Hospitality [N] [T] [S]Hospitality plays no small role in the realm of biblical ethics. Biblical admonitions exhorted the Israelites and the early Chr...
The Book of 1?SamuelChapter 10Chapter Overview: The anointing of Saul, ver. 1. Samuel gives him signs and instruction, ver. 2 - 8. The signs accomp...
mystery As is frequently the case within Scripture, the answers to our questions are ?in the back of the book? (in this case, the back of the chapter)...
I heard a voice from heaven saying to me This is probably the same voice which told John to ?seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered? (Rev...
Oil [N] [T] [E] [S]The most common word for oil in the Old Testament is the Hebrew word shemen [,m,v]. It occurs 192 times, and in the large majority ...
Priest, Christ as The Old Testament. The priestly activity of drawing near to God in sacrifice and prayer is introduced in the Old Testament through A...
Spirit [N] [E]The Old Testament. The Hebrew word for spirit is ruah [;jWr]. It appears 389 times in the Old Testament. Its varied use almost defies an...
Chapter 11:1? In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Word Gr. Logos (arm. Memra, used in the Targums, or Heb....
Habakkuk 3:7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction The same with Cush or Ethiopia; hence the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it, the te...
Age, Ages The Greek aion [aijwvn] in the Septuagint and New Testament corresponds to the Hebrew olam ['l/[] of the Old Testament. Both words usually d...
In the previous chapter, the future looked very bleak for the saints. The Beast arose from the sea, empowered by the dragon, and was given authority o...
Chapter?110This psalm is pure gospel; it is only, and wholly, concerning Christ, the Messiah promised to the fathers and expected by them. It is plain...
But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues The two-thirds left from the population prior to the sounding of the sixth trumpet (Rev...
Chapter?17After the law concerning the atonement to be made for all Israel by the high priest, at the tabernacle, with the blood of bulls and goats, i...
seventh angel sounded The seventh angel sounds the seventh trumpet (Rev. Rev. 8:2+). This last of the seven trumpets is not to be confused with the ?l...
Jordan [N] [H] [S]Heb. Yarden, the descender; Arab. Nahr-esh-Sheriah, the watering-place the chief river of Palestine. It flows from north to south do...
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches See commentary on Revelation 2:7. overcomes See Who is the Overcomer? hidden manna The manna is set...
Appear, Appearance The Old Testament. The Hebrew word most commonly used for appearance in the Old Testament is raa [h'a'r]. The seeing of God leads t...
do not weep ?? ????? [m? klaie] , a present tense imperative indicating that John continued to weep.1 the Lion of the tribe of Judah God had revealed...
Destroy, Destruction Destroy in the Bible usually refers to violent action causing physical death ( Num 16:33 ; Psalm 2:12 ; Heb. abad [d;b'a]). But ...