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376. Jerusalem's Deliverance Foretold

2 Kings 19:1-13

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

... We are reminded of the similar misconception of the Arameans in 1 Kings 20:23ff., and the divine response in 20:28ff., when another vast army was given into Israel’s hand; now we understand better what the outcome of the siege is likely to be. Our suspicions are confirmed in 19:1–7. Hezekiah, attired in a suitable way for one who faces disaster (v. 1; cf. 2 Kgs. 6:30), consults Isaiah. He graphically describes the situation to the prophet as a day of great humiliation and powerlessness (v. 3). The only ...

377. Hezekiah's Prayer

2 Kings 19:14-19

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

378. Isaiah Prophesies Sennacherib’s Fall

2 Kings 19:20-37

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

379. Envoys from Babylon

2 Kings 20:12-21

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

... this news. A man recently rescued from death, he is content simply to have peace and security in his lifetime (v. 19), a Solomon-like existence for a little while longer (cf. 1 Kgs. 5:4). Not for the first time in the chapter, there is a suspicion of self-centeredness about this righteous king. Second Kings 20 does not explicitly announce Judah’s exile. Like chapters 16 and 17, it gives us only hints. Treasure has been carried off before; hostages have been taken before (cf. 2 Kgs. 14:14). But the hints ...

380. Judah - To Hezron's Sons

1 Chronicles 2:3-9

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... similarity remains conspicuous. By adopting these names in the Judahite genealogy, the Chronicler could have intended to connect the Levites with the Judahites (from whose lineage David would come). This would have given some status to these cultic staff and would confirm our suspicion that the Chronicler himself might have had links with the Levites. Carmi, mentioned in 2:7, is not related explicitly to one of the sons of Zerah. The Chronicler took over a piece of the narrative of Joshua 7 by reminding the ...

381. The Completion of the Wall

Nehemiah 6:15-7:3

Understanding Series

Leslie C. Allen

... at the local level—or else this report would get back to the Persian king. These words revived the old accusation of rebellion reported to Artaxerxes earlier in the reign and taken seriously by him at that time (Ezra 4:12–16, 19, 22). The suspicion that Nehemiah would rebel from the empire by making himself king had been expressed at the very start of the building project, in 2:19. Here his enemies claimed that it was to be an imminent event, and they alleged that they had detailed information ...

382. Humor: Be Careful

John 17:1-11

Illustration

William A. Ritter

... (loudly and obscenely) until an officer approached her in mid-rant and had the gall to ask for her license and registration. When he returned, she had calmed enough to inquire as to why she – rather than the stupid jerk in front of her - was under suspicion. "Well," said the officer, "when I pulled up behind you blowing your horn and screaming, I paused to read your bumper stickers." "God loves you and so do I." "Honk if you love Jesus." "My boss is a Jewish carpenter." "Then I saw the chrome-plated ...

383. The God Who Comforts

Isaiah 40:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... though they were homemade, where just as festive as ever. Young Rachel ran her eyes over the gifts, and noticed that among them lay a small velvet box. Rachel knew that such a box was not likely to contain something homemade. She looked at it with suspicion. While she looked and wondered what could be inside, she heard her father say to her, “Open it . . . it’s your Christmas present.” Rachel unwrapped the present and found in the small box a pair of twenty‑four‑karat gold earrings. To say she was ...

384. A Time of Transition

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... accent. The command to take the message to Samaria was even more shocking. Samaria was settled by Jews who had intermarried with pagan peoples. They did not practice the orthodox Jewish faith. Samaritans were considered “half- breeds.” Generations of hatred and suspicion had grown up between orthodox Jews and the residents of Samaria. In John 4: 9, a Samaritan woman reminds Jesus, “Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.” Why would Jesus offer his message of hope to the Samaritans? It’s all too ...

385. Crisis Management

Luke 21:25-36

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... all hell is breaking loose and cultural stars are falling hopelessly to the earth? You know the headlines as well as I do. After thousands of Iraqi and American lives were destroyed, Iraq is again doing a death dance inside a tinder box of suspicion and hatred. Generations continue to disappear in the violent and arid deserts of Africa. Here in the metropolitan New York area, despite the breathtaking rise of wealth, there has also been a 6% increase in those needing soup kitchens and food pantries. Millions ...

386. God’s Absurd Answer

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... have brought about has torn asunder the Christian community. But, my friends, disruption, conflict, and confusion are nothing new within the Christian church — starting with those early followers of Jesus. Jesus’ words this morning confront us in the midst of our divisions, suspicions, and brokenness. In his most famous sermon, Jesus beseeches us to: “love our enemies, do good to those who hate us... pray for those who abuse us... be merciful as our Father in heaven is merciful.” My friends, let us ...

387. In Which City Do You Live?

Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... all of her money to God. A probate judge broke the will with the declaration that “after due search it has been determined that God cannot be located in New York City.” People in rural areas have always regarded city slickers with suspicion. That is interesting when you realize that the word “pagan” originally meant “country folk.” No environment today has a monopoly on problems. Some of the highest suicide rates, highest divorce rates, highest alcoholism and opioid addiction rates in the United ...

