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1026. I Don't Get No Respect

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... , adjusting his tie. “I tell ya when I was a kid, all I knew was rejection. My yo-yo, it never came back . . . With my dog I don’t get no respect. He keeps barking at the front door. He don’t want to go out. He wants me to leave . . .” Said Dangerfield, “I asked my old man if I could go ice-skating on the lake. He told me, ‘Wait till it gets warmer.’” He said, “Once when I was lost I saw a policeman and asked him to help me find my parents. I said to him, ‘Do you ...

1027. Paul and Silas In Prison

Acts 16:16-40

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... jailer brought them news of their release with the instruction that they were to go in peace (v. 36), not in the sense of the familiar Jewish greeting, but that they were to go quietly. This they refused to do. They staged a “sit-in,” refusing to leave the jail until the duumvirs in person brought them out. It was not simply that as Roman citizens they had been beaten, but that they had been beaten without trial. The ancient Lex Valeria (500 B.C.) and Lex Porcia (248 B.C.), subsequently confirmed by the ...

1028. In Thessalonica (Acts 17:1–9)

Acts 17:1-9

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... expression that appears here for the first time in Acts (cf. v. 17; 18:4, 19; 19:8, 9; 20:7, 9) and may indicate a change of style in response to a different environment. “True, it was proclamation, but it was not take-it-or-leave-it proclamation. It was proclamation plus explanation and defence” (W. Barclay, AHG, p. 166; but see G. Schrenk, “dialegomai,” TDNT, vol. 2, p. 94). Out of this discussion he was able to “explain” the Scriptures (lit., to “open” them; cf. Luke 24:32) from his own ...

1029. Paul Speaks to the Crowd

Acts 21:37--22:21

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... on the other hand, speaks here of his own inner experience as he wrestled in prayer with the knowledge of that plot, wondering what he should do. In the end it had seemed that the Lord was endorsing the action proposed by the disciples, bidding him to leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people would not accept his witness. The word Lord does not actually occur in these verses. The Greek of verse 18 has simply, “I saw him,” but we understand from verse 19 that the Lord is intended. He is not further ...

1030. The Trial Before Felix

Acts 24:1-27

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... able to force his recall (Josephus, War 2.266–270). This is best dated about A.D. 58, with Felix’s successor taking office in the summer of A.D. 59 (see notes). Luke’s statement that Felix had hoped to curry favor with the Jews by leaving Paul in prison accords well with the circumstances of his removal from office. Of his later history nothing is known. Meanwhile, Paul was left for the new governor, Porcius Festus, to deal with. These years of Paul’s imprisonment may have been put to good use by ...

1031. Paul Preaches at Rome Under Guard

Acts 28:17-31

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... number of Gentiles” (Rom. 11:25; cf. Isa. 55:11). They will listen is the final word of the Pauline testimony. Nothing can stop the onward march of God’s truth “to the ends of the earth” (1:8). 28:30–31 By way of illustration of this theme, Luke leaves us with a picture—not unlike the series of cameos in the earlier chapters that depicted the steady growth of the church (see disc. on 2:42–47)—of Paul doing the work of an evangelist among all who came to see him in his rented rooms (v. 30 ...

1032. Paul’s Longing to See the Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 2:17--3:5

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... Press, 1967], pp. 249–68). This letter was written in response to Timothy’s subsequent report. Details supplied in 3:1–5 (see also disc. on 3:6–8) supplement the narrative of Acts 17. 2:17 The events that had forced the missionaries to leave Thessalonica (Acts 17:5–10) are described by Paul in terms of a bereavement. Strictly, the verb aporphanizō expresses a parent’s loss of a child: “we were bereft of you” (NIV we were torn away from you). Consequently, whether consciously or not, he is ...

1033. Paul's Charge to Timothy

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... imperative with which this charge began (v. 2, “preach the message”). Discharge all the duties of your ministry. With this fitting imperative, which embraces all the preceding and beyond—Paul brings the charge to a close. Paul, as we will see, is about to leave the scene, and the mantle of his ministry is going to fall on Timothy. Therefore, this imperative takes on special urgency, as he moves to give his last will and testament (vv. 6–8). As Hendriksen nicely puts it: This set of imperatives, in ...

