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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Gary M. Burge
... confrontations with Pharaoh. After Moses kills an Egyptian and it becomes known, he flees to the wilderness of Midian (2:11–15). There he gets married and shepherds his father-in-law’s sheep for forty years. Contrary to all appearances this aspect of Moses’s training and experience is indispensable, as he learns the terrain and the precious water sources of the Sinai Peninsula and gains skills necessary for leading recalcitrant groups. Although the wilderness is barren and forbidding, it is where God ...
1227. Return to Egypt
Exodus 4:18-31
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... Pharaoh’s heart, as the Lord has said (Exod. 7:22). In chapter 8 Pharaoh causes his heart to be heavy (kabed), it is strong (hazaq), and he does not listen (Exod. 8:11). Listening implies obedience; Pharaoh refuses to bend. Chapter 9 includes all three aspects: his heart is heavy, the Lord strengthens it, and Pharaoh causes it to be heavy. When he acknowledges his sin, asking for forgiveness, it is short-lived; and he sins further in turning back to his old pattern. In the last plagues before the death of ...
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Israel is to observe the annual celebration, keeping vigil for generations to come because the Lord has kept watch that night. The reenactment of each aspect of the Passover will remind Israel of their previous distress, God’s mighty deliverance, and the terrible price of freedom. To ensure corporate memory and continuity of the tradition, the redemption of the firstborn and eating unleavened bread are designed to prompt children’s questions. The phrase “like a sign ...
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Gary M. Burge
... and goodness evident in torah is a shadow of the perfection and justice that will prevail when this world’s injustices have finally been overcome. This is a source of hope in a disheartening and fallen world. These instructions address every aspect of life as a unified whole. Many scholars have rejected the three categories of moral-ethical, civil-social, and ritual-ceremonial torah as arbitrary and have intrepreted the text by use of principalism. This method (1) identifies what the law meant ...
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... 22 re-presents this ceremony, expanding the list of objects that are sprinkled with the blood, and focusing on the blood as the means of cleansing and as necessary for forgiveness. The Israelites’ vision of God corresponds in abbreviated fashion to significant aspects of Ezekiel’s vision into heaven. The clear pavement of sapphire under God’s “feet” sets apart the presence of God’s throne just as does the “vault, sparkling like crystal” above the heads of the living creatures and below the ...
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Gary M. Burge
... (giving God human attributes) but recognizes something profoundly rich about the senses in the expressed relationship between the Creator and his worshiping creatures. Aaron is also to wear a linen turban bearing a gold plate that says, “holy to the Lord” (28:36–38). In this way he will carry aspects of the guilt of Israel. All of the priests are to wear white linen underclothes and carefully constructed tunics, sashes, and headbands, symbolic of purity (28:39–43).
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Gary M. Burge
... the Israelites departed Egypt (Gen. 4:3–5; 8:20; 12:7–8; 13:4, 18; 14:18; 22:13; 31:54; 46:1). In Leviticus some earlier categories of sacrifice (burnt offerings and “sacrifices”) continue. Also continuing are a number of aspects of sacrifice, such as the need for invoking divine acceptance by a pleasing aroma, restriction of victims to animals and birds that were fit to eat, offering of fat portions, an element of substitution, and remedying sin. However, Leviticus incorporates some key differences ...
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Gary M. Burge
18:1–20:27 Review · Holiness of People:Aspects of sexuality were introduced in chapters 12 and 15, where the focus was on separating remediable physical ritual impurity from the holy sphere centered at the sanctuary. Here the concern is with avoiding moral impurity (18:24, 30), for which there is no ritual remedy. 18:1–30 · Leviticus 18 ...
1234. Various Laws
Leviticus 19:1-37
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Gary M. Burge
... with religious or ritual instructions. Such a combination of categories is not found elsewhere in the ancient Near East, where religious and ethical laws are separated in different collections. This combination of ethics and religion in the Bible emphasizes that for God’s people, every aspect of life is holy and under his control. Thus, the heading in 19:2 calls for the Israelites to be holy as the Lord their God is holy, and the following laws teach them how to emulate his holy character (cf. Lev. 11:44 ...
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Gary M. Burge
... parents, Sabbath, and idolatry), but in reverse order and with revering the Lord’s sanctuary in place of revering one’s mother and father (as in Lev. 19:30). This chiasm frames the intervening chapters, containing a wide variety of laws governing many aspects of life. So when 26:3 refers to keeping God’s laws as the condition for enjoying the covenant blessings, the whole collection of divine statutes is in view. Repetition of two of the Ten Commandments at the outset in verses 1–2—against ...
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Gary M. Burge
... (except Levi), to explore Canaan (13:1–16). Deuteronomy presents the idea of sending scouts to obtain military intelligence as coming from the people and accepted by Moses (1:22–23). The two books do not contradict each other but emphasize different aspects of the same account: The people propose sending scouts and Moses agrees (Deuteronomy); he of course takes the matter to God, who approves and commands Moses to go ahead with the plan (Numbers). Moses undoubtedly assumes that the report of the scouts ...
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Gary M. Burge
... , it is impossible for anyone to fulfill an obligation to God by performing rituals on these sacred occasions (cf. Col. 2:16–17—typological “shadows” on festivals, new moons, and sabbaths [not including basic Sabbath rest], chiastically referring to the sections of Numbers 28–29 in reverse). However, adaptations of aspects of the festivals that can be voluntarily carried out in a postsacrificial environment can serve a useful teaching purpose to emphasize remembrance of salvation history.
