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Ezekiel 8:1-18, Ezekiel 9:1-11, Ezekiel 10:1-22, Ezekiel 11:1-15, Ezekiel 11:16-25

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... of the vision comes to the fore. Rather than going through the north gate into the temple court, God shows Ezekiel a hole in the wall of the gate complex and tells him to burrow into it. He does so and finds a doorway that opens into a chamber in the ... Europas captures this vivid image. See the illustration in W. Lemke, “Ezekiel, The Book of,” in HBD (rev. ed.; ed. P. J. Achtemeier; San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1996), p. 321. The idol that provokes to jealousy. 2 Chronicles 33:7, 15 says that Manasseh ...

2. What Did The Turkey Say? (Or Contentious Communities)

Isaiah 58:3-9a (9b-12)

Sermon

Tony Everett

... she grasped the parrot, Jenny asked, "Have you learned your lesson now?" The shivering parrot stuttered, "Y-y-yess. B-b-but I have j-j-just one q-q-question. What did that t-t-turkey say?" There's a lesson here, somewhere, for us and for all God' ... . They were really surprised by what they found. Rubble was everywhere. Nobody had even tried to rebuild the temple, let alone the city walls. Worse yet, no one seemed to care! How could these wretched people live in this mess for fifty years and not do anything ...

3. Egypt

Ezekiel 29:1-21, Ezekiel 30:1-26, Ezekiel 31:1-18, Ezekiel 32:1-32

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... and skewers its user (v. 7), is taken from the speech of the Rabshakeh, Sennacherib’s messenger, to Hezekiah’s envoys on the wall of Jerusalem (2 Kgs. 18:19–35). Speaking on behalf of his master, the Rabshakeh asks, “On whom are you depending, that you ... �King and Messiah,” p. 329; see also p. 337). 30:3 The day of the LORD is near. As J. J. M. Roberts observes, this “foreshortening of prophetic expectations” is a common element in prophetic prediction (“A Christian Perspective on Prophetic ...

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

Ezekiel 40:1--43:12

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... the tribes (48:1–29; Der Verfassungsentwurf des Ezechiel (Kap. 40–48) traditionsgeschichtlich untersucht [BHT 25; Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 1957], pp. 110–14). Similarly, Michael Konkel (Architektonik des Heiligen, pp. 349–50 ... these alcoves (the words for the guards in the NIV of v. 7 are not in the Heb. text). However, as each is fronted by a wall one cubit high (v. 12), it seems likely that their purpose was the defense of the gate. The gate then opens into a large vestibule, through ...

5. Rahab and the Spies

Joshua 2:1-24

Understanding Series

J. Gordon Harris

... the one she used to lower the spies or not. In any case, a scarlet cord hanging out a window in a house on the wall would mark visibly where Rahab lived (2:18, 21). A scarlet cord would get the attention of the troops and save Rahab and her ... that she was a sacred prostitute or priestess as held by H. Gressman (1914), G. Holscher, S. O. P. Mowinckel, and J. Heller (see discussion in J. A. Soggin, Joshua [trans. R. A. Wilson; OTL; Philadelphia: Westminster, 1972], p. 39). Her house also may have functioned as ...

6. Boasting

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

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... our text has led many scholars to compare the account of the “Four Who Entered Pardes” (a Persian word meaning a walled garden, but also connected with the garden of Eden as the eschatological paradise in Jewish literature), which is found both in the ... his heavenly ascent to the merkabah. Some texts speak of angelic opposition during the journey to reach the throne of God (J. Maier), especially to those travelers considered unworthy or impure (Schäfer, 1, 213–215, 224–228, 258–259, 407–410; also ...

7. Boasting

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

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

8. One in Christ

Ephesians 2:11-22

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... and everlasting life (Acts 23:6; 1 Cor. 15:29, 32; Col. 1:5, 27; 1 Thess. 2:19; 4:13; 1 Pet. 1:3; 3:5). J. A. Robinson makes an interesting observation about Jewish hope and Gentile hopelessness when he writes: “The Jew had a hope: the Gentile had none. The golden age ... meant the abolition of all distinctions that separated Jew and Gentile. Other, but less common, views of the meaning of wall include (a) the curtain in the temple that separated the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies; (b) a rabbinic ...

