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1501. Warning Against Antichrists

1 John 2:18-27

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... to remain loyal to what they have already received, the community’s tradition. This is the teaching which they have heard from the beginning (cf. 2:7; 3:11; 2 John 5–6). He urges them to let it remain in them, to abide and to last, so that they stay faithful to the gospel. What you have heard implies oral preaching. What the writer heard he proclaims to his readers (1:1, 3, 5), the message (logos) which they have heard from the beginning (2:7; 3:11), just as Paul passed on to his churches as sacred the ...

1502. Joy at Believers’ Walking in the Truth

3 John 1:1-14

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Thomas F. Johnson

... , an early Christian church manual contemporary with the letters of John, the readers were instructed to “welcome anyone who comes your way and teaches you all we have been saying” (11:1). But these people “must not stay beyond one day. In the case of necessity, however, the next day too. If anyone stays three days that one is a false prophet” (11:5–6). “But if someone says in the Spirit, ‘Give me money,’ … you must not heed him …” (11:12). “Every one who comes to you ‘in the name ...

1503. God’s Covenant with Abram

Genesis 15:1-18

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John E. Hartley

... 19:11; 33:10). It also means to credit one’s due to one’s account (Lev. 7:18; 17:4; Num. 18:27; 2 Sam. 19:19; Ps. 32:2, 106:31; Prov. 27:14). In Ps. 106:31, the high priest Phinehas, acting zealously for God, stayed a plague; afterward his zeal was accounted to him as righteousness. “Believe in” (he’emin b) occurs infrequently in the OT. Its usage here and in Exod. 14:31—the conclusion to the narrative about Israel’s passage through the sea—indicates that believing was an important dynamic ...

1504. The Treaty of Beersheba

Genesis 21:22-34

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John E. Hartley

... other sites (e.g., 12:7), for he called upon the name of Yahweh, the Eternal God. Since it takes many seasons for a tree to mature, Abraham’s action indicated that he planned to stay in that region. The covenant gave Abraham the sense of security that he could live there undisturbed by the local population. Abraham stayed there for a long time. Additional Notes 21:32 Reference to the Philistines presents a problem in that the well-known Philistines did not settle in Canaan until the twelfth century B.C. K ...

1505. Jacob Arrives at Paddan Aram

Genesis 29:1-14

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John E. Hartley

... at Laban’s House: This episode is a betrothal type-scene. In such a scene a person travels to a distant place, stops at a well, meets a girl, and draws water for her flock by overcoming some obstacle. The girl’s father invites the traveler to stay; eventually the young man marries the local girl (other variations of this type-scene are Abraham’s servant and Rebekah in 24:10–61 and Moses and the daughters of Reuel in Exod. 2:15b–21; R. Alter, The Art of Biblical Narrative, [New York: Basic Books ...

1506. Joseph’s Dreams

Genesis 37:1-11

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John E. Hartley

... concealing the sale of Joseph from Jacob (vv. 29–35), and the selling of Joseph to Potiphar (v. 36). 37:1 Jacob lived or settled in Canaan, near Hebron where his father had stayed. His settling in Canaan parallels Esau’s settling in the hill country of Seir (36:6–8). Whereas Abraham and Isaac had only stayed or sojourned (gur) in the land of Canaan (35:27), Jacob settled down (yashab). 37:2 The toledoth of Jacob introduces the Joseph narrative. Typically, reference to the father of the main character ...

1507. Jacob Goes to Egypt

Gen 46:1–47:12

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John E. Hartley

... is a word of assurance whereby God promises a person or a group deliverance from endangering circumstances (15:1; 21:17). Jacob required confirmation of God’s approval in order to leave the promised land for what turned out to be a very long stay in Egypt. Critically, this word from God provided his descendants with the assurance that their living in Egypt was part of the divine design and that the Abrahamic promises were still operative (12:2). God supported this word of salvation with the promise that ...

1508. Tyre, Sidon—and Israel

Ezekiel 26:1-21, Ezekiel 27:1-36, Ezekiel 28:1-19, Ezekiel 28:20-26

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Steven Tuell

... , read “Edom” instead. Again, the confusion of d and r is easy to understand (see Ezek. 16:57, where this same confusion of place names is evident in the versions). The LXX lacks the word, and so is of no help here. The NIV and NJPS have stayed with the majority witness of the Heb., while the NRSV goes with the Syr. The mention in v. 18 of Damascus, capital of Aram, arguably makes “Edom” the more likely reading, as otherwise there would be two different references to the same area in this list. 27 ...

1509. Mary’s Song—the Magnificat

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

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R.T. France

... chosen people throughout the Old Testament, beginning with Abraham. 1:56 about three months. Since Mary’s conception was announced when Elizabeth was already in her sixth month of pregnancy (1:26, 36), Mary’s stay with her relative lasts until close to the time when John is due to be born; if she stayed for the birth, Luke does not tell us so. Theological Insights Mary’s song reveals two complementary aspects of the character of God well known from the Old Testament. He is the mighty warrior who ...

1510. The Boy Jesus in the Temple

Luke 2:41-52

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R.T. France

... (2:21–24), it would be surprising if he failed to mention such a specific focus for this story. He presents it simply as a regular annual visit. Interpretive Insights 2:44 Thinking he was in their company. The failure of Joseph and Mary to be aware that Jesus had stayed behind shows how relatively normal their family life must have been. It was natural for Jesus to be with his friends from the village, and his parents would not consider it odd for him to be elsewhere in the traveling group rather than ...

1511. Jesus’s Fallible Followers

Luke 9:51-56, Luke 9:46-50, Luke 9:37-45

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R.T. France

... Kings 1:9–15. Their sense of special authority is greater than their human compassion, and again Jesus has to rebuke their self-centered interest. 9:56 went to another village. Jesus puts into practice the principle of 9:5 (cf. 10:10–11) by not staying where he is not welcome. But instead of threats of judgment, he seems to quietly accept their decision. For the change of route that Luke seems to indicate as a result, see on 17:11. Theological Insights Two themes seem to dominate this section. 1. The ...

1512. Discipleship and Mission

Luke 10:1-24, Luke 9:57-62

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R.T. France

... , like Levi (5:27), is personally selected. Lord, first let me go and bury my father. If the father had just died, it is unlikely that the son would have been free to be away from home listening to Jesus. More likely he means that he needs to stay at home to deal with the funeral arrangements when his father dies; in that case, he is effectively saying that he is not at present available to follow Jesus.1 9:60 Let the dead bury their own dead. This paradoxical epigram probably implies that those who do ...

1513. Lost and Found

Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:11-32

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R.T. France

... “lost and found” parable the stakes are much higher: the shepherd lost one sheep out of a hundred, the woman one coin out of ten, but this man one son out of only two. The story is much more fully developed, and in particular the son who stayed at home features strongly alongside his delinquent brother; in the end it is the former who is the loser. Indeed, this might be ironically called “the parable of the two lost sons”: one was lost and found, the other kept and lost. 15:12 Father, give me ...

1514. A Blind Beggar and a Rich Scoundrel

Luke 19:1-10, Luke 18:35-43

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R.T. France

... large leaves. The “sycamore-fig” is a “fig-mulberry” (sykon, “fig” + morea, “mulberry”), a luxuriant fruiting tree of the Mediterranean unrelated to the tree of the maple family for which “sycamore” is normally used. 19:5 I must stay at your house today. For Jesus to invite himself to stay in the house of such a man was an even more blatant social outrage than his acceptance of Levi’s hospitality in 5:29–30 and also a slight to the more worthy citizens who might have welcomed him ...

1515. On the Mount of Olives

Luke 22:47-53, Luke 22:39-46, Luke 22:7-38

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R.T. France

... Satan (22:31), the tempter. They need God’s strength if they are to withstand the test, but instead they will fail to stay awake and pray. 22:42 Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me. Luke has reduced to a single prayer ... disciples and attempt to relive their rollercoaster of reactions and emotions as they moved from the supper to the Mount of Olives, failed to stay awake with Jesus, and then watched his arrest. How might things have been different if they had been able to obey Jesus’s ...

1516. The Commissioning of the Disciples

Luke 24:50-53, Luke 24:36-49

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R.T. France

... partial parallel in Elijah’s departure in 2 Kings 2:10–12, leaving Elisha to continue his ministry, though nothing there corresponds to the death-resurrection-ascension sequence here. 24:53 they stayed continually at the temple, praising God. Acts 1:13 will speak of a “room where they were staying,” but the reference here is presumably to their daytime location, in the temple courtyard where Jesus had so recently taught. It is there that Luke will locate the life, worship, and public proclamation ...

