Dictionary: Face
Synonyms: countenance, physiognomy, profile, features, expression, facial expression, look, appearance, air, manner, bearing, guise, cast, aspect, impression, grimace, scowl, wry face, wince, frown, glower, smirk, pout, moue, side, flank, vertical, surface, plane, facet, wall, elevation, dial, display, (outward) appearance, nature, image, front, show, act, false front, facade, exterior, mask, masquerade, pretence, charade, pose, illusion, smokescreen, veneer, camouflage, respect, honour, esteem, regard, admiration, approbation, acclaim, approval, favour, appreciation, popularity, estimation, veneration, awe, reverence, deference, recognition, prestige, standing, status, dignity, glory, kudos, cachet, effrontery, audacity, nerve, gall, brazenness, brashness, shamelessness, look out on, front on to, look towards, be facing, have/afford/command a view of, look over/across, open out over, look on to, overlook, give on to, give over, be opposite (to), accept, come to accept, become reconciled to, reconcile oneself to, reach an acceptance (of), get used to, become accustomed to, adjust to, accommodate oneself to, acclimatize oneself to, be confronted by, be faced with, encounter, experience, come into contact with, run into, come across, meet, come up against, be forced to contend with, beset, worry, distress, cause trouble to, trouble, bother, confront, burden, brave, face up to, meet head-on, dare, defy, oppose, resist, withstand, cover, clad, skin, overlay, dress, pave, put a facing on, laminate, inlay, plate, coat, line
Antonyms: dodge, fear, back, give way, back down, dodge, avoid, throw in the towel, withdraw, cave in, retreat, succumb to, lay down one's arms, throw in the sponge, defer, submit, escape, bashfulness, shun, evade, elude
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1026. By Faith
Hebrews 11:1-40
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Donald A. Hagner
... the unseen, see vv. 1, 3, 7. The verb persevered (kartereō) occurs only here in the NT. On the disputed meaning of the word, see BAGD, p. 405. See also W. Grundmann, TDNT, vol. 3, p. 617. The endurance or perseverance in view here is that displayed in Moses’ struggle with Pharaoh for the deliverance of his people. Kept is NIV’s rendering of the perfect tense of poieō (“make” or “do”), by which our author probably has in mind not only the original event, but the institution of the Passover. (He ...
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Donald A. Hagner
... . 6:11–22), Manoah and the mother of Samson (Judg. 13:3–21), and Tobit (Tob. 5:4–9). The motif is therefore a familiar one in Jewish tradition. 13:3 The remembering of prisoners and empathy with those who suffer had already been admirably displayed by the readers in the past (10:33f.; cf. 6:10). They are called to exhibit these Christian virtues (cf. Matt. 25:36) again as present or imminent circumstances may warrant. NIV’s as if you yourselves were suffering is literally “as you yourselves being ...
1028. Taming the Tongue
James 3:1-12, James 3:13-18
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Peter H. Davids
... pride. Bitter is an adjective describing the envy, and is not the loving and firm zeal of someone intoxicated by God but a “zeal” deeply tinged with bitterness. Whatever lofty motives are proclaimed, the very harshness in the tone and the cynicism displayed toward opponents reveal the real jealousy. With these vices fits selfish ambition, which is better translated “party spirit” (Gal. 5:20; 2 Cor. 12:20). In the grip of rivalry, the leader feels he or she must withdraw in some way to “witness ...
1029. Praying for Endurance and Healing
James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20
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Peter H. Davids
... your heart will be also” (Matt. 6:19–21). This stored wealth has a consequence, for their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. The image is that of the final judgment, as if the tarnished coins and the moth-eaten garments were displayed before the court. The evidence condemns them, for if God had been served, the stored goods would have been used to clothe the naked and feed the hungry. Like the rich man in the parable (Luke 16:19–31), they are flung into hell, “where the ...
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Norman Hillyer
... known as a committed believer meant almost certain ostracism from employment and social life in the general pagan community, the opportunities for grasping money entrusted to Christians in a position of authority might become all too tempting. 5:3 Neither must elders display any misplaced attitude of overbearing superiority by lording it over those entrusted to them. On the contrary, the life of each elder must be a shining example to the rest of the fellowship, for if that example is to reflect Christ (as ...
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James K. Bruckner
... ’s daughter seems to have ended the decree to kill Hebrew baby boys. There is no biblical or extrabiblical evidence to indicate that it persisted. When Moses led the people out of Egypt, he certainly had male contemporaries with him. Her action was a public display against her father’s genocidal policy. A member of Pharaoh’s own family saved the savior of the Hebrews. God used a non-Hebrew to accomplish his saving work, as later in Moses’ life God would use the Midianite Jethro/Reuel (2:16–22; 18 ...
