Ecclesiastes 7:1 A good name [is] better than precious ointment The word good is not in the text, but is rightly supplied, as it is by Jarchi; for of ...
Philistines [N] [E] [H](immigrants ), The origin of the Philistines is nowhere expressly stated in the Bible; but as the prophets describe them as th...
Chapter 77:2? Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. great sea The s...
The Book of 2?SamuelChapter 19Chapter Overview: Joab prevails on David to refrain, ver. 1 - 8. He is brought back to his kingdom by the men of Judah...
The Babylonish Captivity Causes That Led to It. The people were taken into captivity because of their departure from the laws of the Lord and their ...
Chapter 1515:2? By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. saved (See Scofield Roman...
INTRODUCTION The name Ezekiel means (whom) God will strengthen [GESENIUS]; or, God will prevail [ROSENMULLER]. His father was Buzi ( Ezekiel 1:3 ...
Peter, First, Theology of First Peter was written as a circular letter to churches in five provinces of northwestern Asia Minor. Because of their conv...
It is not our purpose here to describe the Millennial Kingdom at great length. It is a large topic and the subject of scores of prophecies, especiall...
CHAPTER 28 Matthew 28:1-15 . GLORIOUS ANGELIC ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, THAT CHRIST IS RISEN--HIS APPEARANCE TO THE WOMEN--T...
Paul [E] [H] [S]Also called SAUL Acts 8:1 ; 9:1 ; 13:9 From the tribe of Benjamin, Romans 11:1 ; Philippians 3:5 Personal appearance of 2 Cor...
SYNAGOGUE sin'-a-gog: 1. Name 2. Origin 3. Spread of Synagogues 4. The Building (1) The Site (2) The Structure (3) The Furniture 5. The Offici...
in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel This refers to the time period during which the seventh angel sounds and the final seven bowl judgmen...
LUKE. CHAPTER I. The Birth of John. SUMMARY.--Preface. The Announcement to Mary. The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth. The Prophecies of Mary and Elis...
CHAPTER 14 Ezekiel 14:1-23 . HYPOCRITICAL INQUIRERS ARE ANSWERED ACCORDING TO THEIR HYPOCRISY. THE CALAMITIES COMING ON THE PEOPLE; BUT A REM...
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...
Homily III.Homily III. Titus i. 12-14.-One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Creatians are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies...
CHAPTER 19 SECOND SERIES. Job 19:1-29 . JOB'S REPLY TO BILDAD. 2. How long, &c.--retorting Bildad's words ( Job 18:2 ). Admitting the pun...
REPENTANCE re-pen'-tans: I. OLD TESTAMENT TERMS 1. To Repent--to Pant, to Sigh 2. To Repent--to Turn or Return II. NEW TESTAMENT TERMS 1. Repent-...
Church, the [T] Definition of the Church. The New Testament word for church is ekklesia [ejkklhsiva], which means the called out ones. In classical Gr...