Resurrection Sunday

Sermon: The Hope of the Resurrection March 23, 2008

THE DISCIPLES BEFORE THE RESURRECTION

Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing [dream] fulfilled is a tree of life.

GOD BRINGS ALL HIS CHILDREN TO THE END OR THEIR “HOPES”

The Apostle Paul (Acts 27:20; 2 Corinthians 1:8-9)

The Disciples (Mark 4:37-38)

Jairus (Mark 5:23,35-36)

Martha (John 11:39-40)

King Hezekiah (Isaiah 38:9-13)

Job (6:8-9, 14:19; 6:11, 17:15)

Moses (Numbers 11:15)

Jeremiah (20:14-18)

Jonah (4:3)

Ezekiel (37:3,11)

SOME CHRISTIANS PURPOSELY GO THE END OF THEIR “HOPES”

The “poor”widow (Mark 12:42-44)

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego (Daniel 3:19-23)

Daniel (Daniel 6:6-16)

Sermón: “La Esperanza de la Resurrección

LOS DISCIPULOS ANTES DE LA RESURRECCION

Proverbios 13:12 (RVR) La esperanza que se demora es tormento del corazón; Pero árbol de vida es el deseo cumplido. (Versión Popular) Esperanza frustrada, corazón afligido, pero el deseo cumplido es como un árbol de vida.

DIOS CONDUCE A TODOS SUS HIJOS AL FIN DE SUS “ESPERANZAS”

El Apóstol Pablo (Hechos 27:20; 2 Corintios 1:8-9)

Los Díscipulos (Marcos 4:37-38)

Jairo (Marcos 5:23,35-36)

Marta (Juan 11:39-40)

El Rey Ezequías (Isaías 38:9-13)

Job (6:8-9, 14:19; 6:11, 17:15)

Moisés (Números 11:15)

Jeremías (20:14-18)

Jonás (4:3)

Ezequiel (37:3,11)

ALGUNOS CRISTIANOS TOMAN LA INICIATIVA PARA IR AL FIN DE SUS “ESPERANZAS”

La viuda “pobre” (Marcos 12:42-44)

Sadrac, Mesac y Abed-nego, (Daniel 3:19-23)

Daniel (6:6-16)

THE DISCIPLES BEFORE THE RESURRECTION

Prov 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing [dream] fulfilled is a tree of life.

Genesis 2:9 And the Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil

Revelation 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. (Rev.22:2,14,19)

Ge 48:1 Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.”

Dan 8:27 I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for several days.)

Dt 29:22 Your children who follow you in later generations and foreigners who come from distant lands will see the calamities that have fallen on the land and the diseases with which the Lord has afflicted it)

Hos7:5 On the day of the festival of our king the princes become inflamed [sick, drunk]w/ wine

2Sa 13:2 2 Amnon became frustrated to the point of illness on account of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her

2Ki 1:2 Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself

Jer 10:19 Woe to me because of my injury! My wound is “incurable”!

Isa 53:10 Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer

2Chr 35:23 Archers shot King Josiah & he told his officers, Take me away; I am badly wounded

Judg 16:7 Samson answered her, “If anyone ties me with seven fresh thongs that have not been dried, I’ll become as weak as any other man

Eze 34:4 You have not strengthened the weak or healed the sick or bound up the injured.

Am 6:6 You drink wine by the bowlful & use the finest lotions but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph

Jer 12:13 They will sow wheat but reap thorns; they will wear themselves out but gain nothing

GOD TAKES US TO THE END OF OUR HOPES:

The place we least want to be…… but the place we most need to be!

Acts 27:20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.

2 Cor 1:8 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. [nlt – We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, we thot we would never live thru it] 9 Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,

Acts 23:6 Then PAUL, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, "My brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. I stand on trial because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead."

Acts 24:15 and I have the same hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

Acts 26:6 And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our fathers that I am on trial today. 7 This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. O king, it is because of this hope that the Jews are accusing me. 8 Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?

