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4651. Prayer and Praise

Micah 7:14-20

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... though they have been reduced to a remnant, they are God’s inheritance (v. 18c), a special people, bound to God since the days of the fathers by his choice and love of them (cf. Exod.19:5–6; Gen. 12:1–3; 17:7). Thus, God will not stay angry with them forever, verse 18d, a statement which reminds us of Psalm 103:9–13. God may visit the sins of the fathers upon the third and the fourth generation, but God’s steadfast, covenant love endures for thousands of generations (cf. Exod. 20:5–6). And so ...

4652. Habakkuk’s Second Complaint

Habakkuk 2:2-20, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... to faithlessness to Yahweh and to other peoples. Never at rest represents another Heb. verb (nawah) that occurs only here. The NIV takes it as a denominative from the word for a habitation (naweh). It then apparently offers the neat critique of Babylon that it never stays at home; it is always restlessly seeking somewhere new. 2:6 How long (NIV then adds must this go on) actually comes in the middle of v. 6b in the Heb., between stolen goods and and makes himself wealthy. 2:7 Debtors is a denominative verb ...

4653. A Call to Build the House of the Lord

Haggai 1:1-15

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... book later refers to “this nation” (2:14), to “the remnant of the people” (1:12, 14; 2:2), and to “the people of the land” (2:4), apparently always speaking about the same group. This group might include both members of the community who had stayed in Jerusalem through the exile and people who had come from Babylon over the preceding 15 years or so. The book as a whole does not give us enough information to settle this question regarding the makeup of the prophet’s audience. The book makes no ...

4654. Justice and Mercy, Not Fasting

Zechariah 7:1-14

Understanding Series

Pamela J. Scalise

... -Melech and his men to ask a question on Sharezer’s behalf. “Bethel” is either adverbial (“from Bethel”) or the first part of his name (“Bethel-Sharezer”). If the latter is the case, then the origin of the delegation isn’t known. Sharezer stayed home, while Regem-Melech and his men made the trip. The BHS suggests emending Regem-Melech to Rab-mag (following the Syriac and the Syrohexapla), which is the title of an official known from Jer. 39:3 (NIV “high official”). Other personal names ...

4655. When Jesus Prays

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... ! It worked. Afterward she felt much better. Ready to face the rest of the day, she opened the door and was greeted by three terrified faces. “Mom,” said her five-year-old. “I told you there was a monster in that closet!” (2) I’ll bet those three youngsters stayed away from that closet for a long, long time. Being a mom isn’t easy, but it is the most important single job in the world. It is our moms, with help from our dads, to whom God entrusts our care until we are able to make it on our ...

4656. People Who Are Down on Themselves

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

King Duncan

... queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. The eunuch had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning home. He was sitting in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah. The Spirit said to Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.” So Philip ran to the eunuch’s chariot and heard him reading aloud passages from Isaiah the prophet. Philip asked him, “Do you understand what you are reading?” The eunuch replied, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip ...

4657. People Who Procrastinate

Luke 9:51-62

Sermon

King Duncan

... to see to this immediately. Or did his father have a lingering illness that would claim him sometime in the near future? Or was he simply saying that he had responsibility for his father and that some day, some time his father would die, so he had better stay home until that day came? Whatever the answer, Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Still another said to him, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to ...

4658. Rise Above It

Hebrews 5:7-9

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... for catching rainwater. Old Della stumbled and fell down in that thing about thirty feet. Well, Uncle Versie had a problem. There was his best mule down at the bottom of that cistern and no way he could get the mule out of there. He didn't want her to stay down there and starve to death, and so he decided he would get a shovel and cover her up. It would be cruel but it wouldn't be as cruel and inhumane as to let Della starve to death in the bottom of that deep cistern. Uncle Versie took a ...

4659. Jesus' First Disciples

John 1:35-42, John 1:43-51

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... of accuracy, the narrator adds the qualification that they actually spent only part of a day, because it was already about the tenth hour (four o’clock in the afternoon, v. 39) and the day ended at sundown. What mattered most was not how long they stayed, but simply the fact that they spent time with Jesus. He became their rabbi, or teacher (v. 38; cf. 13:13). Discipleship in this Gospel means not only following Jesus but remaining with him. From time to time Jesus will be seen spending time privately ...

