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Philippians 3:12-4:1, Genesis 15:1-18, Luke 13:31-35, Jeremiah 26:1-24

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John R. Brokhoff

... Yahweh's covenant with Abraham. It is noteworthy that Yahweh came to Abraham with a covenant proposal. Yahweh comes to Abraham as a shield (v. 1) and thus Abraham has no need to fear being in Yahweh's holy presence. In this account, Yahweh promises Abraham ... did he do to deserve opposition as early as Mark 3:6 when Pharisees and Herodians plotted to destroy him? In Mark 2:1-12, Jesus forgave the sins of a paralytic; in Mark 2:23-28 he ate with publicans and sinners; in Mark 3:1-6 he healed a withered hand. ...

2. Lent 2

Lk 9:18-36; 13:31-35 · Php 3:17--4:1 · Jer 26:8-15 · Gen 15:1-12, 17-18

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John R. Brokhoff

3. No Grey Area

Acts 15:1-21

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Carl Hoefler

... look briefly at how unity was achieved, for a time, in the early church. There were basically five factors which marked the procedure that accomplished unity in that church convention which was held about fifty years after the death of our ... we are certain that we can do nothing - absolutely nothing - to accomplish our own salvation. We are helpless! The white side of the shield of faith is the Gospel. The Gospel proclaims that, in our state of total helplessness, there is hope. God's grace is sufficient. ...

4. The Word According to Superman

Genesis 15:1-18

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King Duncan

... see Abram at his finest. It is then that God comes to him and speaks to him: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” That’s interesting, don’t you think? God is saying, “Don’t be afraid” to a man who just had ... said]: the boat will not sink, and the storm will not last forever!” So Pastor Steadman prayed with Mark again. Sometime later Steadman received a note from Mark. Mark and his wife had gone back to their home country. There they found the answer to his wife ...

5. Praise to God for a Living Hope

1 Peter 1:1-12

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... believe this as a matter of faith, they can rest assured that God will not fail them in their hour of need. The divine shield (Gen. 15:1) will continue to be the believer’s assurance right to the end, until the coming of the salvation that is ready ... . 2:4; 1 Thess. 1:5; Heb. 2:4). Even angels: Contrary to popular belief, the Bible suggests that angels are neither all-knowing (Mark 13:32; Eph. 3:10) nor altogether superior to believers (1 Cor. 6:3; Heb. 1:14; 2:16). Long: Epithymein is used of intense ...

6. What to Wear to the War

Ephesians 6:13-17

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James Merritt

... North Church. It was there my imagination took me back to the year 1775, when a man by the name of Paul Revere made an eternal mark in history by a single horse ride. He knew that war was on the horizon, and he did not want his nation to be caught unaware ... have just erected a wall he cannot scale; you have just built a mountain he cannot climb; you have just put up a shield he cannot penetrate. Faith is the victory that overcomes the world. V. The Helmet of Salvation Is For the Dart of Discouragement Now ...

7. Job’s Reply to Zophar

Job 12:1--14:22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... worthless as ashes thrown on the heap where Job sits in his misery). Similarly, their defenses would be as useless as a clay pot (or shield) held up to deflect the blow of a sword or mace. Additional Notes 13:3 Besides Job, who makes the term ykkh one of his own ... his death (whenever that may be)” (Job 1–20, p. 315). This verse constitutes Job’s call to God to respond, and it marks the shift to Job’s direct address of God. Additional Notes 13:14 Hartley, Job, p. 221, takes the initial Heb. phrase here ...

8. The Armor of God

Ephesians 6:10-20

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... believes that the six items he lists are the essential ones: The belt, breastplate, shoes (feet fitted), shield, helmet, and sword picture truth, righteousness, the gospel of peace, faith, salvation, and the word of God. ... come from his Spirit. “Salvation is the Christian’s helmet, the indwelling Spirit is his sword. The Spirit gives him the word to speak” (cf. Mark 13:11, and Isa. 51:16; Houlden, p. 339; also Mitton, p. 227). 6:18 Although the military imagery continues into this verse—arm yourselves ...

9. “May the Net They Hid Entangle Them”

Psalm 35:1-28

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C. Hassell Bullock

... ). 35:3 Brandish spear and javelin. The battle gear of the ancient warrior is listed here in terms of the defensive (shield and armor) and offensive (spear and javelin) weapons. The Hebrew word for “javelin” is contested (e.g., the KJV translates the ... enemies, best expressed by his words from the cross, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Mark 23:34). At the same time we may ask the question whether we should make a distinction between interpersonal relationships, on ...