1034. By Faith

Hebrews 11:1-40

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Donald A. Hagner

... example (drawn from Gen. 12:1, 4) the essence of faith is beautifully and simply expressed. Abraham is called by God to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance. Abraham obeyed and departed, although he did not know where he was going. Abraham leaves the known and the familiar to be led wherever God leads him. He acts on the basis of God’s promise alone, heading toward the unseen and unknown (cf. the definition of faith in v. 1). Abraham is thus controlled by God and his promise. This is ...

1035. The Christian and the World

James 4:1-12

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Peter H. Davids

... scripture were so much paper and ink! 4:6 James argues that God is angry with these believers; he is their enemy. Yet James leaves his readers with hope rather than dread: But he gives us more grace. James is aware of God’s judgment upon those who ... no power over the Christian except the power of seduction. When resisted he must behave as he did with Jesus in the wilderness—he fled, leaving him. That will be the experience of the Christian as well if he or she learns to say no. 4:8 Full repentance will ...

1036. Submission to Rulers and Masters

1 Peter 2:13-25

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Norman Hillyer

... you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. In this context ignorant talk means the making of groundless accusations against believers by those who are unaware of the spiritual motive for the way Christians behave, for to be foolish, in biblical terms, means to leave God out of account (Ps. 14:1; Luke 12:20). It was only too easy for Christian practices to be misconstrued as anti-social or even as treasonous. Peter expects Roman justice to be much more far-sighted than that of a mob. Yet should ...

1037. To Elders and Young Men

1 Peter 5:1-11

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Norman Hillyer

... ). The Greek verb Peter uses for clothe yourselves is a vivid one, for it is derived from a series of words implying clothing that is tightly wrapped, or rolled up, or knotted. The picture is of donning a slave’s apron, tied on tightly so as to leave the body free for action. “Do not use humility as the usual loose-fitting garment, so readily put on or taken off according to whim, but as a close-fitting overall intended for work and wear.” Humility is a matter not of downcast eyes, or of the mentality ...

1038. Moses Flees to Midian

Exodus 2:11-25

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... pun anticipating the creation of Israel as a nation. This verb repeats the theme that the Hebrews would be driven out of Egypt (otherwise they never would have made it out; see 6:1; 11:1; 12:39). In a similar way, Moses himself was forced to leave. Moses learned the hospitality of God’s wilderness even as Israel later would. 2:23–25 Israel groaned and God heard. Here, at the first mention of God (ʾelohim) since giving families to the midwives, is the announcement of a second key theme and an important ...

1039. Crossing the Sea

Exodus 13:17--14:31

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James K. Bruckner

... Exodus 10, reminding the reader that “the LORD” who had been close at hand in Egypt was still “God” as they leave it. The mentions of Philistine country and facing war were ominous in the ancient historical setting. Newly liberated slaves with their ... they could travel by day or night. The remarkable statement is that the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar. The Lord did not leave them, day or night. God was a unique physical and visible presence (see also 24:15–17; 40:34–38; Ps. 18:9–13). This ...

1040. Eastern Tribes Return Home

Joshua 22:1-34

Understanding Series

J. Gordon Harris

... to follow Jesus with the same dedication. Verses 4, 6, and 7 contain some duplication. Joshua sends the eastern tribes to their tents three times and blesses them twice. The repetition strengthens Joshua’s statement that the eastern tribes have earned the right to leave Shiloh and go home. Joshua gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh land in Canaan to sweeten its homecoming. Verse 8 reminds the tribes they also can take spoils of war and divide their booty with other members in the east. Finally the eastern ...

1041. The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh

Nahum 1:1-15

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... and also when Yahweh provides a personal self-description after the golden calf incident (Exod. 34:6). In verse 3, Nahum goes on to allude to that self-revelation more directly in describing Yahweh as slow to anger and as one who will not leave the guilty unpunished. In Exodus the emphasis lies on the slowness of Yahweh’s anger, more literally the length of that anger (that is, the length of time before it comes into play); compare the English expressions “long-suffering” and “short-tempered.” In ...

