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51. Various Laws

Leviticus 19:1-37

Understanding Series

W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

... for the old and the alien. Length of life was considered a blessing, and so the call is to honor the elderly. Aged is a common term for gray hair and old age, and rising is a sign of respect. This instruction again demonstrates how pervasive are the concerns for holiness. An alien or sojourner is one who is living with the Israelites but is not a citizen. Such a person is to be treated just like those who are native-born. The command from verse 18 is repeated for such resident aliens: Love him as yourself ...

52. A Tale Of Two Cities

Amos 7:1-9, Amos 7:10-17

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... followed the higher prelates of the church virtually to personal ruin out of loyalty to their rulers. Amaziah appeared to be a priest who would do anything to preserve his power, even if it meant lying to the prophet. Amos, on the other hand, was more concerned with serving God than the people of the kingdom of Israel. Amos wanted to do God's will and bidding by exhorting the people back to God and by warning them of the coming scourge. God probably chose someone as plain and naive as Amos to prophesy ...

53. The Agony and Ecstasy of Sight

John 9:1-12

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Richard Hoefler

... . Barclay points out there are two ways suffering can be used to demonstrate the glory of God. First, "by the way in which we react to our suffering," and secondly, "by the way in which we react to the suffering of others."9 It is the second way which concerns Christ in our story of the man born blind, for our Lord says, "We must keep on doing the works of him who sent me." And the work of him who sent Christ is compassion - helping where help is needed and trying to make life better and happier for ...

54. The Unemployed Embalmers

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Louis H. Valbracht

... tomb where the body of the crucified Christ had been hastily buried. Bent they were on their sad and somewhat gruesome mission of preparing that body for permanent burial. They hurried along in a black cloud of sorrow, gripped by fear and questions and concern Mary Magdalene, Mary the Mother of James, and Johanna, the wife of Cleophas. And how we have lauded them for their part in the Gospel narrative. Again and again, we have said: "There they were, those stalwart women, loving to the end, compassionate ...

55. Winning over Worry

Matthew 6:25-34

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David E. Leininger

... to spend all our time worrying about the necessities of life. We can live one day at a time and not have to overly concern ourselves with all the potential disasters that we tend to see looming just over the horizon. He says, "Do not worry about tomorrow, for ... ought to be, the message of Jesus is that we CAN win...if we let each day take care of itself, if we make our major concern the welfare of others rather than ourselves, and if we have faith in the God who loves us enough to take care of, not only OUR ...

56. Instructions to Timothy

1 Timothy 4:1-16

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... ]? In this case—and surely this is the great urgency of the letter—they are not the false teachers themselves but the members of “God’s household” (3:15), who are being led astray by the hypocritical liars (the false teachers) of verse 2. Note how this same concern is expressed in 2 Timothy 2:16–18; 3:13; and 4:3–4. We are not told how the Spirit clearly says. Such a formula is never used by Paul when referring to the OT. But whether this refers to the prophetic Spirit’s having spoken in ...

57. The Only Place of Worship

Deuteronomy 12:1-32

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... should bring their offerings of all kinds to the sanctuary of Yahweh, and (b) that they should eat and rejoice there in a community-inclusive way (v. 12). The list of seven different items in verse 6 seems designed to be as broad as possible, but is not concerned with precise or exhaustive listing. (On burnt offerings and sacrifices, cf. Lev. 1–7; on tithes, cf. Deut. 14:22–29; on vows, cf. Deut. 23:21–23 and Lev. 27; on the firstborn, cf. Deut. 15:19–23 and Exod. 13:1–16.) The point is, whatever ...

58. Eating Blood Forbidden

Leviticus 17:1-16

Understanding Series

W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

... to Yahweh should be offered only at the tabernacle. The instruction is addressed to Moses, who is to pass it on to both priests and people. Moses is here the primary mediator of torah. The emphasis on Moses, and not Aaron, suggests that holiness is a concern of the whole people and carries Mosaic authority. Animal sacrifices that are offered outside the Tent of Meeting are to be categorized as murder. The penalty is that the person will be cut off from his people. As we have seen, the shedding of blood was ...

