is not slack = does not delay. See 1 Timothy 3:15 . concerning . App-17 . some men . App-124 . count = reckon. Same word "account", 2 Peter 3:15 . slackness . Greek. bradutes. Only here. to us-ward = toward ( App-104 .) us, but the texts read "you". willing . App-102 . any . App-123 . repentance . App-111 . read more
But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.This verse is based upon Psalms 90:4, the thought being a refutation of the mockers who took the Lord's delay as proof that he would not act. "Faith orients man to eternity, whereas scoffers remain children of time."[28] Wheaton pointed out that Peter here opposed the mockers with two arguments: (1) "Time is of no consequence to God," and (2) "Through his love for men, God... read more
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."Here the writer of this epistle enables us to view the summit of the Christian faith, and to rise to a magnificent conception of God."[32] Barclay even went so far as to see a hint of universalism in it: "Ever and again there shines in Scripture the glint of the larger hope ... that somehow and some time, God ...... read more
2 Peter 3:8. One day is with the Lord, &c.— "I have taken notice, that the scoffers are voluntarily ignorant of, or inattentive to these things. But as to the distance of time, with which they insult you, be not you ignorant of, or inattentive to this one thing; namely, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.It makes no differencewith God, whether the thing which he has engaged to do is to be performed now, or a thousand years hence: he will as... read more
2 Peter 3:9. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise— He may be called slow or slack, who has it in his power, and yet does not perform a thing at the proper time; but that cannot be said of God, who is perfectly wise, true, powerful, and good. The apostle, by some men, refers to the scoffers mentioned 2 Peter 3:3-4. To us-ward, means, "To us mortal men in general." It is expressed here both negatively and positively, and in the most general terms concerning mankind, that God is not... read more
8. be not ignorant—as those scoffers are (2 Peter 3:5). Besides the refutation of them (2 Peter 3:5- :) drawn from the history of the deluge, here he adds another (addressed more to believers than to the mockers): God's delay in fulfilling His promise is not, like men's delays, owing to inability or fickleness in keeping His word, but through "long-suffering." this one thing—as the consideration of chief importance (2 Peter 3:5- :). one day . . . thousand years— (Psalms 90:4): Moses there says,... read more
9. slack—slow, tardy, late; exceeding the due time, as though that time were already come. :-, "will not tarry." his promise—which the scoffers cavil at. 2 Peter 3:4, "Where is the promise?" It shall be surely fulfilled "according to His promise" (2 Peter 3:4- :). some—the "scoffers." count—His promise to be the result of "slackness" (tardiness). long-suffering—waiting until the full number of those appointed to "salvation" (2 Peter 3:15) shall be completed. to us-ward—The oldest manuscripts,... read more
V. THE PROSPECT FOR THE CHRISTIAN 3:1-16 Peter turned from a negative warning against false teachers to make a positive declaration of the apostles’ message to help his readers understand why he wrote this letter. His language had been strong and confrontational, but now he spoke with love and encouragement in gentle and endearing terms."While in chapter 2 the writer delivered a fervid denunciation of the false teachers and their immorality, in this section he renews his pastoral concern to... read more
C. End-time Events 3:7-10Next Peter outlined what will surely happen so his readers would understand what will take place. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Peter 3:8
be not, &c. Literally let not this one thing be hidden (as 2 Peter 3:6 ) from you. with . App-104 . LORD . App-98 . read more