Summer in the Psalms (Week 2)
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Last week we started our series, Summer in the Psalms. We took time to walk through one of the most popular Psalms with a fresh outlook. We looked at the shepherd Psalm of . Scholars have said that you can’t understand , that the Lord is my shepherd, without first understanding , the forsaken Savior. “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me.” Remember, when we were in the series The Voice, we talked about Jesus our Good Shepherd is the One who lays down His life for us. He is not a hireling, in it for any other reason than the full life of the sheep.
Today, we will shift gears from seeing the Lord’s goodness as our guide and host. We will build on that as we dive into . This Psalm like so many others holds two worlds in tension, almost in the same breath. We see common themes throughout the Psalms.
We see Psalms of Construction
We see Psalms of Destruction
Sometimes we see both of these not only in the same Psalm but in the same verse. “God you reign supreme, are worthy of all praise, NOW wipe out my enemy.” Look upon his beauty, gaze upon Him all the days of my life. The greatness and magnificent of the One. vs. The sky is falling. I am surrounded by everything evil, and where is God. He has apparently left me.
The tension is in the dance of recognizing the magnificence of God against the backdrop of an imperfect, fallen world. That is where we find David as he pens the word in , dancing between two worlds. One where God shows up in such a powerful way that there is no room for fear or doubt. One where pleas for God to not hide his face or turn away from him. “Do not reject me or forsake me, God my Savior (vs 9b).” Some would say that the ideas of the same are so divided, bipolar even, that they were at best written at different times if not completely by different people. That doesn’t have to be true for us to understand the lyrics in the same passage.
ELABORATE: How many of you realize that we are complex creatures? I would imagine that even in this room we have a wide variety of current circumstances, experiences, and emotional background that we could cover a wide gamut of honest, vulnerable expressions to God this morning.
Maybe you have experienced heartache or loss. Maybe you have experience hardship and trying times. Maybe you understand lack and not having enough. Maybe you can relate to feeling out of place and not connected. Maybe you can relate to fear and uncertainty.
BUT I also think you can relate to having dreams for your future. Maybe you have experienced God in some powerfully intimate ways. Maybe you know what it is to feel His presence even during a difficult season. Maybe can remember when He provided for you more than enough. Maybe you can relate when others talk about a physical miracle. Maybe you understand what it is to be delivered of something you didn’t know how to change on your own. Maybe you can relate to a story that if God hadn’t shown up in the middle of your hell there is no telling where you would be right now. Maybe you can remember with me those BUT GOD moments today.
So what does have to say about all of this together?
Let’s read it together.
Of David.
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall.
3 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident.
4 One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.
6 Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the Lord.
7 Hear my voice when I call, Lord; be merciful to me and answer me.
8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek.
9 Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, God my Savior.
10 Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me.
11 Teach me your way, Lord; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors.
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations.
13 I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
14 Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
vs. 1 Light was often used to represent everything positive (i.e. truth, goodness, joy, vitality). This reminds me of what James writes in his letter:
17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
God’s goodness is exemplified by the light in which He dwells. The good gifts He gives are a by-product of who He is. Every good and perfect gift comes from Him, the Father of lights. In the light there is no room for darkness, at least not in the pure light. There is no room for shadows, no changing. He is always the same, never shifting. He is always faithful. His salvation is sure. His redemption complete, from start to finish.
17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
16 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters.
God’s goodness are exemplified by the light in which He dwells. The good gifts He gives are a by-product of who He is. Every good and perfect gift comes from Him, the Father of lights. In the light there is no room for darkness, at least not in the pure light. There is no room for shadows, no changing. He is always the same, never shifting. He is always faithful. His salvation is sure. His redemption complete, from start to finish.
29 You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light.
So, who could we possibly fear?
Psa
He is the stronghold of my life.
4 In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
6 They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.
vs. 2 David writes that “When the wicked advance against me...” It isn’t a matter of IF but of WHEN. Bad days will find us. Bad people will cross our paths. The difference is in light of the goodness of God they pale; they have an end. David recognizes that evil will have an end. Bad days will won’t last.