4660. Jesus the Bread of Life

John 6:25-59

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... refrain I will raise him up at the last day (vv. 39, 40, 44, 54), and to the concluding assurances that those who eat will live forever (vv. 51, 58). Part two of the discourse ends where it began, with the ancestors in the desert who died and stayed dead even though they received the manna (v. 58; cf. v. 49). Jesus promises something far greater than manna in the desert: Life with him now and victory over death at the last day. Additional Notes 6:27 On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval ...

4661. Jesus Goes to the Feast of Tabernacles

John 7:1-13

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... brothers are described in precisely the opposite manner from the believing disciples, as friends of the world (v. 7; contrast 15:19). Because their times are not in God’s hands but in their own, it makes no difference whether they go to the festival or stay home (v. 6). But for Jesus the time must be right because his life and his plans are at God’s direction. The exchange between Jesus and his brothers recalls his conversation with his mother in chapter 2. In both cases a request, implicit or explicit ...

4662. The Impending Departure I

John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14, John 14:15-31

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... from God that Jesus brought and applying it to the ever-changing needs of Jesus’ followers. 14:17 “He lives with you and is in you”: (NIV margin). The tenses are present, but Jesus is referring to the future: when the Spirit comes, he will come to stay and will live in the disciples’ hearts. Some manuscripts make the second verb a future (NIV text: will be in you) as if Jesus were distinguishing between the Spirit’s presence with the disciples even then and in them after his departure. But such a ...

4663. Jesus’ Love and the World’s Hatred

John 15:1-17

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... . The unfulfilled promise of 8:32 is at last coming true—though not for those who first heard it—“you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” In chapter 15 as in chapter 13, mutual love among Jesus’ disciples does not stay within the community of disciples but inevitably results in mission to the world (cf. 13:18–20). The brief positive glimpse of this mission in 15:16–17 serves as the transition to a longer and largely negative portrayal of its difficulties and dangers in 15 ...

4664. The Arrest of Jesus

John 18:1-11, John 18:12-14

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... NIV translation olive grove is based on the assumption that it is indeed “Gethsemane” [known as the place of an olive press]. Perhaps because of the long prayer in chapter 17, there is no prayer in the garden, no exhortation to the disciples to stay awake and pray, and consequently no failure on their part. Attention is centered entirely on Jesus’ arrest by the Roman soldiers and the temple guards. The synoptic Gethsemane scene is echoed only in Jesus’ rebuke to Peter for trying to defend him with a ...

4665. Thanks for Their Gifts

Philippians 4:10-20

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... he left Macedonia, while he was in Thessalonica (to which he and his companions went immediately after their departure from Philippi), they sent him aid to meet his needs. The question arises whether the phrase again and again refers to the period of his stay in Thessalonica (which is how NIV and most other versions understand it) or to the time after that. The sentence might be rendered: “Both (when I was) in Thessalonica and more than once (in other places) you sent me (something) for my need.” This ...

4666. The Three Visitors

Genesis 18:1-15

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... Notes 18:1 The narrative opens with the report that Yahweh appeared to Abraham. Then, in v. 2, three men stood before Abraham. Was Yahweh one of the three? That is possible since in the second story two of the men went on to Sodom while Yahweh stayed behind to speak with Abraham (v. 22). However, von Rad (Genesis, pp. 204–5) proposes that Yahweh appeared in the three messengers, thus accounting for the fact that when Yahweh spoke it was in the singular (vv. 10, 13). He admits that this is a peculiarly ...

4667. Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed

Genesis 19:30-38, Genesis 19:1-29

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... out of the city. The forceful deliverance of Lot’s family displayed Yahweh’s mercy toward Abraham. Outside the city, one of the messengers ordered Lot to flee, not to look back, nor even to stop anywhere in the plain. To escape unharmed they had to stay focused on their destination. 19:18–22 Lot objected. His craving for the life of the city again asserted itself. Expressing his gratitude for the favor and the kindness they had shown in sparing his life, he asked for a concession. Pointing out that he ...

