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...
Acts 10:6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, &c] Simon the tanner was his host; this man very probably was a good man, and one that lodged strangers;...
Building [N] [E]From Sacred Space to Holy House The localized presence of God and God's glory among his people is central to the unfolding story of th...
MemorandumMemorandumOn other Letters ascribed to Athanasius.The above Collection of Letters is complete upon the principle stated in the Introduction ...
Luke 22:26 But ye shall not be so (See Gill on Matthew 20:26) but he that is greatest among you; in age or gifts, or would be thought to be the greate...
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...
INDEX OF HEBREW WORDS. ?, Codex Sinaitlcus,....146, 234, 367,378, 472, 495, 509, 523. fV3K, 'poor,' whence term 'Ebionite,'. 360 Hos. 6:7, O^tG. ? i...
Victory The number of times the word victory occurs in the English Bible depends very much on the particular version one uses. For example, victory oc...
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...
Joel, Theology of The Book of Joel has been dated by conservative scholars from the ninth to the fifthcenturies b.c.: more recent scholars tend to dat...
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...
Overview - Ezra 6 1?Darius, finding the decree of Cyrus, makes a new decree for the advancement of the building. 13?By the help of Tatnai and Shethar-...
Temptation, Test While the number of terms denoting temptation and testing is small, their range of meaning is wide, extending from a secular sens...
Elect, Election The term elect means essentially to choose. It involves discriminatory evaluation of individuals, means, ends, or objects with a view ...
Delight The idea of delight occurs approximately 110 times in Scripture in various forms. Less than fifteen occurrences are found in the New Testament...
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...
John Maverick was minister at some place near Exeter, and of good repute among the puritans. Towards the end of the year 1639, a congregational church...
ANOINTING a-noint'-ing: A distinction was made by the ancient Hebrews between anointing with oil in private use, as in making one's toilet (cukh), an...
1 Corinthians 9:9 For it is written in the law of Moses ( Deuteronomy 25:4 ) Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. T...
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...