Even mama said there would be days like this.
vs. Though an army and war come against me it will not rock my confidence in the Rock of my Salvation.
I believe this was in Paul’s mind as he wrote the latter part of chapter 8 to the Romans.
Romans 8
31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies.
34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
36 As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
Our enemies may try to destroy us but watch what our God will do! David says, “it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall.”
JOY. The experience of deliverance and the anticipation of salvation provide the most significant occasions for rejoicing among the people of God in the OT. The coming of the Messiah, who delivers his people and brings salvation becomes the basis for rejoicing in the NT. The response of joy, gladness, or happiness is not only a deep inward feeling, but is expressed in celebration when God’s people gather together. The idea of joy is most commonly expressed in the OT by śimḥâ/śamaḥ and in the NT by chara/chairō. Among the other 12 Hebrew roots used for some aspect of joy, the most frequent are gyl, rnn, śwś, and ʿlz. The LXX prefers the Gk word euphrainō to translate śamaḥ and inclines toward agalliaō (its first occurrence in Greek literature) to translate gyl, the latter expressions more commonly used of exultant joy. Although chara/chairō are not the prominent words for joy in the LXX, they become so in the NT perhaps because of their common use during the time of the NT. …
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19 Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them,
20 coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.
χαίρω mid. by-form χαίρεται TestAbr s. below; impf. ἔχαιρον; fut. χαρήσομαι (B-D-F §77; Mlt-H. 264); 2 aor. pass. ἐχάρην (Hom.+). ① to be in a state of happiness and well-being, rejoice, be glad opp. κλαίειν J 16:20; Ro 12:15ab (Damasc., Vi. Isid. 284 χαρίεις πρὸς τοὺς χαρίεντας); 1 Cor 7:30ab; Hv 3, 3, 2. Opp. λύπην ἔχειν J 16:22. W. ἀγαλλιᾶσθαι (Hab 3:18; TestJob 43:15; ParJer 6:20; cp. TestAbr A 11 p. 89, 17 [Stone p. 26]) Mt 5:12; 1 Pt 4:13b; cp. Rv 19:7; GJs 17:2. W. εὐφραίνεσθαι (Jo 2:23 al. in LXX) Lk 15:32; Rv 11:10. W. σκιρτᾶν Lk 6:23. W. acc. of inner obj. (B-D-F §153, 1; Rob. 477) χ. χαρὰν μεγάλην be very glad (Jon 4:6; JosAs 3:4 al.) Mt 2:10. τῇ χαρᾷ ᾗ (by attraction for ἥν) χαίρομεν 1 Th 3:9. Also χαρᾷ χ., which prob. betrays the infl. of the OT (Is 66:10), J 3:29 (B-D-F §198, 6; Rob. 531; 550). The ptc. is used w. other verbs with joy, gladly (Appian, Bell. Civ. 4, 40 §169 ἄπιθι χαίρων; 3 Km 8:66; Eutecnius 4 p. 43, 7 ἄπεισι χαίρουσα; …
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χαίρω, χαρά, συγχαίρω, χάρις, χαρίζομαι, χαριτόω, ἀχάριστος, χάρισμα, εὐχαριστέω, εὐχαριστία, εὐχάριστος* χαίρω, χαρά, συγχαίρω. Contents: A. The Word Group in Profane Greek: 1. Usage; 2. Philosophy; 3. Religious Connection. B. The Old Testament. C. Judaism: 1. Qumran; 2. Rabbinic Writings; 3. Philo. D. The New Testament: 1. Usage; 2. The Synoptics and 1 Peter; 3. The Pauline Corpus; 4. The Johannine Writings. E. The Post-Apostolic Fathers. F. Gnosticism. A. The Word Group in Profane Greek, 1. Usage. a. As a phenomenon, a direct feeling or better self-perception, as self-being in self-transport,1 joy is uniform, and so are its manifestations even to tears of joy, Aesch. Ag., 270 and 541. It is everywhere a culmination of existence: “Joy, beauteous spark divine.” It strains beyond itself.2 As direct feeling it creates no problems. These arise only when man in ethical self-reflection sees himself as mastered by desire (→ II, 911, 12 ff.) and plunged into bondage.…
19 Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them,
20 coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.
TDNT
25.125 χαίρωa: to enjoy a state of happiness and well-being—‘to rejoice, to be glad.’ χαίρω ἐν τοῖς παθήμασιν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ‘I rejoice as I suffer for you’ Col 1:24; ὡς λυπούμενοι ἀεὶ δὲ χαίροντες ‘although saddened, we are always rejoicing’ 2 Cor 6:10.
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rejoice NIV, ESV, NASB95, NRSV, KJV 1900, NLT, NKJV, LEB, RSV, AV 1873, CSB
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Text Comparison
χαίρετε. chairete.
χαίρω chairōrejoice; be glad
χαιρω chairō rejoice; be glad
VPAM2P verb, present, active, imperative, second person, plural
G5463 Greek Strong’s
LN 25.125 Louw-Nida
to rejoice (feeling) verb
Letter, Community Philippians
Body; Exhortation 1:12–4:9
19 Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them,
19 Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them,
20 coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.
Exhortation, Community 4–9
Figure of Speech
Description: Encircling
Name: Epanadiplosis
Figure of Speech
Description: Amplification
Name: Epitasis
Figure of Speech
Description: Exultation
Name: Paeanismos
Figure of Speech
Name: Correspondence
Sentence—One or more clauses that have a coordinate relationship to the preceding discourse. Sentences which begin a speech reported within the discourse are labeled as ‘sentences’, but are indented one level in the outline to reflect that they are technically dependent upon (i.e. subordinate to) the verb of speaking that introduces them. Sentences are coordinated to the preceding discourse using καὶ, δὲ, or asyndeton (the absence of a conjunction).
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Command
Type: Command
Verb Class: Psychological State
Syllable
Graphemes: χαι-ρε-τε
Count: 3
Syllable
Grapheme: χαι
Count: 3
Position: 1
Syllable
Grapheme: ρε
Count: 3
Position: 2
Syllable
Grapheme: τε
Count: 3
Position: 3
Accent
Name: Proparoxytone
Position: Antepenult
Type: Acute
Semantic Feature
Category: Command
Longacre Genre
Primary: Behavioral: Hortatory
“Rejoice” refers to:
Church at Philippi — Group of believers who resided and gathered in Philippi.
A Church — Any gathering of believers, or the collection of believers.
Comfort — To ease the grief or trouble of someone; console.
Church: Fellowship and Unity, Conflict, Eschatology: Second Coming, Holidays: Thanksgiving, Joy, Peace, Prayer, Prayer: Petition, Promises, Stress, Thankfulness, Women
o Ps 85:6; 97:12; Hab 3:18; See Mt 5:12; Ro 12:12; Php 3:1
Ps 85:6 Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?
Ps 97:12 Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous, and praise •his holy name.
Hab 3:18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
Mt 5:12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Ro 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Php 3:1 Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord•! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
p Ps 119:151; 145:18; Heb 10:37; Jas 5:8, 9
Ps 119:151 Yet you are near, Lord, and all your commands are true.
Ps 145:18 The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Heb 10:37 For, “In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.”
Jas 5:8 You too, be patient and stand firm•••, because the Lord’s coming is near.
Jas 5:9 Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged•. The Judge is standing at the door!
q Mt 6:25–34
Mt 6:25–34 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air•; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 •Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 •If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father …
r Eph 6:18; 1 Ti 2:1
Eph 6:18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests•. With this in mind, be alert and always keep •on praying for all the Lord’s people.
1 Ti 2:1 I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—
s Isa 26:3; See Jn 14:27
Is 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
Jn 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
You see this idea throughout Scripture, Judges, Kings, Samuel, and Ezekiel as well as the Psalms. The idea of the Lord’s vengeance upon His enemies. That not only what they meant for our harm will He turn into our God, but He will turn their own plans against them. He will bring about the evil they desired upon their own heads.
