\\INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 10\\ Upon Ezra's prayer and confession, it was proposed by Shechaniah, that those who had married strange wives should put th...
\\INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 7\\ In this chapter we have the lineage and character of Ezra described, \\#Ezr 7:1-6\\, his expedition to Jerusalem, and of ...
AZARU az'a-ru B, Azarou; A, Azourou; (the King James Version Azuran): The descendants of Azaru returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 5:15);...
NOTES ON The Book of EZRA NOTES ON The Book of EZRA The history of this book is ...
ANAIAH an-a-i'-a, a-ni'-a (`anayah, Yah has answered): (1) a Levite who assisted Ezr in reading the law to the people (Nehemiah 8:4), perhaps the per...
ADIN a'-din (`adhin, adorned): The name of a family, the sons of Adin (Ezra 2:15; 8:6; Nehemiah 7:20; 10:16; 1 Esdras 5:14; 8:32), mentioned among th...
HOUSE OF GOD In Genesis 28:17,22 = BETHEL (which see). In Jgs, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezr, Neh, Ps, etc. (beth ha-'elohim), a designation of the sanctuar...
Overview - Ezekiel 7 1?The final desolation of Israel. 16?The mournful repentance of them that escape. 20?The enemies defile the sanctuary because of ...
JUDAH (1) joo'-da (yehudhah, praised): (1) 4th son of Jacob by Leah (see separate article). (2) An ancestor of Kadmiel, one of those who had the ove...
Decrees [N]Decrees issued by rulers, written commands having the effect of law, and the metaphor of God as King of the world provide the imagery behin...
Ezra, Theology of The Sovereignty and the Works of God. God is the God of heaven and earth ( 5:11 ). He raises up kings and grants to them their autho...
CHAPTER 1 - Of the Holy Scriptures1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedi...
Haggai, Theology of The prophets Haggai and Zechariah joined forces in 520 b.c. to encourage the rebuilding of the temple following the Babylonian exi...
Spirit [N] [E]The Old Testament. The Hebrew word for spirit is ruah [;jWr]. It appears 389 times in the Old Testament. Its varied use almost defies an...
\\INTRODUCTION TO FIRST KINGS\\ This, and the following book, properly are but one book, divided into two parts, and went with the Jews under the co...
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 ...
Zechariah, Theology of Introduction. Authorship. The book of Zechariah falls naturally into two parts: chapters 1-8 and 9-14. In the first part we fin...
GENEALOGY, 1-7 je-na-al'-o-ji, jen-a-al'-o-ji: 1. Definition 2. Biblical References 3. Importance of Genealogies 4. Their Historical Value 5. Pri...
ESDRAS, THE FIRST BOOK OF ez'-dras, es'-dras: \Contents 1. Name 2. Contents 3. Relation to Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah 4. Versions 5. Date and Authors...
Fast, Fasting Abstinence from food and/or drink as an element of private or public religious devotion. Fasting is nowhere commanded in the Torah and, ...