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1. Warnings and Exhortations for Jerusalem and Judah

Zephaniah 1:1-3, Zephaniah 1:4-13, Zephaniah 1:14--2:3

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... Quarter.” It is identified as the commercial area by the following reference to merchants and people who trade with silver (trade is done with precious metals; coinage has not yet been invented). As with the princes and the king’s ... b in Hebrew. The verses thus urge, “before” the day of Yahweh’s anger arrives, “seek” Yahweh (cf. Watts, The Books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah, p. 165). This further imperative in verse 3 takes us in another direction from the imperatives ...

2. The Nations Judged

Joel 3:1-16

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... verse 6. In addition, God adds one more charge: They have robbed the temple of some of its precious gold and silver ornamentation and equipment and carried it back to decorate their own temples. One does not mock the Lord of the ... always try to resist God’s judgments, to deny them, and to fight against them (cf. John 3:20). And that is what we have pictured in Joel 3:9–10. The speaker summons the evil nations to do battle with God, in order to resist divine judgment upon them. But verse 9 is ironic ...

3. Locusts Happen

Joel 2:1-11

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Tony Everett

... living memory in that congregation’s story… a story “like has never been from of old nor will be again… for ages to come” (Joel 2:3). Locusts happen! Where do you turn when there’s nowhere to turn? Where do you turn when locusts happen? Who can ... story should have a happy ending. Every life should be filled with joyous music and dancing. Every cloud should have a silver lining. Every sour lemon that comes our way should be squeezed into lemonade by a couple of spiritual disciplines. Right? ...

4. Israel’s Ill-Placed Confidence

Amos 5:18-27

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... of the writing prophets to preach about the day of the Lord, but he was followed in the practice by Zephaniah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Joel, and Malachi. When the OT speaks of the day, it is referring not to a definite extent of time, but to a definite event ... Asa of Judah appealed to Ben-Hadad I in Damascus for help in his war against Baasha of Israel. When Asa sent gifts of silver and gold and proposed a treaty, Ben-Hadad I (also known as Bir-Hadad I) complied with Asa’s request and sent his army to ...

5. A Tribute to a Woman's Love

Matthew 22:34-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... for his fellow sportsman and brought him aboard his own boat. Unfortunately, his act of bravery and sportsmanship cost Lemieux the silver medal which had been well within his reach. But Lemieux’s act of bravery wasn’t about to be forgotten. At ... Get to Know Them (Harper Collins). 3. Joel D. Kline, http://www.hacob.org/sermons/2003/09‑ 07‑ 03_jdk.html. 4. Contributed. Source: Joel Santos, http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-power-of-a-true-love-joel-santos-sermon-on-unconditional-love-76081. ...

6. The Lord Comes and Reigns

Zechariah 14:1-21

Understanding Series

Pamela J. Scalise

... come to an end. 14:8 The Psalms and prophecy picture the temple as the source of a river (e.g., Ps. 46:4; Ezek. 47:1–12; Joel 3:18). The four rivers flowing out of the garden of Eden are also part of the biblical background of verse 8 here. The temple had a large ... parallels the devoted things (kherem) that Achan stole from Jericho, “a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels” (Josh. 7:20–21). Receiving the wealth of other nations will ...

7. Job's Third Reply to Bildad

Job 26:1--31:40

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... can be bartered for gold. It does not appear on the NASDAQ index. There is no way to determine its value in terms of silver. Even precious stones (onyx and sapphires) and the much desired gold of Ophir cannot equal the value of wisdom. Here the poet lists all ... right, as my servant Job has” (42:7). Additional Notes 31:38 The earth, or land, is personified in other places (Jer. 12:4; Joel 2:21) and cries out against injustice perpetrated on it in Gen. 4:10. 31:39 If I have devoured its yield without payment ...

