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2451. The Branch from Jesse

Isaiah 11:1-16

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... of a highway constitutes a first statement of a theme that will become vital in this book (19:23; 40:3; 62:10). Additional Notes 11:1–2 Branch, Spirit: NIV’s capitalization of these words recognizes their later significance but gives a misleading impression in an OT context. The former is not a technical term; the latter no more deserves an initial capital than expressions such as “face [of God]” or “heart [of God].” 11:6–9 A literal interpretation of verses 6–8 would also have difficulty ...

2452. A Prophecy Against Assyria

Isaiah 14:24-27

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... makes an unexpected appearance. A summary statement about “many nations” stands at the center of the arrangement. The prominence of Babylon at the beginning of this section in chapter 13 and Tyre at the end, in chapter 23, reflects their status as the two most impressive powers within the Assyrian empire, to the far northeast of Judah and the nearer northwest. Why does a Judean prophet speak of the fate of other peoples? Isaiah does not tell us, but other OT material may help us to see why. In Numbers ...

2453. A Prophecy Against Moab

Isaiah 15:1--16:14

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... Edomite capital where they have apparently taken refuge. They must make their way across the River Arnon, which Judah would regard as its proper border with Moab, down into the barren Jordan cleft and up the mountains on the other side to the outwardly less impressive little hill of Zion (vv. 1–2). With deep irony, the moment of terrible destruction thus provokes words that acknowledge the potential blessing of that rule of Jerusalem presented in the vision of 2:2–4. Once more, words can be heard at two ...

2454. An Oracle Against Damascus

Isaiah 17:1-14

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... , then Ephraim itself. Here the southern prophet condemns the people’s neighbor, then Ephraim, then Judah itself. Again the poem utilizes verbal effect. The description of Yahweh as the Rock, your fortress resembles the phrase “strong cities.” Jerusalem has a more impressive object of trust than Aram’s, but it has forgotten . . . not remembered. Again, the Hebrew words for remember, vine, and plant sound very similar, as if to point to the conviction that if there is no remembering, there might as ...

2455. A Song of Praise

Isaiah 26:1-21

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... side. The canvas broadens yet further than it had in chapters 13–23, but the tone of these chapters continues. The prophecy depicts further disaster and devastation, but makes fewer references to specific peoples. The effect is to convey a more terrifying impression of calamity for any city or land (such as whichever one the hearers belong to). Beyond that, this section envisages Yahweh’s dealing with powers in heaven as well as powers on earth. It also envisages comfort and deliverance for all peoples ...

2456. Deliverance of Israel

Isaiah 27:1-13

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

2457. Jerusalem’s Deliverance Foretold

Isaiah 37:1-13

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... . The account in Isaiah 36–37 and that in 2 Kings 18–19 are largely word-for-word the same, but 2 Kings 18:14–16 does not appear in Isaiah. While it might be that the defeat and the deliverance happened on separate occasions, this is not the impression that we receive from the way the story in 2 Kings 18 unfolds. More likely, the differences reveal the nature of the story each narrator wished to tell. This was an event that could be seen as either a defeat or a deliverance—depending on how you told ...

2458. The Lord, Not Idols

Isaiah 44:6-23

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... a deeply-seated human one, and archaeological discoveries indicate that throughout their history, Israelites made images of Yahweh (see on 40:18–20). In Babylon, the community was surrounded by people who had images of their gods, many of them large and impressive, and given a prominent place in worship. It is entirely imaginable that Judeans should have been inclined to worship Yahweh in the same way as these other people. It is also entirely imaginable that they should have been tempted to worship these ...

2459. The Fall of Babylon

Isaiah 47:1-15

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... joy of motherhood to the insecurity of widowhood and the loneliness of bereavement (v. 8). 47:12–15 The third section, verses 8–11, also announced a further theme that this final section now develops. Another feature of Babylonian life that threatened to impress the Judean community was the vast Babylonian expertise in reading signs—signs in the sky such as the way in which different planets came into collocation with each other (v. 13) and signs on the earth in forms such as abnormal animal births ...

2460. True Fasting

Isaiah 58:1-14

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... the key to making Yahweh inclined to answer their prayer (v. 9a). As well as taking up the promises of the Poet, the Preacher thus takes up the challenges of the Ambassador. Isaiah had begun by declaring that demonstrations of enthusiastic worship impressed Yahweh not at all when commitment to the needy did not accompany these demonstrations. The Preacher declares that this truth extends to demonstrations of self-humbling and self-denial. 58:9b–14 Verses 9b–12 essentially repeat the promises of verses 8 ...

2461. Judgment and Hope

Isaiah 66:1-24

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... are lame or disabled in spirit (nekeh; the adjective is otherwise used only of Mephibosheth in 2 Sam. 4:4; 9:3), beaten down or smitten (this adjective comes from the verb nakah, used in 57:17; 58:4; 60:10—and 1:5; 53:4). Contrite gives the wrong impression. The word denotes not an attitude of sorrow but an emotional brokenness. They are people who tremble at my word, who have seen some of the things God has done to the people and are afraid that God may do it again. As in the link passage 57:14–21 ...

2462. Deathbed Confessions

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... us and defaced our divine dignity? Why not make that confession of faith today? 1. Randall Lehmann Sorenson, Minding Spirituality (Rutledge, 2004), p. 154. 2. Steve Beard, http://www.breakpoint.org/component/content/article/71-features/1370-unlikely-witnesses. 3. (Multnomah Books, 1989), p. 15. 4. (Hodder & Stoughton Ltd; New Impression edition, 1974).

