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20901 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Favor.4

… 28:38 ). Being “accepted” means that God subjectively feels well disposed toward the petitioner.

20902 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Flock.3

… 36:38 ). God is viewed as the shepherd of His “flock,” God’s people: “Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and …

20903 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Foolishness.2

… ” ( Psalms 38:5 ). The word also describes the activities and life-style of the man who ignores the instructions of wisdom ( Proverbs 5:23 ). In another nuance, the noun …

20904 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Friend.4

Other related nouns that appear less frequently are rêa‛, which means “friend” about 5 times (e.g., 1 Kings 4:5 ); and rêa‛, which means “companion or attendant” ( Judges 11:38; Psalms 45:14 ).

20905 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Garment.3

… ( Genesis 38:14 ). Certainly mourners’ “garments” must have been very plain, if not torn ( 2 Samuel 14:2 ).

20906 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Gate.4

… ( Job 38:17 ) and heaven, the domain of God ( Genesis 28:17 ), are pictured as cities with “gates.”

20907 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Go Down.5

… …” ( Isaiah 38:18 - 19 ). On the other hand, “going down to the dust” implies a return to the soil—i.e., a return of the body to the soil from which it came ( Genesis 3:19 ). “All they …

20908 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Great, to Be; Heavy.7

… ” ( Genesis 38:12 ), and with special subjects the word may imply “extension of space” ( Deuteronomy 14:24 ).

20909 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Heart.5

… …” ( Psalms 38:10 ). Lêb may also refer to the inner part or middle of a thing: “… and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea” ( Exodus 15:8 ); “… and the mountain burned …

20910 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Heart.10

… ” ( Isaiah 38:3 ) before God. Only the man with “clean hands, and a pure heart” ( Psalms 24:4 ) can stand in God’s presence.

20911 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Heaven.4

… ( Job 38:29 ), snow ( Isaiah 55:10 ), fire ( Genesis 19:24 ), dust ( Deuteronomy 28:24 ), hail ( Joshua 10:11 ), and rain: “The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were …

20912 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. High.12

… occurs 38 times in the Bible, has cognates in Akkadian, Aramaic, and Arabic. Its meanings parallel those of the adjective. It may mean “to be high, lofty.” In this …

20913 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Honor.16

… ” ( Psalms 38:4 ). A task can be described as “heavy” ( Exodus 18:18 ). Moses argued his inability to lead God’s people out of Egypt because he was “slow of speech, and of a slow …

20914 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Idol.9

… 50:38 evidences the word ‘emim, which means “fright or horror.” The word ‘elil appears for “idol” in Leviticus 19:4; it means “nothingness or feeble.” 1 Kings 15:13 uses …

20915 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Lie.10

Another special nuance is “to put something on its side”: “Who can number the clouds in wisdom? Or who can [tip] the bottles of heaven, when the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?” ( Job 38:37 - 38 ).

20916 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Live.3

… 14:38 and Joshua 9:21 .

20918 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Load.7

… :33 - 38 the word appears to connote both a burden and an oracle.

20919 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Magnify.8

… …” ( Ezekiel 38:23 ). The context shows that He will bring judgment. In this way He “magnifies Himself,” or shows Himself to be great and powerful. On the other hand, a false …