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1651. Last Encouragement and Final Greeting

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

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Preben Vang

... made use of a scribe to write his letters.[7] When Paul adds his signature and a short note written by himself, it assures his audience of the authenticity of the letter; but, more important, it gives the whole letter a personal touch and shows heartfelt affection for the audience (cf. Gal. 6:11; Col. 4:18; 2 Thess. 3:17; Philem. 19). What Paul has stated throughout the letter comes to them not as a cold philosophical discourse but as an expression of his genuine concern for their spiritual welfare. let ...

1652. Message to Thyatira

Revelation 2:18-29

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J. Scott Duvall

... or a portrayal of its content (i.e., what they thought were deep things of God that gave them freedom to sin were actually the deep things of Satan). This pregnostic false teaching alleges that what we do with our bodies doesn’t matter since it will not affect our true spirituality. Jesus begs to differ! 2:22–23 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. I will strike her children dead. Jesus addresses ...

1653. The Protective Sealing of God’s People on Earth

Revelation 7:1-8

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J. Scott Duvall

... :12).1In 7:1 no wind is allowed to blow against the land or sea or trees, and in 7:2–3 the four angels are told not to harm the land or sea or trees until the servants of God have been sealed. God’s coming judgments will certainly affect the earth (i.e., the trumpet and bowl judgments), but they are here restrained for a time. This angel brings the “seal of the living God” for his servants, a sign that they belong to God and will be protected from the divine judgments (see the sidebar). The seal on ...

1654. The First Four Trumpet Judgments

Revelation 8:6--9:21, Revelation 8:1-5

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J. Scott Duvall

... thanking God for our food or asking for a general blessing. Cries for justice and deliverance have their rightful place in the life of a believer (cf. Rom. 12:14–21). In his mysterious sovereignty, God allows a place for the prayers of his people to affect the outcome of history. Our prayers matter! 3. We shouldn’t be too quick to pray imprecatory prayers, but we can pray them when needed. An “imprecatory” prayer calls on God to bring justice by punishing one’s enemies. It is not a cry for human ...

1655. The Fifth Trumpet (First Woe)

Revelation 8:6--9:21

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J. Scott Duvall

... ). While God displays his sovereign power over the forces of evil, he also desires that rebellious people will return to him before it is too late. 3. Believers need to remember that God has protected them against demonic attack. The trumpet judgments only affect the “inhabitants of the earth” (i.e., unbelievers). God protects or seals his own people against these judgments (Rev. 7:1–8; 9:4). Believers may suffer persecution and even death, but we will never suffer the wrath of God. Teaching this text ...

1656. The Vision of the Great Prostitute

Revelation 17:1-18

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J. Scott Duvall

... inventory of how invested they are in any ungodly power structures and renew their cries for divine justice. Sometimes we support worldly systems unwittingly through our financial commitments. This text calls us to become more informed about how our economic choices affect people around the world. Are we promoting injustice by how we use our money? Are we promoting injustice through our silence or ignorance? Will a few changes in spending habits have a ripple effect for justice across the world? 3. Jesus ...

1657. God’s Judgment of Babylon Calls for Celebration

Revelation 19:1-10, Revelation 18:1-24

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J. Scott Duvall

... in you again. The violent defeat of the wicked city results in the loss of the city’s life. Just as Babylon (first-century Rome) had persecuted Christians economically (e.g., exclusion from the trade guilds), so God’s judgment of Babylon now affects the entire economic system. Six times the phrase “never . . . again” occurs in 18:21–23 to depict what has been taken from the city: music, commerce, food, light, and marriage. Resseguie notes how the negative language used to describe the overthrow of ...

1658. The Warrior Messiah Conquers the Two Beasts and Their Followers

Revelation 19:1-21

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J. Scott Duvall

... attempt to domesticate the Lion. He comes to destroy his enemies and establish his universal reign. Mounce warns, “Any view of God that eliminates judgment and his hatred of sin in the interest of an emasculated doctrine of sentimental affection finds no support in the strong and virile realism of the Apocalypse.”6 3. Opposing Christ will have catastrophic results. From the perspective of Christ’s enemies, this passage spells disaster: defeat, destruction, death, judgment, and eternal punishment. God ...

