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426. Living as Children of Light

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... anger is restricted by a series of negative admonitions: In your anger do not sin. Believers must learn to keep their anger in check. If one is legitimately angry (righteous indignation?), caution must be taken that it does not become the cause for such sins as pride, hatred, or self-righteousness. All anger is to be dealt with before the day is out. The translation do not let the sun go down while you are still angry suggests that there is no justification for carrying anger over into the next day; that ...

427. Proverbs of Solomon

Proverbs 14:1-35

Understanding Series

Roland E. Murphy

... . Here is another example of the effects of wise and foolish speech (cf. 10:21; 15:7; Eccl. 10:12–13). The rod to his back (cf. also the NRSV) is a silent correction. Literally, the MT has a “rod (or shoot) of pride”—this would seem to mean that a fool’s pride is punished by foolish talk. 14:4 Antithetic and juxtapositional: “When no oxen—manger empty (clean?); and (but) much produce—in strength of an ox.” The point seems to be that there will be no food to eat if there are no animals ...

428. A Linen Belt

Jeremiah 13:1-11

Understanding Series

Tremper Longman III

... surprisingly it is ruined and completely useless. Again, it is clear that the analogy is drawn with the people of God, who started out in a close intimate relationship with God, but ended up ruined. It is particularly Judah’s pride that is ruined. The people of God should not feel pride since they should have known their proper place of subservience to the Lord. But apparently they did not and this oracle indicates that God will cut them down to size. In addition, idolatry, the worship of false gods, also ...

429. Threat of Captivity

Jeremiah 13:15-27

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Tremper Longman III

... that message, in other words, repenting. Jeremiah imagines his reaction to the strong possibility that they will not repent—he will weep secretly and bitterly. If they do not repent, it will be because of their arrogant attitude (v. 15), their pride (v. 17). Pride keeps them from acknowledging God’s glory because to do that entails recognizing their own subordinate place in the world. Perhaps he will weep in secret because he knows that weeping at their appropriate judgment is not becoming. But he will ...

430. The Indictment and Punishment of Israel Spelled Out

Amos 4:1-13

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Elizabeth Achtemeier

... outfitted and pampered, the more evidence there is of her man’s wealth and power. So it was too in Amos’s time apparently, and indeed, in the following century (cf. Isa. 3:16–26). The women in this oracle in Amos are symbols of the godless pride and dissoluteness of Israel’s upper classes, and it may be for this reason that the imperative in 4:1 is in the masculine and that masculine pronouns occur in the following lines, even though the oracle seems addressed to females. The women are symbols of a ...

431. The Lord's Plan

Micah 4:6-13

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Elizabeth Achtemeier

... can get rid of Zion, they can get rid of God, for Zion is the dwelling place of Yahweh and is under his protection. Sennacherib of Assyria was called “king of the world” (ANET, p. 288, 13–15) in a pride not unfamiliar to ancient emperors (cf. Isa. 14:13–14), and human pride has always wanted to vaunt itself above the sovereignty of God. Indeed, throughout history the efforts of the nations have been directed toward eliminating the Jews, those special people protected by God (cf Isa. 54:17; 50:8–9 ...

432. Nineveh to Fall

Nahum 2:1-13

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John Goldingay

... marshaling of strength (v. 2b) has got the city nowhere (v. 1 0b). Both halves of verse 10 offer further vivid, compact, terse accounts of events and their aftermath (see “Nahum the Poet” above). 2:11–13 In yet a third image, Nineveh’s army is a pride of lions and the city is the den to which it returned from its expeditions, bringing its plunder for its people to share in (vv. 11–12). But where now is the den? In this context, some irony attaches to the phrase with nothing to fear (more literally ...

433. Four Horns and Four Craftsmen

Zechariah 1:18-21

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Pamela J. Scalise

... are the horns that scattered Judah, Israel and Jerusalem.” The interpreting angel/messenger indicates that the horns represent the nations that had defeated and exiled the northern and southern kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The horns are metaphorical, symbols of power and pride. (Compare Daniel’s vision, in which a single horn represents each kingdom [Dan. 8].) In OT poetry, metaphorical horns are removed by defeat in battle by Yahweh and/or his armies (Ps. 75:10; Jer. 48:25). In Zechariah’s vision ...

