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1251. Division of the Land

Ezekiel 48:1-29, Ezekiel 48:30-35

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... the names of three of the tribes (48:30–35). In this system the Ephraim and Manasseh of verses 4–5 have merged into Joseph, and Levi is counted as one of the twelve tribes. Leah’s six sons (or the tribes bearing their names) are positioned at the northern and southern gates. Finally, Ezekiel concludes his prophecy by identifying the name of this twelve-gate city. It is “the Lord is there.” “Jerusalem” is conspicuous by its absence. What gives the city any kind of sanctity is not tradition ...

1252. The Resurrection

John 20:1-9

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... for instance, Peter recognizes in John some unique access to Christ (13:23–24). In 18:15–16 the beloved disciple admits Peter to the high priest’s home. And in 21:6–8 they are contrasted once again. Many scholars note that John bears the remarkable title “beloved disciple” (NIV “the disciple whom Jesus loved”) and conclude that to some degree the Fourth Gospel venerates him as a hero. No doubt the profundity of the Fourth Gospel and its penetration into the truth of Christ indicate John’s ...

1253. Jesus Appears to His Disciples

John 20:19-23

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... .) In this hour Jesus also transfers to his disciples his own mission. He sends them forth (20:21) in the same way the Father commissioned him (13:16, 20; 17:18). The basis of the church’s authority is that it bears the commission of Christ. Furthermore, they will bear the divine Spirit, ensuring their success. The authority over sins (20:23) also reflects Jesus’s ministry (3:19–20; 9:40–41). However, its meaning must be carefully understood. The judgment of Christ stemmed from his revelation of the ...

1254. Jesus and Peter

John 21:15-25

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Gary M. Burge

... and as the originator of a trustworthy historical tradition. This same sort of confirmation is given in 19:35. From 1 John 1:1–4 we can see how John’s connection with the historical events of Jesus’s life was valued. Moreover, the Gospel bears eloquent testimony to the power of John’s spiritual perception of Christ, and this too must have been deeply respected. The disciples of John who penned these words identify themselves in the plural “we” of 21:24. They have survived their pastor and now ...

1255. Life through the Spirit

Romans 8:1-17

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... the result that they will obtain eternal life (8:13b). The battle against temptation and sin is the responsibility of the believer, while the reason for the victorious outcome is the power of the Holy Spirit. Paul explains in 8:14–17 that God’s Spirit bears witness to the believers that they truly belong to God’s people. People who inherit eternal life belong to God’s family; they are “children of God” (8:14). And people who are children of God are people who are led by God’s Spirit. Being ...

1256. Questions about Marriage, Divorce, and Celibacy

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

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Gary M. Burge

... 16–21). Those contemplating marriage must also consider a further factor, for their marriage will deservedly initiate a concern to give pleasure and comfort to the spouse in a present world full of pressure and trouble. This concern will be added to the valid concern they bear as individuals to please the Lord in response to the call to be about his business (see Mark 13:34–37; Acts 13:2; 1 Cor. 3:13; 15:58). All this Paul would have them consider “for [their] own good” before entering into marriage ...

1257. The Cost of Paul’s Ministry

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

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Gary M. Burge

... and perplexity continue to be a part of his experience, together with persecution and physical beatings that have come more recently, since the beginning of his ministry). Instead it is a change in the attitude and fortitude of the apostle, which has enabled him to bear suffering and even to triumph in the midst of it. For the power of the treasure is clearly “revealed” through the weakness and frailty of its mortal receptacle (4:10–11). So even while death is at work on Paul, “life is at work ...

1258. Jesus or Niccolo?

Matthew 4:1-11

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... first one: Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you,' and 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone' " (vv. 5-6). Matthew speaks of the capital city not as Jerusalem but as "the holy city." For Jews, the city of Jerusalem was even more than the capital city of Israel; it was the center of ...

1259. The Womb of Amazing Grace

John 4:5-42

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... takes is for our generation of Christians to stop telling God's story and doing God's work. In a similar way, if a farmer wants his farmland to grow over in weeds and stubble, all he needs to do is not sow for one season. We are called to bear witness for Jesus' sake. His last great command -- we call it the Great Commission -- was "go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have ...

