Background: What is the background for this letter? See Acts 16-17, esp. Act 17:1-15, 1Th 3:1-3 and notes below. 1Th 1:1 Who wrote the letter to the Thessalonians? Who was with Paul when he wrote it? 1Th 1:2 How often did Paul pray for the Thessalonians? See Rom 1:8-9, Eph 1:15-16, Phil 1:3-4, Col…
In 1 Timothy 4:2 Paul writes that those lying advocates of false religion have been “seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron”. Such is a particularly vivid image likening them to slaves who like unreasoning animals (2 Pet 2:12, Jude 10) have been branded with a spiritual mark of ownership. For the true sons…
The Scriptures admonish us against trusting in the walls we build ourselves for protection, lest the Lord Himself destroy them: The LORD will bring a nation against you from afar, from the end of the earth, as the eagle swoops down, a nation whose language you shall not understand, a nation of fierce countenance who…
A word study on water, wash, river, the depths, waves, the deep and the wind. water 4325, 5204, 504wash 628, 633, 637, 907, 909, 1026, 3067, 3068, 3538, 4150river 5103, 5104, 2975, 5158, 6388, 3105, 180, 650, 4215the depths 8415, 6009-12, 4688, 4615,waves 4867, 1116, 1530, 1796,the deep 8415, 4688, 4615, 6013, 6683, 8247, 4950the…
A word study on water, wash, river, the depths, waves, the deep and the wind water 4325, 5204, 504wash 628, 633, 637, 907, 909, 1026, 3067, 3068, 3538, 4150river 5103, 5104, 2975, 5158, 6388, 3105, 180, 650, 4215the depths 8415, 6009-12, 4688, 4615,waves 4867, 1116, 1530, 1796,the deep 8415, 4688, 4615, 6013, 6683, 8247, 4950the…
A word study on the sea in the Old Testament The sea 3220water 4325river 5103, 5104, 2975, 5158, 6388, 3105, 180, 650,the depths 8415, 6009-12, 4688, 4615,waves 4867, 1116, 1530, 1796,the deep 8415, 4688, 4615, 6013, 6683, 8247, 4950the wind 7307-8 And God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He…
A word study on the sea, etc… in the New Testament. The Sea 3220/2281The land or earth 1093 Walking by the Sea of Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And He said to them, "Follow Me, and…
A word study on washing/cleansing in Scripture wash 628, 633, 637, 907, 909, 3067, 3068, 3538, 4150cleanse 2511, 2512, 2513, 2514 Blessed are the pure (or clean) in heart, for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8 And whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their…
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light... Proverbs 6:23 Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass…
A word study on serpents in Scripture. serpent 5175 viper (cockatrice or adder) 6848 dragon 8577 etc... A cognate word to the Hebrew word for serpent (nah-ghash) is the word for witchcraft or divination (cf. Strong's 5172 with 5175). Another cognate is the word for brass (cf. 5174 and 5178). And God created the great…