1659. The Fellowship Offering

Leviticus 3:1-17

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... the Lord. It was a festive occasion. That is what the fellowship offering was for the Israelites: a time to enjoy a nice meal together with gratitude to God. Joyless faith is dangerous. Biography: If we fail to worship God with joy, it can affect others negatively. Consider this vignette about Oliver Wendell Holmes. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., was a member of the U.S. Supreme Court for 30 years. His mind, wit and work earned him the unofficial title of “the greatest justice since John Marshall.” At one ...

1660. The Horrific End of Nadab and Abihu

Leviticus 10:1-20

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... his own holy person through partaking of it, so Jesus Christ both as sacrifice and as priest absorbed, bore away, and dissipated our sins in his own person (1 Pet. 2:24). Teaching the Text This passage teaches us the need to respect the holiness of God. This affects how we worship him. 1. Maintain the holiness of God in worship. A key lesson of this passage is that “among those who approach me I will be proved holy” (Lev. 10:3). It is a great privilege to have God’s glorious presence in our midst, and ...

1661. Diagnosing “Leprosy”

Lev 13:1-59

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... of uncleanness for Israelites is the skin disease described in this chapter (Lev. 13:1–46). Uncleanness is also conveyed by similar-looking molds or mildews in cloth or leather (Lev. 13:47–59). Afflicted items or at least the affected spot must be burned. 13:1–44 When anyone has . . . a defiling skin disease. The term “skin disease” translates the Hebrew word tsara‘at. The traditional rendering “leprosy” (NIVmg) is derived from the early Greek translation, the Septuagint, which renders ...

1662. Purification from “Leprosy”

Leviticus 14:33-57, Leviticus 14:1-32

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... 4, 7, 20–23). In both cases a suspected occurrence is confirmed or not confirmed after seven days (vv. 38–39; cf. Lev. 13:5–6, 21). 14:40 unclean place outside the town. With mold-leprosy, the plaster is scraped off and replaced, and the affected part of the wall is removed. Disposal in an “unclean place” contrasts with the handling of refuse from the sin and burnt offerings, which must be disposed of at a “clean place” (Lev. 4:12; 6:11; Num. 19:9). Mold never has any holiness, and putting ...

1663. Sexual Discharges

Leviticus 15:1-33

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... down, as in “a layer of dew” (Exod. 16:13–14). Perhaps it is a double entendre. A man who ejaculates apart from ordinary marital intercourse (e.g., after a nocturnal emission or masturbation) has minor uncleanness; he must bathe and launder affected clothes, and both he and his clothes are unclean until evening. Ordinary marital sexual intercourse also makes both the husband and the wife unclean; they must bathe ritually and remain unclean until evening. “Emission of semen” in verse 18 is again ...

1664. Israel Celebrates the Passover

Numbers 9:1-14

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... Exod. 12:29–31). Thus the first Passover marked Israel’s great event of salvation when God redeemed the Israelites with an outstretched arm (Deut. 4:34). It was then that they gained their freedom from Egyptian bondage and oppression. That plague did not affect homes of Israelites who offered the Passover lamb and marked the doors of their homes with its blood. Passover is followed by the seven days of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when only bread made without yeast is eaten. In effect, the Passover ...

1665. Racism and Envy

Numbers 12:1-16

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... ministries. Here we can learn from Miriam’s and Aaron’s bad example. Illustrating the Text Sometimes, we are shaped by the fallen values of this world rather than the truth of Scripture. Christian Organization: Racism has at times affected Christians. Up until 2000, the fundamentalist Christian Bob Jones University prohibited interracial dating among its students on the grounds that the Bible taught the strict separation of the races and therefore prohibited marriage between the races. This position was ...

1666. Moses’s and Aaron’s Sin at Meribah

Numbers 20:1-13

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... . Testimony: Allow your congregation to hear firsthand how people’s lives are directly influenced by leaders. Consider three options: 1. Share a personal testimony, recalling a moment in your life when a teacher, coach, parent, or mentor said or did something that affected the trajectory of your life. 2. Interview one or two people during your sermon, inviting them to answer a few questions that will highlight how they have been impacted by a leader. 3. If your ministry context allows, record a video ...

