_ Outline of Chapter 5:_ Instructions To The Elders: 1 Peter 5:1 Complete Dependence Upon God: 1 Peter 5:5-11 Exhortation And Greetings: 1 Peter 5:12-14 _ Introductory Comments:_ ‘The severe persecutions then descending upon the church (1 Peter 4:17-19), could have scattered the flock….In view... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 5:1 ‘Therefore,. exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and. partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed.'_ ‘THEREFORE' -Connecting this section to the previous chapter. ‘Pressure on. social group can cause it to disintegrate, and... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 5:2 ‘shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;'_ ‘SHEPHERD' -‘rule, govern' (Thayer p. 527). Poimaino-‘to act as. shepherd' (Vine p. 87). ‘fig., of activity tha... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 5:3 ‘nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock.'_ ‘LORDING IT OVER' -While elders do have authority and must ‘rule' (1 Thessalonians 5:12; 1 Timothy 5:17; Hebrews 13:17). The idea of ‘lording it over' carries the concept of high-hande... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 5:4 ‘And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.'_ ‘AND WHEN' -Jesus is coming again (2 Peter 3:10). Notice that God doesn't promise elders an earthly reward. But. reward for faithful service does exist. _‘THE CHIEF SHEPHERD'_ -A reference to Jesus C... [ Continue Reading ]
_1 Peter 5:5 ‘You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.'_ ‘LIKEWISE, BE SUBJECT TO YOUR ELDERS' -‘Likewise'-‘equally, in the same way' (Thayer p. 445); ‘in... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 5:6 ‘Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,'_ ‘HUMBLE YOURSELVES'. ‘From humility before others, Peter passes to humility before God.' (Grudem p. 194) Seeing that God bestows blessings upon the humble and is dead set against t... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 5:7 ‘casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you.'_ ‘CASTING' -‘throw upon, place upon' (Thayer p. 242). ‘The aorist participle denoting an act once for all; throwing the whole life with its care on him' (Vincent p. 668) (Psalms 55:22; Matthew 6:25; 1 Peter 4:6). Humbling... [ Continue Reading ]
_1 Peter 5:8 ‘Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like. roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.'_ ‘BE OF SOBER SPIRIT' -‘temperate, circumspect' (Thayer p. 425). ‘Well balanced, self-controlled' (Arndt p. 538). 1. God will care for us, but we must exercise s... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 5:9 ‘But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world.'_ ‘BUT RESIST HIM' -resist, oppose. 1. The devil can be resisted! He isn't an all-powerful foe (James 4:7). 2. ‘this means that no man has t... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 5:10 ‘And after you have suffered for. little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.'_ _‘SUFFERED FOR. LITTLE WHILE'_ -Eternity always places everything in the right perspective. Even the most... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 5:11 ‘To Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen.'_ _‘TO HIM'_ -i.e. to the God Who will strengthen them. This is the God Who is on their side! _‘BE DOMINION'_ -‘force, strength, might, manifested power' (Vine p. 332). ‘His is the power' (Wey) God's power has already been seen in calling... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 5:12 ‘Through Silvanus, our faithful brother (for so. regard him),. have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it!'_ ‘THROUGH SILVANUS' -‘Through': Either he delivered the letter to these Christians and or he wrote the letter as... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 5:13 ‘She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, and so does my son, Mark.'_ ‘SHE' -Some have contended that this refers to Peter's wife. But since the word ‘church' is feminine in gender, it makes more sense that this refers to the congregation of which Peter w... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 5:14 ‘Greet one another with. kiss of love'_ _‘KISS OF LOVE'_ -Kissing as. method of greeting had prevailed for centuries in the ancient world. Hence the kissing as. greeting isn't being commanded, for it was already being practiced. Rather, what is commanded is. pure attitude when we exte... [ Continue Reading ]