10. Ephesians 6:10-20

Ephesians 6:10-20

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Leonard Sweet

... opening texts of praise and blessing through a long section of urgent exhortations. The verses read today mark the conclusion of this exhortative material, but in typical Ephesians' style the writer first crashes to a great ... is also described in Isaiah 11:4-5 and 59:17 with the same type of military image and offering the same symbolic shielding. The "shoes" with which believers must be shod are surprisingly less clearly defined than the other armored accoutrements. Traditionally soldiers wore sturdy sandals ...

11. “Their Violence Comes Down on Their Own Heads”

Psalm 7:1-17

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C. Hassell Bullock

... are the seat of emotions. God judges according to the inner motives. 7:10 shield. This is the smaller, more portable shield (magen). See Psalm 5:12, where the larger shield (tsinnah) is in view. 7:12 If he does not relent, . . . he will ... for others as well as for themselves, can celebrate the righteousness of God, which is no abstraction in this psalm. This standard that marks God’s own nature is one that he wills to impart to human society. When that standard is violated in the personal dimensions ...

12. Woe to those Who Rely on Egypt

Isaiah 31:1-9

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... ”) that make it clear that the prophet is playing on the two possible meanings of the preposition and of hovering to shield. The verb “shield” (ganan) is a rare one from which are derived the nouns for garden as well as shield. It occurs otherwise only in 37:35 and 38:6, in a similar connection. Parallel with it is the promise to spare or ‘pass over’: the quotation marks reflect the fact that this is the only occurrence of the word with this meaning outside Exodus 12, and the verb presupposes ...

13. The Maker of Heaven and Earth Praised and Invoked to Bless Israel

Psalm 115:1-18

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... , 8 with 135:15–18; vv. 9–11 with 135:19–20, also note 118:2–4). Whatever its form-critical genre, it does bear the marks of a liturgy. The variations in addressee and in the references to Yahweh (direct address “your”in v. 1, and third-person reference “the LORD,” “he ... Jerome—read these verbs as Hb. perfects: “the house of Israel trusted in Yahweh; he was their help and shield” etc. In this reading, vv. 9–11 offer historical testimony. While engaging with the gods of the nations, ...

14. Knitted Together from the Womb

Exodus 2:1-10

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Lori Wagner

... and walk into the new space that God has created for you. Sometimes your faith is like a basket that shelters you and propels you, shields you or helps you through difficult passages in your life. Sometimes your faith is that first braid that you keep in your hand to remind ... Infants Proverbs 3: A Lesson to Children Jesus Honors Children and Blesses Children (Matthew 18:1-14 and 19:1 and 19:13-15; Mark 9:33-37 and 10:13-16; Luke 9:43-48 and 18:15-17) Image Exegesis: Basket of Blessing, Basket of Prayer / Down ...

15. “God Is Our Refuge and Strength, an Ever-Present Help in Trouble”

Psalm 46:1-11

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C. Hassell Bullock

... ” what the Lord has done in their history. 46:9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth . . . he burns the shields with fire.The general declaration of causing wars to cease means there are no limits on God’s power and realm. Then the psalmist ... place where God dwells, and his presence, represented by the sanctuary, or represented simply by the larger city, is its identifying mark. The following two psalms (Pss. 47 and 48) celebrate that city, especially its God and worship. The prophets join the ...

16. Big Spender

1 Kings 10:14-29, 1 Kings 11:1-13, Luke 15:11-32

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Lori Wagner

... Banish Idols from the Land (Zechariah 13) Jesus Exorcises Demons for a Man from Gerasene and Sends them into a Herd of Swine (Luke 8, Mark 5:1-20), Matthew 8:28-34) Some Attempt to Use the Name of Jesus to Cast Out Demons Without Faith in Ephesus (Acts 19 ... from the governors of the land. King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of gold went into each shield. And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the ...

17. The Christian Journey I: The Path

Mark 1:14-20

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John N. Brittain

... see again." Jesus said to him, "Go; your faith has made you well." Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.-- Mark 10:46-52 Once again, it is obvious that some preparation had occurred, because when Bartimaeus heard that it was Jesus passing by he ... some of those who chastised Bartimaeus were trying to shield Jesus from this nuisance; but this kind of nuisance was precisely the center of Jesus' ministry. God does not need to be shielded from our pain and hurt. "Immediately he regained his ...