8. The Spirit - For Me Too?

Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... to the Samaritans. when Peter and John laid their hands on them. He offered them money for the gift, but Peter responded, "Your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!" When we know who the Holy Spirit is, we ... are those who care. I would be strong, for there is much to suffer. I would be brave, for there is much to dare. Joel continues with another reason for wanting the Holy Spirit: "Your young men will see visions." This reminds one of an old story of an ...

9. The Promised Glory of the New House

Haggai 2:1-9

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... from Egypt to Canaan (cf. Isa. 63:11–14); it remains in their midst. The pleas in Isaiah 63:11–14 (and the promises in Joel 2:28–29) may presuppose that this seems not to be so in the time when those prophecies were given, and the people in Haggai’ ... s glory. The NIV then has Yahweh going on to point out how easy it is for Yahweh to bring that about, given that “The silver is mine and the gold is mine” (v. 8). But these are noun clauses, with no verbs to indicate the time reference, and the ...

10. Tyre, Sidon—and Israel

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

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... , the biblical texts continue to emphasize Tyre over Sidon. So Zechariah 9:3, though written when Tyre was in decline, asserts “Tyre has built herself a stronghold; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.” In later biblical texts, “Tyre and Sidon” became a formulaic pair, connoting the Phoenician coast and its sea trade (Jer. 47:4; Joel 3:4; Zech. 9:2; see also 1 Macc. 5:15); it is in this way that the cities usually appear in the New Testament (e.g., Matt. 11:21 ...

11. The King Who Exalts Himself

Daniel 11:36-45

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... devotees would mourn his death (Ezek. 8:14). The identity of the god unknown to his fathers whom the king honors with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts (11:38) is something of a puzzle. We know that Antiochus set up a shrine to Zeus Olympios ( ... of Israel you will fall” (Ezek. 39:2, 4). Joel announces that God will gather the nations to the “Valley of Jehoshaphat” (which might be symbolic for Jerusalem) for judgment (Joel 3). The apocalyptic vision of Zechariah 14 reports that ...

12. Praying for Endurance and Healing

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

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... hell, “where the fire never goes out” (Mark 9:43). James pictures this as if the very tarnish that ate into their silver now eats into them like fire, perhaps picturing the inward torment of guilt at the wasted treasure that forever condemns them. In ... less reliable and more important these rains are. Though mentioned in the Old Testament (Deut. 11:14; Jer. 5:24; Hosea 6:3; Joel 2:24; Zech. 10:1), there is no evidence that James has a specific scriptural passage in mind. See further D. Baly, The Geography ...

13. 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

14. Praying for Endurance and Healing

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

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

15. Praying for Endurance and Healing

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

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

16. A Prophecy Against Gog

Ezekiel 38:1-39:29

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... egg Gog on in his dreams of conquest: “Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?” (v. 13). 38:14–16 A second command to Ezekiel ... lying dead on the shore,” Exod. 14:30), as well as the fate of Pharaoh and his allies in Ezekiel 29:5 and 32:4 (also compare Joel 2:20 and 2 Chr. 20:24). God’s judgment will fall not only on Magog, but also on those who live in safety in the coast-lands ...

17. The Silver Trumpets

Numbers 10:1-10

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... 10:1–7 This first part of the chapter deals with the human side of leading the journey. The signals of the silver trumpets complement the divine leadership of the tabernacle cloud. According to verse 2, the trumpets function both as a way to gather ... toward which they journey, the trumpets are also to be used in the context of war (see 2 Chron. 13:12–22; Hos. 5:8; Joel 2:1). God will remember the people at a blast on the trumpets and will rescue them from oppressing enemies (v. 9). The trumpets are also ...

18. Be Holy

1 Peter 1:13-2:3

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... a divine title invoked in the seventh of the Eighteen Benedictions of Judaism. See Daube, Exodus Pattern, pp. 27–29. Silver or gold: Another echo of the exodus story, but a contrast. Unlike the exodus from Egypt, the redemption wrought ... , pp. 289–90; NIDNTT, vol. 2, pp. 268–69, 277; TDNT, vol. 1, pp. 645–47. Milk is included in the eschatological symbolism of food in Joel 3:18; cf. Isa. 55:1. 2:3 Good (chrēstos, kind, gracious) easily lends itself to a pun on Christos, Christ, since the two words ...

