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2201. Prayer and Praise

Micah 7:14-20

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... a statement which reminds us of Psalm 103:9–13. God may visit the sins of the fathers upon the third and the fourth generation, but God’s steadfast, covenant love endures for thousands of generations (cf. Exod. 20:5–6). And so God will have compassion (rāḥam) upon Israel, a word used to denote the tender, unconditional love of a mother for the child of her womb (reḥem). This passage does not concern Israel alone, however. The NIV and most commentators emend the possessive pronoun in verse 19c to ...

2202. The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh

Nahum 1:1-15

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John Goldingay

... to Yahweh’s self-revelation, in Numbers 14:17–19, which Moses introduces with the wish that Yahweh may show great power (NIV has “may the Lord’s strength be displayed”). Nahum then jumps over the references to Yahweh’s compassion, grace, love, faithfulness, and forgiveness in Exodus and Numbers, and goes straight on to the declaration that Yahweh “will not leave the guilty unpunished”; more literally, Yahweh “certainly does not acquit.” Exodus and Numbers leave in tension the “positive ...

2203. Warnings and Exhortations for Jerusalem and Judah

Zephaniah 2:4-7, Zephaniah 2:8-11, Zephaniah 2:12, Zephaniah 2:13-15

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John Goldingay

... s neighbor to the southeast which is often the subject of such prophecies, and only in connection with Moab and Ammon is there any suggestion that calamity comes to these peoples because of enmity towards Judah. The aim is simply to cover all four points of the compass. At the center, in verse 11, is a declaration about the nations as a whole, as is the case in Isaiah 13–23; the nations will become worshipers of Yahweh. Then Zephaniah moves again to the implications for Judah (3:1–5), as happens in Amos ...

2204. The Man Among Myrtle Trees

Zechariah 1:7-17

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Pamela J. Scalise

... God’s people to have hope for their future relationship. “I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion.” The Lord now expresses passionate attachment to Israel in the form of jealousy for the defeated, demolished, and diminished city and temple. Compassion for beloved Zion had turned God’s wrath against the nations that had conquered her and continued to oppress her people. This is the first principle for interpreting the Babylonian judgment: God hears and answers the prayers of sufferers, even ones ...

2205. The Woman in a Basket

Zechariah 5:5-11

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Pamela J. Scalise

... -fifth century, the people of Yehud complained of the burden of taxation. Taxes were collected in kind, both grain and wine (Neh. 5:4), from which the governor took his due before sending the collection on to the king. Nehemiah, out of love for God and compassion for the Jews, reduced taxes by not collecting the portion to which he was entitled (Neh. 5:14–19). In the sixth century, the Persian kings allowed some of the region’s grain tribute to be assigned to the builders of the temple in Jerusalem. The ...

2206. A Crown for Joshua

Zechariah 6:9-15

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Pamela J. Scalise

... that is consistent with the message of the book: “This will happen if you diligently obey the LORD your God.” God’s will as communicated through prophets is always concerned with obedience to the enduring requirements of righteousness, justice, holiness, and compassion. For generation after generation of audiences for the Zechariah book, obedience to torah has been the way to prepare for the Branch and for the building. People who walk in their evil ways away from God will not come from far or ...

2207. The Lord Promises to Bless Jerusalem

Zechariah 8:1-23

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Pamela J. Scalise

... charges against another, and to bribe false witnesses. Jezebel brought such a plot to fruition against Naboth (1 Kgs. 21:1–16). Planning to harm another in any way was false to the relationship that should have been characterized by mercy and compassion. People who love to swear falsely also violate their relationships within the community and with God. Lying accusers and witnesses in court harmed others when they swore that their false testimony was true. Contracts with other people and vows made to God ...

2208. A Widow at the End of Her Rope

1 Kings 17:7-24

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King Duncan

... might have been a minor surgery, if caught in time, becomes life-threatening. Anybody who does not hurt for the plight of poor people in our society, and the battles they face, is certainly not a friend of Jesus. Jesus was full of compassion for such people. During years of interviewing children for his TV program House Party, the late Art Linkletter occasionally interviewed an underprivileged child. Mr. Linkletter himself grew up in a poor family. He writes in his book Kids Say the Darnest Things! that ...