1260. Can You Hear It?

Isaiah 50:4-9a

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Charley Reeb

... within — the pain of being disconnected to God. They may discover a large gap between what they are and what God has created them to become. They may discover the discontent within their hearts. Their silence will be so deafening it may just be too much to bear. So you will witness people plugging their ears with the numbing sounds of television, cell phones, CDs, and mindless chatter in order to drown out their wounded cries for God. But we must come to terms with the fact that our need for God does not ...

1261. Wounded Healers

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

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Charley Reeb

... cross is not pleasant. Isaiah 52 and 53 vividly describe the ugly and painful wounds Jesus suffers for us, reminding us of just how wounded we are. And as we hang on the cross with Christ, it does not take long to discover why he was willing to bear such wounds. Right here in front of us, right in our churches, there are some who suffer the wounds of loneliness. Right now, in our churches, there are some who suffer the wounds of depression. Right now, in our churches, there are some who suffer the wounds of ...

1262. The Life You've Always Wanted

Acts 5:27-32

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Charley Reeb

... meeting. Present were the president of the largest independent steel company, the president of the largest utility company, the greatest wheat speculator, the president of the New York Stock Ex- change, a member of the President’s cabinet, the greatest “bear” on Wall Street, the president of The Bank of International Settlements, and the head of the world’s greatest monopoly. These men controlled more wealth than [was] in the U.S. Treasury. Newspapers and magazines printed their success stories and ...

1263. I Wonder Why Bad Things Happen to Good People

Romans 8:28-29

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Charley Reeb

... Of course, the whole night he is terrified. Every hoot of an owl sounds like a monster. Every cracking twig sounds like a bear or a bobcat. Every rush of wind sounds like whispers of the demonic. But when morning comes, the young brave sees another Cherokee ... I will not lose heart when the world is torn I will not fear when the heat blazes I will not fret when drought comes I will bear fruit in the midst of all of it I will march to a different drum I will discover victory in tragedy I will trust in El Shaddai ...

1264. The Cost of Discipleship

Mark 9:2-9

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Charley Reeb

... could ever do, he said that sacrifice is required, a cross is required, and death is required. Why? Jesus put it poignantly, “Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit” (John 12:24). What did Jesus mean by that? What did Jesus mean by all this death business? One of the best illustrations of this for me is seen through an experience of one of my closest friends. His name is Allen Johnson and he is a ...

1265. Divorce

Matthew 19:1-12

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... from birth. Others were made that way by men (v. 12). It was not uncommon for servants in the royal harems to be castrated in order to protect the women. Also, in certain Mediterranean cults priests dedicated themselves to a mother goddess by self-emasculation (Beare, p. 391). Origen, one of the most influential thinkers of the early church, castrated himself, although in time he came to realize his error. A third type of eunuch is the man who has renounced marriage because of the kingdom of heaven. This is ...

1266. The Parable of the Wedding Banquet

Matthew 22:1-14

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... killing of those who brought the invitation (v. 6), the destruction of the guests (v. 7), and the burning of a city while a meal is waiting to be served (v. 7). These are “no doubt additions, made by the Church or the Evangelist” (p. 347). Beare notes that there are three versions: Matthew’s, which is a “fullblown allegory,” Luke’s (“a genuine parable”), and one in The Gospel of Thomas (pp. 432–34). Hill states that there can be no doubt that Matthew and Luke (14:16–24) present the same ...

1267. An Illustration from Marriage

Romans 7:1-6

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... trick of a universe as meaningless as it is vast, but this is not so. God’s mercy is active in death, freeing us from whatever would enslave us so that we may be joined to him who was raised from the dead, for only in him can we bear fruit to God (see John 15:1ff.). 7:5–6 Verse 5 reverses the image of fruitfulness. The old marriage to the sinful nature … bore fruit for death. The rendering, the sinful nature, is too restricted and pejorative in light of the Greek, “in the flesh.” “Flesh” (Gk ...

