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 ...
Building [N] [E]From Sacred Space to Holy House The localized presence of God and God's glory among his people is central to the unfolding story of th...
Joy [N] [T]Happiness over an unanticipated or present good. In the Old Testament joy (Heb. sama[;j;m'f])covers a wide range of human experiences?from ...
Animals [N]God as Creator and Sustainer. Animals, like the rest of the uNIVerse, are created by God. In Genesis 1, God's approval of the created world...
Luke 3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, &c.] Emperor of Rome, and the third of the Caesars; Julius was the first, and Augu...
Funeral [E]In ancient Israel burial occurred soon after death. In a hot climate, internment took place as quickly as possible after a person had expir...
Divination [N] [T] [E] [S]Communication with a deity for the purpose of determining the deity's knowledge, resulting in clarification of a decision or...
Requirement By right and authority, our Creator makes certain demands or claims upon us his creatures. God requires us to give up our life to him by d...
Clean, Unclean The Old Testament. How Uncleanness Was Contracted and Treated. In Old Testament times the ordinary state of most things was cleanness, ...
Forgiveness [N]Terminology. There are several Hebrew terms equivalent to the English to forgive, as defined below. The three most common are verbs (u...
John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions This he says to draw off their minds from an earthly kingdom to an heavenly one; to point out the pla...
Leadership [N]The Old Testament. In the earliest days of the Old Testament, leadership of the people of God was by the family head or patriarch, to wh...
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...
Fatherhood of God Throughout the Bible we find God portrayed as a Father. This portrayal, however, is surprisingly rare in the Old Testament. There Go...
Day [N] [T] [E] [S]Segment of time that includes the night ( Gen 1:8 ) as in a twenty-four hour day. Day also stands in contrast to night ( Num 11:32...
Temptation, Test While the number of terms denoting temptation and testing is small, their range of meaning is wide, extending from a secular sens...
Slave, Slavery State of being subjected to involuntary servitude. It usually included being legally owned as property by another person. Slavery in th...
Will [N]The created image of God carries with it awesome responsibility and glory. It includes the ability to make meaningful moral choices ( Gen 1:26...
Heaven, Heavens, Heavenlies Heaven is the created reality beyond earth. The heavens and the earth ( Gen 1:1 ) circumscribe the entire creation, or wha...
Matthew 25:41 Then shall he also say unto them on his left hand The goats, the foolish virgins, and slothful and wicked servants, depart from me: a l...