Acts 28:20 For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain."

GOD TAKES US TO THE END OF OUR HOPES:

The place we least want to be but the place we most need to be!

Mark 4:37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. THE DISCIPLES woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”

Mark 5:23 and [JAIRUS] pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” 35 While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher any more?”36 Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” [Lk.8:50 and she will be healed]

John 11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies….38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39 “Take away the stone,” he said. “But, Lord,” said MARTHA, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.” 40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”

Isaiah 38:9 A writing of HEZEKIAH king of Judah after his illness and recovery: 10 I said, “In the prime of my life must I go through the gates of death and be robbed of the rest of my years?” 11 I said, “I will not again see the Lord, the Lord, in the land of the living; no longer will I look on mankind, or be with those who now dwell in this world. 12 Like a shepherd’s tent my house has been pulled down and taken from me. Like a weaver I have rolled up my life, and he has cut me off from the loom; day and night you made an end of me. 13 I waited patiently till dawn, but like a lion he broke all my bones; day and night you made an end of me.

JOB 6:8-9 “Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for, 9 that God would be willing to crush me, to let loose his hand and cut me off!

Job 14:19 as water wears away stones & torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy man's hope

Job 19:10 He tears me down on every side till I am gone; he uproots my hope like a tree.

Job 6:11 "What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects, that I should be patient?

Job 7:6 "My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.

Job 17:15 where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me? [NTL - Can anyone find it?]

GOD TAKES US TO THE END OF OUR HOPES:

The place we least want to be but the place we most need to be!

Numbers 11:10 MOSES heard the people of every family wailing, each at the entrance to his tent. The Lord became exceedingly angry, and Moses was troubled. 11 He asked the Lord, “Why have you brought this trouble on your servant? What have I done to displease you that you put the burden of all these people on me? 12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth? Why do you tell me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries an infant, to the land you promised on oath to their forefathers? 13 Where can I get meat for all these people? They keep wailing to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ 14 I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me. 15 If this is how you are going to treat me, put me to death right now—if I have found favor in your eyes—and do not let me face my own ruin.”

JEREMIAH 20:14Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me not be blessed! 15 Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, who made him very glad, saying, “A child is born to you—a son!” 16 May that man be like the towns the Lord overthrew without pity. May he hear wailing in the morning, a battle cry at noon. 17 For he did not kill me in the womb, with my mother as my grave, her womb enlarged forever. 18 Why did I ever come out of the womb to see trouble and sorrow and to end my days in shame?

JONAH 4:3 Now, O Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

1 Kings 19:3 ELIJAH was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there 4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the desert. He came to a broom tree, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.”

EZEKIEL 37:1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. 3 He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “O Sovereign Lord, you alone know.”

11 Then he said to me: "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, 'Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.'

God takes some to the end of their “hopes” …….

BUTSOME ARE PROACTIVE and TAKE THE INITIATIVE BY FAITH GO THE END OF THEIR “HOPES”

Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”

Mark 15:34 And at the ninth hour JESUS cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”—which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Genesis 22:9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

Hebrews 11:17 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, 18 even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” 19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.

Romans 4:18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be." 19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead. 20 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, 21 being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.

Gen 16:16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.

Mark 12:42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny. 43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”

God takes some to the end of their “hopes” …….AND

SOME ARE PROACTIVE & BY FAITH GO THE END OF THEIR “HOPES”

Daniel 3:19-23 Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual 20 and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. 21 So these men, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace. 22 The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, 23 and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace.

Daniel 6:7 The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers and governors have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or man during the next thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be thrown into the lions’ den. 8 Now, O king, issue the decree and put it in writing so that it cannot be altered—in accordance with the laws of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.” 9 So King Darius put the decree in writing. 10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. 11 Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help. 12 So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: “Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or man except to you, O king, would be thrown into the lions’ den?” The king answered, “The decree stands—in accordance with the laws of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.” 13 Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.” 14 When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed; he was determined to rescue Daniel and made every effort until sundown to save him. 15 Then the men went as a group to the king and said to him, “Remember, O king, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.” 16 So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!”

