Money [N] [T] [E] [S]A variety of monetary systems are represented in the Bible, corresponding to the political powers that dominated the cultures rep...
Chapter?27Job had sometimes complained of his friends that they were so eager in disputing that they would scarcely let him put in a word: Suffer me t...
Chapter?25Israel, having escaped the curse of Balaam, here sustains a great deal of damage and reproach by the counsel of Balaam, who, it seems, befor...
Chapter?41Two things Providence is here bringing about:?I. The advancement of Joseph. II. The maintenance of Jacob and his family in a time of famine;...
CHAPTER 4. HOW GOD WORKS IN THE HEARTS OF MEN. The leading points discussed in this chapter are, I. Whether in bad actions anything is to be attribut...
Chapter?6Moses, in this chapter, goes on with his charge to Israel, to be sure to keep up their religion in Canaan. It is much the same with ch. 4. I....
Chapter?30Moses is, in this chapter, further instructed, I. Concerning the altar of incense (v.?1-10). II. Concerning the ransom-money which the Israe...
Chapter?8This chapter is concerning the lamps or lights of the sanctuary. I. The burning lamps in the candlestick, which the priests were charged to t...
Hebrews, Theology of The theological epicenter of the Epistle to the Hebrews may be summed up in one word: Christology. No biblical document outside o...
Woman [T] [E]In an age of women's liberation, modern Bible readers have understandably scrutinized Scripture for its teachings on gender. Assessments ...
OF THE OBJECT OF WORSHIP. TWO things are to be observed and considered,?That the Lord God is the object of worship,?that he alone is the object of w...
CHAPTER 7 John 7:1-53 . CHRIST AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES. 1, 2. After these things--that is, all that is recorded after John 5:18 . walked...
Chapter?6How solemnly the foundation of the temple was laid we read in ch. 3. How slowly the building went on, and with how much difficulty, we found ...
Evil [N]As a prerequisite for any discussion of evil, moral evil must be distinguished from physical or natural evil. This essay uses the term moral e...
by Alfred Edersheim 1876 Chapter 7 The Upbringing of Jewish Children The tenderness of the bond which united Jewish parents to their children appe...
MATTHEW. CHAPTER V. The Sermon on the Mount. SUMMARY.--The Beatitudes. The Salt of the Earth. The Light of the World. The Relation of Christ to th...
Chapter?83This psalm is the last of those that go under the name of Asaph. It is penned, as most of those, upon a public account, with reference to th...
Chapter?115Many ancient translations join this psalm to that which goes next before it, the Septuagint particularly, and the vulgar Latin; but it is, ...
Ethics The ancient world did not consider religion to be morally inspiring, creative, or corrective; the reputed behavior of gods and goddesses repell...
Chapter?20How do the clouds return after the rain! No sooner is one of David?s troubles over than another arises, as it were out of the ashes of the f...