Compare Acts 16:5. Seal - inscription: indicating ownership and destination. May allude to Numbers 16:26. "E.W. Those who suffer and believe with him, 2 Timothy 2:11-13, will be by him confessed. Joseph Benson's Commentary. --- And let every one that nameth (or invoketh) the name of the Lord, depart from iniquity. ἔγνω κύριος κ. τ. λ.: The words are taken from Numbers 16:5, ἐπέσκεπται καὶ ἔγνω ὁ θεὸς τοὺς ὄντας αὐτοῦ, “In the morning the Lord will shew who are His”. 'The word of the truth' inseparably involves God's truthfulness to His Word: the "foundation" is primarily 'the word of the truth,' including, secondarily, God's faithfulness to His promises to His own people. This would certainly then tie in to some extent with the idea of the ‘great house’ mentioned in 2 Timothy 2:20, but if that was the intention why was the latter ‘a great house’ and not the Temple (as it could easily have been)? ), so the blessing which God pours on governors extendeth itself to such as are under them. Linked with this thought is the other side of the coin - ACT LIKE IT! The two statements which are the seal of the firm foundation have been connected with Numbers 16:5; Numbers 16:26, where Moses says to Korah and his friends, ‘in the morning YHWH will show who are His, and who are holy’, which in LXX is ‘God has visited and known those who are His’ (Numbers 16:5) and ‘depart from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins’ (Numbers 16:26). "Commentary on 2 Timothy 2:19". Watch our overview video on 2 Timothy, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The Expositor's Greek Testament. 1) Some have referred this foundation to the ‘sure foundation’ described in Isaiah 28:16, (although the rendering in LXX does not specifically lend itself to the connection). https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bul/2-timothy-2.html. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfu/2-timothy-2.html. Do feel free to make copies for friends that might be interested as long as you do not make profit from the copies. Timothy’s Conduct. (1) Be strong in grace. Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure; having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his; And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity; Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture. You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. The Biblical Illustrator. ; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. If you look up you will walk steadily. 5. We can compare how in the Old Testament ‘the prophetic teaching ‘ was sealed (Isaiah 8:16), and the prophetic future was sealed (Daniel 12:4; Daniel 12:9). Compare, too, the words of the Good Shepherd (John 10:14; John 10:27-29). Not that we are to judge and condemn but that we ought to be wise in how we allow people to operate or not operate within the church, our families and our lives. But who build on this foundation? perfect tense; cf. 2) Others see the firm foundation as simply indicating the foundation which is God’s eternal purpose, which is sealed in two ways, one by the certainty that He knows those who are His, and the other by the requirement that those who name the Lord’s Name depart from unrighteousness. "Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers". That seal-motto St. Paul declares is still unobliterated. This is not an exact quotation from any part of the O.T. There is no allusion to the practice of carving inscriptions over doors and on pillars and foundation stones (Deuteronomy 6:9; Deuteronomy 11:20; Revelation 21:14). Working hard for a faithful God. All rights reserved. The term “foundation,” here used for the Church of God on earth, is remarkable, and points to a great truth: that, after all, this life is but a beginning, and that “His Church” here is but a foundation—is only the first and early storey of that glorious Church the Divine Architect has planned, and will complete in heaven. 1909-1922. In other words, the Church of Christ is here considered as the foundation of a far grander building, which, in the fulness of time, will rest upon its massive work (see Ephesians 2:19-22)., and this ground-storey, the corner-stone of which is Christ, “standeth” age after age, in spite of any efforts which may be made to destroy or even to shake it. BibliographyDerickson, Stanley. "Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/pet/2-timothy-2.html. "Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges". The Jews believed the first of these two inscriptions, and it was all their religion; look what wild work it made of them and their morality, and their whole nation. Be strong: This was an important encouragement. 2 Timothy 2:19 Inspirational Image "Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. Look how they fit one another. The spiritual logic of the appeal is the same as that of Galatians 5:25, “If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk”. Mary Erickson Luke 17:11-19; 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Double the Healing Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. On this “foundation storey,” of which St. Paul was now speaking, was carved a legible inscription in two sentences—the one told of comfort and hope, reminding men God would ever know “His own;” the other told of duty, reminding men that “God’s own” had no share in unrighteousness. The Lord knoweth , [once for all: aorist, egnoo (Greek #1097): from eternity knew; not as the Lord knoweth, but not man; for believers do know their being His (1 John 5:19; Romans 8:16); but the Lord knoweth so as to approve of and acknowledge. BibliographyIce, Rhoderick D. "Commentary on 2 Timothy 2:19". Taking for granted the sureness of the foundation Paul predicates of it that it 'standeth fast.' (2 Timothy 2:19). 