Synonyms: renounce, relinquish, dispense with, forswear, disclaim, disown, disavow, discard, wash one's hands of, give up, stop, cease, drop, forgo, desist from, have done with, abjure, abstain from, discontinue, break off, refrain from, set/lay aside, desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one's back on, cast aside, break (up) with, vacate, quit, evacuate, withdraw from, surrender, cede, yield, indulge in, give way to, give oneself up to, yield to, lose oneself to/in, uninhibitedness, recklessness, lack of restraint, lack of inhibition, unruliness, wildness, impulsiveness, impetuosity, immoderation, wantonness
Antonyms: keep, claim, continue, stick by, self-control, power through, achieve, defend, bear, hope, acquire, quick visit, adopt, continue along, adhere, remain, pursue, support, take up, keep up, reuse, advocate, stay, persevere, cherish, keep going, carry on
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501. Mary's Song
Luke 1:46-56
Understanding Series
Craig A. Evans
... account goes back to Joseph, while the Lucan account goes back to Mary, is not very realistic (see Tiede, p. 47). After all, surely Joseph and Mary related to one another their experiences and so, years later, their accounts would probably be quite similar. The explanation, therefore, must lie elsewhere. I offer the following tentative suggestion: Eventually the church took an active interest in the details of Jesus’ birth and early life. Prompted by a conviction that surely a life as important as this ...
Understanding Series
Craig A. Evans
... to irreligious Jews (the “sinners,” tax collectors, harlots), symbolized by the younger son, and religiously strict Jews (priests, Pharisees, teachers of the law), symbolized by the older son. The attitude of the Pharisees in 15:2 is quite similar to the attitude of the older son. Rather than celebrating Jesus’ successful ministry among the outcasts of Jewish religious society, the Pharisees “mutter.” The Third Evangelist, however, may have regarded the parable as applying to the resentment ...
Understanding Series
James R. Edwards
... to the messiahship of Jesus. So ominous were impending events that in this, the only direct personal appeal to his readers in the epistle, he solicits their aid in his struggle by praying to God for me (v. 30). In going to Jerusalem Paul was quite literally risking his life for the unity and equality of Gentiles and Jews. In this too he needed prayer, not only that his life would be spared, but that my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints there. Events in Jerusalem, of course, transpired ...
504. Personal Requests
1 Corinthians 16:5-18
Understanding Series
Marion L. Soards
... them. Paul states explicitly that he had strongly urged Apollos to make a visit. He writes, however, that this development would not take place. He explains that Apollos would not be coming by saying literally “it was not the will” (NIV: He was quite unwilling). From Paul’s statement, one wonders, Whose will? Apollos’s or God’s? The sentence is ambiguous. In any case, Paul and Apollos could and did discuss the matter, and while they apparently disagreed with each other, there is no indication in ...
505. The End Times
Daniel 12:1-13
Understanding Series
William Nelson
... . Additional Notes 12:4 The word for knowledge is daʿat, but instead of the equivalent Greek word, the LXX has “evil,” which translated back into Hebrew is raʿah. Since the Hebrew d looks very much like an r and the t compares to the h, it is quite possible that the original text had “evil,” which was accidentally changed to “knowledge” in what was handed down in the MT. 12:5 The term for river is yeʾor (see also 12:6 and 7). While this Hebrew word normally identifies the Nile in Egypt (e.g ...
Understanding Series
J. Ramsey Michaels
... in the opposite direction. Also the titles given to Jesus in this chapter are, as a rule, not duplicated, and Son of God does appear later in 1:49. Yet the manuscript evidence for Son of God is very strong. That the copyists of the most ancient manuscripts were quite willing to let an unusual or unfamiliar title for Christ stand if they judged it authentic is shown by the well-attested “God the Only One” in v. 18 and “Holy One of God” in 6:69. Here Son of God is probably what the author wrote, but ...
507. Boasting
2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
Understanding Series
James M. Scott
... and their reaction to his tearful letter before he heard back from Titus (cf. 2 Cor. 2:12–13; 7:5–7). In Paul’s own words, “We were harassed at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within” (7:5). Paul is evidently still quite concerned about the situation in Corinth, particularly as some members have been led into sin by the intruders. 11:30–33 Paul concludes the tribulation catalogue with a statement emphasizing his stance on boasting (v. 30), an oath formula (v. 31), and a concrete ...
