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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (NAMING PT1)

11/13/2024Uncategorizeddefinition of the day, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, jesus, Jesus Christ, Matthew, name, named, names, new testament, Old Testamentabarkley8

In biblical tradition the task of naming a child generally fell to the mother (Gen 29:31; 30:24; 1 Sam 1:20) but could be performed by the father (Gen 16:15; Exod 2:22) and in exceptional cases by someone other than a parent (Exod 2:10; Ruth 4:17). The last son of Jacob and Rachel received a name from each parent, Jacob altering the name Rachel gave (Gen 35:18). Naming could even be attributed to God, originating through a divine birth announcement (Gen 17:19; Luke 1:13). Naming took place near birth in the OT and on the eighth day accompanying circumcision in NT narratives (Luke 1:59; 2:21).

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (HOMELESSNESS)

11/11/2024Uncategorizeddefinition of the day, God, God the Father, God the Son, Hebrews, homeless, homelessness, jesus, Jesus Christ, Matthew, new testament, Old Testamentabarkley8

In a sense, all Christians, like Abrham, are “homeless” in that they are but so journers in this world (Heb 11:13), This reality, however, must not lessen the impact of the responsibility of Christians who are able to own a house or pay rent on an apartment towards persons who, for a variety of reasons, are unable to do either.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (SPIRITS IN PRISON)

10/28/2024Uncategorized1 Peter, 2 peter, definion, definition of the day, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Matthew, prison, spirits in prisionabarkley8

In 1 Pet 3:19 the text says Christ “went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison” (HCSB). Peter further says that they “in the past were disobedient, when God patiently waited in the days of Noah.” Several interpretations have been offered concerning these curious words.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (HOLY WAR PT2)

09/25/2022UncategorizedAi, Arab, ban, Christ, cities, city, dedicate, definition of the day, definiton, definitons, deity, Deuteronomy, drive, entire, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, hazor, herem, Holy Bible, inheritance, Israel, Jericho, jesus, Jesus Christ, Josh, Judah, judgment, live, Matthew, nations, new testament, Numbers, Og, Old Testament, possessions, Promised land, second, Sihon, Southern Canaan, warabarkley8

As the final act of battle, Israel was sometimes required to dedicate everything in a “ban” (herem), which meant that the people and possessions of an entire city would be set apart for God and destroyed (Deut 7:2; 20:17; Josh 8:2; 1 Sam 15:3). Only the metal objects were saved (Josh 6:18-24). Those who transgressed the ban faced dire consequences (Josh 7).

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (HOLY WAR PT1)

09/22/2022Uncategorized1 samuel, 2 Samuel, 300 times, ark, armies, biblical, biblical writers, Christ, consecrated, defensive, definition, definition of the day, Deuteronomy, Egypt, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harsh, Holy War, invaders, Israel, jesus, Jesus Christ, Joshua, land, lights, Matthew, mesopotamia, NASB, new testament, NT, Numbers, Old Testament, OT, Palestine, praises, Psalm, pure, reality, spoils, three hundred, victory, warrior, warriors, writersabarkley8

The Hebrew word for “war” occurs more than 300 times in the OT. The strategic position of Palestine between Mesopotamia and Egypt made war a harsh reality for most of its inhabitants during biblical times. Israel gained a foothold in this land by means of a war of conquest, and thereafter, by frequently defensive actions against intruders and invaders. Unfortunately, the history of war in Israel also included several civil conflicts.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (SURGERY)

09/20/2022Uncategorizedamputated, ancient literature, Ancient mummies, bear traces, bladders, boils, broken bones, Christ, definition of the day, doctor, fillings, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, gold, jesus, Jesus Christ, legs, mummies, new testament, old surgical tools, Old Testament, pateint, patient, stones, surgery, surgical, surgical tools, teeth, tools, urinaryabarkley8

The only surgical procedure mentioned in the Bible is circumcision. This was done for religious rather than medical reasons wand was not ordinarily performed by a doctor. In many ways, however, advances in surgery occurred more rapidly than progress in other branches of medicine in many countries.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (MUTENESS)

09/18/2022Uncategorizedacts, bark, Christ, Daniel, definition, definition of the day, definitions, dogs, Exodus, Ezekiel, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, heavenly, Holy Bible, Isaiah, Israel, jesus, Jesus Christ, leaders, Matthew, mute, new testament, Old Testament, Psalm, sign, Signs, speech, speechless, suffer, suffering, symbol, Zechariahabarkley8

Inability to speak. In the OT muteness is traced to God (Exod 4:11). God made Ezekiel mute (Ezek 3:26) in response to Israel’s failure to listen to his message. Later He restored Ezekiel’s speech (24:27; 33:22) as a sign of the people’s receptiveness to hear. Daniel became speechless in response to the appearance of a heavenly messenger (Dan 10:15).

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (COMPASSION)

08/28/2022Uncategorized1 Chronicles, 1 samuel, 2 Chronicles, 2 Samuel, anger, angry, bildad, chamal, charm, chen, Christ, compassion, dead, definition of the day, died, feel, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, greek words, grief, happy, Isaiah, jesus, Jesus Christ, Job, Joel, KJV, Matthew, messianic, mourn, neighbor, new testament, NRSA, Old Testament, OT, pity, rich, spirit, translate, Zechariahabarkley8

Meaning “to feel passion with someone” or “to enter sympathetically into one’s sorrow and pain.” In various translations of the Bible, this English word is used to translate at least five Hebrew words in the OT and eight Greek words in the NT. The subtle variations in the original terms are emphasized below, with the inevitable overlapping of meaning being apparent.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (SABAOTH)

08/21/2022Uncategorized1 samuel, armies, definition, definition of the day, God's place, greek, Heaven, heavenly bodies, Hebrew, hosts, Israel, jehovah-sabaoth, Lord of Hosts, power, powerful, present people, Sabaoth, Sabbath, YaHWeHabarkley8

Transliteration of Hebrew, meaning “hosts, armies, heavenly bodies,” Part of a divine title, “Lord of Host,” variously interpreted as Lord of Israel’s armies (cp. 1 Sam 17:45); the stars; members of Yahweh’s heavenly court or council; a comprehensive title for all beings, heavenly and earthly; an intensive title describing God as all powerful. Interestingly, the title does not

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY)

08/16/2022Uncategorized1 corinthians, 1 Timothy, 2 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, abundance, Christ, definition, definition of the day, Deuteronomy, ecclesiastes, financial, financial planning, financial responsibility, financial wealth, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, jesus, Jesus Christ, Luke, Malachi, Matthew, new testament, Old Testament, precursor, Proverbs, Romans, Ruth, stewardship, wealthabarkley8

Two maxims underlie the Bible’s principles of financial responsibility; the earth and its resources belong to God (Lev 25:23; Job 41:11; Pss 24:1; 89:11; Hag 2:8), and they have been entrusted to people to use wisely (Gen 1:29-30; 9:1-4). The overall message of the Bible regarding finances is one of personal thrift combined with generosity toward others. The Bible places a high value on saving money to provide for oneself and others in times of need (Gen 41:1-57; Prov 6:6-8; 21:20; Eccles 11:2; Luke 12:16-21; 1 Cor 16:2). Because God blessed those

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