Foreknowledge In his omniscience God knows what the future holds both for individuals and for nations. He knows and sees everything in advance and his...
Teach, Teacher Although several Hebrew words are translated teach in English translations of the Old Testament, two words predominate: yara [h'ry], to...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 4. Thou holdest mine eyes waking. The fears which thy strokes excite in me forbid my eyelids to fall, my eyes continue to watch as se...
Sanctuary [N] [E]In the Old Testament the word miqdas [v'D.qim] (from qds, holy, implying a distinction between space that is sacred versus profane) ...
Resurrection [N] The Old Testament. In the Old Testament, the idea of bodily resurrection evolves from a vague concept into a developed expectation. B...
Blessing [N]God's intention and desire to bless humanity is a central focus of his covenant relationships. For this reason, the concept of blessing pe...
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 ; ...
Obedience [B]General scriptures concerning Genesis 18:19 ; Exodus 19:5 ; 20:6 ; 24:7 ; Numbers 9:23 ; 14:24 ; Deuteronomy 5:10 ; Joshua 14:6-...
?EXPOSITION Verse 170. Let my supplication come before thee. It is the same entreaty with a slight change of words. He humbly calls his cry a supplica...
Meekness [N] [T] [E]Late twentieth-century Western culture does not hold meekness to be a virtue, in contrast to the ancient Near East and the Greco-R...
Eternal Life, Eternality, Everlasting Life The divinely bestowed gift of blessedness in God's presence that endures without end. This relates especial...
Prayer [N] [B] [E] [S] Commanded Isaiah 55:6 ; Matthew 7:7 ; Philippians 4:6 TO BE OFFERED To God Psalms 5:2 ; Matthew 4:10 To Christ ...
Flesh [N] [E] [S]The range of meanings borne by this term in the Bible starts from the literal use denoting the material of which the human body is ch...
Heaven, Heavens, Heavenlies Heaven is the created reality beyond earth. The heavens and the earth ( Gen 1:1 ) circumscribe the entire creation, or wha...
Wealth [N]The most basic English definitions of wealth are the condition of being happy and prosperous and spiritual well-being (OED). But the most co...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 18. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. The garments of the executed were the perquisites of the executi...
Grave [N] [E] [S]Place where the physical remains of a deceased person are interred. It is the place appointed for all living ( Job 30:23 ). It is whe...
Chapter?76This psalm seems to have been penned upon occasion of some great victory obtained by the church over some threatening enemy or other, and de...
SERMON CI. PREACHED AT LINCOLN'S INN. Psalm xxxviii. 3. There is no soundness in my flesh, because of thine anger, neither is there any rest in my...
?EXPOSITION Verse 136. Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. He wept in sympathy with God to see the holy law despised a...