BABYLON

 

 - Origin of - Ge 10:8,10



 - Origin of the name - Ge 11:8,9



 - WAS CALLED



      . Land of the Chaldeans - Eze 12:13



      . Land of Shinar - Da 1:2; Zec 5:11



      . Land of Merathaim - Jer 50:1,21



      . Desert of the sea - Isa 21:1,9



      . Sheshach - Jer 25:12,26



      . Lady of kingdoms - Isa 47:5



 - Situated beyond the Euphrates - Ge 11:31; Jos 24:2,3



 - Formerly a part of Mesopotamia - Ac 7:2



 - Founded by the Assyrians, and a part of their empire - 2Ki 17:24; Isa 23:13



 - Watered by the rivers Euphrates and Tigris - Ps 137:1; Jer 51:13



 - Composed of many nations - Da 3:4; 3:29



 - Governed by Kings - 2Ki 20:12; Da 5:1



 - With Media and Persia divided by Darius 120 provinces - Da 6:1



 - Presidents placed over - Da 2:48; 6:1



 - Babylon the chief province of - Da 3:1



 - BABYLON THE CAPITAL OF



      . Its antiquity - Ge 11:4,9



      . Enlarged by Nebuchadnezzar - Da 4:30



      . Surrounded with a great wall and fortified - Jer 51:53,58



      . Called the golden city - Isa 14:4



      . Called the glory of kingdoms - Isa 13:19



      . Called beauty of Chaldees - Isa 13:19



      . Called the city of merchants - Eze 17:4



      . Called Babylon the great - Da 4:30



 - REMARKABLE FOR



      . Antiquity - Jer 5:15



      . Naval power - Isa 43:14



      . Military power - Jer 5:16; 50:23



      . National greatness - Isa 13:19; Jer 51:41



      . Wealth - Jer 50:37; 51:13



      . Commerce - Eze 17:4



      . Manufacture of garments - Jos 7:21



      . Wisdom of senators - Isa 47:10; Jer 50:35



 - INHABITANTS OF



      . Idolatrous - Jer 50:38; Da 3:18



      . Addicted to magic - Isa 47:9,12,13; Da 2:1,2



      . Profane and sacrilegious - Da 5:1-3



      . Wicked - Isa 47:10



 - AS A POWER WAS



      . Arrogant - Isa 14:13,14; Jer 50:29,31,32



      . Secure and self-confident - Isa 47:7,8



      . Grand and stately - Isa 47:1,5



      . Covetous - Jer 51:13



      . Oppressive - Isa 14:4



      . Cruel and destructive - Isa 14:17; 47:6; Jer 51:25; Hab 1:6,7



      . An instrument of God's vengeance on other nations - Jer 51:7; Isa 47:6



 - Languages spoken in - Da 1:4; 2:4



 - Armies of, described - Hab 1:7-9



 - REPRESENTED BY



      . A great eagle - Eze 17:3



      . A head of gold - Da 2:32,37,38



      . A lion with eagle's wings - Da 7:4



 - Ambassadors of, sent to Hezekiah - 2Ki 20:12



 - NEBUCHADNEZZAR KING OF



      . Made Jehoiakim tributary - 2Ki 24:1



      . Besieged Jerusalem - 2Ki 24:10,11



      . Took Jehoiachin captive to Babylon - 2Ki 24:12,14-16; 2Ch 36:10



      . Spoiled the temple - 2Ki 24:13



      . Made Zedekiah king - 2Ki 24:17



      . Rebelled against by Zedekiah - 2Ki 24:20



      . Besieged and took Jerusalem - 2Ki 25:1-4



      . Burned Jerusalem - 2Ki 25:9,10



      . Took Zedekiah captive to Babylon - 2Ki 25:7,11,18-21; 2Ch 36:20



      . Spoiled and burned the temple - 2Ki 25:9,13-17; 2Ch 36:18,19



 - Revolt of the Jews from, and their punishment illustrated - Eze 17:1-24



 - The Jews exhorted to be subject to, and settle in - Jer 27:17; 29:1-7



 - Treatment of the Jews in - 2Ki 25:27-30; Da 1:3-7



 - Grief of the Jews in - Ps 137:1-6



 - Destroyed by the Medes - Da 5:30,31



 - Restoration of the Jews from - 2Ch 36:23; Ezr 1:1-2:67



 - The gospel preached in - 1Pe 5:13



 - A type of Antichrist - Re 16:19; 17:5



 - PREDICTIONS RESPECTING



      . Conquests by - Jer 21:3-10; 27:2-6; 49:28-33; Eze 21:19-32; 29:18-20



      . Captivity of the Jews by - Jer 20:4-6; 22:20-26; 25:9-11; Mic 4:10



      . Restoration of the Jews from - Isa 14:1-4; 44:28; 48:20; Jer 29:10; 50:4,8,19



      . Destruction of - Isa 13:1-22; 14:4-22; 21:1-10; 47:1-15; Jer 25:12; 50:1-51:64



      . Perpetual desolation of - Isa 13:19-22; 14:22,23; Jer 50:13,39; 51:37



      . Preaching of the gospel in - Ps 87:4





 
BACKSLIDING

 

 - Is turning from God - 1Ki 11:9



 - Is leaving the first love - Re 2:4



 - Is departing form the simplicity of the gospel - 2Co 11:3; Ga 3:1-3; 5:4,7



 - God is displeased at - Ps 78:57,59



 - Warnings against - Ps 85:8; 1Co 10:12



 - Guilt and consequences of - Nu 14:43; Ps 125:5; Isa 59:2,9-11; Jer 5:6; 8:5,13; 15:6; Lu 9:62



 - Brings its own punishment - Pr 14:14; Jer 2:19



 - A haughty spirit leads to - Pr 16:18



 - Proneness to - Pr 24:16; Ho 11:7



 - Liable to continue and increase - Jer 8:5; 14:7



 - Exhortations to return from - 2Ch 30:6; Isa 31:6; Jer 3:12,14,22; Ho 6:1



 - Pray to be restored from - Ps 80:3; 85:4; La 5:21



 - Punishment of tempting others to the sin of - Pr 28:10; Mt 18:6



 - Not hopeless - Ps 37:24; Pr 24:16



 - Endeavour to bring back those guilty of - Ga 6:1; Jas 5:19,20



 - Sin of, to be confessed - Isa 59:12-14; Jer 3:13,14; 14:7-9



 - Pardon of, promised - 2Ch 7:14; Jer 3:12; 31:20; 36:3



 - Healing of, promised - Jer 3:22; Ho 14:4



 - Afflictions sent to heal - Ho 5:15



 - Blessedness of those who keep from - Pr 28:14; Isa 26:3,4; Col 1:21-23



 - Hateful to saints - Ps 101:3



 - Exemplified



      . Israel - Ex 32:8; Ne 9:26; Jer 3:11; Ho 4:16



      . Saul - 1Sa 15:11



      . Solomon - 1Ki 11:3,4



      . Peter - Mt 26:70-74





 
BAPTISM

 

