Touch Bringing into bodily contact of one thing with another. The Hebrew naga [[;gn] and Greek hapto [a&ptomai] (-omai) are the main biblical terms fo...
Lion [N] [S]Although most Hebrew and Greek words for lion are used in a figurative sense, nevertheless we can draw a number of inferences regarding th...
Overview - Nehemiah 9 1?A solemn fast, and repentance of the people. 4?The Levites make a religious confession of God's goodness, and their wickednes...
Overview - 2?Kings 23 1?Josiah causes the book to be read in a solemn assembly. 3?He renews the covenant of the Lord. 4?He destroys idolatry. 15?He ...
YOKE yok: (1) The usual word is `ol (Genesis 27:40, etc.), less commonly the (apparently later) form moTah (Isaiah 58:6, etc.; in Nab 1:13 moT), whic...
Word [N](Heb. dabar [r'b'D]; Gk. logos [lovgo] and rhema [rJh'ma]). The theological meaning of word within Scripture spans a wide theological spectrum...
Remnant Leftovers or remainders, whether of daily food ( Ruth 2:14 Ruth 2:18 ), food at the Passover ( Leviticus 7:16 Leviticus 7:18 ), anointing oi...
Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire Death (representing the bodies of the dead which had lain in the earth and sea) and Hades (the p...
A key passage associated with the Campaign of Armageddon mentions that God will assemble all nations in the ?Valley of Jehoshaphat? (Joel Joel 3:2, J...
sea of glass, like crystal Those who achieve victory over the beast (by not loving their lives to the death, Rev. Rev. 12:11+) are seen standing on t...
In studying the book of Revelation, one is immediately struck by the prevailing bias of many commentators against understanding numbers in their norm...
If anyone has an ear, let him hear. As when Jesus taught, prior to the formation of the church, all people are enjoined to hear (Mtt. Mat. 11:15). Un...
Shame [N]Shame is a consequence of sin. Feelings of guilt and shame are subjective acknowledgments of an objective spiritual reality. Guilt is judicia...
Knowledge of God The key biblical terms for knowledge assume a personal familiarity, even an intimateinvolvement, with the known object. Similarly, kn...
every island fled away and the mountains were not found Unlike the earthquake attending the opening of the sixth seal in which ?every mountain and is...
Orphan [N]Person who has been deprived of parents. The meaning is clearly demonstrated in Lamentations 5:3: We have become orphans and fatherless, our...
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...
they had hair like women?s hair Jeremiah described horses that would ?come up like the bristling locusts? [emphasis added] (Jer. Jer. 51:27). The wor...
When the New Testament opens, we find John the Baptist preaching, Mat. 3:2) [emphasis added]. Later, when John was imprisoned, Jesus too preached, ?t...
her plagues will come in one day When her judgment finally comes, it will be swift and decisive (Isa. Isa. 47:9, Isa. 47:11; Rev. Rev. 18:9+, Rev. 18:...