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351. Ben-Hadad Attacks Samaria

1 Kings 20:1-12

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

... by representing the request as being phrased differently on the two occasions it was made (vv. 35, 37). 20:39 A talent of silver: The intriguing thing about the silver is that the possibility of an alternative to death is not picked up in 20:41–42. It ... seems to be taken for granted that a talent of silver is simply an impossible amount to raise—which it would have been, of course, for the ordinary soldier. Death is the only ...

352. Naaman Healed of Leprosy

2 Kings 5:1-27

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

... or the region of which the city is capital (i.e., Israel; cf. the commentary on 1 Kgs. 16:23–28)? A curious numerical link (cf. the additional note on 1 Kgs. 22:30) suggests that it is the former. There are only two references in Kings to “two talents of silver.” One such sum is carried by Gehazi to his home (2 Kgs. 5:23–24). The other is paid by Omri for “the hill of Samaria” (1 Kgs. 16:24). Since Samaria was evidently built in conscious rivalry to Jerusalem, it is not surprising that it too ...

353. Many Parts, One Body

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

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Preben Vang

... same Spirit who also gives capacities to help and lead clearly suggests an awareness of extraordinary divine presence. Paul’s whole argument in this section rests on the unquestioned reality of God’s bestowal of gifts. Individuals could possibly boast of natural talents as personal abilities, but they have nothing to boast about when their enablements are undeserved gifts from God’s Spirit (4:7). 3. The thrust of Paul’s argument is the communal nature of God’s gifting. Every gift is placed (etheto ...

354. Grain Offerings

Leviticus 2:1-16

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... s sacrificing of their best. So too in the Bible, love of God is most profoundly expressed by giving one’s best to God, whether that is an Israelite giving to God the finest of flour or a Christian giving the best of his or her gifts, talents, and service to Christ. We are to make accommodations for the poor. Quote: In his book Money and Power, French philosopher, historian, and sociologist Jacques Ellul (1912–1994) writes, The Poor One and poor people in general are God’s question to us. God gives us ...

355. David Runs for His Life—Again

2 Samuel 15:13-37

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... . What makes this sonnet (1652–55) so pertinent to the principle above is that as he writes it, he is concerned about how he can serve God in such a condition. As he works through his dilemma, he compares the situation to the parable of the talents. He wonders if God demands “day-labour, light denied.” He hears the answer that though God doesn’t need our gifts, we must bear his yoke and serve him. Milton then concludes that, at that moment, it must mean standing and waiting, submitting to God’s ...

356. Daniel in the Den of Lions

Daniel 6:1-28

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Ronald W. Pierce

... is widely revered as one of the greatest composers of all time. His vast portfolio of compositions includes an immense number of chamber, organ, keyboard, and choral works, many of which are still instantly recognizable today. Bach was clearly gifted with an extraordinary talent for music, yet he was also a devoutly Christian man who remains to this day a true example of a person distinguished for his accomplishments yet testifying always to God as the giver of his abilities. To this end, Bach inscribed his ...

357. The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

Matthew 18:21-35

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Gary M. Burge

... –15). Jesus’s call to his messianic community is to live out a reversal of escalating vengeance through unlimited forgiveness. To illustrate, Jesus tells a parable of a servant who is released from an astronomical debt of ten thousand talents by a compassionate king (with a talent being roughly equivalent to six thousand denarii) only to refuse release of a debt of one hundred denarii for a fellow servant (with a denarius representing about a day’s wage). The king’s reversal of debt forgiveness and ...

358. The Time Is Now!

Luke 24:50-53

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... down through generations and across continents until today, when we hold it and determine what future, if any, it has. The reality of the ascension of Jesus is this: We have work to do. Our Lord has already indicated this in his parables of the talents, each is designed to help the people who first heard them know that his kingdom is not to come immediately. Many of the people who follow him expect the kingdom to be fulfilled when Jesus reaches Jerusalem. These parables should have dispelled those hopes but ...

359. When All Is Said and Done

Acts 16:9-15

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Charley Reeb

... with God and watching the DVD share all that God might have done with your life if you had let him. Imagine seeing what God might have done with your financial resources if you had generously trusted him. Imagine seeing what God might have done with your talents and gifts if you had stepped out in faith and used them. Imagine seeing what God might have done with your relationships if you had given him room to work. Imagine seeing what God might have done with you if you had confronted sin and yielded to ...

