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1626. Elijah Flees to Horeb

1 Kings 19:1-8

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

... now go north in obedience to the Desert of Damascus (v. 15). 19:19–21 The chapter’s opening scenes raised the question: will Elijah get back on track as a result of his trip to Horeb? He has not shown evidence of being much affected by his experience. He has been disobedient and uncomprehending of God throughout (and thus exactly like Jonah). It is unsurprising, therefore, to discover at this juncture that his response to God’s new commands is less than wholehearted. He finds Elisha and enlists him as ...

1627. Judgment Against the Nations

Isaiah 34:1-17

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... . 34–35 sow seed thoughts that will be developed later and how far they are a summary of what is to come that was actually written retrospectively. Like the dispute over the date of ch. 33, this disagreement is unlikely to be resolved, but it does not affect the fact that chs. 34–35 do introduce us to later themes. 34:5 The verse begins “for” or “when” (see Additional Notes on 1:29–30), and the word see usually marks the beginning of a sentence. That suggests we should link the first line with ...

1628. Signs, Sayings, and Oracles of Judgment

Ezekiel 12:1-28, Ezekiel 13:1-23, Ezekiel 14:1-11, Ezekiel 14:12-23

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Steven Tuell

... added later (Lust, “Shorter and Longer Texts,” pp. 13–14). However, it is just as likely that a translator might have deleted this short, repetitive oracle as that a later editor would have added it, particularly as vv. 26–28 do not materially affect our impression either of the prophet or of his message. The point, in any case, remains clear: Ezekiel’s prophecies will soon be fulfilled. 13:10 Whitewash. The Heb. term tapel, rendered “whitewash” in the NIV, appears in the HB only in Ezek. (in ...

1629. Jerusalem’s Siege, in Parable and Sign

Ezekiel 24:1-14, Ezekiel 24:15-27

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Steven Tuell

... Won’t you tell us what these things have to do with us?” (v. 19). The Lord’s reply is grim and to the point: “I am about to desecrate my sanctuary—the stronghold in which you take pride, the delight of your eyes, the object of your affection” (v. 21). This may be a surprise: why should the temple be the delight and desire of Ezekiel’s audience, rather than the city or its king—or, for that matter, rather than the sons and daughters they had left behind, who were also doomed to destruction (v ...

1630. The Arrest of Jesus

Mark 14:43-52

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Grant R. Osborne

... olive grove. It would be hard to identify Jesus, so Judas arranged a signal to avoid confusion at the arrest that would allow Jesus to escape. A kiss was a regular form of greeting, so this made sense. The sad irony is that the kiss of affection and companionship became “the kiss of betrayal.” Jesus would be treated as a common criminal, but the leaders had intended this throughout passion week (11:18; 12:12). 14:45 Rabbi! Jesus was seen by his disciples and other Jews as a teacher or “rabbi” (9 ...

1631. Jesus’s Fallible Followers

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

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R.T. France

... self-satisfied and puts herself above almost everyone she meets, always commenting internally on their lesser position. She finally has an encounter with God when a seemingly deranged girl named, not accidentally, Mary Grace, throws a book at her that hits her in her head (affecting her understanding). In the end, after Ruby has argued with God, she is granted the vision of a procession of people on their way to heaven, with all those she has disparaged in front of the line, and she and those like her at ...

1632. “Love Your Neighbor”

Luke 10:25-37

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R.T. France

... Do this and you will live. Is eternal life therefore to be “earned” by how we behave? But to love God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind is much more than adopting a code of behavior; it is a spiritual relationship that affects all aspects of our life. 10:29 who is my neighbor? The questioner, however, focuses only on the second, more directly ethical, principle. As a lawyer, he wants his obligations spelled out with the limits clearly defined. In the Old Testament “neighbor” usually ...

1633. Negative Responses to Jesus

Luke 11:33-36, Luke 11:29-32, Luke 11:14-28

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R.T. France

... out a demon that was mute. The focus of attention in this passage is not on the actual exorcism but rather on the controversy for which it provides the spark. The demon is described as “mute” because that is how the possessed man was affected. 11:15 Beelzebul, the prince of demons. This name derives from the Canaanite term “Baal” (“lord”)—perhaps “lord of the height” or “lord of the house.” A pagan god Baal-zebub (“lord of flies”) is mentioned in 2 Kings 1:2–16; hence the ...

1634. “Unless You Repent . . .”

Luke 13:10-17, Luke 13:1-9

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R.T. France

... the injured party did to deserve it must be resisted as essentially superstitious. An accident is an accident; however such events are to be reconciled with God’s sovereignty over the world he has created, the moral culpability on the part of those affected should not be automatically assumed. But this is not, of course, to make light of sin. This same passage teaches that all are equally sinful and deserve God’s judgment. Hence comes the centrality of the call to repentance both in Jesus’s message ...

1635. Table Talk

Luke 14:1-14

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R.T. France

... usually it is not immediately life-threatening. However, it sometimes can be evidence of underlying heart or kidney failure. 14:3 Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not? Jesus appears to take the initiative, though the very presence of the obviously affected man at the meal may already have been an unspoken challenge (see above). 14:4 they remained silent. The question of healing on the Sabbath was not directly answered in the law of Moses, but we have already seen that scribal development of the ...

1636. The Cost of Discipleship

Luke 14:25-35, Luke 14:15-24

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R.T. France

... [ed] above and beyond any simple cost of living increase,” their giving went up as well. Besides that, he notes, he decided to pursue a theological career instead of one in mathematics, even though that meant a great difference in salary, because he wanted to “affect people’s lives for eternity,” and for him (he is careful to emphasize this), the math career would not have done that.1 Quote: The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith, by Tim Keller. In this book Keller, a New York ...

1637. God and Mammon

Luke 16:16-18, Luke 16:1-15

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R.T. France

... several key insights with regard to the relation of worldly possessions to the kingdom of God: Despite its association with ungodly living (“the mammon of unrighteousness”), wealth can and should be used in God’s service. The way we use our earthly wealth affects our heavenly well-being; compare the call in 12:33–34 to store up “treasure in heaven” by not clinging to earthly possessions. To love possessions for their own sake puts us in conflict with God’s call on us: “You cannot be slaves ...

1638. Two Testing Questions

Luke 20:27-40, Luke 20:20-26

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R.T. France

... from the way that text is expressed. 20:39 Well said, teacher! Scribes, who were mostly of the Pharisaic school and so believed in an afterlife, were pleased to see their ideological opponents silenced. Theological Insights The issue of how religion should affect civil responsibilities was important in the first-century church, and it has been controversial ever since. Jesus’s answer here is not just “clever,” for it also teaches that it is possible to be both a faithful Christian and a responsible ...

1639. On the Mount of Olives

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

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R.T. France

... Man with a kiss? In Matthew and Mark the infamous kiss is a prearranged signal to identify Jesus, for in the darkness one Galilean visitor would look much like another. Luke does not explain this; for him, the kiss, normally a mark of loyalty and affection, simply underlines Judas’s treachery. Jesus’s rhetorical question is heavily ironic. In the Greek text the word “kiss” is placed at the start for emphasis: “With a kiss do you . . . ?” 22:49–51 one of them struck the servant of the high ...

1640. The Death of Jesus

Luke 23:44-49, Luke 23:26-43

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R.T. France

... typical Middle Eastern fashion, their revulsion at Roman brutality and perhaps (unlike the crowd in 23:16–23) still reflecting the popular support for Jesus noted in 19:48; 20:19; 22:2. 23:28–30 weep for yourselves and for your children. Jerusalem’s fate will affect them much more seriously than that of Jesus; compare 13:34–35; 19:41–44; 21:20–24. The quotation from Hosea 10:8 in 28:30 compares Jerusalem’s fate with the destruction of Samaria in the eighth century BC. 23:31 when the tree ...

1641. The Commissioning of the Disciples

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

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R.T. France

... not narrate it [though there is a hint in John 20:17]?) or a necessary conclusion to Jesus’s life on earth? What would be missing from our theology if we had no account of the ascension? How does modern understanding of the cosmos (is heaven “up”?) affect our reading of the story? 3. Does 24:46–47 give an appropriate summary of the gospel? What else might we have wanted to add? Is it correct to see all this as derived from Scripture (24:44–45)? Discuss what passages from the Old Testament Jesus ...

