Deliver The Old Testament. The concept of deliverance occurs in the Old Testament with two meanings. The first is in a nontheological sense signifying...
CHAPTER 51 Isaiah 51:1-23 . ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE FAITHFUL REMNANT OF ISRAEL TO TRUST IN GOD FOR DELIVERANCE, BOTH FROM THEIR LONG BABYLONIAN ...
Hope [N] [T] [E]To trust in, wait for, look for, or desire something or someone; or to expect something beneficial in the future.The Old Testament. Th...
PSALM 75 Psalms 75:1-10 . the Psalmist, anticipating relief in view of God's righteous government, takes courage and renders praise. 1. God's...
PSALM 143 OVERVIEW. Title. A Psalm of David. It is so much like other Davidic psalms that we accept the title without a moment's hesitation. David's h...
Romans 3:4 God forbid, yea, let God be true, but every man a liar Let no such thing ever enter into the minds of any, that the truth of God can be, or...
Overview - Nehemiah 13 1?Upon the reading of the law, separation is made from the mixed multitude. 4?Nehemiah, at his return, causes the chambers to ...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 17. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. All sacrifices are presented to thee in one, by the man whose broken heart presents th...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 9. Hide thy face from my sins. Do not look at them; be at pains not to see them. They thrust themselves in the way; but, Lord, refuse...
The Book of PsalmsChapter 39Chapter Overview: David relates the struggle which had been in his breast, ver. 1 - 3. He meditates on man's frailty and...
Psalms 78:8 And might not be as their fathers This chiefly respects the Jews in Christ's time: though it also is an admonition to them in succeeding a...
PSALM 85 Psalms 85:1-13 . On the ground of former mercies, the Psalmist prays for renewed blessings, and, confidently expecting them, rejoice...
Sleep [N]In the Scriptures the words that designate sleep are used in both a literal and a figurative way. When the word is used literally, as it freq...
Death, Mortality Death is the absence or withdrawal of breath and the life force that makes movement, metabolism, and interrelation with others possib...
Hypocrisy [N]Although no distinct Hebrew word for hypocrisy occurs in the Old Testament, the concept doesprimarily in terms of insincere worship. The ...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 35. For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah. Poor, fallen Israel shall have a portion in the mercy of the Lord; bu...
Overview - Joel 2 1?He shews unto Zion the terribleness of God's judgment. 12?He exhorts to repentance; 15?prescribes a fast; 18?promises a blessing t...
Nature, Natural The Hebrew language has no word for nature equivalent to the Greek word physis [fuvsi]. Hebrew thought and language were essentially c...
PSALM 63 Psalms 63:1-11 . The historical occasion referred to by the title was probably during Absalom's rebellion (compare 2 Samuel 15:23 ...
Psalms, Theology of The Book of Psalms is a sizable collection of musical poems and prayers of diverse authorship and form. Psalms are independent lit...