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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Craig C. Broyles
... is the contrast of the character of the wicked with the character of Yahweh. They are thus faced with the question of whose company they wish to join. Only after the issue of relationship is presented does that of rewards and punishment surface. First, they hear of the benefits of entering Yahweh’s house. Then, after the congregation hears their petition expressed and so declare their loyalty, they hear of the fate of the evildoers. Their judgment is consistent with their presumption: they who would ...
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Craig C. Broyles
... trust (vv. 13–16) follows the lament, where the speaker disclaims any attempt to present his own defense to others. Rather, because the speaker has called on Yahweh, he asserts his vindication will come from Yahweh, not from his own lips. Here there surfaces the tradition fundamental to the psalms of the individual, namely that my God . . . will answer when I call (see further in the Introduction). Verses 17–20 largely repeat what was said in the earlier lament, though adding a measure of urgency. Verse ...
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Craig C. Broyles
... accusation. But if we attempt to read this psalm as a formulary for a petitioner falsely accused, we cannot account for verses 5, 9–11, which dwell on the international and cosmic revelation of God’s glory. Because this topic surfaces primarily in corporate hymns, we should probably suppose the speaking “I” here is a representative liturgist speaking on behalf of the people of God, who regularly experience opposition from non-believers. Several factors point in this direction. First, these verses ...
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Craig C. Broyles
... behalf of society’s helpless. To this extent, Psalm 72 (and perhaps Psalm 132) comes the closest to presenting the program of the king’s government. In the OT, the king is both judge (cf. 2 Sam. 15:1–6; 1 Kgs. 3:16–28) and warrior. The latter function surfaces in times of crisis (more frequent, however, than we experience today, cf. 2 Sam. 11:1), but the former defines his more day-to-day function on society’s behalf.
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Craig C. Broyles
... the Hebrew term ṣedeq in the Psalms, we discover its moral sense derives from its broader, basic meaning of “rightness/right order” (a state) or “putting things right” (an action). In the ancient Near East, divine kingship and superiority (an issue that surfaces in v. 9) were established when the god of the storm with his arrows of lightning overcame the chaotic and life-threatening god of the seas (see “Tradition of Divine Kingship” in the Introduction). In this sense, the thunderstorm was an ...
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Robert H. Mounce
... 26:36–44). The Greek to oros (“the mountain,” v. 23) refers to the hill country as distinct from the lowlands (especially the hills above the sea of Galilee, Abbott-Smith, p. 324). To the west of the lake these hills rise about 1200 feet above the surface of the water. When evening came Jesus was still there alone, and the boat with the disciples was a long way off shore (lit., “many furlongs,” each furlong being just over two hundred yards) battling a strong head wind and at the mercy of a rough ...
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Craig C. Broyles
... (vv. 3, 11, and in v. 8), and toward the end of the psalm where the lament is resumed (vv. 23, 24). Yahweh’s permanence is the subject at the opening of the hymnic praise (v. 12) and at its closing (vv. 24b–28). In each case it surfaces as a direct contrast to the impermanence of the speaker’s days. The point is to motivate the eternal Yahweh to grant the speaker to live out the full days of his generation. Another distinctive feature is the blending of concerns for the individual and for the people ...
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Craig C. Broyles
... as it began with a priest calling the congregation to give thanks. Additional Note 118:10–12 I cut them off: The Hb. verb here is elsewhere translated “I circumcised them”! But we should perhaps relate this verb to another Hb. root that surfaces in the word, mûl/môl, which means “front,” thus reading “I confronted them” in these verses. The LXX, using amynō, appears to confirm this derivation (“I warded them off”). In addition, we should note that a more literal translation of they ...
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Craig C. Broyles
... identical to 104:33, 35b. 146:3–4 The speaking “I” now addresses a group (your in v. 3 is plural), apparently to be identified with the congregation, referred to as Zion (v. 10). He issues another imperative but this time for the purpose of instruction. Here surfaces the chief issue of the psalm: whom will you trust, mortal men (vv. 3–4) or the God of Jacob (vv. 5–9)? (Cf. 33:16–17; 118:8–9.) The injunction Do not put your trust in princes may reflect the exilic disillusionment with the ...