1667. Balaam’s Final Prophecies: The Star and the Scepter

Num 24:15-25

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... . If Ashur is Assyria, then Eber might connect with Mesopotamia, though identifying Ashur with Assyria seems unlikely in verse 21. The fulfillment of these ships from Kittim may be the Sea Peoples’ invasions of Palestine, Syria, and Anatolia in the 1200s BC, which affected wide regions of the Near East. 24:25 Balaam . . . returned home. Balaam either does not arrive or does not stay home. Later he is captured by the Israelites and executed for planning the events recorded in Numbers 25 (Num. 31:8, 15 ...

1668. The Second Census

Numbers 26:1-65

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... numbering 22,200, Simeon experiences the biggest decrease among the tribes, making it the smallest tribe. This decline may relate to Zimri, the Simeonite who had provoked the actions of Phinehas (Num. 25). The plague God sends at that time may have disproportionately affected Simeon. Simeon fares poorly in the arid southland that it occupies. It assists Asa in the ninth century (2 Chron. 15:9), and Josiah acts against its idolatry in the seventh century (2 Chron. 34:6–7), but after the Babylonian exile ...

1669. Keeping Promises

Numbers 30:1-16

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... . Numbers 30 mentions cases of possible rash vows made by girls. Since a woman’s assets and debts will become her husband’s upon marriage, in practice it will be the husband’s financial responsibility to fulfill his wife’s vow. A rash vow can thus negatively affect the economic or marital status of the new couple. So the law grants to a new husband the authority to annul his wife’s/fiancée’s rash vows at the beginning of their marriage (Num. 30:6–8). But this is the exception to the rule ...

1670. Fighting Wars and Keeping a Promise: David Establishes an Ideal of Kingship

2 Sam 8:1–10:19

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... ’s sling and the protection of his God. Application: Challenge listeners to consider if God might be calling them to explore this idea by fasting in the upcoming week. Regardless of the provision from which they temporarily abstain (food, technology, affections, entertainment, spending, etc.), the effect of fasting is the same: it is a chance to cease relying on self-provision and worldly supplies and focus on finding satisfaction in God’s strength shown in weakness. You may even suggest that those ...

1671. The Lord Thwarts a Curse

2 Sam 16:1-14

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... of the Gospel” is for the pastor to “repent and submit.” Pastors who will not may have to be isolated so that outsiders see that the church is serious about holiness. Tragically, repentance is not guaranteed, and this, of course, affects restoration.5 Literature: The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This well-known novel (1850) is about the consequences of an adulterous relationship between Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale, the preacher in the community. Yet only Hester is convicted of the ...

1672. David Brings a Plague upon Israel

2 Samuel 24:1-25

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... and receive forgiveness immediately, but the other person will still hit the pavement, there will still be a murder trial, and the offender will still face imprisonment or even the death penalty. Explore the ways in which this process will be affected and improved by repentance, and those ways in which God may choose to work through the natural consequences. Testimony: This topic will strike very tender and wounded places in many hearts. Consider inviting someone to share a live, personal testimony about ...

1673. Saul Dilutes a Victory

1 Sam 14:24-52

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... Achan’s sin on Israel (Josh. 7:25; cf. 6:18). Jephthah also uses it in accusing his daughter of bringing trouble upon him when she greets him after his victory (Judg. 11:35). Both Jephthah and Saul make rash formal statements of personal obligation that affect their children.6In Jephthah’s case, he accuses his daughter of troubling him and then offers her up as a whole burnt offering in fulfillment of his vow (v. 39; cf. vv. 30–31). In Saul’s case, the situation is similar but plays out differently ...

1674. Job’s Reply to Eliphaz

Job 6:1–7:21

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Daniel J. Estes

... in the heart. But adversity can also shape and change one’s attitudes. In the prologue, Job’s initial humble response to adversity clearly substantiated Yahweh’s commendation of his blameless character. By the time we get to Job 6, however, the persistent pain is beginning to affect how Job views God, his friends, and himself. Although not all that Job says is a positive example of how we should handle pain in our lives, he does help us to think through how to respond to God and to others in times of ...

1675. Job Feels under Attack by God

Job 16:1-17:16

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Daniel J. Estes

... appeal to God to exercise justice on his behalf (cf. the lament psalms, esp. Ps. 44). Teaching the Text As Job reels under the continual blows of his adversity, he feels weaker and weaker. By Job 16, he is exhausted under the relentless attack that has affected him physically, psychologically, socially, and spiritually. It would not be surprising to the reader if Job decides at this point to give up on life and on God, but he does not. Rather, even in his great pain Job persists in looking to God for help ...

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