Watchfulness [N] [T]Watchfulness suggests a preparedness in order to avoid being taken unaware by an enemy ( Psalm 127 ). It involves fighting careles...
Anger [N] [T] [E]Strong emotional reaction of displeasure, often leading to plans for revenge or punishment. There are many words for anger in Hebrew;...
LUKE. CHAPTER IV. The Beginning of Christ's Ministry. SUMMARY.--The Temptation. Teaching in the Synagogues. Jesus at Nazareth. Rejected by the ...
Pit [N] [E] [S]The Old Testament. Pit denotes a large hole in the ground. Pits were used to catch wild animals ( Eze 19:1-8 ) or to collect water for ...
World [N]The biblical concept of world falls into five categories: the physical world, the human world, the moral world, the temporal world, and the c...
King, Christ as The Old Testament. Beginning with Genesis 1:1, the Bible portrays God as the Lordand Sovereign over all creation, God Most High ( Gen ...
MARK. CHAPTER II. The First Conflict with the Scribes and Pharisees. SUMMARY.--The Palsied Man Healed. The Charge of Blasphemy. The Calling of M...
Hell [N] [T] [E] [S]Place of God's final retributive punishment. Scripture progressively develops this destiny of the wicked: the Old Testament outli...
Luke 16:2 And he called him By the prophets, sent one after another; by John the Baptist, by Christ himself, and by his apostles: and said unto him, ...
Hagareneor Hagarite. One of David's mighty men ( 1?Chronicles 11:38 ), the son of a foreigner. Used of Jaziz ( 1?Chronicles 27:31 ), who was over ...
Gospel [N] [E]Glad tidings or good news, from Anglo-Saxon godspell.The Old Testament. Good news is proclaimed widely ( 1 Sam 31:9 ; Psalm 96:2-3 ; ...
Building [N] [E]From Sacred Space to Holy House The localized presence of God and God's glory among his people is central to the unfolding story of th...
LUKE. CHAPTER XIX. The Entrance into Jerusalem. SUMMARY.--Zacch?us the Publican. Parable of the Ten Pounds. The Royal Entry into Jerusalem. Weepin...
LUKE. CHAPTER XIII. Christ Still Teaching. SUMMARY.--The Galileans Slain by Pilate. Those on Whom the Tower of Siloam Fell. The Parable of the B...
LUKE. CHAPTER XVIII. Parables Concerning Prayer. SUMMARY.--The Widow and the Unjust Judge. The Pharisee and the Publican. Little Children Brough...
Capstone An architectural term denoting the top stone in a building or wall. If it caps an arch it is called a keystone. The expression is used twice ...
Compassion [N]That (human) disposition that fuels Acts of kindness and mercy. Compassion, a form of love, is aroused within us when we are confronted ...
Heaven, Heavens, Heavenlies Heaven is the created reality beyond earth. The heavens and the earth ( Gen 1:1 ) circumscribe the entire creation, or wha...
Bread, Bread of Presence Bread was the essential food of the ancient Israelites. Indeed, the very word bread could be used generically for any kind of...
Angel (a spirit) A CELESTIAL SPIRITCalled ANGEL OF THE LORD Matthew 1:20 Matthew 1:24 ; Matthew 2:13 Matthew 2:19 ; 28:2 ; Luke 1:11 ; Acts 5...