul is again summoning an army, but for the purpose of besieging Keilah and capturing David. (For a similar ironic echo of the account in chap. 15, see 22 ...

3680. Turning Up the Pressure

Job 2:1-13

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Daniel J. Estes

... and 2 Samuel 24:1 Yahweh is presented as inciting people to do what is wrong. The parallel in 1 Chronicles 21:1 is instructive, because it indicates that although Yahweh does permit evil actions within his overall sovereign plan, he is not directly responsible for causing evil to occur. It is not Yahweh’s pleasure that Job be afflicted, but Yahweh has allowed the adversary to pursue his strategy against Job in his attempt to demonstrate that Job does not have the sterling character that Yahweh thinks he ...

3681. Eliphaz

Job 4:1-5:27

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Daniel J. Estes

... need to regain a vision that thingscan get better, that a new day can replace the storms that have overwhelmed their lives. Eliphaz leaves little room for Job to hope; instead he adds to the feeling of hopelessness. It is no wonder that Job’s response to Eliphaz expresses his bitterness as he feels that he has been kicked when he is down. Rather than leading Job to hope in God, Eliphaz pictures God as implacably against sinners like Job. Illustrating the Text Damage can result from speaking beyond what we ...

3682. Job Feels under Attack by God

Job 16:1-17:16

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Daniel J. Estes

... grow much in his faith in God over the course of the rest of the book, so what he says in chapter 16 is sometimes startling to read. Nevertheless, his fervent anticipation of God’s justice is a good pattern for us to follow. Job begins his response to Eliphaz by dismissing the speeches of the friends as unhelpful. Instead of encouraging him, as Job would have done were he in their place, the friends utter long speeches that bring only trouble and pain to Job. They began with the good intention of being a ...

3683. Bildad’s Final Attempt to Answer Job

Job 25:1-6

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Daniel J. Estes

... at the very bottom. What Job is suffering at the ash heap is all that any human deserves. Bildad misconstrues God as viewing humans like Job with utter revulsion, as just maggots and worms, when in fact God created humans in his own image and gave them responsibility to rule over the earth (Gen. 1:26–27). If Bildad could have heard how Yahweh commended Job in the prologue (Job 1:8; 2:3), he would have realized that Yahweh regards Job highly, not with the disdain with which Bildad views humans. Theological ...

3684. “The Lord Looks Down . . . to See If There Are Any Who Understand”

Psalm 14:1-7

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C. Hassell Bullock

... is the surprise. But if they could bring themselves to give the people of God a chance, they would find him there, find him especially there—no surprise at all. A correlative idea here is that finding God in the “company of the righteous” puts a heavy responsibility on the righteous to live by God’s law and be a constant manifestation of his grace. In both the Old and New Testaments God shines forth in the midst of his people, in the Old, Israel, and in the New, the church. While the goodness of ...

3685. “Lord, Who May Dwell in Your Sacred Tent?”

Psalm 15:1-5

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C. Hassell Bullock

... the answer depends on church membership or attendance. Others might say the answer depends on how much money a person donates to the Lord’s work. Although there are many possible answers to these questions, Jesus has made it clear that there is only one appropriate response: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). And Jesus said that many will be surprised on the day of judgment. He instructs, “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is ...

3686. “The Heavens Declare the Glory of God”

Psalm 19:1-14

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C. Hassell Bullock

... primordial fall. Now David faces the situation again on a personal scale. For the most part, the nouns in verses 7–9, while they have their fine nuances, are synonyms of the Torah, with the exception of “the fear of the Lord” (which is the human response to God’s instruction; 19:9). The adjectives are the pigments on the palette of the life of Torah, and the participles are the brush that paints the lovely portrait of the Torah life on the canvas described by the genitives and adverbs (see table 1 ...

3687. “Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit”

Psalm 31:1-24

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C. Hassell Bullock

... and as a consequence he is confident that God holds the events of his life in his gracious hands (31:15). In a world where lying has often replaced truthfulness as the norm, how do we restore our world and our life to a spirit of reliance and responsibility? First, we must rediscover the source of our trust. The psalmist finds it in God, who is his rock and fortress, one he can depend on to “lead and guide” him (31:3)—that implies trust. Second, we have to understand the nature of our source, and our ...

3688. “May Your Unfailing Love Be with Us, Lord”

Psalm 33:1-22

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C. Hassell Bullock

... a mountain road, Anne hit her neighbor’s car. It was her fault, and she did not know how to tell her father. Finally, her dad was waiting for her in the kitchen, and she ran into his arms, confessing what she had done. Billy said four things in response to his daughter. First, he told her that he already knew what she had done. Second, he reminded her that he loved her. Third, he assured her that the car could be fixed. Finally, he told her that she would be a better driver because of the accident.[12 ...

3689. “I Waited Patiently for the Lord; He Turned to Me and Heard My Cry”

Psalm 40:1-17

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C. Hassell Bullock

... . The words “mud” and “mire” are really a single phrase in the Hebrew, meaning “mire of the marsh.” 40:3 He put a new song in my mouth . . . Many will see and fear the Lord.The “new song,” a “hymn of praise” (tehillah), is in response to God’s deliverance (on the content of the song, see “Outline/Structure”). The later part of the verse seems to define the purpose of the new song. Fearing the Lord is expressed positively as “put their trust in him.” The one who does this is ...

3690. “If I Were Hungry I Would Not Tell You, for the World Is Mine, and All That Is in It”

Psalm 50:1-23

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C. Hassell Bullock

... gathered for a service. But worship is much more than a service or even music. Actually, everything we do, when done for the Lord and in his name, is an act of worship (see Rom. 12:1). Worship is an act of the heart that leads to a response. In this way, worship involves all we do and think, our attitudes and motivations. There should be no difference in our motivations or attitudes, in how we treat people, whether we are in church or outside church—what we are when we are at church should be consistent ...

