Acts 3:22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers The Jewish fathers, the Israelites in the times of Moses. The Ethiopic version reads, our fathers. Thi...
Punishment [N] [E]Earthly Punishment. The Old Testament. Early in Israel's history, guilt and punishment were understood to be communal. When Achan br...
Prophet, Christ as The largest Old Testament passage on the coming Messiah in the role of a prophet is Deuteronomy 18:15-19. There God promised, throu...
John 1:21 And they asked him, what then? art thou Elias? &c.] Elijah, the prophet; the Tishbite, as Nonnus in his paraphrase expresses it; who was tra...
Teach, Teacher Although several Hebrew words are translated teach in English translations of the Old Testament, two words predominate: yara [h'ry], to...
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...
False Prophet Even though the Old Testament does not use the term false prophet, it is clear that such professional prophets existed throughout much ...
Discipline [N]The Old Testament Concept of Discipline. The notion of the discipline of God, and eventually the concept of the community and its leader...
Matthew 16:14 And they said, some say that thou art John the Baptist It was the opinion of some of the Jews, that he was John the Baptist risen from t...
JOHN. CHAPTER VIII. Christ Teaching in Jerusalem. SUMMARY.--The Woman Taken in Adultery. The Light of the World. The Father's Witness. Freedom b...
Heaven, Heavens, Heavenlies Heaven is the created reality beyond earth. The heavens and the earth ( Gen 1:1 ) circumscribe the entire creation, or wha...
Money [N] [T] [E] [S]A variety of monetary systems are represented in the Bible, corresponding to the political powers that dominated the cultures rep...
Prophet, Prophetess, Prophecy A prophet was an individual who received a call from God to be God's spokesperson, often connected with some crisis that...
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. CHAPTER III. The First Persecution. SUMMARY.--Peter and John at the Temple. The Lame Man Healed. The Wonder of the Multitu...
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. CHAPTER VII. The Martyrdom of Stephen. SUMMARY.--Stephen Outlines God's Dealings with Abraham. The Christ Promised. Abraham...
HEBREOS 9DIVISIONES DE P?RRAFO DE TRADUCCIONES MODERNASUBS4RVLBLAVPBJEl santuario terrenal y el celestialEl mediador del nuevo pactoEl santuario terre...
Moses [N] [E] [H] [S]This godly man towers above all other persons in the Old Testament period because he was God's instrument for the introduction of...
MATTHEW. CHAPTER XIX. Marriage and Divorce; The Rich Ruler. SUMMARY.--The Last Departure from Galilee. The Question of the Pharisees about Divorc...
JOHN. CHAPTER I. The Beginning of Christ's Ministry. SUMMARY.--The Word Made Flesh. The Witness of John. John's Disciples Pointed to Christ. The...
Mind/Reason That part of the human being in which thought takes place and perception and decisions to do good, evil, and the like come to expression. ...