Heaven, Heavens, Heavenlies Heaven is the created reality beyond earth. The heavens and the earth ( Gen 1:1 ) circumscribe the entire creation, or wha...
Magic [N] [E]The Old Testament. Magicthe attempt to exploit supernatural powers by formulaic recitations to achieve goals that were otherwise unrealiz...
Holy Spirit [N] Third person of the Trinity.Old Testament. Some have argued that Old Testament believers were saved and sanctified by the Spirit just ...
Truth [N] [T] [E]In Scripture, truth is characterized by both qualitative and quantitative aspects. In the historical narratives of the Old Testament,...
John 20:22 And when he had said this That is, declared he sent them forth in like manner as his Father sent him: he breathed on them; in allusion to ...
Neighbor [N]Once a lawyer, in an attempt to rationalize his own racial prejudice, asked Jesus, And who is my neighbor? ( Luke 10:29 ). This lawyer-scr...
Matthew 5:21 Ye have heard That is, from the Scriptures being read to them, and the explanations of the ancients, which were called (atemv) , hearing,...
2 Samuel 12:31 And he brought forth the people that [were] therein Not all the inhabitants of the place, but the princes of the children of Ammon, the...
Matthew 1:13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud The children of Zorobabel are said in ( 1 Chronicles 3:19 1 Chronicles 3:20 ) , to be Meshullam, and Hananiah,...
Firstfruits [S](Heb. resit [tyivaer]; Gk. aparche [ajparchv]). The concept of firstfruits derives from God's creation work. Because God created everyt...
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 ...
Joy [N] [T]Happiness over an unanticipated or present good. In the Old Testament joy (Heb. sama[;j;m'f])covers a wide range of human experiences?from ...
Priest, Priesthood Old Testament Priesthood. The primary word for priest in the Old Testament is the Hebrew masculine noun kohen [ehoK], for which we ...
Priest, Christ as The Old Testament. The priestly activity of drawing near to God in sacrifice and prayer is introduced in the Old Testament through A...
Acts 7:20 In which time Moses was born The word Moses, is differently written in the New Testament; sometimes Moses, as here, sometimes Mo-yses, as in...
Decrees [N]Decrees issued by rulers, written commands having the effect of law, and the metaphor of God as King of the world provide the imagery behin...
Exaltation [N]In the Bible exaltation most often refers to the lofty position of God and of Jesus Christ, but sometimes the term is applied to human b...
Providence of God The word providence comes from the Latin providentia (Gk. pronoia [provnoia]) and means essentially foresight or making provision be...
Create, Creation Who created and sustains the universe? Why was it created? What is the nature of the Creator-creature relationship? These are the sor...
God, Name of The God of Israel was known by many different names, titles, and epithets. God's particular names derive both from his revealing his attr...