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Verse 11. _FOR THE SUN IS NO SOONER RISEN_] We need not pursue this
metaphor, as St. James' meaning is sufficiently clear: All human
things are transitory; _rise_ and _fall_, or _increase_ and _decay...
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FOR THE SUN IS NO SOONER RISEN WITH A BURNING HEAT - Isaiah Isaiah
40:7 employs the word “wind,” referring to a burning wind that
dries up the flowers. It is probable that the apostle also refers not...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. TRIALS AND THE EXERCISE OF FAITH
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. Trials and the power of faith (James 1:1)_
2. The resources of faith (James 1:5)
3. The realization of faith (James 1:9...
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The paradox of a bragging that comes of humility and faith is common
to James and Paul: it starts from Jeremiah 9:23 t The brotherhood
which levels all differences into a glorious liberty, fraternity,...
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Let the lowly brother be proud of his exaltation; and let the rich
brother be proud of his humiliation; for he will pass away like a
flower of the field. The sun rises with the scorching wind and with...
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GREETINGS (James 1:1)
_ 1:1 James, the slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sends
greetings to the twelve tribes who are scattered throughout the
world._
At the very beginning of his letter Ja...
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IS NO SOONER RISEN. Literally rose.
A. the.
BURNING HEAT. Greek. _kauson._ Only here; Matthew 20:12.Luke 12:55.
BUT, &C. = and withered.
FALLETH. fell. Same word in Romans 9:6.
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_For the sun is no sooner risen … but it withereth_ Better, FOR THE
SUN AROSE AND WITHERED. The Greek has nothing that answers to "no
sooner," and the verbs are throughout in the past tense as in a
na...
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Riches, and their perishableness
9. _Let the brother of low degree_ The Greek joins the sentence on to
the preceding with the conjunction which may be either "and," or
"but," implying that there is a...
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ἈΝΈΤΕΙΛΕΝ … ἘΞΉΡΑΝΕΝ … ἘΞΈΠΟΣΕΝ …
ἈΠΏΛΕΤΟ. The use of the aorist here is to express the
instantaneous effect produced by the καύσων. In English the
present tense would be used to express this point of...
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2–18.
(_a_) TEMPTATION FROM WITHOUT, 2–4; (1) WISDOM, PRAYER,
STEDFASTNESS, THE DIVINE HELPS IN TEMPTATION, 5–8; (2) A SPECIAL
FORM OF TEMPTATION—OPPRESSION BY THE RICH—THE OLD TESTAMENT
PROBLEM OF T...
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_SCRIPTURAL VIEW OF TRIALS -- JAMES 1:2-17:_ Christians must be
"positive" when trials come their way. The man who properly reacts to
trials must not react as a pessimist. "My brethren, count it all j...
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ΆΝΈΤΕΙΛΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΝΑΤΈΛΛ(Λ (G393)
подниматься, вставать. Гномический
_aor._, обозначающий то, что обычно
происходит (Ropes),
ΚΑΎΣΩΝ (G2742) пылающий зной. Это слово
может обозначать горя...
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FOR THE SUN IS NO SOONER RISEN, &C.— _For the sun ariseth with
burning heat; it withereth the grass; the flower thereof falleth; and
all the beauty of its colour perisheth: Even so shall the rich man...
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_SERMON OUTLINES_
IS TEMPTATION A JOY? James 1:2-4
Proposition: When should a Christian not have joy in temptation, and
how could a Christian find joy in temptation?
I.
Temptation is no joy.
A....
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THE ANTICIPATION OF THE RICH AND LOWLY
_Text 1:9-11_
9.
But let the brother of low degree glory in his high estate:
10.
and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the
grass he...
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For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth
the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the
fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in h...
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VERSE 11. A BURNING HEAT WITHERETH.
In this verse the apostle enforces the idea advanced in the former
verse by an expansion of the figure he there introduces. The rich must
understand that no relianc...
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1 James is never called an apostle and does not write this epistle in
that character. Rather, he puts himself in the place of a slave. Hence
the epistle is not concerned with authoritative teaching so...