 - As administered by John - Mt 3:5-12; Joh 3:23; Ac 13:24; 19:4



 - Sanctioned by Christ's submission to it - Mt 3:13-15; Lu 3:21



 - Adopted by Christ - Joh 3:22; 4:1,2



 - Appointed an ordinance of the Christian church - Mt 28:19,20; Mr 16:15,16



 - To be administered in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - Mt 28:19



 - Water, the outward and visible sign in - Ac 8:36; 10:47



 - Regeneration, the inward and spiritual grace of - Joh 3:3,5,6; Ro 6:3,4,11



 - Remission of sins, signified by - Ac 2:38; 22:16



 - Unity of the Church effected by - 1Co 12:13; Ga 3:27,28



 - Confession of sin necessary to - Mt 3:6



 - Repentance necessary to - Ac 2:38



 - Faith necessary to - Ac 8:37; 18:8



 - There is but one - Eph 4:5



 - ADMINISTERED TO



      . Individuals - Ac 8:38; 9:18



      . Households - Ac 16:15; 1Co 1:16



      . Only to professing believers - Ac 2:38; Mt 3:6; Mr 16:16; Ac 8:12,37; 10:47,48



      . Scriptures supporting infant baptism - Pr 30:6



 - Administered by immersing the whole body of the person in water - Mt 3:16; Ac 8:38,39



 - Emblematic of the influences of the Holy Spirit - Mt 3:11; Tit 3:5



 - Typified - 1Co 10:2; 1Pe 3:20,21





 
BAPTISM WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

 

 - Foretold - Eze 36:25



 - Is through Christ - Tit 3:6



 - Christ administered - Mt 3:11; Joh 1:33



 - Promised to saints - Ac 1:5; 2:38,39; 11:16



 - All saints partake of - 1Co 12:13



 - Necessity for - Joh 3:5; Ac 19:2-6



 - Renews and cleanses the soul - Tit 3:5; 1Pe 3:20,21



 - The Word of God instrumental to - Ac 10:44; Eph 5:26



 - Typified - Ac 2:1-4





 
BEAR, THE

 

 - Inhabits woods - 2Ki 2:24



 - DESCRIBED AS



      . Voracious - Da 7:5



      . Cunning - La 3:10



      . Cruel - Am 5:19



 - Often attacks men - 2Ki 2:24; Am 5:19



 - Attacks the flock in the presence of the shepherd - 1Sa 17:34



 - Particularly fierce when deprived of its young - 2Sa 17:8; Pr 17:12



 - Growls when annoyed - Isa 59:11



 - Miraculously killed by David - 1Sa 17:36,37



 - ILLUSTRATIVE OF



      . God in his judgments - La 3:10; Ho 13:8



      . The natural man - Isa 11:7



      . Wicked rulers - Pr 28:15



      . The kingdom of the Medes - Da 7:5



      . The kingdom of Antichrist - Re 13:2





 
BEARD, THE

 

 - The Jews never appeared without - 2Sa 10:5



 - Worn even by the priests - Ps 133:2



 - Laying hold of, a token of respect - 1Sa 20:9



 - Shaving of, a great offence - 2Sa 10:4,6,7



 - Plucking of, a sign of scorn - Isa 50:6



 - Dribbling on, a sign of derangement - 1Sa 21:13



 - IN AFFLICTION



      . Was neglected and untrimmed - 2Sa 19:24



      . Was clipped - Jer 48:37



      . Was shorn - Jer 41:5



      . Sometimes plucked out - Ezr 9:3



 - Corners of, not to be marred for the dead - Le 19:27; 21:5



 - Subject to leprosy - Le 13:29,30



 - Of the healed leper to be shaved - Le 14:9



 - Shaving, illustrative of severe judgments - Isa 7:20; 15:2; Eze 5:1





 
BEASTS

 

