Command, Commandment The term commandment in the Bible (mainly Heb. miswa [hw.xim]; Gk. entole [ejntolhv]) refers to orders or adjurations given by au...
Murder [N] [T] [E] [S]The Old Testament. Although the Israelites did not have a term that precisely fits our present-day idea of murder, they differen...
Justice [N] [T] [E](Heb. sedeq [q,d,x],mispat [f'P.vim];Gk. dikaiosyne [dikaiosuvnh]).God, the Righteous Judge. Justice is rooted in the very nature o...
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...
Magic [N] [E]The Old Testament. Magicthe attempt to exploit supernatural powers by formulaic recitations to achieve goals that were otherwise unrealiz...
Land (of Israel) The Abrahamic Covenant and the Land. The Lord cut an unconditional covenant with Abraham in which he stated, To your descendants I gi...
Faithfulness [N] [T]In the Old Testament, God's faithfulness and covenant love are closely related ( Deut 7:9 ; Psalm 25:10 ; 85:10 ). The most prof...
Love [N] [E]God is love and has demonstrated that love in everything that he does. Paul compares faith, hope, and love, and concludes that the greates...
Chapter 1919:4? And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, Have ye not ...
Hear, Hearing Most Old Testament words for hear(ing) come from the root sm [[;m'v], hear, or zn [;z'a], (give) ear, although qsb [b;v'q], pay attent...
Power [N]Power is an English logical construct referring to a variety of ideas relating to ability, capacity, authority, and might/strength. In human ...
Bread, Bread of Presence Bread was the essential food of the ancient Israelites. Indeed, the very word bread could be used generically for any kind of...
Necromancy [N]Form of divination in which a person calls upon the dead to receive communication that clarifies knowledge. Ugaritic texts from the midd...
Isaiah 11:6 And the wolf also shall dwell with the lamb This, and the three following verses ( Isaiah 11:7-9 ) , describe the peaceableness of the Mes...
Life [N] [E]God (Yahweh) as the Source and Sustainer of Life. According to Genesis 2:7, the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and br...
Widow [N] [S]Married woman whose husband has died and who remains unmarried. The Hebrew word translated widow is almana [hn'm.l; ], and it occurs fift...
Compassion [N]That (human) disposition that fuels Acts of kindness and mercy. Compassion, a form of love, is aroused within us when we are confronted ...
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...
Amos, Theology of Like all biblical prophets, Amos spoke the oracles of Yahweh, Israel's God, to people in a particular context. In order to comprehen...
JAMES. CHAPTER V. Warnings to the Rich. SUMMARY.--The Sins of Rich Men. The Judgments Coming Upon Them. Patience Under Affliction. The Examples...