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4176. “Do Not Drag Me Away with the Wicked”

Psalm 28:1-9

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C. Hassell Bullock

... ad-ha‘olam) refers to a long period of time, whether in the past or the future. Hakham observes that ‘ad may not be a preposition here but may intimate the idea of “eternity.”[21] While we should be careful not to read our New Testament concepts into the Psalms, we should also exercise care that we do not restrict the Psalms to such earthbound thoughts that can rise no higher than the time and place limitations of their world. That aptitude is best illustrated by the prophetic spirit that could not ...

4177. “Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit”

Psalm 31:1-24

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C. Hassell Bullock

... has created some commentary on the matter, but actually the two statements are quite different. Psalm 30:6 is a remembrance of his sense of security in the past, while 31:22 declares that he has been removed from God’s watchful care, two quite different themes. However, in terms of liturgical participation, the “faithful people” (30:4; 31:23), members of the covenant (note the similarity of covenant language, hesed, “covenant love,” and hasidim, “love covenanters”; see the comments on Ps. 30:4 ...

4178. “Taste and See That the Lord Is Good”

Psalm 34:1-22

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C. Hassell Bullock

... of God’s goodness (34:8–22) a. A call to experience the Lord, with the assurance of God’s goodness (34:8–10) b. Invitation to learn the “fear of the Lord” and the Lord’s attentive care of the righteous (34:11–20) i. Learning the fear of the Lord (34:11–14) ii. The Lord’s attentive care of the righteous (34:15–18) iii. The Lord’s protection of the righteous (34:19–20) c. Final contrast between evil’s power to slay the wicked and God’s will to deliver the righteous (34:21 ...

4179. “Be Exalted, O God, above the Heavens; Let Your Glory Be over All the Earth”

Psalm 57:1-11

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C. Hassell Bullock

... to keep the sun off their young. Birds also use their wings to hide their young and protect them when danger is near. The spreading of a bird’s wings over its babies is also done to provide warmth. This is the picture the Bible gives of God’s care for us! (For “eagle’s wings,” see “The Text in Context” in the unit on Ps. 91.) As William O. Cushing proclaims in his hymn Under His Wings, Under His wings I am safely abiding; Tho’ the night deepens and tempests are wild. Still I can trust Him; I ...

4180. “You Have Given Me the Heritage of Those Who Fear Your Name”

Psalm 61:1-8

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C. Hassell Bullock

... is an opportunity to take our own personal concerns to God, but one of the many beautiful things about it is that, when we pray for ourselves, we discover that our prayers widen to include others whom we love, and even others whom we do not care that much about. We are transformed by the power of prayer. With this completed picture of the psalmist’s world, secured by God his Rock, with love and faithfulness as divine attendants, and sheltered under the Almighty’s wings, the psalmist can sing and pay his ...

4181. “Truly My Soul Finds Rest in God”

Psalm 62:1-12

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C. Hassell Bullock

... Francis Thompson’s poem “The Hound of Heaven,” which talks about our tendency to run from the God who pursues us. Day was deeply moved by this poem, and sometime later she surrendered her life to the Lord, choosing to live a life of poverty and care for the homeless. Day later wrote in her autobiography about Thompson’s poem: “It is one of those poems that awakens the soul, recalls to it the fact that God is its destiny.”12David writes in the Psalms about the relentless pursuit of a loving God ...

4182. “When You Ascended on High, You Took Many Captives”

Psalm 68:1-35

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C. Hassell Bullock

... has compassion and is the defender of those in need. And he often uses us in the process of caring for the orphan and the widow. There are orphan children throughout the world in desperate need of protection and homes. Consider these statistics: In ... 2013, over seven million children were in institutional care worldwide. HIV/AIDS has orphaned 17.9 million children in the world. There were 123,000 orphans in the United States ...

4183. “Zeal for Your House Consumes Me”

Psalm 69:1-36

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C. Hassell Bullock

... to Lewis. Many wouldn’t dare drink a pint (of beer), but they will gladly steal.”12For better or for worse, we are witnesses for Christ. The world is watching, and our actions either draw people to Christ or repel them. David cared about his witness, as we see in Psalm 69:6. How careful are you to ensure that your witness does not bring scorn to God’s name? A compelling commitment to the kingdom of God Film: Chariots of Fire. The 1981 movie Chariots of Fire is based on the story of two athletes in ...

4184. “The Lord Is Great!”