 - Created by God - Ge 1:24,25; 2:19



 - Creation of, exhibits God's power - Jer 27:5



 - Made for the praise and glory of God - Ps 148:10



 - Differ in flesh from birds and fishes - 1Co 15:39



 - Herb of the field given to, for food - Ge 1:30



 - Power over, given to man - Ge 1:26,28; Ps 8:7



 - Instinctively fear man - Ge 9:2



 - Received their names from Adam - Ge 2:19,20



 - Given to man for food after the flood - Ge 9:3



 - Not to be eaten alive or with blood - Ge 9:4; De 12:16,23



 - That died naturally or were torn, not to be eaten - Ex 22:31; Le 17:15; 22:8



 - Supply clothing to man - Ge 3:21; Job 31:20



 - The property of God - Ps 50:10



 - Subjects of God's care - Ps 36:6; 104:10,11



 - DESCRIBED AS



      . Devoid of speech - 2Pe 2:16



      . Devoid of understanding - Ps 32:9; 73:22



      . Devoid of immortality - Ps 49:12-15



      . Possessed of instinct - Isa 1:3



      . Being four-footed - Ac 10:12



      . By nature wild - Ps 50:11; Mr 1:13



      . Capable of being tamed - Jas 3:7



 - Many kinds of, noisome and destructive - Le 26:6; Eze 5:17



 - Many kinds of, domestic - Ge 36:6; 45:17



 - Lessons of wisdom to be learned from - Job 12:7



 - FOUND IN



      . Deserts - Isa 13:21



      . Fields - De 7:22; Joe 2:22



      . Mountains - So 4:8



      . Forests - Isa 56:9; Mic 5:8



 - HABITATIONS OF



      . Dens and caves - Job 37:8; 38:40



      . Under spreading trees - Da 4:12



      . Deserted cities - Isa 13:21,22; Zep 2:15



 - Liable to diseases - Ex 9:3



 - Frequently suffered on account of the sins of men - Joe 1:18,20; Hag 1:11



 - Often cut off for the sins of men - Ge 6:7; 7:23; Ex 11:5; Ho 4:3



 - Early distinguished into clean and unclean - Ge 7:2



 - CLEAN



      . Ox - Ex 21:28; De 14:4



      . Wild ox - De 14:5



      . Sheep - De 7:13; 14:4



      . Goat - De 14:4



      . Hart - De 14:5; Job 39:1



      . Roebuck - De 14:5; 2Sa 2:18



      . Wild goat - De 14:5



      . Fallow deer - De 14:5



      . Chamois - De 14:5



      . Pygarg - De 14:5



      . How distinguished - Le 11:3; De 14:6



      . Used for food - Le 11:2; De 12:15



      . Used for sacrifice - Ge 8:20



      . First born of, not redeemed - Nu 18:17



 - UNCLEAN



      . Camel - Ge 24:64; Le 11:4



      . Dromedary - 1Ki 4:28; Es 8:10



      . Horse - Job 39:19-25



      . Ass - Ge 22:3; Mt 21:2



      . Wild Ass - Job 6:5; 39:5-8



      . Mule - 2Sa 13:29; 1Ki 10:25



      . Lion - Jud 14:5,6



      . Leopard - So 4:8



      . Bear - 2Sa 17:8



      . Wolf - Ge 49:27; Joh 10:12



      . Unicorn - Nu 23:22



      . Behemoth - Job 40:15



      . Ape - 1Ki 10:22



      . Fox - Ps 63:10; So 2:15



      . Dog - Ex 22:31; Lu 16:2



      . Swine - Le 11:7; Isa 66:17



      . Hare - Le 11:6; De 14:7



      . Coney - Le 11:5; Ps 104:18



      . Mouse - Le 11:29; Isa 66:17



      . Mole - Le 11:30; Isa 2:20



      . Weasel - Le 11:29



      . Ferret - Le 11:30



      . Badger - Ex 25:5; Eze 16:10



      . How distinguished - Le 11:26



      . Not eaten - Le 11:4-8; De 1:7,8



      . Not offered in sacrifice - Le 27:11



      . First born of, redeemed - Nu 18:15



      . Caused uncleanness when dead - Le 5:2



 - DOMESTIC



      . To enjoy the sabbath - Ex 20:10; De 5:14



      . To be taken care of - Le 25:7; De 25:4



      . Not to be cruelly used - Nu 22:27-32; Pr 12:10



 - No likeness of, to be worshipped - De 4:17



 - Representations of, worshipped by the heathen - Ro 1:23



 - History of, written by Solomon - 1Ki 4:33



 - Often used as instruments of punishment - Le 26:22; De 32:24; Jer 15:3; Eze 5:17



 - Man by nature no better than - Ec 3:18,19



 - ILLUSTRATIVE OF



      . The wicked - Ps 49:20; Tit 1:12



      . Ungodly professors - 2Pe 2:12; Jude 1:10



      . Persecutors - 1Co 15:32; 2Ti 4:17



      . Kingdoms - Da 7:11,17; 8:4



      . People of different nations - Da 4:12,21,22



      . Antichrist - Re 13:2; 20:4





 
BEDS

 

 - Antiquity of - Ge 47:31; Ex 8:3



 - Couches or divans used as - Job 7:13; Ps 6:6



 - A small pallet or mattress used as - 1Sa 19:15



 - Considered necessary - 2Ki 4:10



 - MADE OF



      . Iron - De 3:11



      . Ivory - Am 6:4



      . Gold and Silver - Es 1:6



 - Wood - So 3:7-9



 - Supplied with pillows - 1Sa 19:13; 26:7



 - Covered with tapestry and linen - Pr 7:16



 - Often perfumed - Pr 7:17; Eze 23:41



 - Of the poor covered with upper garment - Ex 22:26,27; De 24:12,13



 - USED FOR



      . Sleeping on - Job 33:15; Lu 11:7



      . Reclining on by day - 2Sa 4:5; 11:2



      . Reclining on at meals - 1Sa 28:23-25; Am 6:4-6; Lu 7:36-38; Joh 13:23



 - Not used in affliction - 2Sa 12:16; 13:31



 - Persons sometimes took to, in grief - 1Ki 21:4; Ho 7:14



 - Saints meditate and praise God while on - Ps 4:4; 149:5; So 3:1



 - The wicked devise mischief while on - Ps 36:4; Mic 2:1



 - The slothful too fond of - Pr 26:14



 - Of the poor often sold for debt - Pr 22:27



 - Subject to ceremonial defilement - Le 15:4



 - Purification of - Mr 7:4



 - ILLUSTRATIVE



      . Of the grave - Isa 57:2



      . (Made in darkness,) of extreme misery - Job 17:13



      . (Made in sickness,) of divine support and comfort - Ps 41:3



      . (Made on high,) of carnal security - Isa 57:7



      . (Too short,) of plans which afford no rest or peace - Isa 28:20





 
BENJAMIN, TRIBE OF

 

 - Descended from Jacob's twelfth son - Ge 35:18



 - Predictions respecting - Ge 49:27; De 33:12



 - PERSONS SELECTED FROM



      . To number the people - Nu 1:11



      . To spy out the land - Nu 13:9



      . To divide the land - Nu 34:21



 - Strength of, on leaving Egypt - Nu 1:36,37



 - Formed the rear of the third division of Israel in their journeys - Nu 10:22,24



 - Encamped on west side of the tabernacle under the standard of Ephraim - Nu 2:18,22



 - Offering of, at dedication - Nu 7:60-65



 - Families of - Nu 26:38-40



 - Strength of, entering Canaan - Nu 26:41



 - On Gerizim said amen to the blessings - De 27:12



 - Cities and bounds of inheritance - Jos 18:11-28



 - Celebrated as bowmen and slingers - 1Ch 12:2



 - Assisted against Sisera - Jud 5:14



 - Oppressed by the Ammonites - Jud 10:9



 - Almost annihilated for protecting the men of Gibeah - Jud 20:12-48



 - Remnant of, provided with wives to preserve the tribe - Jud 21:1-23



 - Furnished the first king to Israel - 1Sa 9:1,2,15-17; 10:20,21; 2Sa 2:8-10



 - Adhered for a time to the house of Saul against David - 2Sa 2:9,15,25,31



 - Some of, assisted David - 1Ch 12:1-7,16



 - Revolted from the house of Saul - 2Sa 3:19



 - Some of, at David's coronation - 1Ch 12:29



 - A thousand of, with Shimei came to meet David on his return to Jerusalem - 2Sa 19:16,17



 - Very numerous in David's time - 1Ch 7:6-12



 - Captains appointed over - 1Ki 4:18; 1Ch 27:12



 - Remained faithful to Judah - 1Ki 12:21



 - Furnished an army to Jehoshaphat - 2Ch 17:17



 - Numbers of, returned from the captivity and dwelt at Jerusalem - Ezr 1:5; Ne 11:4



 - Celebrated persons of



      . Ehud - Jud 3:15



      . Kish - 1Sa 9:1



      . Saul - 1Sa 9:1; 10:1



      . Abner - 1Sa 14:51; 17:55



      . Elhanan - 2Sa 21:19



      . Paul - Php 3:5





 
BIRDS

 

