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36881 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Firstborn.3

… meant spiritual and social leadership and a double portion of the father’s possessions—or twice what all the other sons received ( Deuteronomy 21:17 ). He could …

36882 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Forsake.7

… a spiritual or intellectual sense: “Cease from anger, and forsake wrath …” ( Psalms 37:8 ).

36883 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Go Down.6

… higher spiritual plane. To stand before God is to stand in His presencebefore His throne, on a higher spiritual plane. Yârad may thus be used of the humbled …

36884 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. God.14

… and spiritual lives ( Genesis 17:1 ). The true covenantal service of ’êl shadday, therefore, was not cultic or ritualistic, but moral and ethical in character.

36885 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Heal.5

… deep spiritual hurts of the people: “They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace” ( Jeremiah …

36886 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Hear.9

… and spiritual. Spiritually, one may “hear” God’s Word ( Numbers 24:4 ), or “learn” it from God. Conversely, God told Abraham that He had “heard” his prayer and would act …

36887 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Humble (Self).5

… a spiritual truth: “… The high [trees] of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled” ( Isaiah 10:33 ), or “Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain …

36888 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Load.3

… of spiritual “loads” one is carrying: “For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me” ( Psalms 38:4 ).

36889 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Look.3

… a spiritual and inner apprehension. Thus, Samuel is told by God: “Look not on his countenance …” ( 1 Samuel 16:7 ) as he searched for a king among Jesse’s sons. The sense …

36890 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Loose Conduct.3

… or spiritual adultery may be represented by zimmâh ( Psalms 119:150; cf. Ezekiel 16:12 - 28 ). A plan or scheme identified by the word is, therefore, a “harlotrous” plan …

36891 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Make (Cut) a Covenant.5

… of spiritual and social extermination. A person “cut off” in this manner is not necessarily killed but may be driven out of the family and removed from the blessings …

36892 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Man.5

… essentially spiritual; he has an invisible and immortal aspect which is simple or indivisible.) Other elements of this image are his mind and will, intellectual …

36893 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Man.6

… through spiritual union with the Christ, the second Adam ( Romans 5:12 - 21 ). In some later passages of Scripture ’âdâm is difficult to distinguish from ‘ish —man …

36894 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Needy Person.6

… one’s spiritual condition before God: “Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because …

36895 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Poor (Person), Weak (Person).6

… to spiritual oppression as in Psalms 22:24 : “For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him.…” Outward …

36896 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Poor (Person), Weak (Person).14

… ) of spiritual poverty (in such cases it is sometimes paralleled to ‘ebyon ): “Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of …

36897 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Redeem.8

… places spiritual redemption in parallel with physical redemption. For example: “Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: // deliver me because of mine enemies” ( Psalms …

36898 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Return.8

… of spiritually returning (metaphorically) to the Lord, shûb can mean “turning away from” following Him ( Numbers 14:43 ), “turning from” pursuing evil ( 1 Kings 8:35 …

36899 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Sanctify.3

… ethicalmoral (spiritual) holiness here since the atoning blood was applied to the people involved. The state appears to be emphasized when the word is used …

36900 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Save.7

… the spiritual aspect of God’s eternal covenant. This is clear in passages such as Psalms 86, where David confesses that, although the ruler of Israel, he is …