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76. We Are the Sinners

John 4:5-42

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King Duncan

... . It could mean years of prison, loss of job, and poverty for his family. The judge spoke: The test for drunkenness had not been properly done; the motorcycle had no proper lights; the jury was ordered to render a not guilty verdict. All that was ominous and foreboding was now gone. He was a free man. The court declared him “not guilty." His family kissed him they could go on with their life, all because he had been declared innocent. Then Rev. Bell adds these words, “Now maybe this story and the way it ...

77. The Christmas Message of Hope

Isaiah 9:2-7

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Richard Gribble

... provide for his people; he will never abandon them. Jesus is, of course, the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy. Christ the light is the one of whom Isaiah wrote, the one to dispel the darkness of the world. People avoid the darkness for it is foreboding, cold, and unwelcoming. People seek the light because it provides safety, warmth, and bids us welcome. As the winter solstice passes here in the northern hemisphere and with it the dark night ends, so the light gradually returns. In a similar way Jesus, the ...

78. Lincoln's Battle

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... to keep all knives and razors out of his reach. He questioned his life's calling and the prudence of even attempting to follow it through. During this time he wrote, "I am now the most miserable man living. Whether I shall ever be better, I cannot tell. I awfully forebode I shall not." But somehow, from somewhere, Abraham Lincoln received the encouragement he needed, and the achievements of his life thoroughly vindicated his bout with discouragement.

79. Go, Johnny, Go, Go, Go!

Luke 3:1-6

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Cynthia Cowen

... call. The stage is set. Are you ready to call out, "Come, Lord Jesus, come!" There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see "the Son of Man coming in a cloud" with power and glory. Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemp ...

80. Eyes Up!

Luke 21:25-36

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David E. Leininger

... a "Santa Claus" world. Children's visions of sugar plums are washed away with the hot tears of grownup disappointment and despair. Disease and death are constant companions. One part of the world seems ready to explode unless another part does it first. The fear and foreboding of which Jesus spoke greet us at every turn. Somehow we need to be reminded that this misery is not the end of the story. That reminder is right in the middle of this text. Jesus has said that terrible things are in store — we can ...

81. All Roads Lead To Bethlehem

Luke 21:5-38

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Leonard Sweet

... is, panic and confusion as the events unfolding. For those not “versed in verse,” those not aware of God’s promises or Jesus’ presence, all these cosmic portents and the seismic swelling of the seas will cause great “fear and forebodings.” Those who don’t understand the divine purpose behind these events will “faint” or even die (“popsycho”) from terror. The very heavens themselves will appear to be “shaken.” But Jesus connects these global and cosmic “signs” to a long-foretold ...

82. Luke 21:25-36

Luke 21:5-38

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Leonard Sweet

83. God Cares

Ezekiel 34:1-31

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Argile Smith

... his care for us. God also expresses his care by judging his people (vv. 16, 20-22). At first glance, you may wonder how God’s judgment could be an expression of his care. We generally tend to think about God’s judgment in terms of a foreboding legal action taken against people who have not taken him seriously. For the people being judged, such a perspective is correct. But for the people who have been victimized by the injustices of predators, God’s judgment becomes an act of mercy. They see it as a ...

84. The Great Blondin

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Michael P. Green

... he took his long pole and, balancing himself expertly, started across. The crowd followed every movement tensely. Step by step he moved forward. The people on the shore reacted nervously to every sharp motion of the balancing pole. But their fears and forebodings were unnecessary. The great Blondin not only went across safely, but returned as well—to the great relief and admiration of the spectators. Turning to the audience, he then made a sensational offer. He would cross the falls again, this time with ...

85. Amaziah King of Judah

2 Chronicles 25:1-28

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... did not listen, however, and treated the prophet with contempt: Have we appointed you an adviser to the king? Stop! Why be struck down? (25:16). The prophet’s last words before he disappears from the scene, I know that God has determined to destroy you, forebode no good fortune. It is therefore incomprehensible to the reader why Amaziah continues with his plans to take revenge on Israel. 25:17–24 In 25:17 the Chronicler rejoins the source text at 2 Kings 14:8. To sharpen the contrast with the previous ...

86. Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesian Elders

Acts 20:13-38

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... taken it, though in the long run it amounts to much the same thing. The point is that he felt himself (divinely) compelled to go. The tense suggests that he had felt this for some time, whereas the verb itself (“to bind”) may give some hint of his forebodings about it. The Spirit had warned him that prison (lit., “bonds”) and hardships awaited him in Jerusalem (v. 23; the same two nouns are found together in 2 Cor. 1:8 and Phil. 1:17), and he may have felt that, in effect, he was a prisoner already ...

87. Abimelech

Judges 9:1-57

Understanding Series

Cheryl A. Brown

... Gideon sacrificed to the Lord to renew the covenant, it speaks to Abimelech’s repudiation of Israel’s covenant with the Lord; and it foreshadows the manner in which Abimelech would die (9:52), again an example of just retribution. The following sentence forebodes an unexpected outcome. Abimelech thought he had executed all of Gideon’s sons, but Jotham, the youngest son of Jerub-Baal, escaped by hiding (cf. 2 Kgs. 11:1–3). Alerted to an impending surprise twist to the story, we wait to hear from ...

88. Jephthah

Jud 10:6–11:40

Understanding Series

Cheryl A. Brown

... half-breed named Jephthah who was rejected and exiled by his brothers, in contrast to another half-breed, Abimelech, who rejected and murdered his brothers. In a flashback sequence, the author informs us of Jephthah’s ignominious background, which would not forebode his illustrious role as Israel’s next judge. But, as with Ehud, Deborah, and Gideon, God often chooses the least likely people and manifests his strength and glory through such as these (cf. 2 Cor. 12:9–10). Our ambivalence about Jephthah ...

89. A Levite and His Concubine

Judges 19:1-30

Understanding Series

Cheryl A. Brown

... appear repeatedly (vv. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) and will play an important role in the scenes to come as well. 19:11–15 The next scene finds the Levite and company beginning their journey, curiously, quite late in the day. The strangeness of this action forebodes stranger things to come. It grew darker and darker as they moved away from Bethlehem, and as they arrived at Jebus, the next closest town (about six miles north), the day was nearly over. It was not yet dark; that came later: the sun set as they ...

90. Queen Vashti Deposed

Esther 1:1-22

Understanding Series

Timothy S. Laniak

... action to erase the defiance and snuff out any residual traces of insubordination in the kingdom. The plot then returns to the opening vista: a vast kingdom ruled by an absolutely powerful king (compare 1:20 with v. 1). 1:10–12 A sense of foreboding is in the air when the king is described as in high spirits from wine (v. 10). Readers familiar with biblical narrative will anticipate some expression of poor judgment, usually at the expense of someone else’s status. The scene recalls the Philistines in ...

91. The Call of Jeremiah

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Understanding Series

Tremper Longman III

... that there is any kind of chronological arrangement of the oracles. Third, and most importantly, it is quite possible that the oracle was ambiguous at first and only historical circumstances clarified its fulfillment. In addition, the north possesses symbolic/mythological connotations, foreboding evil and enemies. Historically, though it is possible that those who heard this oracle early on may have thought that the enemy might be a someone like the Scythians, there is no doubt that in the book as it now ...

92. Joseph Reassures His Brothers

Genesis 50:15-21

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... Humans make plans, but God determines the outcome (Prov. 16:9; 19:21). As God directs the course of human affairs, he brings good outcomes out of acts of evil. God can handle every situation for those who trust him, no matter how complicated or foreboding, to bring good out of human hate, greed, and jealousy. Joseph also promised that he would continue to provide for them and their children. They would have plenty of food, and their flocks would have sufficient fodder, so they could shepherd their flocks in ...

