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Cab. căb
See MEASURES.
Cabul, cā′-bûl, “like naught” (?)
Peter sent there. Acts 10.
Cain, cain, “possession” (?)
Caleb, cā′-lĕb, “a dog” (?)
Calendar, Jewish. See Months.
Call, of God to repentance and salvation, Psa. 49; Psa. 50, etc.; Prov. 1:2020Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: (Proverbs 1:20); Prov. 2:20-8; Isa. 1:2020But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. (Isaiah 1:20); Isa. 45:2020Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. (Isaiah 45:20); Isa. 56:77Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. (Isaiah 56:7); Jer. 35:1515I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me. (Jeremiah 35:15); Hos. 6; 14; Joel 2:1515Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: (Joel 2:15); Jonah 4:55So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city. (Jonah 4:5); Matt. 3:1515And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. (Matthew 3:15); Matt. 11:2828Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28); John 7:37; 12:4437In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. (John 7:37)
44Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. (John 12:44); Rom. 8:2828And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28); Rom. 9-11; 2 Cor. 5:2020Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. (2 Corinthians 5:20); Rev. 2:5; 3:3,19; 22:175Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. (Revelation 2:5)
3Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. (Revelation 3:3)
19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. (Revelation 3:19)
17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. (Revelation 22:17).
danger of rejecting, Psa. 50:1717Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee. (Psalm 50:17); Prov. 1:24; 29:124Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; (Proverbs 1:24)
1He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. (Proverbs 29:1); Isa. 6:9; 66:49And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. (Isaiah 6:9)
4I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not. (Isaiah 66:4); Jer. 6:19; 26:4; 35:1719Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it. (Jeremiah 6:19)
4And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you, (Jeremiah 26:4)
17Therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered. (Jeremiah 35:17); Matt. 22:33And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. (Matthew 22:3); John 12:4848He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. (John 12:48); Acts 13:46; 18:6; 28:2446Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. (Acts 13:46)
6And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. (Acts 18:6)
24And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. (Acts 28:24); Rom. 11:88(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. (Romans 11:8); 2 Thess. 2:1010And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. (2 Thessalonians 2:10); Heb. 2:1; 12:251Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. (Hebrews 2:1)
25See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: (Hebrews 12:25); Rev. 2:55Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. (Revelation 2:5).
Abraham, Gen. 12.
Moses, Ex. 3.
Samuel, 1 Sam. 3.
Elijah, 1 Kings 17.
Isaiah, Isa. 6.
Jeremiah, Jer. 1.
Ezekiel, Ezek. 1.
Hosea, Hos. 1.
of Jonah. Jonah 1.
Calling, or vocation of the gospel, Rom. 11:2929For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. (Romans 11:29); 1 Cor. 1:2626For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: (1 Corinthians 1:26); Eph. 1:18; 4:118The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, (Ephesians 1:18)
1I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, (Ephesians 4:1); Phil. 3:1414I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:14); 2 Thess. 1:1111Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: (2 Thessalonians 1:11); 2 Tim. 1:99Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, (2 Timothy 1:9); Heb. 3:11Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; (Hebrews 3:1); 1 Peter 2:99But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: (1 Peter 2:9); 2 Peter 1:1010Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: (2 Peter 1:10); Rev. 19:99And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. (Revelation 19:9).
Camel. (1) (Job 1:33His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. (Job 1:3)). Heb. Gâmâl; Gk. κάμηλος: the generic name for camel, including both the Arabian one-humped (Camelus dromedarius) and Bactrian two-humped species (Camelus Bactrianus); but the latter was rare.
Camel’s hair; Raiment of camel’s hair (Matt. 3:44And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. (Matthew 3:4)) was not a skin, but a coat of cloth, woven from the hair of the camel. Such is the ordinary outer garment of the Bedouin of to-day.
Camon, cā′-mŏn, “stability” (?). Judg. 10:55And Jair died, and was buried in Camon. (Judges 10:5).
Camphire. Song of Sol. 1:14; 4:1314My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi. (Song of Solomon 1:14)
13Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, (Song of Solomon 4:13). Heb. Côpher; Gk. κύπρος; Bot. N. Lawsonia alba. R.V. “henna-flowers.” A small shrub, with dark bark, leaves pale green like a lilac, and bearing clusters of white and yellow blossoms, very fragrant; from which is obtained the henna dye with which the Arabs dye their nails, palms, etc.
Cana, cā′-nă; Christ turns water into wine at. John 2.
Canaan, cā′-nă-ăn, “low region.”
Isaac and Jacob, Gen. 28.
Esau, Gen. 36.
Joseph, Gen. 37.
allotted to children of Israel. Josh. 14.
the spies visit, and their report. Num. 13.
Canaanite, cā′-nă-ăn-īte, “a zealot.”
See ZEALOTS.
Candle; Wherever the word occurs in the A.V. the R.V. more correctly substitutes lamp (with the single exception of Jer. 25:1010Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. (Jeremiah 25:10)). The lamps were earthenware, shaped like a butter-boat.
Canker, (an old spelling of “cancer”).
Canticles, “songs”; one of the titles of the “Song of Solomon.”
Caper-berry; (Eccl. 12:55Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets: (Ecclesiastes 12:5) R.V.). Heb. A.V. desire. The fruit of the Capparis spinosa. The ripe berry is 2 to 2½ inches in length. The young berries are pungent and stimulating to the appetite. “The caper-berry shall fail” R.V. may mean that in old age it fails to act as a stimulant. The expression in R.V. margin, “the caper-berry shall burst” refers to the bursting of the seed pods, as an emblem of death.
Caphtorim; Caphtorims, căph′-tō-rĭm; căph′-tō-rĭms, “inhabitants of Caphtor”; Gen. 10:1414And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim. (Genesis 10:14).
fulfilled, 2 Kings 25; 2 Chron. 36; Esther 2; Psa. 137; Jer. 39; 52; Dan. 1.
return from, Ezra 1; Neh. 2; Psa. 126.
Care, worldly, deprecated, Matt. 6:2525Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? (Matthew 6:25); Luke 8:14; 12:2214And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. (Luke 8:14)
22And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. (Luke 12:22); John 6:2727Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. (John 6:27); 1 Cor. 7:3232But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: (1 Corinthians 7:32); Phil. 4:66Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (Philippians 4:6); 1 Tim. 6:88And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. (1 Timothy 6:8); 2 Tim. 2:44No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. (2 Timothy 2:4); Heb. 13:55Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. (Hebrews 13:5).
Careful; very anxious.
Carmel, cär′-mĕl, “the park” or “the gardenland.”
(1) city of, in the tribe of Zebulun, below the eastern end of Mt. Carmel. Josh. 12:2222The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one; (Joshua 12:22); 1 Sam. 25.
Carmi, cär′-mī, “a vine-dresser.”
Zech. 1:2020And the Lord showed me four carpenters. (Zechariah 1:20): and the Lord showed me four c. R.V. smiths.
(2) (Psa. 45:88All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. (Psalm 45:8)). Heb. Ketzîȏth; Gk. κασία. Both words probably refer to some Cassia lignea, the product of Cinnamonum cassia, cassia buds, and cassia bark, i.e., the bark of other kinds of Cinnamonum than that which yields true cinnamon.
Castaway; outcast.
Caterpillar. Joel 1:44That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. (Joel 1:4). The palmerworm of A.V. Heb. Gâzâm; Gk. κάμπη. Œdipoda migratoria, the larvæ of locusts, butterflies, moths and any larva destroying buds of plants.
Cattle. Psa. 50:1010For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. (Psalm 50:10). Heb. Aleph; Gk. κτήνη. There were two kinds, long- and short-horned, the former more numerous. See Ox.
regulations respecting, Ex. 20:10; 21:28; 22:1; 23:410But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: (Exodus 20:10)
28If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit. (Exodus 21:28)
1If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. (Exodus 22:1)
4If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. (Exodus 23:4); Deut. 5:14; 22:1; 25:414But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. (Deuteronomy 5:14)
1Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. (Deuteronomy 22:1)
4Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. (Deuteronomy 25:4) (1 Cor. 9:99For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? (1 Corinthians 9:9); 1 Tim. 5:1818For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his reward. (1 Timothy 5:18)).
Cauda; R.V.; same as CLAUDA.
Cedar. Lev. 14:44Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: (Leviticus 14:4); Psa. 104:1616The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; (Psalm 104:16); Ezek. 31:3-93Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs. 4The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field. 5Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth. 6All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations. 7Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters. 8The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty. 9I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him. (Ezekiel 31:3‑9). Heb. Erez; Gk. κέδρος; Bot. N. Cedrus Libani. Cedar is used in Scripture generically of the whole pine-tree family, and specially of the cedar of Lebanon.
Centurion. (1) servant of, healed, Matt. 8; Luke 7.
Chalcedony. Rev. 21:1919And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; (Revelation 21:19). Gk. χαλκηδών. The name chalcedony is now applied to a transparent or translucent indistinctly crystallized variety of quartz, usually to the white or gray variety.
Chamber; is the general term for any room in a house. It is only in the houses of kings and nobles that it means a “bed-room” since the majority of houses were only one story high.
Chameleon. (1) (Lev. 11:3030And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. (Leviticus 11:30)). Heb. Côäḥ; Gk. χαμαιλέων; Zool. S. Psammosaurus scincus. T.: Hydrosaurus Niloticus. T.: R.V. land-crocodile, or monitor lizard.
(2) (Lev. 11:3030And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. (Leviticus 11:30)). Heb. Tinshémeth; Gk. ἀσπάλαξ; Zool. S. Chameleo vulgaris. T.: R.V. chameleon. A.V. mole.
Chamois. Deut. 14:55The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois. (Deuteronomy 14:5). Heb. Zémer, springing or leaping; Gk. καμηλοπάρδαλις, camelopard. Not our chamois, nor the camelopard, but the wild goat, or the mountain sheep with its curving horns two feet in length.
of Peter to the elders, 1 Peter 5.
Charity, (love to our neighbor). Mark 12:3333And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. (Mark 12:33); Rom. 13:8-108Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 10Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. (Romans 13:8‑10); 1 Cor. 13:1-8,131Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. (1 Corinthians 13:1‑8)
13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. (1 Corinthians 13:13); 1 Thess. 1:3; 3:6; 4:93Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; (1 Thessalonians 1:3)
6But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you: (1 Thessalonians 3:6)
9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. (1 Thessalonians 4:9); 1 Tim. 1:5; 4:125Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: (1 Timothy 1:5)
12Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. (1 Timothy 4:12); 2 Tim. 3:1010But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, (2 Timothy 3:10); Heb. 6:1010For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have showed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. (Hebrews 6:10); James 2:88If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well: (James 2:8); 1 Peter 1:2222Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: (1 Peter 1:22); 1 John 2:10; 3:14; 4:1110He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. (1 John 2:10)
14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. (1 John 3:14)
