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2421 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Church.10 (Matthew G. Easton)
… Testament dispensation, announces the same great principle. “The promise [just as to Abraham and his seed the promises were made] is unto you, and to your children …
2422 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Circumcision.5 (Matthew G. Easton)
… a dispensation or a specific form of the covenant of grace, and circumcision was a sign and seal of that covenant. It had a spiritual meaning. It signified purification …
2423 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Circumcision.6 (Matthew G. Easton)
… Jewish dispensation, church and state were identical. No one could be a member of the one without also being a member of the other. Circumcision was a sign and …
2424 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Covenant.14 (Matthew G. Easton)
Christ, the mediator of, fulfils all its conditions in behalf of his people, and dispenses to them all its blessings. In Hebrews 8:6; Hebrews 9:15; Hebrews 12:24, this title is given to Christ. (See DISPENSATION .)
2425 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Debtor.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
(1.) The debtor was to deliver up as a pledge to the creditor what he could most easily dispense with ( Deuteronomy 24:10, Deuteronomy 24:11 ).
2426 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Dispensation.1 (Matthew G. Easton)
Dispensation
2427 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Dispensation.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… a dispensation. There are usually reckoned three dispensations, the Patriarchal, the Mosaic or Jewish, and the Christian. (See COVENANT, Administration of …
2428 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Dispensation.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
Dispensations of Providence are providential events which affect men either in the way of mercy or of judgement.
2429 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Elder.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… old dispensation to the new. “The creation of the office of elder is nowhere recorded in the New Testament, as in the case of deacons and apostles, because the …
2430 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Fall of man.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… subsequent dispensations and dealings with the children of men. The record of Adam’s temptation and fall must be taken as a true historical account, if we …
2431 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Feast.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… Mosaic dispensation, the foundation of the religious and political existence of Israel, the covenant with Jehovah. To keep the people’s consciousness …
2432 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Fury.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Fury — as attributed to God, is a figurative expression for dispensing afflictive judgments ( Leviticus 26:28; Job 20:23; Isaiah 63:3; Jeremiah 4:4; Ezekiel 5:13; Daniel 9:16; Zechariah 8:2 ).
2433 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Intercession of the Spirit.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… , he dispenses his Spirit to all the objects of his care, while as Priest he intercedes for them. The Spirit acts for him, taking only of his things. They both act …
2434 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Millennium.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… this dispensation to judge the world at the “last day.” The millennium will thus precede his coming.
2435 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. New Testament.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… is dispensed in a more clear, spiritual, extensive, and powerful manner than of old” (Brown of Haddington). Hence is derived the name given to the latter portion …
2436 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Revelation, Book of.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… Jewish dispensation is the preparation for the gospel, and the warfare and triumph of the Christ is described in language saturated with the Old Testament …
2437 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Sabbath.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
In the Mosaic law strict regulations were laid down regarding its observance ( Exodus 35:2, Exodus 35:3; Leviticus 23:3; Leviticus 26:34 ). These were peculiar to that dispensation.
2438 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Sabbath.6 (Matthew G. Easton)
… can dispense with it must be holy and spiritual indeed. And he who, still unholy and unspiritual, would yet dispense with it is a man that would fain be wiser …
2439 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Shadow.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Shadow — used in Colossians 2:17; Hebrews 8:5; Hebrews 10:1 to denote the typical relation of the Jewish to the Christian dispensation.
2440 Etymology dictionary, p. administer (v.).3
… ., "to dispense, bring into operation" (especially as an officer), from mid-15c. In reference to medicines, medical treatment, etc., "to give," from 1540s. Related: Administered …