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THE POWER OF FAITH UNDER TEMPTATION
1. Servant] better, 'slave.' The word does not suggest any
degradation, but only absolute surrender to the Master. St. James's
humility prevents the mention of the...
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BURNING HEAT] better, 'sirocco,' the hot wind of Palestine which
parches vegetation. WAYS] better, 'goings'; perhaps used of the
journeyings of rich merchants (James 4:13)....
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WHAT *FAITH SHOULD DO
JAMES
_IAN MACKERVOY_
The word list at the end explains words with a *star by them.
INTRODUCTION
1 THE WRITER
James is the writer of the letter. But he does not tell us...
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FOR THE SUN IS NO SOONER RISEN... — Translate, _the sun arose with
the burning heat, and dried up the grass; and the flower thereof fell
away, and the grace of its fashion perished._ The grace, the
lo...
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(2-27) Immediately after the salutation, and with more or less a play
upon the word which we translate “greeting” (“rejoice,” James
1:1; “count it all joy,” James 1:2) there follow appeals on behalf
o...
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(9-11) Lowly-mindedness is the subject of the next paragraph. There is
wide misapprehension of our state of trial: the poor and humble are
apt to forget the honour thus vouchsafed to them, worthier in...
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CHAPTER 7
THE EXALTATION OF THE LOWLY AND THE FADING AWAY OF THE RICH-THE
METAPHORS OF ST. JAMES AND THE PARABLES OF CHRIST.
James 1:9
IN this section St. James returns to what is the main thought o...
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ἀνέτειλεν : the “gnomic” aorist, _i.e._, expressive of
what always happens; it gives a “more vivid statement of general
truths, by employing a distinct case or several distinct cases in the
past to re...
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An entirely new subject is now started, which has no connection with
what has preceded; such a connection can only be maintained by
supplying mental links artificially, for which the text gives no
war...
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STEADFAST FAITH
James 1:1
This Epistle is marked by the austere features of the Jerusalem
church, which refused to be affected by that wider contact with the
Gentile world, by which the life and teac...
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James wrote to Christians in the midst of temptation and trial. He
showed first that the issue of testing is that they "may be perfect
and entire, lacking in nothing." It is therefore to be looked upo...
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LESSONS FROM THE RICH AND POOR BROTHER
In demonstrating the maturity brought by patient endurance of trials,
James uses the example of the poor and the rich brothers. The
Christian who is poor can rej...
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For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth
the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the
fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in hi...
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If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men
liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. (6) But let
him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is...
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To the reader who enters on the consideration of the epistle of James
from the epistles of Paul, the change is great and sudden, and by no
means least of all from the epistle to the Hebrews, which, in...
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Though the received reading is ἐν ταῖς πορείαις, yet
I agree with Erasmus, and read the last word, πορίαις, without
the diphthong “in his riches,” or, with his riches; and the latter
I prefer. (104)...
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The Epistle of James is not addressed to the assembly, and does not
take the ground of apostolic authority over the persons to whom it is
sent. It is a practical exhortation which still recognises the...
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FOR THE SUN IS NO SOONER RISEN WITH A BURNING HEAT,.... As it is about
the middle of the day, when it shines in its full strength, and its
heat is very great and scorching, especially in the summer se...
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For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth
the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the
fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in hi...
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_Let the brother_ St. James does not give this appellation to the
rich; _of low degree_ Poor and tempted, or brought low by his
sufferings for Christ, and humbled in spirit thereby; _rejoice that he
i...
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FADE AWAY; earthly glory is transient; and a man may well rejoice in
what leads him to feel this, and secure the glory which is abiding.
Thus will the poor be kept from envying the rich, and the rich...
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FOR THE SUN IS NO SOONER RISEN WITH A BURNING HEAT, BUT IT WITHERETH
THE GRASS, AND THE FLOWER THEREOF FALLETH, AND THE GRACE OF THE
FASHION OF IT PERISHETH; SO ALSO SHALL THE RICH MAN FADE AWAY IN HI...
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The need of humility:...
