Num. 1 Num. 1:1 - 4.12.2.2 Num. 1:50 2 - 3.1.13, 3.15.5 Num. 1:52 - 4.7.3 Num. 2 Num. 2:1 2 - 2.7.5.3.3, 4.7.2 Num. 2:2 4 - 4.7.23, 2.7.5.3....
The earthly Temple is patterned after a greater reality: the heavenly Temple (Heb. Heb. 8:4-5; Heb. Heb. 9:1-11). Almost everything which was shown M...
Scripture informs us that the earthly patterns given by God are often a shadow of a greater heavenly reality (Col. Col. 2:17; Heb. Heb. 8:5; Heb. 9:8...
How long, O Lord Lord is ???????? [despot?s] which emphasizes His ownership of the saints, as a master has slaves,1 or a ruler over a household (Tit....
Cloud, Cloud of the Lord The Old Testament. The Literal Cloud. Natural phenomena involving clouds are depicted occasionally in the Old Testament, but ...
Matthew 16:28 Verily I say unto you. &c.] This is a strong asseveration, Christ puts his Amen to it; declaring it to be a certain truth, which may fir...
Command, Commandment The term commandment in the Bible (mainly Heb. miswa [hw.xim]; Gk. entole [ejntolhv]) refers to orders or adjurations given by au...
they sing ??????? [Adousin] , present tense, they are singing. the song of Moses Some take the song of Moses to commemorate the victory which God gav...
Lawlessness The Old Testament. The concept of lawlessness comes to expression frequently in the Old Testament through more than twenty Hebrew terms (a...
Now I saw heaven opened Opened is ?????????? [?ne?gmenon] , perfect tense participle: having been opened. Heaven was now open when John saw it, havin...
Clean, Unclean The Old Testament. How Uncleanness Was Contracted and Treated. In Old Testament times the ordinary state of most things was cleanness, ...
It is our view that the identity of Babylon ultimately rests on the proper interpretation of God?s word. We must examine the meaning of words in thei...
Priest, Priesthood Old Testament Priesthood. The primary word for priest in the Old Testament is the Hebrew masculine noun kohen [ehoK], for which we ...
Theophany Manifestation of God that is tangible to the human senses. In its most restrictive sense, it is a visible appearance of God in the Old Testa...
Follow, Follower The noun follower is seldom used in Scripture for the people of God, possibly due to its frequent references to idol worshipers ( Deu...
Beauty [N]Old Testament Significance. Appreciation for beauty is a consistent theme throughout the Bible. The Bible also has a full-orbed doctrine of ...
Mark 12:29 Jesus answered him, the first of all the commandments is, &c.] Christ replied at once, without taking any time to consider of it, that the ...
another angel Because of the intercessory service of the angel, some see him as Christ (Isa. Isa. 53:12; Rom. Rom. 8:34; John John 17:15-24; Heb. Heb...
Magic [N] [E]The Old Testament. Magicthe attempt to exploit supernatural powers by formulaic recitations to achieve goals that were otherwise unrealiz...
Jonah, Theology of Jonah is a book that probes the perplexing question of why God's mercy is sometimesdispensed to people who do not seem to deserve i...