STORY: At camp recently we had a young girl who choose not to react to some kids from another team, another group, from Lexington, KY no less. Funny thing ended up that the two groups were tied for first place, and they selected our group based on attitude, behavior, and all around good looks of their male leaders. ;)
vs. 3 An army may come against, a war may break out, but it won’t cause me to give into fear. I will remain confident in my God.
BECAUSE
vs.4 Finally, we are to verse 4, my favorite verse in this chapter, and possibly the climax of everything written before and after it.
4 One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
I believe there was something incredible that marked the life of David. Scripture doesn’t come out and explicitly say it, but I believe from the narrative we have of his life in the fields God had marked David by His presence. I belief David’s life was forever changed because of the worship that occured in the fields as a boy. I believe that many of the lines that we read through the Psalms and much of the good that came out of David’s life was a by-product of what was cultivated on the hillside by a teenager.
I believe David tasted of God’s goodness. I believe he saw Him in intimate detail. He had seen the Lord’s faithfulness in keeping the flock he watched over, from the mouth of a lion, the hand of a bear, among many other things I am sure.
David had been marked by the presence of God. His faith had been formed within it. His boldness of faith wasn’t naive. He knew the realities of external difficulties. He knew the struggle was real, but he also knew that they paled in comparison to his God.
STORY: what I believe marked me and my life was what the Lord developed in me during my teen years after capturing a clear glimpse of who He truly is.
Though the rest of this Psalm depicts a desperation for deliverance from one’s enemies, I want us to look at key areas we can apply a One Thing mentality.
SLIDE: What does it look like to keep the main thing or the one thing central in these areas:
Head (our thoughts)
Heart (our emotions/relationships)
Hands (our work)
There are many ways to see God’s supremacy worked out in different areas of our lives. Each step or way in which we see this occur is where we see our Encounter & Connection move toward Growth. We begin to see maturity in each of these key areas of our lives. We begin to see stability and maturity in our thoughts,
as well as emotional maturity that becomes evident in the way we live out our lives (our work, how we spend our time, the ethics of multiple layers to our lives).
HEAD: Let’s start first with the importance of our thoughts. We realize that the battle that lies between the ear, in the grey matter of our brains, rest much of the battle that we face in everyday life. Have you ever been doing something and out of the blue a thought overtake you? I mean it was the furthest thing from you mind, but now it is the only thing you can think about. It consumes you. These thoughts trickle and play out in your emotions. They begin to dictate how you feel in that moment, about a particular person or situation. They can even ruin the rest of your day or longer if you don’t deal with them properly. Has anyone else had to deal with thoughts that weren’t productive?
Phil 4:4-8
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Rejoice:
JOY. The experience of deliverance and the anticipation of salvation
AYBD
χαίρω mid. by-form χαίρεται TestAbr s. below; impf. ἔχαιρον; fut. χαρήσομαι (B-D-F §77; Mlt-H. 264); 2 aor. pass. ἐχάρην (Hom.+). ① to be in a state of happiness and well-being, rejoice, be glad opp. κλαίειν J 16:20; (Damasc., Vi. Isid. 284 χαρίεις πρὸς τοὺς χαρίεντας); ; Hv 3, 3, 2. Opp. λύπην ἔχειν J 16:22. W. ἀγαλλιᾶσθαι (; TestJob 43:15; ParJer 6:20; cp. TestAbr A 11 p. 89, 17 [Stone p. 26]) ; ; cp. ; GJs 17:2. W. εὐφραίνεσθαι (Jo 2:23 al. in LXX) ; . W. σκιρτᾶν . W. acc. of inner obj. (B-D-F §153, 1; Rob. 477) χ. χαρὰν μεγάλην be very glad (; JosAs 3:4 al.) . τῇ χαρᾷ ᾗ (by attraction for ἥν) χαίρομεν . Also χαρᾷ χ., which prob. betrays the infl. of the OT (), J 3:29 (B-D-F §198, 6; Rob. 531; 550). The ptc. is used w. other verbs with joy, gladly (Appian, Bell. Civ. 4, 40 §169 ἄπιθι χαίρων; 3 Km 8:66; Eutecnius 4 p. 43, 7 ἄπεισι χαίρουσα; …