59. Job's Reply to Bildad

Job 9:1–10:22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... refer to the Canaanite prostitute from Jericho who figures prominently in the narratives surrounding the fall of Jericho and who becomes the ancestor of David (Josh. 2:1, 3; 6:17, 23, 25; Matt. 1:5; Heb. 11:31; Jas. 2:25). 9:21 I have no concern for myself. See the discussion in Clines, Job 1–20, p. 237, who opts for the translation, “I do not care about myself,” by comparison to the parallel phrase, “I despise my own life” (9:21c). Gordis, Job, pp. 96, 107, suggests, “I am beside myself [with ...

60. Job's Third Reply to Bildad

Job 26:1--31:40

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... and place means that revelation comes to us in an alien cultural garb that we must see and understood for what it is. The book of Job is not about whether systemic social evil exists—it certainly did exist, and it still does. Nor is the book concerned with whether the powerful elite like Job (and most of us) are complicit with that evil in ways they are naïvely unaware—Job was, and so are we. Other books in the OT (e.g., Proverbs, Ecclesiastes) do focus on these issues and offer sweeping condemnation ...

61. Proper 27

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11, Hosea 11:1-11, Joshua 24:1-27, Matthew 25:1-13

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Russell F. Anderson

... first venture from the nest, is that their mom or dad will forget about them and they will be all alone. I remember a scene in which our youngest child was in tears. We were delayed in picking her up at school. The same concern is addressed here. Some believers were concerned that those who died in Christ before his return would lose out on eternal life or be forgotten. Paul assures that the dead will rise first and then the living. God does not forget his own. Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 See Lesson ...

62. Are You Convinced?

John 16:5-16

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Larry Powell

... new ability, a new gift from God." Every person makes this choice. The Holy Spirit will convince the world of righteousness when we become convinced that the great work of the kingdom is not something which is designed for the Holy Spirit to do alone. "Concerning judgment (v. 11)." Christians have long professed to believe in a day of accountability. Such a day is not marked on the calendar nor even claimed to occur in proximity to some speculated date. All the more reason to be ready for the event whenever ...

63. The Call To Excellence

Numbers 27:12-23

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Sims Robert

... stoning to shipwreck and to prison again. I cannot imagine that Simon Peter was worried much about security when he left Palestine to go to Rome to work with the church under the persecutions of Nero. I find it difficult to imagine Martin Luther being overly concerned about security as he stood before Charles V, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and said, “I cannot, I will not recant. God help me. Here I stand.” I can’t help but wonder, where are the mighty prophets with fire in their souls? Where ...

64. Love Is Down to Earth

John 12:1-11

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Carl Jech

... saying that the Lord would "call him home" if he didn't raise eight million dollars, a black minister appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show provided perhaps the best and most insightful response. He said that it seemed somewhat presumptious to reduce God's purview to concern over a mere eight million dollars! God does have ways of calling us back to simple piety, of calling us back down to earth! In the upcoming series of Easter sermons we will meet quite a number of times the theme of Jesus' words in this ...

65. The Generation Gap

Luke 2:41-52

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William McKee Aber

... " is the dividing line these days. Why not 21 or 25? Maybe the answer is in that old journalistic device. "Thirty" is printers’ jargon for the end of a column or the end of an article. Maybe, for too long, thirty has marked the cop-out - the end of our concerns and compassions and idealism and love. If so, we’ve got a lot to learn. But, God helping us, we can. There are some pretty good teachers on the other side of the line! Thirty need not be the end of anything - in fact, any age is still the age ...

66. A Defiant Response to a Dangerous Theology: Does God Desire to Wipe Us Out?

Gn 6:1-8. 9:6-17

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... known as the Epic of Gilgamesh….in which the Noah hero bears the grand name Utnapishtim. The story in our Bible (Genesis 6-9) is not one story, but two….written in different eras by different authors….later stitched together by an editor with little concern for the internal consistency of detail. In one version of our story, two animals of every kind are taken onto the ark (male and female). In the other version, only seven pairs of "clean" animals and one pair of "unclean" animals are invited aboard ...

67. Rules for Christian Households

Colossians 3:18-4:1

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... sanctioned in some of the pagan cults was not welcomed in Christianity; it did not produce the kind of reverence and order that was necessary for building up the body of Christ. This background assists one to place into a proper context other statements by Paul concerning women and worship. Paul’s responses often are drawn from his Jewish background, in which the role of males was still dominant. Thus his attitude toward women is determined by the order of creation (1 Cor. 11:3–8; 1 Tim. 2:13), the sin ...

