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26. The Second Journey to Egypt

Genesis 43:1-34

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... the money to Joseph’s steward (43:15–23). During the meal at Joseph’s house (43:24–34), Joseph recognizes Benjamin and feasts with his brothers. Later the brothers are detained under suspicion of stealing the overseer’s divining cup (44:1–13); they defend their integrity before Joseph (44:14–34). Joseph then identifies himself to his brothers (45:1–24), and the brothers return to Canaan (45:25–28). 43:1–7 Since their supply of grain was depleted, Jacob ordered his sons to return to Egypt ...

27. God's Sovereign Choice

Romans 9:1-29

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... . Our fear, however, is that God will use his power arbitrarily and without regard to his subjects, or even against them. Everyone agrees that God is free; but is he just? Here, as elsewhere in Romans 9–11, Paul takes a surprising tack, for he does not defend God’s justice but champions his mercy. A God determined by justice would have to deliver the world to wrath and punishment because of its greed and lust and war. But a God whose nature is love is free to make the dictates of justice penultimate to ...

28. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... , other revelations and visions should not be discounted (cf. Acts 16:9; 18:9; 22:17–18; 23:11; 27:23). The vision that Paul describes in 2 Corinthians 12:2–4 (and others like it) is crucial to Paul’s claim to apostolic authority, which he is defending in chapters 10–13. Paul describes himself as a man in Christ (en Christō). Assuming the unity of the letter as it stands, in Christ recalls 2 Corinthians 2:14, 17, the only other place in the letter in which the apostle uses the phrase in Christ in ...

29. A Widow's Plight

Luke 18:1-8

Drama

Karren Boehr

... from left. She frantically races to catch up with them) WOMAN: (Out of breath, grabs 1st Judge's arm from behind and does not let go, loudly pleading) Judge Matthew, Judge Matthew, have you considered my plight? Please, oh please, take my case. You must protect and defend me, or my adversaries will devour me! 1ST JUDGE: (Obviously embarrassed, takes Woman's hand from his arm) Woman, excuse me, we are in a very great hurry. I assure you, as I have done many times before, if I have any extra time, I shall ...

30. Easter 6

Acts 8:9-25, 1 Peter 3:8-22, Acts 17:16-34, John 14:15-31

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Russell F. Anderson

... to those who trust in Jesus, the Holy Spirit. The three English translations of the Greek parakletos Advocate, Counselor and Comforter provide the outlines for this sermon. The idea behind Advocate is that the Spirit is there to speak on our behalf, to defend us from the enemies within and the enemies without. The term Counselor is similar to the previous title but conveys the sense that the Spirit enables us to make the right decisions and choices. Finally, Comforter informs us that the Spirit is our ...

31. What Shall We Do With The New Wine?

Mark 2:18-22

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... direction: "love your enemy and pray for those who misuse you." It brings a new community: they will know you are my disciples, because you love one another. It brings new hope: "Behold, I make all things new." The defenders of the status quo, who felt it was their primary task to defend the faith of their followers against this stranger from Galilee, questioned Jesus, "Why don't you fast like the Pharisees and the disciples of John? Why do you eat with sinners and associate with outcasts? Why do you break ...

32. When is Patriotism An Idol?

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

George Johnson

... use this text for all kinds of bad theology and faulty interpretation of the Bible. This text has been used by some to defend the separation of church and state. It has been used by some to defend keeping politics out of the church. It has been used by some to defend uncritical allegiance to government authority, even when it goes against your conscience. It has been used by some to defend civil religion, giving divine status to the empire. Few passages in the Bible are more misused than this one. A faulty ...

33. What Are Christian Liberals? - 1951

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... much intelligence, for there are phases of falsehood in every truth that we utter. And there are phases of truth in every falsehood that is propounded. What we insist upon is an open field and an open mind so that anyone can say whatever he pleases, and let the truth defend itself. If we don’t have that faith, we don’t have any real faith in God Almighty. When Jesus says, "I am the way I am the truth, I am the life," (John 14:6) this is what he means. In that fearful hour of anti-slavery agitation ...

34. The Whip of War

John 2:12-25

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Brett Blair

... notice the snake lying in the grass beside the path. The snake was all cut and bruised and was in an awful state. "Whatever has happened to you, my friend?" the swami asked. "Since you have put your spell on me," the snake explained, "I have been unable to defend myself. Give me back my bite." "You foolish snake," the swami answered. "I told you not to bite anyone. But I never said that you couldn't hiss!" In today's gospel reading we see an angry Jesus, and it is rather refreshing. It is not gentle Jesus ...

35. Being Christ

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... I spend my money, they way I exert my energy, to realize how caught I am in the choking tentacles of my consumer world. And the damning thing is that I fall into the subtle but strangling syndrome of protecting my consumer self, defending my positions, defending my prestige, defending my goods, defending my influence and power. Once I heard someone say, “If you and I are alone on an island and you have a loaf of bread, and it’s the only food we have, you will never sleep.” That makes the point clearly ...

36. Epiphany 4

Psalm 15:1-5, Micah 6:1-8, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon Aid

Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... 1-3, Jeremiah 2:4-12) and has been researched extensively by biblical scholars. Some scholars emphasize the setting of the courtroom to interpret these texts. In this analogy, the mountains are called into the courtroom as witnesses to hear the case (v. 1), the defendants are summoned to arise and plead their case (v. 1), the Lord is either the judge or prosecutor who states the case to the witnesses (that is, presents a "controversy," v. 2), which is then followed by the questions and answers of prosecutor ...

37. Standing Tall in the Lord

Philippians 3:17-4:1

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... faith, was exiled on five different occasions for a total of seventeen years. Trumped-up charges, false testimony, and the events of the day combined to work against him, but each time Athanasius returned from exile he was that much more determined to defend the true faith. During his exiles he wrote many important treatises, including The Life of Antony, a biography of Antony of the Desert, one of the first desert monks and a precursor to monastic life. Through tenacity, perseverance, and the fact that he ...

38. Truth Or Duty?

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Klyne Snodgrass

... , Courvoisier confessed privately to his lawyer that he had committed the murder. When asked if he were going to plead guilty, he replied to Charles Phillips, "No, sir, I expect you to defend me to the utmost." Phillips was faced with a dilemma. Should he declare to the court that the man was guilty, or should he defend Courvoisier as best he could? Should he break the confidentiality of the client-lawyer relationship, or should he help a guilty man to possibly go free? Which is more important - truth or ...

39. Amazing Faith

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... from beyond oneself faith would be incomplete. So Karen, faith involves notitia, assensus, and fiducia." Jim Henderson, in his book, Jim and Casper Go to Church, believes the clue to finding faith is not to simply define the faith nor to defend the faith but to "defend the space" — that is, the space for dialogue instead of engaging in debate between believers and nonbelievers. Jim Henderson, a longtime Christian, sets out on a quest to find out how non-Christian guests might interpret what they hear and ...

40. Thanksgiving and Prayer

Philippians 1:1-11

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... of the gospel required him to be where he was right then: while he was under house arrest he knew himself to be at the post of divinely appointed duty “for the defense of the gospel” (v. 16) and he looked forward to the rare opportunity of defending and confirming it before the highest officers of state when his case came up for hearing shortly. So long as he was in the place where God intended him to be, the ministry with which he had been entrusted would prosper. This assurance was strengthened in him ...

41. Job Considers a Legal Dispute with God

Job 9:1–10:22

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Daniel J. Estes

... knows to be the truth. He could not compel God to declare him righteous. All he could do would be to plead to God against God, knowing that God is judging his case. In this strange legal case that Job is contemplating, God in effect is functioning as prosecutor, defendant, judge, and jury at the same time. 9:17–18 He would crush me with a storm. In the prologue, a storm killed Job’s children (1:19). As Job looks to the future, he can envision only more of the same treatment by God, because he feels ...

42. Job Feels under Attack by God

Job 16:1-17:16

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... Cultural Background In 17:3, Job uses the language of ancient commercial law when he calls upon God to accept a pledge for him against his friends’ charges that he is guilty of sinning. He supposed that the friends would stand as character references to defend him, but instead they have witnessed for the prosecution against him. Job, then, pictures himself as a debtor who offers security for a loan that he cannot presently repay (cf. Gen. 38:17–18; Exod. 21:2–6; Deut. 24:10–15). His words reflect ...

43. Elihu Makes His Appearance

Job 32:1--37:24

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... that he is not pious. Elihu views Job’s situation strictly as a legal case to be adjudicated rather than as a painful personal tragedy. Thus, Elihu is long on rhetoric but short on compassion. In effect, Elihu functions as another prosecutor against Job as he defends God’s just governance of the world. Elihu begins (34:1–9) and ends (34:31–37) this speech with appeals to the wise men, whom he believes he represents, and the central portion of his speech, in 34:10–30, is an extended argument that ...

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

Psalm 68:1-35

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... are not opening your eyes to see what he is doing. God of the fatherless Statistics: In Psalm 68:5, David makes a powerful statement about the heart and character of God: “A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.” The Lord 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 ...

45. The Siege and Destruction of Nineveh

Nahum 2:1-13

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... and through Nineveh. Apparently the gates were first shut to cut off drinking water; then when the reservoirs were full, they were opened so that the onrushing waters undermined part of the wall and even the palace, making it easier for the attackers to rout the defenders. Ancient tradition is in general accord with this. In light of this verse, 1:8 might well be a double entendre. The city is emptied both of its inhabitants, by capture and by flight, and of its material wealth (2:7–10). God decrees that ...