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James K. Bruckner
... narrative verses close (in all three stanzas) with the enemy sinking like a stone (v. 5). The first stanza concludes with praise directly addressed to the Lord (v. 6). Parallel lines praise Your right hand, O LORD, a Hebraism referring to God’s power on display. God has thoroughly destroyed the enemy. 15:7–11 The second stanza of the song describes the attack by the enemy and moves to the theological exclamation, Who among the gods is like you, O LORD? This stanza begins, as the first, with a witness ...
1033. At Mount Sinai
Exodus 19:1-25
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James K. Bruckner
... God’s own visible presence to the mountain: “the people will hear me speaking with you and will always put their trust in you.” The coming dense cloud was similar to the cloud column that led them, but more massive still and accompanied by a much more powerful display (vv. 16–19). After Sinai, the cloud of the presence would again descend on the tent of meeting and on the tabernacle (33:9–10; 40:34–38). On Sinai, the Lord said that the people would see the presence and hear the voice of the Lord ...
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James K. Bruckner
... an element of ultimate awe as well as trust in the One who inspires the awe. At the crossing of the sea, trust in the Lord and “fear of the Lord” are parallel in the summary statement: “when the Israelites saw the great power the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him” (14:31). Being afraid at the mountain was a natural response. Only trust in the Lord could begin to transform being “afraid” into “fear of the Lord.” The stated goal, that ...
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Cheryl A. Brown
... . When they expressed concern that the woman was a Philistine, he rudely and crudely ordered: “Her get for me, because she is right in my eyes” (v. 3)! I have rendered the Hebrew literally in order to indicate emphasis on “her” and the attitude he displays throughout. Samson wanted what he wanted when he wanted it. Samson’s stated reason for wanting the woman is revealing and at the same time ironic: “she is right in my eyes” (my translation). It points not only to the theme of seeing/eyes in ...
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Leslie C. Allen
... necessary for a group of believers to stand uncomfortably alone as the trustees of divinely revealed truth. To decide who is “for us” (Mark 9:40) or who “belong to us” (1 John 2:19) is not an easy or necessarily final matter. The exclusivity displayed here is modified to a certain degree in 6:2l. The specific information that those who made the offer were deported by an Assyrian king and the fact that they are differentiated from other such groups mentioned in verse 10 suggest that some documentary ...
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Leslie C. Allen
... . Here explicit mention attests the continuing honor paid to the preexilic royal line. Later the Chronicler would reflect such honor by tracing it down to his own era (1 Chr. 3), seemingly with an eschatological interest, but Ezra-Nehemiah as a whole displays no such interest. Hattush (v. 2) is given a position separate from the rest of the laity, who are significantly grouped under twelve family names. This symbolic number, which will reappear in a priestly and Levitical context in verse 24 and also ...
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Leslie C. Allen
... escort. Ezra, it will be remembered, had dispensed with one because of special spiritual convictions (Ezra 8:21–23). Nehemiah found no reason to break with normal practice. Undoubtedly he would have regarded it as further evidence of divine favor displayed through earthly means (see v. 18). With hindsight sharpened by subsequent skirmishes, he recalled with relish that his eventual opponents were kept at bay by his Persian bodyguard. The juxtaposition of the Persian bodyguard and his later enemies in ...
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Leslie C. Allen
... for his presentation at the coming meeting. In an insecure environment he needed to find the solid ground of truth as soon as possible. Only then could he disclose what he believed to be the God-given task of rebuilding the city wall. Nehemiah displays this same sense of conviction in 7:5, when he calls the people to register by families. The rebuilding and registering are the two aspects of his overall mission. Nehemiah wrote for people familiar with the topography of Jerusalem. While we cannot identify ...
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Timothy S. Laniak
... ancient custom of impalement, not the later Roman practice of crucifixion (assumed by the Septuagint translators). Note that Haman’s sons were hung after they were dead. The “tree” (?ets) is a beam used for impaling persons dead or alive (Herodotus, Hist. 3.125, 129; 4.43). This kind of display would humiliate as well as terrify the victim.