18. Jesus or Niccolo?

Matthew 4:1-11

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished" (v. 2). Wouldn't we all be famished? Fasting in scripture was a mark of refraining from physical nourishment to focus on the spiritual life. Two of the great Old Testament characters, Moses and ... us the very same tools Jesus used to overcome Satan's furtive and crafty ways. As Jesus applied the shield of trust, so must we. Paul calls this taking, "The shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one" (Ephesians ...

19. How Beautiful You Are

Song of Songs 4:1-16

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Huwiler

... introduction). The speaker here is no doubt the central man, as indicated by the NIV. The extent of the passage is marked by inclusio:How beautiful you are, my darling! (v. 1) corresponds with All beautiful you are, my darling (v. 7). In ... gazelle), plants (pomegranate, lilies), or spices (myrrh, incense). There is also a military image (tower of David hung with shields of warriors). The passage begins with relatively detached, although admiring, observation, but ends with involvement: the speaker resolves ...

20. Jerusalem’s Enemies to Be Destroyed

Zechariah 12:1-9

Understanding Series

Pamela J. Scalise

... the books of Zechariah and Malachi. (See the introduction to Zechariah and also the additional note to 9:1, above.) This superscription marks off a section that is also bound together internally by its focus on Jerusalem and by the formula “on that day.” This ... Extravagant reassurance of protection for Jerusalem follows: the LORD will shield those who live in Jerusalem. The city will be above the fray, behind God’s protective shield. The verb “shield” (gnn) occurs only three times in the OT, twice ...

21. God’s Covenant with Abram

Genesis 15:1-18

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... not be afraid, and backed it by identifying himself as Abram’s shield. A shield symbolizes protection during conflict (Ps. 3:3; 84:11), and “shield” (magen) establishes a connection with Melchizedek’s blessing the Most High for “ ... s relationship with God. G. von Rad understands it as describing a right relationship (Genesis: A Commentary [trans. J. Marks; rev. ed.; OTL; Philadelphia: Westminster, 1972], p. 185). The verb “credit,” however, moves the term “righteousness” away from a ...

22. The Siege and Destruction of Nineveh

Nahum 2:1-13

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Gary M. Burge

Nahum 2:1–2 marks a transition and is the third in the series of contrasts in God’s dealings with Nineveh and Judah. Verse 1 begins the ... stumbling: the corpses of the defenders are so numerous that the attackers stumble over them in their rapid forward progress as they dash to the city wall. The protective shield, or mantelet (2:5), is a shield put up for the protection of the attackers. The river gates are sluice gates used to control the flow of the Tebiltu and Khosr rivers to and through Nineveh ...

23. Wild Thing

Luke 4:31-37

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Lori Wagner

... , God's eye to look before me, God's ear to hear me, God's word to speak for me, God's hand to guard me, God's shield to protect me, God's host to save me From snares of devils, From temptation of vices, From everyone who shall wish me ill, afar and near. I ... Lord Cleanses Him in Clothes of White (Zechariah 3) The Lord Will Remove the Spirit of Impurity from the Land (Zechariah 13) Mark’s Witness to Jesus’ Exorcism of Unclean Spirit in Capernaum (1:21-28) Matthew’s Witness to Jesus’ Healing Power and ...

24. The Nations Judged

Joel 3:1-16

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... that decisive descendant of Abraham, Jesus of Nazareth, and we now will live or die eternally according to how we react to him (Mark 9:37 and parallels; John 13:20; Matt. 25:31–46). God will level three charges against the nations in this court case ... . God can be a refuge or fortress or stronghold (cf. 2 Cor. 10:4) for repentant people, shielding them from death on the final day, as the resurrection of our Lord can shield us from eternal death at the day of the Lord. Repeating some of the words of 2: ...

25. The Lord Will Appear

Zechariah 9:14-17

Understanding Series

Pamela J. Scalise

... . Exod. 19:16–18; 2 Sam. 22:8–18; Ps. 29; Hab. 3:3, 11), the LORD Almighty will shield Ephraim and Judah. The verb “shield” describes God’s defense of Jerusalem against Assyria during Hezekiah’s reign in four of its eight occurrences (Isa. 37 ... boisterous and roar as with wine. The blessing of wine to make the heart glad will reverse the poverty of Haggai 1:6. It will be a mark of God’s goodness (see also v. 17). The OT does, of course, warn of the danger of wine (Prov. 20:1). At the temple, the ...

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