Sermon Tone Analysis

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1.gladness- joy, gladness, delight, i.e., a feeling or attitude of joyful happiness and cheerfulness (Ps 51:10[EB 8]), note: in some contexts this is a response to, or manifestation of, worship to God and so transcendent even of unfavorable circumstances; 1

1 James Swanson, Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains : Hebrew (Old Testament) (Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997).

2.pasture- pasture, pasturage, grazing place, i.e., a place where herding animals range and forage for food (Ps 74:1; 79:13; 95:7; 100:3; Isa 49:9; Jer 23:1; 25:36; Eze 34:31; Hos 13:6+); 2. LN 4.1–4.37

flock, formally, pasture, i.e., a collective group of herding, ranging small-mammals (Jer 10:21+), note: in some contexts “pasture” has the associative meaning of care and concern for the herding animals1

1 James Swanson, Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains : Hebrew (Old Testament) (Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997).

3.enter- come/go, i.e., make linear movement of a general kind (Ge 20:13), note: often another Hebrew word in context will make clear a direction, goal, or source of this movement; 1

1 James Swanson, Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains : Hebrew (Old Testament) (Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997).

4.gates- gate, i.e., a door or set of doors used to close off an enclosed area, either of a large city or smaller court area (Jos 2:5); note: often a notable, well known area and so can become a specific location as an n.pr., see also 8788; 2. LN 6.215–6.225

floodgate, i.e., a door which impedes the movement of water (Na 2:7); 3. LN 57.189–57.208

entrance area, i.e., an area of the city where people meet for market where business is done (2Ki 7:1); 4. LN 56.1 entrance area, courts, i.e., an area of the city where people for legal business (Dt 21:9; Am 5:12);1

1 James Swanson, Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains : Hebrew (Old Testament) (Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997).

5.good-

Goodness—in man is not a mere passive quality, but the deliberate preference of right to wrong, the firm and persistent resistance of all moral evil, and the choosing and following of all moral good.

Goodness of God—a perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various circumstances and relations (Ps.

145:8, 9; 103:8; 1 John 4:8).

Viewed generally, it is benevolence; as exercised with respect to the miseries of his creatures it is mercy, pity, compassion, and in the case of impenitent sinners, long-suffering patience; as exercised in communicating favour on the unworthy it is grace.

“Goodness and justice are the several aspects of one unchangeable, infinitely wise, and sovereign moral perfection.

God is not sometimes merciful and sometimes just, but he is eternally infinitely just and merciful.”

God is infinitely and unchangeably good (Zeph.

3:17), and his goodness is incomprehensible by the finite mind (Rom.

11:35, 36).

“God’s goodness appears in two things, giving and forgiving.”1

1 M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary and Treasury of Biblical History, Biography, Geography, Doctrine, and Literature (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1893), 296.

6.mercy- love

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2.God is taking care of legal matters in the courts