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1076. “Ascribe to the Lord the Glory Due His Name”

Psalm 29:1-11

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... �omnipotent” is our theological term), then how can we trust his love? God’s power is conditioned by his love. Third, we may return to the voice of the congregation (29:9b) and make the point that the final two and a half verses of the psalm leave us emboldened to live in this difficult and evil world as they emphasize the fact that the sovereign God gives strength to his people and blesses them with peace (29:11). The word “peace” (shalom) is a product of God’s “love” (hesed), even though the ...

1077. The Death of Samson

Judges 16:23-31

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... -interest rather than a concern for God’s people. Nonetheless, it is reported that he killed more Philistines in death than when he was alive. His body is apparently recovered from the ruins and brought back for burial near his hometown (16:31). Before leaving the Samson narrative, it must be pointed out that Samson’s life has often been seen as a microcosmic reflection of Israel itself, as the two share much in common. Both are set apart by God before birth (Israel is chosen through Abraham even before ...

1078. Proverbs of Solomon

Proberbs 10:1--22:16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... impoverishment. Those who trust in wealth rather than in God (11:28, perhaps therefore hoarding it; contrast 3:5) put themselves at risk. Fools can easily ruin not only themselves but also their whole households. The fool will thus be reduced to debt slavery and leave nothing for the family to inherit except wind (11:29, the source of the 1960 movie title; cf. Eccles. 1:14). The righteous, however, will flourish and nourish like a healthy tree (11:28b, 30a). The soul-winner’s favorite verse, 11:30b (e.g ...

1079. Lost and Saved

Ezekiel 11:1-15, Ezekiel 11:16-25

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... presence of God both have lost the real reason for their existence. The temple is but a building, and the city is but a site. It is not without significance that the vision of the divine exit follows the promise of return. Does this suggest that God is leaving to join those in exile? Interestingly, the divine glory stops above the mountain east of Jerusalem (11:23)—the Mount of Olives. God does not depart the city in a huff or in a rage, but, to use an anthropomorphism, with tears in his eyes. The Spirit ...

1080. The Exile Symbolized

Ezekiel 12:1-28

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... -be escapees will feel. Ezekiel carries out this pantomime, but apparently it has little effect on the people. So to the acted word (12:3–8) there is added the preached word (12:10–16). The leader in the flight will be none other than the prince himself, who leaves under cover of darkness with his face veiled. To have the prince be the first to run is like the captain of a sinking ship hitting the lifeboats first. But in his running he runs smack into God, snared by the net of the Divine (12:13). The ...

1081. Afraid of Hope

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... on successive pastors and the programs they promoted. Finally my friend saw no way to deal with this situation other than to confront Peggy about what she was doing. She received his caution with great anger and threatened to leave the church. Soon after that she did leave. When word of her leaving reached the members of Peggy's Bible studies, some of them wondered if the church would survive without her. It was not long before they saw that not only could the church survive; it actually began to thrive and ...

1082. The Life You've Always Wanted

Acts 5:27-32

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Charley Reeb

... off my wits Pick up the paper, and read the obits. If my name is missing, I know I’m not dead So I eat a good breakfast — and go back to bed.[2] The Apostle Paul would describe this person as the “living dead.” And the legacy he would leave behind would be sad, indeed — the talents wasted, a destiny wasted, a life wasted. Dead at 30, buried at 60. Let me ask you a pointed question: “What will be said about you when your life is ended? What will be said about you at your funeral?” Or perhaps a ...

1083. No Longer Orphans

John 14:15-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... day or that he would send his Holy Spirit upon them fifty days later on the day of Pentecost. But everything he foretold came true. And it is still true today. If you are going through a difficult time right now, take him at his word: “I will not leave you as orphans. I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.” What great good news that is. 1. http://day1.org/1970-turning_points. 2. The Rev Julie Yarborough, http://www ...

1084. The Power of Patience

Luke 2:22-40

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Charley Reeb

... at me in public. They don’t believe me. I can tell. I wouldn’t believe me either! What a crazy idea. Am I really doing this?” Can you imagine how many times Joseph doubted God and thought of making a decision he thought was right for him, like leaving Mary? I know many of you are in that boat. You have been waiting and waiting. You trusted God in the beginning but your patience is wearing thin. The trust you had is leaking. You are afraid. You are angry. You are confused. You think you are all alone ...

1085. Joseph: The Righteous Carpenter

Matthew 1:18-25

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Charley Reeb

... waiting has been a waste of time. You have lost your patience and you are ready to do what is convenient and what seems right to you. I want you to pause right now and think of Joseph. Just think what he would have missed if he had decided to leave Mary. Just think how that would have altered his life and the destiny God had for him. He would have missed rearing and nurturing the Savior of the World! He would have missed being one of the most important figures in the history of the world. But he didn’t ...

1086. The Calling of the First Disciples

Luke 5:1-11

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... “Master,” and only by his followers (see Luke 8:24, 45; 9:33, 49; 17:13). 5:8 Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!: Fitzmyer (p. 567) has correctly noted that Peter is not asking Jesus to get out of the boat, but to “leave the vicinity,” i.e., wherever Peter is. In more fully coming to recognize who Jesus is, Peter is overwhelmed by his own sense of sinfulness and unworthiness; see Tiede, p. 118. 5:10 you will catch men may be translated literally: “You will be catching [or taking] human ...

1087. The Triumphal Entry

Luke 19:28-44

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... against the rock!” (RSV). See also Hos. 10:14 (“… mothers were dashed in pieces with their children …”). In reference to the fall of Nineveh, Nahum 3:10 states that “her little ones were dashed in pieces” (see also 2 Kgs 8:12). (5) They will not leave one stone on another: Fitzmyer (pp. 1258–59) suggests that 2 Sam. 17:13 may be echoed here: “so that not even a stone will be left there” (see also Ezek. 26:12 where the prophet predicts that the stones and timbers of Tyre will be picked up ...

