remember . . . how you have received The church at Sardis is given a command similar to that of the Ephesian church: to remember what they had earlie...
Mercy [N] [T] [E]Mercy is a concept integral to an understanding of God's dealings with humankind. In English translations of the Bible, it comes to e...
Poor and Poverty, Theology of Poverty in Scripture can be both social and spiritual. The words poor and poverty cover a wide range of meaning, overlap...
Remember, Remembrance To remember is a normal part of the activity of the human mind. When, however, God is the One who is remembered in prayer and ri...
Responsibility [N]God has entrusted humankindboth individually and collectivelywith responsibility. Humankind is, therefore, answerable to God. Initia...
arrayed in purple and scarlet Her purple and scarlet clothing is called ?fine linen? (Rev. Rev. 18:12+). Fine is ???????? [byssinon] , which is used o...
Fruit [E]Terms and Meaning. Among the number of Hebrew words for fruit, fruit-producing, is peri, to bear fruit, be fruitful. The basic Greek word for...
Marriage [N] [T] [E] [S]An intimate and complementing union between a man and a woman in which the two become one physically, in the whole of life. Th...
Then the woman fled The connective, ?Then,? indicates a sequence between the catching up of the child and the fleeing of the woman. But are these two ...
CHAPTER VIII. PROPHECY FROM THE TIME OF HEZEKIAH UNTIL THE CATASTROPHE. ?35. The Domain of Nahum's and Zephaniah's Vision. A LTHOUGH Isaiah and...
Destroy, Destruction Destroy in the Bible usually refers to violent action causing physical death ( Num 16:33 ; Psalm 2:12 ; Heb. abad [d;b'a]). But ...
Motives Motives pose at least a twofold dilemma: (1) the status of a good deed done for the wrong reason or an evil deed done with good (or even witho...
Drink [N] [E]Palestine lacks fresh water rivers and lakes and its dependence upon rain after its yearly hot, dry period makes drought an ongoing possi...
\\INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 7\\ \\\\. The name of this psalm, Shiggaion, either respects the music or the matter of the psalm. Some take it to be the na...
Darkness [N] [T] [E] [S]Darkness in both the Old Testament (Heb. hasak [J;v'j]) and New Testament (Gk.skotos [skovto]) is an evocative word. If light ...
BURDEN bur'-dn. 1. In the Old Testament: In the Old Testament more than one word is rendered burden. (1) massa', from a root nasa' he lifted up. T...
And God will wipe away every tear Wipe away is ????????? [exaleipsei] , also used of blotting out names from the Book of Life (Rev. Rev. 3:5+). Both ...
the voice of a great multitude See commentary on Revelation 19:1. as the sound of many waters This phrase describes the roar which attends heavenly v...
Punishment [N] [E]Earthly Punishment. The Old Testament. Early in Israel's history, guilt and punishment were understood to be communal. When Achan br...
Appear, Appearance The Old Testament. The Hebrew word most commonly used for appearance in the Old Testament is raa [h'a'r]. The seeing of God leads t...