 - Created by God - Ge 1:20,21; 2:19



 - Created for the glory of God - Ps 148:10



 - Herb of the field given as food to - Ge 1:30



 - Differ in flesh from beasts and fishes - 1Co 15:39



 - Power over given to man - Ge 1:26; Ps 8:8



 - Names given to, by Adam - Ge 2:19,20



 - Instinctively fear man - Ge 9:2



 - Instinct of, inferior to man's reason - Job 35:11



 - Lessons of wisdom to be learned from - Job 12:7



 - Can all be tamed - Jas 3:7



 - Given as food to man - Ge 9:2,3



 - The blood of, not to be eaten - Le 7:26



 - The property of God - Ps 50:11



 - God provides for - Ps 104:1-12; Mt 6:26; Lu 12:23,24



 - CALLED



      . Fowls of the air - Ge 7:3



      . Fowls of heaven - Job 35:11



      . Feathered fowl - Eze 39:17



      . Winged fowl - De 4:17



      . Birds of the air - Mt 8:20



 - Many kinds of, graniverous - Mt 13:4



 - Many kinds of, carnivorous - Ge 15:11; 40:19; De 28:26



 - Furnished with claws - Da 4:33



 - Propagated by eggs - De 22:6; Jer 17:11



 - Make, and dwell in nests - Mt 8:20



 - Are hostile to strange kinds - Jer 12:9



 - Have each their peculiar note or song - Ps 104:12; Ec 12:4; So 2:12



 - Fly above the earth - Ge 1:20



 - Rapid flight of, alluded to - Isa 31:5; Ho 9:11; 11:11



 - Many kinds of, migratory - Jer 8:7



 - Often remove from places suffering calamities - Jer 4:25; 9:10



 - Rest on trees - Da 4:12; Mt 13:32



 - INHABIT



      . Mountains - Ps 50:11



      . Deserts - Ps 102:6



      . Marshes - Isa 14:23



      . Deserted Cities - Isa 34:11,14,15



 - MAKE THEIR NESTS



      . In trees - Ps 104:17; Eze 31:6



      . On the ground - De 22:6



      . In clefts of rocks - Nu 24:21; Jer 48:28



      . In deserted cities - Isa 34:15



      . Under the roofs of houses - Ps 84:3



 - Early distinguished into clean and clean - Ge 8:20



 - CLEAN



      . Dove - Ge 8:8



      . Turtle - Le 14:22; So 2:12



      . Pigeon - Le 1:14; 12:6



      . Quail - Ex 16:12,13; Nu 11:31,32



      . Sparrow - Le 14:4; Mt 10:29-31



      . Swallow - Ps 84:3; Isa 38:14



      . Cock and Hen - Mt 23:37; 26:34,74



      . Partridge - 1Sa 26:20; Jer 17:11



      . Crane - Isa 38:14; Jer 8:7



      . To be eaten - De 14:11,20



      . Offered in sacrifice - Ge 8:20; Le 1:14



 - UNCLEAN



      . Eagle - Le 11:13; Job 39:27



      . Ossifrage - Le 11:13



      . Osprey - Le 11:13



      . Vulture - Le 11:14; Job 28:7; Isa 34:15



      . Glede - De 14:13



      . Kite - Le 11:14



      . Raven - Le 11:15; Job 38:41



      . Owl - Le 11:16; Job 30:29



      . Nighthawk - Le 11:16



      . Cuckoo - Le 11:16



      . Hawk - Le 11:17; Job 39:26



      . Little owl - Le 11:17



      . Cormorant - Le 11:17; Isa 34:11



      . Great owl - Le 11:17



      . Swan - Le 11:18



      . Pelican - Le 11:18; Ps 102:6



      . Gier Eagle - Le 11:18



      . Stork - Le 11:19; Ps 104:17



      . Heron - Le 11:19



      . Lapwing - Le 11:19



      . Bat - Le 11:19; Isa 2:20



      . Ostrich - Job 39:13,18



      . Bittern - Isa 14:23; 34:11



      . Peacock - 1Ki 10:22; Job 39:13



      . Not to be eaten - Le 11:13,17; De 14:12



 - Not to be eaten with their young - De 22:6,7



 - Taken in snares or nets - Pr 1:17



 - Often suffered for man's sin - Ge 6:7; Jer 12:4; Eze 38:20; Ho 4:3



 - Solomon wrote the history of - 1Ki 4:33



 - Confinement of, in cages alluded to - Jer 5:27



 - No likeness of, to be made for worship - De 4:17



 - Often worshipped by idolaters - Ro 1:23



 - ILLUSTRATIVE



      . Of cruel and rapacious kings - Isa 46:11



      . Of hostile nations - Jer 12:9



      . Of people of different countries - Eze 31:6; Mt 13:32



      . Of unsettled person - Pr 27:8; Isa 16:2



      . Of the devil and his spirits - Mt 13:4,19



      . (Snaring,) of death - Ec 9:12



      . (Snaring,) of designs of the wicked - Ps 124:7; Pr 1:10-17; 7:23





 
BLASPHEMY

 

 - Christ assailed with - Mt 10:25; Lu 22:64,65; 1Pe 4:14



 - Charged upon Christ - Mt 9:2,3; 26:64,65; Joh 10:33,36



 - Charged upon saints - Ac 6:11,13



 - Proceeds from the heart - Mt 15:19



 - Forbidden - Ex 20:7; Col 3:8



 - The wicked addicted to - Ps 74:18; Isa 52:5; 2Ti 3:2; Re 18:11,21



 - Idolatry counted as - Isa 65:7; Eze 20:27,28



 - Hypocrisy counted as - Re 2:9



 - Saints grieved to hear - Ps 44:15,16; 74:10,18,22



 - Gives no occasion for - 2Sa 12:14; 1Ti 6:1



 - Against the Holy Spirit, unpardonable - Mt 12:31,32



 - Connected with folly and pride - 2Ki 19:22; Ps 74:18



 - Punishment of - Le 24:16; Isa 65:7; Eze 20:27-33; 35:11,12



 - Exemplified



      . The Danite - Le 24:11



      . Sennacherib - 2Ki 19:4,10,22



      . The Jews - Lu 22:65



      . Hymenaeus - 1Ti 1:20





 
BLESSED, THE

 

 - Whom God chooses - Ps 65:4; Eph 1:3,4



 - Whom God calls - Isa 51:2; Re 19:9



 - Who know Christ - Mt 16:16,17



 - Who know the gospel - Ps 89:15



 - Who are not offended at Christ - Mt 11:6



 - Who believe - Lu 1:45; Ga 3:9



 - Whose sins are forgiven - Ps 32:1,2; Ro 4:7



 - To whom God imputes righteousness without works - Ro 4:6-9



 - Whom God chastens - Job 5:17; Ps 94:12



 - Who suffer for Christ - Lu 6:22



 - Who have the Lord for their God - Ps 144:15



 - Who trust in God - Ps 2:12; 34:8; 40:4; 84:12; Jer 17:7



 - Who fear God - Ps 112:1; 128:1,4



 - Who hear and keep the word of God - Ps 119:2; Jas 1:24; Mt 13:16; Lu 11:28; Re 1:3; 22:7