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Robert H. Mounce
... This judgment reflects a failure to realize that Sadducean practice in New Testament times may not have corresponded to later Pharisaic rules for procedure (cf. Marshall, NIDNTT, vol. 1, p. 364). This same attitude toward the reliability of the biblical text surfaces in the opinion that Matthew was influenced by theological considerations that led him to minimize the Roman government’s involvement in the death of Jesus and emphasize the culpability of the Jewish leaders. When Jesus arrived at the house of ...
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William Nelson
... a strong contrast between the two passages (Collins, Daniel, p. 294). In Genesis, God is creating the world, bringing order out of chaos. The Spirit or wind of God is not churning up the sea but calmly hovering, brooding, or moving gently over the surface of the waters. In Daniel the winds make the sea choppy, stormy, turbulent, and chaotic. Genesis is positive, for God has control over the waters and causes them to teem with good creatures (Gen. 1:20–22). Daniel is negative, for evil beasts will emanate ...
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Craig A. Evans
... allotted to him: when he says, ‘I have found rest, and now I shall enjoy my goods!’ he does not know how much time will pass until he leaves them to others and dies” (Sir. 11:18–19, RSV). 12:16–20 The Parable of the Rich Fool also surfaces in Thomas 63: “Jesus said, ‘There was a rich man who had much money’ ”. He said, “I shall put my money to use so that I may sow, reap, plant, and fill my storehouse with produce, with the result that I shall lack nothing.” Such were his intentions ...
1113. Watchfulness
Luke 12:35-48
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Craig A. Evans
... of these illustrations is captured in v. 40. The disciples of Jesus are to be ready, for Jesus the Son of Man will come suddenly, and then there will no longer be opportunity for further preparation. 12:41–48 The question of Peter (12:41) surfaces only in Luke. (The parallel material in Matt. 24:43–51 moves from the admonition to be ready to the Parable of the Faithful Manager, without Peter’s question.) To what parable Peter refers is unclear. Curious, too, is that Jesus never directly answers the ...
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W. H. Bellinger, Jr.
... to its final intensification. These calamities begin with a notice seeming to make it more a matter of direct divine intervention. Trouble is now universal and worsens to cannibalism. God’s rage collides with Israel’s stubborn pride. Opposition to syncretism surfaces in verse 30. High places, . . . altars, and idols are lifeless and will become the place of death, of corpses as a result of destruction wrought by direct divine intervention. A disaster of major proportions is at hand, when corpses lie ...
1115. David at Gath
1 Samuel 21:10-15
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Mary J. Evans
... as an opponent of the Israelite king, was able to leave his parents in safe custody. He remained for a while at a fortified base until a prophetic instruction sent him into Judean territory. 22:6–10 Saul reacted predictably when he learned that David had surfaced and that a group had gathered around him. He took for granted that David’s main aim was to win the hearts of even more people and draw them away from Saul by bribery. He smelled conspiracy even among the members of his own tribe. Specific ...
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Mary J. Evans
... as an opponent of the Israelite king, was able to leave his parents in safe custody. He remained for a while at a fortified base until a prophetic instruction sent him into Judean territory. 22:6–10 Saul reacted predictably when he learned that David had surfaced and that a group had gathered around him. He took for granted that David’s main aim was to win the hearts of even more people and draw them away from Saul by bribery. He smelled conspiracy even among the members of his own tribe. Specific ...
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Mary J. Evans
Saul on the Rampage: 22:6–10 Saul reacted predictably when he learned that David had surfaced and that a group had gathered around him. He took for granted that David’s main aim was to win the hearts of even more people and draw them away from Saul by bribery. He smelled conspiracy even among the members of his own tribe. Specific mention of men of ...
