Synonyms: renounce, relinquish, dispense with, forswear, disclaim, disown, disavow, discard, wash one's hands of, give up, stop, cease, drop, forgo, desist from, have done with, abjure, abstain from, discontinue, break off, refrain from, set/lay aside, desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one's back on, cast aside, break (up) with, vacate, quit, evacuate, withdraw from, surrender, cede, yield, indulge in, give way to, give oneself up to, yield to, lose oneself to/in, uninhibitedness, recklessness, lack of restraint, lack of inhibition, unruliness, wildness, impulsiveness, impetuosity, immoderation, wantonness
Antonyms: keep, claim, continue, stick by, self-control, power through, achieve, defend, bear, hope, acquire, quick visit, adopt, continue along, adhere, remain, pursue, support, take up, keep up, reuse, advocate, stay, persevere, cherish, keep going, carry on
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... walking for help. Would we be able to find a well, or a spring before we died of thirst? The fear of thirst in a dry land is real, not imaginary, and caused the Israelites anxiety in their journey. I have not spent a great deal of time in a desert, so I really do not know how that might feel. Yet, I believe there are other wildernesses in which we find ourselves, in which our needs are equally as great, though not for water; our anxiety is just as intense when when we ask the question, "Is the Lord among ...
102. Proper 25
Lk 18:9-14 · 2 Tim 4:9-18 · Sirach 35:12-18 · Deut 10:12-22 · Zeph 3:1-9
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... and not for an award. Maybe we ought to re-think this. Today we award a trophy to those who win athletic contests such as the Olympic gold medals. Is not an award appropriate for one who has "fought the good fight, finished the race, and kept the faith"? 3. Deserted (v. 16). When all goes well and you are winning, people are with you. If you are a loser, friends fall away. This can be seen in athletic teams; the crowds come out for a winning team. When Paul was on trial in Rome, his Christian friends "all ...
103. Lent 1
Genesis 9:1-17, 1 Peter 3:8-22, Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:14-20
Bulletin Aid
Paul A. Laughlin
... vocation. People: WE ARE CALLED TO BE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GOD AND TO MINISTER IN GOD’S NAME. Leader: Be not deceived: the way may not be all comfort and joy, sweetness and light. People: FOR EVEN JESUS WENT STRAIGHT FROM HIS BAPTISM TO A DESERT, AND FOUND THERE NOT ONLY SATAN BUT WILD BEASTS AS WELL! Collect Most wise God, who knows best what it takes to strengthen faith, prepare us for all the hardships of Christian life and ministry; that, when trials and temptations, diversions and dangers come our ...
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... John was the son of an old priest named Zechariah. His mother Elizabeth was a cousin to Mary. John was not just another wilderness prophet; he was someone special. Luke informs us that he was called by God: "The word of God came to John . . . in the desert." John the Baptist became a messenger of God. One cannot help but think that if God were really going to act at that particular time in history He would have acted through the officials, the kings and rulers of the day, or perhaps through the high priest ...
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King Duncan
... is why each year about this time we hear the voice of John the Baptist calling to us from the wilderness: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." John was the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: "A voice of one calling in the desert, ˜Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.'" John's emphasis is important as we prepare ourselves for Christmas. In the first century the Jews took a bath called a mikvah in order to be ritually pure for worship. John also called people to ...
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King Duncan
... the boy and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make a great nation of him." Hagar did as the angel had instructed her. As she dried her tears God showed her a well where she and her son could draw water. They would not die in the desert. God would be with them. Ishmael would grow and become "an expert with the bow." And his mother would find a suitable wife for him. God would fulfill his promises. They were not alone. A Loving Father Was Looking After Them. And that's the good news for the day ...
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King Duncan
... and me, we're worth something more than dirt. I never saw dirt I'd die for, but I am not to asking you to die for dirt. What we're all fighting for in the end is each other." When Colonel Chamberlain finished his speech, 116 of the 120 deserters joined him in his march to Gettysburg. This helped to turn the tide of battle for the Union army on that historic battlefield. One hundred sixteen men out of 120 were willing to die for the idea that all people have value. Jesus' disciples also gave their lives for ...
