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The act of expecting is deeply rooted in the biblical narrative, where individuals and communities are called to wait upon the Lord with trust and confidence. Old Testament Expectation The Old Testament is replete with examples of expectation, particularly in the lives of the patriarchs and prophets. Abraham is a quintessential figure of expectation, as he awaited the fulfillment of God's promise to make him a great nation. <a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5-6</a> recounts God's promise to Abraham: "And the LORD took him outside and said, 'Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.' Then He told him, 'So shall your offspring be.' Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness." The Israelites, during their bondage in Egypt, lived in expectation of deliverance. This expectation was fulfilled through Moses, as God led His people out of slavery and towards the Promised Land. The anticipation of a Messiah is another significant theme, with prophets like Isaiah foretelling the coming of a Savior. <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a> declares, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." New Testament Expectation In the New Testament, expectation is centered on the arrival and work of Jesus Christ. The birth of Jesus is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, and His life and ministry are marked by the anticipation of the Kingdom of God. The Gospel of Luke highlights the expectation of Simeon, a devout man who awaited the consolation of Israel. <a href="/luke/2-25.htm">Luke 2:25-26</a> states, "Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ." The early church lived in expectation of Christ's return, a theme that permeates the epistles. Paul, in his letter to the Romans, speaks of the eager expectation of creation for the revealing of the sons of God. <a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19</a> says, "The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God." Expecting in the Life of Believers For believers, expecting is an integral part of faith. It involves trusting in God's timing and His promises, even when circumstances seem uncertain. <a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11</a>, often referred to as the "Faith Chapter," provides numerous examples of individuals who lived by faith, expecting God's promises to be fulfilled. <a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a> defines faith as "the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see." The expectation of Christ's second coming is a central tenet of Christian eschatology. Believers are encouraged to live in a state of readiness and anticipation, as expressed in <a href="/titus/2-13.htm">Titus 2:13</a> : "as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ." Practical Implications of Expecting In practical terms, expecting involves a posture of prayer, patience, and perseverance. <a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6-7</a> advises believers, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Expecting also calls for active engagement in the world, as believers are to work diligently while awaiting the fulfillment of God's promises. <a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7-8</a> encourages patience and steadfastness: "Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. You too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near." In summary, expecting in the biblical sense is a dynamic and hopeful anticipation rooted in faith, characterized by trust in God's promises, and manifested in a life of prayerful readiness and active service.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Expect.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3385.htm">3385. meti -- can this be? (interrog. particle expecting a neg. ...</a> ... 3384, 3385. meti. 3386 . can this be? (interrog. particle expecting a neg. ... of tis Definition can this be? (interrog. particle expecting a neg. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3385.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/5282.htm">5282. huponoeo -- to suspect, conjecture</a> ... Word Origin from hupo and noeo Definition to suspect, conjecture NASB Word Usage expecting (1), suppose (1), surmise (1). think, suppose, deem. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5282.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/560.htm">560. apelpizo -- to despair of</a> ... in return. Word Origin from apo and elpizo Definition to despair of NASB Word Usage expecting in return (1). fully expect. From apo ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/560.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4328.htm">4328. prosdokao -- to await, expect</a> ... Word Origin from pros and dokeuo (to watch) Definition to await, expect NASB Word Usage expect (2), expecting (2), look (4), looking (2), state of expectation ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4328.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/4329.htm">4329. prosdokia -- expectation</a> ... waiting. Word Origin from prosdokao Definition expectation NASB Word Usage expectation (1), expecting (1). expectation, looking after. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4329.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/687.htm">687. ara -- an untranslatable interrog. particle implying anxiety ...</a> ... Part of Speech: Particle, Interrogative Transliteration: ara Phonetic Spelling: (ar'-ah) Short Definition: a particle asking a question, expecting a negative ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/687.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/law/an_humble_affectionate_and_earnest_address_to_the_clergy/address_145_0_0_but_to_see.htm">But to See the Exceeding Folly of Expecting Ability in Divine ...