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4741 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 …
4742 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 …
4743 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Approve, Approved.3
… deliberate choice; they willfully disapproved of having God in their knowledge.
4744 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 …
4745 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Choice, Choose, Chosen.1
Choice, Choose, Chosen
4746 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Choice, Choose, Chosen.3
… "made choice;" 1 Corinthians 1:27, 28; Ephesians 1:4; James 2:5 .
4747 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Choice, Choose, Chosen.5
in the Middle Voice, signifies "to choose," either in addition or in succession to another. It has this meaning in Acts 15:40, of Paul’s choice of Silas. For its other meaning, "to call or name," John 5:2, see CALL.
4748 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Choice, Choose, Chosen.7
… a "choice" made by God (as in Deuteronomy 7:6, 7; Deuteronomy 26:18, Sept.); in Philippians 1:22; Hebrews 11:25, of human "choice." Its special significance is to select rather …
4749 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Choice, Choose, Chosen.13
signifies "to choose before," Acts 10:41, where it is used of a choice made before by God.
4750 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Choice, Choose, Chosen.19
akin to A, No. 1 and B, "a picking out, choosing" (Eng., "eclogue"), is translated "chosen" in Acts 9:15, lit., "he is a vessel of choice unto Me." In the six other places where this word is found it is translated "election." See ELECTION.
4751 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Elect, Elected, Election.5
… . See CHOICE, B.
4752 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Elect, Elected, Election.9
… the "choice" of God of Saul of Tarsus, the phrase is, lit., "a vessel of choice." It is used four times in Romans; in Acts 9:11, of Esau and Jacob, where the phrase "the purpose …
4753 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Heresy.3
… choosing, choice" (from haireomai, "to choose"); then, "that which is chosen," and hence, "an opinion," especially a self-willed opinion, which is substituted for submission …
4754 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Love.5
… deliberate choice, made without assignable cause save that which lies in the nature of God Himself, Cp. Deuteronomy 7:7, 8 .
4755 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Purpose.18
"to bring forth or forward," or, in the Middle Voice, "to take by choice, prefer, purpose," is translated "He hath purposed" in 2 Corinthians 9:7, RV (AV, "he purposed").
4756 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Sanctification, Sanctify.5
… the choice, or election, of God; it is a Divine act preceding the acceptance of the Gospel by the individual." * [* From Notes on Thessalonians, by Hogg and Vine, pp. 115,271 …
4757 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Sick, Sickly, Sickness.5
… ." The choice of this verb instead of the repetition of No. 1 (ver. 14, see above), is suggestive of the common accompaniment of "sickness," "weariness of mind" (which is …
4758 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Turn.9
… deliberate choice; conversion is a voluntary act in response to the presentation of truth. See CONVERT.
4759 Bible Readings — Bible Questions Answered, p. 308 (Ellen G. White Estate)
Choice of Service and Worship
4760 Bible Readings — Bible Questions Answered, p. 375 (Ellen G. White Estate)
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