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Drama

William Grimbol

... ) Ruth! You are so stubborn. RUTH: Stubborn? No, just my own person. RACHEL: He does intrigue me, too. RUTH: I've heard him preach twice. RACHEL: You haven't. RUTH: I have. Snuck off twice. RACHEL: You little devil. David would kill you. RUTH: Not as long as I'm home in time to cook. (Both laugh) RACHEL: What was he like? RUTH: Hard to explain. He was very powerful, and certainly not just some smooth-talking rabbi. RACHEL: Powerful? I've heard he was quite gentle. RUTH: Gentle can be very powerful. His ...

2. Tyre, Sidon—and Israel

Ezekiel 26:1-21, Ezekiel 27:1-36, Ezekiel 28:1-19, Ezekiel 28:20-26

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... seaport, as well as a nearly impregnable stronghold. Scripture famously celebrates the relationship between Hiram of Tyre and Israel’s first kings, David (see 2 Sam. 5:11//1 Chr. 14:1; 22:4) and Solomon (1 Kgs. 5; 2 Chr. 2:13–15; 4: ... p. 216. The “normal functions” of the Jerusalem priesthood involved “manipulating the temple’s altar coals, burning incense and sacrifices to God” (Cook, “Cosmos,” p. 185). Mount of God. The rabbis refer to Zion as the navel of the world, for just as a child ...

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

Ezekiel 40:1--43:12

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... body” or “corpse,” suggesting that the offense in this passage is the burial of kings in the temple precincts (NRSV and NJPS; see Cooke, Ezekiel, p. 464). But we have no evidence for royal graves on the temple grounds. Of those kings whose burial places we know, ... grounds, see 2 Kgs. 21:18, 26) were buried in a royal cemetery outside the temple area, called “the city of David.” David Neiman (“PGR: A Canaanite Cult-Object in the Old Testament,” JBL 67 [1948], pp. 55–60) identified the term pgr ...

4. Pardon Me, But Do You Know God?

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... corks of Coca-Cola bottles could have come from horses; hence with your Coke you might consume a trace of an unkosher animal." One day a rabbi came over from Russia and watched David's mother preparing food. With great seriousness, he advised her to use different cooking utensils for cooking meat and warming soup made from milk. So David's mother bought another pot. Then another rabbi came over, the most reverent of them all. This rabbi told her that it was dangerous to dry the two pots with the same dish ...

5. People Are Different, People Are The Same

Drama

Marge Passamaneck

... called latkes. Would you like to help? CHILDREN: Sure! NARRATOR: Soon all three of them were helping to peel and grate potatoes, add eggs and flour, and fry the pancakes. Meanwhile the rest of the dinner was cooking, and cookies shaped like six-pointed stars and menorahs were taken out of the oven. The house smelled wonderful. Soon David’s father came home. The children watched as he put three menorahs on the table by the window and put one candle on the far right of each and one in a special place in the ...

6. Grain Offerings

Leviticus 2:1-16

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... Insights 2:1–16 There are a variety of ways that a grain offering can be made: raw flour (vv. 1–3), cooked cakes or wafers (vv. 4–10), and crushed natural heads of new grain (vv. 14–16). 2:1–3 When anyone brings ... respect for their human governor than for their divine King. God deserves the best, not the dregs. Sacrifices are supposed to be costly. David, presenting burnt offerings to appease God for his sin, comments, “I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost ...

7. The View from Michal’s Window

2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... behind the dining hall where there was an old tree stump on which someone had painted a target. The cook, who was always up to trying something new, had brought with him the kitchen's meat cleaver, a hatchet ... attack the issue than the person. Another question is: What drummer is the other person dancing to? Either Michal didn't understand or she didn't care that David was dancing to God's tune, but he was. Just because we wouldn't act as another person acts doesn't make their actions wrong by definition, and ...

8. Bound for Glory

1 Samuel 25:1-44

Sermon

... a young woman whose name is Abigail. Abigail was the beauty married to the beast Nabal. She ordered five of her prettiest servants to saddle up the donkeys with 200 fig cakes, 200 loaves of bread fresh from the bakery, and ten whole cooked sheep - enough to provide a lamb chop dinner fit for even the kingly appetite of David. Tradition has it that these maidens wore low-cut blouses with skirts split up to the waist, heavy makeup, and gossamer-thin veils over their stately heads. Abigail and her party met ...

