Overview - Psalms 144 1?David blesses God for his mercy both to him and to man. 5?He prays that God would powerfully deliver him from his enemies. 9...
But (de). Return to the point of view in verse James 2 . Of low degree (o tapeino). The lowly brother, in outward condition ( Luke 1:52 ), humble an...
shut heaven Shut is ??????? [kleisai] : ?shut, lock, bar.?1 The same root is used where Jesus informs us ?many widows were in Israel in the days of E...
In the previous chapter, John was shown a new order of things. An entirely new heaven and earth were created to replace the first heaven and earth wh...
do not weep ?? ????? [m? klaie] , a present tense imperative indicating that John continued to weep.1 the Lion of the tribe of Judah God had revealed...
\\INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 5 & 6\\ The words with which chapter five begins are the same with \\#1Ki 7:51\\, and what is contained in that and c...
\\INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 132\\ \\\\. Some think this psalm was written by Solomon, since \\#Ps 132:8,10\\, are much the same with which he concluded ...
Overview - Nehemiah 4 1?While the enemies scoff, Nehemiah prays and continues the work. 7?Understanding the wrath and secrets of the enemy, he sets a...
At the heart of the idea of a Temple is the abiding presence of God. Although God is omnipresent, He has chosen to manifest His presence in certain l...
They sang ??????? [adousin] , present tense, they are singing. Isaiah indicated that the ransomed (redeemed , below) would return to Zion with singin...
The construction of its wall was of jasper Jasper was the last stone in the breastplate of the high priest (Ex. Ex. 28:20; Ex. 39:13). It was also on...
Two of the women who play key roles in the Book of Revelation are cities: Babylon and the New Jerusalem. This is no accident as one is the city of ma...
FEIGN fan (badha, nakhar; plastos): Occurs (1) in the sense of to devise, invent as the translation of badha', to form, to fashion (Nehemiah 6:8, Th...
Overview - Deuteronomy 24 1?Of divorce. 5?A new married man goes not to war. 6?Of pledges. 7?Of man-stealers. 8?Of leprosy. 10?Of pledges. 14?The ...
\\INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 12\\ \\\\. The word sheminith is used in the title of \\#Ps 6:1\\, and signifies eighth; and intends either the eighth note,...
\\INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 97\\ This psalm is ascribed to David by the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions. It is of the s...
\\INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 47\\ \\\\. Thus psalm is thought by some to be written on occasion of the ark being brought from the house of Obededom to th...
HOUSE OF GOD In Genesis 28:17,22 = BETHEL (which see). In Jgs, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezr, Neh, Ps, etc. (beth ha-'elohim), a designation of the sanctuar...
Word, The(Gr. Logos), one of the titles of our Lord, found only in the writings of John ( John 1:1-14 ; 1?John 1:1 ; Revelation 19:13 ). As such, Ch...
Overview - Isaiah 58 1?The prophet, being sent to reprove hypocrisy, shews the difference between a counterfeit fast and a true. 8?He declares what p...