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1. “Blessed Are Those Who Have Regard for the Weak; the Lord Delivers Them”

Psalm 41:1-13

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C. Hassell Bullock

... John 13:18–30, where Jesus applies Psalm 41:9 to Judas’s betrayal. Outline/Structure Assuming that this psalm is a profile of David as the righteous man in whom the Lord is pleased, the psalm divides into three parts: 1. David, the “blessed one,” has regard for the weak/sick (41:1–3). 2. David recalls his own sickness (41:4–9). a. He recalls his confession of sin (41:4). b. He recalls his enemies’ ill treatment (41:5–9). 3. Pleading God’s grace, David prays for mercy and acknowledges God ...

2. Additional Instructions Regarding Sacrifices and Impurity

Leviticus 17:1-16

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Gary M. Burge

... . 31:16). This material aptly follows instructions for the Day of Atonement since such illicit sacrifices appear related to (and perhaps a reaction to?) dispatch of a male goat to Azazel in the wilderness (Lev. 16:10, 21–22). Leviticus 17 reinforces earlier instructions regarding the authorized place of sacrificial slaughter (17:1–9; cf. e.g., 1:3; 3:2), draining blood at slaughter (17:10–14; cf. 3:17; 7:26–27), and the need to purify oneself after eating a clean animal that dies without slaughter ...

3. Practical Advice Regarding Temptation

Luke 4:1-13, Mark 1:9-13

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Charles Spurgeon

What settings are you in when you fall? Avoid them. What props do you have that support your sin? Eliminate them. What people are you usually with? Avoid them. There are two equally damning lies Satan wants us to believe: 1) Just once won't hurt. 2) Now that you have ruined your life, you are beyond God's use, and might as well enjoy sinning.

4. The Law of the Temple

Ezekiel 43:13-27, Ezekiel 44:1-31, Ezekiel 45:1-12, Ezekiel 45:13--46:24

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... preserve the second incident of tsurah. However, the original passage said nothing about torah. The first reference to law in this material comes in the title, “This is the law of the temple” (43:12). 43:13 The altar. There is ample biblical precedent for presenting laws regarding the altar at the beginning of a law code (see S. M. Paul, Studies in the Book of the Covenant in the Light of Cuneiform and Biblical Law [VTSup 18; Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1970], p. 34). The old Covenant Code in Exod. 20:22–23 ...

5. Elihu Makes His Appearance

Job 32:1--37:24

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Daniel J. Estes

... speak in order to get relief from the flatulence within him (32:18–20). Elihu indicates that he is ready to explode and that his only relief is to speak right away. He is indeed full of words (32:18), but they come from his belly, which was regarded as the seat of the passions rather than of reasoned reflection. This appears to be another signal by the author that Elihu’s aspirations in speaking to Job are better than the answers he gives him. 32:21–22 I will show no partiality, nor will I flatter ...

6. The Only Place of Worship

Deuteronomy 12:1-32

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Christopher J. H. Wright

... if the plurality of Canaanite shrines can be collectively called “that place” in v. 3, then the place of v. 5 could admit a generic or a distributive sense and need not be limited exclusively to a sole sanctuary. In conclusion, then, I am arguing that to regard Deut. 12 as a programmatic text for a seventh-century campaign to centralize all worship of Yahweh on a sole sanctuary is to read into it far more than is there. Its concern is with the unity, purity, and legitimacy of the worship of Yahweh, in ...

7. Paul's Longing to Visit Rome

Romans 1:1-17

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... Christ was the fulfillment of God’s eternal purpose stamped Paul’s consciousness with an indelible sense of duty and obligation. Paul is a servant, called, apostle, and set apart. 1:3–4 Verses 1–2 introduce the gospel, but verses 3–4 explore its meaning. The gospel regards God’s Son, which means that Jesus Christ is the content of it. Paul names Jesus Christ four times in the first seven verses (vv. 1, 4, 6, 7). This leaves no doubt that God’s Son is not merely the founder of the gospel, he is ...

8. God's Sovereign Choice

Romans 9:1-29

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James R. Edwards

... the stock of his saving purpose (11:17–27), then we ought not dismiss the possibility that God has cards in his hand with regard to the Edoms of the world which he has not yet played. Additional Notes 9:1–5 Paul’s wish that I myself ... 23; 46:3; 65:8; Amos 3:12; Mic. 2:12; 5:7). Thus began the doctrine of the remnant. Paul appeals to the same idea with regard to the Jewish response to the gospel: only a few would respond, as was foretold in Scripture (SO 9:6). The present believing remnant, however, is ...