9. Miracle In the Bethlehem Inn

Drama

... kind of tax and every Jew in the country seems to have come from Bethlehem. They are all here because they are descendants of King David. This is where they have to pay their taxes. Relax. It is only for one or two nights. Portia: Well, I don't like it ... so many people here. And the food smells awful. Why can't we have roast pork? It would taste better than that stuff they are cooking in the kitchen. Marcus: That is enough! We are here and that is that! There is no other room in the entire village of Bethlehem ...

10. Last Impressions

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... offspring. The true Messiah could not just be another great leader, or king, or warrior. The Messiah that the great King David called “Lord” must come from a divine source, and what is more, must have a different and a supremely divine ... last couple of years he has become one of the most famous chefs in the world. His last supper request was that he be able to cook with it with his wife, “Sangeeta and I would prepare it together for the family.” (p.88) Angela Harnett, and English chef in charge of ...

11. Slow Burn

Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Lord Burns Up Elijah’s Sacrifice Like an Oven (1 Kings 18) Elisha Heals the Spring Waters of Jericho with Salt (2 Kings 2:19-22) In David’s Song, the Lord Appears as a Fiery Furnace (2 Samuel 22) Psalm 16: I Keep My Eyes Only on the Lord Psalm 25: My Eyes ... flaming flare-ups, and guarantee a nice evenly slow burn. The art of smoking you might say is pretty close to the way people cooked meat or baked bread in Jesus’ day. They used large clay mounds outdoors with a hole where they would put a mixture of ...

12. 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

... -nekar in Ezekiel 44 as foreigners doing menial work in the temple, such as the Gibeonites of Joshua 9:23 (e.g., Cooke, Ezekiel, p. 479; Eichrodt, Ezekiel, p. 564; Wevers, Ezekiel, p. 220; Zimmerli, Ezekiel 2, pp. 453–54; and Hals, Ezekiel, p. 319). Allen ... Elephantine Papyri (AP 30) for Ostanes, brother to the high priest. The first governors of Judah after the exile were descendants of David (see 1 Chr. 3:18–19), so perhaps the Law of the Temple used nasiʾ as a compromise—in continuity with Ezekiel ...

13. You are Anointed

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... prayers could be bottled. It’s called La Liturgie des Heures by Jovoy. Or maybe it’s a mix of spices you use in cooking. Anyone a fan of cilantro? Or cinnamon? Or parsley? Or ramps (another specialty of the south). Or how about the outdoorsy smell of fresh- ... . You are anointed. May you be blessed always with the joy of God’s holiness. Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text King David is Anointed (1 Samuel 16) Minor Text The Story of Noah and the Fragrance of His Faith / God’s Promise to Restore the ...

14. The Keys To Happiness -- Purity Of Heart

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... know what "purity of heart" is, read Psalm 51! One of the ironies of spiritual life is that when we feel as miserable as King David did, we are on the road to recovery. The worse we feel, the closer to salvation we are. For God looks on us in our misery ... assigned him to move furniture. But he was clumsy. He broke things. They reassigned him to cooking. But he wasn't good at that. Once Brother Lawrence tried to cook a rabbit -- but forgot to skin off the fur! Finally the Abbot assigned Brother Lawrence to ...

15. Ask Jacob!

Matthew 6:25-34, Genesis 25:19-34

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Rhoda’s Joy (Acts 12) Be Anxious in Nothing, Be Joyful in Everything (Philippians 4) Esau’s Distraction with Hunger Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew ... tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Image Exegesis: High Anxiety Martha and Mary, Samson, David, Esau –these are all stories of distraction. It is not always by a conscious sin that we turn away from God, ...

16. Signs and Oracles of Judgment

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

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... also 17:12). Otherwise, “king” occurs in Ezekiel only in the editorial superscription (1:2), with reference to the future Davidic messiah (37:22, 24), and in the expansion of Ezekiel’s temple vision (43:7b–9). Ezekiel’s avoidance of ... that later editors assembled this chapter out of parts, with vv. 1–4 and 5–9 as alternate versions of the same oracle (e.g., Cooke, Ezekiel, p. 75; J. W. Wevers, Ezekiel [NCB; Greenwood, S.C.: Attic, 1969], p. 62). Indeed, for much of this chapter, the LXX is ...

