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
Showing 1676 to 1700 of 1959 results
1676. Final Greetings
1 Corinthians 16:19-24
Understanding Series
Marion L. Soards
... Ephesian congregation. The reader of Paul’s letters will once again hear of this couple in Paul’s letter to Rome (Rom. 16:3), where Paul sends greetings to them, not from them. 16:20 Paul offers a general greeting (All the brothers here, a manner of reference that would have included both the men and women in the Ephesian church), and then he mentions an enigmatic form of greeting, a holy kiss. Though many have guessed what this “holy kiss” was, no one really knows. Nevertheless, the suggestion that ...
Understanding Series
Robert W. Wall
... earth will mourn because of him, since then they will recognize that those who pierced him did so against the redemptive intentions of God for them. John has conjoined two OT texts (Dan. 7:13; Zech. 12:10) to interpret Christian hope in a manner similar to Matthew 24:30: the dramatic return of the Son of Man vindicates Christian faith before a cosmic courtroom. John does not say whether the lament, which issues forth from those who have rejected Christian faith, then results in repentance and a universal ...
1678. The Seventh Trumpet
Revelation 11:15-19
Understanding Series
Robert W. Wall
... In fact, the notion that the first and second temples were built according to a heavenly pattern was common to Judaism’s Second Temple period, especially among hellenistic rabbis. John is no doubt familiar with this teaching and draws upon it in a manner similar to the author of Hebrews (cf. Heb. 8:1–10:18) to interpret his vision of a “third” temple. The foundational philosophical assumption of rabbinical teaching in this regard is that the heavenly realm asserts what is ultimately true and real (i ...
1679. The Woman and the Dragon
Revelation 12:1--13:1a
Understanding Series
Robert W. Wall
... Jesus into the flashback as a male child in agreement with the messianic expectations of OT prophecy. As Messiah, he is born to rule all the nations with an iron scepter (cf. Ps. 2:9). His authority, however, is not exercised in a tyrannical manner; here, rule (poimainein) means to shepherd the flock of God, even though firmly by an iron staff. Some scholars find difficulty with John’s rehearsal of the Christ event since it seems to contend that Jesus ascends into heaven immediately after his birth. John ...
Understanding Series
Robert W. Wall
... completed. John emphasizes that this third sign constitutes the last disclosure of God’s wrath and, in our view, brings to conclusion the “third woe” mentioned earlier in Revelation (cf. 11:14). Since God has responded to evil in a consistent manner throughout salvation’s history, the reader of Revelation assumes that the eschatological revelation of divine wrath will be similar to God’s past response to Egypt’s oppression of Israel, to Rome’s oppression of the earliest church, and to every ...
1681. The Fall of Babylon
Revelation 18:1-24
Understanding Series
Robert W. Wall
... materialism seem “more real, more immediate to the reader” (Collins, Crisis & Catharsis, p. 119). In this sense, the whole dirge makes a more descriptive and less poetic statement and forces the readers to deal with their situation in a more realistic manner. The optimism of nationalism (kings), of middle class affluence (merchants), and of secular humanism (mariners), wherever it exists, is exposed as lies and fictions. Human efforts to build a great world or a lasting peace will only self-destruct. 18 ...
1682. Jesus Is Coming
Revelation 22:7-21
Understanding Series
Robert W. Wall
... other epistolary benedictions we find within the NT, they comprise a collection of various traditional exhortations and literary conventions, rather loosely assembled, which together intend to summarize and focus the entire composition in a profoundly pastoral manner. Hardly pointless theologically, this material provides Revelation’s reader with an overarching perspective on the book’s importance for Christian discipleship; it is like an epilogue that rounds out the composition and makes it whole and ...
Understanding Series
W. H. Bellinger, Jr.
... thanksgiving [Lev. 7:12].) In a wave offering Aaron and his sons then raise the mixture and move it back and forth in a waving motion before the tabernacle. The wave offering is burned on the altar on top of the burnt offering in the manner of other sacrifices. The fat is God’s portion of the offering, as with the fellowship offerings in Leviticus 3. Because the priests are making these offerings on their own behalf and would not receive these customary priests’ shares, the bread and thigh are burned ...