HOPE IN ONLY ONE PERSON:

Col 1:27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Ps 25:5 guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. 25:21; 39:7

Ps 33:20 We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.

Ps 52:9 I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints.

Ps 71:5 For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.

Ps 131:3 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD both now and forevermore.

1 Tim 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

1 Tim 4:10 (and for this we labor and strive), that we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe.

Ps 130:7 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.

Ps 62:5 Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.

Ps 65:5 You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,

Isaiah 51:5 My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm.

Jer 14:8 O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only a night?

Jer 14:22 Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies themselves send down showers? No, it is you, O LORD our God. Therefore our hope is in you, for you are the one who does all this.

Jer 17:13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust because they have forsaken the LORD, the spring of living water.

Matthew 12:21 In his name the nations will put their hope."

Rom 5:2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

Rom 15:12 And again, Isaiah says, "The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; the Gentiles will hope in him."

2 Cor 1:10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,

Gal 5:5 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope.

1 Thess 5:8 But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.

1 Tim 3:14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that

1 Tim 5:5 The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help.

1 Tim 6:17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but [command them] to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

Titus 3:7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.

Heb 7:19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

1 Peter 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

1 Peter 3:5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands,

Titus 2:13 while we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

Ps 33:22 May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in you.

GOD ALONE GIVES US HOPE

Ps 119:49 Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.

Jer 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Rom 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

2 Thess 2:16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,

Jer 31:17 So there is hope for your future," declares the LORD. "Your children will return to their own land.

Hosea 2:15 There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will sing as in the days of he youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.

Eph 2:12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, [you were] without hope and without God in the world.

Eph 4:4 There is one body and one Spirit-- just as you were called to one hope when you were called

Heb 6:18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged.

Heb 6:19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

HOPE IS A COMMAND:

Ps 42:11,5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Cf 43:5

Micah 7:7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.

Heb 10:23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful

1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

HOPE MISC

Rom 8:24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

Rom 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Heb 11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

HOPE IN GOD YIELDS BLESSINGS:

Isaiah 40:31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Ps 33:18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,

Ps 147:11 the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

Ps 146:5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, [blessed is he] whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Isaiah 49:23 Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down before you with their faces to the ground; they will lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in me will not be disappointed."

Lam 3:25 The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;

Rom 5:4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

2 Cor 3:12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.

Eph 1:12 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory

Eph 1:18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

1 Thess 1:3 We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Tim 2:25 Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,

Titus 1:2 a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,

GOD USES HIS WORD TO SUSTAIN OUR HOPE:

Ps119:74 May those who fear u rejoice when they see me for I have put my hope in your word

Ps 119:81 My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.

Ps 119:114 You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.

Ps 119:147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.

Ps 130:5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.

Ps 119:43 Do not snatch the word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws.

Lamentations 3:21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24 I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him."

Rom 15:4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Col 1:5 the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel

Hope is A DECISION OF THE WILL:

Ps 71:14 But as for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.

Eccl 9:4 Anyone who is among the living has hope--even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!

Ruth 1:12 Return home, my daughters; I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was still hope for me--even if I had a husband tonight and then gave birth to sons--

1 Chron 29:15 We are aliens and strangers in your sight, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope. [David’s prayer during building project]

Ezra 10:2 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, said to Ezra, "We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples around us. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel. [the people’s confession of sin]

Job 4:6 Should not your piety be your confidence and your blameless ways your hope? [Eliphaz, now that all has gone wrong]

Job 5:16 So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth. [Job says because of God]

Job 6:19 The caravans of Tema look for water, the traveling merchants of Sheba look in hope. [20 They are distressed, because they had been confident; they arrive there, only to be disappointed 21 Now you too have proved to be of no help; you see something dreadful and are afraid]

Job 7:6 "My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.