4668. Abraham and Abimelech

Genesis 20:1-18

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... to the Negev (12:9). Although the text gives no reason for this move, by traveling through the land of promise Abraham laid claim to it for his seed. For a short time he lived between Kadesh, an oasis, and Shur, an Egyptian fortress (25:18). Turning north, he stayed in Gerar, a city under the rule of Abimelech, a Philistine (10:14; 21:32). 20:2–5 In Gerar, Abraham again feared for his life on account of Sarah (12:11–16). Ancient monarchs had the reputation of expanding their harems at the expense of a ...

4669. Abraham Tested

Genesis 22:1-19

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... so in silence; the silence conveys the sobriety of his feelings as he carried out God’s command. Having arrived in the vicinity of the designated place, Abraham needed to give instructions. Wanting to make the sacrifice in private, he instructed his servants to stay there while Isaac and he went ahead and worshiped. Abraham used an imprecise term for worship so that the servants would not surmise what he intended to do. He concluded with the assertion, We will come back to you. This statement was designed ...

4670. Jacob’s Flocks Increase

Genesis 30:25-43

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... the end of the fourteen years of labor, Jacob sought Laban’s permission to return to Canaan with his wives and children. His approach implies that Laban continued to have authority over his daughters’ departure from his household. Laban, however, entreated Jacob to stay on with him, claiming to have learned by divination that his prosperity was the result of Yahweh’s blessing him for Jacob’s sake (cf. 12:3). The reference to divination may be figurative or literal, but Laban affirmed that the gods ...

4671. Jacob Apprehension in Meeting Esau

Genesis 32:1-32

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... his brother’s face and that Esau would look on his face with respect. Intent on meeting Esau face to face as he owned up to his past vile behavior, Jacob resolved not to flee, hide, or trick his brother. To prepare himself for the meeting Jacob stayed behind, spending the night in the camp. 32:22–23 Deeply troubled and unable to sleep, Jacob got up and forded his family and remaining possessions across the Jabbok. There are two possible reasons for his doing this after dark. The next morning he did not ...

4672. Jacob Meets Esau

Genesis 33:1-20

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... name of this place and “shelters” (sukkot). Given that Succoth was a common name, a reliable identification is difficult. It is most often identified with Deir ’Allah (P. Šeb. 9:2), not far from Peniel. Sarna (Genesis, p. 231) suggests that Jacob stayed there for a season or two in order to replenish his flocks, depleted by his large gift to Esau. 33:18–20 After an unspecified length of time Jacob continued his journey to the promised land and arrived safely at Shechem. “Safely” communicates ...

4673. Jacob Returns to Bethel

Genesis 35:1-15

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... named that site Bethel as he had done when God had first appeared to him there. Additional Notes 35:1 The Eng. term “settle” suggests more permanence than Jacob understood in God’s instructions. A better translation of the Hb. root y-sh-b might be “stay.” This time Jacob was free to remain there as long as he wanted, in contrast to his first visit when he was fleeing from Esau (Sarna, Genesis, p. 234). These orders from God parallel those his mother gave him before leaving Canaan (27:43; Wenham ...

4674. Judah and Tamar

Genesis 38:1-30

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... . Thus God isolated them in a region of Egypt while they increased in numbers to become a nation. 38:1–5 Leaving his brothers, Judah traveled to the south of Bethlehem and then west into the low hills of the Shephelah in search of a place to stay. Two notes prepare for the following incident: he made friends with Hirah, a citizen of Adullam, and married a woman from that town. The narrative never gives his wife’s name and identifies her solely as the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. She bore him ...

4675. Joseph's Brothers Go to Egypt

Genesis 42:1-38

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... reunite him with his father and full brother. 42:18–20 On the third day, Joseph summoned his brothers and informed them what he required of them. They were to take grain back to their family members who were starving, as long as one of them stayed behind in prison. Then they were to return with their youngest brother. Only then would Joseph believe that they were not spies worthy of the death penalty. By keeping one of them in Egypt, Joseph assured their return. 42:21–25 The brothers discussed Joseph ...

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