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Gary M. Burge
... judges. In fact, 4:14 seems to suggest that after giving the rallying cry, Deborah does not join in the battle. Nor is she mentioned again in the rest of the chapter describing Israel’s victory. Thus, Deborah is not actively involved in the military aspect of Israel’s deliverance. Rather, it is Barak whom the Lord calls to fight against Sisera and into whose hands (the singular “your” in 4:7, 14 clearly refers to Barak) the Lord promises to give Sisera. This suggests that it is really Barak and ...
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... biblical writers as characteristic of the spiritual corruption of other nations, its effectiveness is not denied. It was likely a fairly common practice in many periods of Israel’s history. Thus, we cannot fault Saul for seeking recourse in this way. An unusual aspect of this account is the description of Samuel as “spirit” (28:13 NIV 1984; NIV “a ghostly figure”), a word that means “God,” “gods,” or at least “divine beings.” This is one of the few hints in the Old Testament of some ...
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... ) and side chambers. There is also a note about tools not to be used in the temple precinct, creating a sacred ambiance even during construction. Yet even in this floor-to-ceiling description some scholars are uneasy, as they believe that aspects of the blueprints have been borrowed from architectural models of the surrounding nations, including Canaanite and Phoenician designs. Since Hiram’s workers are involved, this would not be overly surprising. The pivot point of this section comes in the form of ...
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Gary M. Burge
The confrontation between Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel (18:16–40) is a dramatic and well-known episode, and three aspects of Elijah’s words should be highlighted. First, the prophet’s accusation (literally, he asks the people, “how long will you hobble on two sticks?”) encapsulates the vacillating tendencies of the general population. Ahab and the prophets of Baal are not Elijah’s only opponents in this contest: also on ...
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Gary M. Burge
An extraordinary chapter narrates the stunning conclusion of Elijah’s career and the beginning of Elisha’s as a public figure. One aspect that emerges early in the narrative (2:1–8) is the tenacity of Elisha, in dealing with both his master and the persistent questions from the “company of the prophets” (literally “sons of the prophets”). Elijah’s upcoming experience is evidently common knowledge in prophetic circles, and yet Elisha’s ...
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Gary M. Burge
... is literally “holy” and demonstrates the basic meaning of “holy”: “set apart for God.” The men in charge are the priests and the heads of families. Consecration and holy lives are requirements for the material as well as the spiritual aspects of God’s work. Responsible stewardship requires careful records as well as consecrated administrators. The money and articles have been carefully weighed and registered. The men in charge of the valuables are responsible to take care of the treasures on ...
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Gary M. Burge
... “in the end, we are invited to interpret [Job’s blessing] as arising of God’s freedom enacted toward Job” (Janzen, 267). If one embraces the dissonance—keep in mind the polyphony that permeates the story—the whole book explores the various aspects of the complex matrix of suffering and divine-human relationships. “The dissonance both recognizes and refuses the reader’s desire for closure to the story and a definitive resolution of the issues it has raised” (Newsom 1996, 634). A reader is ...
1245. Bildad
Job 8:1-22
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Gary M. Burge
... the wicked appear at times to thrive in good conditions (8:16) or when otherwise they should not (8:17), they will be uprooted (8:18) and the area overgrown with other, desirable plants (8:19). If this second interpretation is correct, Bildad seems to have aspects of Job’s life in mind. Wealth and prestige were but for a season. Children are now uprooted, and Job himself will likely be uprooted if he does not return to God. 8:20–22 · Here Bildad clearly articulates what his rhetorical questions had in ...
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Gary M. Burge
... a family member (Deut. 19:6–12), or lack of progeny (Deut. 25:5–10), the goel was to correct the situation. This “family advocate,” this “righter of wrongs,” is what Job has in mind. The identity of this goel is not clear, but a more important aspect is the goel    ’s function. In Job 19:25–26a, Job states his confidence that his goel is alive and ready to take up Job’s cause in the (likely) event of Job’s death. Job’s preference, though, is expressed in 19:26b–27. Job, while ...
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Gary M. Burge
... , God appears not to be condemning or engaged in thwarting these forces. Disconcertingly, he seems to be celebrating them. We are left at the very end with God, Leviathan, and Job. Perhaps we should see the latter two as antithesis, each representing but one aspect of the totality of existence. Neither order nor chaos alone is the full image. Most telling is the celebration of Leviathan’s pride (41:33–34), the very last words of God. Leviathan is not here humbled. Job is! Job’s pride has been ...
1248. Psalm 1
Psalm 1:1-6
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Gary M. Burge
... Psalms: the righteous (those committed to God) contrasted to the wicked (those with little interest in God). To experience true happiness, believers reject the ways of those who do not serve God and embrace God’s truth, considering the implications of truth for all aspects of life (1:1–2). Doing so brings stability, refreshment, and fruitfulness to life (1:3). Following the world makes one as stable as dust in a windstorm, whether on earth or in eternal judgment (1:4–5). God gives absolute success to ...
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Gary M. Burge
1:12–2:26 Review · Everything under the Sun Is Examined: In the first major section of the book, Qoheleth examines various aspects of life “under the sun” (1:12–6:9), intermittently evaluating what he has experienced or observed. In an extended autobiographical section (1:12–2:26), Qoheleth relates his personal experiences. He first examines by means of wisdom (1:13; cf. 7:23) the gain that comes through a life ...
1250. How Beautiful Your Feet
Song of Songs 7:1-13
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Gary M. Burge
... The reference to the king as a third party in verse 5 has led many to assign verses 1–5 to the friends of the bridegroom or royal (male) onlookers. Prominent in the descriptive song are the graphic sketches of the distinctively sexual aspects of the maiden’s anatomy (thighs, pudenda, belly, and breasts). The repetition of “how beautiful” in verse 6 (cf. 7:1) may indicate that the king or bridegroom now joins in the adoration of the maiden (recalling the ecstasy of the sexual intimacies experienced ...
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