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4151. Daniel’s Training in Babylon

Daniel 1:1-21

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William Nelson

... to Nebuchadnezzar for three years and then rebelled. Before Nebuchadnezzar was able to deal with this rebellion, Jehoiakim died in 597 and was buried in Jerusalem. His son Jehoiachin succeeded in ruling for only a few months before the invasion. He had to bear the punishment for his father’s rebellion. He was carried away captive to Babylon in the first deportation of 597 B.C. The Chronicler follows another tradition, which has Jehoiakim being taken to Babylon at the end of his eleven-year reign instead ...

4152. Jesus Anointed at Bethany

Matthew 26:6-13

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Robert H. Mounce

... deeper meaning, would be included in her honor. Additional Notes 26:6ff. In Luke a related account occurs earlier in Jesus’ ministry (chap. 7), Simon is designated a Pharisee (v. 36; no mention of leprosy), and the woman (apparently of questionable repute) anoints the feet of Jesus (v. 38). Although Beare says that the story is “obviously misplaced in Mark and Matthew” (p. 505), the differences between the accounts are great enough to suggest separate occasions.

4153. Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream

Daniel 2:1-23

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William Nelson

... revelation concerning this mystery (2:18). This verse presents Daniel and his companions as pious men of prayer. They serve as role models for anyone facing persecution or unjust royal decrees, such as the Jews faced under Antiochus IV. But of course, they also bear witness to the importance of prayer for all believers in all times who are facing distressing circumstances. God is gracious and delights to supply our needs (Phil. 4:19). Paul testifies to God’s rescue from deadly peril and looks to God for ...

4154. The Death of Jesus

Matthew 27:45-56

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Robert H. Mounce

... the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? (some mss. read the Hebrew Eli, Eli instead of the Aramaic Eloi; cf. Mark and the allusion to Ps. 22:1). It means, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Beare’s opinion that it would be physically impossible for Jesus to cry out in a loud voice after six hours on the cross (p. 535) stems from an unwillingness to allow for anything out of the ordinary. Theologians have pondered the significance of this unusual utterance ...

4155. The Guard at the Tomb

Matthew 27:62-66

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Robert H. Mounce

... false rumor that he had risen) would be even worse than the first (his false claim that he was the Messiah and the Son of God). Some have wondered why the disciples forgot the promise of resurrection while the Jewish leaders remembered it. Beare takes the entire paragraph as “one of the most extravagant of inventions,” which can “only be regarded as a Christian fabrication devised to counter the current Jewish assertion that Jesus was not raised from the dead” (p. 539). However, for the disciples it ...

4156. The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

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Robert H. Mounce

... and running to tell Peter and John. Jesus then appears to Mary and later that evening to the eleven disciples who had gathered behind locked doors. The synoptic accounts run parallel, but several differences are found. It is hardly correct, however, as Beare contends, that Matthew has “radically revised the Markan story” (p. 541). The major differences are, first, that Mark (16:1) has Salome go with the two Marys to the tomb; second, that Matthew (28:1) says they “went to see the tomb,” whereas ...

4157. Daniel’s Prayer

Daniel 9:1-19

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William Nelson

... to vindicate his people, implying that it is in God’s nature to save or at least that it is characteristic of his previous work. Second, Daniel points to God’s reputation: For your sake, O my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name (9:19; see also vv. 15, 18). This is boldly anthropomorphic, because it is the way we try to influence human judges to do what is right. They may be spurred into action by appeals to their vanity, whereas God is sovereign and free. Nevertheless ...

4158. Daniel’s Vision of a Man

Daniel 10:1--11:1

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William Nelson

... say so. Perhaps Daniel 10:14 is related to Habakkuk 2:3: “For there is yet a vision for the appointed time; it pants for the end” (author’s translation; NIV “For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end”). In addition, it bears some resemblance to Daniel 8:17, “the vision concerns the time of the end” (see commentary and Additional Note on 8:17), and 8:19, “because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end.” (Note also Dan. 8:26, “but seal up the vision, for ...

4159. The Kings of the South and the North

Daniel 11:2-35

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William Nelson

... 7 (Collins, Daniel, p. 385). The author of Daniel identifies with this group known as “the wise ones” and considers himself a member. They are the ones who understand the revelations concerning the end times and the coming kingdom of God. These will bear the responsibility for teaching “the many,” that is, the masses of untutored ones. It is possible that this is an allusion to the Suffering Servant in Isaiah 40–55, because of the use of “wise” and “many.” Yahweh’s servant “will act ...

4160. A Prophet Without Honor

Mark 6:1-6

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Larry W. Hurtado

... full brothers and sisters (see note on 3:31). James, Jesus’ brother, is mentioned as a leader in the early church elsewhere in the NT (1 Cor. 15:7; Gal. 1:19; 2:9–12; Acts 12:17; 15:13; 21:18), and a letter in the NT bears his name (James 1:1). In Christian tradition of the second century and later, this James acquired a legendary significance as a very devout man of strict religious self-discipline. The other brothers and sisters of Jesus are not referred to elsewhere in the NT (On James, the brother ...

4161. The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

Luke 18:9-14

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Craig A. Evans

... ” (RSV, NASB; as in reference to the unjust judge of v. 6 above) or “unrighteous.” The word has a general reference, and so it could refer to any of the commandments (although closest may be Exod. 20:16: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor,” RSV). “Adulterers” are guilty of violating the seventh commandment (“You shall not commit adultery,” Exod. 20:14, RSV). The expression, like all other men, makes it clear that the Pharisee does not include himself among sinners ...