2209. Jesus’ Love and the World’s Hatred

John 15:1-17

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J. Ramsey Michaels

... minded, Christians have called evangelism (cf. 12:24: a single grain of wheat “dies” in order to produce “many seeds,” lit., “much fruit”). The evangelization of the world in this Gospel does not arise out of the disciples’ conscious love or compassion for the world itself, or the masses of people in it, but out of their “in-house,” familial love for each other. “If you have love for one another,” Jesus is still saying, “then everyone will know that you are my disciples ...

2210. Love One Another

1 John 3:11-24

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Thomas F. Johnson

... former brothers and sisters) who are in need (lit., “having need”). What is missing is the element of pity (lit., “closes his innards [heart] from him”). Not only do they not help the needy brother or sister, but they deliberately “shut off a feeling of compassion that the needy would instinctively arouse” (Brown, Epistles, p. 450). The three previous clauses in v. 17 all lead to the question: how can the love of God be in him? Does the author mean love for God, love from God, or God’s kind of ...

2211. Joy at Believers’ Walking in the Truth

3 John 1:1-14

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Thomas F. Johnson

... ; 3 John 5, 10) and certainly for them goes back to Jesus’ post-resurrection reference to his disciples as his “brothers” (John 20:17; cf. John 21:23). The Elder also continues to call his readers my children, those for whom he feels a fatherly compassion and responsibility. He uses two different Greek words interchangeably (a common Johannine technique of stylistic variation, cf. John 21:15–17) for them as his children (teknon or teknion, in 1 John 2:1, 12, 28; 3:7, 18; 5:21; 3 John 4; and paidion ...

2212. Abram and Lot Separate

Genesis 13:1-18

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John E. Hartley

... —the deep rift Arabah, which included the majestic Dead Sea. Abram suggested to Lot that they part ways as he offered him the choice of whatever region he wanted for his herds. Abram promised to move in the other direction. Abram displayed compassion, confidence, and insight as he placed his nephew’s wishes above his own position and ambition. His leadership on this occasion strongly contrasts with his timidity before Pharaoh. Looking out, Lot was greatly impressed by the rich Jordan Valley, being so ...

2213. Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed

Genesis 19:30-38, Genesis 19:1-29

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John E. Hartley

... the citizens of Sodom. The messengers’ hesitation in accepting Lot’s invitation provided another opportunity for any citizen to offer hospitality. But none did so. This lack of hospitality was a definitive symptom of the city’s perverted values. Lot’s compassion stood in marked contrast to the callous attitude of Sodom’s citizens. 19:3 Lot pressed the strangers to come to his house. This indicates how apprehensive he was about their safety should they spend the night in the square. The messengers ...

2214. Isaac and Rebekah

Genesis 24:1-67

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John E. Hartley

... is Rebekah. She is a generous, energetic woman whose beauty is complemented by a gracious, hospitable manner. With self-confidence she makes important decisions quickly and then acts on them with resolve. She treats Abraham’s servant, a stranger, with compassion, warmth, and discernment. Isaac, the third character, is almost invisible. Usually he is referred to as the son of his mother. This anonymity is in keeping with his role in other narratives. The titles used here are suggestive. Abraham’s ...

2215. Jacob’s Dream at Bethel

Genesis 28:10-22

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John E. Hartley

... the long journey ahead to Haran, and a deep sense of loneliness for his mother. God, being aware of Jacob’s troubled thoughts and his feelings of vulnerability, knew that this was not the time to condemn Jacob for his acts of trickery. Out of compassion God appeared in order to strengthen Jacob, the bearer of the promises, for the hard years ahead. He wanted to assure Jacob that the God of his fathers was directing his way in order that the blessings entrusted to his forefathers would be fulfilled through ...

2216. Do Not Forget the Lord

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

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Christopher J. H. Wright

... praises hard work and the achievements that flow from it (Prov., passim). But the rest of the law (as we shall see in later sections) undercuts any idea that “what’s mine is mine because I produced it,” by subjecting it to the demands of compassion and the common welfare. “I made it so I own it” is never the bottom line of biblical economics. Verse 18 sticks a very simple but fundamental pin in verse 17’s balloon of complacency and pride. “You say your own power and strength produced this ...

2217. Worshipping Other Gods

Deuteronomy 13:1-18

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Christopher J. H. Wright

... God commanded you to follow. The expression, “the way of the Lord” usually has a strongly ethical meaning (cf. 10:12ff.). It implies a whole orientation of personal and social life toward the values, priorities, and will of God, including commitment to justice and compassion, to integrity and purity. The way of Yahweh meant all these things for Israel, so to go after other gods was to go a different way, to adopt different social, economic, political, and personal values. To turn from the true God is to ...