1642. God’s Saving Righteousness and the Restoration of Israel

Romans 3:21-31

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C. Marvin Pate

... by internal darkness and sexual temptation brought about through the breakdown of his relationship with his father. He cannot find mercy in the face of God. One Sunday at church, the minister preaches a powerful sermon, arguing for hope for all, a sermon that deeply affects the tormented Pieter. This appears in chapter 10 and can be read aloud, as it is short. Apologetics: Mere Christianity, by C. S. Lewis. In chapter 5 of book 1 of this renowned work (1952) Lewis approaches the problem of the lost and has ...

1643. Adam, the Law, and the Curse of the Covenant

Romans 5:12-21

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C. Marvin Pate

... of individual and corporate decisions upon us, at the end of the day all of us will appear before God and will be evaluated on the basis of the decisions that we have made rather than on the basis of how others’ choices have affected our lives. Illustrating the Text The origin of evil/sin is the fall of Adam and Eve. Popular Theory: As noted in the “Teaching the Text” section, one could contrast the biblical position on the origin of evil with the Marxist, atheistic/evolutionary, and Eastern ...

1644. The New-Covenant Ethic of Love

Romans 12:9-21

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C. Marvin Pate

... to be hated. 12:10–12 Be devoted to one another in love. Verse 10 is the first of a number of verses in this paragraph that focus on loving other Christians. The phil- root, used twice here—in brotherly love (philadelphia) showing family affection (philostorgoi) to one another—refers to familial love.4Christians are to treat each other as brothers and sisters in the family of God. Verse 10b is translated either, “showing the way to one another in honor,” or “Honor one another above yourselves ...

1645. Church Divisions and Confusion of Allegiance

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

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Preben Vang

... tenth time Paul uses Christ’s name in the first ten verses, he uses the phrase to once again chisel into the Corinthians’ minds that they are a part of Christ’s community and therefore should display his character. Their behavior affects the public image and reputation of Christ. They are Christ’s community in Corinth and therefore his “clients.” Their present manners seem to imitate something altogether different. They no longer represent their true patron. that all of you agree. Paul frames ...

1646. Applying God’s Wisdom to Life’s Issues

1 Corinthians 2:6-16, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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... . The Spirit empowers Christians to follow God’s wisdom. Illustrating the Text The Christian life is organic: what one believes and how one lives are inseparable. Quote: “Religion and Literature,” by T. S. Eliot. Eliot (1888–1965) believed that everything we do affects us, particularly what we do in our leisure. As he said in this wise essay about literature, “what we do ‘purely for pleasure’ may have the greatest and least suspected influence upon us. It is [what we do] with the least effort ...

1647. Marriage, Sexual Intimacy, and Spiritual Devotion

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

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Preben Vang

... a husband was often considerably older than his wife, the husband usually was the dominant authority figure in the marriage.2 The relationship between the two did not often resemble that of most modern marriages in the West. Rather than love and affection, the emphasis of a good Roman marriage was concordia, harmony, between the spouses.3 Marriage ceremonies were not uncommon, but they were not required. The same held true for divorce. A marriage could end simply by the husband telling his wife to leave ...

1648. Personal Rights and Christian Testimony

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

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Preben Vang

... fellowship. The idea behind this motto is that the full loyalty and strength of each individual is at the disposal of the others and that, conversely, the collective power of the fellowship is available to each individual member, such that battles and adversities affecting one member will be met with the resources and ingenuity of all. In the same way, Christian community is meant to be a situation where the individual’s gifts benefit the whole body and vice versa. Personal Stories: Interview a short-term ...

1649. Worship and Humility

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

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Preben Vang

... suffers, every member suffers. When, therefore, Paul speaks about some who are ill and weak, even some who have died, he does not need to specify who they are or which group they belong to (the haves or the have-nots). The suffering that occurs in the community affects everyone. If it does not, they are not a true Christ community. When God has blessed one with means to help another, it is to empower the community. What God has given to the one is for the common good of the community (12:7; cf. Luke 12 ...

1650. Resurrection and Christian Living

1 Corinthians 15:12-34

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Preben Vang

... , your faith is futile. Refuting the resurrection includes nullifying Christ’s work on the cross. Believers’ faith is empty and meaningless (15:14, 17), and their sins continue to define their life and identity. Both the living and the dead are affected by the resurrection. If resurrection does not occur, the living remain in sin (15:17) with no hope of ever experiencing anything different (15:19). The Christians who have already died “are lost”; that is, they have simply faced destruction (apollymi ...

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