FastThe sole fast required by the law of Moses was that of the great Day of Atonement (q.v.), Leviticus 23:26-32 . It is called the fast ( Acts 27:9 ...
Sanctuary [N] [E]In the Old Testament the word miqdas [v'D.qim] (from qds, holy, implying a distinction between space that is sacred versus profane) ...
Funeral [E]In ancient Israel burial occurred soon after death. In a hot climate, internment took place as quickly as possible after a person had expir...
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...
Widow [N] [S]Married woman whose husband has died and who remains unmarried. The Hebrew word translated widow is almana [hn'm.l; ], and it occurs fift...
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...
Religion [N]Due to the wide range of its usage, the English word religion (from Lat. religio) is not easily defined. Most commonly, however, it refers...
CHAPTER IX. PROPHECY IN THE BABYLONIAN EXILE. ? 39. The Messiah in Ezekiel. TN the midst of Jeremiah's activity occurred the deportation of Jehoia...
Animals [N]God as Creator and Sustainer. Animals, like the rest of the uNIVerse, are created by God. In Genesis 1, God's approval of the created world...
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...
Sanctification [N] [T] [E]The generic meaning of sanctification is the state of proper functioning. To sanctify someone or something is to set that pe...
EFESIOS 2DIVISI?N DE P?RRAFOS EN LAS TRADUCCIONES MODERNASReina-Valera 1960(RV-1960)New Revised Standard Version(NRSV)Dios Habla Hoy(DHH)Biblia Jerusa...
Forgiveness [N]Terminology. There are several Hebrew terms equivalent to the English to forgive, as defined below. The three most common are verbs (u...
Q1: What is thy only comfort in life and death? That I with body and soul, both in life and death, ( rom 14:7 rom 14:8 ) am not my own, ( 1?Corinthia...
THE FUTURE STATE AND THE REDEMPTION. Sec. in. Death in its sensible aspect is a return to the dust (Gen. iii. 19). This is the destiny of the body. ...
LECTURE VI. THE GIFT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. JUSTIFICATION, being an act of Divine Mercy ex** erted towards the soul, does not leave it as it found it,?ca...
Preached April 25, 1765, to an Assembly of Ministers and Churches, at the Meeting-House of the Rev. Mr Anderson, inGraf'ton-street, Westminster. Ez...
CHAPTER 3. EVERY THING PROCEEDING FROM THE CORRUPT NATURE OF MAN DAMNABLE. The principal matters in this chapter are--I. A recapitulation of the form...
CHAPTER 17. THE PROMISES OF THE LAW AND THE GOSPEL RECONCILED. In the following chapter, the arguments of Sophists, who would destroy or impair the d...
EFESIOS 1DIVISI?N DE P?RRAFOS EN LAS TRADUCCIONES MODERNAS(*)Reina-Valera 1960(RV-1960)New Revised Standard Version(NRSV)Dios Habla Hoy(DHH)Biblia Jer...