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1201. Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

Proverbs 31:10-31

Understanding Series

Roland E. Murphy

... husband (vv. 11–12) is noted again in verse 23 (prestige) and in verse 28 (his praise of her). His trust in her is magnified because of the gain (lacks nothing of value) she continually brings him. 31:13–22 The portrayal of her energy and talents is really incredible. Verse 13 opens up as a description of her varied and expert activity for her household and others (the poor, v. 20). She spins wool to provide clothes (v. 13; cf. vv. 21–22). The comparison to merchant ships (v. 14) indicates that ...

1202. A Peaceful Mind

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... word, the happiest word, the most emotional word and so on. When he came around to the Bible’s most dangerous word, he identified it as tomorrow. The word tomorrow is a thief, he said, that robs dreamers of their dreams and the talented of their greatest achievements. It keeps men and women from coming to Christ and discovering the kind of life God longs for them to have. The prince of preachers, Charles H. Spurgeon, agreed. “Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow!” he wrote. “Alas, tomorrow never comes! It ...

1203. Shhhh....

Luke 9:28-36

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: Your index finger Good morning, boys and girls. The only object that I brought with me this morning is my index finger. It is a talented finger. If I lift it up like this, I might be saying, "We're number one!" Or I might point it like this and say, "Isn't that a pretty dress?" Or I may wiggle it like this. What does that mean? That's right. "Come here." If I place ...

1204. The Gift of Love

Isaiah 7:10-14, Matthew 1:18-25

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... in a small cottage without cabinets for dishes nor even beds--they sleep on the floor in pallets. Clothes are strung across the room for drying and storage--for there are no closets in their small home. Yet Ernest and Celestine pool their talents and resources to provide their friends a joyful time together. They make the decorations and the gifts and scrounge for materials for costumes. When their friends arrive, they welcome them to an evening of singing, dancing, and storytelling. Each one receives his ...

1205. Solomon's Other Activities

1 Kings 9:10-28

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

... of this metal in a section of Kings littered with such references (9:28; 10:2, 10–11, 14, 16–18, 21–22, 25). In 1 Kings 9:10–10:29 Solomon is a king who accumulates gold in extraordinarily large amounts—amounts that increase as we read (120 talents in 9:14; 420 in 9:28; 666 in 10:14—for the significant exception in 10:10 see the additional note on 10:11) and that are collected from more and more exotic places (9:28; 10:22). Commentators have generally regarded this as a positive thing, reminding ...

1206. Prologue to the Law of the Temple: The Lord Comes Home

Ezekiel 40:1--43:12

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... by the Persians, was in place in Judah after the exile. With regard to weights and measures, Herodotus records that Darius I (522–486 B.C.) applied a standard system across the empire, requiring tribute to be paid in Babylonian talents (Hist. 3.89). Persian-period weights, engraved with Darius’ name and titles, lend support to Herodotus’ claim (see E. Schmidt, The Treasury of Persepolis and other Discoveries in the Homeland of the Achaemenians [Chicago Oriental Institute Communications 21; Chicago ...

1207. The Law of the Temple

Ezekiel 43:13-27, Ezekiel 44:1-31, Ezekiel 45:1-12, Ezekiel 45:13--46:24

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... of the Bible in the Persian Period 538–332 b.c. [Warminster, England: Aris and Phillips, 1982] p. 215). Herodotus (Hist. 3.89) records that Darius standardized the system of weights, specifying that those paying tribute in silver were to do so by the Babylonian talent. Engraved weights from Darius’ reign found at Persepolis assume the Babylonian system of 60 shekels to the mina. That we find this same system in chs. 40–48 makes a strong case for dating this document as well, in its final form, to the ...

1208. Epilogue to the Law of the Temple: River, Land, City

Ezekiel 47:1-12, Ezekiel 47:13-23, Ezekiel 48:1-29, Ezekiel 48:30-35

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... : From the city of Posideium—established by Amphilochus, the son of Amphiaraus, on the border between the Cilicians and Syrians—as far as Egypt (and always omitting the Arabians, who were not subject to tax), there was a tax assessment of 350 talents. In this province was all of Phoenicia, Palestinian Syria, and Cyprus. This was the fifth province. (Herodotus, Hist. 3.91, in Herodotus [trans. D. Grene; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987], p. 253) The inclusion of Cyprus is right away a major ...

