Perhaps the most popular view concerning the identity of Babylon is that she represents the city of Rome.Tertullian, Irenaeus, and Jerome use Babylon...
Chapter?96This psalm is part of that which was delivered into the hand of Asaph and his brethren (1 Chr.?16:7 ), by which it appears both that David w...
HAGGAI hag'-a-i, hag'-a-i (chaggay, an adjective formed from chagh, feast): 1. Name: The word Haggai may mean festal, the prophet having been born p...
Chapter?8In the close of the foregoing chapter we left the world in ruins and the church in straits; but in this chapter we have the repair of the one...
Chapter?8We have already seen what occurred upon opening six of the seals; we now come to the opening of the seventh, which introduced the sounding of...
MOLECH; MOLOCH mo'-lek, mo'-lok (ha-molekh, always with the article, except in 1?Kings 11:7; Septuagint ho Moloch, sometimes also Molchom, Melchol; Vu...
Some preterist interpreters, such as Chilton, believe that Babylon is a code name for Jerusalem:1 The primary thrust of the prophecy has been directe...
Chapter?58The prophet, in this chapter, has his commission and charge renewed to reprove the sinners in Zion, particularly the hypocrites, to show the...
TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT || I. EARLIEST FORM OF WRITING IN ISRAEL 1. Invention of Alphabet 2. The Cuneiform 3. References to Writing in the Old T...
Chapter?11We are here going on with the history of Rehoboam. I. His attempt to recover the ten tribes he has lost, and the letting fall of that attemp...
Chapter?1We here find Ahaziah, the genuine son and successor of Ahab, on the throne of Israel. His reign continued not two years; he died by a fall in...
Chapter?13In this chapter we have, I. The commands God gave to Israel, 1. To sanctify all their firstborn to him (v.?1, v.?2). To be sure to remember ...
Since it is often said that the premillennial view of a literal, earthly Millennial Kingdom rests upon what is held to be an obscure foundation in Re...
Chapter?23This chapter is concerning Tyre, an ancient wealthy city, situated upon the sea, and for many ages one of the most celebrated cities for tra...
BIBLE, THE, I-III INTRODUCTION bi'-b'-l, (biblia): $ I. THE NAMES$ 1. Bible 2. Other Designations--Scriptures, etc. 3. Old Testament and New Testa...
Chapter?76This psalm seems to have been penned upon occasion of some great victory obtained by the church over some threatening enemy or other, and de...
Chapter?123This psalm was penned at a time then the church of God was brought low and trampled upon; some think it was when the Jews were captives in ...
Chapter?7This chapter continues and concludes Christ?s sermon on the mount, which is purely practical, directing us to order our conversation aright, ...
Chapter?7As, in the story of David, one chapter of wars and victories follows another, so, in the story of Solomon, one chapter concerning his buildin...
Chapter?30Moses is, in this chapter, further instructed, I. Concerning the altar of incense (v.?1-10). II. Concerning the ransom-money which the Israe...