Overview - Habakkuk 1 1?Unto Habakkuk, complaining of the iniquity of the land, 5?is shewn the fearful vengeance by the Chaldeans. 12?He complains th...
Kill, Killing The Old Testament. The Old Testament uses many terms to refer to the act ofkilling, some of which can be used interchangeably (see 2 Sa...
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...
Idol, Idolatry The most prevalent form of idolatry in biblical times was the worship of images or idolsthat represented or were thought to embody vari...
Love [N] [E]God is love and has demonstrated that love in everything that he does. Paul compares faith, hope, and love, and concludes that the greates...
Golden Rule [N]The Old Testament. The term Golden Rule is not found in Scripture, but is the popular way of referring to the words of Jesus in Matthew...
Elder [N] [E] [S]In both the Old and New Testaments, the term elder indicates one of advanced age (Heb. zaqen [eqz]; Gk. presbyteros [presbuvtero]) wh...
Justice [N] [T] [E](Heb. sedeq [q,d,x],mispat [f'P.vim];Gk. dikaiosyne [dikaiosuvnh]).God, the Righteous Judge. Justice is rooted in the very nature o...
CHAPTER III. THE PREDICTIONS OF THE MOSAIC PERIOD CONCERNING THE FUTURE SALVATION. ? 10. The Promise of a Prophet after Moses, arid like him. T...
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...
Isaiah 11:2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him The rod and branch, the King Messiah, so qualifying him for his office, and the discharge o...
Isaiah 17:6 Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it In Ephraim or Jacob; that is, in the ten tribes, a few of them should escape, a remnant should be ...
Word [N](Heb. dabar [r'b'D]; Gk. logos [lovgo] and rhema [rJh'ma]). The theological meaning of word within Scripture spans a wide theological spectrum...
Poor and Poverty, Theology of Poverty in Scripture can be both social and spiritual. The words poor and poverty cover a wide range of meaning, overlap...
Levite [E]Pentateuch. The Hebrew word for Levite (lew) indicates a descendant of Levi, the son of Jacob and Leah ( Gen 29:34 ). There were three famil...
THE CHILDREN FOR CHRIST. Fifteenth Day. Parental Instruction. 'This is the commandment which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that thou m...
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...
Amos, Theology of Like all biblical prophets, Amos spoke the oracles of Yahweh, Israel's God, to people in a particular context. In order to comprehen...
Fatherhood of God Throughout the Bible we find God portrayed as a Father. This portrayal, however, is surprisingly rare in the Old Testament. There Go...
Elect, Election The term elect means essentially to choose. It involves discriminatory evaluation of individuals, means, ends, or objects with a view ...