from the east Literally, from the rising of the sun. Within Scripture, east is often the direction of the deliverance or judgment of God (Gen. Gen. 41...
Wormwood ??????? [Apsinthos] : ?Artemisia Absinthium?1 . Derived from ?absinthe, a bitter, dark green oil made from certain strong-smelling plants wit...
I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book The message of the book of Revelation is not just for the Seven Churches of As...
synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not See commentary on Revelation 2:9. but lie ????????? [pseudontai] , present tense, middle voice: ...
in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel This refers to the time period during which the seventh angel sounds and the final seven bowl judgmen...
But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues The two-thirds left from the population prior to the sounding of the sixth trumpet (Rev...
Chapter?5It is now time to enquire what has become of the ark of God; we cannot but think that we shall hear more of that sacred treasure. I should ha...
I am He who lives John calls Him ? ??? [ho z?n] , ?the living one? (present, active participle). ?Life? is an essential attribute of God Who is consi...
These are ????? ????? [autoi eisin] : These, they are, emphasizing the individuals. the two olive trees Israel is referred to by God as a ?Green Olive...
Then the woman fled The connective, ?Then,? indicates a sequence between the catching up of the child and the fleeing of the woman. But are these two ...
Chapter?11Pharaoh had told Moses to get out of his presence ch.?10:28 ), and Moses had promised this should be the last time he would trouble him, yet...
Chapter?43The contents of this chapter are much the same with those of the foregoing chapter, looking at the release of the Jews out of their captivit...
Chapter?6In this chapter, I. The daughters of Jerusalem, moved with the description which the church had given of Christ, enquire after him (v.?1). II...
Chapter?11In this chapter we have the first-fruits of Saul?s government, in the glorious rescue of Jabesh-Gilead out of the hands of the Ammonites. Le...
Abortion [N]Humankind as God's Unique Image-Bearer. Although only a handful of Old Testament texts, all in Genesis, explicitly portray humankind as Go...
Chapter?78This psalm is historical; it is a narrative of the great mercies God had bestowed upon Israel, the great sins wherewith they had provoked hi...
Chapter?1In this chapter we have, I. The general inscription or title of this book, with the time of the continuance of Jeremiah?s public ministry (v....
Chapter?28In this chapter, I. The Ephraimites are reproved and threatened for their pride and drunkenness, their security and sensuality (v.?1-8). But...
Chapter?24In this chapter we have, I. A repetition of the laws concerning the lamps and the show-bread (v.?1-9). II. A violation of the law against bl...
Chapter?49Glorious things had been spoken in the previous chapters concerning the deliverance of the Jews out of Babylon; but lest any should think, w...