1088. David, Nabal, Abigail

1 Samuel 25:1-44

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... husband’s intransigence she had managed to build up such a good relationship with the farm workers, a further tribute to her character. They outline the situation, taking it for granted that she knows that reasoning with Nabal is a waste of time, and leave it in her hands. Abigail takes immediate action and reaches David’s raiding party in the nick of time. David’s curse is reminiscent of earlier foolish vows made by Saul (1 Sam. 14), but in this instance Abigail’s intervention prevented David from ...

1089. Job's Second Test

Job 2:1-10

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... death. One ought not to make too much of the specificity of the evaluation that Job did not sin in what he said (bispatayw, “with his lips”). This does not imply that Job may have sinned in action if not in words. The statement does, however, leave an unanswered question regarding Job’s thoughts which have yet to be spoken, and in this way the phrase prepares the reader for the outpouring of Job’s inner reflection and pain in the dialogue to come. Additional Notes 2:4 Skin for skin! Scholars have ...

1090. Bildad

Job 8:1-22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... the Piel of the verb shlm). Bildad’s anticipation of restoration for Job seems genuine and he returns to this idea at the end of this chapter (vv. 20–22) as a way of driving home his concluding point. But his conviction does leave open and unanswered the continuing question: “Why is Job suffering now?” Bildad’s comments, although well-meaning, have raised the possibility that, rather than some mysterious divine purpose, the cause might well be some unrevealed and unconfessed sin of Job. In another ...

1091. Job’s Reply to Zophar

Job 12:1--14:22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... . The only significant difference between this verse and Isa. 91:5 is that Isaiah uses the initial verb nsht, “dry up,” instead of Job’s ʾzl. It is possible here in v. 11 that the author has in mind the gradual decline of the Dead Sea, leaving behind the evidence of its decrease in the deposits of salt and its own increased salinity that are some of its characteristics today. 14:12 Hartley, Job, p. 235, points out the link to Isa. 26:19 and Dan. 12:2, “clear resurrection passages,” where similar ...

1092. Job's Second Reply to Zophar

Job 21:1-34

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... , or even great-grandfather may be the reason for punishment here (it is interesting, however, that Job’s friends never make this connection). But such an idea of God meting out punishment on innocent descendants, while the wicked progenitors get away completely unscathed, leaves Job (and many of the prophets, and me!) cold and more than a little bit angry. Job says God should repay the man himself. Passing the judgment upon fathers to their children is not just retribution in Job’s view. It has nothing ...

1093. The Fig Tree Withers

Matthew 21:18-22

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... the fig tree,” John 1:48). In the spring it produced small immature figs called taksh, which were edible but not highly esteemed. The real harvest of the fig season came in August. When the fig tree, which had shed its leaves during winter, began to have leaves, one could expect some small green figs. They were the guarantee of a later harvest. The tree that Jesus approached was without taksh. The close relationship between the cleansing of the temple and the withering of the fig tree suggests that the ...

1094. Peter Disowns Jesus

Matthew 26:69-75

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... indicates a prominent building of more than one story. One of the servant girls of the high priest challenged Peter with the allegation that he also (as well as others) had been with Jesus of Galilee. Peter openly denied that he knew what she was talking about. Leaving the fire (John 18:18), Peter moved to the gateway (probably a covered enclosure that would be less well lighted and provide easier access to the street). There he is accosted by another girl (Mark 14:69 seems to say it was the same maid), who ...

1095. Jesus Arrested

Mark 14:43-52

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... ) is clothed before burial in a “linen cloth,” the same term in Greek (sindon) used to describe the young man’s garment here in 14:51–52. Thus, the young man in this scene unknowingly anticipates the burial of Jesus; the young man runs away, leaving his linen cloth, while Jesus goes to his death and to burial in another such cloth, perhaps a dramatic portrayal of the substitutionary nature of Jesus’ death. Also, in 16:5, at the tomb on the first Easter morning, another “young man” (to be taken ...

1096. Signs of the End of the Age

Luke 21:5-38

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... 33 This part of Jesus’ eschatological discourse is made up of the Parable of the Fig Tree and has appended to it two brief, more or less related sayings (vv. 32–33). The lesson of the fig tree and all the trees is clear enough. When they sprout leaves one knows that summer is near. Likewise, when the events described in vv. 25–28 occur one should realize that the kingdom of God is near (through the agency of the Son of Man). Verse 32 presents a problem for interpreters. To what does all these things ...

1097. Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

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

Understanding Series

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 ...

1098. Walking in the Light and the Problem of Sin

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

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 ...

1099. The Fall of Man

Genesis 3:1-24

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... humans have no one to blame for the hardships of life and for death save themselves. It explains why humans are at odds with the animal world, are estranged from God, and find tensions even in the closest family relationships. Nevertheless, this account leaves us with some major questions. First, is the account in Genesis 2–3 history? Did this event take place? The account lacks crucial information necessary for it to qualify as a record of a historical event; there is insufficient information about the ...

1100. Laban Pursues Jacob

Genesis 31:22-55

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... stolen Laban’s heart he admitted that his hasty departure had violated family custom. Nevertheless, he explained that he had taken this course out of fear that Laban would take his wives away from him by force if he had asked permission for all of them to leave for Canaan. In Jacob’s mind, Laban’s pattern of behavior had preempted the basis of his claim that he would have given them a joyful send-off. Next, responding to the charge of having stolen his gods, Jacob swore an oath of death against anyone ...

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