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Luke 19:11-27

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... achieved different levels of success starting from the same endowment (by contrast, in Matthew the amounts entrusted vary, but the rate of success is the same). Is this feature intended, like the different levels of yield from the seed in Mark’s and Matthew’s versions of the parable of the sower (Mark 4:8, 20), to recognize that disciples may vary in their capacity for success? God expects and rewards faithful service, even though not all will be able to reach the same level. 19:17, 19 take charge of ...

52. Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-two

Luke 10:1-24

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... -Gentile foundation of the church. The instructions given to the Seventy are derived for the most part from the sayings source (see Matt. 9:37–38; 10:7–16; 11:21–23), and in Matt. 10:7–16 some of these instructions appear in the Matthean version of the appointing and sending of the Twelve. Like Matthew (see 10:5–42), Luke has assembled these related sayings and has produced a minor discourse. Like the sending of the “messengers” on ahead (9:52), the Seventy are sent before Jesus to every town ...

53. Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... and, perhaps, the allurements and enticements of false teaching and worldly living. These temptations, probably understood as of Satanic origin, pose the danger of leaving the faithful unprepared for the kingdom and, at worst, of disqualifying the faithful altogether. Matthew’s version confirms this idea, for it adds: “but deliver us from the evil one” (6:13b; see Gundry, p. 109). 11:5–8 The Parable of the Persistent (or Importunate) Friend teaches that prayer will be answered. If a person will ...

54. The Parable of the Sower

Luke 8:1-15

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... –11 and Jer. 4:3 as well. Note that Isa. 6:9–10 is employed in the same telic sense in John 9:39 and 12:40; see Craig A. Evans, “The Function of Isaiah 6:9–10 in Mark and John,” NovT 24 (1982), pp. 124–38. In his version of the question concerning the meaning of the Parable of the Sower (Matt. 13:10) Matthew makes numerous modifications, mostly by way of addition. First, he takes Jesus’ answer in Mark 4:11–12 to be more of an answer to why he spoke in parables at all (as opposed ...

55. Jehoiakim King of Judah

2 Chronicles 36:5-8

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... by a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold that was imposed on Judah, and thereby Judah became a vassal state of Egypt. We also hear in 36:4 that Neco took . . . Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt. The Kings version adds “and there he died,” information that is not provided in Chronicles. There is no real royal succession here, but rather a replacement of King Jehoahaz. Second Chronicles 36:4 also states: The king of Egypt made Eliakim, a brother of Jehoahaz, king over Judah and ...

56. Jehoiachin King of Judah

2 Chronicles 36:9-10

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

57. Zedekiah King of Judah

2 Chronicles 36:11-14

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

58. Transfiguration

Luke 9:28-36 · Matthew 17:1-8 · Mark 9:2-8

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John R. Brokhoff

... approval and confirmation of both Law and Prophets. It means Jesus was in line with God's historic plan of salvation. Departure (v. 33) - What did Moses, Elijah and Jesus talk about? The King James Version says they talked about Jesus' "decease." The Revised Standard Version and the New International Version called it his "departure." The Good Ne ws Bible explains "fulfill God's purpose by dying in Jerusalem." Apparently they discussed his upcoming passion. At his baptism Jesus became aware who he was - the ...

59. The Still Small Voice

1 Kings 19:1-8

Sermon

Steven Burt

... more and more to himself. Thus he becomes the only audience to which he can pour out his woes, and as these are poured back into himself, they foam up into an ever more bitter and intoxicating drug. It’s then that a voice comes to him. Every version of the Bible but one says, “the voice came to him.” Not “the voice spoke to him.” The voice -- and it doesn’t say whose voice -- came to him, asking simply, “EIijah, what are you doing here?” EIijah answers. But listen to the self-pity he’s ...

60. The Shy Member of the Trinity

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... living faith of the dead from becoming the dead faith of the living. Now, that Divine Presence has been given different names in different translations of the Bible. That only adds to the confusion. Many of us grew up with the old King James Version which calls the Holy Spirit the “Comforter.” That sounds a bit soft and mushy, until we realize that it comes from two Latin words which really mean “to strengthen by being with.” James Moffatt translated the word “Helper,” and like Charlie Brown in ...

61. Angels in the Wilderness

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... Attorney.” It is in this sense that it is used in the first chapter of Job. In that chapter, the Satan is no less than one of the sons of God! (Job 1:6) Satan was the accuser. (The late Clarence Jordan, author of the “Cotton Patch Version” of the Gospels, called Satan the “Confuser.”) The task of Satan was to say everything that could be said against a person. The other title for Satan is the Devil. The word comes from the Greek diabolos, which literally means a slanderer. It is but a short ...

62. Have You Got a Prayer?

Luke 3:21-22

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... metaphor. Have you ever seen a dove descend and land? It is graceful, gentle, and quiet. That's the point being made. That is the way the Holy Spirit will enter into our lives. The Holy Spirit came to Jesus gently, quietly, and in Luke's version, privately. That is why Luke is different than the other three gospels. The other writers imply that the Spirit descended upon Jesus at his baptism, apparently when he was still in the water. That is the way this scene is often portrayed in religious art, especially ...