68. The Man of Lawlessness

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... gospel (cf. 2:12f. and see disc. on 1 Thess. 1:8) with its focus on the person and work of Christ (“I am … the truth,” John 14:6). Thus to love the truth is a way of expressing one’s attitude to him. Being saved insofar as we are concerned is a matter of relating to the Savior. These people had the opportunity of doing so. The verb dechomai means to receive what is offered (and, indeed, to receive it gladly; see disc. on 1 Thess. 2:13). But they let the opportunity go by and gave him no welcome ...

69. Instructions on Worship

1 Timothy 2:1-15

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... it probably reflects the activities of the false teachers, who are not only disrupting (“disquieting”) the church(es) but apparently are also bringing the gospel and the church into disrepute on the outside (see esp. 3:7; 5:14; 6:1; cf. Titus 2:5, 8; 3:1–3). The concern here, therefore, is not that Christians should have a life free from trouble or distress (which hardly fits the point of view of 2 Tim. 1:8 and 3:12) but that they should live in such a way that “no one will speak evil of the name of ...

70. Jesus Made Like His Brothers

Hebrews 2:5-18

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... s work” (1 John 3:8), and presents himself to John in Revelation 1:18 in these words: “I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.” 2:16 Jesus was not concerned with the angels, but with humankind. This serves as a reminder of the reason that Jesus became for a little while “lower than the angels” (v. 7); had he come to redeem angels, it is implied, he might have assumed the nature of angels. Far from reflecting any inferiority ...

71. By Faith

Hebrews 11:1-40

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... g, Zechariah, 2 Chron. 24:21; cf. Matt. 23:37); some died by the sword (cf. 1 Kings 19:10, and contrast those who by faith “escaped the edge of the sword,” v. 34). The unusual reference to being sawed in two may derive from the tradition concerning the martyrdom of Isaiah by this method (see the intertestamental writing known as The Ascension of Isaiah, 5:11–14). Those who went about in sheepskins and goatskins and were forced to live in the wilderness in caves and holes in the ground are probably not ...

72. The Golden Calf

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... hindered by human rebellion and sin. Exodus 32–34 generally moves from the crisis of rebellion to judgment, to uncertainty at the center, and finally to reconciliation with God. A 32:1–6 Crisis of the golden calf B 32:7–14 Moses intercedes and God relents concerning the disaster C 32:15–29 Confrontations through Moses’ leadership D 32:30–35 The plague: Will God forgive them? D′ 33:1–6 God will not go with them. How will the Lord be present? C′ 33:7–11 Face to face: Tent of meeting B ...

73. The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh

Nahum 1:1-15

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... the context of an overwhelming flood and the prospect of being swept into the darkness of death, the only realistic option is to flee to the one who brings the trouble. We have noted that there is no overt suggestion in verses 2–6 that the declaration concerning Yahweh’s punishment relates to Judah’s own longing for redress; it relates to the putting down of Yahweh’s enemies, not Judah’s. If Judah appears in chapter 1, it is here in verses 7–8. What Judah is encouraged to look to Yahweh for is ...

74. A Prophecy Against Babylon

Isaiah 13:1--14:23

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... warned his audience about this day (see, e.g., 2:10–22). In 13:2–13, Isaiah pictures it happening before people’s eyes. The portrayal recalls the vivid picture of the Assyrian army’s advance in 10:28–32. We have been told that the oracle concerns Babylon (v. 1), but in what sense? Verses 2–13 do not name anyone. Is Babylon the destroyer, like Assyria in chapter 10, or is it the victim? If the former, is the victim again Judah, so that this is another frightening account of attack on Jerusalem ...

75. Priorities

Luke 12:35-48, Luke 12:22-34

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... people, and the teacher or preacher should have no difficulty connecting Jesus’s teaching in these verses to everyday life. How can we learn to live a life of peaceful rest in God’s sustaining power? The problems raised in “Theological Insights” above concerning 12:22–31 are also a suitable focus for teaching that section. Consider how this simple faith in God’s material provision relates to the following: the fact of world hunger and poverty, from which Christians do not seem to be immune the ...

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