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This chapter has a very close relationship to the Old Testament, for
all is seen in connection with God; and Christ is not yet spoken of as
the center and essence of all blessing and of all direction...
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What is the message of this verse? Does this passage teach that beauty
fades? How does this illustration apply to the rich?...
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'For the sun rises with. scorching wind, and withers the grass; and
its flower falls off, and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed;
so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away...
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1-11 Christianity teaches men to be joyful under troubles: such
exercises are sent from God's love; and trials in the way of duty will
brighten our graces now, and our crown at last. Let us take care...
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WITH A BURNING HEAT; or, the scorching east wind, which in those
countries was wont to rise with the sun, JONAH 4:8. SO ALSO SHALL THE
RICH MAN FADE AWAY; either _shall_ is here put for _may, _ the fu...
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James 1:11 For G1063 has G393 sun G2246 risen G393 (G5656) with G4862
heat G2742 than G2532 withers...
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THOSE WHO FACE TRIAL FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR FAITH IN GOD AND THE LORD
JESUS CHRIST WILL BE BLESSED (JAMES 1:2).
The letter commences by outlining the basic themes that will be dealt
with later (see Ana...
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TRIALS COMBINED WITH WISDOM ARE INTENDED TO BRING HOME TO MEN WHAT IS
IMPORTANT TO THEM.
‘But let the brother of low degree glory in his high estate, and the
rich, in that he is made low, because as...
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James 1:11. FOR THE SUN IS NO SOONER RISEN. In the original the words
are in the lively style of a narrative: ‘For the sun arose.'
WITH A BURNING HEAT. The word here rendered ‘burning heat' is often...
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ARISETH
(ανετειλεν). Gnomic or timeless aorist active indicative of
the old compound ανατελλω, used here of plants (cf.
αναθαλλω in Philippians 4:10), often of the sun (Matthew
13:6).WITH THE SCORC...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting._
According to the teaching of some in the present day, the apostle
should...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting._
The apostle James evidently believed in no lost ten tribes, as some
nowad...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting._
«Where are the lost ten tribes?» asks somebody. They never were
lost. Tha...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting._
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. He was an
apostle,...
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CONTENTS: Testing of faith. Solicitation to evil not of God. Obedience
as a test of true faith.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, James.
CONCLUSION: Such as have a true title in Jesus Christ through faith
may...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ._ He
does not style himself an _apostle,_ because he would not assume any
superiority; yet the majesty of his address is the language...
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IN THE SAME WAY. The unbelieving Jews believed wealth was proof of
God's blessing. James shows how temporary it really is! As a rich man
is conducting his affairs, a robber, or inflation, or some othe...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 1:9 Given the context, James seems to be saying
that the challenges of both poverty and wealth may be among the
greatest “trials” for Christians (see v. James 1:12)....
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JAMES 1:2 The Testing of Faith. Trials are part of God’s “good
gifts” (v. James 1:17) to his people, to strengthen them in their
faith....
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
James 1:9. HE IS EXALTED.—Or, “in his exaltation”; “in his
high estate.” LOW DEGREE does not suggest _caste_, but _poverty_
involving humiliation.
James 1:10. MADE LOW...
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EXPOSITION
JAMES 1:1
SALUTATION. JAMES, A SERVANT OF GOD AND OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. (On
the person who thus describes himself, see the Introduction) It is
noteworthy that he keeps entirely out of...
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Let's turn to James chapter one. James introduces himself as the
bondslave of God and of Jesus Christ. It's a title that most of the
apostles delighted to take. Renouncing any claim for any rights,
tu...
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1 Corinthians 7:31; 1 Peter 1:4; 1 Peter 5:4; Ecclesiastes 5:15;...
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For the sun is no sooner risen, etc. [α ν ε τ ε ι λ ε ν γ α
ρ ο η λ ι ο ς]. By the use of the aorist tense James
graphically throws his illustration into the narrative form : "For the
sun arose - and...
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For the sun arose and withered the grass — There is an unspeakable
beauty and elegance, both in the comparison itself, and in the very
manner of expressing it, intimating both the certainty and the
su...