46. Job’s Reply to Zophar

Job 12:1--14:22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... is possible that this encounter with God will end in Job’s death without any vindication. There really is no clear reason to hope for any positive outcome. Nevertheless (a better rendering of the adversative particle ʾak than NIV’s “surely”) I will surely defend my ways to his face. In this setting Job has no hope of deliverance from death—he actually desires death as a release from his suffering—but he is determined to seek vindication, even though the attempt may result in his death. He has ...

47. Job's Second Reply to Eliphaz

Job 16:1-17:16

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... kegibbor (note the repetition of prts in the first, second and fifth words, as well as the additional p-in the fourth word and further-ts in the sixth). God is the enemy who overwhelms a weakened Job with his strength, allowing him no opportunity to defend himself. Additional Notes 16:13 The word rab means archer in other contexts, such as Prov. 26:10 and Jer. 50:29. 16:14 The verb translated burst is Heb. prts, “break out, burst forth.” The word can describe an unusually explosive birth (Gen. 38:29 ...

48. Job's Second Reply to Bildad

Job 19:1-29

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... Ruth comes to mind, where Boaz is persuaded to assume the role of goʾel. See also Lev. 25:25. Judgment for the Hunters 19:28–29 At the end of his speech Job issues a warning to the friends. The friends, in their haste to defend God from Job’s attack, and in their hurry to protect their carefully ordered world from the implications of Job’s suffering, have unwittingly placed themselves in a vulnerable position should his claims prove to be true (as the reader knows they must!). Job characterizes the ...

49. Elihu

Job 32:1--37:24

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... :5: “Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.” “Do not say,” Elihu contends, let God refute him, not man. To leave Job’s refutation up to God is to admit defeat. The consummate apologist, Elihu must defend the faith and set Job straight or see his own worldview crumble. Elihu claims to bring new insight to the discourse. Job has not had to respond to Elihu before now, not . . . against me, so Job’s previous victory over the friends cannot undermine the arguments ...

50. A Silver Cup in a Sack

Genesis 44:1-34

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... the money to Joseph’s steward (43:15–23). During the meal at Joseph’s house (43:24–34), Joseph recognizes Benjamin and feasts with his brothers. Later the brothers are detained under suspicion of stealing the overseer’s divining cup (44:1–13); they defend their integrity before Joseph (44:14–34). Joseph then identifies himself to his brothers (45:1–24), and the brothers return to Canaan (45:25–28). 44:1–2 After the meal in Chapter 43, Joseph ordered his steward to fill the men’s sacks ...

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26. The Second Journey to Egypt

Genesis 43:1-34

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

27. God's Sovereign Choice

Romans 9:1-29

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

28. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

29. A Widow's Plight

Luke 18:1-8

Drama

Karren Boehr

30. Easter 6

Acts 8:9-25, 1 Peter 3:8-22, Acts 17:16-34, John 14:15-31

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

31. What Shall We Do With The New Wine?

Mark 2:18-22

Sermon

John A. Stroman

32. When is Patriotism An Idol?

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

George Johnson

33. What Are Christian Liberals? - 1951

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

34. The Whip of War

John 2:12-25

Sermon

Brett Blair

35. Being Christ

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

36. Epiphany 4

Psalm 15:1-5, Micah 6:1-8, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon Aid

Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

37. Standing Tall in the Lord

Philippians 3:17-4:1

Sermon

Richard Gribble

38. Truth Or Duty?

Illustration

Klyne Snodgrass

39. Amazing Faith

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

40. Thanksgiving and Prayer

Philippians 1:1-11

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

41. Job Considers a Legal Dispute with God

Job 9:1–10:22

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

42. Job Feels under Attack by God

Job 16:1-17:16

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

43. Elihu Makes His Appearance

Job 32:1--37:24

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

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

Psalm 68:1-35

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

45. The Siege and Destruction of Nineveh

Nahum 2:1-13

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

46. Job’s Reply to Zophar

Job 12:1--14:22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

47. Job's Second Reply to Eliphaz

Job 16:1-17:16

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

48. Job's Second Reply to Bildad

Job 19:1-29

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

49. Elihu

Job 32:1--37:24

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

50. A Silver Cup in a Sack

Genesis 44:1-34

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... the money to Joseph’s steward (43:15–23). During the meal at Joseph’s house (43:24–34), Joseph recognizes Benjamin and feasts with his brothers. Later the brothers are detained under suspicion of stealing the overseer’s divining cup (44:1–13); they defend their integrity before Joseph (44:14–34). Joseph then identifies himself to his brothers (45:1–24), and the brothers return to Canaan (45:25–28). 44:1–2 After the meal in Chapter 43, Joseph ordered his steward to fill the men’s sacks ...

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