1268. Personal Greetings

Romans 16:1-27

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... epistle nearly two millennia ago as a visionary apostle paced to and fro in his quarters on the Peloponnesus and recited the immortal words of Romans to a quite overwhelmed amanuensis. That all nations might believe and obey is the goal to which the Holy Spirit bears witness in every age, and it is the prayer which the church must forever hold in its heart and pursue in its life. To the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen. Additional Notes The reference to David Schulz’s 1829 article ...

1269. Propriety in Worship

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... are familiar with the orthodox Jewish practice of men’s wearing yarmulkes. Despite there being no OT text that requires such a covering, there is no prohibition. The practice of Jewish men wearing religious headgear is a later rabbinic development that has no bearing on Paul’s discussion. Moreover, Paul does not seem very concerned with this matter in the context of this discussion; rather, he raises the issue as part of his argument against the women going without a covering in worship. 11:5 As noted ...

1270. Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... the statements by saying that love always (Gk. panta; lit. “all things”) acts in this manner, or better, that the action of love is for the good of “all things.” Specifically, Paul recognizes that love protects (Gk. stegō; lit. “to bear” or “to cover”); trusts (Gk. pisteuō; lit. “to believe” or “to trust in”); hopes (Gk. elpizō; lit. “to hope”); and perseveres (Gk. hypomenō; lit. “to endure”). On the particular character of Christian hope, see E. Wong, “1 Corinthians 13 ...

1271. The Seals

Revelation 6:1-17

Understanding Series

Robert W. Wall

... , but finds only death. The messianic event challenges this corrupted creation and promises a new earth on which the intentions of a good creator are realized (cf. 21:1–22:6a). 6:2–4 The first two horsemen are sent out as champion warriors. They both bear weapons of warfare—the first rider held a bow and the second a large sword. The first, who also rides a white horse, wears the crown, the symbol of military conquest. The second, who rides a fiery red horse, is intent to engage the enemy in battle ...

1272. The Day of Atonement

Leviticus 16:1-34

Understanding Series

W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

... have been a deity or spirit or demon in the early practice of this ritual. By the time the Priestly tradition was collected, the term would have lost that connotation. The goat is being returned to an “evil one,” in keeping with the sin it bears. Some interpreters reject that view because of the fierce aversion to idolatry in the OT, which is reflected in the very next chapter of Leviticus. Some of these interpreters connect the word with the verb meaning “to depart” and thus think of “the goat of ...

1273. Punishments for Sin

Leviticus 20:1-27

Understanding Series

W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

... father or the daughter of his mother, and he will see her nakedness and she will see his nakedness; it is a disgrace and they will be cut off before the eyes of the children of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he will bear his guilt.” Presumably the “taking” is in marriage, and so the incest is with sister or half-sister. To see or uncover nakedness is a euphemism for sexual intercourse. As we have noted, to be cut off before the eyes of the people is probably some kind of ...

1274. Zophar's Second Speech to Job

Job 20:1-29

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... soldier fleeing before a warrior with an iron weapon, the wicked, seeking to avoid the consequences of his evil, may run directly into the path of the bronze-tipped arrow of divine judgment. Like Amos’ man who “fled from a lion only to meet a bear” and then escaped to the safety of his own house “only to have a snake bite him” (Amos 5:19), the judgment of the wicked is inevitable and unavoidable. This graphic portrayal describes the mortal blow struck by the archer, whose arrow pierces the fleeing ...

1275. Job's Third Reply to Eliphaz

Job 23:1--24:25

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... so influenced his early life as a sage. 24:18–20 Job begins this section by describing the tenuous nature of the wicked: they are foam (Heb. qal, “light; insignificant”) or flotsam floating on the surface of the water. Often rushing streams bear along tiny bits of leaves, wood, and other rubbish that swirl downstream in the current and eddies with no control over their ultimate destination. Such are the wicked, says Job: insignificant trash swept along, they know not where, in the currents of life ...

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