2 Timothy 2:19 (KJV) The Lord knoweth them that are his. "Commentary on 2 Timothy 2:19". Christ. και conjunction kai kahee: and, also, even, so then, too, etc. (See Deuteronomy 6:9; Deuteronomy 11:20. God knows them that are His - what a blessing to know! Here; Hebrews 5:12, Hebrews 5:14; 1 Peter 5:9. στύλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας (1 Timothy 3:15). 2 Timothy 2 is the second chapter of the Second Epistle to Timothy in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.The letter has been traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle, the last one written in Rome before his death (c. 64 or 67), addressed to Timothy. 2 Timothy 2:19-21 "Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, 'The Lord knows those who are His,' and, 'Let everyone who names the name of the Lord abstain from wickedness.'" k Avoid the l irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,” 21 for by professing it some have swerved from the faith. 2 Timothy 2:19 New Living Translation (NLT). 1905. Go to, Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness. There are charges that it is the work of an anonymous follower, after Paul's death in the first century AD. 26. depart from the tents of these wicked men, to be as it were a second seal, or part of the seal of God's firm decree, inasmuch as the elect by his grace, or when they are prevented and assisted by his grace, will always depart from iniquity; will remain firm in faith, and in the practice of good works: so that this may rather be an effect of the former seal, i.e. “pisteuo,” by R. Bultmann (Grand Rapids: Wm. Though not a quotation, we may perhaps recognise an echo of the ‘Depart ye, depart ye’ of Isaiah 52:11. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ice/2-timothy-2.html. 3) Others see the foundation as Jesus Christ Himself (Matthew 21:42). 17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; 18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. 2 Timothy 2:19, NLT: "But God's truth stands firm like a foundation stone with this inscription: 'The LORD knows those who are his,' and 'All who belong to the LORD must turn away from evil.'" 1857. His knowing is elective (Amos 3:2); communicative, as it imparts the consciousness of God's recognition to the soul (Psalms 31:7); distinctive (Psalms 1:6) between the godly and the ungodly: the Septuagint (Numbers 16:5), egnoo (Greek #1097) ho (Greek #3588) Theos (Greek #2316) tous (Greek #3588) ontas (Greek #5607) autou (Greek #846) kai (Greek #2532) tous (Greek #3588) hagious (Greek #40), to which Paul alludes], Let everyone that nameth (as His Lord, Psalms 20:7; Acts 22:16; or preacheth in His name Jeremiah 20:9). "Commentary on 2 Timothy 2:19". App-128. The witness (seal) to this was the truth contained in two passages from the Old Testament ( Numbers 16:5, and Isaiah 52:11 or possibly Numbers 16:26; cf. Inscriptions were often engraven on a "foundation" stone (Revelation 21:14) (Alford). In some cases, as in the oldest monuments of Egypt, the engraved writing told the name of the royal or priestly builder; so in Revelation 21:14, we read how in the wall of the City of God there were twelve foundations, and on them were engraved the names of the Twelve Apostles of the Lamb. "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". Ἀποστήτω ἀπὸ ἀδικίας πᾶς ὁ ὀνομάζων τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου, and, Let everyone that nameth the Name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness. Rather, "the foundation" is "the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15), "the truth" (2 Timothy 2:18); in contrast to Hymeneus and Philetus' "word" which 'eats as a canker' (2 Timothy 2:17) They pretend to build up, but really "overthrow," not indeed the word of truth, but "the faith of some" in it (2 Timothy 2:18). It is called “a seal” here instead of an inscription, for a seal best conveys the idea of the solemn binding character of the writing. But the sure foundation of God and of the Christian faith standeth firm, though some fall from it, and will stand to the end of the world, the Church being built on a rock, and upon the promises of Christ, which cannot fail. The Lord know those who are his. “They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us” (1 John 2:19). The Church, as existing in the Divine Knowledge, not as apprehended by man’s intellect, is the firm foundation of God (R.V. 1896. 