Prayer [N] [T] [B] [S]is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Pr...
Poetry [N] [B]has been well defined as the measured language of emotion. Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man's relat...
Isaiah [N] [H] [S](Heb. Yesh'yahu, i.e., the salvation of Jehovah). The son of Amoz ( Isaiah 1:1 ; 2:1 ), who was apparently a man of humble rank. H...
Circumcision [N] [T] [B] [S]cutting around. This rite, practised before, as some think, by divers races, was appointed by God to be the special badge ...
Dress [N] [S] Materials used. The earliest and simplest an apron of fig-leaves sewed together ( Genesis 3:7 ); then skins of animals ( 3:21 ). Elijah'...
Phenicia [N]( Acts 21:2 ) = Phenice ( 11:19 ; 15:3 ; RSV, Phoenicia), Gr. phoinix, a palm, the land of palm-trees; a strip of land of an average brea...
Vengeance [N]An injured party's desire for retribution or repayment from those who harmed him or to demonstrate his innocence against false accusation...
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...
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 2 Isaiah 2:1-22 . 1. The inscription. The word--the revelation. 2. Same as Micah 4:1 . As Micah prophesied in Jotham's reign, and ...
Having seen the Father and His glorious throne, John?s attention is now drawn to a scroll held in the Father?s hand. The redeeming Lamb takes the scro...
Poetry, Hebrew. Lyrical poetry . --Of the three kinds of poetry which are illustrated by the Hebrew literature, the lyric occupies the foremost place...
Miracle [E]Although English speakers regularly use miracle to refer to a broad range of wondrous events, the biblical concept is limited to those not ...
Chapter 1111:2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, 1 Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, a...
Suffering [N]The experience of physical pain and/or mental distress. The words and phrases in the Bible expressing this concept are too numerous to li...
CHAPTER 14 Revelation 14:1-20 . THE LAMB SEEN ON ZION WITH THE 144,000. THEIR SONG. THE GOSPEL PROCLAIMED BEFORE THE END BY ONE ANGEL: THE FA...
THIRD PERIOD. FROM THE SOJOURN IN EGYPT UNTIL THE ARRIVAL IN SHILOH. THE PERIOD OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISRAEL, AND THE SPRING-TIME IN THE LAND OF PRO...
Abstain, Abstinence Forbearance of certain activities as a matter of command and voluntary practice for moral and religious purposes. The word-group t...
HEART AND HEAD. Sec. XII. Quid sine capite est homo, cries Ambrose, cum totus in capite sit! According to thorough investigation and evidence of ...
CHAPTER 21 Ezekiel 21:1-32 . PROPHECY AGAINST ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM, AND AGAINST AMMON. 2. the holy places--the three parts of the temple: t...