93. The Baby Messiah Recognized

Luke 2:21-40

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... in the earlier canticles, the Nunc Dimittis provides a manifesto also for the Gentile mission that will be so central to Luke’s developing account of the beginnings of Christianity. Simeon’s words, with their strikingly contrasted themes of joy (2:29–32) and foreboding (2:34–35), offer a microcosm of the paradox of the gospel, which brings both joy and pain, and in which the triumphant fulfillment of God’s loving purpose is achieved through the rejection and death of his Son. Teaching the Text In ...

94. God’s Saving Righteousness and the Restoration of Israel

Romans 3:21-31

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... be taken lightly. All of us will have to face this righteous God one day, and the only way to find acceptance in him is to embrace God’s Son, who was willing to be forsaken by God on the cross so that we never will have to face that foreboding reality. Another sermon from this text is “The Fairness of God: All Are Lost, and All Can Be Found.” This sermon makes the point that salvation by grace through faith in Jesus’ atoning death is the only fair way for all of humankind to find peace with God. God ...

95. Exile for National Israel, Restoration for Spiritual Israel

Romans 11:1-10

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... Christ rather than obeyed the law as the means to justification.1 11:7 What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain. Paul paints a dim picture of national Israel that makes it clear that they are not a part of the remnant. This foreboding reality goes all the way back to the Old Testament. In 11:7 Paul says that national Israel is not a part of the elect (the remnant), because their heart has been hardened. Here the verb ep?r?th?san (“were hardened”) is a “theological passive ...

96. The Millennial Reign, Followed by Satan’s Release, Defeat, and Punishment

Revelation 20:1-7, Revelation 20:8-10

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J. Scott Duvall

... other is a rickety old wooden bridge. It looks unstable enough to crash under the weight of a mosquito. How in the world will the hero be saved? Christians have no need to cross from this life to the next with a sense of fear and foreboding. We can, and should, rest secure in the finished work of Christ, our Savior and Lord. His cross is our bridge. God will exercise justice in the face of unrepentant wickedness. History: Tell the story of Paul Revere. Better yet, read the famous poem by Longfellow. Paul ...

97. Samuel Confronts the People

1 Samuel 12:1-25

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... described him as the one whom the Lord had chosen (10:24), echoing the language of Deuteronomy 17:15. But here the language echoes Samuel’s earlier statement, when he spoke of the “king” whom the people chose (8:18). There is something foreboding about this. While the Lord intended to place limitations on kingship (10:25; cf. Deut. 17:14–20), in Saul he gives them the impressive-looking king who fits their criteria. Furthermore, despite the Lord’s restraints, kingship will eventually evolve into ...

98. “In the Lord I Take Refuge”

Psalm 11:1-7

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C. Hassell Bullock

... in waves that are constantly decreasing in length, until at last it is only agitated with joy, and becomes calm as the sea when smooth as a mirror.”[2] The first mighty wave is the lament; the second breaker, the petition, less powerful and foreboding; and the third, after the storm has been stilled, is trust. Looking at the text, Psalm 13 exhibits a lexical outline. 1. The lament (13:1–2) frames the “house of mourning” by four columns of the agonizing question “how long” (‘ad-’anah). The ...

99. The God of Hope

Isaiah 11:1-10, Matthew 3:1-12, Romans 15:4-13

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King Duncan

... there is a five per cent chance of today and tomorrow or we can believe the Good News of Christmas that God is alive and well and at work in our world bringing in a kingdom of love and justice and freedom. We can face the future with fear and foreboding, or we can trust in the God who has sustained us through the years and has promised us that He will never forget us nor forsake us regardless of our situation. We can choose to live in continued darkness, or we can step out into the light of hope and ...

100. Not One is Upright

Jeremiah 5:1-31, Jeremiah 6:1-30

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... that is hardly likely since their invasion is historically questionable. Since in mythology the mountain of the north was not only the home for the gods but also the source of evil, some have advocated that Jeremiah used this myth to generate fear and foreboding. Most likely, even though the enemy remains unnamed and may initially not have been known to Jeremiah, the “northerner” was the Babylonian army. Jeremiah is to assay the worth of metals (6:27). Lead was added to silver ore so that when heated ...

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