1042. The Vision of Obadiah

Obadiah 1:1-21

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Elizabeth Achtemeier

... enemies would be defeated and Israel would be exalted among the nations. Most of the prophets denied that popular belief and declared that disobedient Israel would also be judged. Rather than being a time of Israel’s triumph, the day would bring wrath and darkness and destruction, leaving perhaps a remnant of its people (cf. Amos 5:18–20; Isa. 2:6–22; Ezek. 7:5–27; Joel 1:1–15; 2:1–11; Mal. 4:5). Obadiah reverses that usual prophetic picture of gloom and declares that the day of the Lord will be ...

1043. Jesus Walks on the Water

John 6:16-24

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... who would make him king provides an additional reason for a detail in the synoptic Gospels that is only partially explained. After the feeding “Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray” (Mark 6:45–46; cf. Matt. 14:22–23). John’s Gospel suggests that he also “he went up on a mountainside” to prevent a kidnap attempt! In similar fashion, Mark and Matthew supply a reason ...

1044. The Unbelief of the Jews

John 10:22-42

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J. Ramsey Michaels

... :21). Jesus’ mysterious escape (v. 39) ends the confrontation at Solomon’s Colonnade in the temple at the Feast of Dedication (cf. v. 22), just as his earlier escape had ended the confrontation in the temple at the Feast of Tabernacles (cf. 8:59). This time he leaves Jerusalem itself, the scene of his activities since 7:14, and returns to Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where he has spent time with John the Baptist and begun to gather a group of disciples (vv. 40–42; cf. 1:19–51; 3:26). The ...

1045. The Death of Lazarus

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37

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J. Ramsey Michaels

... to Bethany near Jerusalem, and the journey in chapter 12 from Ephraim near the desert (another place of respite, 11:54) to Bethany near Jerusalem a second time (12:1–11) and from there to Jerusalem itself. From 12:12 to the end of chapter 20, Jesus never leaves Jerusalem again, and all that happens there centers on his Passion. A certain continuity between 10:40–42 and 11:1–16 is presupposed by the wording of 11:6, he stayed where he was. The place is of interest to the narrator, not because of the ...

1046. The Last Passover

John 12:1-11

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J. Ramsey Michaels

... in Jesus’ statement is a purpose realized in the present, not the future. Yet the present moment is itself an anticipation of the anointing of Jesus’ body for burial (cf. 19:38–42). Mark’s Gospel brings out the meaning more clearly and in more detail (“Leave her alone!… Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me … She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial,” 14:6, 8; cf. Matt 26:10, 12). It is possible that the terse ...

1047. The Triumphal Entry

John 12:12-19

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J. Ramsey Michaels

... question, but in so doing they raise questions of their own. First, they complicate the picture of the triumphal entry with their distinction between the crowd that was with him and those who met him with palm branches. Second, because of an uncertainty in the text, they leave in doubt the identity of the first of these groups. If the crowd that was with him was (as NIV indicates) with him when (Gr.: hote) he raised Lazarus from the grave, it must have been the crowd that came to comfort Martha and Mary (11 ...

1048. The Impending Departure I

John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14, John 14:15-31

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J. Ramsey Michaels

... we will come to him and make our home with him (v. 23). I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor.… I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.… On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I ... though it has already been overcome in the words of Jesus, it must still be overcome in the disciples’ experience. To this end Jesus leaves with them his wish of peace, given not … as the world gives (v. 27). It is not a peace to be measured by outward ...

1049. Walking in the Light

1 John 1:5--2:14, 1 John 2:15-17

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... 2), “remain” (1 John 2:19, 24, 27; 3:9, 14), “continue” (1 John 2:28; 2 John 9), “be” (1 John 3:17), and leaves menō untranslated in 1 John 3:15. See the concise study of menō in Brown, Epistles, pp. 259–61. The name Jesus is not in ... the Satan-controlled world. One cannot do both. To love the world is to be devoid of love for the Father; the writer leaves no middle ground. Authentic love for God and “worldliness” cannot coexist in the same person at the same time. By this strong ...

1050. From Shem to Abram

Genesis 11:10-32

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... , through whom God would build his own people. The list consists of nine persons as it points to a tenth person (Westermann, Genesis 1–11, p. 560) and probably does not include every ancestor from Shem to Terah. The list establishes that the era from Noah’s leaving the ark to the call of Abraham was 365 years. The pattern is person a was x years old when he fathered person b; person a lived y years and fathered sons and daughters. For example, Shem was one hundred years old when he fathered Arphaxad ...

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