?EXPOSITION Verse 23. I am gone like the shadow when it declineth. I am a mere shadow, a shadow at the vanishing point, when it stretches far, but is ...
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...
PSALM 96 OVERVIEW. Subject. -- This Psalm is evidently taken from that sacred song which was composed by David at the time when the ark of God was set...
Command, Commandment The term commandment in the Bible (mainly Heb. miswa [hw.xim]; Gk. entole [ejntolhv]) refers to orders or adjurations given by au...
Acts 13:33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children The natural descendants of them, as Paul and Barnabas, and the Jews in the synagogue, we...
PSALM 99 OVERVIEW. This may be called THE SANCTUS, or, THE HOLY, HOLY, HOLY PSALM, for the word holy is the conclusion and the refrain of its three m...
Religion [N]Due to the wide range of its usage, the English word religion (from Lat. religio) is not easily defined. Most commonly, however, it refers...
Soul [N]The Old Testament. The Hebrew word so rendered is nepes [v,p,n]. It appears 755 times in the Old Testament. The King James Version uses 42 dif...
Psalms 78:2 I will open my mouth Speak freely, boldly, and without reserve, ( Ephesians 6:19 ) , so Christ opened his mouth, ( Matthew 5:2 ) , in a p...
Nature, Natural The Hebrew language has no word for nature equivalent to the Greek word physis [fuvsi]. Hebrew thought and language were essentially c...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 29. So they did eat, and were well filled. They greedily devoured the birds, even to repletion. The Lord shewed them that he could pr...
Exaltation [N]In the Bible exaltation most often refers to the lofty position of God and of Jesus Christ, but sometimes the term is applied to human b...
PSALM 102 Psalms 102:1-28 . A Prayer of the afflicted, &c.--The general terms seem to denote the propriety of regarding the Psalm as suitably...
Cup [N] [E] [S]Throughout Scripture, as in the ancient Near East, the cup functions as a metaphor for an individual's fate. In Psalm 16, the psalmist ...
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...
PSALM 8 OVERVIEW Title. To the Chief Musician upon Gittith, a Psalm of David. We are not clear upon the meaning of the word Gittith. Some think it ref...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 23. Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me. Praise is the best sacrifice; true, hearty, gracious thanksgiving from a renewed mind. Not t...
Overview - Matthew 5 1?Christ's sermon on the mount. 3?Who are blessed; 13?the salt of the earth; 14?the light of the world. 17?He came to fulfil the...
PSALM 64 Psalms 64:1-10 . A prayer for deliverance from cunning and malicious enemies, with a confident view of their overthrow, which will h...
Overview - Ezekiel 11 1?The presumption of the princes. 4?Their sin and judgment. 13?Ezekiel complaining, God shews him his purpose in saving a remna...