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476. The Two Witnesses

Revelation 11:1-14

Understanding Series

Robert W. Wall

... mean that the “third woe begins with the seventh trumpet” soon to sound? This seems hardly possible, since the seventh trumpet is a fanfare not to woes and lamentations but to a heavenly chorus of praise and thanksgiving! Does John wish to create the impression that the third woe is delayed and will not be revealed until after the seventh trumpet has sounded its note of praise? As we stated earlier, this interpretation makes the most sense: the third woe looks ahead to the second part of Revelation’s ...

477. David In Saul's Service

1 Samuel 16:14-23

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... from the townspeople and therefore from Saul. The description of the meeting when, presumably unaware of what was going on, Jesse’s sons are introduced to Samuel, is evocative. Samuel wants to get away as soon as possible, and his conviction on being faced with the impressive Eliab that his task was done is understandable. Saul had also had an exceptional physique (1 Sam. 9:2). The intervention of God (v. 7) is portrayed more as a gentle reminder than as a rebuke. The choice is to be God’s and is not ...

478. Saul's Jealousy of David

1 Samuel 18:1-30

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... meant to lead to David’s falling out of favor with people as well as with the king. If this was Saul’s intention, it failed. David’s remarkable successes continued, and, although in one sense this bolstered Saul’s position, it also confirmed the impression that God’s hand was definitely on David. The people loved David because he led them in their campaigns, perhaps because Saul had ceased to take part in military activity. The approval came not just from David’s own tribe but from across the ...

479. David at Gath

1 Samuel 21:10-15

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... David now had the use of the ephod available to him and Saul did not—further evidence, perhaps, of God’s ongoing support for David and rejection of Saul. The brief mention of the prophet Gad in 22:5 and this reference to the ephod reinforce the impression that God’s servants, both priest and prophet, had abandoned Saul and were behind David. Additional Notes 21:1 Nob had become a shrine similar to the old priestly base at Shiloh, and the rest of Eli’s family had moved there. Ahimelech is the brother ...

480. David at Adullam and Mizpah

1 Samuel 22:1-5

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

481. Achish Sends David Back to Ziklag

1 Samuel 29:1-11

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... given is that Saul had already gathered his army around the spring, probably Harod (see Judg. 7:1), at the foot of Mount Gilboa. Saul’s terror when he sees the Philistine army (28:5) does not at first sight support this impression. However, it could indicate that he had intended to wage a campaign against other northern groups and had not expected the Philistines to challenge him in Gilboa. It may be that the Philistines were trying to prevent Saul from organizing a takeover of the northern area ...

482. Joab Murders Abner

2 Samuel 3:22-39

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... for Abner and fasted in the way he might have done for a close relative. In effect, he treated Abner as royalty and his death as a tragedy. David’s policy was successful. The people of the country, Israel as well as Judah, believed him and were impressed and satisfied by the action he had taken. The question of power again comes to the fore. David was king, but he had not had the power to prevent the death even of a great soldier-prince like Abner. Given the treatment handed out to the Amalekite who ...

483. Ish-Bosheth Murdered

2 Samuel 4:1-12

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

484. Absalom's Conspiracy

2 Samuel 15:1-12

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... in public life was bound to lead to trouble. Geshur was a small state, but while he was there Absalom could have had some hopes of taking over from his grandfather or at least of working toward that end. His summons to return must have given him the impression that he might take his place as heir to his father’s throne. For a man of his character, life under the new conditions must have been intensely irritating and frustrating. It is likely that he resented his father for what he saw as unjust treatment ...

485. David Mourns

2 Sam 18:19–19:8

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... and control, in this section the reader may be deliberately faced with the question as to whether the search for power or the retention of power brings joy or fulfillment to the powerful. Neither Absalom’s ambition nor David’s victory brought happiness to either. The impression is that the struggle for power and holding power can corrupt and are likely to lead to grief. 19:1–8a The boost to morale provided by David’s presence in the gateway as the men marched out to war was not repeated as they ...

486. The Death of Jesus

John 19:28-37, John 19:17-27, John 19:38-42

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... to what the Gospel’s fragmentary information about Nicodemus suggests was true of him as well (cf. 2:23–3:2; 7:50–52). The narrator’s reminder that Nicodemus earlier had visited Jesus at night (v. 39; cf. 3:1) seems intended to confirm this impression. At least two who had “loved praise from men rather than praise from God” (12:43) were now, at last, coming out of the darkness of fear into the light of open identification with Jesus and those who mourned him (cf. 3:21). The embalming of ...

487. The Burial of Jesus

John 19:38-42, John 19:17-27, John 19:28-37

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

488. Two Kinds of Wisdom

James 3:13-18, James 3:1-12

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... are controlled: not just the head, but the whole horse, is forced to go wherever the rider wishes. A second analogy is to ships. Ships were one of the largest structures early Christians knew. Even a small fishing vessel was impressive; how much more so an ocean-going transport. Far more impressive were the forces driving them, winds before which trees bend and clouds move. Yet for all this size and power a small, tongue-shaped rudder (small at least in comparison with the ship or the wind) could be moved ...