9. Tyre, Sidon—and Israel

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

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... crash endlessly on Tyre’s rocky shore, the Lord will bring wave after wave of enemies against the city (vv. 3–4). The walls and towers, even the topsoil of Tyre, will be scoured away: “Out in the sea she will become a place to spread fishnets, ... see vv. 12, 14, 16, 19, 22); it is derived from an old Ugaritic word, ʿdbt, meaning trade goods (CTA 4.5.76; cf. P. J. van Zijl, Baal: A Study of Texts in Connexion with Baal in the Ugaritic Epics, AOAT 10 (Neukirchen-Vulyn: Kevelaer, 1972), pp. 123–24). 27 ...

10. Jesus Proclaims Judgment on the Temple and the Nation

Mark 13:1-31

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... of Israel generally (e.g., 3:28–30; 4:11–12, 25; 8:12; 11:13–14, 17; 12:9), but now the specifics of what that judgment will entail are presented. The devastation of the temple was complete (Josephus, J.W.7.1–4). While part of one wall is preserved (as the “Wailing Wall”), the sanctuary was completely leveled, and the Romans broke apart many of the stones to get at the gold embedded in them. 13:4 when will these things happen? And what will be the sign . . . ? The disciples are dumbfounded ...

11. Sheep Just Wanna Have Fun

John 10:1-21, Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Lori Wagner

Earlier this month in some parks, farms, and yards of the UK, British sheep have been experiencing a new sense of freedom. Even as parks and open spaces are shut down due to coronavirus, and people are secluded in their homes, sheep have taken to roaming about the newly open spaces. But rather than wandering aimlessly through the fields, it seems, sheep have been seeking out children’s playgrounds, and have begun [wait for it] to play! It appears, their favorite activity is to take turns riding the “ ...

12. The New Jerusalem

Revelation 21:1-27

Understanding Series

Robert W. Wall

... Twelve”) live in worship and praise of God who dwells there with them. Finally, John describes the precious gems and building materials used to build the city walls (21:18–20) and their gates of pearl (21:21a; cf. Isa. 54:12; for the significance of pearl gates see Ford, Revelation, pp. 343–44); the ... pp. 433–57. Parallel texts in Pseudo-Philo are found in D. J. Harrington, “Pseudo-Philo,” in The OT Pseudepigrapha, vol. 2, ed. J. H. Charlesworth (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1985), pp. 297–377.

13. Wheels Instead Of Walls

Ezekiel 1:1-28

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... But Peter saw wheels instead of walls. Peter dared to baptize a Roman, a Gentile. Peter had been "religious" only three years. Yet he presumed to set aside 32,000 years of time-honored tradition and eat with this Gentile, this scum, this outcast, this sleaze-bag. How could he do that? The angry crowd demanded an answer. "How could you do that?" Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I perceive that God shows no partiality. God does not play favorites. God can move around." J. B. Phillips once said that the ...

14. The Fall of Jericho

Joshua 5:13--6:27

Understanding Series

J. Gordon Harris

... will find out. The waiting is over. All seems to be answered with a resounding yes. At the shout of the people, the wall collapses and the troops enter the city. The troops begin to destroy all life with their swords. Joshua steps into the situation and ... Israel—is accursed and must be destroyed. Such objects are banned from ordinary use and therefore dedicated to destruction (E. J. Hamlin, Joshua [ITC; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983], pp. 52–53). According to Deuteronomy, plunder or war booty is devoted to ...

15. Daniel’s Training in Babylon

Daniel 1:1-21

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... following chapters as Daniel bests the pagan wise men and magicians by interpreting dreams (chs. 2 and 4) and the writing on the wall (ch. 5). Furthermore, just as Joseph was given a position second only to Pharaoh (Gen. 41:40–41) and was given gifts, ... , in 605 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar, who was not yet king, met the Egyptians at Carchemish in Syria and defeated them (D. J. Wiseman, Chronicles of Chaldaean Kings [626–556 B.C.] in the British Museum [London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1956], pp. 23 ...

16. Opposition to the Rebuilding

Ezra 4:1-5

Understanding Series

Leslie C. Allen

... bridge to the new and successful attempt of chapters 5–6. The Hebrew draws a parallel between the stop of work on the city walls in verse 23 and that on the temple here (NRSV “stopped”). Yet the redeeming until, both here and in verse 21, invites readers to ... of Susa make them feasible, while his deportation of a group to Egypt shows that he continued Assyrian imperial practice (J. M. Myers, Ezra, Nehemiah [AB 14; Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1965], p. 33). City: The ancient versions rightly took ...