 - Who delight in the commandments of God - Ps 112:1



 - Who keep the commandments of God - Re 22:14



 - Who wait for the Lord - Isa 30:18



 - Whose strength is in the Lord - Ps 84:5



 - Who hunger and thirst after righteousness - Mt 5:6



 - Who frequent the house of God - Ps 65:4; 84:5



 - Who avoid the wicked - Ps 1:1



 - Who endure temptation - Jas 1:12



 - Who watch against sin - Re 16:15



 - Who rebuke sinners - Pr 24:25



 - Who watch for the Lord - Lu 12:37



 - Who die in the Lord - Re 14:13



 - Who have part in the first resurrection - Re 20:6



 - Who favour saints - Ge 12:3; Ru 2:10



 - The undefiled - Ps 119:1



 - The pure in heart - Mt 5:8



 - The just - Ps 106:3; 10:6



 - The children of the just - Pr 20:7



 - The righteous - Ps 5:12



 - The generation of the upright - Ps 112:2



 - The faithful - Pr 28:20



 - The poor in spirit - Mt 5:3



 - The meek - Mt 5:5



 - The merciful - Mt 5:7



 - The bountiful - De 15:10; Ps 41:1; Pr 22:9; Lu 14:13,14



 - The peace-makers - Mt 5:9



 - Holy mourners - Mt 5:4; Lu 6:21



 - Saints at the judgment day - Mt 25:34



 - Who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God - Lu 14:15; Re 19:9





 
BLINDNESS, SPIRITUAL

 

 - Explained - Joh 1:5; 1Co 2:14



 - The effect of sin - Isa 29:10; Mt 6:23; Joh 3:19,20



 - Unbelief, the effect of - Ro 11:8; 2Co 4:3,4



 - Uncharitableness, a proof of - 1Jo 2:9,11



 - A work of the devil - 2Co 4:4



 - Leads to all evil - Eph 4:17-19



 - Is consistent with communion with God - 1Jo 1:6,7



 - Of ministers, fatal to themselves and to the people - Mt 15:14



 - The wicked are in - Ps 82:5; Jer 5:21



 - The self-righteous are in - Mt 23:19,26; Re 3:17



 - The wicked wilfully guilty of - Isa 26:11; Ro 1:19-21



 - Judicially inflicted - Ps 69:23; Isa 29:10; 44:18; Mt 13:13,14; Joh 12:40



 - Pray for the removal of - Ps 13:3; 119:18



 - Christ appointed to remove - Isa 42:7; Lu 4:18; Joh 8:12; 9:39; 2Co 4:6



 - Christ's ministers are lights to remove - Mt 5:14; Ac 26:18



 - Saints are delivered from - Joh 8:12; Eph 5:8; Col 1:13; 1Th 5:4,5; 1Pe 2:9



 - Removal of, illustrated - Joh 9:7,11,25; Ac 9:18; Re 3:18



 - Exemplified



      . Israel - Ro 11:25; 2Co 3:15



      . Scribes and Pharisees - Mt 23:16,24



      . Churches of Laodicea - Re 3:17





 
BLOOD

 

 - The life of animals - Ge 9:4; Le 17:11,14



 - Fluid - De 12:16



 - Red - 2Ki 3:22; Joe 2:31



 - Of all men the same - Ac 17:26



 - EATING OF, FORBIDDEN TO



      . Man after the flood - Ge 9:4



      . The Israelites under the law - Le 3:17; 17:10,12



      . The early Christians - Ac 15:20,29



 - The Jews often guilty of eating - 1Sa 14:32,33; Eze 33:25



 - Of animals slain for good to be poured on the earth and covered - Le 17:13; De 12:16,24



 - Birds of prey delight in - Job 39:30



 - Beasts of prey delight in - Nu 23:24; Ps 68:23



 - SHEDDING OF HUMAN



      . Forbidden - Ge 9:5



      . Hateful to God - Pr 6:16,17



      . Defiling to the land - Ps 106:38



      . Defiling to the person - Isa 59:3



      . Jews often guilty of - Jer 22:17; Eze 22:4



      . Always punished - Ge 9:6



      . Mode of clearing those accused of - De 21:1-9



 - The price of, not to be consecrated - Mt 27:6



 - OF LEGAL SACRIFICES



      . For atonement - Ex 30:10; Le 17:11



      . For purification - Heb 9:13,19-22



      . How disposed of - Ex 29:12; Le 4:7



      . Not offered with leaven - Ex 23:18; 34:25



      . Ineffectual to remove sin - Heb 10:4



 - Idolaters made drink-offerings of - Ps 16:4



 - Water turned into, as a sign - Ex 4:30



 - Waters of Egypt turned into, as a judgment - Ex 7:17-21



 - ILLUSTRATIVE



      . (Washing the feet in,) of victories - Ps 58:10; 68:23



      . (Building with,) of oppression and cruelty - Hab 2:12



      . (Preparing to,) of ripening for destruction - Eze 35:6



      . (On one's own head,) of guilt - Le 20:9; 2Sa 1:16; Eze 18:13



      . (Given to drink,) of severe judgments - Eze 16:38; Re 16:6





 
BOLDNESS, HOLY

 

 - Christ set an example of - Joh 7:26



 - Is through faith in Christ - Eph 3:12; Heb 10:19



 - A characteristic of saints - Pr 28:1



 - PRODUCED BY



      . Trust in God - Isa 50:7



      . The fear of God - Ac 4:19; 5:29



      . Faithfulness to God - 1Ti 3:13



 - Express your trust in God with - Heb 13:6



 - Have, in prayer - Eph 3:12; Heb 4:16



 - Saints shall have, in judgment - 1Jo 4:17



 - Exhortations to - Jos 1:7; 2Ch 19:11; Jer 1:8; Eze 3:9



 - Pray for - Ac 4:29; Eph 6:19,20



 - MINISTERS SHOULD EXHIBIT, IN



      . Faithfulness to their people - 2Co 7:4; 10:1



      . Preaching - Ac 4:31; Php 1:14



      . Reproving sin - Isa 58:1; Mic 3:8



      . The face of opposition - Ac 13:46; 1Th 2:2



 - Exemplified



      . Abraham - Ge 18:22-32



      . Jacob - Ge 32:24-29



      . Moses - Ex 32:31,32; 33:18



      . Aaron - Nu 16:47,48



      . David - 1Sa 17:45



      . Elijah - 1Ki 18:15,18



      . Nehemiah - Ne 6:11



      . Shadrach - Da 3:17,18



      . Daniel - Da 6:10



      . Joseph of Arimathaea - Mr 15:43



      . Peter and John - Ac 4:8-13



      . Stephen - Ac 7:51



      . Paul - Ac 9:27,29; 19:8



      . Barnabas - Ac 14:3



      . Apollos - Ac 18:26





 
BONDAGE, SPIRITUAL

 

