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2 Timothy 4:1
by Don Costello 2 Timothy 4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 1. "I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ" c. charge [1263 * diamarturomai] [Zodhiates: To bear witness, testify earnestly or repeatedly, or to charge as it were before witnesses, to affirm. d. The word "charge" is used many times in the Old Testament in connection with the commandments of God. It is never used lightly. One can do a word search of it and be struck by the heaviness associated with it. 1). 1 Kings 2:1-3 "Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thy self a man; And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whitherso ever thou turnest thyself." 2). Numbers 27:18-23 "And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, an man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight. And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of the Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation. And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses." b. God and the Lord Jesus Christ are witnesses to Paul's charge of Timothy. 2. "who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom." a. There are two general judgments mentioned here, that incorporate all the judgments. The first at his appearing, i.e., the second coming, and the second during his Kingdom. 1). Matthew 25:14-46; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10; Jude 15; Revelation 20:4-6; b. 2 Timothy 4:1 is a lead up to verse 2. Paul is saying here that in light of the charge or commandment of God, and the fact that Jesus Christ will be the judge of our obedience to that charge, then he speaks verse 2. "Preach the word!" My name is Don Costello. Ever since I received Christ in November of 1976 I have had a passion to study and know God's word.My wife Melissa and I have 5 children. My e-mail address is [email protected] I have a blog located at: www.theophilus-loverofgodsword.blogspot.com/ Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |