\\INTRODUCTION TO JOEL 2\\ In this chapter a further account is given of the judgment of the locusts and caterpillars, or of those who are designed b...
NATHAN (2) (1) A prophet (2?Samuel 748/A; Psalms 5148/A, title). See preceding article. (2) A son of King David (2?Samuel 5:14; 1?Chronicles 3:5; 14:...
\\INTRODUCTION TO JOEL\\ In some Hebrew Bibles this prophecy is called Sepher Joel, the Book of Joel; in the Vulgate Latin version, the Prophecy of J...
HEMAN he'-man (heman, faithful): The name of two men in the Old Testament. (1) A musician and seer, a Levite, son of Joe and grandson of the prophet...
JOEL (1) jo'-el (yo'el, popularly interpreted as Yahweh is God; but see HPN, 153; BDB, 222a): (1) The firstborn of Samuel (1?Samuel 8:2; 1?Chronicles...
JOEL (2) (yo'el; Ioel): I. THE PROPHET II. THE BOOK 1. Literary Form 2. Outline of Contents 3. Interpretation (1) Literal (2) Allegorical 4. I...
\\INTRODUCTION TO AMOS\\ This book in the Hebrew Bibles is called Sepher Amos, the Book of Amos; and, in the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions, the P...
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...
Command, Commandment The term commandment in the Bible (mainly Heb. miswa [hw.xim]; Gk. entole [ejntolhv]) refers to orders or adjurations given by au...
GRECIANS; GREEKS gre'-shanz, greks: In the Old Testament the word Grecians occurs but once (Joe 3 (4):6). For references to Greece in the Old Testame...
LOCUST lo'-kust: The translation of a large number of Hebrew and Greek words: 1. Names: (1) 'arbeh from the root rabhah, to increase (compare Arabi...
KORAHITES; SONS OF KORAH ko'-ra-its (qorchi), (beno qorach; in the King James Version appears also as Korhite, Kohathite, Kore): This phrase is used ...
GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 I. Primeval Genealogies (1 Chronicals 1:1-54). To show Israel's place among the nations; follows Genesis closely, omitting only t...
CHAPTER 1 - Of the Holy Scriptures1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedi...
Clean, Unclean The Old Testament. How Uncleanness Was Contracted and Treated. In Old Testament times the ordinary state of most things was cleanness, ...
\\INTRODUCTION TO ROMANS 10\\ In this chapter are contained an account of the two righteousnesses of faith and works, a summary of the Gospel of Chr...
BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 1. The Biblical Material: The expression baptism of the Holy Spirit is based on a number of predictions found in our four...
TALMUD tal'-mud (talmudh): I. PRELIMINARY REMARKS AND VERBAL EXPLANATIONS II. IMPORTANCE OF THE TALMUD III. THE TRADITIONAL LAW UNTIL THE COMPOSITI...
QUOTATIONS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT kwo-ta'-shunz, I. INTRODUCTORY Limitation of the Discussion II. CONSTRUCTIVE PRINCIPLES OF NEW TESTAMENT QUOTATION ...
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...