[7 Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again] * weaver’s loom, i.e., the frame or machine as a whole used for weaving, but not including the cloth or other implements attached to the frame (Jdg 16:14); 2. weaver’s shuttle, a specific device used in weaving, which passes the thread of the weft between the threads of the warp (Job 7:6), note: the shuttle moves back and forth quickly and repetitively. A vivid analogy is used here and in 9:25, 26 to describe the fleeting nature of life. The “weaver’s shuttle” moves with a rapidity almost impossible for the eye to follow. Verse 7 adds the analogy of “breath.” A similar metaphor is used by James (“vapor,” James 4:14). In 9:25, 26, Job changes the metaphor to that of a messenger running with an important communication. Further analogies of swift ships and swooping eagles all depict the brevity of life. * Job’s choice of the word hope in the context of the weaver’s shuttle may convey a double meaning (11:18). The Hebrew word for hope sounds like the Hebrew word that means “thread” or “cord” (Josh. 2:18, 21). Not only did Job believe his days were without hope but that he had not even a thread of hope left. As if he were regarding a thread in a weaver’s shuttle, Job could not see the design that God had for his life through the suffering that he was experiencing. Though sometimes we may question the Lord as Job did, we must realize that the Great Weaver has a design that we may not be able to see until He is finished with our lives. He was like a weaver’s shuttle, tossed back and forth. Mis días pasan más veloces. Por una parte Job se queja porque su vida es demasiado larga, y por otra se queja de que la vida del hombre sea tan corta. Las palabras expresadas a causa del dolor y del sufrimiento rara vez se caracterizan por lo lógico. sin esperanza. Job estaba convencido de que su enfermedad era mortal y de que él no sería restaurado a su salud y prominencia anterior.

Job 8:13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless. [Bildad]

Job 11:18 You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety. [Zophar 14 if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent]

Job 11:20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dying gasp." [Zophar]

Job 14:7 "At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail. [8 Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil, 9 yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant.10 But man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more]

Job 14:19 as water wears away stones & torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy man's hope

*18-20. Though Job anticipated that death would release him from life’s woes (v. 14), still he had no hope for reprieve before the grave. Like a crumbling mountain, like stones worn down by water, and like soil washed away by rainstorms, so the hope of man (’ěnôš, “weak, mortal man”) wears away. * Job lapses into a sad lack of hope (v. 18). Though he had expressed his desire for a way of salvation (vv. 13–17), God had not yet fully revealed His plan of redemption. Therefore, Job falls back upon his human wisdom and expresses the alienation from God that he deeply feels (v. 19).

Job 17:13 If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in darkness, [11 My days have passed, my plans are shattered, and so are the desires of my heart.]

Job 19:10 He tears me down on every side till I am gone; he uproots my hope like a tree.

[7 "Though I cry, 'I've been wronged!' I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; he has shrouded my paths in darkness. 9 He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head. 10 He tears me down on every side till I am gone; he uproots my hope like a tree. 11 His anger burns against me; he counts me among his enemies. 12 His troops advance in force; they build a siege ramp against me and encamp around my tent.13 "He has alienated my brothers from me; my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.14 My kinsmen have gone away; my friends have forgotten me. 15 My guests and my maidservants count me a stranger; they look upon me as an alien]

Job 27:8 For what hope has the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Job 41:9 Any hope of subduing him [leviathan] is false; the mere sight of him is overpowering

Psalms 9:18 But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish

Ps 25:3 No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse.

Ps 31:24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.

Job 6:8 "Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for,

[v9 that God would be willing to crush me, to let loose his hand and cut me off!]

Job 6:11 "What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects, that I should be patient?

Job 13:15 Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.

[what does it take for you to no longer have “hope”?]

Job 17:15 where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me? [NTL - Can anyone find it?]

[Job’s hope was in God alone]

Ps 25:5 guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.

Ps 25:21 May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in you.

Ps 31:24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.

Ps 33:17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.

Ps 33:18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,

Ps 33:20 We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.

Ps 33:22 May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in you.

Ps 37:9 For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

Ps 39:7 "But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you.

Ps 42:5,11 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and 6 my God

Ps 42:11 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

Ps 43:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

Ps 52:9 I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints.

Ps 62:5 Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.

Ps 65:5 You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,

Ps 69:6 May those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me, O Lord, the LORD Almighty; may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me, O God of Israel.

Ps 71:5 For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.

Ps 71:14 But as for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.

Ps 119:43 Do not snatch the word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws.

Ps 119:49 Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.

Ps 119:74 May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.

Ps 119:81 My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.

Ps 119:114 You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.

Ps 119:147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.

Ps 130:5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.

Ps 130:7 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.

Ps 131:3 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD both now and forevermore.

Ps 146:5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, [blessed is he] whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Ps 147:11 the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

Prov 11:7 When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes; all he expected from his power comes to nothing

Prov 11:23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath

Prov 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

2703 I. v.; ≡ Str 2470; TWOT 655—#1. be ill, weak, faint, diseased (Ge 48:1 Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim along with him); be sick (Dan 8:27 I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for several days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was appalled by the vision; it was beyond understanding); afflict (Deut 29:22 Your children who follow you in later generations and foreigners who come from distant lands will see the calamities that have fallen on the land and the diseases with which the Lord has afflicted it); cause illness (Hos 7:5 On the day of the festival of our king the princes become inflamed [sick, drunk] with wine, and he joins hands with the mockers); appear ill, feel sick (2Sa 13:2 2 Amnon became frustrated to the point of illness on account of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her); #2. be wounded, injured, be physically harmed (2Ki 1:2 Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers, saying to them, “Go and consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, to see if I will recover from this injury); internally wounded, so a very serious, even deadly wound (Jer 10:19 Woe to me because of my injury! My wound is “incurable”! Yet I said to myself, “This is my sickness, and I must endure it.); cause to suffer with wounds (Isa 53:10 Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to “suffer”, and though the Lord makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand); be wounded (1Ki 22:34 But someone drew his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between the sections of his armor. The king told his chariot driver, “Wheel around and get me out of the fighting. I’ve been "wounded.”; 2Chron 35:23 Archers shot King Josiah, and he told his officers, “Take me away; I am badly “wounded”); #3. weak, i.e., pertaining to having normal health yet not have much power in comparison to another object (Judg 16:7 Samson answered her, “If anyone ties me with seven fresh thongs that have not been dried, I’ll become as weak as any other man); be weak (Eze 34:4 You have not strengthened the “weak” or healed the sick or bound up the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally); become weak (Isa 14:10 They will all respond, they will say to you, “You also have become weak, as we are; you have become like us.); #4. feel grief, formally, be ill,have an anxiety or feelings of concern, as a figurative extension of being physically ill (1Sa 22:8 Is that why you have all conspired against me? No one tells me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you is “concerned” about me [sorry for me”] or tells me that my son has incited my servant to lie in wait for me, as he does today); be grieved (Am 6:6 You drink wine by the bowlful and use the finest lotions, but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph); cause to grieve (Pr 13:12+); #5. be tired, be worn out, i.e., be in need of rest and so tired, but not necessarily ill (Jer 12:13 They will sow wheat but reap thorns; they will “wear themselves out” but gain nothing. So bear the shame of your harvest because of the Lord’s fierce anger.)

*BKC It is good for a person to have hope, but if it is not fulfilled for a long time (deferred means “put off or long drawn out”) then he experiences disappointment (his heart becomes sick). But when a hope is fulfilled (vv. 4, 19), a person is refreshed. The gratification of hope gives encouragement like a tree that gives life (tree of life in 3:18; 11:30; 15:4). *13:12 The word “deferred” is literally “drawn out,” i.e., delayed in fulfillment. God’s harvest is slow in maturing (cf. James 5:7), and sometimes the delay “makes the heart sick.” Nevertheless, the harvest or fulfillment of the desire is as satisfying as “the tree of life,” a symbol of God’s renewal both physically and spiritually * 13:12 The tree of life (see 11:30) symbolizes the achievement of a deeply felt desire. It is like coming back to the Garden of Eden.* A common human experience: frustrated expectations cause a loss of morale and a sense of hopelessness.