BDAG
χαίρω, χαρά, συγχαίρω, χάρις, χαρίζομαι, χαριτόω, ἀχάριστος, χάρισμα, εὐχαριστέω, εὐχαριστία, εὐχάριστος* χαίρω, χαρά, συγχαίρω. Contents: A. The Word Group in Profane Greek: 1. Usage; 2. Philosophy; 3. Religious Connection. B. The Old Testament. C. Judaism: 1. Qumran; 2. Rabbinic Writings; 3. Philo. D. The New Testament: 1. Usage; 2. The Synoptics and 1 Peter; 3. The Pauline Corpus; 4. The Johannine Writings. E. The Post-Apostolic Fathers. F. Gnosticism. A. The Word Group in Profane Greek, 1. Usage. a. As a phenomenon, a direct feeling or better self-perception, as self-being in self-transport,1 joy is uniform, and so are its manifestations even to tears of joy, Aesch. Ag., 270 and 541. It is everywhere a culmination of existence: “Joy, beauteous spark divine.” It strains beyond itself.2 As direct feeling it creates no problems. These arise only when man in ethical self-reflection sees himself as mastered by desire (→ II, 911, 12 ff.) and plunged into bondage.…
TDNT
χαίρω a: to enjoy a state of happiness and well-being—‘to rejoice, to be glad.’ χαίρω ἐν τοῖς παθήμασιν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ‘I rejoice as I suffer for you’ ; ὡς λυπούμενοι ἀεὶ δὲ χαίροντες ‘although saddened, we are always rejoicing’ .
David was constantly speaking to his soul (mind, will, and emotions) to put hope in the Lord. Sometimes you just have to speak to yourself. Determine that you are going to REJOICE in the Lord. Joy has more to do with a state of mind and less to do with circumstances.
When we seek first His Kingdom we are seeking to align our thoughts with heavenly paradigms, thoughts that are:
oordinate relationship to the preceding discourse. Sentences which begin a speech reported within the discourse are labeled as ‘sentences’, but are indented one level in the outline to reflect that they are technically dependent upon (i.e. subordinate to) the verb of speaking that introduces them. Sentences are coordinated to the preceding discourse using καὶ, δὲ, or asyndeton (the absence of a conjunction).
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Text Comparison
Noble
χαίρετε. chairete.
χαίρω chairōrejoice; be glad
Right
Pure
χαιρω chairō rejoice; be glad
VPAM2P verb, present, active, imperative, second person, plural
Lovely
G5463 Greek Strong’s
Admirable
LN 25.125 Louw-Nida
Excellent or Praiseworthy
to rejoice (feeling) verb
Anything thought we have we pass it through our Father’s filter to see if it is worth entertaining. If doesn’t pass the test, aggressively discard it. Don’t give it an inch of your life. Paul tells us:
Letter, Community Philippians
5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
HEART: Applying a principle to our hearts to affect our emotions and relationship in light of the beauty of the Lord becomes a little trickier. When doing this with our thoughts, we are only dealing with ourselves. Not that the thoughts aren’t about others, but we are only dealing with things internally that we have dictation of, OUR thoughts.
Body; Exhortation 1:12–4:9
This brings into light dealing with others, people we don’t control choices and outcomes for…it is messy! When we dive into issues of the heart we begin to deal with our ability to grow. Let me elaborate…Have you ever not handled change in a relationship well? Have you ever not handled unmet expectations in a relationship well? Typically, we have an idea of the ways someone else or something should go. When it doesn’t we have conflict. Again, the basic definition of how conflict occurs: REALITY on one side, and EXPECTATION on the other side. What lies in between the two is the potential for conflict. So, when we decide we either don’t want communication or don’t give communication enough time to develop we allow our hearts to dive into the deep end of conflict. Does that make sense? Neither scenario is healthy.
