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2251. Daniel’s Dream of Four Beasts

Daniel 7:1-14

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... IV before he was killed. Demetrius, however, was not crowned (at least, not before Antiochus IV—Demetrius did later reign as Demetrius I Soter). If the ten horns symbolize ten kings, then the biblical writer included Demetrius for reasons about which we can only guess. If so, strict historical precision apparently did not concern him. Perhaps he considered Demetrius to be the rightful king instead of Antiochus IV, so Demetrius might be king in his mind if not in history. 7:9–14 The MT sets verses 9–10 ...

2252. Daniel’s Prayer

Daniel 9:1-19

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... himself and prepare for the time of restoration, which is just around the corner. He believes he understands Jeremiah quite well and has no reason to think he needs further illumination. However, heaven will reinterpret the seventy years in a way that no one could guess from reading Jeremiah. Concerning the seventy years, historians date the first deportation to 597 B.C. rather than to 605. Even so, it might be possible to use 605 as the start date for Jeremiah 25:11–12, since it mentions the time the ...

2253. Whoever Is Not Against Us Is For Us

Mark 9:38-41

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... follower of Jesus, though not of the Twelve. There is an example of the magical use of Jesus’ name in Acts 19:11–20, but that story condemns the practice, implying that only genuine followers of Jesus can use his name effectually. It seems to be a good guess that the person mentioned in Mark is a follower of Jesus and not simply someone trying to use Jesus’ name in a magical spell, for elsewhere Mark rejects a magical view of Jesus’ power (see notes and comments on 5:25–33; 6:5–6; 7:34). Further ...

2254. Jesus At the Temple

Luke 19:45-48

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... activity in the temple. (The custom of exchanging money within the temple’s precincts had apparently been established earlier.) Opinion over the appropriateness of such a new policy would have been sharply divided. It may be (and here we are only guessing) that many priests, Levites, and temple guards were looking on sheepishly when Jesus strode boldly into the temple and began driving out the sellers and money changers. Indeed, quite possibly Jesus’ action not only did not provoke antagonism from most ...

2255. Faith and Deeds

James 2:14-26, James 2:1-13

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... is, as the term fool indicates, not primarily an intellectual error, but a moral error. Yet the strong language was normal for that day: One need only cite Jesus (Matt. 23:17; Luke 24:25) or Paul (1 Cor. 15:36; Gal. 3:1) to be able to guess accurately that Jewish teachers of all types and Greek teachers as well used similar language. The content of the appeal is almost equally strong: Do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? This suggests that it is the person’s willful ignorance that is ...

2256. Two Kinds of Wisdom

James 3:13-18, James 3:1-12

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... active area will have sweet and bitter springs. In the Lycus valley, Hierapolis had hot mineral springs, Colossae cool, sweet springs; Laodicea had to put up with lukewarm water piped in from a distance. In the Jordan valley the traveler would have to guess which of several springs seen in the distance were sweet and travel miles accordingly. See further E. F. F. Bishop, Apostles of Palestine, p. 187; or D. Y. Hadidian, “Palestinian Pictures in the Epistle of James,” p. 228. The King James Version reads ...

2257. The Lord Appears to Elijah

1 Kings 19:9-18

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

... the other hand, of Abishag the Shunammite (1 Kgs. 1:4, 15; cf. also its appearance in 8:11; 10:5); and it will later be used of Elisha’s servant (2 Kgs. 4:43; 6:15). In neither of these cases is succession in view. The authors leave us guessing, therefore, about what is going to happen. There is uncertainty about Elisha’s precise status.

2258. The Call of Elisha

1 Kings 19:19-21

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

2259. Elisha Traps Blinded Arameans

2 Kings 6:8-23

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

... 4:38 and 6:1). A new meeting place is being built—the NIV’s place . . . to live (for Hb. māqôm lāšeḇeṯ) overstates the building’s function (cf. Gen. 43:33; Ezek. 8:1)—and someone drops a borrowed iron implement (axhead is a plausible guess) in the water. Elisha has experience in manipulating waters, however (2 Kgs. 2:14), and he is able to make the iron float like the piece of wood he has thrown in beside it. It is an amazing event, though not in the least surprising to those who have read ...

2260. Shallum King of Israel

2 Kings 15:13-16

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

... and the final end of the kingdom. Before we hear of that, however, we must first catch up on events in Judah. Additional Notes 15:10 In front of the people: The “Ibleam” of the LXX MSS referred to in the NIV footnote is probably a guess, indicating that the syntactical difficulty in the Hb. was already felt by the translators. The general sense is clear enough: the assassination was in public. 15:13 One month: It is noteworthy that Shallum receives no evaluation from the authors of Kings (“he did evil ...

2261. Menahem King of Israel

2 Kings 15:17-22

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

2262. Pekahiah King of Israel

2 Kings 15:23-26

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

2263. Pekah King of Israel

2 Kings 15:27-31

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

2264. Josiah Renews the Covenant

2 Kings 23:1-30

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

... Language for Yahweh,” JBL 109 (1990), pp. 29–39. We are no doubt meant to regard the roof-altars in v. 12 as associated with such a cult, the roof being a particularly appropriate place to worship heavenly bodies. It is tempting, although it is only a guess, to link the “upper room of Ahaz” here with the “stairway of Ahaz” in 20:11. 23:13 The Hill of Corruption: It seems likely that this is a deliberate corruption of the name of this hill, analogous to the kind of corruption we find elsewhere in ...