1517. Paul Reinterprets the Story of Israel

Romans 2:17-29

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C. Marvin Pate

... and law that one finds in Second Temple Jewish literature, whether in theocratic, apocalyptic, Hellenistic Jewish, or even sectarian circles.2And yet it seems to me that Paul thoroughly believed that covenantal nomism (the idea that Jews entered the covenant with Yahweh by faith but stayed in the covenant by doing the Torah) was still legalistic. More specifically, Paul seems to have felt that covenantal nomism was synergistic—humans cooperate with God in their salvation—and therefore legalistic. Thus ...

1518. Paul, Phoebe, Patronage, and Spain

Romans 16:1-27

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C. Marvin Pate

... to resist any inroad of false doctrine into the church. Second, the best way for Christians to resist false teaching is to know well the truth of the gospel. Teaching the Text A sermon or lesson based on Romans 16:17–20 could be entitled “Stay the Course” and make reference to being faithful to the truth of the gospel. The twofold outline above could be followed using these two captions: (1) Distortion of the gospel by false teachers (vv. 17–18); (2) Faithfulness to the gospel by true Christians (vv ...

1519. Being Wronged versus Claiming One’s Right

1 Corinthians 6:1-11

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Preben Vang

... she must also determine what the game even is and who defines its rules. So often, we are taking the cards God deals us in his providence and using them to play a game he never intended. We need to saturate our minds with the Bible and stay connected with his community, the church, in order to understand the cards God deals us and how to play them in a way that pleases and glorifies him. The gospel must totally transform our understanding of life and our way of living. Popular Saying: Reference the popular ...

1520. Last Encouragement and Final Greeting

1 Corinthians 16:19-24, 1 Corinthians 16:5-18

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Preben Vang

... Christian community at large. He uses his final few lines to give a last word of encouragement for the Corinthians to stay the course and remain strong in the faith (16:12–18) and concludes this encouragement with greetings (16:19–20) designed ... serve as an example that Christ’s body is unified across ethnic groups, borders, and continents; they demonstrate how faithful Christians stay engaged at all times. Given the travel this couple did between the cities of their business, it would have been rather ...

1521. Following God’s Leading

Num 9:15–10:10

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... The Holy Spirit indwells and leads the believer to avoid deeds of the flesh (John 14:17; Rom. 8:5–6, 9, 14) and guides the church into all the truth (John 16:13). The Spirit opens doors of opportunities for service (1 Cor. 16:9) where we may stay until the Spirit leads us to pull up stakes and serve elsewhere. Like Israel, Christians should “follow the cloud” where it leads. 2. Heed God’s clarion call to action. Israel needs more than the cloud of God to guide it on the journey. For it to function ...

1522. Setting Forth with God

Numbers 10:11-36

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... agreeing to travel with Israel until he returns to his land and family (v. 30). Midianites lived in the vicinity of the Gulf of Aqaba along the eastern coast of the Sinai. But Moses implored him, as someone intimately familiar with this territory, to stay on and guide Israel through the wilderness and eventually share in the land’s blessings (vv. 31–32). Judges 1:16 indicates that Hobab accepted Moses’s offer. His descendants settled in the southern desert of Judah near Arad (east of Beersheba) within ...

1523. War against Midian

Num 31:1-54

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... 22). Balak king of Moab had dismissed Balaam to go home (Num. 24:25), but he either never makes it or does not stay there. 31:9–10 The Israelites captured the Midianite women and children . . . herds, flocks and goods . . . burned all the towns. In war ... v. 18). 31:19 Anyone who has killed someone or touched someone who was killed. On corpse contamination purification, see Numbers 19. stay outside the camp seven days. See Numbers 5:2–3; 19:11. on the third and seventh days . . . purify yourselves and ...

1524. Elihu Makes His Appearance

Job 32:1--37:24

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Daniel J. Estes

... call with your one phone call? Who would trust you and believe in your innocence, even before they heard your side of events? Why would they do that? Are they blind, biased fans, or do they actually know your character that deeply? Who are the ones that would stay on your side, forgive you, and love you, even if you did do it?” Point out that God knows our hearts even better than we do. The Lord knows us and our motivations completely and still loves us whether we are innocent in a given situation or not ...

1525. The Image of Gold and the Fiery Furnace

Daniel 3:1-30

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Ronald W. Pierce

... God who is able to rescue. To this end, Nebuchadnezzar praises the one true God, who is sovereign over the personal crisis of his faithful servants. Keep this bigger picture before your audience so that they do not miss the story’s point. Remind them to stay focused on God’s ability, rather than on the greatness of their faith. The three Judeans may experience a moment of doubt, yet God honors their commitment based on the amount of faith they possess and their choice to invest it in him. What not to ...

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