Overview - Lamentations 4 1?Zion bewails her pitiful estate. 13?She confesses her sins. 21?Edom is threatened and Zion comforted. Treasury of Scriptur...
Calf. [N] [E]The calf was held in high esteem by the Jews as food. ( 1?Samuel 28:24 ; Luke 15:23 ) The molten calf prepared by Aaron for the people ...
he cried mightily with a loud voice The angel serves as a divine herald, announcing that which is about to take place. He signals that an event of gre...
Overview - 2?Chronicles 34 1?Josiah's good reign. 3?He destroys idolatry. 8?He takes order for the repair of the temple. 14?Hilkiah, having found a ...
from the east Literally, from the rising of the sun. Within Scripture, east is often the direction of the deliverance or judgment of God (Gen. Gen. 41...
their dead bodies will lie in the street Lack of burial is particularly repugnant to the Jews. 1K. 14:11; 1K. 16:4; 2K. 2K. 9:37; Ps. Ps. 79:3; Jer. J...
Servant, Service The words servant, service, and serve, in various forms, occur well over 1, 100 times in the New International Version. People are...
Overview - Mark 12 1?In a parable of the vineyard let out to wicked husbandmen Christ foretells the reprobation of the Jews, and the calling of the Ge...
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 ...
persevered The Ephesians had in common their perseverance (???????? [hypomon?n] ) with John?s patience (Rev. Rev. 1:9+), the trait of faithfully waiti...
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 - Deuteronomy 6 1?The end of the law is obedience. 3?An exhortation thereto. 20?What they are to teach their children. Treasury of Scripture...
TENDER ten'-der: The usua1 (11 out of 16 times) translation of rakh, soft, delicate, with the noun rokh, in Deuteronomy 28:56 and the verb rakhakh, i...
synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not See commentary on Revelation 2:9. but lie ????????? [pseudontai] , present tense, middle voice: ...
morning star Christ Himself is said to be the morning star (Rev. Rev. 22:16+).1 What is the purpose of the morning star, but to serve as an indicator...
Overview - James 4 1?We are to strive against covetousness; 4?intemperance; 5?pride; 11?detraction and rash judgment of others; 13?and not to be con...
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...
I turned to see John is about to enter into the experience of many other prophets who were given a revelation of the glory of the Lord, usually near ...
Peace [N] [T] The Meaning of Peace. In English, the word peace conjures up a passive picture, one showing an absence of civil disturbance or hostiliti...
Day [N] [T] [E] [S]Segment of time that includes the night ( Gen 1:8 ) as in a twenty-four hour day. Day also stands in contrast to night ( Num 11:32...