489. Joseph in Charge of Egypt

Genesis 41:41-57

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... However, they would not accept any claim that there was only one God, nor would they submit to the authority of this one God when that God’s will was in conflict with the will of the Pharaoh (as the account of the exodus attests). Deeply impressed by Joseph’s counsel, Pharaoh appointed him head over his palace, and all his people. This was one of the highest positions in Egypt’s government. But Pharaoh made it clear that the throne was still greater than Joseph. 41:41–45 Pharaoh invested Joseph with ...

490. Moses Forbidden to Cross the Jordan

Deuteronomy 3:21-29

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... (rather like the way Luke can describe his gospel as merely what Jesus “began to do and to teach,” Acts 1:1)! Surely God will allow him to witness the next stage of that purpose. Moses acknowledges the uniqueness of Yahweh in terms he will later impress on Israel (4:35, 39). And finally, he knows that the whole point of his life’s work, ever since the fiery encounter at the burning bush propelled him so reluctantly back to Egypt, has been to get this people into the good land beyond the Jordan ...

491. Curses for Obedience

Deuteronomy 28:15-68

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... was delivered was fairly standardized. Theologically, we should not treat the blessings and curses as though they were comparable opposites. The headings of the NIV unfortunately give that impression: “Blessings for Obedienee” and “Curses for Disobedience.” Likewise, some popular versions of the “Prosperity Gospel” give the impression that all the material blessings of verses 2–14 will come pouring out of the heavenly slot machine if you press the right behavior buttons. However, although it ...

492. David Makes Solomon King

1 Kings 1:28-53

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

... and not on the external appearance of things (1 Sam. 16:7, with its sequel in the story in 1 Sam. 17 about giant Saul’s impotence against the larger Goliath, in contrast to the small David’s striking success). Adonijah, like Absalom and Saul, is an impressive figure with all physical prowess on his side. But it is the enfeebled David who will once again emerge on top, and the eternal throne will once again be won by a person described not merely in terms of his external attributes but also in terms of ...

493. Elijah on Mount Carmel

1 Kings 18:16-46

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

... crutches?” The Hb. at the end of v. 26 is lit. “they hobbled around the altar they had made.” The worship of the people is connected with the worship of the prophets, and it is not something with which either Elijah (v. 21) or the authors (v. 26) are impressed. The joyful dance of faith (2 Sam. 6:14; Pss. 149:3; 150:4) has given way to the weary shuffle of idolatry. 18:22 I am the only one . . . left: It is, of course, part of Elijah’s strategy to make the odds against his success seem overwhelming ...

494. The Sons of David

1 Chronicles 3:1-9

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... his (God’s) hand be with him; and (3) by keeping him from harm. He specifically petitions for God’s blessing so that he will be free from pain. In the latter phrase, the consonant-play of the naming is employed again, leaving the impression that Jabez’s prayer was intended as an escape from the sad destiny implied by his name. The context of the genealogies, as well as Chronicles as a whole, should guide the interpretation of this little narrative. Here we glimpse the process of identity negotiation ...

495. Other Clans of Judah

1 Chronicles 4:1-23

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

496. David's Prayer

1 Chronicles 17:16-27

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... to realize that a permanent location for the ark (17:1) is closely related to building “a house to dwell in” for Yahweh. The ark as a symbol of Yahweh’s presence is thus affirmed. Although Yahweh’s words to David in 17:5–6 leave the impression that he has never before required a house of cedar and that a temple will be unnecessary, the issue of building the temple still remains part of the promise to David’s son Solomon. McKenzie also does not see a total repudiation in these words. He rather ...

497. Army Divisions

1 Chronicles 27:1-15

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... 22 First Chronicles 27:16–22 lists the officers over the tribes of Israel. Since the order of the tribes reflected in this list is not attested in any other biblical text, it remains uncertain whether it should be seen as historical. It creates the impression of a literary construction. 27:23–24 These two verses are presented as a conclusion to the preceding lists. However, their contents make it clear that they were probably added at a later stage to provide a commentary on the counting of the Levites ...

498. Officers of the Tribes

1 Chronicles 27:16-24

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

499. The King's Overseers

1 Chronicles 27:25-34

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

500. Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah

Isaiah 3:1--4:1

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... that found in 2:10–22, making more down-to-earth the warning about the removal of humanly impressive leadership—military, legal, religious, moral, practical, and political. There is no suggestion that the leaders have misled the people (as in ch. 1), except ... by looking like a resource of impressiveness and strength and thereby encouraging the people not to lean on the Lord, the LORD Almighty as their supply and support ( ...

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