3691. “Create in Me a Pure Heart, O God, and Renew a Steadfast Spirit within Me”

Psalm 51:1-19

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C. Hassell Bullock

... . 51 title; Luke 15:13, 30), is obsessed by his sinful condition (51:3; Luke 15:17), and is aware that his sin is basically against God (51:4a; Luke 15:18–19). In both instances God is justified in the verdict (51:4b; Luke 15:19), and God is responsive to a broken and contrite heart (51:17; Luke 15:21–24). The story of the prodigal is not designed to duplicate the story of Psalm 51, but it is a match for its spiritual character. This psalm, as well as the parable of the prodigal, sums up the teaching ...

3692. Triumph of God’s People and Kingdom

Daniel 7:15-28

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Ronald W. Pierce

... (7:15–18). Second, he probes more deeply regarding the fourth beast and the little horn, learning of a war against the “holy ones” that leads to the establishment of God’s kingdom (7:19–27). Third, this section closes with Daniel’s response to the vision and God’s charge to him (7:28). Historical and Cultural Background Although interpreting angels appear in biblical apocalyptic literature (e.g., Zech. 1:6–6:8) from the sixth century forward, they find no counterpart in Mesopotamian texts ...

3693. Daniel’s Final Revelation

Daniel 10:1--11:1

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Ronald W. Pierce

... apply to their lives. In contrast to these diametrically opposed reactions, a third group has dared to sense the fearful reality that confronted Daniel: his people would suffer greatly in an even greater conflict many years in the future. This response engages the heart of the text. Spiritual warfare is an everyday reality for believers, whether we realize it or not. Film: The Visitation. Robby Henson’s 2006 film adaptation of Christian novelist Frank Peretti’s 1999 novel, The Visitation, dramatically ...

3694. Resurrection and Accountability

Daniel 12:1-13, Daniel 11:36-45

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Ronald W. Pierce

... phrase introduces and concludes sections of previous visions (cf. 7:15, 28; 8:1, 15, 27; 9:2). Here, it returns the reader to the earlier conversation with Gabriel in this vision’s introduction (10:2, 7). Daniel’s inquiry elicits a response that appears identical (in English translations) to that which he receives in 7:25: “a time, times and half a time” (Aramaic ‘iddan). However, the term used here connotes “appointed times” (mo‘ed). This is typical of the intensified rhetoric in this ...

3695. How to Deal with Demons

Matthew 12:38-50

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Maxie Dunnam

... emptiness? The space in the relationship is not filled and demons creep in to divert the relationship and bring it to destruction. It’s not enough in marriage to have a good sexual relationship. It’s not enough simply to be bound by the mutual responsibility of being a parent. It’s not enough to have a house, even a big house—and things, even a surfeit of things. III. That brings us to the third lesson, perhaps the central teaching of the parable: neutral living is dangerous and negative goodness ...

3696. The Grace Question: “Are You a Teacher…and Yet Do Not Understand These Things?”

John 3:1-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... man, bringing fine linen and a bountiful amount of expensive spices to anoint the body of one who had died as a common criminal. Was he still mystified as he had been when Jesus told him that he must be born again? Was he still puzzled by the response of Jesus when he pressed his question about how one could be born again? Jesus’ answer had been totally unsatisfying for his rational mind: “The Spirit blows where it wills—you feel it, and you hear the sound of it—but you don’t know from where it ...

3697. The Fall

Genesis 3:1-24

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Gary M. Burge

... on their belly” as a means of locomotion (possibly one reason why later biblical law prohibits the consumption of marine life that crawls on the ocean’s bottom; Lev. 11:10; Deut. 14:10), but they do not eat dust. Wherever God curses, it is in response to somebody’s behavior. Wherever God blesses, it is normally an act flowing out of his gracious will. For every time the Bible speaks of God cursing, it speaks multiple times of God blessing. God also tells the serpent that he is to be on the losing ...

3698. Judah and Tamar

Genesis 38:1-30

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Gary M. Burge

... by his brother Judah. Judah marries a Canaanite girl by whom he has three children: Er, Onan, and Shelah. Er marries Tamar, but he is put to death by God for an unspecified sin. As a result Tamar is left a childless widow. It is then the responsibility of the next eldest son, Onan, to father a child by his sister-in-law to bear the name of the deceased. This custom is known as levirate marriage (Latin levir, “brother-in-law”), and is spelled out in detail in Deuteronomy 25:5–10. The institution ...

3699. Protection of Property

Exodus 22:1-15

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Gary M. Burge

... , flesh, and hides. There is even concern for justice for the housebreaking thief (22:2–3). If he is fatally struck at night the homeowner is not liable, but the latter is held responsible during a daytime theft if his defensive assault is lethal. Cases of negligence and loss (22:5–15), where identifying the responsible party is difficult, are brought before God or the judges (Hebrew elohim can mean either). An oath taken before the Lord that the temporary keeper did not commit a crime in regard to ...

3700. Moses Intercedes for the People

Exodus 33:7-11

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Gary M. Burge

... that would represent God’s dwelling with his people. Now they are at a critical juncture. Will God continue with his expressed intention to dwell in their midst, or will it be only Moses who will meet face-to-face with God? In a remarkable response to Moses’s persistence, God reverses his decision to remove his presence (33:12–17). He promises again to go with them, thus restoring their distinct position from all the nations on the earth. Because Moses finds favor with God, the Lord declares that he ...

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