2218. Cities of Refuge (II)

Deuteronomy 19:1-14

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Christopher J. H. Wright

... An Eye for An Eye by its American publishers, instead of its original British title, Living as the People of God!). Yet it is abundantly clear to any reader of Deut. alone that such a view is a misunderstanding that totally ignores the ethos of compassion, generosity, concern for the weak, and restraint of the powerful that pervades the book. The sequence, with minor variations, occurs in just three places: Exod. 21:23–25; Lev. 24:17–20; and here. In the first two it is clearly a matter of punishment ...

2219. Exclusion From the Assembly

Deuteronomy 23:1-8

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Christopher J. H. Wright

... grain in a difficult season or (in Leviticus) those who had fallen into severe poverty over a longer term. Such is the evil of human nature, that desperate human need is commonly an opportunity for unscrupulous exploitation. True to OT ideals of justice and compassion, the ban on interest in Deuteronomy, Exodus, and Leviticus is primarily concerned to stop the hardhearted from making a profit out of hard times. This may, as some think, be the reason why the ban did not apply to foreigners. The foreigners in ...

2220. The Altar on Mount Ebal

Deuteronomy 27:1-8

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Christopher J. H. Wright

... properly honored will society be just and compassionate. Modern western society, reaping the fruit of two centuries of systematically excluding the living God from all practical public relevance, is now plagued by the loss of family stability, respect for property, social compassion, sexual integrity, and the sanctity of life. Those who will not love God soon find it irksome (or uneconomical) to love their neighbors. Additional Notes 27:1 All these commands: Again, the NIV has turned a Hb. singular into the ...

2221. Adonijah Sets Himself Up as King

1 Kings 1:1-27

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Iain W. Provan

... , 25). Each adds to this description personal comment that relates only to her/himself and not to the other. Bathsheba expresses concern (vv. 17, 21) for her son’s rights and safety (as well as her own). She plays on David’s sense of honor and compassion. Nathan simply objects to being kept in the dark and excluded (vv. 26–27). He invites David to share in his sense of anger at being marginalized and ignored by the conspirators. In this way the pair hope to avoid the impression of collusion, while at ...

2222. Amaziah King of Judah

2 Kings 14:1-22

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Iain W. Provan

... cf. 1 Kgs. 8:65). This is not because he is a good king (v. 24). It is, rather, because in this period immediately after Elisha’s death there is still deliverance to be found, in spite of idolatry. The promise to Jehu stands (2 Kgs. 10:30); the compassion of God is still active (13:23). When God sees, therefore, how bitterly everyone is suffering (v. 26; on slave or free see the additional note on 1 Kgs. 14:10), a prophet like Elisha is sent to announce deliverance and salvation (Hb. yšʿ; v. 27; cf. the ...

2223. Distress and Help

Isaiah 33:1-24

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John Goldingay

... that this thunder (the same word, hamon) of Yahweh’s voice will terrify Assyria, as Yahweh promised (30:30–31). Now Judah’s foes flee as once its own leaders did (22:3). Isaiah had promised that Yahweh would rise up to show the people compassion (30:18). They acknowledge that this is happening. Yahweh had promised there would be a scattering, driving storm (30:30). They see nations scatter. Judah had been warned about plundering (e.g., 8:1–4) and about its fruit harvest (32:10). Now the nations ...

2224. The Glory of Zion

Isaiah 60:1-22

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John Goldingay

... available to return with Ezra in the mid-fifth century (still leaving many others behind) indicates how it stands yet unfulfilled even with regard to Babylon. (b) The disruption between the city and Yahweh is over. Wrath and attack have given way to favor and compassion (v. 10). (c) The direction of servitude is reversed. Instead of serving the nations, the city is served by them. Instead of the city depending for its life on them, the life and death of the nations depend on their attitude to Jerusalem (v ...

2225. An Unholy History

Ezekiel 20:1-29, Ezekiel 20:30-49

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Steven Tuell

... s sake, “But for the sake of my name I did what would keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations they lived among” (v. 9). That God delivers Israel for the sake of God’s own honor, rather than out of love or compassion for the people, may well be disturbing to a modern reader. However, by keeping God’s action entirely on the level of God’s own character and sovereignty, Ezekiel powerfully affirms God’s grace. God needs nothing Israel has to offer and certainly does not choose Israel ...

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