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... . The if of verse 6 cannot in reality be anything other than a when (8:46). Obedience will inevitably give way to apostasy. If this is truly the basis of God’s dealings with Israel, there can be no other outcome but tears. A dark cloud now looms quite visibly over the Solomonic empire, for all the glory of 1 Kings 3–8. The temple is no sooner built than we hear of its inevitable end; the empire is no sooner created than we hear of its inevitable destruction. Additional Notes 8:33 Defeated by an enemy ...
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... . The if of verse 6 cannot in reality be anything other than a when (8:46). Obedience will inevitably give way to apostasy. If this is truly the basis of God’s dealings with Israel, there can be no other outcome but tears. A dark cloud now looms quite visibly over the Solomonic empire, for all the glory of 1 Kings 3–8. The temple is no sooner built than we hear of its inevitable end; the empire is no sooner created than we hear of its inevitable destruction. Additional Notes 8:33 Defeated by an enemy ...
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... Arameans already and that Micaiah is well-known for his negativity in relation to Ahab, it is perhaps not surprising that Ahab (and devout Jehoshaphat, v. 29) should side with the 400 (cf. v. 27, until I return safely). It is a perfectly rational choice. What is not quite so rational is Ahab’s decision to enter the battle in disguise (v. 30). If Micaiah has truly been lying, what is the danger? And if he has been telling the truth, Ahab will die whatever he does. So what is the point of the disguise? 22 ...
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... privy to what is happening in the storm’s midst. For all they know, the Spirit may simply have picked Elijah up and deposited him in a different place, as in the past (v. 16; cf. 1 Kgs. 18:12). Their actions are on one level, therefore, quite comprehensible. Even Elisha is apparently uncertain enough of what he has seen as to be unwilling to tell them clearly what has happened and unable to withstand their pressure upon him to permit the search (v. 17). There is, however, a further question to be asked of ...
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... privy to what is happening in the storm’s midst. For all they know, the Spirit may simply have picked Elijah up and deposited him in a different place, as in the past (v. 16; cf. 1 Kgs. 18:12). Their actions are on one level, therefore, quite comprehensible. Even Elisha is apparently uncertain enough of what he has seen as to be unwilling to tell them clearly what has happened and unable to withstand their pressure upon him to permit the search (v. 17). There is, however, a further question to be asked of ...
513. Elisha is Jeered
2 Kings 2:23-25
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... privy to what is happening in the storm’s midst. For all they know, the Spirit may simply have picked Elijah up and deposited him in a different place, as in the past (v. 16; cf. 1 Kgs. 18:12). Their actions are on one level, therefore, quite comprehensible. Even Elisha is apparently uncertain enough of what he has seen as to be unwilling to tell them clearly what has happened and unable to withstand their pressure upon him to permit the search (v. 17). There is, however, a further question to be asked of ...
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... of 2 Kings 8–10. Second Kings 6:8–23 shows Elisha fully drawn into the politics of the region, yet always in control of events, as he mediates God’s power in the midst of war. God’s purposes are working out, even if Ahab’s house has not quite met its end. Lest we forget that Elisha’s ministry embraced the humble as well as the great, and so that we have a sense of the time that passed between 5:27 and 6:8, a short story about an iron tool is first interposed. “God saves” individual ...
Understanding Series
Louis C. Jonker
... ) comments on Jerusalem parenthetically: Jerusalem, that is, Jebus. This is one of only three places in the Old Testament where the name Jebus occurs (the others are Josh. 18:28 and Judg. 19:10). The connection with Jebus and the Jebusite land is quite significant. First Chronicles 21 indicates that the temple was built on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. Although the argument will be presented more fully below in the discussion of 1 Chronicles 21, I note here that the explication of Jebus might ...
516. David's Mighty Men
1 Chronicles 11:10-47
Understanding Series
Louis C. Jonker
... ) comments on Jerusalem parenthetically: Jerusalem, that is, Jebus. This is one of only three places in the Old Testament where the name Jebus occurs (the others are Josh. 18:28 and Judg. 19:10). The connection with Jebus and the Jebusite land is quite significant. First Chronicles 21 indicates that the temple was built on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. Although the argument will be presented more fully below in the discussion of 1 Chronicles 21, I note here that the explication of Jebus might ...