Understanding Series
W. H. Bellinger, Jr.
... ones. Further washings are indicated. The man who released the scapegoat washes his clothes and bathes. His contact with the sin-bearing animal necessitates washing; then he may return to the camp. The remains of the sacrifices are disposed of in the proper manner, that is, burned outside the camp. Those instructions are in chapter 4 and concern offerings in which blood enters the Tent of Meeting. The priests were not to eat the other parts of the sin offering because they were offered for the priests ...
Understanding Series
W.H. Bellinger, Jr.
... . Sons and unclean animals are to be redeemed as suggested in 3:46–51. The redemption takes place at the age of one month. The priests are to treat the firstborn of an ox, a sheep or a goat somewhat differently and sacrifice them in a manner similar to a fellowship offering. The meat then comes to the priests. These portions are guaranteed to the priests as an everlasting covenant of salt. Salt was a preservative, and so this pledge is eternal. The rationale for this provision for the priests is in verse ...
Understanding Series
Mary J. Evans
... himself. However, Saul’s response indicates that he has understood Samuel to be assigning him a significant task within Israel. His response may reflect a genuine humility and lack of self-confidence, but it may also be a normal part of Eastern good manners requiring self-effacement. The double mention of his tribe (v. 21) may have confirmed to Samuel that this was the Benjamite of whom God had spoken. The significance of Samuel’s words was confirmed to Saul by his being given the pride of place ...
Understanding Series
Mary J. Evans
... roof. Most such courtyards are private, and although we cannot be sure of the customs of the time, it would not be unusual today for women in parallel circumstances to bathe outdoors in secluded courtyards. It is unlikely that she was bathing in the seductive manner assumed in some paintings. She may not even have been naked. The point of the bathing was to cleanse herself after the ritual impurity of her monthly period, making it clear that she was not pregnant. It is ironic that this attempt to fulfill ...
Understanding Series
Gerald H. Wilson
... . On the one hand, he wishes to know why he has become God’s target. Knowing no sin within himself that could explain his suffering, Job can only conclude that he has become a burden to God, who has now determined to remove him from existence in the harshest manner possible. On the other hand, Job wonders why God is unwilling to forgive any sins of which Job may be unaware. Job does not admit any guilt, but he directs the question at the character of God himself. If God is a God of grace, where is that ...
1689. Zophar
Job 11:1-20
Understanding Series
Gerald H. Wilson
... 8, 12). Freed from the visible consequences of his suffering, Job would be able to stand firm and without fear. The Hebrew for “stand firm” comes from yatsaq, pouring out an image made from molten metal. That which has been poured out (mutsaq) in this manner solidifies as it cools into a rigid product that can stand on its own. Further, Zophar says, you will surely forget your trouble. Job’s current struggles under the distress of constant pain and suffering will be no more worthy of memory, suggests ...
Understanding Series
Gerald H. Wilson
... experienced the worst that God can offer, and since death seems like a release from his suffering, this threat has little motivating force for him. 15:12–13 Job has been carried . . . away by his heart to react to God in a rash and angry manner. We must remember that the “heart” is not simply the seat of emotions here, but the center of moral reflection and decision-making (see the discussion on 11:13–14 in §38). The implication is that Job’s deep reflection on his experience and circumstances ...
Understanding Series
Gerald H. Wilson
... is intended as a merismus, indicating “everyone.” The Heb. terms are ʾakharonim, “those behind (him)” and qadmonim, “those in front (of him).” The directions “east” and “west” are derived from the positional orientation common in the ancient Near East. One fixed positions by facing the rising sun (east). In this manner, what was “before” (qedem) is east, what is “behind” (ʾakharon) is west, the “right hand” (yamin) is south, while the “left hand” (semoʾl) is north.
Understanding Series
Gerald H. Wilson
... steps”). Similarly, he claims to have followed the path blazed by God without turning aside. Making God the model for his own steps assures Job that his life path is without offense to God. I have not departed. Job now speaks more directly of the manner in which he has kept to the path set by God. Here he describes following the divinely marked path as keeping God’s commands. While God’s “commands” (Heb. mitswah) might refer to the divine expectations laid out in the Torah, they are most likely ...