</a> ... Address 145: But to see the exceeding folly of expecting ability in divine knowledge? But to see the exceeding folly of expecting ... /.../address 145 0 0 but to see.htm<a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_the_gospel_of_st_john_and_hebrews/homily_xviii_hebrews_x_13-aug.htm">Hebrews x. 13-Aug</a> ... But this [man] after He had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God, from henceforth expecting till His enemies be made His ... /.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xviii hebrews x 13-aug.htm<a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_41_1895/a_people_prepared_for_the.htm">A People Prepared for the Lord</a> ... not guarantee it." "Ah!" I said, "I see that you have taken the word 'expect' in the wrong sense; but I think, dear friend, that if you come expecting to be ... /.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 41 1895/a people prepared for the.htm<a href="/library/allen/autobiography_of_frank_g_allen_minister_of_the_gospel/preface.htm">Preface.</a> ... It is due the first, to say that he wrote what is here called his Autobiography in great physical weakness, and without expecting that it would appear in this ... /.../allen/autobiography of frank g allen minister of the gospel/preface.htm<a href="/library/newton/the_life_of_jesus_christ_for_the_young/the_transfiguration.htm">The Transfiguration</a> ... required to exercise. This was very different from what they were expecting and must have been very discouraging to them. They did ... /.../newton/the life of jesus christ for the young/the transfiguration.htm<a href="/library/gaebelein/the_lord_of_glory/the_waiting_christ.htm">The Waiting Christ.</a> ... "But this man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, from henceforth expecting till His enemies be made His ... //christianbookshelf.org/gaebelein/the lord of glory/the waiting christ.htm<a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_johns_gospel/how_we_dont_get_in.htm">How we Don't Get In, and How we Do.</a> ... Some of us seem to be fully expecting to walk into the presence of God, and to get all there is to be gotten there, because of the family we belong to. ... /.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/how we dont get in.htm<a href="/library/bullinger/commentary_on_revelation/kingdom_and_patience.htm">Kingdom and Patience</a> ... all this "with Jesus," for "this man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God from henceforth expecting till his ... /.../bullinger/commentary on revelation/kingdom and patience.htm<a href="/library/bernard/some_letters_of_saint_bernard_abbot_of_clairvaux/letter_xxiv_circa_a_d_1126.htm">Letter xxiv (Circa AD 1126) to Oger, Regular Canon</a> ... You act, in consulting me, as a sheep who seeks wool from a goat, a mill expecting water from an oven, a wise man expecting sound counsel from a fool. ... /.../some letters of saint bernard abbot of clairvaux/letter xxiv circa a d 1126.htm<a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_acts_and_romans/homily_li_acts_xxiv_22.htm">Acts xxiv. 22, 23</a> ... the charges. Howbeit, to gratify them, he detained him, and besides, expecting to receive money, he called for Paul. "And after ... /.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily li acts xxiv 22.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/e/expecting.htm">Expecting (22 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Expect. Multi-Version Concordance Expecting (22 Occurrences). Matthew 24:50 the master ... /e/expecting.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/u/uncommon.htm">Uncommon (2 Occurrences)</a> ... Acts 28:6 and they were expecting him to be about to be inflamed, or to fall down suddenly dead, and they, expecting 'it' a long time, and seeing nothing ... /u/uncommon.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/i/inflamed.htm">Inflamed (8 Occurrences)</a> ... Acts 28:6 and they were expecting him to be about to be inflamed, or to fall down suddenly dead, and they, expecting 'it' a long time, and seeing nothing ... /i/inflamed.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/l/lend.htm">Lend (21 Occurrences)</a> ... (7) Jesus teaches that His followers should lend, even to enemies, to men from whom they have no reasonable hope of expecting anything in return, because thus ... /l/lend.htm - 18k<a href="/topical/h/happening.htm">Happening (17 Occurrences)</a> ... Acts 28:6 and they were expecting him to be about to be inflamed, or to fall down suddenly dead, and they, expecting 'it' a long time, and seeing nothing ... /h/happening.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/e/expectingly.htm">Expectingly (7 Occurrences)</a> /e/expectingly.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus (10891 Occurrences)</a> ... He was, they think, expecting the heavens to open and the kingdom to descend ready made to the earth, like the New Jerusalem in the Apocalypse. ... /j/jesus.htm - 101k<a href="/topical/k/kind.htm">Kind (290 Occurrences)</a> ... Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for ... /k/kind.htm - 35k<a href="/topical/n/nazareth.htm">Nazareth (29 Occurrences)</a> ... Nathanael held the same opinion as his countrymen, and believed that the great "good" which they were all expecting could not come from Nazareth. ... /n/nazareth.htm - 24k<a href="/topical/u/unfaithful.htm">Unfaithful (58 Occurrences)</a> ... Luke 12:46 then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn't expecting him, and in an hour that he doesn't know, and will cut him in two, and ... /u/unfaithful.htm - 23k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-lending-money.html">What does the Bible say about lending money? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/LGBTQ-persecution.html">How should Christians react to persecution against the LGBTQ community? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/taking-advantage.html">Where/how do you draw the line between helping someone and allowing someone to take advantage of you? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/expecting.htm">Expecting: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Expecting (22 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/24-50.htm">Matthew 24:50</a> the master of that servant will arrive on a day when he is not expecting him and at an hour of which he has not been informed; (WEY)<a href="/luke/2-5.htm">Luke 2:5</a> to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him as wife, being pregnant. (See NIV)<a href="/luke/2-38.htm">Luke 2:38</a> And coming up just at that moment, she gave thanks to God, and spoke about the child to all who were expecting the deliverance of Jerusalem. (WEY)<a href="/luke/6-34.htm">Luke 6:34</a> If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much. (See NIV)<a href="/luke/6-35.htm">Luke 6:35</a> But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil. (WEB NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/8-40.htm">Luke 8:40</a> And it came to pass when Jesus returned, the crowd received him gladly, for they were all expecting him. (DBY NIV)<a href="/luke/12-40.htm">Luke 12:40</a> Be you also ready, for at an hour when you are not expecting Him the Son of Man will come." (WEY)<a href="/luke/12-46.htm">Luke 12:46</a> then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn't expecting him, and in an hour that he doesn't know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful. (WEB WEY)<a href="/luke/23-51.htm">Luke 23:51</a> -- he was not consenting to their counsel and deed -- from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who also himself was expecting the reign of God, (YLT)<a href="/acts/3-5.htm">Acts 3:5</a> He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/10-24.htm">Acts 10:24</a> On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends. (See RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/12-11.htm">Acts 12:11</a> When Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting." (WEB NAS RSV)<a href="/acts/25-18.htm">Acts 25:18</a> Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such things as I supposed; (See NAS)<a href="/acts/28-6.htm">Acts 28:6</a> and they were expecting him to be about to be inflamed, or to fall down suddenly dead, and they, expecting 'it' a long time, and seeing nothing uncommon happening to him, changing 'their' minds, said he was a god. (YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/romans/8-23.htm">Romans 8:23</a> And not only 'so', but also we ourselves, having the first-fruit of the Spirit, we also ourselves in ourselves do groan, adoption expecting -- the redemption of our body; (YLT)<a href="/1_corinthians/16-11.htm">1 Corinthians 16:11</a> no one, then, may despise him; and send ye him forward in peace, that he may come to me, for I expect him with the brethren; (See RSV NIV)<a href="/hebrews/9-28.htm">Hebrews 9:28</a> so the Christ also, having been once offered in sacrifice in order that He might bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, separated from sin, to those who are eagerly expecting Him, to make their salvation complete. (WEY)<a href="/hebrews/10-13.htm">Hebrews 10:13</a> From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. (KJV ASV YLT)<a href="/james/2-12.htm">James 2:12</a> Speak and act as those should who are expecting to be judged by the Law of freedom. (WEY)<a href="/2_peter/3-13.htm">2 Peter 3:13</a> But in accordance with His promise we are expecting new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness will dwell. (WEY)<a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a> But those expecting Jehovah pass 'to' power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint! (YLT)<a href="/isaiah/49-23.htm">Isaiah 49:23</a> And kings have been thy nursing fathers, And their princesses thy nursing mothers; Face to the earth -- they bow down to thee, And the dust of thy feet they lick up, And thou hast known that I 'am' Jehovah, That those expecting Me are not ashamed. (YLT)<a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><a href="/topical/e/expecting.htm">Expecting</a><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><a href="/topical/e/expecting.htm">Expecting (22 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/travelers.htm">Travelers (6 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/traveling.htm">Traveling (22 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/travellers.htm">Travellers (8 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/expects.htm">Expects (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/e/ensign.htm">Ensign (21 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/passengers.htm">Passengers (6 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/circuit.htm">Circuit (27 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/setteth.htm">Setteth (116 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/o/opening.htm">Opening (242 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/b/bright.htm">Bright (85 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/h/hoped.htm">Hoped (29 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/e/expecteth.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Expecteth"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Expecteth" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/e/expecting_injustice.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Expecting Injustice"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Expecting Injustice" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>