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Mark 9:2-13

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King Duncan

... Edward VII. His grandson, Prince David, had a good relationship with his grandfather. Still David was a child, and adults in England during this period, particularly royalty, were not known to listen to children. At dinner on one occasion little David tried to get his ... that was to caddy this course day after day. Every inch of the fairways, rough and greens was etched permanently on his brain. Ed, the caddy, told Ron Mehl, “If you want to play this course well, you have to trust what I say.” (7) Well ...

2. Naomi and Ruth

Ruth 1:1-22

Understanding Series

Michael S. Moore

... field.” Israel and Moab sustain a love-hate relationship over many years, a fact attested by biblical and inscriptional sources. David, for example, both protects and attacks Moab, depending on his situation (see 1 Sam. 22:3–4 vs. 2 Sam. 8 ... and Gen. 19 in “Staying the Night: Intertextuality in Genesis and Judges,” in Reading Between Texts: Intertextuality and the Hebrew Bible (ed. D. N. Fewell; Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox, 1992), pp. 77–88. Your God my God: Mesha, king of Moab, refers ...

3. Riddles and Metaphors

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

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Steven Tuell

... . 105:10//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, it ... Deification, and Personification of Cities in the Ancient Near East,” in The Biblical Canon in Comparative Perspective: Scripture in Context IV [ed. K. L. Younger Jr., W. W. Hallo, and B. F. Batto; ANETS 11; Lewiston: Mellen, 1991], p. 184). No other text, ...

4. Ezekiel's Call

Ezekiel 1:1-28, Ezekiel 2:1-3:15, Ezekiel 3:16-27

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Steven Tuell

... our sense of logic (see R. R. Wilson, “Prophecy in Crisis: The Call of Ezekiel,” in Interpreting the Prophets [ed. J. L. Mays and P. J. Achtemeier; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1987], p. 163). For depictions of similar creatures in ancient ... this priestly usage. But “house of Israel” also refers in Scripture to the northern kingdom of Israel, which broke away from the southern, Davidic kingdom in 922 B.C., after the death of Solomon (1 Kgs. 12:1–17), and remained independent until its fall to Assyria ...

5. Ruth and Boaz on the Threshing Floor

Ruth 3:1-18

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Michael S. Moore

... the Gibeahites? And what about his methods? Is he trying, like other biblical characters, to wear down his houseguest with food and drink (like David with Uriah, 2 Sam. 11:12–13)? Or is he simply unable or unwilling to make a decision? The old Gibeahite faces a fierce ... merely appear to be like a man who ‘does hesed’” (“Yahweh, the Kind and Sensitive God,” in O’Brien and Peterson, eds., p. 82). Unlike the Levite’s father-in-law, Boaz convinces a council of his peers to let him take a foreign ...

6. Oracles of Restoration

Ezekiel 34:1-31, Ezekiel 35:1-15, Ezekiel 36:1-38, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Ezekiel 37:15-28

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Steven Tuell

... contrast, 34:11–31 affirms the Lord as Israel’s true shepherd and describes a future, more modest role for the descendants of David (34:23–24). The next two oracles both address mountains. The first (35:1–15) is an oracle of judgment against Mount Seir ( ... here as “piety”) of “many from Israel who have loved your name” (G. Vermes, The Dead Sea Scrolls in English [4th ed.; London: Penguin, 1981], p. 327; note that this reading is a reconstruction from a fragmentary text). 37:11 We are cut off ...

7. Boasting

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

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James M. Scott

... the other hand, the verb can be understood figuratively as signifying “be inflamed with grief.” Cf. William Horbury and David Noy, Jewish Inscriptions of Graeco-Roman Egypt (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992), pp. 64–69 (esp. p. 67). Note the ... to Ps. 68:18. Cf. Douglas M. Parrott, “The Apocalypse of Paul (V, 2),” in The Nag Hammadi Library in English (3d ed.; San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988), pp. 256–59 (here p. 259). This clear allusion to Ps. 68:18 provides evidence that Paul’s ...

8. Boasting

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

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

9. David Numbers the Fighting Men

1 Chronicles 21:1-22:1

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... and visual, with the LORD speaking to the angel, and the angel putting his sword back in its sheath. That the punishment for David’s census was countermanded forms the climax of the source text’s version. However, the Chronicler’s version continues in order to drive ... see C. Breytenbach and P. L. Day, “Satan,” in Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (ed. K. van der Toorn et al.; 2nd ed.; Leiden: Brill, 1999), pp. 726–32. 21:6–7 Japhet sees the connection with Jerusalem as the common ...

10. Tyre, Sidon—and Israel

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

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Steven Tuell

... prime 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: ... King of Tyre: The Editorial History of Ezekiel 28,” in Love and Death in the Ancient Near East: Essays in Honor of Marvin Pope [ed. J. Marks and R. Good; Guilford, Conn.: Four Quarters, 1987], p. 214; see also Newsom, “Maker,” p. 162). 28:14 You were anointed as ...