11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. (1 John 4:11); Rev. 2:1919I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. (Revelation 2:19).
commanded. Lev. 19:1818Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the Lord. (Leviticus 19:18); Deut. 10:1919Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. (Deuteronomy 10:19); Matt. 5:44; 22:3944But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; (Matthew 5:44)
39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. (Matthew 22:39); 1 Cor. 14:1; 16:141Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. (1 Corinthians 14:1)
14Let all your things be done with charity. (1 Corinthians 16:14); Gal. 5:14; 6:1014For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. (Galatians 5:14)
10As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. (Galatians 6:10); Eph. 4:22With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; (Ephesians 4:2); 1 John 3:23; 4:7,2123And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. (1 John 3:23)
7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. (1 John 4:7)
21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. (1 John 4:21); 2 John 55And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. (2 John 5).
evidences of. Lev. 19:11; 25:3511Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. (Leviticus 19:11)
35And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. (Leviticus 25:35); Isa. 58:77Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? (Isaiah 58:7); Matt. 18:15; 25:3515Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. (Matthew 18:15)
35For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: (Matthew 25:35); John 13:3535By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. (John 13:35); Rom. 12:1515Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. (Romans 12:15); 1 Cor. 12:2626And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it. (1 Corinthians 12:26); Eph. 4:3232And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. (Ephesians 4:32); 1 Thess. 5:1414Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. (1 Thessalonians 5:14); Heb. 6:1010For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have showed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. (Hebrews 6:10); 1 Peter 4:88And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. (1 Peter 4:8); 1 John 3:10,14; 4:2010In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. (1 John 3:10)
14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. (1 John 3:14)
20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? (1 John 4:20).
Chedorlaomer, chĕd-ôr-lā-ō′-mĕr, “servant of Laomer” (?); king of Elam, takes Lot prisoner, but subdued by Abram. Gen. 24.
Chelub, chē′-lŭb, “bird-trap” (?)
Chenaanah, chĕ-nā′-ă-năh; feminine of Canaan (?).
Chephar-haammonai, chē′-phär–hă-ăm′-mō-nai, “village of the Ammonites”; Josh. 18:2424And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages: (Joshua 18:24).
Cherith, chē′-rĭth, “gorge” (?); a brook “before” i.e., east of, Jordan, probably in Gilead. Elijah fed by ravens. 1 Kings 17:55So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. (1 Kings 17:5).
Ezekiel’s visions of. Ezek. 1; 10.
Chesnut. Gen. 30:3737And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods. (Genesis 30:37). Heb. ’Armôn; Gk. πλάτανος; Bot. N. Platanus orientalis. R.V. plane tree, which is undoubtedly correct. It grows by watercourses, and is one of the finest trees in the country, growing sometimes to be 100 feet high.
duty of. Ex. 20:1212Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. (Exodus 20:12); Lev. 19:3,323Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. (Leviticus 19:3)
32Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord. (Leviticus 19:32); Deut. 5:16; 30:216Honor thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. (Deuteronomy 5:16)
2And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; (Deuteronomy 30:2); Prov. 1:8; 6:20; 13:1; 15:5; 19:27; 23:22; 24:21; 28:7,248My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: (Proverbs 1:8)
20My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: (Proverbs 6:20)
1A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. (Proverbs 13:1)
5A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. (Proverbs 15:5)
27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. (Proverbs 19:27)
22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. (Proverbs 23:22)
21My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: (Proverbs 24:21)
7Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. (Proverbs 28:7)
24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. (Proverbs 28:24); Eccl. 12:11Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; (Ecclesiastes 12:1); Eph. 6:11Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. (Ephesians 6:1); Col. 3:2020Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. (Colossians 3:20); 1 Tim. 5:44But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to show piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God. (1 Timothy 5:4); Heb. 12:99Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? (Hebrews 12:9); 1 Peter 5:55Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. (1 Peter 5:5).
WICKED. 1 Sam. 2:12,2512Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord. (1 Samuel 2:12)
25If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them. (1 Samuel 2:25); Prov. 15:5; 17:21; 19:13,26; 28:7,24; 30:115A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. (Proverbs 15:5)
21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. (Proverbs 17:21)
13A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. (Proverbs 19:13)
26He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. (Proverbs 19:26)
7Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. (Proverbs 28:7)
24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. (Proverbs 28:24)
11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. (Proverbs 30:11); Isa. 3:55And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honorable. (Isaiah 3:5); Ezek. 22:77In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. (Ezekiel 22:7).
LORD Jesus. Matt. 1:2121And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21); Luke 2:1111For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:11); John 1:41; 4:4241He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. (John 1:41)
42And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world. (John 4:42); Acts 5:31; 11:17; 13:23; 15:11; 16:31; 20:2131Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. (Acts 5:31)
17Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God? (Acts 11:17)
23Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus: (Acts 13:23)
11But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. (Acts 15:11)
31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (Acts 16:31)
21Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 20:21); Rom. 5:1,11; 6:23; 7:25; 13:14; 15:6,30; 16:181Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: (Romans 5:1)
11And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. (Romans 5:11)
23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23)
25I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. (Romans 7:25)
14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. (Romans 13:14)
6That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 15:6)
30Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; (Romans 15:30)
18For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. (Romans 16:18); 1 Cor. 1:2-3,7,10; 5:42Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: 3Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 1:2‑3)
7So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: (1 Corinthians 1:7)
10Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. (1 Corinthians 1:10)
4In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, (1 Corinthians 5:4); Eph. 5:2020Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; (Ephesians 5:20); Phil. 3:2020For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: (Philippians 3:20); 1 Tim. 1:1,12; 3:13; 4:6; 5:211Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; (1 Timothy 1:1)
12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; (1 Timothy 1:12)
13For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. (1 Timothy 3:13)
6If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. (1 Timothy 4:6)
21I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality. (1 Timothy 5:21); 2 Tim. 1:1010But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: (2 Timothy 1:10); Titus 1:4; 2:13; 3:64To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. (Titus 1:4)
13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; (Titus 2:13)
6Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; (Titus 3:6); Philem. 3,5,253Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Philemon 3)
5Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; (Philemon 5)
25The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. <<Written from Rome to Philemon, by Onesimus a servant.>> (Philemon 25); Heb. 13:8,218Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. (Hebrews 13:8)
21Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. (Hebrews 13:21); James 1:11James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. (James 1:1); 1 Peter 1:33Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (1 Peter 1:3); 2 Peter 1:1,11; 2:20; 3:2,181Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: (2 Peter 1:1)
11For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:11)
20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. (2 Peter 2:20)
2That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: (2 Peter 3:2)
18But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. (2 Peter 3:18); 1 John 4:1010Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (1 John 4:10); Jude 1,4,17,211Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: (Jude 1)
4For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. (Jude 4)
17But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; (Jude 17)
21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. (Jude 21); Rev. 22:2121The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. (Revelation 22:21).
Divine Nature of:; as Jehovah. Col. 1:1616For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: (Colossians 1:16); Isa. 6:1-31In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 2Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 3And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. (Isaiah 6:1‑3), with John 12:4141These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. (John 12:41); Isa. 8:13-1413Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. 14And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. (Isaiah 8:13‑14), with 1 Peter 2:88And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. (1 Peter 2:8); Isa. 40:33The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. (Isaiah 40:3), with Matt. 3:33For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. (Matthew 3:3); Isa. 40:11; 44:611He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. (Isaiah 40:11)
6Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. (Isaiah 44:6), with Rev. 1:1717And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: (Revelation 1:17); Isa. 48:12-1612Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. 13Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together. 14All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The Lord hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans. 15I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous. 16Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me. (Isaiah 48:12‑16), with Rev. 22:1313I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. (Revelation 22:13); Jer. 23:5-65Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jeremiah 23:5‑6), with 1 Cor. 1:3030But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: (1 Corinthians 1:30); Joel 2:3232And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call. (Joel 2:32), with Acts 2:2121And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Acts 2:21), and 1 Cor. 1:22Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: (1 Corinthians 1:2); Mal. 3:11Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. (Malachi 3:1), with Mark 1:22As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. (Mark 1:2), and Luke 2:2727And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, (Luke 2:27); Heb. 13:2020Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, (Hebrews 13:20); James 2:11My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. (James 2:1).
the Eternal God and Creator, Judge and Saviour. Psa. 45:6-7; 102:24-276Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. (Psalm 45:6‑7)
24I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations. 25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. 26They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: 27But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. (Psalm 102:24‑27), with Heb. 1:8,10-128But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. (Hebrews 1:8)
