\\INTRODUCTION TO JOEL 2\\ In this chapter a further account is given of the judgment of the locusts and caterpillars, or of those who are designed b...
NATHAN (2) (1) A prophet (2?Samuel 748/A; Psalms 5148/A, title). See preceding article. (2) A son of King David (2?Samuel 5:14; 1?Chronicles 3:5; 14:...
\\INTRODUCTION TO JOEL\\ In some Hebrew Bibles this prophecy is called Sepher Joel, the Book of Joel; in the Vulgate Latin version, the Prophecy of J...
IGAL i'-gal (yigh'al, he (God) redeems; Septuagint variously Igal, Gaal, Ieol): (1) One of the twelve spies sent by Moses from the wilderness of Para...
HEMAN he'-man (heman, faithful): The name of two men in the Old Testament. (1) A musician and seer, a Levite, son of Joe and grandson of the prophet...
JOEL (2) (yo'el; Ioel): I. THE PROPHET II. THE BOOK 1. Literary Form 2. Outline of Contents 3. Interpretation (1) Literal (2) Allegorical 4. I...
Guide to Book AbbreviationThe following table lists (in alphabetical order) the names of each of the books of the Bible and it's corresponding shortes...
JOEL (1) jo'-el (yo'el, popularly interpreted as Yahweh is God; but see HPN, 153; BDB, 222a): (1) The firstborn of Samuel (1?Samuel 8:2; 1?Chronicles...
GANGRENE gan'-gren (gaggraina, pronounced gan-graina; the King James Version canker): The name was used by the old Greek physicians for an eating ulc...
JAVAN ja'-van (yawan, meaning unknown): (1) In Genesis 10:2,4 = 1?Chronicles 1:5,7 Septuagint Iouan); Isaiah 66:19; Ezekiel 27:13 Septuagint Hellas, ...
\\INTRODUCTION TO AMOS\\ This book in the Hebrew Bibles is called Sepher Amos, the Book of Amos; and, in the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions, the P...
Command, Commandment The term commandment in the Bible (mainly Heb. miswa [hw.xim]; Gk. entole [ejntolhv]) refers to orders or adjurations given by au...
LOCUST lo'-kust: The translation of a large number of Hebrew and Greek words: 1. Names: (1) 'arbeh from the root rabhah, to increase (compare Arabi...
Requirement By right and authority, our Creator makes certain demands or claims upon us his creatures. God requires us to give up our life to him by d...
\\INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 8\\ \\\\. Some think this psalm was composed when the ark was brought to the house of Obededom the Gittite; and that it was...
GRECIANS; GREEKS gre'-shanz, greks: In the Old Testament the word Grecians occurs but once (Joe 3 (4):6). For references to Greece in the Old Testame...
KORAHITES; SONS OF KORAH ko'-ra-its (qorchi), (beno qorach; in the King James Version appears also as Korhite, Kohathite, Kore): This phrase is used ...
Jealousy [N] [E]Jealousy is used in the Scriptures in both a positive and a negative sense. When jealousyis used as an attribute of God, it is obvious...
GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 I. Primeval Genealogies (1 Chronicals 1:1-54). To show Israel's place among the nations; follows Genesis closely, omitting only t...
CHAPTER 1 - Of the Holy Scriptures1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedi...