Kill, Killing The Old Testament. The Old Testament uses many terms to refer to the act ofkilling, some of which can be used interchangeably (see 2 Sa...
Cloud, Cloud of the Lord The Old Testament. The Literal Cloud. Natural phenomena involving clouds are depicted occasionally in the Old Testament, but ...
Lake of Fire God's final retributive punishment. After Armageddon the beast and false prophet will be tossed into this lake of burning sulfur, joined...
The first question of the Westminster Confession asks: ?What is the chief and highest end of man?? To which the following answer is given: ?Man?s chi...
At the heart of the idea of a Temple is the abiding presence of God. Although God is omnipresent, He has chosen to manifest His presence in certain l...
Glory [N] [T] [E]Natural Objects. When used in reference to natural objects glory may refer to the brightness of heavenly bodies ( Acts 22:11 ; 1 Col...
Having explored the parallels between events in the book of Revelation and passages which speak of a future time of trouble for both the world and th...
Lamb, Lamb of God Definitions. In the pastoral setting of the Bible, there were numerous words for a lamb or a sheep. The Hebrew words were kebes [f,b...
Clean, Unclean The Old Testament. How Uncleanness Was Contracted and Treated. In Old Testament times the ordinary state of most things was cleanness, ...
Redeem, Redemption Finding its context in the social, legal, and religious customs of the ancient world, the metaphor of redemption includes the ideas...
Priest, Priesthood Old Testament Priesthood. The primary word for priest in the Old Testament is the Hebrew masculine noun kohen [ehoK], for which we ...
Drink [N] [E]Palestine lacks fresh water rivers and lakes and its dependence upon rain after its yearly hot, dry period makes drought an ongoing possi...
Remember Remembering is the first in a three-step process. All three steps (remember, repent, and do the first works) are in the imperative tense: re...
Obadiah, Theology of Obadiah, the shortest Old Testament book with only twenty-one verses, was probably written shortly after the fall of Judah and Je...
Word [N](Heb. dabar [r'b'D]; Gk. logos [lovgo] and rhema [rJh'ma]). The theological meaning of word within Scripture spans a wide theological spectrum...
Presence of God The Scriptures often speak of God's presence in human history. The most common Hebrew term for presence is panim [yIn'P], which is als...
Devote, Devoted The Hebrew noun used to denote exclusive dedication of something to God is herem [,rej]. The root idea is separation and exclusion. Th...
Family Life and Relations The Old Testament. In Western societies individuals are often considered the societal units, brought together by some common...
Punishment [N] [E]Earthly Punishment. The Old Testament. Early in Israel's history, guilt and punishment were understood to be communal. When Achan br...
Sabbath [N] [E] [S]The origin of the Hebrew sabbat [t'B;v] is uncertain, but it seems to have derived from the verb sabat, meaning to stop, to cease, ...