360. Ahab Defeats Ben-Hadad

1 Kings 20:13-34

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

361. A Prophet Condemns Ahab

1 Kings 20:35-43

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

362. Jehoiakim King of Judah

2 Chronicles 36:5-8

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem. Jehoahaz probably preferred his father’s anti-Egyptian policy, and that would explain why Neco removed him after only three months. The Egyptian removal of the Judahite king was accompanied by a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold that was imposed on Judah, and thereby Judah became a vassal state of Egypt. We also hear in 36:4 that Neco took . . . Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt. The Kings version adds “and there he died,” information ...

363. Jehoiachin King of Judah

2 Chronicles 36:9-10

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

364. Zedekiah King of Judah

2 Chronicles 36:11-14

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Louis C. Jonker

365. Excuses! Excuses!

Matthew 25:14-30

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King Duncan

... merely an excuse in an elegant wardrobe?” asks Popcorn. (2) Obviously we don’t want to disparage people with genuine mental or emotional disorders. But there are some people who have an extraordinary talent in making excuses to avoid taking any meaningful action. That is the lesson of the parable we grew up knowing as the parable of the talents, but in the NIV is known as the parable of the bags of gold. A wealthy man was going on a journey. Before he left he gave one of his servants five bags of ...

366. Speaking Truth to Power and Hope to the Powerless

Mark 9:30-37

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Rick McCracken-Bennett

... artist. Sadly, but in the end, thankfully, the guitarist arrived and I was spared the humiliation. I don't think I was then, or now much different from a lot of people. Look at the preponderance of TV shows where people of great talent as well as those of dubious talent and sound mental health, strive to be the greatest, and achieve the fame and fortune they've been dreaming about all their lives. Or the countless so-called reality shows, which do not show anything that resembles the reality I live in ...

367. Blessed

Matthew 5:1-12

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Dean Feldmeyer

... a whole lot around the Fourth of July. “I’ve been blessed.” “We’ve been so blessed.” But what does it mean? What does it mean to be blessed? Usually we associate it with plentitude. It means that we have a lot of something: money, property, talent. Certainly, in that sense things haven’t changed much over the past 2,000 years. Ask any first-century Jew who the blessed people were in their community and they would have shared with you the conventional wisdom of the day. Blessed are the ruthless ...

368. Parabola

Luke 10:25-37

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Lori Wagner

... The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard The Parable of the Two Sons The Parable of the Wicked Tenants The Parable of the Wedding Banquet The Parable of the Unfaithful Slave The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids The Parable of the Talents Mark (4:1-34) The Parable of the Sower The Purpose of the Parables A Lamp Under a Bushel Basket The Parable of the Growing Seed The Parable of the Mustard Seed The Use of Parables The Parable of the Wicked Tenants Luke (8:4-18; 12:13 ...

369. The Good Catch

Matthew 17:24-27

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Lori Wagner

... YOU are free, says Jesus. Just pay up. No big deal. From the excess of your means, whatever that means to you, you stay a part of your faith community. For many of us, it means, we support our faith community financially and with our time and talents. Some may voluntarily give more than others, as they can. In Jesus’ day, being part of the Jewish community meant paying the yearly “temple tax.” You also did a lot of other things as a part of that community. You followed the Jewish code of eating. You ...

370. Look At Your Fixations!

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

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Carl Jech

... as a teacher of the dramatic arts revolves around this theme of imagination. The poet W.H. Auden has written that the person who is a genius is most fortunate precisely because there is no doubt about what to do with one's life - the overriding talent is all-controlling and what the person must do is also what the person most wants to do. We have good habits - such as getting regular exercise, worshiping, taking vacations, brushing our teeth, getting a good night's sleep - habits that somebody at some point ...

God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.

Anna Pavlova

No one can arrive from being talented alone; work transforms talent into genius.

Anna Pavlova

Orthodox criticism . . . is a murderer of talent. And because the most modest and sensitive people are the most talented, having the most imagination and sympathy, these are the first ones to get killed off.

Brenda Ueland

Nothing in the world can take place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful individuals with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Calvin Coolidge

The real tragedy of life is not being limited to one talent, but in failing to use that one talent.

Edgar Watson Howe

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