Prov 19:18 Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death

Proverbs 23:18 There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

Prov 24:14 Know also that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

Prov 24:20 for the evil man has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out

Prov 26:12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Prov 29:20 Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Ecclesiastes 9:4 Anyone who is among the living has hope--even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!

4-6 despite the fact that all people, both righteous and wicked, are subject to the same inscrutable distribution of adversity and prosperity and ultimately join one another in death, they should not despair of life. Life has advantages over death. Comparing the lot of a live dog with that of a dead lion, Solomon affirmed that it is better to be alive and dishonored (1Sam.17:43; the dog was the most despised animal) than to be honored and dead (Prov. 30:30; the lion was the most honored beast). The living at least have consciousness and hope, things they can look forward to enjoying. But the dead have no consciousness (they know nothing) or hope of reward or enjoyment. Moreover, their passions—their love, their hate, and their jealousy—are stilled. As Ginsburg has noted, the concepts of consciousness and unconsciousness here are not in their barest forms as though these verses taught soul sleep. Instead they should be understood in the context of enjoying life (Ecc. 9:7-9) and possessing the capacities for enjoyment; the living have those capabilities but the dead do not. Thus the living have opportunities and capacities for fruitful labor but the dead do not (v. 10). The living have opportunities for reward from that labor, but the dead do not (v. 5; the word trans. “reward” refers to wages or earnings). The living have capacities for enjoyment (vv. 7-9), but the dead do not (v. 6). Solomon was not describing what the state of the dead is; he was stating what it is not. He did this to emphasize the lost opportunities of this present life, opportunities for serving God and enjoying His gifts. Solomon uses a proverb that says a living lowly creature is preferable to a dead exalted creature. The point is not that death is the absolute end of all things; instead, the point is that while there is life, there is hope of doing something to the glory of God.

Isa 19:9 Those who work with combed flax will despair, the weavers of fine linen will lose hope [Egypt was famous for its production of linen from flax. Both the growth of the plant and the manufacture of the cloth depended on water, which God withheld due to their sins]

Isaiah 38:18 For the grave cannot praise you, death cannot sing your praise; those who go down to the pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.

Isaiah 40:31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 42:4 he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope."

Isaiah 49:23 Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down before you with their faces to the ground; they will lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in me will not be disappointed."

Isaiah 51:5 My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm.

Jeremiah 13:16 Give glory to the LORD your God before he brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the darkening hills. You hope for light, but he will turn it to thick darkness and change it to deep gloom. [due to their sins they would be led captives]

Jer 14:8 O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only a night?

Jer 14:22 Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies themselves send down showers? No, it is you, O LORD our God. Therefore our hope is in you, for you are the one who does all this.

Jer 17:13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust because they have forsaken the LORD, the spring of living water.

Jer 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Jer 31:17 So there is hope for your future," declares the LORD. "Your children will return to their own land. [16 This is what the LORD says: "Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded," declares the LORD. "They will return from the land of the enemy]

Jer 50:7 Whoever found them devoured them; their enemies said, 'We are not guilty, for they sinned against the LORD, their true pasture, the LORD, the hope of their fathers.'

Lamentations 3:21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: [22-24 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24 I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him."]

Lam 3:25 The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;

Lam 3:29 Let him bury his face in the dust-- there may yet be hope. [26-30 it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. 27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young. 28 Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it on him. 29 Let him bury his face in the dust-- there may yet be hope. 30 Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him, and let him be filled with disgrace]

Ezekiel 19:5 "'When she saw her hope unfulfilled, her expectation gone, she took another of her cubs and made him a strong lion.

