Life [N] [E]God (Yahweh) as the Source and Sustainer of Life. According to Genesis 2:7, the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and br...
Zechariah 14:9 And the Lord shall be King over all the earth This refers to the spiritual reign of Christ in the latter day; upon the success of the G...
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...
Sheol [N] [E] Old Testament. The Hebrew word seol [l/a.v], Sheol, refers to the grave or the abode of the dead ( Psalms 88:3 Psalms 88:5 ). Through ...
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...
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...
Magic [N] [E]The Old Testament. Magicthe attempt to exploit supernatural powers by formulaic recitations to achieve goals that were otherwise unrealiz...
Tabernacle [T] [B] [E] [S]One existed before Moses received the pattern authorized on Mount Sinai Exodus 33:7-11 The one instituted by Moses was cal...
Obedience to God Commanded Deuteronomy 13:4 Without faith, is impossible Hebrews 11:6 INCLUDES Obeying his voice Exodus 19:5 ; Jeremiah ...
Hardening, Hardness of Heart In the Scriptures various aspects of human anatomy are used to define the whole person, but the most frequently used is h...
Vengeance [N]An injured party's desire for retribution or repayment from those who harmed him or to demonstrate his innocence against false accusation...
False Prophet Even though the Old Testament does not use the term false prophet, it is clear that such professional prophets existed throughout much ...
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...
Revelation 14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever That is, the smoke of that fire which torments them will for ever arise...
Abstain, Abstinence Forbearance of certain activities as a matter of command and voluntary practice for moral and religious purposes. The word-group t...
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...
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...
Greatness Something or someone that is larger in size, quality, or quantity may be called great. It is a term used for something beyond the ordinary. ...
Urim and Thummim [N] [T] [S]The terms Urim and Thummim have traditionally been understood as light(s) and perfection(s) or as perfect light. The Urim ...
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...