Exhortation, Community 4–9
Figure of Speech
Description: Encircling
Name: Epanadiplosis
NO COMMUNICATION: the problem with this approach is that it doesn’t leave any room for growth. It denies that we need to change, and without any change (including healthy compromise) there will be no growth.
RUSHED COMMUNICATION: in our relationships this takes being intentional (but still without motive or agenda-so more time), patient, and ownership.
Figure of Speech
Description: Amplification
Name: Epitasis
Both approaches will only change if we take a Christ-like approach. Let’s talk about that. Paul writes:
Figure of Speech
Description: Exultation
Name: Paeanismos
Figure of Speech
Name: Correspondence
1 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,
2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,
4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!
Phil 2:1-
Sentence—One or more clauses that have a coordinate relationship to the preceding discourse. Sentences which begin a speech reported within the discourse are labeled as ‘sentences’, but are indented one level in the outline to reflect that they are technically dependent upon (i.e. subordinate to) the verb of speaking that introduces them. Sentences are coordinated to the preceding discourse using καὶ, δὲ, or asyndeton (the absence of a conjunction).
Paul is writing about relationships. He talks about the disparity between what you have experienced with God in the Holy Spirit but aren’t willing to extend to those around you. Get rid of this selfish ambition that is holding you back from growing up in your relationships. Instead, in humility, have the same mindset (make up your minds to default like Jesus) as Jesus. Who didn’t use his power and authority to dominate but rather choose to empty Himself and serve. God is not asking if you are right in this situation or in that relationship. He is asking if you are willing to empty your advantage so that you can serve and meet others where they are at. This is spiritual maturity. Obedience to God that crucifies our own agendas and ways of doing things in order to see harmony among us and mutual benefit.
This is easier said than done, but God give us your grace.
LDGNT Glossary
Command
Type: Command
Verb Class: Psychological State
HANDS: this is the result in our lives when we have the first two areas focused on the One Thing. When our HEAD and our HEART are clear before the Lord and singular in nature, our HANDS operate purely, in the design God intended for them.
When we have our thoughts and attitudes right you will see in our work ethic. Have you ever been fed up with people at one job only to realize there are people at your next job too? Our work gets effected because our work wasn’t the primary issue. Our thoughts and emotions are out of wack because they haven’t been centered in God’s presence. So, we are quick to pick up and move on to what seems greener on the other side. But it is a mirage, a farce.
JOY. The experience of deliverance and the anticipation of salvation provide the most significant occasions for rejoicing among the people of God in the OT. The coming of the Messiah, who delivers his people and brings salvation becomes the basis for rejoicing in the NT. The response of joy, gladness, or happiness is not only a deep inward feeling, but is expressed in celebration when God’s people gather together. The idea of joy is most commonly expressed in the OT by śimḥâ/śamaḥ and in the NT by chara/chairō. Among the other 12 Hebrew roots used for some aspect of joy, the most frequent are gyl, rnn, śwś, and ʿlz. The LXX prefers the Gk word euphrainō to translate śamaḥ and inclines toward agalliaō (its first occurrence in Greek literature) to translate gyl, the latter expressions more commonly used of exultant joy. Although chara/chairō are not the prominent words for joy in the LXX, they become so in the NT perhaps because of their common use during the time of the NT. …
Syllable
Graphemes: χαι-ρε-τε
Count: 3
Syllable
Grapheme: χαι
Count: 3
Position: 1
AYBD
We are looking for a promotion when we haven’t let God teach us patience. We want the next step when we are kicking each step of the way right now. We want financial increase when we aren’t willing to learn faithfulness. God’s not only going to give us more than we can handle (in regards to temptation), He also won’t give us more than we can steward (in regards to His blessings).
Paul tells us in our compromise to be found faithful with preferring our brother/sister:
31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
“do it all for the glory of God.”
Seek His kingdom, His righteousness, His people-FIRST.