4162. Paul's Plan to Visit Rome

Romans 15:23-33

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James R. Edwards

... blessings of the Gentiles. The church consists of both the spiritual and the material, and both are in equal measure a ministry (Gk. leitourgein, v. 27) and service of the saints (v. 25). The contribution was, in fact, an object lesson of the strong bearing the weak, for which Paul argued in 14:1–15:13. Finally, we cannot discount the idea that in taking the offering to Jerusalem Paul saw himself as fulfilling his “priestly duty” of bringing the Gentiles as “an offering acceptable to God” (v. 16 ...

4163. To the Church in Smyrna

Revelation 2:8-11

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Robert W. Wall

... in fortune. The idea of a “second death” assumes that everyone experiences a “first death.” The poverty of the church, its afflictions, and the Jewish slander against disciples (2:9), coupled with the imprisonment and possible martyrdom which awaits them (2:10), bear witness to their participation in the “first death.” However, to die a second time is to be disqualified from eternal life which is yet to come. The test of which John speaks (2:10), then, is inevitable because it belongs to the ...

4164. To the Church in Pergamum

Revelation 2:12-17

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Robert W. Wall

... city, where Satan lives, is notable. The contrast envisions the location of a conflict between God’s reign, to which both Jesus and Antipas bore witness to by their deaths, and Satan’s reign, to which Rome and its civil religion bear witness. Revelation exploits this contrast in terms of power. Civil religion, while bowing before idols that have no ultimate (i.e., eschatological) power, does nevertheless exercise real influence. The power of the anti-Christian kingdom, of course, is its corrupting and ...

4165. The River of Life

Revelation 22:1-6

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Robert W. Wall

... than a more inclusive community of faithful disciples; cf. 21:12, 14) occupies John’s new Jerusalem, we do agree that these idioms for divine presence reflect the intimate knowledge of God as a manifestation of the new covenant: God’s people “have also come to bear the impress of his nature on their lives (cf. 1 John 3:2; 2 Cor. 3:18; 1 Cor. 15:49)” (Revelation, pp. 280–81). Further, this more personal acquaintance with God reverses God’s curse of Cain, who was banished not only from the land ...

4166. Restitution for Wrongs

Numbers 5:5-10

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W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... and able to have children. 5:29–31 These verses contain a sort of postscript, the law for a husband’s jealousy, which summarizes the section in characteristic Priestly style. The husband is declared innocent of any wrongdoing, but the woman will bear the consequences of her sin. Verses 11–31 will seem odd to modern readers for a number of reasons. The ordeal procedure itself seems almost magical. Such customs were ancient. Here the procedure is brought under divine and priestly auspices to deal ...

4167. The Test for an Unfaithful Wife

Numbers 5:11-31

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W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

4168. Quail from the Lord

Numbers 11:4-35

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W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... seventy elders who are known to you as leaders and officials among the people (v. 16). They are to gather at the Tent of Meeting, and God says, I will take of the Spirit that is on you and put the Spirit on them. These elders will help Moses bear the burden of leadership. 11:18–23 The divine instruction to Moses then continues. Moses is to tell the people to prepare to eat meat. They are to eat more meat than anyone ever desired or dreamed of—until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe it ...

4169. Offerings for Unintentional Sins

Numbers 15:22-31

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W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... (vv. 30–31) of intentional sins: anyone who sins defiantly, “with a high hand.” The penalty for this sort of sin is excommunication from the people. Such excommunication would be tantamount to death, through losing the protection of the community. This person must bear the consequences of the sin, which is described as blasphemy and despising God. There was no prescription for atonement in the case of a deliberate sin in full knowledge of the law. That kind of sin is precisely what was committed in ...

4170. Offerings for Priests and Levites

Numbers 18:8-32

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W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... 10; 13; Ezek. 44). The NT attends to support for leaders in Matthew 10:5–15; Luke 10:1–12; 1 Corinthians 9:13–14; and 1 Timothy 5:17–18. Religious leaders are to depend on divine support (Num. 18:20). Additional Notes 18:1 To bear the responsibility for offenses is to assume the consequences or punishment for any violation of the sanctuary. Priests and Levites are fully answerable in this area and must pay the penalty for any violations. 18:2 The verb join comes from the root lawah, which suggests a ...

4171. Sabbath Offerings

Numbers 28:9-10

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W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... important for this new generation as it prepares to enter the land. Modern readers of Numbers do well to remember the community function of these festivals rather than inconclusive debates about their origin. Additional Notes 28:1–29:40 This material certainly bears all the marks of being brought together by the Priestly tradents. Most commentators suggest that these chapters provide some of the most mature instructions on worship in the promised land. Lev. 23; Num. 15 and texts in Exod. 23; 29; 34; Deut ...

4172. Monthly Offerings

Numbers 28:11-25

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W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

4173. Feast of Weeks (II)

Numbers 28:26-31

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W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

4174. Punishment for Disobedience

Leviticus 26:14-46

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W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

... Code. God delivers the people to demonstrate holiness; that God is set apart, different from any other. That deliverance effects a covenant relationship with the people who are to reflect God’s holiness by living according to torah. In so doing, they bear witness to their holiness, that is, distinctiveness, because they are Yahweh’s people. It is all a witness to the nations from Yahweh. 26:46 This verse summarizes and concludes the Holiness Code, describing the preceding instruction as decrees and laws ...

4175. David Mourns

2 Sam 18:19–19:8

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Mary J. Evans

... the presentation of news to further his own ends. Ahimaaz wanted to take the news of victory to David. Joab knew that however glad David was of victory, the messenger who thought to gain credit for being the first to proclaim victory was likely to bear the brunt of David’s distress at Absalom’s death. Joab wanted to protect the young and gifted Ahimaaz, perhaps seeing him as a potential future leader. Therefore a Cushite, probably a slave, was sent instead. Ahimaaz was an intelligent man, and he picked ...

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