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4721 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. φιλέω.5
… a choice. Wisdom says, τούς ἐμέ φιλοῦντας ἀγαπῶ, Proverbs 8:17. As a futher aid in judging of the different, between the two words compare the following passages …
4722 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. χειροτονέω.5
… the choice of Jonah as high priest, 13, 2, 2; cf. Hatch in Dict. of Chris. Antiq., under the word, Ordination, p. 1501{b}; Harnack on 'Teaching ' etc. 15, 1 [ET]).). (Compare: προχειροτονέω …
4723 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Brother.5
… by choice. One example is found in 2 Kings 9:2 : “And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise …
4724 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Build.7
… the choice vine …” ( Genesis 49:11 ). Sometimes the word bên, which usually means “son,” can mean “children” (both male and female). God told Eve that “in sorrow thou shalt …
4725 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Choose.4
… God’s “choice” of Israel or something in Israel’s life. “Because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them …” ( Deuteronomy 4:37 ). Being “chosen …
4726 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Choose.5
God’s “choices” shaped the history of Israel; His “choice” led to their redemption from Egypt ( Deuteronomy 7:7 - 8 ), sent Moses and Aaron to work miracles in Egypt …
4727 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Choose.6
… Christ’s “choice” of men for service, as in Luke 6:13 (“of them he chose twelve …”) or of the objects of His grace: “… He hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the …
4728 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Covenant.11
… the choice of diatheke to translate berı̂yth. A diatheke is a will that distributes one’s property after death according to the owner’s wishes. It is completely …
4729 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Desolate, to Be.3
… subjective choice. For example, after being raped by her half-brother, Tamar is said to have remained in her brother Absalom’s house, “desolate” ( 2 Samuel 13:20 …
4730 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Despise.3
… free choice, man may “reject” God: “… Ye have despised the Lord which is among you” ( Numbers 11:20 ). At the same time, man may “reject” evil ( Isaiah 7:15 - 16 )When the things that …
4731 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Offering.27
… the choice parts on the altar, and received the rest as food ( Leviticus 7:2 - 7 ). When a cleansed leper made this offering, blood from the sacrifice was applied to …
4732 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Repent.3
… right choices, but He could not change His attitude toward evil when man continued on the wrong course. As God changed His actions, He always remained faithful …
4733 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Repent.4
… no choice but to implement His discipline. An instance of this action was in Samuel’s word to Saul, that God took the kingdom from Israel’s first king and intended …
4734 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Satan.9
… right choices and not depend upon their own human strength.
4735 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Satan.10
… right choices and that God can be glorified in every circumstance. Zechariah recorded a vision of “… Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the …
4736 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Think, Devise.4
… other choice objects ( Exodus 35:35 ). The word may deal with evil, as when Haman “devised” an evil plot against the Jewish people ( Esther 8:3 ). David issued his prayer …
4737 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Vessel.7
… thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.” Isaac told Esau to take his gear, his quiver, and his bow, “and go out to the field, and take me some venison” ( Genesis …
4738 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Wise, Skilled.11
… right choices at the opportune time. The consistency of making the right choice is an indication of maturity and development. The prerequisite for “wisdom …
4739 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Approve, Approved.3
… deliberate choice; they willfully disapproved of having God in their knowledge.
4740 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Birthright.3
… His choice depended not on the will of the flesh, but on His own authority. Thus Isaac was preferred to Ishmael, Jacob to Esau, Joseph to Reuben, David to his elder …