11. The Remaining Promise of Rest

Hebrews 4:1-13

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Donald A. Hagner

... Sabbath, Rest and Eschatology in the New Testament,” in From Sabbath to Lord’s Day: A Biblical, Historical and Theological Investigation, ed. D. A. Carson (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982). 4:5 Again in the passage above refers to the requotation of the last line ... that God had given the people rest (the verb is the same as the one in this verse). But this rest, like that brought by David (2 Sam. 7:1, 11) and Solomon (1 Kings 8:56), was at best a meager experience of the rest God intended for his people. ...

12. Body

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

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James M. Scott

... the response to this proposal by Beverly Roberts Gaventa, “Apostle and Church in 2 Corinthians: A Response to David M. Hay and Steven J. Kraftchick,” in Hay, ed., Pauline Theology, pp. 182–99 (here pp. 187–93). This is the first explicit OT quote in 2 ... to W. D. Davies, Paul seems to connect the evil impulse to the flesh, whereas the rabbis do not (Jewish and Pauline Studies [4th ed.; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1984], p. 196). In light of 2 Cor. 4:7, where Paul refers to his body as a “jar of clay,” ...

13. Salvation Includes Social Justice

Jeremiah 23:1-8

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... response the Prophet predicted, in God’s Name, that a new leader would be raised up. That new leader, “the Righteous Branch of David,” would be the Messiah (23:5). We Christians then believe that we have in this text a prophesy or prediction of the ... Catholic Church, 2444 5. Cyprian of Carthage, Letter To The Clergy (c. 251), in Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson, ed., Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. V (2nd print.; Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1995), p. 315. 6. Catechism of the Catholic ...

14. Troubled By A Talking Whirlwind

Job 38:1-7 · Matthew 21:1-11

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Wallace H. Kirby

... branches and waved them in the air as Jesus rode into Jerusalem. In the Matthew account, they shouted out: "Hosanna, hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord." In Superstar they sing: Christ, you know I love you, did you see, I ... to Bart's bed, looked down at his son, reached and tousled his hair. "Good night, Son," he whispered. "Good night, Dad," Bart responded. Ed turned, walked to the door, and started to shut it. Then he had to say it, he had to seize the glory, he had ...

15. Historical Records from Adam to Abraham

1 Chronicles 1:1-35

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Louis C. Jonker

... Chronicles the genealogy is again employed to cast the spotlight on the Semites, but now for the purpose of situating the Davidic lineage in that context. 1:17–23 The descendants of Shem are now listed. Again, the Chronicler quoted from his source ... : The Universal and the Particular in the Genealogy of Nations,” in The Chronicler as Theologian: Essays in Honor of Ralph W. Klein (ed. M. P. Graham; JSOTSup 371; London: T&T Clark, 2003), pp. 13–31. 1:4 The attentive reader will notice that a footnote ...

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

Ezekiel 40:1--43:12

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Steven Tuell

... –61; P. Joyce, “Ezekiel 40–42: The Earliest ‘Heavenly Ascent’ Narrative?,” in The Book of Ezekiel and Its Influence [ed. J. Tromp and H. J. de Jonge; Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007], pp. 24–30). Ezekiel, and in particular the temple vision ... on the palace 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 in two ...

17. God’s Chosen People Among the Nations

1 Chronicles 1:1-54

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Gary M. Burge

18. The New Jerusalem

Revelation 21:1-27

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Robert W. Wall

... the community of overcomers, and God (cf. Rev. 7:16). John chooses to frame his fundamental eschatological conviction by echoing the covenantal formula of the Davidic covenant, I will be his God and he will be my son (2 Sam. 7:14 par.). His decision to do so is striking in ... Less convincing is Peter DuBrul’s, “Jerusalem in the Apocalypse of John,” in Jerusalem: Seat of Theology, ed. D. Burrell (Jerusalem/Tantur: Ecumenical Institute for Theological Research, 1982), pp. 57–77. We noted in the ...

19. To Noah's Sons

1 Chronicles 1:1-4

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

20. The Japhethites

1 Chronicles 1:5-7

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

21. The Hamites

1 Chronicles 1:8-16

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

22. The Semites

1 Chronicles 1:17-27

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

23. Facing Difficult Decisions in Life! Part VI

Philippians 1:1-11

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Eric Ritz

... the deeper orientation of your life. Joy is a gift that comes when a life is centered on God. People like Robert Reed, David Ring, and Joni Erikson Tada teach us that joy is always only one decision away. Choose God. George MacDonald had great insights when ... by-day, something he had missed when he was traveling and earning a large salary." In short, Ed lost his job but rediscovered his life. About ten months later, Ed found a job, but he was never the same person again. An anonymous writer shares these words ...

24. Praying for Endurance and Healing

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

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Peter H. Davids

... Matt. 6:19–21 and Luke 12:13–34). James applies Jesus’ teaching about the rich man in Luke 16: The stored wealth is not just lost; it will condemn the person to hell. See further, P. H. Davids, “The New Testament Foundation for Living More Simply,” in Living More Simply, R. Sider, ed., (Downers Grove, Ill.: Inter-Varsity Press, 1980). The connection of eat your flesh like fire with final judgment is made in Judith 16:17: “The Lord Almighty will take vengeance on them in the day of judgment; fire ...

25. Praying for Endurance and Healing

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

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

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