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32541 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Andrew.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… his character.
32542 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Atonement.5 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of God toward sinners, effected by the sin-offering he himself provided, so that consistently with the other attributes of his character his love might flow …
32543 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Cain.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… his character, and defiant even in his attitude towards God.” It came to pass “in process of time” (marg. “at the end of days”), i.e., probably on the Sabbath, that the two …
32544 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Church.9 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ,” whose character and progress are set forth in the parables recorded in Matthew 13 .
32545 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. David.18 (Matthew G. Easton)
… his character became stained with the sin of adultery ( 2 Samuel 11:2-27 ). It has been noted as characteristic of the Bible that while his military triumphs are …
32546 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Ezekiel, Book of.7 (Matthew G. Easton)
… , mysterious character to the prophecies of Ezekiel. They are obscure and enigmatical. A cloudy mystery overhangs them which it is almost impossible to penetrate …
32547 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Goodness of God.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of God — a perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various circumstances and relations ( Psalm 145:8, Psalm …
32548 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Gospels.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… special character of the Saviour of sinners ( Luke 7:36; Luke 15:18 ); the fourth by John, who represents Christ as the Son of God, in whom deity and humanity become …
32549 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Hannah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… her character he harshly condemned her conduct ( 1 Samuel 1:14-16 ). After hearing her explanation he retracted his injurious charge and said to her, “Go in peace …
32550 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Heart.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… and character ( Matthew 12:34; Matthew 15:18; comp. Ecclesiastes 8:11; Psalm 73:7 ). Hence the heart must be changed, regenerated ( Ezekiel 36:26; Ezekiel 11:19; Psalm 51 …
32551 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Heresy.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… its character. Elsewhere, however, in the New Testament it has a different meaning attached to it. Paul ranks “heresies” with crimes and seditions ( Galatians …
32552 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Hope.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… Christian character ( 1 Corinthians 13:13 ). It is joined to faith and love, and is opposed to seeing or possessing ( Romans 8:24; 1 John 3:2 ). “Hope is an essential and …
32553 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Inspiration.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… their characters. They retained all their individual peculiarities as thinkers or writers. (See BIBLE; WORD OF GOD .)
32554 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Isaac.9 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of character, which in part, at least, may have sprung from his relations to his mother and wife. After the expulsion of Ishmael and Hagar, Isaac had no competitor …
32555 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Jehoash.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… a character of sincere devotion to the God of his fathers. He held the prophet Elisha in honour, and wept by his bedside when he was dying, addressing him in the …
32556 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. John.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of character he was a “Boanerges” ( Mark 3:17 ). This spirit once and again broke out ( Matthew 20:20-24; Mark 10:35-41; Luke 9:49, Luke 9:54 ). At the betrayal he and Peter follow …
32557 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Joshua.7 (Matthew G. Easton)
The character of Joshua is thus well sketched by Edersheim:, “Born a slave in Egypt, he must have been about forty years old at the time of the Exodus. Attached …
32558 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Melchizedek.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… true God, and in his peculiar history and character an instructive type of our Lord, the great High Priest ( Hebrews 5:6, Hebrews 5:7; Hebrews 6:20 ). One of the Amarna …
32559 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Prophet.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… God. (See Numbers 12:6, Numbers 12:8 .) Thus a prophet was a spokesman for God; he spake in God’s name and by his authority ( Exodus 7:1 ). He is the mouth by which God speaks …
32560 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Propitiation.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… which God is rendered propitious, i.e., by which it becomes consistent with his character and government to pardon and bless the sinner. The propitiation …