1118. Listening and Doing
James 1:19-27, James 1:1-18
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Peter H. Davids
... to a transformed perspective of those trials. If one looks at the difficult situation not merely from the perspective of the immediate problem but also from the perspective of the end result God is producing, one can have a deep joy. This is not a surface happiness, but an anticipation of future reward in the end-times (eschatological joy). It is not only possible, but necessary (thus James commands it), for without it one may become so bogged down in present problems as to abandon the faith and give up the ...
1119. Two Kinds of Wisdom
James 3:13-18, James 3:1-12
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Peter H. Davids
... Gen. 41:38–39; Exod. 31:3–4; Prov. 2:6; 8:22–31). Thus one could paraphrase James as “this behavior is not inspired by God’s Spirit.” What, then, is the source and character of this “wisdom” that inspires them? First, it is earthly. On the surface, to say that something belongs to the earth is not bad, but it is bad if the something is claimed to come from God (1 Cor. 15:40). Thus James already argues that their inspiration is at best their own natural selves. Second, it is unspiritual, or ...
1120. Praying for Endurance and Healing
James 5:1-6, James 4:13-17, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20
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Peter H. Davids
... just foolish—it is sin. 4:17 To round off his thought, James adds a concluding proverb, which some speculate might be a saying of Jesus because of its tone and topic: Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins. On the surface it simply rebukes sins of omission: A person who knows he or she should do something (e.g., give to a poor person) but neglects to do it has not just missed an opportunity for obedience—he or she has sinned. The context, however, lifts this out of the ...
1121. Praying for Endurance and Healing
James 5:7-12, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:13-20
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Peter H. Davids
... just foolish—it is sin. 4:17 To round off his thought, James adds a concluding proverb, which some speculate might be a saying of Jesus because of its tone and topic: Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins. On the surface it simply rebukes sins of omission: A person who knows he or she should do something (e.g., give to a poor person) but neglects to do it has not just missed an opportunity for obedience—he or she has sinned. The context, however, lifts this out of the ...
1122. Praying for Endurance and Healing
James 5:13-20, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12
Understanding Series
Peter H. Davids
... just foolish—it is sin. 4:17 To round off his thought, James adds a concluding proverb, which some speculate might be a saying of Jesus because of its tone and topic: Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins. On the surface it simply rebukes sins of omission: A person who knows he or she should do something (e.g., give to a poor person) but neglects to do it has not just missed an opportunity for obedience—he or she has sinned. The context, however, lifts this out of the ...
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Norman Hillyer
... since grammatically (by a hendiadys: see Additional Note on 2:25) he means “gold-braided hair,” after the fashionable and extravagant hairstyling of the day among the wealthy, and which amounted to virtually submerging the hair in lavish gold spangles. Surface show aside, elaborate hairdos consumed much time, and Christians had more important matters of the Spirit to which to devote themselves (1:18). 3:4 On the contrary, instead of ostentatious outward show, what really matters is the attractiveness of ...
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John E. Hartley
Jacob’s Enigmatic Wrestling Match: Before Jacob’s wrestling match (vv. 24–30), he has a vision of angels at Mahanaim (vv. 1–2). On the surface this brief report seems to be disjunctive. Nevertheless, several terms tie these two passages into the flow of the Jacob narrative. Jacob meets the angels or messengers of God (mal’ake ’elohim), and he sends “messengers” (mal’akim) to meet Esau. There is a play on “camp” (makhaneh; 32:2, ...
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James K. Bruckner
... voice in Pharaoh’s realm. Their only response was thirst. They dug along the Nile to get drinking water, to find water that had filtered through sand. The magicians would have had to use this water to perform their imitative magic, since all the surface water was already blood. Blood was everywhere in Egypt, even in the wooden buckets and stone jars. The mention of these containers for water is a translator’s interpretation. The Hebrew simply says, “in the trees and in the stones.” This may mean in ...
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