2265. Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah

Isaiah 3:1--4:1

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... own livelihood (cf. the earlier reference to the men’s inability to provide food and clothing in v. 7), they have no place in society unless they are attached to a man (4:1). Additional Notes 3:9 Look (hakkarah) occurs only here. What the look signifies is unclear; RSV guesses “partiality,” but brazenness fits the context. 3:16 Flirting is an interpretation; the word simply means “looking about.”

2266. Thank God We're Free at Last

Romans 6:12-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... , I suppose. However, I understand that, in England, they’ve decided to try to protect smart phone addicts from themselves. They’ve begun establishing so-called “Safe Text” streets in London. One feature of these “Safe Text” streets is padded lampposts. You want to guess why the lampposts are padded? That’s right, to keep people from running into them while they are texting their friends. (4) I may seem to be making light of a serious situation. I don’t mean to be. It’s important to ...

2267. The Power to Forgive

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... policeman that he was a good driver and told why this particular day he had to be in a hurry. The officer didn’t buy his argument. “Tell it to the judge,” he said. When softball season rolled around, the umpire was umpiring his first game. Guess who was the first batter to the plate? It was the same police officer who ticketed the umpire for speeding. They recognized each other. It was awkward for the officer. “So, how did the thing with the ticket go?” the officer asked as he prepared to swing ...

2268. Broken Promises

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... that promise, but there were others who were so eager during the wake to offer help but never called or visited. (2) Does that sound possible--that somebody could make a promise like that and not keep it? Does that cause anyone just a twinge of guilt? My guess it does. It is so easy to glibly say, “Oh, yes, I’ll pray for you,” and never pray. Or to say, “I’ll be by to check on you,” and never go by. “The road paved with good intentions . . .” “Sure, Pop, I’ll go . . .” “We live in ...

2269. Getting It Right in the Coming Year

Galatians 4:4-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... man. Hesitantly, Miller replied, “Well, your face seems familiar.” The man declared, “Why, Art, I’m your old buddy Sam! We went to high school together! We went out on double-dates!” Miller still couldn’t place him. Sam continued, “I guess you can see I’ve done alright--department stores. What do you do, Art?” The author replied, “Well, I write.” “Whaddya write?” the man asked. “Plays, mostly,” came the reply. “Would I know any?” the man pressed. Miller responded, “Well ...

2270. The Three Kings

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... , lay more eggs with 25% less cholesterol, and are less aggressive in natural or full spectrum light (vs. fluorescent or incandescent light). School children are calmer and less hyperactive with full spectrum light (vs. fluorescent or incandescent light). I guess this means we need skylights in our schools. Here’s one I thought was interesting: Baseball players who switched from wearing pink tinted sunglasses to medium gray tinted sunglasses became less irritable, more relaxed and confident, and performed ...

2271. Spiritually Prepared

Mark 1:4-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... in order to take up with another woman. When White confronted the man, he replied, “Right now, I’m happy, Pastor, and I don’t want to give this up. I know it’s wrong, but I don’t care. If that means I’ll burn in hell, then I guess I’ll burn in hell.” Even many years later, White reports that those words still send a chill down his spine. He was looking at a man who professed to be a Christian who had knowingly chosen sin over God’s way. And this man felt no regret. God only ...

2272. John Mellencamp and the Danger of Procrastination

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... of February 1876, Bell’s 29th birthday. And it was a good thing he did, because just a few hours later, another scientist by the name of Elisha Gray went to the patent office to get a patent on a machine he’d been working on for many years--you guessed it, the telephone. (1) Wouldn’t you agree that some things are so important that you need to act on them NOW? A heavy rain had been falling as a man drove down a lonely road. As he rounded a curve, he saw an old farmer surveying the ruins of ...

2273. The Ultimate Mountaintop Experience

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... from the church took the church van to the youth correctional center to visit young people in prison. “We started this a long time ago.” The newcomer asked, “Why do you do it?” Thoughtfully the man answered, “Because Christians are supposed to do that kind of thing. I guess that’s why I’m here.” The old guy may not have understood a sermon in the last 25 years, but it wasn’t the voice of the pastor he was listening to. It was the voice of Christ telling him to serve a group of young men ...

2274. Before You Start Ripping Your Clothing

Joel 2:12-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... , indeed, when Jack died there was a provision in his will that Mary was to receive one perfect red rose daily as long as she lived. True love is a beautiful thing. Of course, the most beautiful love of all is the love God has for you and me. I guess that this is the reason you have chosen to be here on this night for this service, and I am so glad you have. For many of us this service is one of the most important occasions in the church year. It helps us prepare our hearts for the season ...

2275. About Donkeys and True Greatness

Mark 11:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... . If you are displeased, I will go back.” The angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but speak only what I tell you.” And that is what Balaam did. I don’t know what to make of some of the stories of the Old Testament. I guess this one proves to us that even a prophet can be dumber than a donkey--especially if that prophet is disobeying God. I’ve done a little research on donkeys. Did you know that more people are killed by donkeys each year than are killed in plane crashes? I don ...

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