17. Riddles and Metaphors

Ezekiel 15:1-8, Ezekiel 16:1-63, Ezekiel 17:1-24

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... :10//1 Chr. 16:17), the covenant God gave at Sinai (Exod. 31:16; Lev. 24:8) and the covenant of kingship with David’s line (2 Sam. 23:5) are all said to be everlasting covenants. Yet these are all past covenants, not future ones. Further, ... How furious I am with you!” (e.g., BDB, p. 525; NJPS footnote to 16:30; Block, Ezekiel 1–24, pp. 492, 496–97; Cooke, Ezekiel, p. 172; and Wevers, Ezekiel, p. 99). Zimmerli argues against this reading, as “this reference to anger appears too soon” (Ezekiel 1, p ...

18. Josiah Celebrates the Passover

2 Chronicles 35:1-19

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... :3–6, and the following commands are given to them. The first command is: put the sacred ark in the temple that Solomon son of David king of Israel built (35:3). This is an unusual command in the light of, according to the Chronicler’s narrative (see 2 Chron. 5 ... animal show interesting differences. Exodus 12:8–9 stipulates that the Passover lamb should not be eaten raw (naʾ) or cooked in water (ubashel mebushal bammayim), but should be roasted on a fire (tseli ʾesh). Deuteronomy 16:7 stipulates that ...

19. Home By Another Way

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... behold I bring you good news of great joy that shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you. You will find the baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying ... Wise Man 1: Thank you, no. We need to make camp before it gets too dark. And, besides, its couscous night. I love couscous cooked over a wood fire. (Mary and Joseph exit stage left. Caravan exits down center aisle and works its way back up left aisle as ...

20. Building a Fire

2 Samuel 24:25

Children's Sermon

Objects: Stones and firewood Boys and girls, have you ever camped in a tent and cooked over a wood fire? (Listen for responses and varieties of experiences that may be shared.) How did you arrange the stones and the wood so that the food would cook? (You or a helper might demonstrate simply how this might be arranged.) King David was told by God and by Gad - I'm not teasing: it was by an angel and by a man named Gad - that he should build an altar to the Lord and offer sacrifices to God upon that altar. It ...

21. Is It Time Yet?

Galatians 4:4

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... Jesus for his own special reasons. We don't know why he chose her instead of some other woman, except that she was related to King David who had died a long time before Jesus or Mary were born. But God had his special reasons, and we think he chose the perfect mother ... to send his Son into the world. It is almost the same way that your mother cooks an egg. Have you ever watched her cook an egg? She times it. She doesn't want it to cook too long or too short. The time must be just right. The reason a lot of mothers ...

22. At The Right Place At The Right Time

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... generous by the invitation to dinner, but actually there was a coldness in the rich man's heart who would steal and cook someone's pet. The rich man not only stole a precious possession, but he deliberately created the false impression of generosity in the process. David, unsure why Nathan told him this story, was caught by its drama and emotion. The parable had a profound effect on David. He was outraged at the callousness of the crime; he was appalled by the whole thing. The parable did what Nathan had ...

23. “In Your Heart You Devise Injustice”

Psalm 58:1-11

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... . And seventh, another picture of human habitation appears as the wind sweeps away the thorns that are intended to fire up the cooking pots and leaves the hungry unsatisfied (58:9). Thus we have a few snapshots of life in Israel’s world. The sevenfold ... of Absalom.14This certainly reads a lot into the text, but it is possible that the psalm was written against some troubled time of David’s life. 58:10 when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.Along with Psalm 137:9, this statement is at the ...

24. The Prophet of Locusts and Honey

Luke 3:1-20, Luke 3:21-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... outlying areas. Usually the creatures, abundant in certain times, would be thrown live into boiling salt water and cooked until pink, much like we would cook shrimp.*Afterwards, they would either be roasted or dried in the sun. Some would then fry them in ... , the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, the son of ...

25. David: The Problem of Family

2 Samuel 18:28-33

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... man had some company come to town. Instead of picking a sheep out of his huge flock he goes over and takes that little pet lamb from the poor man and cooks it for supper.' David says, “Nobody should be able to do that. Whoever that is, I'll bring him to justice." Nathan lowered his eyes and said, “Oh David, you are the man." Now David could have had Nathan killed. David could have denied it. He had the power to get out of this. But that's not what he did. If you read carefully in II Samuel 12:13 you ...

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