517. Warriors Join David
1 Chronicles 12:1-22
Understanding Series
Louis C. Jonker
... ) comments on Jerusalem parenthetically: Jerusalem, that is, Jebus. This is one of only three places in the Old Testament where the name Jebus occurs (the others are Josh. 18:28 and Judg. 19:10). The connection with Jebus and the Jebusite land is quite significant. First Chronicles 21 indicates that the temple was built on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. Although the argument will be presented more fully below in the discussion of 1 Chronicles 21, I note here that the explication of Jebus might ...
Understanding Series
Louis C. Jonker
... ) comments on Jerusalem parenthetically: Jerusalem, that is, Jebus. This is one of only three places in the Old Testament where the name Jebus occurs (the others are Josh. 18:28 and Judg. 19:10). The connection with Jebus and the Jebusite land is quite significant. First Chronicles 21 indicates that the temple was built on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. Although the argument will be presented more fully below in the discussion of 1 Chronicles 21, I note here that the explication of Jebus might ...
Understanding Series
Louis C. Jonker
... Deut. 16). 35:14–16 and 35:20 Many commentators refer to the important role that the verb kun (“to order/prepare”) plays in the Passover narrative. A concordance search shows that 42 of the 108 hiphil occurrences of this verb occur in Chronicles. It is quite significant that 28 of the 42 occurrences are used in the temple-building narratives of David-Solomon and in the Hezekiah and Josiah narratives. The niphal form of the verb also plays a structuring role in this context. In 8:16 it is said that all ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... and placed it against the producer’s ear. “Do you hear this watch ticking?” the audiologist asked. “Absolutely,” the producer responded. The audiologist moved farther away and held the watch up to his office door. Harris focused and remarked, “Yea, it is quite audible.” The physician then walked into the next room and asked, “how about now?” “It’s still audible,” Harris replied. The specialist stalked back into the office and returned the watch to his vest. “This phenomenon is ...
Sermon
April Yamasaki
... disciples about his coming arrest and execution -- not once, but three times. His last prediction of what was to come is recorded in Mark 10:32-34 just before our text for today. Surely, if James and John had understood, they would have responded quite differently. From their question, however, they were clearly more concerned for their own future than they were for Jesus. To their credit, when Jesus questions them, they bravely responded with a yes -- "We are able." Again, Jesus did not argue with them or ...
Sermon
Brett Blair
... . Instead of literally coming out and saying what he meant, he so often would tell a story and let people draw their own conclusion. Indeed, these hidden messages of Jesus frequently frustrated his disciples. They wished that he would speak literally and not be quite so subtle. This morning we take a look at one of the "I Am" sayings of Jesus. Jesus said: I am the true vine. Now, even the most ardent fundamentalist has to agree that when Jesus spoke these words he was not speaking literally. Obviously ...
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King Duncan
... but I love it when I see wealthy people giving their money away. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t see their giving as in any way sacrificial. They will still have more money in their possession than any of us will ever dream of. But still, it was quite a sight a few years back to see 168 billionaires (yes, that is billionaire with a b) worldwide line up with Bill Gates, the richest man in the world and Warren Buffett, the second richest man in the world, to announce that they will give away at least half of ...
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King Duncan
... was the woman who spent a great deal of her life living with apes. Did you know that Jane Goodall was born into quite a prominent family? In England she was known as Baroness Jane Goodall. But she left her safe, secure world to study apes. ... what it was like to be sensitive to the slightest sound of a baby’s cry. As our children grow we may not hear sounds in the night quite as well, but still we must train ourselves to listen. It’s much easier to hear a three-year-old in the middle of the night than to ...
525. Dominie at the Bedside
Illustration
Editor James S. Hewett
... it, then talk with Him as you would a friend."' The aged Scot then added, "I've been doing that ever since." A short time later the daughter of the Scot called the pastor. When he answered, she informed him that her father had died very suddenly and she was quite shaken for she had no idea death was so near. Then she continued, "I had just gone to lie down for an hour or two, for he seemed to be sleeping so comfortably. When I went back he was dead." Then she added thoughtfully, "Except now his hand was on ...
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