Psalm 70:1-5

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C. Hassell Bullock

... to God even as we experience suffering and long for deliverance. For such a time as this Bible: The story of Joseph in the book of Genesis provides great insight into how to live well for the Lord amid suffering, and a vivid reminder of God’s care for those in need. Having been sold into slavery by his brothers, falsely accused by Potiphar’s wife, and sent to prison, Joseph easily could have become bitter toward God. But throughout Joseph’s story we see that he seeks to honor the Lord. After he has ...

4185. “Endow the King with Your Justice, O God”

Psalm 72:1-20

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C. Hassell Bullock

... spiral from which it never recovered. The “afflicted” and “needy” were to be the kings’ concern because they were economically helpless and socially vulnerable. The prophets identify this category of citizens as the special object of the monarchy’s and the society’s care (e.g., Isa. 1:17; Jer. 21:12; Amos 8:4). In the Beatitudes, Jesus takes the material qualities of this group of people and turns them into the spiritual values of the kingdom of God (Matt. 5:1–12). Corresponding Verbal and ...

4186. The Image of Gold and the Fiery Furnace

Daniel 3:1-30

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Ronald W. Pierce

... puts trials before those who love him, for their own growth and for the ultimate good of his perfect will, which is well worth fighting for. God’s goodness is often most obvious in places of darkness. Quote: Bono. Drawing from his own experiences caring for those in places of extreme desperation and poverty, Bono—the famed lead singer of U2, the Irish rock band from Dublin, and an active philanthropist—shared these reflections on the comfort that the presence of God brings even in the darkest places ...

4187. How to Deal with Demons

Matthew 12:38-50

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Maxie Dunnam

... discover too late that their children get their destruction from someone else. “Children will think about religion, they will ask questions about it, and they will seek instruction regarding it. This teaching will come either from parents who care and understand or from others who may not care and may not understand. To live is to believing in something! And life fills in with a vengeance every attempt to create a spiritual vaccum, even though we bless it by the title of “broad-mindedness.”[6] Look ...

4188. How to Escape Being Possessed By Our Possessions

Luke 12:13-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... and the forgiving grace of God. A committed will – kept strong by a day-to-day Gethsemane “Not my will, but Thine be done.” A loving family – our own husbands, wives, parents, children – but also that wider family that is ours when we care and allow others to care out of our love for Christ. A companionship with the living Christ whose love atones our sins and mistakes, and whose presence is kept alive by our response to his promise for presence: “Abide in me, and I in you; for apart from me ...

4189. It Makes No Difference Where You Belong

Matthew 15:21-28, Romans 11:13-16, 29-32

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King Duncan

... wear. We would be more concerned about how they act. There is a verse in the Old Testament that says that God doesn't see like people see. People look on the outward appearance, God looks upon the heart. God doesn't care how we look! Or what group we belong to or where we go to church! God cares about only one thing. How is our heart? Do we love as Jesus loved? That's all that matters to God, and that should be all that matters to us. It makes no difference where people belong, we all belong to God ...

4190. A Lesson Learned from a Snake

Luke 19:1-10

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King Duncan

... place a drop cloth over the floor and secure it with the tape. Having succeeded in placing the tape around the entire surface, she went back inside the house to get a drop cloth. Returning to the porch sometime later, she found that all of her carefully placed tape was gone. She was completely mystified. Where could it be? Who would possibly have taken the time to pull up that tape and why? As she was surveying the situation and mulling over her puzzling predicament, she noticed something moving in her back ...

4191. Being Thankful for the Right Reasons

John 1:14, Colossians 1:11-20

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King Duncan

... free gift of God. It is an inheritance that is bestowed upon us the moment we become children of God. Father John Powell in his book, Unconditional Love tells about when he was serving as a chaplain in Germany. A dear little sister, 87 years young, was assigned to care for his room. He says that every time he left the room, even for a moment, the good sister cleaned it. She would wax the floors, polish the furniture and so forth. On one occasion when he left the room for a short walk, he came back to find ...

4192. Jacob and Laban

Gen 30:25--31:55

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Gary M. Burge

... for Jacob to bid adieu to Laban (31:1–21). The attitude of Laban and his sons (31:1–2) and a direct revelation from God (31:3) confirm this. Jacob is careful, however, to share this with his wives, not with his father-in-law. They concur immediately with Jacob, for Laban now considers them, in their judgment, only as foreigners. Jacob is careful to make his move while Laban is out shearing his sheep. Rachel takes only what she can carry—the clothes on her back and her father’s household gods. It is ...