434. Imitating Christ's Humility

Philippians 2:1-11

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F. F. Bruce

... of “Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first” (3 John 9, RSV). Do nothing out of selfish ambition, says Paul; forget all thoughts of personal prestige. Concern for personal prestige and vain conceit spring from the root sin of pride. Pride should have no place in Christian life; what characterizes the Christian is the opposite quality of humility. Humility was not generally esteemed a virtue in pagan antiquity, in which the Greek word here translated humility bears the meaning “mean-spiritedness ...

435. No Confidence in the Flesh

Philippians 3:1-11

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F. F. Bruce

... and indeed pernicious he now recognizes to be the only achievement worth pursuing—the personal knowledge of Jesus as Lord, sharing the experience of his death and resurrection. 3:7 It was but reasonable to take pride, as Paul once did, in such a catalogue of merit. If a reader suspects that Paul still feels some pride in being able to present such a record of past achievement, all such suspicion is swept away by what Paul now says: whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ ...

436. Woe to David’s City

Isaiah 29:1-24

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John Goldingay

... is not a permanency. (b) Like other traditional societies, Judah is a “shame” culture. In modern societies where community breaks down, shame ceases to matter. Where your place in society matters, the removal of shame and the restoration of pride is a powerful promise. (c) Such restoration of pride is not in tension with awe before God; rather it links with it. People will hold their heads high, but in reverence in the presence of the holy one. (d) A forced cowing before human might is thus replaced ...

437. Jesus, Isaiah’s Servant of the Lord, Heals Many

Matthew 8:14-17, Matthew 8:5-13, Matthew 8:1-4

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Jeannine K. Brown

... a clean, kosher home. Now, because our Messiah Jesus has come, I am expected to let little Sarah play and study with Dianna (our pagan neighbor child!) because she too has Jesus—although it seems to be in her own way. It is more than pride . . . it is conscience. We have struggled for centuries to keep the Law, to be pure, to please YHWH, and here this little child simply believes and is accepted into God’s Kingdom! Nothing in her is Jewish . . . except her Messiah. Knowing the resurrected Christ Jesus ...

438. Table Talk

Luke 14:1-14

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R.T. France

... (14:7–11). Some scholars speak of an honor/shame culture as being different from our own. To what degree is that true? You might suggest situations in which Jesus’s advice here might be literally applied in our culture. What are examples of when pride has gone before a fall? And are there principles here that should be applied more widely to our (and our society’s) sense of values? 3. Whom to invite (14:12–14). It is particularly helpful when teaching this section to remind listeners of the role ...

439. Lessons in Discipleship

Luke 17:11-19, Luke 17:1-10

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R.T. France

... . The medieval idea of “works of supererogation” was fundamentally wrong. There is nothing that “goes beyond” our duty to God (not even the Samaritan’s return to give thanks), and therefore there is no place for spiritual pride and self-satisfaction. The story of the grateful Samaritan is a further contribution to Luke’s ongoing portrayal of God’s concern for the outsider and the presence of grace in the most unlikely places. See “Teaching the Text” below for more on this. Teaching the ...

440. God’s Saving Righteousness and the Restoration of Israel

Romans 3:21-31

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C. Marvin Pate

... ever follow the law perfectly enough to be accepted by God on judgment day. More than that, the law stirs up disobedience, not obedience, to God in the first place. Verses 27–28 add one more vital detail to Paul’s argument: the law itself stirs up individual pride before God and others. Rather, it is only by faith in Christ that anyone will be justified before God. 3:29–30 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Here Paul turns his attention to criticizing Jewish national ...

441. Spiritual Gifts and Spiritual Growth

1 Corinthians 14:1-25

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Preben Vang

... either/or proposition but an expression of the dynamic more-or-less quality of a Christ follower’s commitment to the kyrios (patron). The problem with tongues was not God’s gift but the believers’ use of the gift. They used it as a platform for pride and considered it a sign of spiritual superiority. Such an understanding militates directly against God’s intention for any of his gifts. Paul’s aim is not to damn one of God’s gifts but to help the church refocus and recognize its communal calling ...

442. Selfishness of the Transjordan Tribes Corrected

Numbers 32:1-42

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... constitutes the antithesis of the supreme love of God.9 According to Strong, selfishness is the opposite of the love of God. He goes on to argue that every specific sin—avarice, immorality, vanity, pride—finds its root in selfishness.10Other theologians find sin’s essence in sensuality, displacement of God, pride, unbelief, or failure to fulfill God’s law,11but in any theology selfishness is bad. It undermines God’s work in the world by ordering the world around ourselves rather than around God ...