2463. Moments of Unity

John 17:1-11

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Dean Lueking

... about his vocation and seemed interested in everything around him. I recall his commenting especially on the Japanese university students who were on the train with us. He took their black uniforms and white plastic collars to be seminary garb! I regretted to correct his impressions, but he took it with good humor and enjoyed a laugh on himself. As we came to the Tokyo Central Station, we got off together and shook hands before parting. He took my hand firmly in his own and said, "We'll meet again, you ...

2464. Broken Promises

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... the new babysitter, and how she had helped them do some assignments including saying their prayers. But this did not change the parent’s decision to fire the babysitter. The next time the couple needed a sitter they hired the older sister. They were greatly impressed when they got home this time to discover the house was tidy and the kids were already asleep. “The kids have been like angels,” the older girl announced, and, gratefully, the couple gave her an extra tip. The next morning the kids came ...

2465. Getting It Right in the Coming Year

Galatians 4:4-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... my priorities right. Watching these marbles diminish helped me see how brief life can be. I know these marbles will eventually all be gone. For me, every other Saturday that comes after that will be counted as a bonus.” (3) The old man’s story made quite an impression on the boy. I couldn’t help but think a little cynically that you are to do this exercise until you lose all your marbles . . . of course, I wouldn’t say that. But it is a healthy reminder that time is passing. A New Year is about to ...

2466. Faces of Failure: Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Don Tuttle

... of the Jewish people. For the most part, they were hostile toward Jesus, but Nicodemus was different. He was among a small group of those in Jerusalem who’d seen Jesus’ signs—his miracles, healings, and exorcisms—and were intrigued. In fact, Nicodemus was so impressed that one night he came to where Jesus was staying. Now a lot has been made of the fact that he went “by night.” Some speculate he didn’t want others to see him, particularly his fellow Pharisees. There may be some truth to that ...

2467. Faces of Failure: Jesus’s Family

Mark 3:20-21, 31-35

Sermon

Don Tuttle

Have you ever noticed how some of those who should know Jesus best don’t? Take, for example, the people in his hometown of Nazareth. In Luke’s Gospel, the people who saw him play in their streets and work in his father’s shop are at first impressed with him. But when he returns to speak in the synagogue and suggests there is more faith among the pagans than among them they became furious and try to kill him. Or consider the disciples. They spend three years working with Jesus. They are there for all ...

2468. Some Greeks

John 12:20-33

Sermon

John Jamison

... to accomplish that this time. Everywhere Jesus went he drew a big crowd. People had heard about this teacher from Galilee, and the things he was saying. More importantly, they had heard about some of the miracles Jesus had performed, and people have always been more impressed with miracles and magic than with teaching, so anytime he was around they wanted to be there to see what he might do next. For this visit, Jesus was staying with his friends in Bethany, the little town just on the other side of the ...

2469. The Week

Mark 14:1-15:47

Sermon

John Jamison

... afford. It wasn’t for vanity, but it was to ensure that when she died they would have the proper oil and perfume available so she was certain to have a proper anointing when she was buried. Along with the others in the room, Judas was not impressed with the amazing sacrifice she made or the symbolism it carried. (fade out, pause, then up) The quietness of the priests and scribes in that small temple hideout is broken when they hear someone approaching and opening the small door into the room. We don’t ...

2470. Fish Tales

Luke 24:36b-48

Sermon

John Jamison

... were not only more educated people, who asked lots of questions the common folks just didn’t care about. Luke was writing to people who were already very religious, and who were already people of faith in their own way. While Mark’s crowd might be impressed with the basic stories, Luke’s audience was not. Miracles? Yeah, our gods do that. Life after death? Sure, we got that. No big deal. The early disciples saw the resurrection as one of the most powerful pieces of their story, and as the early church ...

2471. What a Friend

John 15:9-17

Sermon

John Jamison

... he had been doing and talking about came down to love. Just as God has loved him, he has loved them. And now, the number one commandment they are to obey is to love one another. While this sounds nice to us, it would have been a bit more impressive to the guys at the table. There was a very long, long list of commandments for a first-century Jewish man to obey. They covered every possible part of life. Each commandment had points and sub-points and included a similar very long list of penalties for those ...

2472. United We Stand

John 17:11b-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... thing that unites us--our beliefs. We are also united by our love for one another and for the one whom we serve. Evangelist James Robinson once told of seeing a television interview with members of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang. He was impressed by their creed. He says, “Do you know what they kept holding up as their great supreme virtue? They kept saying: ‘We’re a family. We’re together. We live together, fight together, die together. We stick together.’” You would think that saints of ...

2473. Chaos and Solitude

Mark 6:30-44, 53-56

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... commenting briefly on these words, the pastor quoted Nouwen again: "In solitude we become aware that our worth is not the same as our usefulness."2 Then the pastor confessed, "This quote hits me right between the eyes (in my head): When we start being too impressed by the results of our work, we slowly come to the erroneous conviction that life is one large scoreboard where someone is listing the points to measure our worth."3 "We have retreated," said the retreat leader. "Now it's time to re-enter." Joe ...

2474. Do You Believe in Miracles?

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... . “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” People were amazed when they saw the things that Jesus did, particularly his acts of healing. He healed those who were in distress physically, spiritually and emotionally. And it makes sense that people were impressed. Medicine was very primitive in New Testament times. That is one reason life was very short. If you had a serious disease, where would you turn? You and I simply do not realize how fortunate we are to have the benefits of modern medicine ...

2475. I Am the True Vine

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Brett Blair

... such a wonderful relationship with her mother. It was said of Mrs. Anderson's life: her music could bring one to tears; her life could bring one to their knees. She was once being interviewed and she was asked the most wonderful moment in her most impressive career. She could have mentioned that time when the great Arturo Toscanini told her that hers was the greatest voice of the century. She could have mentioned that time when she sang before the Roosevelts and the King and Queen of England. She could have ...

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