 - Is to the devil - 1Ti 3:7; 2Ti 2:26



 - Is to the fear of death - Heb 2:14,15



 - Is to sin - Joh 8:34; Ac 8:23; Ro 6:16; 7:23; Ga 4:3; 2Pe 2:19



 - Deliverance from, promised - Isa 42:6,7



 - Christ delivers from - Lu 4:18,21; Joh 8:36; Ro 7:24,24; Eph 4:8



 - The gospel, the instrument of deliverance from - Joh 8:32; Ro 8:2



 - Saints are delivered from - Ro 6:18,22



 - Deliverance from, illustrated - De 4:20



 - Typified



      . Israel in Egypt - Ex 1:13,14





 
BOOKS

 

 - Probable origin of - Job 19:23,24



 - MADE OF



      . Papyrus or paper reed - Isa 19:7



      . Parchment - 2Ti 4:13



 - Made in a roll - Isa 34:4; Jer 36:2; Eze 2:9



 - Written with pen and ink - Jer 36:18; 3Jo 1:13



 - Often written on both sides - Eze 2:10



 - Often sealed - Isa 29:11; Da 12:4; Re 5:1



 - Often dedicated to persons of distinction - Lu 1:3; Ac 1:1



 - Were numerous and most expensive - Ac 19:19



 - The ancients fond of making - Ec 12:12



 - Divine communications recorded in - Ex 17:14; Isa 30:8; Jer 36:2; Re 1:19



 - Important events recorded in - Ezr 4:15; 6:1,2; Es 2:23



 - Erasures in, alluded to - Ex 32:33; Nu 5:23



 - NOT EXTANT, BUT MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE



      . Wars of the Lord - Nu 21:14



      . Jasher - Jos 10:13; 2Sa 1:18



      . Samuel concerning the kingdom - 1Sa 10:25



      . Chronicles of David - 1Ch 27:24



      . Acts of Solomon - 1Ki 11:41



      . Natural history by Solomon - 1Ki 4:32,33



      . History of the kings - 1Ch 9:1



      . Samuel the seer - 1Ch 29:29



      . Nathan - 1Ch 29:29; 2Ch 9:29



      . Shemaiah - 2Ch 12:15



      . Gad the seer - 1Ch 29:29



      . Ahijah the Shilonite - 2Ch 9:29



      . Visions of Iddo - 2Ch 9:29; 12:15



      . Jehu the son of Hanani - 2Ch 20:34



      . Sayings of the seers - 2Ch 33:19



 - ILLUSTRATIVE OF



      . Memorials of God's providence - Ps 56:8; 139:16



      . Memorials of conversation and conduct of men - Da 7:10; Mal 3:16; Re 20:12



      . The record of the church of Christ - Da 12:1; Heb 12:23; Re 20:12,15; 22:19





 
BOTTLES

 

 - First mention of, in Scripture - Ge 21:14



 - Ancients often drank from - Hab 2:15



 - USED FOR HOLDING



      . Water - Ge 21:14,15,19



      . Milk - Jud 4:19



      . Wine - 1Sa 1:24; 16:20



 - Some, made of earthenware - Jer 19:1



 - MADE OF SKINS



      . Shrivelled and dried by smoke - Ps 119:83



      . Marred by age and use - Jos 9:14,13



      . When old, unfit for holding new wine - Mt 9:17; Mr 2:22



      . Sometimes probably of large dimensions - 1Sa 25:18; 2Sa 16:1



 - ILLUSTRATIVE



      . Of the clouds - Job 38:37



      . Of God's remembrance - Ps 56:8



      . Of sinners ripe for judgment - Jer 13:12-14



      . (Dried up,) of the afflicted - Ps 119:83



      . (Ready to burst,) of the impatient - Job 32:19



      . (Broken,) of severe judgments - Isa 30:14; Jer 19:10; 48:12





 
BOW, THE

 

 - An instrument of war - Ge 48:22; Isa 7:24



 - Sometimes used in hunting - Ge 27:3



 - For shooting arrows - 1Ch 12:2



 - Called the battle bow - Zec 9:10; 10:4



 - THOSE WHO USED, CALLED



      . Bowmen - Jer 4:29



      . Archers - 1Sa 31:3; Jer 51:3



 - Usually of steel - 2Sa 22:35; Job 20:24



 - Held in the left hand - Eze 39:3



 - Drawn with full force - 2Ki 9:24



 - The Jews taught to use - 2Sa 1:18



 - USED EXPERTLY BY



      . Lydians - Jer 46:9



      . Elamites - Jer 49:35



      . Philistines - 1Sa 31:2,3



      . Sons of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh - 1Ch 5:18



      . Benjamites - 1Ch 12:2; 2Ch 14:8



 - Given as a token of friendship - 1Sa 18:4



 - Often furnished by the state - 2Ch 26:14



 - Of the vanquished, broken and burned - Ps 37:15; Eze 39:9



 - ILLUSTRATIVE



      . Of strength and power - Job 29:20



      . Of the tongue of the wicked - Ps 11:2; Jer 9:3



      . (When deceitful,) of the hypocrite - Ps 78:57; Ho 7:16



      . (When broken,) of the overthrow of power - 1Sa 2:4; Jer 49:35; Ho 1:5; 2:18





 
BRASS, OR COPPER

 