1209. Community Discourse: Lavish Forgiveness in the Kingdom

Matthew 18:21-35

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... ten thousand bags of gold. The component amounts used in the story for the first servant’s debt are the highest possible. “Ten thousand” is the highest number of reckoning, and the talanton (“bags of gold”) is the largest measure of currency, with a single talent being worth about six thousand denarii or day’s wages (so the NIV footnote of “20 years of day laborer’s wages”; cf. 18:28). Some have argued that this is an unrealistic amount of money for any servant to owe a master, but its ...

1210. The Resurrection of Jesus and the Promise of Victory

Mark 16:1-20

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... . Illustrating the Text The certainty of the resurrection Christian Nonfiction: The Case for Christ: A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus, by Lee Strobel. A former atheist, Strobel confesses that he initially applied his journalistic talents and training to discredit Christianity. In the last section of this book he considers the critical claim of the resurrection of Jesus, looking at the medical evidence, the evidence of the missing body, the evidence of his appearances, and ...

1211. Mary’s Song—the Magnificat

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... model for Christian faith, obedience, and vision. She is to be congratulated. Illustrating the Text Being undeservedly set apart for special service brings overwhelming awe and gratitude. Television: Reference any current reality television series that is based on the idea of a talent search or progressive elimination (think American Idol, Miss America, etc.). Go as in-depth as you feel is appropriate, and use clips if you want. Point out how everyone likes to root for a regular person who begins as just a ...

1212. Use It or Lose It

Luke 19:11-27

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... and Cultural Background” above; the fairly recent Archelaus incident would still have been a sensitive issue in Judea. 19:13 ten minas. The mina was a Greek coin worth a hundred drachmas, so roughly a hundred days’ wages. There were about sixty minas to a talent, so that the sums here are very modest compared to those in the Matthean parable. Unlike in Matthew, all ten receive the same amount to start with. 19:14 We don’t want this man to be our king. Although this delegation reflects the ...

1213. Spiritual Gifts and Spiritual Growth

1 Corinthians 14:1-25

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Preben Vang

... the eager desire for spiritual gifts informs his audience’s understanding of the significance spiritual gifts have as divine enablements for love. Far from something similar to a testing of psychological profiles among church members, designed to reveal hidden desires and talents, Paul encourages each member to strive for gifts that build the faith of others. Love, for Paul, at least in this context, is to look away from personal desire and focus on strengthening the life and faith of others. Gifts, both ...

1214. Vows, Redemption, and Tithes

Leviticus 27:1-34

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... . Something similar might well have been considered in this case. Church Life: Consider reading the vows that new members make when received into your church. After this reading, the question could be asked about how seriously the members take their church membership vows to support God’s church with gifts, talents, and service.

1215. The Lord Guides, Encourages, and Protects David

1 Samuel 23:1-29

Teach the Text

Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... Bethany Hamilton’s book, Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board (2004). The film recounts the dramatic story of Bethany, who was born and raised on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Naturally gifted, she was a talented surfer, winning competitions and obtaining endorsements even when she was a preteen. At the age of thirteen, in 2003, her promising future seemed over when a fifteen-foot tiger shark bit off her left arm below the shoulder in an attack soon picked up by ...

1216. “Ride Forth Victoriously in the Cause of Truth, Humility and Justice”

Psalm 45:1-17

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... longs to give. Teaching the Text We might call the Old Testament a “glimpse book,” giving us glimpses of the future of God’s kingdom and its leaders. Psalm 45 is a chapter in that book, a picture view of the ideal king, snapped by this talented poet on the occasion of the king’s wedding, and gaining messianic clarity, like the increasing clarity of a photo,12as history moves toward its climax in the appearance of the King of kings. A sermon/lesson can be built around the definition of the king’s ...