108. My Dog Saw The Rabbit
Matthew 13:44-46
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Brett Blair
... and dropped out. A few chased the rabbit until the night was nearly spent. By morning, only my dog continued the hunt. "Do you understand," the old man said, "what I have told you?" "No," replied the young monk, "please tell me father." "It is simple," said the desert father, "my dog saw the rabbit." Jesus told a parable about a man who one day in the market place saw the pearl of great price. The merchant understood at once the value of the commodity before him and he sacrificed everything to obtain it.
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... the door. [34] And he cured many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him. [35] In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. [36] And Simon and his companions hunted for him. [37] When they found him, they said to him, "Everyone is searching for you." II. Prayer A. Notice, in the midst of the busy-ness of His ministry and because of that busy-ness, Jesus ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... get to college, wait until you deserve it, wait until you can afford it - it’s a tough word - wait - wait. Satan tempted Jesus to turn the stones into bread, to satisfy his immediate physical hunger - and how hungry he must have been, being out there in the desert for 40 days. How easy it would have been for Jesus to use his Messianic powers to produce bread not only for himself but all the people’s physical needs. But he knew something of a deeper, spiritual hunger for God’s love and power. He had a ...
111. Adopted
Ephesians 1:1-14
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King Duncan
... the other tribe brings one of their own to justice. Lawrence declares that he will carry out the sentence since he is a member of neither tribe. When they bring forward the guilty party, Lawrence discovers it is the man he had rescued from death in the desert. Pained and devastated, Lawrence executes the man. When the leader of the new tribe asks why Lawrence was so upset, he is told that the man he killed was that same man that he saved from the Anvil. “Ah,” responds the leader of the new tribe. “It ...
112. Be Patient
James 5:7-12
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King Duncan
... last week. Listen again to another of Isaiah’s prophecies about what lay ahead for his people. He writes, “The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom ... the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs. In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus ...
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Leonard Sweet
... of God’s kingdom come. The world followed him. Then the world got so “worldly” that it got plain old hungry. And Jesus could not ignore either the spiritual or physical needs of those who sought him out and sought his care. In this “deserted place” described in this week’s text, the crowds receive both the pleasure of his presence and the power of his healing. Jesus’ first act is to offer physical healing, whatever form that might have taken. Jesus second act is physical nurturing — simply ...
114. Personal Remarks
2 Timothy 4:9-18
Understanding Series
Gordon D. Fee
... s mouth. This metaphor has long been the subject of debate. Satan, Nero, the empire itself, and death have all been suggested for the lion. Most likely the clue lies in the observation of the echoes of Psalm 22 throughout the passage (vv. 9–18). Just as Paul had been deserted (vv. 10, 16; cf. Ps. 22:1), so he had been delivered—and will be delivered (v. 18; cf. Ps. 22:4–5)—from the lion’s mouth (cf. Ps. 22:21). If this is the proper clue, then he would be using the language of the psalm to refer ...
Understanding Series
James K. Bruckner
... Tell them that God has witnessed their affliction. (3) God has promised to bring them up out of Egypt. (4) God promises to bring them to an occupied land flowing with milk and honey. (5) The elders are to ask the pharaoh to let them go into the desert to offer sacrifices to the LORD. (6) They could expect a threefold result of asking: (a) the pharaoh will refuse; (b) God will strike the Egyptians with mighty deeds; and (c) the pharaoh will let them go. (7) Finally, Every woman is to ask her neighbor and any ...
Understanding Series
J. Ramsey Michaels
... God is to believe in the one he has sent (v. 29). The mention of “believing” (rather than merely seeking or pursuing) draws from the crowd a demand for another miracle or sign comparable to that of the manna that Moses provided for the Israelites in the desert (vv. 30–31). The incident is recounted fully in Exodus 16, but Jesus’ questioners cite merely the psalmist’s summary of it: He gave them bread from heaven to eat (v. 31; cf. Ps. 78:24). The request is strange, coming so soon after a miracle ...
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... 4:25): as far away from Jezebel as he can get. Having reached Beersheba he heads alone, without his servant (cf. 18:43ff.), for the desert. He seeks a lonely place in which to die, an isolated man (or so he feels) under an isolated broom tree; he has had ... to mention Gen. 21:8) is already clear that he brings life from God rather than death from Jezebel. For angels attending NT prophets in the desert, cf. Matt. 4:1–11. 19:9 He went into a cave: The cave is, of course, not a good place for someone to sit who ...