9. The Son Superior to Angels

Hebrews 1:1-14

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Donald A. Hagner

... itself as “a homiletical midrash based on Ps. 110.” To the Hebrews, AB 36 (New York: Doubleday, 1972), p. xix. The Greek text of the prologue studiously avoids unnecessary use of the word “God” (theos), as is befitting a document addressed to Jewish readers who regarded the word as very holy. Thus, apart from the initial use in v. 1, the word does not occur again in the Greek text. Our translation repeats it in v. 3, where it is substituted for a pronoun. Two circumlocutions for God may be noted in ...

10. No Confidence in the Flesh

Philippians 3:1-11

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... to rejoice would be a safeguard for the Philippians. G. B. Caird explains that joy “is a safeguard against the utilitarian attitude which judges people and things wholly by the use that can be made of them” (ad loc.). On the other hand, F. W. Beare (ad loc.), regarding 3:2–4:1 as part of another Pauline letter that has been editorially interpolated between 3:1 and 4:2, takes the reference here to be Paul’s call for unity, already voiced in general terms in 2:1–4 and now about to be repeated with ...

11. Prologue to the Law of the Temple: The Lord Comes Home

Ezekiel 40:1--43:12

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Steven Tuell

... a detailed description of a visionary temple (chs. 40–42), and the occupation of that temple by the Glory of the Lord (43:1–9). However, the parts belong together. A comparison with other ancient temple descriptions confirms the wisdom of the ancient scribes, who regarded this entire section as a unit. In the old Canaanite account of the building of Baal’s temple, the climax comes when the storm god moves in and summons all the gods and goddesses for a magnificent feast (CTA 4. 6. 44–59). The Gudea ...

12. “Weak and Strong” Should Get Along

Romans 14:1--15:13

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C. Marvin Pate

... Ps. 117:1; Isa. 11:10). And this is now being fulfilled in Christ. Sixth, “joy” and “peace” describe some of the blessings of the arrival of the new covenant (recall the comments on Rom. 14:17 for the former and on 5:1–5 for the latter regarding the these two terms). Interpretive Insights 15:1–2 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak. Verses 1–6 have as their theme the unity of the strong and the weak as an illustration of the new covenant. We just noted the influence ...

13. Nabuchadnezzar’s Dream and Daniel's Interpretation

Daniel 2:1-23, Daniel 2:24-49

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Ronald W. Pierce

... helps his people (Exod. 2:23–25; 1 Sam. 7:12), lives among us (Exod. 25:8), and remains accessible to us through Scripture (Jer. 29:13). Encourage believers to look to the one true God for guidance in daily living, as well as for expectations regarding the future of their world. 3. Opportunities for believers in a dark world without knowledge of God. The limitations of human power and wisdom must be faced head-on in today’s preaching and teaching. But go beyond this by helping your audience to see the ...

14. Job's Third Reply to Bildad

Job 26:1--31:40

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Gerald H. Wilson

... and he would be able to approach God like a prince, as the blameless and upright person we have known him to be from the opening pages of the book. Additional Notes 31:35 See the discussions on 11:5 in §36 and on 14:4 in §47 with regard to mi yitten. The Seventh Disavowal: Abuse of Land and Tenants The final disavowal takes aim primarily at Job’s relationship to the physical earth under his authority and the “tenants” who farm the land on his behalf. He depicts the land itself as able to cry out in ...

15. The Ten Commandments

Deuteronomy 5:1-33

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Christopher J. H. Wright

... remember the historical events of their redemption from Egypt. The sabbath is thus linked to salvation history and all that was achieved through it and anticipated by it (cf. its eschatological significance for Christians in Heb. 4:1–11). Hence the sabbath could be regarded as a “sign of the covenant” (Exod. 31:16f.). The sabbath thus has the nature both of a creation ordinance and of a redemptive sign, and in both respects it directs human minds to the living God. As a creation gift it has relevance ...

16. The Supremacy of Christ

Colossians 1:15-23

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Arthur G. Patzia

... thus giving the meaning that he (Christ) was pleased that all the fullness of God should dwell in him; (b) to make plērōma the subject, resulting in a translation adopted by the RSV (“for in him all the fulness was pleased to dwell”); and (c) to regard God as the subject. Hence the NIV: For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him). The main argument against this third view is the introduction of God as the subject in a hymn that concentrates on Christ (God has not been mentioned since 1 ...

