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35861 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Divination.57

… certain spiritual beings who are willing on certain terms to impart it; (3) such secret knowledge is imparted generally to special classes of men (rarely women …

35862 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Divorce in the New Testament.6

… the spiritual or ethical teachings of Christ. Luke however caught the gist of the whole teaching about divorce in recording the prohibition to put away …

35864 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Divorce in the Old Testament.18

… as spiritual adultery, which necessarily broke off the spiritual ties, and divorced the nation from God ( Isaiah 1:21; Ezekiel 16:22; Revelation 2:22 ).

35865 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Door.4

… their spiritual needs supplied.’ (3) The figure in Revelation 3:20 is expressive of Christ’s patient, persistent and affectionate appeal to men. (4) Elsewhere …

35866 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Drunkenness.5

… and spiritual effects: it leads to a maladministration of justice ( Proverbs 31:5; Isaiah 5:23 ), provokes anger and a contentious, brawling spirit ( Proverbs 20 …

35867 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Drunkenness.11

… or spiritual perplexity ( Job 12:25; Isaiah 19:14; Jeremiah 23:9 ), bewilderment and helplessness under calamity ( Jeremiah 13:13; Ezekiel 23:33 ). It furnishes a figure …

35868 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Dumb.2

… of spirituality ("dumb dogs," Isaiah 56:10 ). The speechlessness of Saul’s companions ( Acts 9:7 ) was due to fright; that of the man without the wedding garment was …

35869 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ear.4

… of spiritual perception. If the ear listens, the heart willingly submits, but often the spiritual ear is "hardened" ( Isaiah 6:10; Zechariah 7:11; Matthew 13:15; Acts …

35870 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Earnest.3

… the spiritual sense, as used in the passages above named, the reference is to the work of the Spirit of God in our hearts being a token and pledge of a perfect …

35871 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Earthly.2

… or spiritual. (2) 2 Corinthians 5:1, "the earthly house of our tabernacle," i.e. the body with which we are clothed on earth, in contrast to the spiritual resurrection …

35872 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ecclesiastes, the Preacher.20

… and spiritual conflict. It is a delineation which may serve for warning, and which is in other ways wholesomely instructive; and in the outcome of it, it is full …

35873 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Education.33

… Divine spiritual kingdom, based upon the personal, ethical character of the individual and the mutual, spiritual fellowship of believers.

35874 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Elder in the New Testament.5

… exercise spiritual oversight over the flock entrusted to them. From the references in Acts (14:23; 20:17) it may be inferred that the churches generally had …

35875 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Election.17

… Christian spiritual standing and character, having "not the Spirit of Christ, is none of his" ( Romans 8:9 ). The chosen community accordingly, not as it seems ab …

35876 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Election.20

… the spiritual sphere. What we have thus seen leaves still unstated what, according to Scripture, is the goal and issue of the elective act. In this article, remembering …

35877 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Election.23

… a spiritual fact like election, which belongs to the innermost purpose and work of the Eternal, necessarily leads us to a region where comprehension is impossible …

35878 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Election.26

… of spiritual study, we inevitably "know in part," and in a very limited part. The treatment of election has at times in Christian history been carried on as if …

35879 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Enlighten.5

… of spiritual light to the soul ( Psalms 19:8; Ephesians 1:18, photizo; Hebrews 6:4; 10:32 ). This spiritual enlightening the Spirit of God brings about through the …

35880 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Entangle.2

Entangle - en-tan’-g’-l: Found but 5 times in the Scriptures (the King James Version), once in the Old Testament, yet most significant as illustrating the process of mental, moral and spiritual confusion and enslavement.