EVERYTHING else will work itself out. You literally won’t have to give it another thought.
13 I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
14 Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
David ends this Psalm by saying with confidence that, “I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” He then encourages us to, “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” Be patient. Put your hope and trust in Him. Let the Jesus not only be your Main Thing but your Only Thing.
4 One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
PRAY
Syllable
Grapheme: ρε
Count: 3
Position: 2
χαίρω mid. by-form χαίρεται TestAbr s. below; impf. ἔχαιρον; fut. χαρήσομαι (B-D-F §77; Mlt-H. 264); 2 aor. pass. ἐχάρην (Hom.+). ① to be in a state of happiness and well-being, rejoice, be glad opp. κλαίειν J 16:20; Ro 12:15ab (Damasc., Vi. Isid. 284 χαρίεις πρὸς τοὺς χαρίεντας); 1 Cor 7:30ab; Hv 3, 3, 2. Opp. λύπην ἔχειν J 16:22. W. ἀγαλλιᾶσθαι (Hab 3:18; TestJob 43:15; ParJer 6:20; cp. TestAbr A 11 p. 89, 17 [Stone p. 26]) Mt 5:12; 1 Pt 4:13b; cp. Rv 19:7; GJs 17:2. W. εὐφραίνεσθαι (Jo 2:23 al. in LXX) Lk 15:32; Rv 11:10. W. σκιρτᾶν Lk 6:23. W. acc. of inner obj. (B-D-F §153, 1; Rob. 477) χ. χαρὰν μεγάλην be very glad (Jon 4:6; JosAs 3:4 al.) Mt 2:10. τῇ χαρᾷ ᾗ (by attraction for ἥν) χαίρομεν 1 Th 3:9. Also χαρᾷ χ., which prob. betrays the infl. of the OT (Is 66:10), J 3:29 (B-D-F §198, 6; Rob. 531; 550). The ptc. is used w. other verbs with joy, gladly (Appian, Bell. Civ. 4, 40 §169 ἄπιθι χαίρων; 3 Km 8:66; Eutecnius 4 p. 43, 7 ἄπεισι χαίρουσα; …
BDAG
Syllable
Grapheme: τε
Count: 3
Position: 3
Accent
Name: Proparoxytone
Position: Antepenult
Type: Acute
χαίρω, χαρά, συγχαίρω, χάρις, χαρίζομαι, χαριτόω, ἀχάριστος, χάρισμα, εὐχαριστέω, εὐχαριστία, εὐχάριστος* χαίρω, χαρά, συγχαίρω. Contents: A. The Word Group in Profane Greek: 1. Usage; 2. Philosophy; 3. Religious Connection. B. The Old Testament. C. Judaism: 1. Qumran; 2. Rabbinic Writings; 3. Philo. D. The New Testament: 1. Usage; 2. The Synoptics and 1 Peter; 3. The Pauline Corpus; 4. The Johannine Writings. E. The Post-Apostolic Fathers. F. Gnosticism. A. The Word Group in Profane Greek, 1. Usage. a. As a phenomenon, a direct feeling or better self-perception, as self-being in self-transport,1 joy is uniform, and so are its manifestations even to tears of joy, Aesch. Ag., 270 and 541. It is everywhere a culmination of existence: “Joy, beauteous spark divine.” It strains beyond itself.2 As direct feeling it creates no problems. These arise only when man in ethical self-reflection sees himself as mastered by desire (→ II, 911, 12 ff.) and plunged into bondage.…
TDNT
Semantic Feature
Category: Command
Longacre Genre
Primary: Behavioral: Hortatory
25.125 χαίρωa: to enjoy a state of happiness and well-being—‘to rejoice, to be glad.’ χαίρω ἐν τοῖς παθήμασιν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ‘I rejoice as I suffer for you’ Col 1:24; ὡς λυπούμενοι ἀεὶ δὲ χαίροντες ‘although saddened, we are always rejoicing’ 2 Cor 6:10.