17. Imitating Christ's Humility

Philippians 2:1-11

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... grasped, we have the marginal rendering in GNB, “he did not think that by force he should try to remain equal with God.” But these two renderings do not exhaust the possibilities. “Existing as he already did in the form of God, Christ did not regard equality with God as a harpagmos”—such is the literal force of the words. The interpreters’ crux lies in the Greek noun harpagmos. This noun is derived from a verb that means “snatch” or “seize.” There is no question of Christ’s trying to ...

18. Miscellaneous Laws

Deut 23:15–25:19

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Christopher J. H. Wright

... brother’s name, since he will remain childless. This woman’s action threatens the assailant’s ability to have children, if serious damage is inflicted on his genitals. This seems a more likely reason for the severity of the law than simply that it is regarded as gross immodesty on the woman’s part. The law is unique in that, although it strikes us as shockingly severe (though see additional note), it is in fact the only case in OT law in which any form of physical mutilation is prescribed for ...

19. Signs and Oracles of Judgment

Ezekiel 4:1-5:17, Ezekiel 6:1-14, Ezekiel 7:1-27

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Steven Tuell

... priests for failing in their charge of teaching Torah (Hos. 4:6; see also Hos. 4:1–2, where the people in ignorance violate the Ten Commandments). In the same way, Ezekiel condemns the priests here in verse 26 (see also 22:26–28). Scripture is very clear regarding the obligation of the priests to teach Torah (e.g., Lev. 10:10–11; Deut. 33:8–10; 2 Kgs. 17:27–28; 2 Chr. 15:3; Ezek. 44:23–24). To know, observe, and teach the law is their fundamental responsibility. Ezekiel’s critique in verse 26 ...

20. Job Hears the Whispers of God’s Works

Job 26:1--31:40

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Daniel J. Estes

... who made me in the womb make them? In the treatment of his slaves, Job has gone well beyond what is required in the Mosaic law (cf. Exod. 21:1–11; Lev. 25:39–55; Deut. 15:12–18). In the ancient Near East, slaves were typically regarded as property, but Job views his slaves as fellow humans made by God. Therefore, he has treated them humanely, as people possessing human rights, just as he does. 31:16–23 If I have denied the desires of the poor. Eliphaz earlier accused Job of mistreating the needy ...

21. Jesus Before Pilate

Mark 15:1-15

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Larry W. Hurtado

... is something wrong about the charges, that they do not fairly represent who Jesus really is in some serious sense. For example, the false witnesses in 14:55–60 accuse Jesus of threatening to destroy the temple. As our discussion of this passage shows, this is regarded by Mark as a false charge, for what Jesus is recorded as having done was to predict the destruction of the temple. The charges in 15:3 and Pilate’s question in 15:2 suggest that Jesus called himself king and opposed the emperor. From Mark ...

22. New Creations

2 Corinthians 5:6-10; 14-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... and sent out to live for God. Paul reminds us of all of that and then gives us guidelines for living the life of faith. He says, because we are new creations: "We walk by faith, not by sight." "We no longer live for ourselves, but for Christ." and "We regard no one from a human point of view." I. BY FAITH, NOT SIGHT: A. What does it mean to walk by faith and not by sight? I remember reading one time about a missionary who was translating the Bible into one of the African tribal languages. The people of this ...

23. Moving Fences

2 Corinthians 5:16-19

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Bill Bouknight

... changing to do we met the Master. When any human being, no matter how different from us, looks into our eyes, he must see love, never rejection. In the past when we took a position on an emotional issue like abortion, we may have regarded opponents as people of questionable motives and inferior judgment. Frankly, they just made us angry. But when Christ lives within us, he teaches us to assume that our opponents are honorable people with respectable views until proven otherwise. There was a great Methodist ...

24. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:1-15, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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James M. Scott

... from verse 1. Paul is no fool, and in reality he should not be taken as one. He knows that any boasting, except boasting in the Lord, is illegitimate (cf. 10:17–18). Nevertheless, he is willing to engage in boasting because he knows that the Corinthians regard him as a fool. They have forced him into boasting (12:11). Furthermore, Paul uses this technique as a heuristic tool to expose his opponents as frauds and to win the Corinthians back to his cause. 11:17 Paul stresses that the boasting in which he is ...

25. Paul Opposes Peter

Galatians 2:11-21

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L. Ann Jervis

... . Paul’s response in verse 17, which is clarified in verse 21, is that for these Jewish Christians to place their trust in the law is to reject the work of Christ, for “if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing.” To regard the law as necessary for dealing with sin is to think that Christ promotes sin. If the law is added to the gospel, the logical conclusion would be that Christ is inadequate to deal with sin and that a Christ-centered, law-free gospel promotes sin. For ...

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