Understanding Series
John Goldingay
... of independence over against Assyria, and to the later context of Isaiah 40–55 when Babylon was about to fall to Persia. Third, the vision once again starts in the middle of things. Perhaps this was how it came to the prophet. In the winter, strong desert storms sweep north from the Negeb toward Jerusalem, and the vision begins with something like such a whirlwind. What does it stand for? It comes from a land of terror, the description used in 18:2, 7: so is this Cush, or Assyria? The prophet’s ...
Teach the Text
Joe M. Sprinkle
... be chosen by lot indicates being chosen by God (cf. Prov. 16:33). One lot is cast for Yahweh, and this goat is slaughtered as a sin offering. The other lot is cast for the “scapegoat” (‘aza’zel), and this goat is sent into the desert (v. 10). 16:10  sending it into the wilderness as a scapegoat. See “Additional Insights” following this unit. 16:12–13  fragrant incense . . . will conceal the atonement cover. Expanding on the directions in verse 6 regarding the bull as a burnt offering for ...
Teach the Text
Joe M. Sprinkle
... a staff to a rock. In both, he strikes the rock, after which water comes forth at a place called “Meribah.” But here, Moses and Aaron are rebuked for what they do. Historical and Cultural Background Water still comes from rocks in the Sinai today. In the desert, rain—what little there is—can seep into the ground and spring forth from cracks at the base of mountain cliffs. On a trip to Mount Sinai (Jebel Musa) in July 1983, I visited a small oasis northeast of Jebel Musa. Water came from a spring at ...
Teach the Text
Joe M. Sprinkle
... immediate cause of the Israelites’ misery (Num. 21:4). That leads this new generation to complain about its hardships as the old one had done. Their words (v. 5) echo earlier complaints along the way (Num. 11:1), complaints about the threat of death in the desert (Exod. 14:11–12; Num. 20:4), lack of food and water (Exod. 15:24; 16:3; 17:2; Num. 20:2, 5), and the monotony of always eating manna (Num. 11:6). In an act of poetic justice, this generation’s poisonous attitude of rebellion and ingratitude ...
Teach the Text
C. Hassell Bullock
... :23, 28; 17:16), that is, the wilderness of Judah; (3) he was called “weary” (2 Sam. 16:2, 14; NIV: “exhausted”); and (4) he longs for the sanctuary (Ps. 63:2), which was not established, at least in Jerusalem, until his reign.4Yet, in view of the “Desert of Judah” in the title and the allusion to “a dry and parched land” (the Negev) in verse 1, the time could very well be David’s wilderness period. The horror of war can be seen in the word pictures of verse 10: “the sword,” where the ...
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... Sea), which was the usual route between Judah and Egypt, was not open because the delta was controlled by the Egyptian Saite dynasty. Thus, the best road was not available for the Judean caravans, and they had to take the more difficult desert route to Egypt. The desert is filled with dangers. The purpose of the reference to the animals is to make it clear that the people of Judah sent their emissaries through a torturous terrain filled with difficulties in order to get absolutely nowhere! The leaders of ...
Understanding Series
Robert H. Mounce
... when Joseph died and provided for them until he entered into his public ministry (about thirty years of age, Luke 3:23). 3:1–6 Matthew introduces the ministry of John the Baptist, saying that in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea. The temporal reference emphasizes that this was a critical period in history (cf. Gen. 38:1; Dan. 10:2). For four hundred years Israel had been without a prophetic voice. Now there appears on the scene the promised “Elijah,” who is to usher ...
Understanding Series
W.H. Bellinger, Jr.
... of the route through the wilderness, but up to this point, Numbers suggests that the people left Egypt and went to Sinai. They approached the southern part of Palestine only to turn back into the wilderness. Now they move again toward the land, arriving at the Desert of Zin, and they stayed at Kadesh. The text then notes the death and burial of Miriam there. The last mention of Miriam was in chapter 12, when she and Aaron challenged Moses. As a result of that conflict, Miriam was ostracized from the camp ...
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