Louw-Nida
“Rejoice” refers to:
rejoice NIV, ESV, NASB95, NRSV, KJV 1900, NLT, NKJV, LEB, RSV, AV 1873, CSB
gaudete VGCLEM
Church at Philippi — Group of believers who resided and gathered in Philippi.
Text Comparison
A Church — Any gathering of believers, or the collection of believers.
Comfort — To ease the grief or trouble of someone; console.
χαίρετε. chairete.
Church: Fellowship and Unity, Conflict, Eschatology: Second Coming, Holidays: Thanksgiving, Joy, Peace, Prayer, Prayer: Petition, Promises, Stress, Thankfulness, Women
χαίρω chairōrejoice; be glad
χαιρω chairō rejoice; be glad
o ; ; ; See ; ;
Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?
VPAM2P verb, present, active, imperative, second person, plural
Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous, and praise •his holy name.
G5463 Greek Strong’s
LN 25.125 Louw-Nida
yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
to rejoice (feeling) verb
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Letter, Community Philippians
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Body; Exhortation 1:12–4:9
Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord•! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
p ; ; ; ,
Exhortation, Community 4–9
Figure of Speech
Description: Encircling
Name: Epanadiplosis
Yet you are near, Lord, and all your commands are true.
Figure of Speech
Description: Amplification
Name: Epitasis
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
For, “In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.”
Figure of Speech
Description: Exultation
Name: Paeanismos
You too, be patient and stand firm•••, because the Lord’s coming is near.
Figure of Speech
Name: Correspondence
Sentence—One or more clauses that have a coordinate relationship to the preceding discourse. Sentences which begin a speech reported within the discourse are labeled as ‘sentences’, but are indented one level in the outline to reflect that they are technically dependent upon (i.e. subordinate to) the verb of speaking that introduces them. Sentences are coordinated to the preceding discourse using καὶ, δὲ, or asyndeton (the absence of a conjunction).
Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged•. The Judge is standing at the door!
LDGNT Glossary
q
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air•; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 •Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 •If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father …
Command
Type: Command
Verb Class: Psychological State
r ;
Syllable
Graphemes: χαι-ρε-τε
Count: 3
Syllable
Grapheme: χαι
Count: 3
Position: 1
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests•. With this in mind, be alert and always keep •on praying for all the Lord’s people.
Syllable
Grapheme: ρε
Count: 3
Position: 2
I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—
Syllable
Grapheme: τε
Count: 3
Position: 3
s ; See
Accent
Name: Proparoxytone
Position: Antepenult
Type: Acute
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Semantic Feature
Category: Command
Longacre Genre
Primary: Behavioral: Hortatory
“Rejoice” refers to:
Church at Philippi — Group of believers who resided and gathered in Philippi.
A Church — Any gathering of believers, or the collection of believers.
Comfort — To ease the grief or trouble of someone; console.
Church: Fellowship and Unity, Conflict, Eschatology: Second Coming, Holidays: Thanksgiving, Joy, Peace, Prayer, Prayer: Petition, Promises, Stress, Thankfulness, Women
o Ps 85:6; 97:12; Hab 3:18; See Mt 5:12; Ro 12:12; Php 3:1
Ps 85:6 Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?
Ps 97:12 Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous, and praise •his holy name.
Hab 3:18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
Mt 5:12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Ro 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Php 3:1 Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord•! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
p Ps 119:151; 145:18; Heb 10:37; Jas 5:8, 9
Ps 119:151 Yet you are near, Lord, and all your commands are true.
Ps 145:18 The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Heb 10:37 For, “In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.”
Jas 5:8 You too, be patient and stand firm•••, because the Lord’s coming is near.
Jas 5:9 Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged•. The Judge is standing at the door!
q Mt 6:25–34
Mt 6:25–34 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air•; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 •Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 •If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father …
r Eph 6:18; 1 Ti 2:1
Eph 6:18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests•. With this in mind, be alert and always keep •on praying for all the Lord’s people.
1 Ti 2:1 I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—
s Isa 26:3; See Jn 14:27
Is 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
Jn 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. purely, in the design God intended for them.