The marriage of Israel to Jehovah is seen in promises of God concerning the city, Zion. In her restoration, God will rejoice over the city as a bride...
Beauty [N]Old Testament Significance. Appreciation for beauty is a consistent theme throughout the Bible. The Bible also has a full-orbed doctrine of ...
The first question of the Westminster Confession asks: ?What is the chief and highest end of man?? To which the following answer is given: ?Man?s chi...
Overview - Leviticus 24 1?The oil for the lamps. 5?The shew-bread. 10?Shelomith's son blasphemeth. 13?The law of blasphemy. 17?Of murder. 18?Of damag...
Render to her just as she rendered to you Render is ??????? [apodote] , plural imperative, you all give back to her! Who is this command given to?Acco...
The Book of 1?ChroniclesChapter 16Chapter Overview: David's sacrifices and alms, ver. 1 - 3. He appoints Levites to minister before the ark, ver 4 - 6...
And they gathered them That is, the spirits of demons (Rev. Rev. 16:13+) gathered the kings of the earth (Rev. Rev. 16:14+). to the place called in He...
in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel This refers to the time period during which the seventh angel sounds and the final seven bowl judgmen...
in His right hand seven stars These stars are the seven angels of the churches as explained in Revelation 1:20 . The picture of the stars being withi...
she glorified herself and lived luxuriously She boasted in her own glory, saying ?I shall be a lady forever? (Isa. Isa. 47:7) and ?I am and there is ...
they have shed the blood of saints and prophets Those who had shed the blood of saints and prophets are the ?peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongue...
the angel See the discussion concerning the identity of the angel at Revelation 1:20. church in Philadelphia See commentary on Seven Churches of Asia....
Overview - Exodus 8 1?Frogs are sent. 8?Pharaoh sues to Moses, who by prayer removes them away. 16?The dust is turned into lice, which the magicians ...
Disease [B]Sent from God Leviticus 14:34 As judgments Psalms 107:17 ; Isaiah 3:17 INSTANCES OFUpon the EgyptiansSee PLAGUES;Upon Nabal 1?Samue...
Overview - Deuteronomy 24 1?Of divorce. 5?A new married man goes not to war. 6?Of pledges. 7?Of man-stealers. 8?Of leprosy. 10?Of pledges. 14?The ...
When the New Testament opens, we find John the Baptist preaching, Mat. 3:2) [emphasis added]. Later, when John was imprisoned, Jesus too preached, ?t...
Being (uparcwn). Rather, existing, present active participle of uparcw. In the form of God (en morph qeou). Morph means the essential attributes as s...
I was in the Spirit Once again, John was ?in the Spirit,? as he was at the beginning of his vision (Rev. Rev. 1:10+). Ezekiel described his similar e...
Book Introduction - Obadiah Read first chapter of Obadiah Internal evidence seems to fix the date of Obadiah's ministry in the reign of the bloody Ath...
Humility [N] [T] [E]Biblical humility is grounded in the character of God. The Father stoops down to help the poor and needy ( Psalm 113:4-9 ; 138:6-...