19. The Lord's Plan

Micah 4:6-13

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... Yahweh’s future salvation (Isa. 11:10–16; 28:5; 37:31–32), as it is here and in Micah 5:7–8; 7:18 (cf. Joel 2:32; Obad. 17; Jer. 23:3–4; 31:7; Ezek. 11:16–20). (It was this latter meaning which led the postexilic community to term ... -gotten booty that the nations have taken from others will be devoted to the Lord. Flammable materials will be offered as a sacrifice, while gold, silver, and other metals will be used in the Lord’s temple (Josh. 6:17–19; cf. Deut. 13:15–17; cf. Isa. 60:5–9; ...

20. The Gold Lampstand and the Two Olive Trees

Zechariah 4:1-14

Understanding Series

Pamela J. Scalise

... the priests and Levites (Num. 18:12; Deut. 18:4). The Persian emperor also required that the people pay taxes in produce and in silver. Part of these taxes supported the local governor (Neh. 5:15). In times of drought the people had to borrow money or sell their ... flocks and herds. They will be like a well-watered garden, and they will sorrow no more. (Jer. 31:12; cf. Hos. 2:22; Joel 2:19, 24) The dynamic relationship of lamps, trees, and new oil in this vision symbolizes the dynamic of the temple service at ...

21. Some Assembly Required

Malachi 2:17--3:5

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... s fire and the fuller’s soap; He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver till they present right offerings to the Lord." (Malachi 3:2-3) Most importantly, Malachi ... I come in still has written on it, in plain letters: "Some Assembly Required." I don’t know about you, but I agree with the words Joel Hemphill wrote in his gospel song, "He’s Still Working On Me": There really ought to be a sign upon my heart, "Don't judge him ...

22. An Unpopular Preacher

Matthew 7:15-23

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Mike Ripski

... . It tells you that, if you’ll give more to God, God will give more to you. (All the above can be found in Joel Osteen’s best-seller, Your Best Life Now.) The “prosperity gospel” is very popular. I would suggest one of the reasons is that it ... so hard he could hardly understand her. “I’ve been robbed! Someone came into my house and stole all of my family heirlooms! The silver! The china! All the things that my mother accumulated and gave to me, gone!” The pastor went over to see her. She was ...

23. Thursday: Broken Bread And Broken Trust

Mark 14:10-26

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... that are over 2500 years old. That means they were there in the time of the prophets. Ezekiel, Daniel, Obadiah, Haggai, Zechariah, Joel and Malachi all could have stood in this same spot overlooking Jerusalem. There's one tree that could be as old as ... grief and remorse, Judas snuffed out his own life. He betrayed the Christ, the Son of God, the Messiah for thirty lousy pieces of silver. And then he threw God's greatest gift, life itself, back into God's face. Only one candle remained. Only one would follow ...

24. Israel to Reap the Whirlwind

Hosea 8:1-14

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... the tôrâ (cf. Deut. 17:14–20). Second in Israel’s rejection of the “good” is the fact that they have made idols of silver and gold for themselves, verse 4b. From the very first, the covenant laws forbid Israel to make any representation of a deity (cf. Exod. 20: ... will gather them together—not, however, for future salvation, as in 1:11, but for judgment (cf. 9:6; cf. Zeph. 3:8; Joel 3:2). The content of the judgment is then given in the last two lines of verse 10, but unfortunately, that verse is ...

25. Pentecost -- A Wild, Weird, Wonderful Day

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day; but this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel" (Acts 2:14b-16). A New Kind Of Power Our world is a world of power. Political power. Military power. Financial power. Institutional ... up to the temple to pray. At the gate of the temple was a lame man who asked them for alms. Peter said to him, "I have no silver and gold, but I give you what I have; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk" (Acts 3:6). Peter took him by the hand and ...

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