1217. Viva La Difference

Romans 12:1-8

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... tired I am when I get home, I feel better when you greet me. I wouldn't trade you for all the animals on the farm." * I like that story. It tells us that everybody has a place in the world. All of us are special, no matter what our talents. Our Master loves us all. * William R. White, Stories for Telling, (Augsburg, 1986).

1218. The Temple's Furnishings

1 Kings 7:13-51

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... the northern tribe of Naphtali, while his father was a skilled artisan from Tyre—thus Huram can boast of having both Israelite and Phoenician roots. Huram may have had a hybrid genealogy, but there is no doubting his considerable talents, attested by the substantial catalog of his works: the central columns (emblematically named Jakin [“established”] and Boaz [“strength”]), the Sea (a water tank, perhaps symbolizing how chaos is subdued in the sanctuary), along with movable stands and equipment ...

1219. Solomon's Splendor

1 Kings 10:14-29

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

The amount of gold that the queen gives Solomon actually pales in comparison to Solomon’s yearly income, outlined in the next section of the chapter (10:14–25). With 666 talents per annum, the question quickly becomes: what on earth can he do with it all? Solomon does not lack creative ideas, as the gold is used for crafting shields, a massive throne, and household utensils, and as a commodity for international business. Despite all the sparkle, this section of the ...

1220. Parables of Preparedness

Matthew 25:1-13, Matthew 25:14-30, Matthew 25:31-46

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... to be ready for his reappearing, since they “do not know the day or the hour” (25:13; cf. 24:36, 42). The second parable of Matthew 25 illustrates what preparedness looks like (25:14–30). Three servants are entrusted with large sums of money (a “talent” equals approximately six thousand denarii, with a denarius being a day’s wage; see NIV note to 25:15) from their master and expected to use it to gain more during his long absence (25:19). The first two do so (25:20–23), while the third ...

1221. The Parable of the Ten Minas

Luke 19:11-27

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

The parable of the ten pounds (19:11–27) is similar to the parable of talents in Matthew 25:14–30, but there is no agreement on the literary relationship between the two parables. In Luke the context of the parable is the expectation that the consummation of the kingdom is imminent (19:11). Luke has already taught that the kingdom is present in Jesus’s ...

1222. The Seven Bowls: Why God Delays Ultimate Justice until the End

Revelation 16:1-21

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... 7:9, 14) and are ready for the coming of the bridegroom (cf. Matt. 25:1–13). The seventh bowl (16:17–21) is an intensification of the seventh Egyptian plague, thunder and hail (Exod. 9:22–26). These hailstones are gigantic and weigh a talent each (about one hundred pounds). A tremendous earthquake (16:19–20) splits “the great city,” that is, Babylon, into three parts. There is no place where anyone can hide. God’s epiphany is a recapitulation of the Sinai theophany (cf. Exod. 19:16–25). Just ...

1223. Good to Great

Ezekiel 45:3-5

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... I don’t preach messages like this often but I do hope my message today conveys how generous this church is and you will consider joining our community of faith. I am speaking to the members of this church – those who have committed to give your time, talents, gifts, service and witness to Pasadena Community Church. In order for our church to go from good to great we must go deeper with God, we must give extravagantly to God. Ankle deep, knee deep and even waist deep won’t cut it. In order for Pasadena ...

1224. Nothing Is Impossible with God!

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... . Fortunately, he never had to use it. He was an instant success. Some years later, while going through his papers, he came upon the letter and opened it. It read: “This will introduce Jan Paderewski, who plays the piano, for which he demonstrates no conspicuous talent.”[1] What if Paderewski had opened the letter in the beginning? He may not have believed that he had the gift God had blessed him with. He may not have performed that first recital. He may not have become who he was created to become ...

1225. The Parable of the Ten Virgins

Matthew 25:1-13

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... what will happen to servants who are unfaithful while the master is away. The same general theme continues throughout chapter 25. Like the foolish young women of verses 1–13, they will be excluded from the marriage feast; like the worthless servant who buries his talent, they will be thrown outside into the darkness (vv. 14–30); and like the “goats” who do not respond to the needy, they will suffer the fate of the devil and his angels (vv. 31–46). The clear-cut distinction between the two groups ...

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