Ezekiel 37:11 Then he said to me: "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, 'Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.'

Hosea 2:15 There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will sing as in the days of he youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.

[ Valley of Achor. Lit. “Valley of Trouble,” near Jericho where Achan and his family were judged (Josh. 7:24). This reference alerts Israel that her discipline and judgment would not last forever because there is a “door of hope.” *When the Lord leads Israel out of the desert back into the Promised Land, He will restore her vineyards. The agricultural prosperity envisioned here will be in Israel (vv. 22-23; Dt. 30:4-5,9; Amos 9:13-15), not in the desert. When Israel enters the land she will again pass through the Valley of Achor (lit., “Valley of trouble”), the site of Achan’s heinous sin which jeopardized the success of the Conquest (Josh. 7). However, this time the valley will be a symbol of better things to come, a door of hope leading to repossession of the Promised Land (Isa. 65:10). The effects of the trouble caused by Israel’s past unfaithfulness will have disappeared. Instead she will respond favorably to the Lord as in the days immediately after the Exodus (Jer. 2:2).

Micah 7:7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.

* In spite of his dire circumstances, Micah, as a watchman (v. 4) would intently look for evidence of God’s working, trusting God to act in His own time and way (Hab. 3:16–19). Speaking for himself and the godly remnant mentioned throughout the book, Micah said that even though the nation was in terrible shape he would continue to watch (”watchmen,“ v. 4) and wait in hope for the Lord. Yes, judgment would come, but he knew also that salvation would follow. God would be Israel’s Savior (Isa. 59:20).

Zechariah 9:5 Ashkelon will see it and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, and Ekron too, for her hope will wither. Gaza will lose her king and Ashkelon will be deserted.

Zechariah 9:12 Return to your fortress, O prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.

11-12. God’s faithfulness to His covenants with Israel is His basis for delivering her from worldwide dispersion. The immediate addressees in these verses may have been Jewish exiles still in Babylon, but the covenant-fulfillment theme suggests an ultimate reference to Israel’s end-time regathering. At least the nation’s future hope (messianic deliverance) was the basis for contemporary encouragement in Zechariah’s day. The blood of My covenant with you may refer to the sacrifices of the Mosaic Covenant (Ex. 24:8), but could as well relate back to the foundational Abrahamic Covenant which was confirmed with a blood sacrifice (Gen. 15:8-21). The waterless pit (an empty cistern used for a dungeon) is probably a figure for the place of exile. The fortress refers to Jerusalem. The exiles in Babylon were called prisoners of hope because they had God’s promise of being regathered. God will restore twice as much, that is, His blessings in the Millennium will far exceed anything Israel has ever known. *The release of prisoners announced here would serve as a great encouragement for the Jewish people still in exile. Even though the prisoners were living in a well-watered place in Persia (Ezek. 1:1), they were in a place akin to a waterless pit in terms of their opportunity for spiritual nourishment. They were exhorted to return to the stronghold Jerusalem.

Matthew 12:21 In his name the nations will put their hope."

Acts 2:26 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will live in hope,

Acts 16:19 When the owners of the slave girl realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.

Acts 23:6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, "My brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. I stand on trial because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead."

Acts 24:15 and I have the same hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

Acts 26:6 And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our fathers that I am on trial today. 7 This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. O king, it is because of this hope that the Jews are accusing me. 8 Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?

[the hope of the promise. The coming of the Messiah and His kingdom. He stated that this hope involved the resurrection from the dead. This is why Christ quoted Moses (Ex. 3:6) to defend the doctrine of the Resurrection (Matt. 22:32). Because Yahweh is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, people must be resurrected in order to receive the promise God made to them. Likewise the promises made to the Jews demand they be resurrected in the coming Messianic Age. Paul claimed this promise (v. 6) was fulfilled in Jesus and His resurrection (v. 8). esperanza de la promesa. Esto es la venida del Mesías y el reino que El establecerá sobre la tierra; reino que la resurrección de Jesucristo garantiza]

Acts 27:20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.

