GESTURE jes'-tur, jes'-tur: The Oriental is rich in gestures by which feelings are expressed and force added to words. Of this we have abundant illus...
Government [B]Paternal functions of Genesis 41:25-57 Civil service school provided by Daniel 1:3-20 Maintains of public instruction 2?Chronicles...
HEAD hed (ro'-sh, Aramaic re'sh, and in special sense gulgoleth, literally, skull, cut-off head (1?Chronicles 10:10), whence Golgotha (Matthew 27:33; ...
Job 2:10 But he said unto her, thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh The wicked and profane women of that age; he does not say she was on...
Punishment [B] [E]DEATH PENALTYWill not be commuted Numbers 35:31 In the Mosaic law the death penalty was inflictedFor murder Genesis 9:5 Gene...
Church [E] [S](Hebrew: qahal, edah; Greek: ekklesia)(The people of God; the collective body of believers. (Also, CONGREGATION, ASSEMBLY, THE BODY OF C...
Water [N] [B] One of the elements of the world Genesis 1:2 God ORIGINALLY Created the firmament to divide Genesis 1:6 Genesis 1:7 Collected ...
CHAPTER 12 Ezekiel 12:1-28 . EZEKIEL'S TYPICAL MOVING TO EXILE: PROPHECY OF ZEDEKIAH'S CAPTIVITY AND PRIVATION OF SIGHT: THE JEWS' UNBELIEVIN...
CHAPTER 57 Isaiah 57:1-21 . THE PEACEFUL DEATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS FEW: THE UNGODLINESS OF THE MANY: A BELIEVING REMNANT SHALL SURVIVE THE GENER...
Minister, christian (a sacred teacher)CalledAMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST 2?Corinthians 5:20 ANGELS OF THE CHURCH Revelation 1:20 ; 2:1 APOSTLES Lu...
Prophets [N] God spoke of old by Hosea 12:10 ; Hebrews 1:1 The messengers of God 2?Chronicles 36:15 ; Isaiah 44:26 The servants of God Je...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 2. How long shall I take counsel, in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? There is in the original the idea of laying up counsel...
Prophecy [T] [E] Concerning JesusSee JESUSConcerning the churchSee CHURCHPROPHECIES CONCERNING(Relating to various countries, nations, and cities, see...
CHAPTER 1 Isaiah 1:1-31 . 1. THE GENERAL TITLE OR PROGRAM applying to the entire book: this discountenances the Talmud tradition, that he wa...
HARD; HARDINESS; HARDDINESS; HARDLY hard, har'-di-nes, hard'-nes, hard'-li (qasheh, pala'; skleros) : The senses in which hard is used may be disting...
SIEGE sej (matsor (Deuteronomy 28:52,53; 1?Kings 15:27; 2?Kings 25:2; Isaiah 29:3; Ezekiel 4:2); to be besieged, to suffer siege, ba-matsor bo' (Deute...
Chapter 11:1 In the eighth month, in the second year of a Darius, came the word of the LORD unto b Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo th...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 6. When I remember thee upon my bed. Lying awake, the good man betook himself to meditation, and then began to sing. He had a feast i...
Decrees [N]Decrees issued by rulers, written commands having the effect of law, and the metaphor of God as King of the world provide the imagery behin...
Righteous MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICSCompared withThe sun Judges 5:31 ; Matthew 13:43 Stars Daniel 12:3 Lights Matthew 5:14 ; Philipp...