2 Timothy 2 – Advice to a Young Pastor A. Firstly that God’s purpose is sure and firmly founded whatever happens, and secondly that He knows who are true and who are not, and that He requires those who are true to depart from unrighteousness. We don"t have to worry about slipping through the cracks - when we are His; we know He will be watching over us. You cannot very well seal a foundation, but the idea in his mind is that of the confirmation, the guarantee, the pledge of the confidence that he has just been expressing. But the solid foundation. The Church being the "house" (2 Timothy 2:20), can hardly be also "the foundation:" which would make the house to be founded on the house. If we have people in our church that live with some ongoing sin, we must wonder if they are truly His and whether we want them active in our church's activities - as in teaching etc. The church (messianic community) has an absolute wholeness unaffected by some who go AWOL from it!!! The one seal bears two inscriptions, two mutually complementary parts or aspects: (a) The objective fact of God’s superintending knowledge of His chosen; (b) the recognition by the consciousness of each individual of the relation in which he stands to God, with its imperative call to holiness. Seals in New Testament times indicated ownership, security, and authenticity. ", Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary, ἐπέσκεπται καὶ ἔγνω ὁ θεὸς τοὺς ὄντας αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺς ἁγίους, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord, Heinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. And the only way to keep ‘the Lord knoweth them that are His’ from being a minister of sin is, in the same breath, to say, ‘Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.’, Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament, Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges, ὁ μέντοι στερεὸς θεμέλιος τοῦ θεοῦ ἕστηκεν, Ἀποστήτω ἀπὸ ἀδικίας πᾶς ὁ ὀνομάζων τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου, "What is intended is the "seal" of ownership that the architect or owner would have inscribed on the foundation stone (similar in some ways to our modern cornerstones). Must turn away from wrongdoing. and also Ezekiel 9:4; John 6:27; 2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 4:30; Revelation 7:3-8). Parents the world over try to teach their children to say “thank you.” If you look down from the narrow ledge of the Alpine arrete to the thousand feet of precipice on either side of the two or three inches where you have your footing you will get giddy and fall. 2 Timothy 2:19. III. The sense is, that the faith and Church of Christ cannot fail, because God has decreed and promised to remain with his Church, and especially to protect his elect, to the end of the world. The reverse of the coin, the other side of the foundation bears, deep-cut, this inscription: ‘Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity,’ and the two inscriptions are always to be held together. . And although the denial of the resurrection, 2 Timothy 2:18, obscures Christ, and overthrows the structure of the faith of some, still that foundation, Jesus Christ, born and raised, standeth sure, the moveless basis of the faith of all persevering believers. And there too the Lord knew who were His, and called on all his people to depart from unrighteousness. ‘However that may be the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his’, and, ‘Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.’. iniquity. BibliographyBullinger, Ethelbert William. "Nevertheless, notwithstanding the overthrew of their faith the object of faith, "the word of truth," 'the sure foundation of God stands fast.' Nothing can stand in the way of God’s purposes. BibliographyConstable, Thomas. “Naming the name of Jesus” must be understood in the sense of the last clause of 1 Corinthians 12:3; in other words, this sentence of the inscription signifies that no man confessing with the heart that Jesus is Lord can commit iniquity deliberately—the two things are utterly incompatible. Nevertheless, that is to say, though some may be shaken in faith by the unhappy teaching above referred to, yet assuredly God’s firm foundation stands unshaken. 20 O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. MacKnight identifies the solid foundation as the apostles themselves (Ephesians 2:20) and thinks these words are quoted from Numbers 16:5 Septuagint (the Hebrew has: "the Lord will show those who are his"). Nevertheless the foundation of God — That is, the foundation of God’s church, represented as a house, 2 Timothy 2:20; 1 Timothy 3:15; 1 Peter 2:5; in which God dwells, Ephesians 2:22; as a family inhabiting a house, Hebrews 3:3; as a temple, Ephesians 2:21; in which God displays his glory, communicates his blessings, receives the prayers, praises, and oblations of his people, and is worshipped in spirit and in truth. The city of God … shall not be moved” (Psalms 46:2; Psalms 46:4; cf. The first passage assures that God differentiates between His faithful servants and those who are unfaithful. 2 Timothy 2:19 New International Version (NIV). The intensive use of know is Illustrated by Genesis 18:19, Exodus 33:12; Exodus 33:17, Nahum 1:7, John 10:14; John 10:27, 1 Corinthians 8:3; 1 Corinthians 13:12; 1 Corinthians 14:38, R.V.m., Galatians 4:9. ἀποστήτω κ. τ. λ.: The language is perhaps another echo of the story of Korah: ἀποσχίσθητε ἀπὸ τῶν σκηνῶν τῶν ἀνθρώπων τῶν σκληρῶν τούτων … μὴ συναπόλησθε ἐν πάσῃ τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ αὐτῶν. The basic principle is clear. This is God's work and I don't want anyone to profit from it in a material way. Having this seal. 17 This kind of talk spreads like cancer, # 2:17 Greek gangrene. "Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible ". Nevertheless—Although the faith of some is overthrown, the basis of faith is permanent; for God’s foundation standeth (as Alford rightly renders) firm. 5) Others suggest that the firm foundation is simply the foundation of the household of God, the church, seen as a regular household set up by the Father (which would fit in with the following illustration). "Even though the faith of some is upset, God's solid foundation cannot be shaken!" So it signifies Revelation 9:4; and the expression is here used with propriety, in allusion to the custom of engraving upon some stones laid in the foundation of buildings, the names of the persons by whom, and the purposes for which, the structure was raised. “The firm foundation laid by God” is the Church of Christ, which is here termed a foundation laid by God, because it, the Church of Christ, is the ground-storey of the glorious Temple of the future. 