443. Saul Dilutes a Victory

1 Sam 14:24-52

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... ’s sovereignty, one should avoid emphatic oaths when making promises. Illustrating the Text Preoccupation with one’s honor can divert attention from God. Quote: Mere Christianity, by C. S. Lewis. In book 4 (chap. 8), Lewis (1898–1963) addresses self-preoccupation, essentially pride. The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is to hand over your whole self—all your wishes and precautions—to Christ. But it is far easier than what we are all trying to do instead, . . . to remain what we call ...

444. Elihu Makes His Appearance

Job 32:1--37:24

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Daniel J. Estes

... dream, in a vision of the night. Elihu states in 33:15–18 that one of the ways that God communicates with humans is through dreams and visions. God uses these disquieting messages in order to warn sinners and to turn them away from their wrongdoing and pride. God’s purpose is to prevent people from proceeding in their sin. Elihu’s implication is that Job needs to heed the warnings he is receiving from God rather than dismissing them as not applicable to him. 33:19–22 Or someone may be chastened on ...

445. Daniel Interprets the Dream and Confronts Nebuchadnezzar

Daniel 4:19-27

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Ronald W. Pierce

... defy Nebuchadnezzar’s orders and threats some years later (3:16–18); and Daniel confronts him most harshly in this text after thirty years of service. Later, he describes Belshazzar’s blasphemous actions with the temple vessels as arrogant and prideful (5:20). 4:24–25 the decree the Most High has issued against my lord the king. Daniel clarifies Nebuchadnezzar’s words about the “decision” and “verdict” of the holy messengers (see the comments on 4:17) by omitting these intermediaries ...

446. The Lord Rejects Saul as King

1 Samuel 15:1-35

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... Samuel knows that Saul’s future is bleak. Saul’s sin and the sin of his soldiers brings deep sorrow to God, and judgment is sure to follow. As he returns from the victory, Saul sets up a monument in his own honor, revealing an attitude of pride. Then he goes to Gilgal, where he was confirmed as king years earlier (11:14–15) but where he will now lose the kingship. When Samuel meets him, Saul greets him warmly, but Samuel quickly dispenses with the niceties and instead responds by asking why the sheep ...

447. Amaziah King of Judah and Jeroboam II King of Israel

2 Kings 14:1-29

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... ’s hearing impairment proves very expensive, and the face-off at Beth Shemesh results in a major loss for Judah and a crippling of Jerusalem. Sadly, this is not the last time the city will be invaded and looted, with prisoners taken. The same royal pride will resurface in the Babylonian conquest in the days ahead. The regnal notice for the northern king Jehoash may seem out of place or a duplication of the earlier note, but it does serve to effectively introduce the demise of Amaziah (14:15–22). Overall ...

448. Proverbs of Solomon

Proberbs 10:1--22:16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... reflects one’s attitude toward God (14:2). Wise behavior is constructive; folly is destructive (14:1, 3; the NIV 1984 emends KJV’s “rod of pride” to “rod to his back”). Verse 4 offers a homey illustration of how one wisely builds a house: without oxen there is less cleanup work ... supreme value (16:16) and a straight road that avoids both evil and disaster (16:17). The familiar proverb “Pride goes before a fall” contrasts the parallel clauses of verse 18. In context, and paired with verse 19, ...

449. Babylon

Isaiah 13:1--14:23

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... is great (14:11–15). The king is compared to the “morning star, son of the dawn” (14:12). As the morning star is not the sun, which distinguishes day from night, the king of Babylon is not God. However, in Babylon’s drive to rule the world, its pride was unlimited (Dan. 4:30), and it acted as God on earth. In its imperial ambitions it acted no differently than the ancient people who built a city to make a name for themselves (Gen. 11:1–9). Likewise, Babylon’s goal was to reach into heaven and to ...

450. Edom

Jeremiah 49:7-22

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... Esau (Gen. 36:1–17). Edom took advantage of Judah’s plight in 586 and occupied southern Judah. The cup (49:12) refers to the cup of wrath, which is also passed to Edom (25:17–28). Edom, like Moab, is characterized by pride (49:16; 48:29). The root word for pride means “high.” The concept is carried forward by the “heights of the hill” and the “nest as high as the eagle’s.” God will choose his agent to devastate Edom. Verse 20, with its reference to the Lord’s plans and counsel, returns ...

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