17. Later Opposition Under Xerxes and Artaxerxes

Ezra 4:6-24

Understanding Series

Leslie C. Allen

18. Ezekiel's Call

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

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... ). The Hebrew term here refers most commonly to a sentinel on a city wall who watches for the approach of enemies (e.g., 2 Sam. 18:24–27). Like the watcher on the wall, Ezekiel is to give warning of the approach of disaster for Jerusalem. Again, ... of God. 1:3 For parallels between Ezek. and priestly texts from the Torah compare, e.g., Gen. 6:11–13 and Ezek. 7:1–9 (J. Blenkinsopp, Ezekiel, IBC [Louisville: John Knox, 1990], p. 45, and Gowan, Ezekiel, p. 41), or Lev. 18:6–19 and Ezek. 22:10–11. 1:4– ...

19. The Writing on the Wall

Daniel 5:1-31

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... also Eccl. 9:1). So that the writing will be easier to read, it is placed on a plastered, or plain, unadorned section of the wall. So that it will be illuminated, it is placed near the lampstand (5:5). The king is overwhelmed with fear: his face turns pale, his ... by rendering 6:28 as “the reign of Darius, even the reign of Cyrus the Persian” (Baldwin, Daniel, pp. 26, 132, following D. J. Wiseman; see the NIV footnote to 6:28). In fact the writer of Daniel understood there to be two separate reigns: “the ...

20. They'll Know We Are Christians by Our...

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... was just wide enough for one of the animals to pass. On the left side was a sheer cliff; on the right side a steep wall. The two were facing each other, and it was impossible for either to turn around or to back up. How did they solve their dilemma? If ... more advanced. They are certainly closer to the Kingdom of God. They know what it is to follow the Golden Rule. Bishop Fulton J. Sheen told of speaking with a missionary to the Pacific Islands. He asked the missionary what was the greatest virtue of his ...

21. Proper 11

Ephesians 2:11-22, 2 Samuel 7:1-17, Mark 6:45-56, Mark 6:30-44

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... ; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us." Pax Americanus. The O. J. Simpson trial has not only brought to light the gulf between blacks and whites in the ... sinful people but through the death of God's own Son in atonement for the sins of the world. Through the cross God breaks down the walls of hostility between humans by giving us new hearts and the will to please God. 3. Sermon Title: How God Builds A House. Sermon Angle: In ...

22. A Guide to a Rich and a Joyous Life

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... chewed them out and sent them on their way. The next morning, the family returned to the barricade wall to survey the beach. Imagine little Stanley’s horror when he looked over the wall and saw a forty-foot drop to the rocky coastline below! If his sister hadn’t called for ... Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions Throughout the Ages (Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, 2007), p. 266. 2. J. Stephen Lang, The Big Book of Bible Bloopers (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2007), pp. 81-82 ...

23. Mrs. Proverbs

Proverbs 31:10-31

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... only Mrs. Proverbs, but Mr. Proverbs, Grandpa Proverbs, Grandma Proverbs, Junior Proverbs, Little Miss Proverbs, Ms. Proverbs, and all the rest of the Proverbs clan. It's a family to which Christ calls us to belong. 1. David Rosenberg and Harold Bloom, The Book Of J (New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1990). 2. Anne Marie Chaker and Hilary Stout, "After Years Off, Women Struggle to Revive Careers," The Wall Street Journal, May 6, 2004, A1. 3. Alan Paton, Ah But Your Land Is Beautiful (New York: Scribner, 1982).

24. Paul's Vision and His Thorn

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

25. Don't Get Too Big For Your Spiritual Britches

Judges 16:20

Sermon

James Merritt

... the church, and said, "Pastor, do you see that guy over there? He's a four letter man." He said, "Oh, really?" She said, "Yes J-E-R-K." But Samson indeed did have tremendous physical strength. For example, we are told in chapter 14:6, "And the Spirit of the ... world that I would love to see some day is the Ancient Wall of China. In ancient China the people wanted security against the barbaric hordes to the North and to the West. So they built the Great Wall of China. It was so high they believed no one could ...

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