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2781 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Self-surrender.7
… life to the service of men ( Matthew 19:21; Mark 10:21; compare Luke 12:33 ). But this surrender of self was never a loss of personality; it was the finding of the true …
2782 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Servant.2
… are called the "servants" of kings, princes, etc. ( 1 Samuel 29:3; 2 Samuel 16:1; 1 Kings 11:26; Proverbs 14:35, and often). (5) The position of a king in relation to his people …
2783 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Shiloh (2).2
… :3 ). To Shiloh Samuel was brought and consecrated to God's service ( 1 Samuel 1:24 ). The sanctuary was presided over by Eli and his wicked sons; and through Samuel …
2784 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sons of God.3
… to supernatural beings or angels. In Job the "sons of God" are represented as appearing before the throne of Yahweh in heaven, ready to do Him service, and …
2785 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Synagogue.25
… time to time, especially on Sabbath and feast days, to gather round those who were specially pious and God-fearing, in order to listen to the word of God and engage …
2786 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Tabernacle, B.26
… of God, called also the ark of the covenant of God and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, or more fully the ark of the covenant of Yahweh of Hosts, names, especially …
2787 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Tithe.3
… eager to return to Jerusalem, but had to be persuaded to do so by Ezra ( Ezra 8:15 ).) The Levites were to receive the tithes offered by Israel to Yahweh, because they …
2788 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Trinity, 2.3
… be called artificiality in assigning the endowments of the church, as they are graces to the Spirit, as they are services to Christ, and as they are energizings …
2789 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ungodly.2
… from God of His dues of prayer and of service; a standing, so to speak, in battle array against God and His claims to respect, reverence and obedience. Those whose …
2790 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Woman.58
… truly called of God to public address and instruction as man. It is evident in the New Testament and in the writings of the Apostolic Fathers that women, through …
2791 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Worship.26
… the service of love in a life: "Present your bodies a living sacrifice"; not material sacrifices, but spiritual: your rational "service"; not the service about …
2792 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Yoke.6
… needs to be called only to Lamentations 3:27, where "disciplining sorrow" is meant, and to Jeremiah 5:5, where the phrase is a figure for "the law of God." This last …
2793 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Chronicles First and Second Books of.2 (William Smith)
… services at Jerusalem. Zerubbabel, and after him Ezra and Nehemiah, labored most earnestly to restore the worship of God among the people, and to reinfuse …
2794 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Leviticus.2 (William Smith)
… is called Leviticus because it relates principally to the Levites and priests and their services. The book is generally held to have been written by Moses …
2795 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Mahanaim.2 (William Smith)
… allotted to the service of the Merarite Levites. Joshua 21:39; 1 Chronicles 6:80. Mahanaim had become in the time of the monarchy a place of mark. 2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel …
2796 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Nazarite.2 (William Smith)
… kind to be set apart from others for the service of God. The obligation was either for life or for a defined time. There is no notice in the Pentateuch of Nazarites …
2797 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Psalms Book of.4 (William Smith)
… naturally call forth a renewal of his best efforts to glorify the God of Israel in psalms; and to this occasion we doubtless owe the great festal hymns Psalm …
2798 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Sacrifice.3 (William Smith)
… offering, to prepare access to God; next the burnt offering, to mark their dedication to his service; and third the meat offering of thanksgiving. Henceforth …
2799 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Salt.2 (William Smith)
… to the effects of the heat of the climate on animal food, but also entering largely into the religious services of the Jews as an accompaniment to the …
2800 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Sin offering.3 (William Smith)
… looked to the evil consequences of sin, either against the service of God or against man, and to the duty of atonement, as far as atonement was possible. Thirdly …