63. The Things That Make for Peace

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... he had raised Lazarus from the dead, and they were sure that was the sign that he was the Messiah. But that is John's version. Luke's is very different. Luke says there was no waving of palms. The waving of palms would have been the way you greet a ... So, as he saw the city, he wept over it, saying, "Would that even today you knew the things that make for peace!" That is Luke's version of Palm Sunday. He says he came to change the way we live in this world. He came to bring peace. He came to convert the city ...

64. Where Can I Find the Church?

Acts 2:1-8; 4:32-37

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Mark Trotter

... Pentecost. The Spirit of Jesus commissioned the disciples to go into all the world to preach the good news of salvation given to us in Jesus Christ. Then the Spirit empowered the disciples to do what they were commissioned to do. Luke's version is the favorite version of this event because it lends itself so beautifully to dramatic celebration, what with "tongues of fire," and "a mighty rush of wind," and the apostles going out into the streets of Jerusalem and preaching in such a way that all people could ...

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

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

Sermon

... days.… and subsides after two or three seven-day periods. In the other story, the water gushes up from fountains below the earth and gushes through windows that have been opened in heaven. In that version, the time of "watering" is 150 days, and is ended in another 150 days. But the most important thing in both versions of the story is God's promise that God will never do it again. Clearly, whoever the editor was, it is this promise that was of greatest interest. Whether we deserve extinction, it is not ...

66. Luke 10:25-37

Luke 10:25-37

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... to confirm for him the "greatest" or "first" commandment, Luke's lawyer asks, "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" It is Jesus' rejoinder, "What is written in the law?" that puts the story back on the same track as Matthew's and Mark's versions. But since the initial question still looms, Luke records an additional response by Jesus in verse 28: "You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live." Luke now takes us further into the discussion between Jesus and this lawyer. It is evident that ...

67. Luke 10:25-37

Luke 10:25-37

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

68. Have You Got a Prayer? – Sermon Opener

Luke 3:21-22

Illustration

Mark Trotter

69. Preparations for Building the Temple

2 Chronicles 2:1-18

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... “to count” opens both 2:2 and 2:17 with the reminder in the latter verse of the census undertaken by David (1 Chron. 21). These verses consist of an abbreviation of the source text (1 Kgs. 5:13–18). The numbers mentioned in the two versions are not significantly different. Chronicles differs only in terms of the number of foremen (3,600 according to both 2 Chron. 2:2 and 2:18, instead of 3,300 in 1 Kings 5:16). One significant difference, however, is that the Chronicler omitted the phrase “Solomon ...

70. Asa King of Judah

2 Chronicles 14:2-15

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... :1b, culminating in 15:19: there was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign. The latter temporal clause sounds an ominous note that this condition of having rest ended at some stage. 14:2 The positive evaluation of King Asa in the Deuteronomistic version in 1 Kings 15:11 is repeated: Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God, although with one difference. First Kings 15:11 has only “what was right in the eyes of the LORD.” The Chronicler added “his God,” as if ...

71. God's Promise to David

1 Chronicles 17:1-15

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... change not only is important for the Chronicler’s portrayal of David but also is a significant building block in the construction of his narrative. Whereas 2 Samuel 7:11 says, “I will also give you rest from all your enemies,” the Chronicler’s version in 1 Chronicles 17:10 has I will also subdue all your enemies. The Chronicler changed the Hebrew verb from “give rest” to “subdue” in order to avoid again (as in 17:1) any indication that David experienced rest. This again contrasts David and ...

72. Seven Angels With Seven Plagues

Revelation 15:1-8

Understanding Series

Robert W. Wall

... the mighty act of Christ which once again has liberated the true Israel from their evil enemy. However appropriate this consensus is for understanding the passage, three critical elements echo the Deuteronomist’s song of Moses that may suggest John had the deuteronomistic version of the song in mind as well. First, the great and marvelous actions of God are called just and true—a phrase echoing the central theme of the deuteronomistic song (cf. Deut. 32:3–4). John’s hymn, located at the conclusion ...

73. Nebuchadnezzer’s Dream of a Tree

Daniel 4:1-18

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... . Finally, it is worth noting that verses 6–9, which tell of the attempt and failure of the Babylonian sages, are not in the Septuagint. It is possible that the Greek tradition preserves the original text and that verses 6–9 were added to the Aramaic version to fashion chapter 4 after chapter 2. On the other hand, it seems more likely that the LXX removed verses 6–9 because it did not make sense for the king to inquire of his charlatan magicians (Montgomery, Daniel, pp. 245, 247). The king expresses ...

74. Signs of the End of the Age

Luke 21:5-38

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... its Marcan source in one major way: The “end” (see v. 9) refers not to the return of the Son of Man, but to the destruction of the temple. This can be seen most clearly when one compares the question of the disciples in Mark 13:4 with the Lucan version of the question in 21:7. In Mark the disciples want to know two things: When the temple will be destroyed, and when the end will come. (In Matt. 24:3 it is even more explicit: when will the temple be destroyed, and what is the sign of Jesus’ return ...

75. David's Prayer

1 Chronicles 17:16-27

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

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