10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: 11They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 12And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. (Hebrews 1:10‑12); Isa. 9:66For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6); Eccl. 12:1414For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. (Ecclesiastes 12:14), with 1 Cor. 4:55Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. (1 Corinthians 4:5); Jer. 10:1010But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. (Jeremiah 10:10), with John 20:1010Then the disciples went away again unto their own home. (John 20:10); Hos. 1:77But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen. (Hosea 1:7), with Titus 2:1313Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; (Titus 2:13); John 1:11In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1); Rom. 9:55Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. (Romans 9:5); 2 Cor. 5:1010For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. (2 Corinthians 5:10); 2 Tim. 4:11I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; (2 Timothy 4:1).
Son of God. Matt. 26:63-6763But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. 64Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 65Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. 66What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death. 67Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands, (Matthew 26:63‑67); John 1:14,18; 3:16,1814And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)
18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. (John 1:18)
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)
18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (John 3:18); 1 John 4:99In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. (1 John 4:9).
Eternal, Omnipresent, Omnipotent, and Omniscient. Psa. 45:33Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. (Psalm 45:3); Isa. 9:66For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6); Mic. 5:22But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. (Micah 5:2); Matt. 18:20; 28:2020For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. (Matthew 18:20)
20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. (Matthew 28:20); John 1:1; 3:13; 16:30; 21:171In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)
13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. (John 3:13)
30Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God. (John 16:30)
17He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. (John 21:17); Phil. 3:2121Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. (Philippians 3:21); Col. 1:1717And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. (Colossians 1:17); Heb. 1:8-108But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 9Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: (Hebrews 1:8‑10); Rev. 1:88I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. (Revelation 1:8).
celebrated by the redeemed. Rev. 5:8-14; 7:9-128And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odors, which are the prayers of saints. 9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 11And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. 13And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 14And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. (Revelation 5:8‑14)
9After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; 10And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. 11And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 12Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. (Revelation 7:9‑12).
HARMONY OF THE LIFE OF. See Christ, Harmony of the Life of.
NAMES, TITLES, AND OFFICES OF.
Lamb of God. John 1:29,3629The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. (John 1:29)
36And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! (John 1:36); Rev. 5:6; 6:1,16; 12:11; 13:8; 15:3; 19:7; 22:1,36And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. (Revelation 5:6)
1And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. (Revelation 6:1)
16And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: (Revelation 6:16)
11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. (Revelation 12:11)
8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Revelation 13:8)
3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. (Revelation 15:3)
7Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. (Revelation 19:7)
1And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. (Revelation 22:1)
3And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: (Revelation 22:3).
Lord our Righteousness. Jer. 23:6; 33:166In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jeremiah 23:6)
16In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The Lord our righteousness. (Jeremiah 33:16); Mal. 4:22But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. (Malachi 4:2); Acts 17:3131Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. (Acts 17:31); Rom. 5:1818Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. (Romans 5:18); Phil. 1:1111Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. (Philippians 1:11); Heb. 7:22To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; (Hebrews 7:2); 2 Peter 1:11Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: (2 Peter 1:1).
Mediator. Gal. 3:1919Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. (Galatians 3:19); 1 Tim. 2:55For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; (1 Timothy 2:5); Heb. 2:17; 7:25; 8:6; 9:15; 10:10; 12:2,24; 13:1517Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. (Hebrews 2:17)
25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. (Hebrews 7:25)
6But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. (Hebrews 8:6)
15And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. (Hebrews 9:15)
10By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. (Hebrews 10:10)
2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12:2)
24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. (Hebrews 12:24)
15By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. (Hebrews 13:15).
Prophet, Priest, and King. Deut. 18:1515The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; (Deuteronomy 18:15); Isa. 49; 50; 51; 52; Nah. 1:1515Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off. (Nahum 1:15); Matt. 2:2; 23:36; 24:4; 25:342Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. (Matthew 2:2)
36Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. (Matthew 23:36)
4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. (Matthew 24:4)
34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: (Matthew 25:34); Luke 4:1,15-16,18,24; 5:3,17,32; 19:41; 21:10,25; 22:34; 23:2,27; 24:191And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, (Luke 4:1)
15And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. (Luke 4:15‑16)
18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, (Luke 4:18)
24And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. (Luke 4:24)
3And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. (Luke 5:3)
17And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. (Luke 5:17)
32I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. (Luke 5:32)
41And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, (Luke 19:41)
10Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: (Luke 21:10)
25And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; (Luke 21:25)
34And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. (Luke 22:34)
2And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. (Luke 23:2)
27And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. (Luke 23:27)
19And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: (Luke 24:19); John 18:37; 19:14,1937Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. (John 18:37)
14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! (John 19:14)
19And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. (John 19:19); Acts 17:77Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus. (Acts 17:7); 1 Tim. 1:17; 6:1517Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. (1 Timothy 1:17)
15Which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; (1 Timothy 6:15); Heb. 1:8; 2:17; 3:18But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. (Hebrews 1:8)
17Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. (Hebrews 2:17)
1Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; (Hebrews 3:1); Rev. 1:5; 11:15; 15:3; 17:14; 19:165And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, (Revelation 1:5)
15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. (Revelation 11:15)
3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. (Revelation 15:3)
14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. (Revelation 17:14)
16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (Revelation 19:16).
Son of God. Matt. 2:15; 3:17; 4:3,615And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. (Matthew 2:15)
17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (Matthew 3:17)
3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. (Matthew 4:3)
6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. (Matthew 4:6); Luke 1:32,35; 3:22; 4:3,9,34,4132He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: (Luke 1:32)
35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:35)
22And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. (Luke 3:22)
3And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. (Luke 4:3)
9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: (Luke 4:9)
34Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God. (Luke 4:34)
41And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ. (Luke 4:41); John 1:34,49; 3:16,18,35-36; 5:22-23; 6:40,69; 12:26; 13:3; 14:13; 15:23; 16:27,30; 17:1; 19:734And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. (John 1:34)
49Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. (John 1:49)
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)
18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (John 3:18)
35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. 36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. (John 3:35‑36)
22For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: 23That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father which hath sent him. (John 5:22‑23)
40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. (John 6:40)
69And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. (John 6:69)
26If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honor. (John 12:26)
3Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; (John 13:3)
13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. (John 14:13)
23He that hateth me hateth my Father also. (John 15:23)
27For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God. (John 16:27)
30Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God. (John 16:30)
1These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: (John 17:1)
7The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. (John 19:7); Rom. 1:9; 5:10; 8:3,29,329For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; (Romans 1:9)
10For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. (Romans 5:10)
3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: (Romans 8:3)
29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. (Romans 8:29)
32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? (Romans 8:32); 1 Cor. 1:99God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. (1 Corinthians 1:9); Gal. 1:16; 4:4,616To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: (Galatians 1:16)
4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, (Galatians 4:4)
6And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. (Galatians 4:6); Col. 1:1313Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: (Colossians 1:13); 1 Thess. 1:1010And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. (1 Thessalonians 1:10); Heb. 1:2,5,8; 3:6; 4:14; 5:5,8; 6:6; 7:32Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; (Hebrews 1:2)
5For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? (Hebrews 1:5)
8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. (Hebrews 1:8)
6But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. (Hebrews 3:6)
14Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. (Hebrews 4:14)
5So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee. (Hebrews 5:5)
8Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; (Hebrews 5:8)
6If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. (Hebrews 6:6)
3Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. (Hebrews 7:3); 1 John 4:1,3,7; 3:23; 4:9-10; 5:91Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1)
3And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. (1 John 4:3)
7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. (1 John 4:7)
23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. (1 John 3:23)
9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (1 John 4:9‑10)
9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. (1 John 5:9).