1693. Salt and Light
Matthew 5:13-16
Understanding Series
Robert H. Mounce
... in Matthew’s sermon (which totals 107 verses) are not found in Luke’s record of the event (Luke 6:20–49) but are scattered throughout Luke in other contexts. It is far more likely that Matthew arranged the material in a topical and orderly manner within his sermon than that Luke scattered the material and then provided new historical contexts. Furthermore, forty-seven of Matthew’s verses have no parallel at all in Luke. It is often suggested that in Matthew’s five blocks of teaching we have an ...
Understanding Series
Robert H. Mounce
... in Matthew’s sermon (which totals 107 verses) are not found in Luke’s record of the event (Luke 6:20–49) but are scattered throughout Luke in other contexts. It is far more likely that Matthew arranged the material in a topical and orderly manner within his sermon than that Luke scattered the material and then provided new historical contexts. Furthermore, forty-seven of Matthew’s verses have no parallel at all in Luke. It is often suggested that in Matthew’s five blocks of teaching we have an ...
1695. Murder
Matthew 5:21-26
Understanding Series
Robert H. Mounce
... in Matthew’s sermon (which totals 107 verses) are not found in Luke’s record of the event (Luke 6:20–49) but are scattered throughout Luke in other contexts. It is far more likely that Matthew arranged the material in a topical and orderly manner within his sermon than that Luke scattered the material and then provided new historical contexts. Furthermore, forty-seven of Matthew’s verses have no parallel at all in Luke. It is often suggested that in Matthew’s five blocks of teaching we have an ...
1696. Adultery
Matthew 5:27-30
Understanding Series
Robert H. Mounce
... in Matthew’s sermon (which totals 107 verses) are not found in Luke’s record of the event (Luke 6:20–49) but are scattered throughout Luke in other contexts. It is far more likely that Matthew arranged the material in a topical and orderly manner within his sermon than that Luke scattered the material and then provided new historical contexts. Furthermore, forty-seven of Matthew’s verses have no parallel at all in Luke. It is often suggested that in Matthew’s five blocks of teaching we have an ...
1697. Divorce
Matthew 5:31-32
Understanding Series
Robert H. Mounce
... in Matthew’s sermon (which totals 107 verses) are not found in Luke’s record of the event (Luke 6:20–49) but are scattered throughout Luke in other contexts. It is far more likely that Matthew arranged the material in a topical and orderly manner within his sermon than that Luke scattered the material and then provided new historical contexts. Furthermore, forty-seven of Matthew’s verses have no parallel at all in Luke. It is often suggested that in Matthew’s five blocks of teaching we have an ...
1698. Oaths
Matthew 5:33-37
Understanding Series
Robert H. Mounce
... in Matthew’s sermon (which totals 107 verses) are not found in Luke’s record of the event (Luke 6:20–49) but are scattered throughout Luke in other contexts. It is far more likely that Matthew arranged the material in a topical and orderly manner within his sermon than that Luke scattered the material and then provided new historical contexts. Furthermore, forty-seven of Matthew’s verses have no parallel at all in Luke. It is often suggested that in Matthew’s five blocks of teaching we have an ...
Understanding Series
Robert H. Mounce
... in Matthew’s sermon (which totals 107 verses) are not found in Luke’s record of the event (Luke 6:20–49) but are scattered throughout Luke in other contexts. It is far more likely that Matthew arranged the material in a topical and orderly manner within his sermon than that Luke scattered the material and then provided new historical contexts. Furthermore, forty-seven of Matthew’s verses have no parallel at all in Luke. It is often suggested that in Matthew’s five blocks of teaching we have an ...
1700. Love for Enemies
Matthew 5:43-48
Understanding Series
Robert H. Mounce
... in Matthew’s sermon (which totals 107 verses) are not found in Luke’s record of the event (Luke 6:20–49) but are scattered throughout Luke in other contexts. It is far more likely that Matthew arranged the material in a topical and orderly manner within his sermon than that Luke scattered the material and then provided new historical contexts. Furthermore, forty-seven of Matthew’s verses have no parallel at all in Luke. It is often suggested that in Matthew’s five blocks of teaching we have an ...
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