\\INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 8\\ In this chapter we are told who and how many went up with Ezra to Jerusalem, \\#Ezr 8:1-14\\, the gathering of them toget...
\\INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 6\\ Darius, on receiving the letter from his officers in Samaria, searched for the decree of Cyrus, and found it, and which h...
\\INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 3\\ This chapter relates how that the people of Israel returned from captivity, gathered to Jerusalem, and set up the altar,...
ADONIKAM ad-o-ni'-kam ('adhoniqam, my lord has risen up): The name of a family of the returning exiles (Ezra 2:13; Nehemiah 7:18). The sons of Adonik...
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...
REELIAS re-el'-i-as (Codex Alexandrinus Rheelias (Fritzschel); Codex Vaticanus followed by Swete, Boroleias; the King James Version Reelius): One of ...
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 ...
Overview - 1?Kings 6 1?The building of Solomon's temple. 5?The chambers thereof. 11?God's promise unto it. 15?The ceiling and adorning of it. 23?The ...
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...
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 ...
Counselor Old Testament Significance. The Old Testament counselor served to advise the king on such matters as national defense and plans for war ( 1 ...
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...
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...
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...
THIGH thi (yarekh; Aramaic yarekhah (Daniel 2:32); meros (Judith 9:2; Sirach 19:12; Revelation 19:16); as part of a sacrificial animal (Exodus 29:22, ...
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...
CHAPTER 1 - Of the Holy Scriptures1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedi...
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...