2 Cor 1:8 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. [nlt – We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, we thot we would never live thru it] 9 Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,

1:8 trouble which came to us in Asia. This was a recent occurrence (following the writing of 1 Cor) that happened in or around the city of Ephesus. The details of this situation are not known. despaired even of life. despaired = 1820 [exaporeomai; to be utterly at loss, be utterly destitute of measures or resources, to renounce all hope, be in despair. Paul faced something that was beyond human survival and was extremely discouraging because he believed it threatened to end his ministry prematurely. The Gr. word for “despaired” lit. means “no passage,” the total absence of an exit (2 Tim. 4:6). The Corinthians were aware of what had happened to Paul, but did not realize the utter severity of it, or what God was doing through those circumstances. 1:9 the sentence of death. The word for “sentence” is a technical term that indicated the passing of an official resolution, in this case the death sentence. Paul was so absolutely sure he was going to die for the gospel that he had pronounced the sentence upon himself. not trust in ourselves but in God. God’s ultimate purpose for Paul’s horrible extremity. The Lord took him to the point at which he could not fall back on any intellectual, physical, or emotional human resource (12:9, 10). who raises the dead. A Jewish descriptive term for God used in synagogue worship language (v. 3). Paul understood that trust in God’s power to raise the dead was the only hope of rescue from his extreme circumstances.

Acts 28:20 For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain."

Romans 4:18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be."

Rom 5:2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

Rom 5:4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

Rom 8:20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope

Rom 8:24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

Ro 11:14 in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them

Rom 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Rom 15:4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Rom 15:12 And again, Isaiah says, "The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; the Gentiles will hope in him."

Rom 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Rom 15:24 I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to visit you while passing through and to have you assist me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.

1 Cor 9:10 Surely he says this for us, doesn't he? Yes, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they ought to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest

1 Cor 9:15 But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me. I would rather die than have anyone deprive me of this boast.

1 Cor 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

1 Cor 15:19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.

1 Cor 16:7 I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

2 Cor 1:7 And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.

2 Cor 1:10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,

2 Cor 1:13 For we do not write you anything you cannot read or understand. And I hope that, 14 as you have understood us in part, you will come to understand fully that you can boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of the Lord Jesus.

2 Cor 3:12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.

[The belief that all the promises of the New Covenant will occur. It is hope in total and complete forgiveness of sins for those who believe the gospel. The splendor of the new covenant, which will not fade or pass away, provides the apostle’s hope and fuels his boldness. boldness of speech. The Gr. word for “boldness” means “courageously.” Because of his confidence, Paul preached the New Covenant fearlessly, without any hesitation or timidity

2 Cor 5:11 Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.

2 Cor 10:15 Neither do we go beyond our limits by boasting of work done by others. Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our area of activity among you will greatly expand,

2 Cor 11:1 I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness; but you are already doing that.

Gal 5:5 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope.

Eph 1:12 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory

Eph 1:18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

Eph 2:12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, [you were] without hope and without God in the world.

Eph 4:4 There is one body and one Spirit-- just as you were called to one hope when you were called

Phil 1:20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

*Phil 2:19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.

*Phil 2:23 I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.

Col 1:5 the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel

Col 1:23 if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

Col 1:27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

1 Thess 1:3 We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thess 2:19 For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you?

1 Thess 4:13 Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope.

1 Thess 5:8 But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.

2 Thess 2:16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,

1 Tim 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

1 Tim 3:14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that

1 Tim 4:10 (and for this we labor and strive), that we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe.

1 Tim 5:5 The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help.

1 Tim 6:17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but [command them] to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

2 Tim 2:25 Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,

Titus 1:2 a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,

Titus 2:13 while we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

Titus 3:7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.

*Philemon 1:22 And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be restored to you in answer to your prayers.

Heb 3:6 But Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. And we are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast.

Heb 6:11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.