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2076. Concluding Exhortations

Hebrews 13:1-25

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... that apostate people and their strange teachings of salvation through the blood and the flesh of bulls and goats. These remarks would be particularly appropriate directed to a community influenced by a form of Judaism like that given expression at Qumran, where great care was taken to organize the sect as a reproduction of the camp of Israel in the wilderness. No doubt such a separation will be intensely painful for these believers, all the more because they will be marked by their former brethren with the ...

2077. The Gate to Grace, Goodness, and Glory

John 10:1-10

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... 54:17). "I am the gate," says Jesus, "whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture" (v. 9). When he says that, Jesus is reaffirming that promise God gives through Isaiah and every other promise of God's provision and protecting care. Let me tell you more about that gate. Jesus assures us in these words that no one or nothing can get to us without passing by him. The best example of this in scripture is the story of Job. In Job 1:10, Satan recognizes that God has planted a ...

2078. Which Parade Are You In?

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... not ready for the manner in which that man could change my life.” (4) May I suggest that this is where many of us are: “I was not ready for the manner in which that man could change my life.” We know we lack the love, the compassion, the humble caring that Christ embodied. We’re thankful for the grace that covers this and all our sins, but we’re not certain if we want to take our faith that far. We think to ourselves: “I am not ready for the manner in which that man could change my life.” I ...

2079. Unstoppable Love

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... who had a husband who was an atheist. He would come to worship with her occasionally to support her but he thought faith in God was just a fairy tale. Not long after she became active in the church, her husband was stricken with cancer. She loved him and cared for him as he became weaker and closer to death’s door. Before he died he received Christ as his Lord and Savior. When he was asked what convinced him to believe in Jesus, his answer was quite surprising. It was not because of a thoughtful sermon he ...

2080. The Temptation of Jesus

Matthew 4:1-11

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... of God would be supreme. It may be that the highest point (“little wing” in Gk.) reflects verse 4 of Psalm 91 (“Under his wings you will find refuge”), from which Satan is about to quote verses 11 and 12. The very setting speaks of the protective care of God. Now comes the temptation. If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. By refusing to turn stones into bread, you demonstrated your trust in God. Now let everyone know the extent of that trust. When you throw yourself down from here you won ...

2081. Divine Tenants

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... that we are God's guests. We are welcome to everything on the earth as long as we remember who it belongs to and how to care for it. We can love all of it as our own and water the flowers and plant the trees to stop erosion and enjoy the harvest ... be inviting disaster because it would mean we have forgotten who we are and where we have come from. We are God's tenant farmers. We care for the earth on behalf of someone else. We represent God's interests, being as generous with each other as God is with us. We ...

2082. Signs of the End of the Age

Mark 13:1-31

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... to in the passage and might be deceived by false teachers concerning the hope of Christ’s return. Thus, Mark’s primary purpose was not to inflame speculation about the time of the end of the world but rather to urge caution and wisdom. He cared more about the welfare of his readers than about encouraging them to try to calculate the details of God’s future plans. Mark 13:1–2, with its concern over the temple’s destruction, not only introduces the discourse but also caps the preceding section ...

2083. Warnings and Encouragements

Luke 12:1-12

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... little value in the eyes of those who would persecute and kill them, they are to know that they are precious in God’s sight. If five sparrows sold for two pennies are not forgotten by God, his disciples can know most assuredly that God cares for them. The extent of God’s care is expressed by the idea that God is aware of the number of hairs of one’s head. Such knowledge would seem trivial even to the person whose hairs have been numbered. Thus, God’s love and concern for his people extend to every ...

2084. The Parable of the Persistent Widow

Luke 18:1-8

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... form of argument a minori ad maius (“from minor to major”), in which it is argued that if a lesser case is valid (a dishonest, uncaring judge who finally sees that justice is carried out for an insignificant widow), then a greater case must be valid (a holy, caring God who will help his own people who ask him). But there is also another point of comparison as seen in vv. 7b–8a: Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. That is, whereas the unjust judge ...

2085. Christ the Wisdom and Power of God

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... after their calling. Before God chose them most of the Corinthians were nobodies. After being called by God, however, the Corinthians are instruments of God’s own power with Christ Jesus as the source of their lives. To make this argument Paul engages in a careful, deliberate play on the LXX version of Jeremiah 9:23–24. His citation of Scripture is clear in verse 31, where he quotes Jeremiah 9:24 LXX; but already in verses 26–27 mentions of the wise, the influential, and the strong echo the language ...

2086. Orderly Worship

1 Corinthians 14:26-40

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... of worship is indisputable. Nevertheless, he regulates the practice of prophecy in worship in much the same way that he regulates the practice of tongues. Two or three prophets may speak in a single assembly, and when listening to the prophecy the others should weigh carefully what is said. But who are the others? Paul may mean that the other prophets are to evaluate the words of the prophets who speak, or he may mean that the rest of the congregation should assess what the prophets bring to the worship of ...

2087. The Day of Atonement

Leviticus 16:1-34

Understanding Series

W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

... and a ram for a burnt offering. The practices described in this chapter probably developed over time, but these opening verses depict the high priest in a crucial position as mediator. He is the one who deals with the most holy things. He must take care with his own safety and because of concerns for the effectiveness of the atoning ritual. 16:6–10 The basic festal ritual centers upon purification. First comes a sin offering for the priests. Since they preside over the process, it is logical to begin with ...

