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93301 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Galatians, Epistle to.5 (Matthew G. Easton)
… by faith without the works of the law of Moses. After an introductory address ( Galatians 1:1-10 ) the apostle discusses the subjects which had occasioned the …
93302 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Galatians, Epistle to.6 (Matthew G. Easton)
… by faith in Jesus our Lord.”
93303 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Girdle.8 (Matthew G. Easton)
The girdle was a symbol of strength and power ( Job 12:18, Job 12:21; Job 30:11; Isaiah 22:21; Isaiah 45:5 ). “Righteousness and faithfulness” are the girdle of the Messiah ( Isaiah 11:5 ).
93304 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Habakkuk, Prophecies of.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
The passage in Habakkuk 2:4, “The just shall live by his faith,” is quoted by the apostle in Romans 1:17. (Comp. Galatians 3:12; Hebrews 10:37, Hebrews 10:38 .)
93305 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Hananiah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… a faithful man, and feared God above many” ( Nehemiah 7:2 ). (11.) Nehemiah 3:8. (12.) Nehemiah 3:30 (13.) A priest, son of Jeremiah ( Nehemiah 12:12 ). (14.) A false prophet contemporary …
93306 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Hebrews, Epistle to.5 (Matthew G. Easton)
… the faith of the gospel, probably for the church at Jerusalem. The subscription of this epistle is, of course, without authority. In this case it is incorrect …
93307 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Heman.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Heman — faithful. (1.) 1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chronicles 2:6, a son of Zerah, noted for his wisdom. (2.) Grandson of Samuel ( 1 Chronicles 6:33; 1 Chronicles 15:17 ), to whom the Psalm 88 …
93308 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Hope.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… to faith and love, and is opposed to seeing or possessing ( Romans 8:24; 1 John 3:2 ). “Hope is an essential and fundamental element of Christian life, so essential …
93309 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Hosea, Prophecies of.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… a faithful severity.” He was a contemporary of Isaiah. The book may be divided into two parts, the first containing chapters Hosea 1-3, and symbolically representing …
93310 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Intercession of Christ.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… a faithful high priest ( Hebrews 2:17, Hebrews 2:18; Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 4:16 ). This intercession is an essential part of his mediatorial work. Through him we have …
93311 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Ishmael.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… the faithful,’ would make a notable subject for an artist” ( Genesis 25:9 ). Of the after events of his life but little is known. He died at the age of one hundred and …
93312 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Israel, Kingdom of.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… remaining faithful to Solomon’s son. War, with varying success, was carried on between the two kingdoms for about sixty years, till Jehoshaphat entered into …
93313 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. James, Epistle of.6 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of faith by a consistent life. Paul contends for the doctrine of “justification by faith;” but that is justification before God, a being regarded and accepted …
93314 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Jephthah’s vow.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… the faith in the Epistle to the Hebrews ( Hebrews 11:32 ), to conclude that she was only doomed to a life of perpetual celibacy.
93315 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. John, First Epistle of.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… :3 ), faith ( 1 John 3:23; 1 John 4:3; 1 John 5:5 ), and love ( 1 John 2:7, 1 John 2:8; 1 John 3:14; 1 John 4:7; 1 John 5:1 ).
93316 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. John, Gospel of.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… Christian faith in relation to the person of Christ as its central point; and in this representation there is a picture on the one hand of the antagonism of …
93317 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Joshua.7 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of faith held up to heaven the God-given ‘rod.’ It was no doubt on that occasion that his name was changed from Oshea, ‘help,’ to Jehoshua, ‘Jehovah is help’ ( Numbers 13 …
93318 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Joshua, The Book of.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of faith, as quoted ( Joshua 10:12-15 ) from the “Book of Jasher” (q.v.). There are many explanations given of these words. They need, however, present no difficulty if …
93319 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Josiah.5 (Matthew G. Easton)
… , and faithful to his word he sought to oppose the progress of Necho.
93320 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Justification.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… is faith in or on the Lord Jesus Christ. Faith is called a “condition,” not because it possesses any merit, but only because it is the instrument, the only instrument …