Humility [N] [T] [E]Biblical humility is grounded in the character of God. The Father stoops down to help the poor and needy ( Psalm 113:4-9 ; 138:6-...
Pride [N] [T] The Old Testament. While pride is sometimes used in the Old Testament in a positive sense (i.e., the pride of the land of Israel [ Psalm...
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...
Friend, Friendship Most of the Old Testament words translated friend, friendship, or be friendly come from two Hebrew roots, rh and hb. The most com...
Sheol [N] [E] Old Testament. The Hebrew word seol [l/a.v], Sheol, refers to the grave or the abode of the dead ( Psalms 88:3 Psalms 88:5 ). Through ...
Understanding The Old Testament. The basic Hebrew word so translated is the verb biyn [yiB] or one of its derivatives, together used some 247 times in...
Temptation, Test While the number of terms denoting temptation and testing is small, their range of meaning is wide, extending from a secular sens...
CHAPTER VIII. PROVIDENCE. God's works of providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful, preserving and governing all his creatures, and all their...
Legalism The term legalism commonly denotes preoccupation with form at the expense of substance. While it is now used metaphorically in all areas of h...
Santiago 3DIVISION EN PARRAFOS DE TRADUCCIONES MODERNASReina Valera 1960RV1960La Biblia de las AmericasLBLADios Habla HoyDHHBiblia JerusalenBJLa Lengu...
Wealth [N]The most basic English definitions of wealth are the condition of being happy and prosperous and spiritual well-being (OED). But the most co...
PETER. CHAPTER IV. Counsels to Suffering Saints. SUMMARY.--Christ Having Died for Us, We Should Live for Christ. Watchfulness in View of the Speed...
Knowledge of God The key biblical terms for knowledge assume a personal familiarity, even an intimateinvolvement, with the known object. Similarly, kn...
Time [N] [T]It is debatable whether the Bible contains enough information to formulate a full-scale doctrine of time; nonetheless, the significance of...
Vision(s) Visions occur frequently in the Bible as instruments of supernatural revelation. They are audiovisual means of communication between a heave...
The Book of HebrewsChapter 1Verses:1:1God, who at sundry times - The creation was revealed in the time of Adam; the last judgment, in the time of Enoc...
FOOL; FOLLY fool nabhal, 'ewil, kecil, cakhal and forms; aphron, aphrosune, moros): I. In the Old Testament. 1. General: Taking the words generally...
PROVERB prov'-erb (mashal, chidhah; parabole (Luke 4:23), paroimia (John 16:25,29)): I. FOLK MEANING AND USE 1. The Primitive Sense 2. The Communal...
Flesh [N] [E] [S]The range of meanings borne by this term in the Bible starts from the literal use denoting the material of which the human body is ch...
Providence of God The word providence comes from the Latin providentia (Gk. pronoia [provnoia]) and means essentially foresight or making provision be...