Son of Man. Ezek. 2:11And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. (Ezekiel 2:1); Matt. 8:20; 9:6; 10:23; 11:19; 12:8,32,40; 13:37,41; 16:13; 17:9,22; 24:27,30,44; 25:31; 26:2,24,4520And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. (Matthew 8:20)
6But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. (Matthew 9:6)
23But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. (Matthew 10:23)
19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. (Matthew 11:19)
8For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day. (Matthew 12:8)
32And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. (Matthew 12:32)
40For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. (Matthew 12:40)
37He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; (Matthew 13:37)
41The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; (Matthew 13:41)
13When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? (Matthew 16:13)
9And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. (Matthew 17:9)
22And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: (Matthew 17:22)
27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. (Matthew 24:27)
30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (Matthew 24:30)
44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. (Matthew 24:44)
31When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: (Matthew 25:31)
2Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. (Matthew 26:2)
24The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. (Matthew 26:24)
45Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. (Matthew 26:45); Mark 8:38; 9:12,31; 13:2638Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. (Mark 8:38)
12And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. (Mark 9:12)
31For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day. (Mark 9:31)
26And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. (Mark 13:26); Luke 5:24; 6:22; 9:22,26; 11:30; 12:8; 17:22; 18:8; 19:10; 21:36; 22:4824But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. (Luke 5:24)
22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. (Luke 6:22)
22Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. (Luke 9:22)
26For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels. (Luke 9:26)
30For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. (Luke 11:30)
8Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: (Luke 12:8)
22And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. (Luke 17:22)
8I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? (Luke 18:8)
10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. (Luke 19:10)
36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. (Luke 21:36)
48But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? (Luke 22:48); John 1:51; 3:13; 5:27; 6:27,53,62; 8:28; 12:23,34; 13:3151And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. (John 1:51)
13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. (John 3:13)
27And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. (John 5:27)
27Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. (John 6:27)
53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. (John 6:53)
62What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? (John 6:62)
28Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. (John 8:28)
23And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. (John 12:23)
34The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man? (John 12:34)
31Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. (John 13:31); Acts 7:5656And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. (Acts 7:56); Rev. 1:1313And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. (Revelation 1:13).
PROPHECIES RELATING TO
1. His First Advent. The fact. Gen. 3:1515And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. (Genesis 3:15); Deut. 18:1515The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; (Deuteronomy 18:15); Psa. 89:2020I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: (Psalm 89:20); Isa. 2:2; 28:16; 32:1; 35:4; 42:6; 49:1; 55:42And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. (Isaiah 2:2)
16Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. (Isaiah 28:16)
1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. (Isaiah 32:1)
4Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you. (Isaiah 35:4)
6I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; (Isaiah 42:6)
1Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1)
4Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. (Isaiah 55:4); Ezek. 34:2424And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it. (Ezekiel 34:24); Dan. 2:4444And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. (Daniel 2:44); Mic. 4:11But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. (Micah 4:1); Zech. 3:88Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. (Zechariah 3:8).
His Divinity. Psa. 2:7,11; 45:6-7,11; 72:8; 89:26-27; 102:24-27; 110:17I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. (Psalm 2:7)
11Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. (Psalm 2:11)
6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. (Psalm 45:6‑7)
11So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. (Psalm 45:11)
8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. (Psalm 72:8)
26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. 27Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. (Psalm 89:26‑27)
24I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations. 25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. 26They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: 27But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. (Psalm 102:24‑27)
1<<A Psalm of David.>> The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. (Psalm 110:1); Isa. 9:6; 25:9; 40:106For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)
9And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. (Isaiah 25:9)
10Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. (Isaiah 40:10); Jer. 23:66In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jeremiah 23:6); Mic. 5:22But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. (Micah 5:2); Mal. 3:11Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. (Malachi 3:1).
Human Generation, Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 21:12; 22:18; 26:4; 28:14; 49:103And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Genesis 12:3)
18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? (Genesis 18:18)
12And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. (Genesis 21:12)
18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. (Genesis 22:18)
4And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; (Genesis 26:4)
14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. (Genesis 28:14)
10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. (Genesis 49:10); 2 Sam. 7:1414I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: (2 Samuel 7:14); Psa. 18:4-6,50; 22:22-23; 89:4,20,36; 132:114The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. 6In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. (Psalm 18:4‑6)
50Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and showeth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore. (Psalm 18:50)
22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. 23Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. (Psalm 22:22‑23)
4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah. (Psalm 89:4)
20I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: (Psalm 89:20)
36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. (Psalm 89:36)
11The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. (Psalm 132:11); Isa. 11:11And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: (Isaiah 11:1); Jer. 23:5; 33:155Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. (Jeremiah 23:5)
15In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. (Jeremiah 33:15).
Conversion of Gentiles. Isa. 11:1010And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. (Isaiah 11:10); Deut. 32:4343Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people. (Deuteronomy 32:43); Psa. 18:49; 19:4; 117:149Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. (Psalm 18:49)
4Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, (Psalm 19:4)
1O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. (Psalm 117:1); Isa. 42:1; 45:23; 49:6; 65:11Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. (Isaiah 42:1)
23I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. (Isaiah 45:23)
6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. (Isaiah 49:6)
1I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name. (Isaiah 65:1); Hos. 1:10; 2:2310Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. (Hosea 1:10)
23And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God. (Hosea 2:23); Joel 2:3232And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call. (Joel 2:32).
5. His Passion. Rejection by Jews and Gentiles. Psa. 2:1; 22:12; 41:5; 56:5; 69:8; 118:22-231Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? (Psalm 2:1)
12Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. (Psalm 22:12)
5Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? (Psalm 41:5)
5Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. (Psalm 56:5)
8I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children. (Psalm 69:8)
22The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. 23This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. (Psalm 118:22‑23); Isa. 6:9-10; 8:14; 29:13; 53:1; 65:29And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. (Isaiah 6:9‑10)
14And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. (Isaiah 8:14)
13Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: (Isaiah 29:13)
1Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? (Isaiah 53:1)
2I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts; (Isaiah 65:2).
7. His Ascension. Psa. 16:11; 24:7; 68:18; 110:1; 118:1911Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. (Psalm 16:11)
7Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. (Psalm 24:7)
18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them. (Psalm 68:18)
1<<A Psalm of David.>> The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. (Psalm 110:1)
19Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord: (Psalm 118:19). Dominion universal and everlasting. 1 Chron. 17:11-1411And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 12He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever. 13I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee: 14But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore. (1 Chronicles 17:11‑14); Psa. 72:88He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. (Psalm 72:8); Isa. 9:77Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. (Isaiah 9:7); Dan. 7:1414And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. (Daniel 7:14); Psa. 2:6-8; 8:6; 110:1-3; 45:6-76Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. 7I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 8Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. (Psalm 2:6‑8)
6Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: (Psalm 8:6)
1<<A Psalm of David.>> The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 2The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. (Psalm 110:1‑3)
6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. (Psalm 45:6‑7).
8. His Second Advent. Psa. 50:3-63Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. 4He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. 5Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. 6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah. (Psalm 50:3‑6); Isa. 9:6-7; 66:186For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. (Isaiah 9:6‑7)
18For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory. (Isaiah 66:18); Dan. 7:13-1413I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. (Daniel 7:13‑14); Zech. 12:10; 14:4-810And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. (Zechariah 12:10)
4And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 5And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with thee. 6And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: 7But it shall be one day which shall be known to the Lord, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. 8And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. (Zechariah 14:4‑8).
See also PROPHECIES AND THEIR FULFILLMENT.
Christ, Date of the Birth of; It is very perplexing to many to find that Jesus was actually born four years before the time from which we count His birth. The simple reason is that no one calculated dates from the birth of Christ till centuries after He was born, and then Dionysius Exiguus, the monk who published the calculations in 526 A.D., made a mistake of four years. He placed the birth of Christ in the year of Rome (A.U.C.) 754. But Herod the Great, who slew the innocents of Bethlehem, died in April of the year of Rome 750, so that Christ must have been born several months before, or not later than the last of 749. The following table will help to make the matter clear:
 