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Timothy S. Laniak
... once the king saw his queen. Literally, she “gained favor in his eyes” (was pleased with her, v. 2). Appearances are very important in Esther. “Seeing” is a key theme in the banquets of chapter 1, during which the king sought to “display” (literally, “make others see”) his wealth and his queen. Because Esther was “good in [Hegai’s] eyes,” (2:9) she “gained kindness.” Esther 2:15 summarizes Esther’s impact on the whole court by emphasizing her appearance: “Esther won the favor ...
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Roland E. Murphy
... 24 Antithetic. The saying favors diligence which will lead a person to authority and power—unlike the slavery that is the lot of the lazy person. 12:25 Antithetic. A psychological observation about the effects of both anxiety and encouragement; see also the awareness displayed in 13:12, 15:13, and 17:22. 12:26 The Hebrew text is corrupt (see Additional Notes). The NIV provides two translations of verse 26a, and the parallelism with verse 26b is not clear in either case. Caution in friendship is a frequent ...
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Elizabeth Huwiler
... military structures. That in 8:10 is not a purely military term and emphasizes elevation and grandeur rather than defense; it is used of the woman in 4:4; 5:13; 7:5. Thus, the group proposes defending the woman, while she insists on displaying her magnificence. 8:10 Thus I have become in his eyes / like one bringing contentment: No referent for “his” is expressed, but the central man can be assumed. The Hb. for “contentment” is š?lôm, which has the same root as both Solomon and Shulammite ...
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Tremper Longman III
... are described as cruel and having no mercy. Intriguingly, their voice is likened to a roaring sea. We can understand this on a phenomenological level first. Powerful surf can generate anxiety or even fear to one near by. The crashing waves display a powerful and sometimes destructive force. In its ancient Near Eastern setting, though, there is little doubt but that the oracle exploits a mythological allusion here. The sea was representative of the supernatural forces of chaos. The Babylonians picture the ...
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Tremper Longman III
... as vital as ever before. In addition, verse 23 introduces yet a third quality of God’s covenantal love toward his people, his faithfulness (ʾemuna). This word refers to God’s persistence in his relationship with his people. God is often praised as displaying faithfulness in the Psalms (33:4; 92:2 [3]; 143:1). Because of God’s love, compassion, and faithfulness, the poet, on behalf of the community, expresses his willingness to wait for him. Now things are bad, but God will make them good again ...
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Tremper Longman III
... of the past and the shame of the present. Provan (Lamentations, p. 110) has pointed out how often “streets” (husot) occurs in the chapter (vv. 1, 5, 8, 14, 18 [though here we have rehob]). The streets that were once the locus of public community life now display the devastation of the city. 4:1–2 Alef /Bet. The opening lines contrast the glory of the past with the present sad condition of the city and its people. The chapter opens by comparing city and people to precious metal (gold) and gems. In the ...
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Elizabeth Achtemeier
... . 15; Ezek. 35:11; Hab. 2:8; Matt. 18:23–35; Rev. 18:4–17). And this is exactly what we see in the world around us: Hatred brings hatred in return; war breeds vengeance; suffering causes lust for vengeance; oppression cries out for retaliation. And God displays a certain permissiveness in such a system: God lets it operate, as an instrument of divine judgment. That brings us to the second thing that may be said: As Paul has written, sometimes God simply gives us over to sin in order to punish us for it ...
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Elizabeth Achtemeier
... is comparable to having some one say to a contemporary Christian congregation, “Come to worship—and sin!” Israel’s worship is nothing but an empty show (v. 5b–d), a way of gaining status in the wealthy community, the individual’s means of displaying the means to sacrifice grandly and often. Israelite worship was carried on by means of pilgrimages to the shrines such as Bethel and Gilgal. Sacrifices were offered on the morning of the day of arrival; tithes were given on the third day, before ...
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Elizabeth Achtemeier
... hid the Israelite spies (James 2:25). The NT does signal some new dimensions related to righteousness. In the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5 7), Jesus extends the requirements of righteousness to conformity to his own teaching and directives, a shocking display of authority. In his mission to call sinners rather than the “righteous” (e.g., Mark 2:17), Jesus implicitly questions the righteousness of the “righteous.” In similar manner, personal righteousness in terms of a righteousness of one’s own is ...
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John Goldingay
... direct link with the later occasion when Moses refers back to Yahweh’s self-revelation, in Numbers 14:17–19, which Moses introduces with the wish that Yahweh may show great power (NIV has “may the Lord’s strength be displayed”). Nahum then jumps over the references to Yahweh’s compassion, grace, love, faithfulness, and forgiveness in Exodus and Numbers, and goes straight on to the declaration that Yahweh “will not leave the guilty unpunished”; more literally, Yahweh “certainly does not ...
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