 - Dug out of the mountains - De 8:9



 - Purified by smelting - Job 28:2



 - CHARACTERISED BY



      . Strength - Job 40:18



      . Hardness - Le 26:19



      . Yellow colour - Ezr 8:27



      . Fusibility - Eze 22:18,20



      . Sonorousness - 1Co 13:1



 - Takes a high polish - 2Ch 4:16; Eze 1:7



 - Inferior in value to gold and silver - Isa 60:17; Da 2:32,39



 - Antiquity of working in - Ge 4:22



 - Extensive commerce in - Eze 27:13; Re 18:12



 - Working in, a trade - Ge 4:22; 1Ki 7:14; 2Ch 24:12; 2Ti 4:14



 - Canaan abounded in - De 8:9; 33:25



 - TAKEN IN WAR



      . Often in great quantities - Jos 22:8; 2Sa 8:8; 2Ki 25:13-16



      . Cleansed by fire - Nu 31:21-23



      . Generally consecrated to God - Jos 6:19,24; 2Sa 8:10,11



 - Offerings of, for the tabernacle - Ex 38:29



 - Collected by David for the temple - 1Ch 22:3,14,16; 29:2



 - Offerings of, for the temple - 1Ch 29:6,7



 - Coined for money - Mt 10:9; Mr 12:41



 - MADE INTO



      . Mirrors - Ex 38:8



      . Gates - Ps 107:16; Isa 45:2



      . Bars for gates - 1Ki 4:13



      . Fetters - Jud 16:21; 2Ki 25:7



      . Shields - 1Ki 14:27; 2Ch 12:10



      . Helmets - 1Sa 17:5



      . Greaves for the legs - 1Sa 17:6



      . Household vessels - Mr 7:4



      . Sacred vessels - Ex 27:3; 1Ki 7:45



      . Altars - Ex 27:2; 39:39



      . Sockets for pillars - Ex 38:10,11,17



      . Lavers - Ex 30:18; 1Ki 7:38



      . Pillars - 1Ki 7:15,16



      . Idols - Da 5:4; Re 9:20



      . Instruments of music - 1Ch 15:19



 - Moses made the serpent of - Nu 21:9; 2Ki 18:4



 - ILLUSTRATIVE OF



      . Obstinate sinners - Isa 48:4; Jer 6:28



      . The decrees of God - Zec 6:1



      . The strength and firmness of Christ - Da 10:6; Re 1:15



      . Strength given to saints - Jer 15:20; Mic 4:13



      . Macedonian empire - Da 2:39



      . Extreme drought - De 28:23



      . The earth made barren - Le 26:19





 
BREAD

 

 - Given by God - Ru 1:6; Mt 6:11



 - Yielded by the earth - Job 28:5; Isa 55:10



 - MADE OF



      . Wheat - Ex 29:2; Ps 81:16



      . Barley - Jud 7:13; Joh 6:9



      . Beans, millet - Eze 4:9



      . Manna (in the wilderness) - Nu 11:8



 - Corn ground for making - Isa 28:28



 - Was kneaded - Ge 18:6; Jer 7:18; Ho 7:4



 - Troughs used for kneading - Ex 12:34



 - Usually leavened - Le 23:17; Mt 13:33



 - Sometimes unleavened - Ex 12:18; 1Co 5:8



 - WAS FORMED INTO



      . Loaves - 1Sa 10:3,4; Mt 14:17



      . Cakes - 2Sa 6:19; 1Ki 17:13



      . Wafers - Ex 16:31; 29:23



 - WAS BAKED



      . On hearths - Ge 18:6



      . On coals of fire - Isa 44:19; Joh 21:9



      . In ovens - Le 26:26; Ho 7:4-7



 - Making of, a trade - Ge 40:2; Jer 37:21



 - Ordinary, called common bread - 1Sa 21:4



 - Sacred, called hallowed bread - 1Sa 21:4,6



 - Nutritious and strengthening - Ps 104:15



 - When old, dry and mouldy - Jos 9:5,12



 - Often put for the whole substance of man - Ge 3:19; 39:6; Mt 6:11



 - The principal food used by the ancients - Ge 18:5; 21:14; 27:17; Jud 19:5



 - Broken for use - La 4:4; Mt 14:19



 - Kept in baskets - Ge 40:16; Ex 29:32



 - Publicly sold - Mt 14:15; 15:33



 - In times of scarcity, sold by weight - Le 26:26; Eze 4:16



 - Scarceness of, sent as a punishment - Ps 105:16; Isa 3:1; Eze 5:16



 - Plenty of, promised to the obedient - Le 26:5



 - Often given as a present - 1Sa 25:18; 2Sa 16:12; 1Ch 12:40



 - Served round after funerals - Eze 24:17-22



 - With water, the food of prisons - 1Ki 22:27



 - Crumb of, used to wipe the fingers, thrown under the table - Mt 15:27; Lu 16:21



 - First fruit of, offered to God - Nu 15:19,20



 - Offered with sacrifices - Ex 29:2,23; Nu 28:2



 - Placed on table of shew bread - Ex 25:30



 - Multitudes miraculously fed by Christ with - Mt 14:19-21; 15:34-37



 - ILLUSTRATIVE



      . Of Christ - Joh 6:33-35



      . (When broken,) of the death of Christ - Mt 26:26; 1Co 11:23,24



      . (Partaking of,) of communion of saints - Ac 2:46; 1Co 10:17



      . (Want of,) of extreme poverty - Pr 12:9; Isa 3:7



      . (Seeking of begging,) of extreme poverty - 1Sa 2:36; Ps 37:25; La 1:11



      . (Fulness of,) of abundance - Eze 16:49



      . (Eating without scarceness,) of plenty - De 8:9



      . (Of adversity,) of heavy affliction - Isa 30:20



      . (Of tears,) of sorrow - Ps 80:5



      . (Of deceit,) of unlawful gain - Pr 20:17



      . (Of wickedness,) of oppression - Pr 4:17



      . (Of idleness,) of sloth - Pr 31:27





 
BREASTPLATE

 

 - A part of defensive armour - 1Ki 22:34



 - A part of the high priest's dress - Ex 28:4



 - FOR SOLDIERS



      . Made of iron - Re 9:9



      . Bright and shining - Re 9:17



 - FOR THE HIGH PRIEST



      . Materials of - Ex 28:15; 39:8



      . Form and dimensions of - Ex 28:16; 39:9



      . Made from the offering of the people - Ex 35:9



 - Had names of the tribes engraved on precious stones - Ex 28:17-21; 39:10,14



 - Inseparably united to the ephod - Ex 28:22-28; 39:15-21



 - The Urim and Thummim placed in - Ex 28:30; Le 8:8



 - Worn as a memorial - Ex 28:29; Isa 49:16



 - ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE



      . Righteous judgment of Christ - Isa 59:17



      . Defence of righteousness - Eph 6:14



      . Defence of faith and love - 1Th 5:8





 
BROOKS

 

 - Canaan abounded with - De 8:7



 - Often ran over pebbles - 1Sa 17:40; Job 22:24



 - BORDERS OF, FAVOURABLE TO



      . Grass - 1Ki 18:5



      . Willows - Le 23:40; Job 40:22



      . Reeds - Isa 19:7



 - Abounded with fish - Isa 19:8



 - Afforded protection to a country - Isa 19:6



 - MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE



      . Arnon - Nu 21:14,15



      . Besor - 1Sa 30:9



      . Gaash - 2Sa 23:30; 1Ch 11:32



      . Cherith - 1Ki 17:3,5



      . Eshcol - Nu 13:23,24



      . Kidron - 2Sa 15:23; 1Ki 15:13; Joh 18:1



      . Kishon - 1Ki 18:40; Ps 83:9



      . Zered - De 2:13



      . Of the willows - Isa 15:7



 - ILLUSTRATIVE



      . Of wisdom - Pr 18:4



      . Of temporal abundance - Job 20:17



      . (Deceptive,) of false friends - Job 6:15



      . (Drinking of, by the way,) of help in distress - Ps 110:7





 
BURIAL

 