Year of Rome (Anno Urbis Conitæ = A.U.C.)
749
750
751
752
753
754
755
756
 
Year of Our Lord (Anno Domini = A.D.)
5
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
 
Age of Jesus
birth
1st year
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
It should be carefully noted that the numbers are ordinal, standing for first, second, etc.
Jesus was probably born at the very close of 5 B.C., which would be only four years before our era, for in a week after December 25, 5 B.C., it was January, 4 B.C.
Since it is impossible to rectify the dates in all books and records over the world, we simply apply the true dates to the life of Christ. He was five years old at the close of 1 A.D.
Christ, Harmony of the Life of; The order of events is, in general, according to Andrews’ “Life of Christ.”
 
Period
Outline
Events
Place
Date
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
John the Baptist
 
 
Introduction
Preexistence
 
 
 
 
 
1:1-14
 
 
 
Genealogies
 
 
1:1-17
 
3:23-28
 
 
 
Preparations
B.C. 5 to A.D. 26
 
Childhood and Youth
Annunciation to Mary
Nazareth
March, B.C. 5
 
 
1:26-38
 
B.C. 5
 
Childhood and Youth
 
Birth of John the Baptist
Judea
June, B.C. 5
 
 
1:57-80
 
 
Birth of Jesus
Bethlehem
Dec., B.C. 5
1:18-25
 
2:1-7
 
 
Song of the angels
 
 
2:8-20
 
 
Visit of the wise men
Jan., B.C. 4
2:1-12
 
 
 
 
Flight into Egypt
Egypt
Feb., B.C. 4
2:13-23
 
 
 
 
Childhood and youth at Nazareth
Nazareth
B.C. 2-26
2:23
 
2:39-40,51-52
 
A.D. 27
Summer
 
Public Ministry of John
 
Imprisoned, March, A.D. 28, Macherus
 
Martyred, March, A.D. 29
 
First Passover at Jerusalem, when 12 years old
Jerusalem
April, A.D. 8
 
 
2:41-50
 
 
A.D. 26
 
Preparations
Ministry of John the Baptist, six months before, and a year and three months parallel with Jesus' ministry
Wilderness
of Judea
Summer, A.D. 26
to March, A.D. 28
3:1-12
1:1-8
3:1-18
 
 
Baptism of Jesus
Jordan
January, A.D. 27
3:13-17
1:9-11
3:21-23
 
 
Temptation of Jesus
Wilderness
of Judea
Jan.-Feb., A.D. 27
4:1-11
1:12-13
4:1-13
 
 
A.D. 27
A.D. 27
 
First Year of Jesus' Ministry
 
Year of Beginnings
 
 
A.D. 27
 
 
 
 
 
Feb. - Dec.
Judean Ministry
(about one year)
First disciples
Bethabara
February
 
 
 
1:15-51
 
First miracle: wedding at Cana
Cana
 
 
 
2:1-12
 
First cleansing of the temple
Jerusalem
April 11-17
 
 
 
2:13-25
 
First recorded discourse (to Nicodemus)
 
 
 
3:1-21
 
First great ministry in Judea
Judea
Summer and autumn
 
 
 
3:22-36
 
Departure for Galilee
 
December
 
 
 
4:1-3
 
First converts in Samaria at Jacob's well
Sychar
 
 
 
4:4-42
 
Healing of the nobleman's son
Capernaum
 
 
 
4:43-54
 
April, A.D. 28
The Great Galilean Ministry
(one year and nine months)
A.D. 28
 
Second Year
 
Year of Fundamental Principles
 
 
A.D. 28
 
 
 
 
 
A few weeks spent by Jesus in retirement, or unrecorded
 
Jan.-Feb.
 
 
 
 
 
Passover
Jerusalem
Mar. 30 - Apr. 5
 
 
 
5:1
 
Healing at the pool of Bethesda and discourses
 
 
 
5:2-47
 
Imprisonment of John the Baptist
Macherus
March
14:3-5
6:17-18
3:19-20
 
 
Returns to Galilee. Beginning of Great Galilean Ministry.
Galilee
April
4:12
1:14-15
4:14-15
 
 
Jesus rejected at Nazareth
Nazareth
 
 
4:16-30
 
 
Takes up His abode at Capernaum
Capernaum
4:13-17
 
4:31
 
 
Calling disciples to be fishers of men
Sea of Galilee
April, May
4:18-22
1:16-20
5:1-11
 
 
Many miracles
Capernaum
8:14-17
1:21-34
4:31-41
 
 
First circuit of Galilee
Galilee
4:23-24
1:35-39
4:42-44
 
 
Healing of a leper
May
8:2-4
1:40-45
5:12-16
 
 
Healing a paralytic
Capernaum
May, June
9:2-8
2:1-12
5:17-26
 
 
The call of Matthew
9:9
2:13-14
5:27-28
 
 
Discourse on the Sabbath
12:1-8
2:23-28
6:1-5
 
 
The man with the withered hand healed on the Sabbath
12:9-14
3:1-6
6:6-11
 
 
Calling of the twelve
Horns of Hattin
Midsummer
10:2-4
3:13-19
6:12-19
 
 
The Sermon on the Mount
ch. 5-7
 
6:20-49
 
 
Healing of the centurion's servant
Capernaum
8:5-13
 
7:1-10
 
 
Raising of the widow's son
Nain
 
 
7:11-17
 
 
John the Baptist sends to Jesus
Galilee
11:2-19
 
7:18-35
 
 
Warnings and invitations (here or at the beginning of the Perean ministry)
 
11:20-30
 
 
 
 
The woman, a sinner. The two debtors. At Pharisee's house.
 
Midsummer
 
 
7:36-50
 
 
Another tour of Galilee
Galilee
Autumn
 
 
8:1-3
 
 
Healing of a blind and dumb demoniac and discourses thereon
Capernaum
12:22-45
3:22-30
(11:14-23)
 
 
Visit of his mother and brethren
12:46-50
3:31-35
8:19-21
 
 
Eight parables by the seaside
By Sea of Galilee
13:1-53
4:1-34
8:4-18
 
 
Stilling of the tempest
On Sea of Galilee
8:18-27
4:35-41
8:22-25
 
 
Restoration of the demoniac
Gergesa
8:28-34
5:1-20
8:26-39
 
 
Matthew's feast
Capernaum
9:10-17
2:15-22
5:29-39
 
 
Jairus' daughter raised to life; woman cured
9:18-26
5:21-43
8:40-56
 
 
Cure of two blind men and a dumb possessed
9:27-34
 
 
 
 
A.D. 29
 
Third Year
 
Year of Development
 
Great Deeds Amid Great Opposition
 
 
A.D. 29
 
 
 
 
 
Second rejection at Nazareth
Nazareth
Winter
13:53-58
6:1-6
 
 
 
The twelve sent forth
Galilee
9:35 to 11:1
6:6-13
9:1-6
 
 
Death of John the Baptist
Macherus
March
14:1-12
6:14-29
9:7-9
 
 
Feeding of the 5000
Bethsaida
April
14:13-21
6:30-46
9:10-17
6:1-15
Increasing Opposition
 
Jesus walks on water
Sea of Galilee
14:22-33
6:47-52
 
6:16-21
 
Heals many that are sick
Gennesaret
14:34-35
6:53-56
 
 
 
Discourse on the bread of life
Capernaum
 
 
 
6:22-71
 
Discourse on eating with unwashen hands
15:1-20
7:1-23
 
 
 
Journey toward Sidon. Heals daughter of Syrophenician woman.
Region of Tyre and Sidon
Summer
15:21-28
7:24-30
 
 
 
Return through Decapolis, and miracles of healing
Decapolis
15:29-31
7:31-37
 
 
 
Feeding the 4000
15:32-39
8:1-10
 
 
 
Demanding a sign from heaven and the warning
Capernaum
Sea of Galilee
16:1-12
8:11-21
 
 
 
Blind man healed
Bethsaida
 
8:22-26
 
 
 
Peter's confession of faith
Near Cesarea Philippi
16:13-20
8:27-30
9:18-21
 
 
Jesus, for the first time, foretells His death and resurrection
16:21-28
8:31 to 9:1
9:22-27
 
 
The transfiguration
17:1-13
9:2-13
9:28-36
 
 
Healing of demoniac boy
Philippi
17:14-21
9:14-29
9:37-43
 
 
Jesus again foretells His death and resurrection
Galilee
17:22-23
9:30-32
9:43-45
 
 
Jesus and the children
Capernaum
18:1-14
9:13-50
9:46-50
 
 
Discourse and parable on forgiving
18:15-35
 
 
 
 
At the Feast of Tabernacles
Jerusalem
Autumn
 
 
7:1 to 10:21
 
 
Discourses on the water of life
October 11-18
 
 
7:32-44
 
 
On light and freedom
 
 
8:12-59
 
 
On one born blind
 
 
9:1-39
 
 
The Good Shepherd
 
 
10:1-21
 
 
Returns to Galilee
 
Autumn
 
 
 
 
 
Dec., A.D. 29
 
Perean Ministry
(four or five months)
 
March, A.D. 30
Final departure from Galilee
Galilee
Nov., Dec.
19:1
10:1
9:51
 
 
The mission of the 70
Perea
 
 
10:1-24
 
 
Parable of the Good Samaritan
 
 
10:25-37
 
 
Discourse on prayer
 
 
11:1-13
 
 
Answers attacks of the Pharisees
 
 
11:14-54
 
 
Discourse on great moral truths. The rich fool.
 
 
12:1-59
 
 
Discourses. Galileans slain by Pilate. Barren fig tree. Healing on the Sabbath. Parables of mustard seed and leaven. The strait gate. Lament over Jerusalem.
 
 
13:1-35
 
 
Jesus the guest of Mary and Martha
Bethany
 
 
10:38-42
 
 
Feast of dedication. Discourses.
Jerusalem
December 20-27
 
 
 
10:22-39
 
A.D. 30
 
Three Months
 
Culmination of Miracles and Teaching
 
 
A.D. 30
 
 
 
 
 
Jesus retires beyond Jordan
Perea
January
 
 
 
10:40-42
 
Dines with a Pharisee. Discussions.
 
 
14:1-14
 
 
Parable of the great supper
 
 
14:15-24
 
 
Counting the cost of being a disciple
 
 
14:25-35
 
 
Parables of the lost sheep and lost piece of silver
 
 
15:1-10
 
 
Parable of prodigal son
 
 
15:11-32
 
 
Parable of unjust steward
 
 
16:1-13
 
 
Parable of rich man and Lazarus
 
 
16:14-31
 
 
Instruction on forgiveness and faith
 
 
17:1-10
 
 
Raising of Lazarus
Bethany
February
 
 
 
11:1-46
 
Jesus retires to Ephraim in northern Judea till near the time for the Passover
Ephraim
February, March
 
 
 
11:47-57
 
The healing of the ten lepers
On borders of Samaria
March
 
 
17:11-19
 
 
The sudden coming of the kingdom
Perea
 
 
17:20-37
 
 
The importunate widow. The Pharisee and the publican.
 
 
18:1-14
 
 
Discourse about divorce
19:2-12
10:2-12
 
 
 
Christ blesses little children
19:13-15
10:13-16
18:15-17
 
 
The rich young ruler
19:16-30
10:17-31
18:18-30
 
 
Parable of the laborers in the vineyard
20:1-16
 
 
 
 
Our Lord makes a third prediction of His death and resurrection
20:17-19
10:32-34
18:31-34
 
 
Ambitious request of James and John
20:20-28
10:35-45
 
 
 
Fri., March 31
 
The Last Week
 
Jerusalem and Vicinity
 
Fri., April 7
Healing of two blind men (Bartimeus) near Jericho
Jericho
20:29-34
10:46-52
18:35-43
 
 
Visit to Zaccheus the publican
 
 
19:1-10
 
 
Parable of the pounds (Minæ)
 
 
19:11-28
 
 
 
Jesus arrives at Bethany from Jericho
Bethany
Fri., March 31
 
 
 
12:1
 
 
 
Anointing by Mary
Bethany
Sat. April 1
26:6-13
14:3-9
 
12:2-11
 
 
 
Triumphal entry. Visit to temple. Return to Bethany.
Jerusalem
Sun., April 2
21:1-11
11:1-11
19:29-44
12:12-19
 
 
 
Cursing of the barren fig tree
Mt. of Olives
Mon., April 3
21:18-19
11:12-14
 
 
 
 
 
Cleansing of the temple. Return to Bethany.
Jerusalem
21:12-17
11:15-19
19:45-48
21:37-38
 
 
 
Last Day of Public Teaching
The fig tree withered. Lesson on faith.
Mt. of Olives
Tues., April 4
21:20-22
11:20-26
 
 
 
 
Christ's authority questioned
Temple at Jerusalem
21:23-27
11:27-33
20:1-8
 
 
 
Parable of the two sons
21:28-32
 
 
 
 
 
Parable of the wicked husbandmen
21:33-46
12:1-12
20:9-19
 
 
 
Parable of the marriage of the king's son
22:1-14
 
 
 
 
 
Pharisees question Jesus about tribute
22:15-22
12:13-17
20:20-26
 
 
 
Sadducees question about resurrection
22:23-33
12:18-27
20:27-40
 
 
 
Lawyer questions about the great commandment
22:34-40
12:28-34
 
 
 
 
Jesus asks, "What think ye of Christ?"
22:41-46
12:35-37
20:41-44
 
 
 
Woes against the scribes and Pharisees
23:1-36
12:38-40
20:45-47
 
 
 
Lamentation over Jerusalem
23:37-39
 
 
 
 
 
The widow's mite
 
12:41-44
21:1-4
 
 
 
Greeks seek Jesus. Discourse.
 
 
 
12:20-50
 
 
Prophecy of overthrow of the temple and end of the world
Mt. of Olives
24:1-51
13:1-37
21:5-36
 
 
 
Parable of the ten virgins
25:1-13
 
 
 
 
 
Parable of the talents
25:14-30
 
 
 
 
 
The last judgment
25:31-46
 
 
 
 
 
Plotting of rulers. Bargain of Judas.
Jerusalem
26:1-5,14-16
14:1-2,10-11
22:1-6
 
 
 
 
Jesus in retirement
Bethany
Wed., April 5
 
 
 
 
 
 
A.D. 30
 
The Last Supper
Preparation for the Passover
Jerusalem
Thurs., April 6
26:17-19
14:12-16
22:7-13
 
 
 
Arrival at the upper room
26:20
14:17
22:14
 
 
 
Strife for the precedence
 
 
22:24-30
 
 
 
Jesus washes the feet of His disciples
 
 
 
13:1-20
 
 
The paschal supper
 
 
22:15-18
 
 
 
Jesus declares the betrayer. Judas goes out.
26:21-25
14:18-21
22:21-23
13:21-35
 
 
Institution of the Lord's Supper
26:26-29
14:22-25
22:19-20
(1 Cor. 11:23-25)
 
 
Jesus foretells the fall of Peter
 
 
22:31-38
13:36-38
 
 
Farewell discourse of Jesus
 
 
 
ch. 14-16
 
 
Prayer of Jesus for His disciples
 
 
 
17:1-26
 
 
Jesus goes forth. Peter's confidence.
26:30-35
14:26-31
22:39
18:1-3
 
 
 
The agony in the Garden of Gethsemane
Mt. of Olives
26:36-46
14:32-42
22:40-46
 
 
 
 
The betrayal
26:47-50
14:43-45
22:47-48
18:4-9
 
 
 
The arrest
Midnight
26:50-56
14:46-52
22:49-53
18:10-12
 
 
The Jewish Trial
Jesus led to Annas, then to Caiaphas
Jerusalem
Fri., April 7, 1-5 a.m.
 
 
 
18:13-15
 
 
Jesus before Caiaphas
26:57-58
14:53-54
22:54-55
18:19-24
 
 
Jesus before the Sanhedrim
26:59-66
14:55-64
 
 
 
 
Denials of Peter
26:69-75
14:66-72
22:56-62
18:15-18,25-27
 
 
Jesus mocked by His enemies
26:67-68
14:65
22:63-65
 
 
 
The Roman Trial
Meeting of the Sanhedrim. Jesus condemned for blasphemy.
5-6 a.m.
27:1-2
15:1
22:66-71; 23:1
 
 
 
Death of Judas
27:3-10
(Acts 1:18-19)
 
 
 
 
Jesus before Pilate, on three charges
27:11-14
15:2-5
23:2-5
18:28-38
 
 
Jesus sent to Herod
 
 
23:6-12
 
 
 
Pilate seeks to release Jesus. Jews demand Barabbas.
27:15-23
15:6-14
23:13-23
18:38-40
 
 
Jesus condemned, scourged and mocked by soldiers
27:26-30
15:15-19
23:24-25
19:1-3
 
 
Pilate again seeks to release Jesus
27:24-25
 
 
19:4-16
 
 
Jesus is led away to be crucified
9 a.m.
27:31-34,38
15:20,23,25,27-28
23:26-32
19:16-18
 
 
The Crucifixion
The superscription
Jerusalem
9 a.m.
27:37
15:26
23:38
19:19-22
 
 
First word from the cross ("Father, forgive them")
 
 
23:33-34
 
 
 
Soldiers cast lots for His garments
27:35-36
15:24
23:34
19:23-24
 
 
Jews mock Jesus on the cross
27:39-44
15:29-32
23:35-37
 
 
 
Second word (the penitent thief)
 
 
23:39-43
 
 
 
Third word ("Woman, behold thy son")
 
 
 
19:25-27
 
 
Darkness covers the land
12 p.m.
27:45
15:33
23:44-45
 
 
 
Fourth word (cry of distress to God)
27:46-47
15:34-35
 
 
 
 
Fifth word ("I thirst")
27:48-49
15:36
 
19:28-29
 
 
Sixth word ("It is finished")
 
 
 
19:30
 
 
Seventh word ("Into Thy hands I commend My spirit")
 
 
23:46
 
 
 
Jesus dies. Veil rent. Earthquake.
3 p.m.
27:50-56
15:37-41
23:45-49
19:30
 
 
Jesus is pierced with a spear in the side
 
 
 
19:31-37
 
 
The burial. The watch at the sepulchre.
3-6 p.m.
27:57-66
15:42-47
23:50-56
19:38-42
 
 
Resurrection Days
The Resurrection
The morning of the resurrection
Jerusalem
Sun., April 9
28:2-4
 
 
 
 
 
Women come to the sepulchre
28:1
16:1-4
24:1-2
20:1
 
 
Mary Magdalene calls Peter and John
 
 
 
20:2
 
 
The women at the sepulchre
28:5-8
16:5-8
24:3-8
 
 
 
Peter and John go to the sepulchre
 
 
24:12
20:3-10
 
 
Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene
 
16:9-11
 
20:11-18
 
 
He appears to the women
28:9-10
 
24:9-11
 
 
 
The guard report to the priests
28:11-15
 
 
 
 
 
Jesus appears to two on the way to Emmaus
Emmaus
 
16:12-13
24:13-35
 
 
 
He appears to Peter
Jerusalem
 
(1 Cor. 15:5)
 
 
 
 
He appears to the apostles except Thomas
(1 Cor. 15:5)
16:14
24:36-48
20:19-23
 
 
He appears to all the apostles, including Thomas
Jerusalem
Sun., April 16
 
 
 
20:24-29
 
 
He appears to seven in Galilee
Sea of Galilee
April
 
 
 
21:1-23
 
 
He appears to a multitude, more than 500
Galilee
April, May
28:16-20
16:15-18
(1 Cor. 15:6)
 
 
 
He appears to James
 
(1 Cor. 15:7)
 
 
 
 
 
The Ascension
He appears to all the apostles
Jerusalem
 
(Acts 1:1-8)
 
24:49
 
 
 
The ascension
Bethany
Thurs., May 18
(Acts 1:9-12)
16:19
24:50-53
 
 
 
Conclusions of Mark and John
 
 
 
16:20
 
20:30-31; 21:24-25
 
 
Continued Life
Holy Spirit given. Pentecost
Jerusalem
Sun., May 28
(Acts 2:1-11)
 
 
 
 
 
Jesus appears to Paul
Damascus
A.D. 37
(Acts 22:6-16)
 
 
 
 
 
Jesus appears to John
Patmos
A.D. 68 or 96
(Rev. 1:9-20)
 
 
 
 
 
Jesus our high priest in heaven
 
 
(Heb. 9:11-28)
 
 
 
 
 
New heaven and earth, where Jesus reigns
 
 
(Rev. 21:1-27)
 
 
 
 
Christs, false, and prophets, warnings against. Matt. 7:15; 24:4-5,11,2415Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. (Matthew 7:15)
4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. (Matthew 24:4‑5)
11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. (Matthew 24:11)
24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. (Matthew 24:24); Mark 13:2222For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. (Mark 13:22); Acts 20:2929For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. (Acts 20:29); 2 Thess. 2:88And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: (2 Thessalonians 2:8); 1 Tim. 4:11Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; (1 Timothy 4:1); 2 Peter 2:11But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. (2 Peter 2:1); Rev. 14:1111And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. (Revelation 14:11).
Chronicles; The First and Second Chronicles form one work in the Hebrew, and are entitled, The Acts or Annals of Use Days, from which our title, “Chronicles” arises. They give a history parallel to that of The Kings, but from a different standpoint.
Chronology of the Acts. See ACTS, CHRONOLOGY OF.
Chronology of the Old Testament. 1. Creation of Man to the Deluge
 
Ussher
From the Hebrew
Events
Hales
From the Septuagint
Eusebius
 
B.C.
 
B.C.
B.C.
 
 
The creation (in the beginning)
 
 
 
4004
Adam and Eve created
5411
 
 
4004
The Fall
5411
 
 
 
Birth of Cain
5411
 
 
 
Birth of Abel
5411
 
 
3875
Murder of Abel
 
 
 
3875
Banishment of Cain
 
 
 
3874
Birth of Seth
5181
 
 
3074
Death of Adam
4481
 
 
3017
Translation of Enoch
3914
 
 
2948
Birth of Noah
3755
 
 
2348
The Deluge
3155
2959
 
1656 years
Period
2256 years
 
The Chronology of the Old Testament, as given in the Hebrew text, is represented with much accuracy by the marginal dates inserted in many editions of the Authorized English Version. These dates, reduced to system by Archbishop Ussher (Annales Veteris Testamenti, 1650), were first added to the English Bible by Bishop Lloyd, in the great edition of 1701.
The dates of Archbishop Ussher for this period are convenient for keeping the succession of events, but are not authoritative, as is agreed by the most conservative scholars. They are only one of several possible arrangements. Opinions of chronologers as to the “era of Creation” vary indeed by many centuries.
Ussher: 4004 B.C.
Hales (Sept.): 5411 B.C.
Jewish reckoning: 3760 B.C.
Alexandrian: 5503 B.C.
The question is, in fact, insoluble.
2. The Deluge to the Exodus
 
Ussher
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2348
The Deluge
?
 
 
 
 
 
 
2347-8
The covenant with Noah
Armenia
 
 
 
 
 
 
2247
Confusion of tongues
Babylonia
 
 
 
 
 
 
1998
Death of Noah
Arabia
 
 
 
 
 
 
1996
Birth of Abram at Ur
Chaldea
 
 
 
 
 
 
1926
Abram moves from Ur to Haran
Mesopotamia
 
 
 
 
 
 
1921
The call of Abram
Mesopotamia
1921
 
 
 
 
 
1921
Abram and Lot move to Canaan
Canaan
215 + 215 = 430 years of Ex. 12:40. The sojourn in a strange land.
 
 
 
 
 
1918
Abram and Lot separate
 
 
 
 
 
 
1918
Lot goes to Sodom
Sodom
 
 
 
 
 
1918
Abram settles in Hebron
Hebron
 
 
 
 
 
1913
Lot carried away captive by Chedorlaomer
Sodom
 
 
 
 
 
1913
Lot rescued by Abram
Near Damascus
 
 
 
 
 
1912
The covenant with Abram
Hebron
 
 
 
 
 
1910
The birth of Ishmael
Hebron
 
 
 
 
 
1897
The covenant renewed
Hebron
 
 
 
 
 
1897
Abram's name changed to Abraham
Hebron
 
 
 
 
 
1897
Sarai's name changed to Sarah
Hebron
 
 
 
 
 
1897
Abraham entertains three angels
Hebron
 
 
 
 
 
1897
Abraham intercedes for Sodom
Hebron
 
 
 
 
 
1897
The escape of Lot
Sodom
 
 
 
 
 
1897
The destruction of Sodom
Sodom
 
 
 
 
 
1896
The birth of Isaac
Moab
 
 
 
 
 
1894
Hagar and Ishmael sent away
Moab
 
 
 
 
 
1871
The sacrifice of Isaac
Moriah in Jerusalem
 
 
 
 
 
1860
The death of Sarah
Hebron
 
 
 
 
 
1857
Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah
Lahai Roi
 
 
 
 
 
1837
Birth of Jacob and Esau
Beersheba
 
 
 
 
 
1822
Death of Abraham
Beersheba
 
 
 
 
 
1804
Esau sells his birthright
Lahai Roi
 
 
 
 
 
1804
Isaac's prosperity
Gerar
 
 
 
 
 
1804
The covenant confirmed
Beersheba
 
 
 
 
 
1760
Jacob steals Esau's blessing
Beersheba
 
 
 
 
 
1760
Starts for Padan-aram
Bethel
 
 
 
 
 
1760
Jacob's vision at Bethel
Bethel
 
 
 
 
 
1753
Jacob marries Leah and Rachel
Padan-aram
 
 
 
 
 
1752-1739
Jacob's children (except Benjamin) born
Padan-aram
 
 
 
 
 
1752-1739
Wrestles with the angel
Penuel
 
 
 
 
 
1752-1739
Jacob's name changed to Israel
Penuel
 
 
 
 
 
1729
Birth of Benjamin
Bethlehem
 
 
 
 
 
1729
Death of Rachel
Bethlehem
 
 
 
 
 
1729
Joseph's dreams
Hebron
 
 
 
 
 
1729
Joseph sold into Egypt
Dothan
 
 
 
 
 
1728
Joseph a slave of Potiphar
Egypt
 
 
 
 
 
1718
Is thrown into prison
Egypt
 
 
 
 
 
1716
Death of Isaac
Hebron
 
 
 
 
 
1716
Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams
Egypt
 
 
 
 
 
1716
Is made ruler over Egypt
Egypt
 
 
 
 
 
1716
The seven years of plenty begin
Egypt
 
 
 
 
 
1716
Birth of Ephraim and Manasseh
Egypt
 
 
 
 
 
1709
The seven years of famine begin
Egypt
 
 
 
 
 
1707
Joseph made known to his brethren
Egypt
 
 
 
 
 
1706
Jacob moves to Egypt
Egypt
1706
 
 
 
 
1706
He and his family settle in Goshem
Egypt
The 430 years according to others.
 
 
 
 
1689
Jacob's death
Egypt
 
 
 
 
1635
Joseph's death
Egypt
 
 
 
 
1571
Birth of Moses
Egypt
 
 
 
 
1531
The exile of Moses
Arabia
 
 
 
 
1491
The Exodus
Red Sea
1491
 
 
 
 
2348
The Period, 857 years
1491
Brugsch.
Mahler
Price
 
The Period, 1048 years
1300
1300
1300
1335
1280
“The sojourning of the children of Israel, which they sojourned in Egypt, was 430 years.” The Sept. says “in Egypt and in the land of Canaan.” That is, the 430 years covers the whole period from Abraham’s entrance into Canaan to the Exodus, with which agrees Paul’s statement in Gal. 3:1717And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. (Galatians 3:17), that from the covenant with (or call of) Abraham to the giving of the law (less than a year after the Exodus) was 430 years. In Gen. 15:13-1413And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 14And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. (Genesis 15:13‑14), it is said that they should be strangers in a strange land and be afflicted 400 years, nearly the same as Ex. 12:4040Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. (Exodus 12:40). But, in very truth, the children of Israel were strangers in a strange land from the time that Abraham left his home for the promised land, and during that whole period of 430 years to the Exodus, they were nowhere rulers in the land.
Another reason in favor of this view is the difficulty of arranging any other system of chronology that will agree with the Biblical statements. In 1 Kings 6:1, it is stated that there were 480 years from the Exodus to the building of the Temple.
Starting with 1012 B.C. as the date of the Temple, which cannot be more than a few years out of the way (not more than 37 years according to the Eponym Canon), we obtain the following dates:
 
