the sun, . . . the moon, . . . the stars Isaiah prophesied the darkening of all three of these sources of light during the Day of the LORD:Behold, the...
Pride [N] [T] The Old Testament. While pride is sometimes used in the Old Testament in a positive sense (i.e., the pride of the land of Israel [ Psalm...
Overview - 1?Kings 22 1?Ahab, seduced by false prophets, according to the word of Micaiah, is slain at Ramoth-gilead. 37?The dogs lick up his blood, a...
Overview - Ezekiel 16 1?Under the similitude of a wretched infant is shewn the natural state of Jerusalem. 6?God's extraordinary love towards her. 15...
Overview - 2?Kings 8 1?The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the forewarned famine, for Elisha's miracle's sake has her land r...
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 ...
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-...
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...
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 ...
Shame [N]Shame is a consequence of sin. Feelings of guilt and shame are subjective acknowledgments of an objective spiritual reality. Guilt is judicia...
The source of all Scripture is the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit. Since the Holy Spirit is God, by His very nature He is completely without error. Th...
Overview - Ezekiel 48 1?The portions of the twelve tribes; 8?of the sanctuary; 15?of the city and suburbs; 21?and of the prince. 23?The portions of t...
Overview - Deuteronomy 32 1?Moses song, which sets forth God's mercy and vengeance. 46?He exhorts them to set their hearts upon it. 48?God sends him u...
\\INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 10\\ This chapter contains denunciations of punishment, first on the governors of the Jewish nation, and then upon the Assyr...
For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose God?s sovereign control of the affairs of history is a constant theme behind the events of...
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...
the Lamb who was slain See commentary on Revelation 5:6. power . . . honor . . . glory The same three which were earlier given to the Father in worshi...
The number twelve appears in the book of Revelation as the twelve thousand Jews from each of the twelve tribes (Rev. Rev. 7:5-8+, Rev. 14:1+), the wo...
Tachmonite, The. The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among Davids captains, ( 2?Samuel 23:8 ) Isa in 1Chr 11:11 called Jashobeam an Hachmonite...
In studying the book of Revelation, one is immediately struck by the prevailing bias of many commentators against understanding numbers in their norm...