2 Timothy 2:19. It is the foundation of God, not the fiction of man: objective, not merely subjective. 2 Timothy 2:26 NASB Lexicon. note. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the author, except as provided by U.S.A. copyright laws. See Zechariah 3:9. 2 Timothy 4:7(NASB) Verse Thoughts Second Timothy was the last epistle written by the great apostle Paul to his son in the faith, for our learning, shortly before his impending death. The ancient practise of engraving inscriptions on buildings in order to indicate their purpose then explains the two sealing statements. There can hardly be an allusion to the parable with which the Sermon on the Mount closes, Luke 6:48-49. "Commentary on 2 Timothy 2:19". That incident is very pertinent here, for there too men were rebelling against God’s truth, and were opposing the appointed leaders of the people of God. Do not ignore the danger, nor pro-sumptuously forget your own weakness, but remember ‘when I said my foot slippeth Thy mercy held me up.’ Recognise the slippery ice and the feeble foot, and couple with them the other thought, ‘The Lord knoweth them that are His. The words are applied from Numbers xvi. Not as expressing the knowledge that flows from an inscrutable decree, but, as in 1 Corinthians 8:3; 1 Corinthians 13:12, John 10:14, the knowledge, implying love and approval, which Christ has of those who are truly His. . 2 And what you heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will have the ability to teach others as well. We belong to Him if we have yielded our hearts to Him, and He will not ‘suffer His Holy One to see corruption,’ here or hereafter. definite article - nominative singular masculine, adjective - nominative singular masculine, definite article - genitive singular masculine, verb - imperfect active indicative - third person singular, verb - perfect active indicative - third person singular, verb - present active participle - nominative singular masculine, definite article - accusative singular feminine, demonstrative pronoun - accusative singular feminine, verb - second aorist active indicative - third person singular, definite article - accusative plural masculine, verb - present participle - accusative plural masculine, personal pronoun - genitive singular masculine, verb - second aorist active middle - third person singular, definite article - accusative singular neuter. ‘The firm foundation of God stands’; and then the Apostle goes on, in a very picturesque fashion, ‘having this seal.’ That is a mixture of metaphors which makes a rhetorician’s hair stand on end. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.". The "seal" is the token of assurance or security attached to His word of truth ("the foundation of God"), with the legend on one side of its round surface. A reference here to Numbers 16:5. [Note: Fee, p257. 5. 19. “We will not fear. Others argue that the grammar of the Greek original demands that Romans 1:18–32 be read as a rhetorical set-up, a summary of Hellenistic Jewish legalist rhetoric that Paul actively forbids followers of Christ from using in Romans 2. 1859. the foundation, &c, = God"s firm foundation. If we are His we ought to depart from sin and act like the children of God that we are, not like the lost that wallow in their sin. Look at this joyous confidence of the old man, side by side with the clearest perceptions of encircling dangers. Used by Permission. Luke 13:27. Bengel thinks that ἀπὸ ἀδικίας is equivalent to ἀπὸ ἀδίκων, the abstract for the concrete; cf. So there is the deep, the sure, the divine guarantee that the foundation standeth firm. as above. 1 * So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. Titus 1:11 who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain. All such he assuredly knows, acknowledges, and will favour and protect as his. "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged". (19) Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure.—Better rendered, Nevertheless God’s firm foundation standeth. The idea was, as we have seen, a familiar one with St. Paul, and is referred sometimes to Christ Himself (1 Corinthians 3:11), sometimes to good works (1 Timothy 6:19). The texts read "the Lord". 16 Avoid worthless, foolish talk that only leads to more godless behavior. As the dew that falleth on the mountains runs down to the valleys, and the precious ointment that was poured upon the head of Aaron ran down to the skirts of his clothing (Psalms 133:1-3. As it was in Him that the eternal purposes of God for the salvation of His own was being accomplished, this is very similar to 1) and 2), but with the additional element of His personal Being and activity. Now, lastly, here we have the human side of the guarantee. This certainly agrees with the idea that the Lord ‘knows’ His own as found on His own lips in Matthew 7:23; Matthew 25:12; John 2:24; John 5:42; John 6:64; John 10:14; John 13:18; and also in Romans 8:29; 1 Corinthians 8:3; Galatians 4:9; 1 Peter 1:2, compare also Amos 3:2. "Commentary on 2 Timothy 2:19". Hebrews 12:28). 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