4193. Organization of Sanctuary Personnel

Num 3:1–4:49

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Gary M. Burge

... of the Lord’s sanctuary (Num. 1:47–53; 2:33). Nonpriestly Levites are to serve as assistants to the priests. In addition to the regular care and guarding of the sanctuary and its contents, the Levites are responsible for packing up, transporting, and reassembling the tabernacle when the Israelites journey from one place to another. The Levites belonging to the three subdivisions of their tribe are counted in two censuses. The first reports 22,000 Levite ...

4194. Remembering Not to Forget All God Has Done

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

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Gary M. Burge

... from our calling it to mind. As the Lord “remembered” Hannah, she became pregnant (1 Sam. 1:19). As the great Puritan preacher Stephen Charnock advised, “Oh if we did remember [God’s] former goodness, we should not be so ready to doubt of his future care” (Charnock, 1:114). Verse 3 contrasts self-dependence with dependence on God and his word. That is why God fed the Israelites with manna in the wilderness, “to teach [them] that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from ...

4195. Widows and Their Worries: Back to Bethlehem

Ruth 1:1-22

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Gary M. Burge

... to use the more personal divine name. Accordingly, the name functions like a verbal signature, a guarantee of the genuine desire to do what is being pledged. Ruth implores the Lord to punish her if she does not do all that is in her power to care for Naomi (1:17). This entails nothing less than a change in ethnicity and religion. That Ruth calls on the Lord and not Elohim perhaps underscores the influence of Naomi’s faith on her while in Moab. The oath demonstrates her full assimilation to Elimelek’s ...

4196. Solomon Builds the Temple

1 Kings 6:1-38

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Gary M. Burge

... The pivot point of this section comes in the form of an unmediated divine word, an interruption of sorts directly from God to Solomon (6:11–13). In my view, the chapter is built around this theological utterance, where God furnishes the king with a careful warning by means of an “if . . . then” equation. If the king does not walk with God, it is possible that God will abandon his people, and therefore even the nicest temple does not grant immunity from obedience. There is no recorded response from the ...

4197. The Work Begun

Ezra 3:1-6

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Gary M. Burge

... everything as written in the law of Moses (3:4–6). First they build the altar according to the instructions given by Moses (cf. Exod. 27:1–8; 31:2–5; 38:1–7). They are careful to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles just as was written (Lev. 23:33–43). They not only are careful to celebrate Tabernacles; they also immediately begin to offer the regular burnt offerings as stipulated by Moses (Exod. 29:38–43), as well as the New Moon sacrifices and all the other regular sacrifices and “freewill ...

4198. Priests and Levites

Nehemiah 12:1-26

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Gary M. Burge

... 35:28). With the loss of Hebrew kingship, it is important to designate alternative historical markers. Also, by naming the priests and Levites, the author indicates the importance of each individual in God’s work (cf. Ephesians 4), even though throughout Ezra-Nehemiah he is careful to emphasize the whole people rather than one or two great leaders. Twenty-two names are given in 12:1–7. Nearly all are seen again in 12:12–21 to show the continuity of the priestly houses. Fifteen of those who signed the ...

4199. Psalm 80

Psalm 80:1-19

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Gary M. Burge

... the other refrains) calls out, not “restore us,” but “restore yourself to us” (NIV “return to us”). Asaph revises “make your face shine upon us” to “look down from heaven and see,” and replaces a desire for deliverance with a desire to be cared for. Immediately preceding each refrain, Asaph fleshes out Israel’s need for restoration. In 80:1–2, Israel needs deliverance, but God is not acting on Israel’s behalf. In 80:4–6, God is actually judging Israel. In the final two sections ...

4200. Lady Wisdom Exemplified

Proverbs 31:10-31

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Gary M. Burge

... estate. Her commercial trade is so profitable that their household lamps have oil to spare (31:18b—she is not sleep deprived, cf. 31:15a). Her balanced concerns are expressed through repetition in verses 19–20: she stretches out her hands to spin thread and to care for the poor and needy. She is unafraid of severe weather or the future—she fears God alone (31:21a, 25b, 30b)—for her family’s clothing and bedding are luxurious, not merely adequate (31:21b–22). The mention at this point in the text ...

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