 - Probable origin of - Ge 4:9,10



 - Design of - Ge 23:3,4



 - ATTENDED BY



      . Family of the dead - Ge 50:5,6,8; Mt 8:21



      . Numbers of friends - Ge 50:7,9; 2Sa 3:31; Lu 7:12



      . Female friends - Mr 15:47; Lu 7:13



      . Hired mourners - Jer 9:17,18



      . Great lamentation at - Ge 50:10,11; 2Sa 3:31,32



 - Orations sometimes made at - 2Sa 3:33,34



 - THE BODY WAS



      . Washed before - Ac 9:37



      . Anointed for - Mt 26:12



      . Wound in linen for - Joh 11:44; 19:40



      . Preserved with spices - Joh 19:39,40



      . Sometimes burned before - 1Sa 31:12



      . Carried on a bier to - 2Sa 3:31; Lu 7:14



 - Perfumes burned at - 2Ch 16:14; Jer 34:5



 - Antiquity of coffins for - Ge 50:26



 - Often took place immediately after death - Joh 11:17,39; Ac 5:6,10



 - Of persons embalmed, deferred for seventy days - Ge 50:3,4



 - Of persons hanged, always on the days of execution - De 21:23; Joh 19:31



 - The right of all nations - Jud 16:31; Joh 19:38



 - Of enemies, sometimes performed by the conquerors - 1Ki 11:15; Eze 39:11-14



 - Of the friendless, a kind act - 2Sa 2:5



 - PLACES USED FOR



      . Natural caves - Ge 23:19; Joh 11:38



      . Caves hewn out of rocks - Isa 22:16; Mt 27:60



      . Gardens - 2Ki 21:18,26; Joh 19:41



      . Under trees - Ge 35:8; 1Sa 31:13



      . Tops of the hills - Jos 24:33; 2Ki 23:16



      . Houses of the deceased - 1Sa 25:1; 1Ki 2:34



      . The city of David for the kings of Judah - 1Ki 2:10; 2Ch 21:20; 24:16



 - Antiquity of purchasing places for - Ge 23:7-16



 - PLACES OF



      . Frequently prepared and pointed out during life - Ge 50:5; 2Ch 16:14; Mt 27:60



      . Members of a family interred in the same - Ge 25:10; 49:31; 2Sa 2:32



      . Held in high veneration - Ne 2:3,5



      . Provided for the common people - Jer 26:23



      . Provided for aliens and strangers - Mt 27:7



      . Visited by sorrowing friends - Joh 11:31



      . Pillars erected on - Ge 35:20



      . Tombs erected over - Mt 23:27-29



      . Sometimes had inscriptions - 2Ki 23:17



      . Sometimes not apparent - Lu 11:44



      . For criminals, marked by heaps - Jos 7:26



      . Were ceremonially unclean - Nu 19:16,18



      . Often desecrated by idolatry - Isa 65:3,4



 - The Jews anxious to be interred in their family places of - Ge 47:29-31; 49:29,30; 50:25; 2Sa 19:37



 - Followed by a feast - 2Sa 3:35; Jer 16:7,8; Ho 9:4



 - Privation of, considered a calamity - Ec 6:3



 - Privation of, threatened as a punishment - 2Ki 9:10; Jer 8:2; 16:4



 - An ignominious, compared to the burial of an ass - Jer 22:19



 - Illustrative of regeneration - Ro 6:4; Col 2:12





 
BURNT OFFERING, THE

 

 - To be offered only to the Lord - Jud 13:16



 - Specially acceptable - Ge 8:21; Le 1:9,13,17



 - The most ancient of all sacrifices - Ge 4:4; 8:20; 22:2,13; Job 1:5



 - Offered by the Jews before the law - Ex 10:25; 24:5



 - TO BE TAKEN FROM



      . The flock or herd - Le 1:2



      . The fowls - Le 1:14



 - Was an atonement for sin - Le 9:7



 - Guilt transferred to, by imposition of hands - Le 1:4; Nu 8:12



 - REQUIRED TO BE



      . Killed, if a beast, by the person who brought it - Le 1:5,11



      . Killed, if a bird, by the priest - Le 1:15



      . For the people at large, killed and prepared by the Levites - Eze 44:11



      . A male without blemish - Le 1:3; 22:19



      . Voluntary - Le 1:3; 22:18,19



      . Presented at the door of the tabernacle - Le 1:3; De 12:6,11,14



      . Offered by priests only - Le 1:9; Eze 44:15



      . Offered in righteousness - Ps 51:19



      . Entirely burned - Le 1:8,9,12,13; 6:9



 - Blood of, sprinkled round about upon the altar - Le 1:5,11



 - If a bird, the blood was wrung out at the side of the altar - Le 1:15



 - Ashes of, collected at foot of the altar, and conveyed without the camp - Le 6:11



 - Skin of, given to the priests for clothing - Le 7:8; Ge 3:21



 - WAS OFFERED



      . Every morning and evening - Ex 29:38-42



      . Every sabbath day - Nu 28:9,10



      . The first day of every month - Nu 28:11



      . The seven days of unleavened bread - Nu 28:19,24



      . The day of atonement - Le 16:3,5; Nu 29:8



      . At consecration of Levites - Nu 8:12



      . At consecration priests - Le 9:2,12-14



      . At consecration of kings - 1Ch 29:21-23



      . At purification of women - Le 12:6



      . For Nazarites after defilement, or at the end of their vow - Nu 6:11,14



      . For the healed leper - Le 14:13,19,20



      . At dedication of sacred places - Nu 7:15; 1Ki 8:64



      . After great mercies - 1Sa 6:14; 2Sa 24:22,25



      . Before going to war - 1Sa 7:9



      . With sounds of trumpets at feasts - Nu 10:10



 - The fat of all peace offerings laid on, and consumed with the daily - Le 3:5; 6:12



 - Of the wicked, not accepted by God - Isa 1:10,11; Jer 6:19,20; Am 5:22



 - Obedience better than - 1Sa 15:22; Jer 7:21-23



 - Knowledge of God better than - Ho 6:6



 - Love of God better than - Mr 12:33



 - Abraham tried by the command to offer Isaac as - Ge 22:1-24



 - Incapable of removing sin, and reconciling to God - Ps 40:6; 50:8; Heb 10:6



 - The most costly, no adequate tribute to God - Isa 40:16; Ps 50:9-13



 - Guilt of unauthorised persons offering - 1Sa 13:12,13



 - Guilt of offering, except in the place appointed - Le 17:8,9



 - Of human victims execrated - De 12:31; 2Ki 3:27; Jer 7:31; 19:5



 - ILLUSTRATIVE OF



      . The offering of Christ - Eph 5:2; Heb 10:8-10



      . Devotedness to God - Ro 12:1





 
BUSY-BODIES

 

 - Fools are - Pr 20:3



 - The idle are - 2Th 3:11; 1Ti 5:13



 - Are mischievous tale-bearers - 1Ti 5:13



 - Bring mischief upon themselves - 2Ki 14:10; Pr 26:17



 - Christians must not be - 1Pe 4:15