Psalms 69:23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not Not literally, the eyes of their bodies; but figuratively, the eyes of their understanding;...
Anxiety [N]Uneasy feeling of uncertainty, agitation, dread, or fear. The most common words in Scripture translated as anxious or anxiety are the Hebre...
Blessedness Condition or state of being in God's grace or favor. The Bible contains the words bless, blessing, and blessed, but not the noun blesse...
Returning homeward from the house of Jairus He is Matt. ix. 27-31. followed by two blind men, saying, a Son of David, have mercy on us. They enter Hi...
Hear, Hearing Most Old Testament words for hear(ing) come from the root sm [[;m'v], hear, or zn [;z'a], (give) ear, although qsb [b;v'q], pay attent...
LUKE. CHAPTER XII. Various Warnings. SUMMARY.--The Leaven of the Pharisees. God's Care for His Servants. Confessing Christ. The Two Brothers an...
MARK. CHAPTER XIII. Christ's Discourse on the Last Days. SUMMARY.--The Destruction of the Temple Foretold. The Persecution of the Saints. The Gos...
Dance. [E]The dance is spoken of in Holy Scripture universally as symbolical of some rejoicing, and is often coupled for the sake of contrast with mo...
MARK. CHAPTER XV. The Crucifixion. SUMMARY.--Jesus Sent by the Sanhedrim to Pilate. The Multitude, Moved by the Priests, Clamor for His Death. The...
Persecution [N] [T] [E]Just as the Bible graphically describes the introduction and spread of sin in the world, it also depicts the presence and reali...
LUKE. CHAPTER V. Christ Teaching and Healing. SUMMARY.--Christ Teaching from Peter's Boat. The Miraculous Draught of Fishes. Called to Be Fisher...
Burial [N] [T] [E]Burial was a matter of great importance in the Old Testament. The story of Abraham's negotiation to purchase a cave for Sarah's buri...
Abomination That Causes Desolation, the An expression that occurs three times in the Septuagint of Daniel (9:27; 11:31; 12:11) and twice in the words ...
Demon [E] [S]Spirit being who is unclean and immoral in nature and activities. When demons were created, how they came to be demonic, and their organi...
Missionary work by ministers Commanded Matthew 28:19 ; Mark 16:15 Warranted by predictions concerning the heathen, &c Isaiah 42:10-12 ; 66:1...
MARK. CHAPTER VIII. In the Coasts of C?sarea Philippi. SUMMARY.--The Four Thousand Fed. At Dalmanutha. Seeking a Sign from Heaven. The Blind Ma...
Baptism of Fire As John the Baptist preached in the Judean wilderness, he declared, I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come on...
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 ...
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...
Gentleness [N]Sensitivity of disposition and kindness of behavior, founded on strength and prompted by love.The Old Testament. Gentleness is suggested...