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2301. The Parable of the Tenants

Luke 20:9-19

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... “Builders,” rejected the very one who would become the capstone for God’s work to come (see note below). Luke adds a unique saying (v. 18) that adds further interpretation to the stone of v. 17. This stone will become a stumbling block, that is, belief in the rejected and crucified Jesus as Messiah will not be easy. The gospel proclamation will cause offense. The stone will also fall in judgment upon those who reject the gospel. This is the significance of the second part of the saying. In v. 19 Luke ...

2302. The Resurrection and Marriage

Luke 20:27-40

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Craig A. Evans

20:27–40 The third question put to Jesus concerns the teaching of the resurrection. The Sadducees (see note below), who do not believe in the resurrection, ask Jesus a rather ridiculous question, one designed to show the incompatability of the law of Moses and belief in the resurrection. The Sadducees allude to Deut. 25:5 and Gen. 38:8, where the laws of what would eventually be called “levirate marriage” are laid down. If a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry ...

2303. The Priests' Share

Leviticus 7:28-38

Understanding Series

W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

... . That act was no less sincere for being standardized. As in all cultures and times, the worshiper followed conventions in relationships, including the divine-human relationship. The context of these rituals in worship implies people’s profound beliefs. The actions would have been accompanied by words, quite probably from the Psalms. Those words would articulate the significance of rituals. The theological backgrounds of the Manual of Sacrifice are both covenantal and Priestly. Creator and liberator ...

2304. Saul Pursues David

1 Samuel 23:7-29

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Mary J. Evans

... example of this is the overturning of the judgment on Nineveh when, as a result of Jonah’s prophecy, the city repented (Jonah 3:10). 23:17 Jonathan’s statement that Saul will not lay a hand on David reflects not a naïve, ongoing belief in the basic goodness of Saul’s nature but rather a conviction that God will not permit Saul to carry out his intentions. The repeated stress on Jonathan’s endorsement of David’s future kingship probably reflects the authors’ intention to convince any doubters of ...

2305. Saul and the Witch of Endor

1 Samuel 28:1-25

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Mary J. Evans

... explains her horrified reaction. However, Saul believed Samuel had appeared to him. 28:15–16 Samuel’s complaint that he has been disturbed ties in with what we know of the early understanding of the fate of the dead. There was no real belief in ongoing life, but because nonexistence was incomprehensible they were seen as inhabiting the underworld, Sheol, in a kind of shadowy nonlife comparable to sleep. Saul’s statement that God has turned away from him is repeated by Samuel, indicating that Saul’s ...

2306. The Glory of the New Covenant

2 Corinthians 3:7-17; 4:1-6

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James M. Scott

... , and the History of Israel, pp. 338–47. Josephus (Ag. Ap. 2.168–169) proudly contrasts the openness of Moses to the masses with the great Greek philosophers Phythagoras, Anaxagoras, Plato, and the Stoics, who did not venture to disclose their true beliefs to the masses. On the interpretation of to telos here, see esp. Hafemann, Paul, Moses, and the History of Israel, pp. 347–62 (here p. 359). The exegetical options on this complex text are too numerous to list here; cf. Thrall, Second Corinthians ...

2307. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:1-6, James 4:13-17, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20

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Peter H. Davids

... end of every plan. Rather, it is to plan with God. Each plan is evaluated by his standards and goals; each plan is laid before God in prayer with adequate time spent in listening for God’s ideas. In such a case the “if God wills” is a prayerful belief that God does will, not a pious hope God won’t interfere. Plans made with careful prayer and aimed at God’s goals need not be insecure. 4:16 These people, however, are far from prayerful planning: As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is ...

2308. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:7-12, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

2309. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:13-20, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

2310. Praise to God for a Living Hope

1 Peter 1:1-12

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... occurs in 1:6, 8. Preached the gospel … by the Holy Spirit: The early church trusted the Spirit to inspire and to authenticate the preaching of the gospel (Acts 1:8; 5:32; 1 Cor. 2:4; 1 Thess. 1:5; Heb. 2:4). Even angels: Contrary to popular belief, the Bible suggests that angels are neither all-knowing (Mark 13:32; Eph. 3:10) nor altogether superior to believers (1 Cor. 6:3; Heb. 1:14; 2:16). Long: Epithymein is used of intense desire, for good or ill. The present tense implies that even now the angels ...

2311. Be Holy

1 Peter 1:13-2:3

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Norman Hillyer

... him from the dead and giving him glory. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is referred to thirty times in the NT as God’s decisive work, frequently in Peter’s speeches in Acts. The event of the resurrection is fundamental to the whole of Christian belief and life. Additional Notes 1:17 You call on (epikaleisthe): The verb originally meant “to name” (Acts 10:18), but it usually has the sense of “to appeal to supreme authority” (Acts 7:59; 25:11). Peter is apparently alluding to the use of the ...

2312. Suffering for Doing Good

1 Peter 3:8-22

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Norman Hillyer

... in 1:17). In Christ, frequent in Paul’s writings, occurs in 1 Peter here and in 5:10, 14. Christ’s Saving Work 3:18a No person was less deserving of suffering than Jesus Christ, who went about doing so much good (Acts 2:22; 10:38). Even the belief popular in that day, and not unknown in modern times, that suffering must be due to sin (John 9:2), did not apply to him, for his sharpest adversaries could pin nothing on him on that score (John 8:46). In the end, it was a trumped-up charge by ...

2313. The Plague of Flies

Exodus 8:20-32

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James K. Bruckner

... exact location has not been identified but evidence points to the area of Wadi Tumilat. Egyptian records describe the residence of “Asian people,” including Semites, there during the New Kingdom (1500–1000 B.C.) (Sarna, “Exodus,” p. 363). 8:25 The repetition of “the land” (ʾerets) may indicate Pharaoh’s belief that sacrificing to a troublesome deity in the land would appease God and put an end to the plagues.

2314. Elijah Taken Up to Heaven

2 Kings 2:1-18

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Iain W. Provan

... 1:6) and warning of the coming kingdom of God. He is identified as the Elijah to come by an angel in Luke 1:11–17 and by Jesus in Matthew 11:1–19; 17:11–13 (cf. Mark 9:11–13). These passages show no agreement with the popular belief of the time that Elijah had not died, but had been translated into heaven or some intermediate place between earth and heaven, and that Elijah would therefore literally return to earth (cf. Matt. 16:13–16; 27:45–49; Mark 6:14–16; 8:27–30; 15:33–36; Luke ...

2315. Healing of the Water

2 Kings 2:19-22

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

2316. Elisha is Jeered

2 Kings 2:23-25

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

2317. Completion and Dedication of the Temple

Ezra 6:13-18

Understanding Series

Leslie C. Allen

... , who is often named in the inscriptions of Darius. He would have regarded Yahweh as a lesser deity, but the theological similarity may have encouraged Persian support. For worship of Ahuramazda by the Persian monarchy, see M. Boyce, Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices (London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1979), ch. 5. For Darius’ support of local cults in general, see de Vaux, The Bible and the Ancient Near East, pp. 74–79. 6:10 According to Herodotus (1.132), it was a Persian custom ...

2318. The Passover

Ezra 6:19-22

Understanding Series

Leslie C. Allen

2319. A Song of Praise

Isaiah 26:1-21

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... picture of the Babylonian king’s fall in 14:9–10. On the other it sees the vision of 9:2–7; 44:23; and 54:1–3 as fulfilled (though the language in v. 15 is less similar to these verses than it looks in the English). This belief in fulfillment stimulates faith in a fuller establishment of the well-being that that vision spoke of. In verse 12a “you will establish” would be as natural a rendering as “you establish” (see NRSV): it is a statement of hope based on the experience of verse 12b. (d ...

2320. The Fall of Babylon

Isaiah 47:1-15

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... their basis they could also then suggest ways of averting threatened calamity, including rites such as prayers that accompanied the destruction of figurines representing an enemy. If the calamity then failed to happen, this would “prove” that the system worked and reinforce belief in it. It was this religion that constituted Ms Babylon’s false confidence. She thought she could control her life, her destiny, and her future, but she is about to find out that she has deceived herself. The system is about ...

2321. How to Have a Rich Future

Mark 13:24-37

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King Duncan

... forward sense. Yet Berger claims that the reassurance the parent utters is not a deception, but a true insight that is vital for the child to receive as it grows into maturity. “In other words, there is a profound human conviction that ultimately all will be well, a belief that is a sign of the stirring of a deep hope within us.” (5) In other words, we are confident that all will be well because God is in control. As long as God is in control, God’s children have nothing to fear. It’s like a ...

2322. Rethinking the Formula

Illustration

James Emery White

... you just add water, and you get orange juice. And then I saw baby powder, and I thought to myself, what a country!" One of the most basic assumptions made about life change is that it happens instantly at salvation. According to this belief, when someone gives his or her life to Christ, there is an immediate, substantive, in-depth, miraculous change in habits, attitudes, and character. As a result disciples are born not made. The question for rethinking discipleship is this: Are these assumptions valid? If ...

2323. You Are God's Handiwork

Ephesians 2:10

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King Duncan

... tell us that by the time we reach two years of age, 50 percent of what we ever believe about ourselves has been formed. Think about that, parents. Think of the importance of those first two years of life. By the age of six, 60 percent of our self‑belief has been established, and by the age of eight, about 80 percent. By the time we reach the age of fourteen, over 99 percent of us have a well‑developed sense, either correctly or incorrectly, of who we are. Many years ago, there was a book about a special ...

2324. Where It Ends

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

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John Jamison

... you were asked to accept the fact that they have exactly the same value as you? What if you were asked to care about them? And for them? Sometimes, that’s where it all comes to an end, isn’t it? Peter was a strong man and strong in his beliefs. He sat through the rest of that seder meal trying to imagine just how in the world he could ever bring himself to serve a Gentile, let alone a Roman. I doubt he tasted a thing. Like Peter, I am beginning to understand just how difficult it is to actually ...

2325. Fish Tales

Luke 24:36b-48

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John Jamison

Have you ever had to sell an idea or a concept or a belief? Have you ever had to sell something intangible, something you couldn’t see, touch, or taste? And maybe it was an idea that was really rather strange; one that most people would find really hard to believe. So, before you actually got someone to believe in the idea, you first ...

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