388. You Are My Beloved

Mark 1:10-11

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... up fuzzies as special presents. In time they quit giving them altogether. As you might expect, the little village developed into a miserable place to live. People became cranky and sad, gloomy and depressed. They began fighting, and strife broke out. Tension and suspicion replaced the former trust and good will. Then one day, while some of the children were playing in a field, they stumbled onto a hidden cache of fuzzies. The tingle as they touched them felt wonderful. With delighted laughter they gave some ...

389. Holy Goat!

Leviticus 16:1-34, John 20:24-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... disbelief become the norm. When a fourth promise arises, it is dismissed, disregarded, not even given the time of day. One cannot continue to have hopes dashed without paying the consequences of grief. Next time a promise is made, that child will want proof! Suspicion and doubt will cast its long shadow until there is reason to believe. I imagine Thomas must have been feeling something like that by the time he arrived that day in Jerusalem and locked the door behind him. All the disciples felt discouraged ...

390. Trust Your Intuition

1 Corinthians 15:1-11, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... The ability to understand something without the use or need of conscious reasoning. According to Psychology Today, intuition is your brain on autopilot. It is nonconscious thinking, a form of reflexive reasoning.* Many of us have gut instincts, hunches that we follow, suspicions that we can’t explain or evade. Police do it. Detectives do it. Scientists do it. Everyone in daily life uses intuition without even realizing it. When you meet someone, you have an intuition sometimes whether or not to trust that ...

391. The Art of Keeping Quiet

Luke 1:5-25, Ezekiel 3:16-27

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... his wife Elizabeth had tried to have a child for years. They did everything imaginable. They had consulted all of the wisest doctors and healers, prophets and sages. Nothing availed. Nothing worked. In anguish, he prayed. But yet his mind couldn’t keep quiet the suspicion that his prayers were in vain. His doubts consumed him so much that he couldn’t believe it when God actually appeared in the form of an angelic presence to tell him that his wife, now barren for years, would bear him a son. Zechariah ...

After you've done a thing the same way for two years, look it over carefully. After five years, look at it with suspicion. And after ten years, throw it away and start all over.

Alfred Edward Perlman

If I cast up a confessed, repented, and forsaken sin against another, and allow my remembrance of that sin to colour my thinking and feed my suspicions, then I know nothing of Calvary love.

Amy Carmichael

Propaganda in the ordinary sense of the term plays a less important part in a consumer society, where people greet all official pronouncements with suspicion.

Christopher Lasch

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.

E. B. White

Suspicion of happiness is in our blood.

E. V. Lucas

Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.

Edmund Burke

Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it.

Elia Kazan

There is more than a mere suspicion that the scientist who comes to ask metaphysical questions and turns away from metaphysical answers may be afraid of those answers.

Gregory Zilboorg

We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries.

Harry S. Truman

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376. Jerusalem's Deliverance Foretold

2 Kings 19:1-13

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

377. Hezekiah's Prayer

2 Kings 19:14-19

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

378. Isaiah Prophesies Sennacherib’s Fall

2 Kings 19:20-37

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

379. Envoys from Babylon

2 Kings 20:12-21

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

380. Judah - To Hezron's Sons

1 Chronicles 2:3-9

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

381. The Completion of the Wall

Nehemiah 6:15-7:3

Understanding Series

Leslie C. Allen

382. Humor: Be Careful

John 17:1-11

Illustration

William A. Ritter

383. The God Who Comforts

Isaiah 40:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

384. A Time of Transition

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

385. Crisis Management

Luke 21:25-36

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

386. God’s Absurd Answer

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

387. In Which City Do You Live?

Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23

Sermon

King Duncan

388. You Are My Beloved

Mark 1:10-11

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

389. Holy Goat!

Leviticus 16:1-34, John 20:24-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

390. Trust Your Intuition

1 Corinthians 15:1-11, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Sermon

Lori Wagner

391. The Art of Keeping Quiet

Luke 1:5-25, Ezekiel 3:16-27

Sermon

Lori Wagner

After you've done a thing the same way for two years, look it over carefully. After five years, look at it with suspicion. And after ten years, throw it away and start all over.

Alfred Edward Perlman

If I cast up a confessed, repented, and forsaken sin against another, and allow my remembrance of that sin to colour my thinking and feed my suspicions, then I know nothing of Calvary love.

Amy Carmichael

Propaganda in the ordinary sense of the term plays a less important part in a consumer society, where people greet all official pronouncements with suspicion.

Christopher Lasch

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.

E. B. White

Suspicion of happiness is in our blood.

E. V. Lucas

Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.

Edmund Burke

Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it.

Elia Kazan

There is more than a mere suspicion that the scientist who comes to ask metaphysical questions and turns away from metaphysical answers may be afraid of those answers.

Gregory Zilboorg

We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries.

Harry S. Truman

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