2088. Rules for Priests

Leviticus 21:1--22:16

Understanding Series

W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

... the presence of God. The dead will need to bury their own dead. A similar point could lie behind Luke 14:26. 22:1–9 Chapter 22 moves from instructions focused specifically on the priests to those on offerings which the priests are to offer and the care they must take in doing so. The first sections relate to priests and holy food. The verses expand the comment in 21:22, with an eye to the concern that priests who are unclean not contact holy food. The text provides help to avoid that problem. The chapter ...

2089. The Census

Numbers 1:1-54

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... described as the tribe of Levi, but here the emphasis is on their tasks related to the tabernacle. The Levites are both tribe and professional guild. They are not part of the military presence of the people but have another responsibility—namely, care for the tabernacle. The tabernacle of the Testimony refers to the mobile sanctuary at the center of the community, the home of the ark, which contains the tablets of the law, or the testimony. The Levites are to handle completely the dismantling, movement ...

2090. The Levites

Numbers 3:1-51

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... notice comes here because of Eleazar’s Kohathite descent and to emphasize the seriousness of the task. 3:33–37 The Merarite clans numbered 6,200. Their leader was Zuriel, and they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. Their task was to care for all the framing equipment for the tabernacle. 3:38–39 The prominence of the priests is again clear as they, Moses and Aaron and his sons, are placed at the front of the tabernacle, to the east. They are gatekeepers guarding the threshold of holiness ...

2091. David Flees

2 Samuel 15:13-37

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... by David and by Ziba. Also, since David’s own son had betrayed him, it was easy to believe that one who had been treated like a son should behave likewise. With characteristic impetuosity David hands over to Ziba all the lands that he had previously cared for on behalf of Mephibosheth. 16:5–14 David’s encounter with Shimei is described in vivid terms, probably making use of an eyewitness account. As David’s group moved over the rough terrain they met up with Shimei, a relative of Saul. Shimei had ...

2092. Job Speaks

Job 3:1-26

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... midwife prepared to catch the child as it came from the birth canal (with the mother most likely in a squatting position). The lack of “knees to receive” or breasts to feed may be an oblique reference to infanticide, in which the child was not fed or cared for after birth but exposed to the elements and left to die. Job suggests that it might have been kinder in the long run to have allowed him to die, than to nurture him to endure an adulthood fraught with frightful suffering. 3:13–15 Death at birth ...

2093. Zophar

Job 11:1-20

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... . Call to Refute Job 11:2 Zophar’s attack focuses at first on the multitude of Job’s words that are unanswered. Job is a talker whose words should be discounted. In classic wisdom teaching, the sage is the one who speaks few words, choosing them carefully and using them to good effect. The hot-headed fool speaks voluminously without thinking, and he often gets into trouble as a result: “When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise” (Prov. 10:19). Similarly, “A man of ...

2094. Praise to the God of Zion as Creator and God of Agricultural Fertility

Psalm 65:1-13

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... one another. What connections are there between Yahweh’s temple and atonement, his control over mountains and seas, and his care for the land with its crops and flocks? Here we moderns, who tend to compartmentalize life, can learn from the ... is experienced both at the temple (“the good things [Hb. tûb] of your house,” v. 4) and in the land (God cares for “the land . . . . You crown the year with your bounty” [Hb. tôbâ, lit. “goodness”], v. 11). The connection between sacrificial worship ...

2095. The Helper of Those Who Cannot Help Themselves

Psalm 146:1-10

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... reʿēbîm, 107:9; note prisoners and princes are also of interest in vv. 10, 40), sets prisoners free (cf. Isa. 61:1), gives sight to the blind (Isa. 35:5; 42:7; cf. 29:18), lifts up those who are bowed down (Ps. 145:14), and cares for the fatherless and the widow (68:5, a preexilic psalm). The message is this: contrary to the popular adage, God helps those who cannot help themselves. Yahweh turns the world system upside down: in his economy, princes are devalued and the marginal in society are given value ...

2096. David and Ziba

2 Samuel 16:1-4

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

2097. Shimei Curses David

2 Samuel 16:5-14

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

2098. Jesus Sentenced to be Crucified

John 19:1-16, John 18:28-40

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... We have no king but Caesar (v. 15). In denying Jesus, they deny in the end their own Jewishness, and in a strange turn of phrase, Pilate is said to have handed him over to them [the Jews] to be crucified—a Roman method of execution! The narrator is careful to fix precisely the time and the place of all this. It is the day of Preparation of Passover Week; the hour is about noon (about the sixth hour); the place is called the Stone Pavement, also designated by the Semitic name Gabbatha (vv. 13–14). Why is ...

2099. The Death of Jesus

John 19:28-37, John 19:17-27, John 19:38-42

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... ’ mother here becomes the spiritual mother of all Christians, or even that a true disciple of Jesus becomes his spiritual brother or sister (cf. Mark 3:33–35). The point is simply that Jesus, before he died, arranged for his mother and his closest disciple to care for each other and provide for one another’s needs. If there is symbolism here, it is a symbolism akin to that of the washing of the disciples’ feet (cf. 13:14, 34). Those whom Jesus has loved must fulfill that love by becoming servants to ...

2100. The Burial of Jesus

John 19:38-42, John 19:17-27, John 19:28-37

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

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