Abraham's
call
Jacob comes
into Egypt
Exodus
 
Temple
 
 
 
←−− 215 years −−→
←−− 215 years −−→
←−−−−−− 480 years −−−−−−→
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1921
1706
1491
 
1012
 
 
 
←−−−−−− 430 years −−−−−−→
 
 
 
 
 
If the 430 years were wholly spent in Egypt, the dating would be somewhat in this manner:
 
Abraham's
call
Jacob's descent
into Egypt
The bondage
Exodus
 
Temple
 
 
 
 
 
←−−−−−− 430 years −−−−−−→
←−−−− 264 years −−−−→
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1921
1706
 
1276
 
1012
 
It does not seem probable that the Israelites could have been so long in Egypt.
The present tendency of modern scholarship is to accept the late date of about 1300 B.C. for the Exodus, Rameses II as the Pharaoh of the oppression, and his son Menephtah (Merenptah) as the Pharaoh of the Exodus. Prof. Edward L. Curtis, in Hastings’ Bible Dictionary, says that “the Exodus can in no case be placed earlier than after the reign of Rameses II,” but adds in a note that since that statement was in type (1898), the new inscription of King Merenptah may require the assignment of the Exodus to an earlier period. And Prof. James Orr, in The Expositor for March 1897, argues stoutly for Thothmes and against Rameses.
It is impossible as yet to obtain certainty as to these early dates. Prof. Karl Marti, in Prof. Cheyne’s Encyclopedia Biblica, states that the earliest date certain beyond doubt in the Chronology of the Old Testament is the year 854 B.C., the date of the battle of Karkar, when Ahab was defeated by Shalmaneser II.
3. From the Exodus to the Conquest
 
Persons
Events
Date B.C.
(Ussher)
Place
 
 
Exodus
1491, April
 
 
Training in the Wilderness
1491-1451
40 years
 
 
 
Giving of the manna
1491, May
East of Gulf of Suez, the western branch of Red Sea
 
Moses
The pillar of fire
1491, May
 
 
The ten commandments given
1491, May
Sinai, a high mountain in Arabia
 
 
The golden calf
1491, July
 
 
The tabernacle set up
1490, March
 
 
Aaron
The ceremonial law given
1490, April-May
Wilderness of Arabia between the two branches of the Red Sea
 
 
Nadab and Abihu
 
 
 
The wanderings in the wilderness
1491-1451
 
Joshua
New start for Canaan
1452, April
Kadesh
 
 
Waters from the rock
1452, April
Meribah
 
 
Death of Aaron
1452, summer
Mt. Hor
 
 
The fiery serpents
1452, September
The Arabah
 
Caleb
Balaam's blessing
1452, autumn
Moab
 
 
Death of Moses
1451, February
Mt. Nebo or Pisgah
 
The Conquest
1451-1427
24 years
 
 
Joshua
Passing over Jordan
1451, April
At the fords opposite Jericho
 
 
The fall of Jericho
1451, April
 
 
 
Defeat at Ai
1451, April
Vicinity of Ai
 
 
Reading of the law at Ebal and Gerizim
1451, early summer
Near Shechem
 
Caleb
The conquest of Canaan
1451-1443
Throughout Palestine
 
 
Joshua renewing the covenant
1427
Shechem
 
 
The death of Joshua
1427
Timnath Serah
 
The Period: 64 years (1491-1427)
 
 
The exact chronology is very uncertain during this whole period. There is a wide difference of opinion among scholars, and the latest Bible dictionaries are unwilling to furnish even conjectural dates for most of the events. It seems, therefore, more helpful to the practical study of this period to give the dates in the margins of our Bibles, with the understanding that they are not authoritative, but give the general order and arrangement of events, and are as good as any that can be obtained.
4. The Rule of the Judges
 
Judge
Events
Years
Date
B.C.
Place
 
 
The oppression of Chushan-Rishathaim, from Mesopotamia, during the last years of Joshua
8
1497
Palestine
 
1 Othniel, son-in-law of Caleb
40
1387
Othniel lived near Hebron
 
 
Rest
 
 
Oppression by the Moabites
18
 
 
 
2 Ehud
Rest
 
 
Ehud in the region of Jericho
 
3 Shamgar, who in these years by irregular acts, like those of Samson, saved the people from the Philistines
80
1289
Shamgar in the southwest
 
 
Oppression by Jabin, King of Canaan, with 900 chariots of iron
20
 
 
 
4 Barak, with Deborah
40
1229
Kadesh of Naphtali in the north; west of Lake Merom
 
 
Rest
 
 
Oppression by Midianites
7
 
 
 
5 Gideon. Ruth.
40
1182
Moreh in the plain of Jezreel, southern part of Galilee
 
 
Rest
 
6 Abimelech
 
3
 
Shechem
 
7 Tola
Rest
23
1156
Mount Ephraim
 
8 Jair
Rest
22
1134
Gilead, east of Jordan
 
 
East Israel
 
40 years of oppression by the Philistines
West Israel
 
 
Oppression of Amorites
18
12 Eli. 1154-1114
 
 
13 Abdon
 
9 Jephthah. Gilead.
6
Southwest Israel
 
 
Rest
14 Samson. 1116-1096
 
10 Ibzan. Bethlehem.
7
15 Samuel. 1114-1094
 
 
Rest
 
11 Elon. Zebulon.
10
1094
Partial rest
 
 
Rest
 
The Period: 332 years (1427-1095)
The period of the judges: According to 1 Kings 6:1, there were 480 years between the Exodus and the commencement of the Temple in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign. Deducting from this the 40 years in the wilderness, 25 years of Joshua in Canaan, and 20 or 40 for Saul’s reign, 40 for David’s reign, and 3 years of Solomon’s reign, the period of the Judges would be 480 – 148 = 332 years (or 480 – 128 = 352 years) including the judgeships of Eli and Samuel up to the beginning of the reign of Saul. Of this about 280 years belong to the book of Judges. But if we add together the numbers given in Judges, they amount fo 410 years. For this and other reasons, it is entirely probable that “the oppressions and deliverances were not successive, but, in part, synchronous. They were, in fact, without exception, local struggles, and it is not only conceivable, but highly probable, that while one part of the land was enjoying security under its judge, other tribes were groaning under the foreign yoke” (Professor Moore). While several of the events were thus occurring at the same time in different parts of the land, in other cases the judges ruled practically over the whole. “The judges formed temporary heads in particular centers, or over particular groups of tribes—Barak in the north of Israel, Gideon in the center, Jephthah on the east of Jordan, Samson in the extreme southwest” (Professor Driver).
5. The United Kingdom
 
 
Ussher
B.C.
Revised From Assyrian Records
Place
Remarks
 
The Kingdom of Saul: 40 years
 
 
 
 
 
Saul, the first king
1095
1057
Gibeah of Saul
 
 
David born
1085
 
Bethlehem
 
 
Saul rejected
1079
 
 
 
 
David annointed
1065
 
Bethlehem
 
 
David and Goliath
1063
 
Valley of Elah, in Judah
 
 
David's marriage to Michal
1062
 
 
 
 
David's flight from Saul
1062
 
Gibeah, Nob, Gath
 
 
David's exile
1062
 
 
Tyre flourishes under Hiram
 
David collects 400 followers
1062
 
Cave of Adullam
 
 
David spares Saul
1060
 
Engedi
Gad the prophet
 
David and Nabal
1059
 
Carmel, in mountains of Judah
 
 
David among the Philistines
1057
 
Ziklag
 
 
Death of Saul and Jonathan
1055
 
Mt. Gilboa
 
 
The Kingdom of David: 40 years
 
 
 
 
 
David made king
1055
1017
Hebron
 
 
David king over Judah
1055-1048
 
Capital at Hebron
 
 
David made king over all Israel
1048
 
Capital at Jerusalem
 
 
The ark brought to Zion
1042
 
Kirjath-jearim and Jerusalem
 
 
David's sin and repentance
1034
 
Jerusalem
Nathan the prophet
 
Absalom's rebellion
1023
 
Hebron, Jerusalem
 
 
Death of David
1015
 
Jerusalem
Tyre a flourishing commercial kingdom
 
The Kingdom of Solomon: 40 years
 
 
 
 
 
Solomon made king
1015
977
Jerusalem
The beginning of exact chronology
 
The temple foundations laid
1012
 
Jerusalem
Shishak king of Egypt
 
The temple dedicated
1004
 
Jerusalem
 
 
Visit of the Queen of Sheba
995
 
Jerusalem
Syrian kingdom of Damascus founded by Rezin
 
Solomon's death
975
937
Jerusalem
 
 
 
1095-975
1057-937
Period: 120 years
 
6. The Divided Kingdom, Judah and Israel
 
Kings of Judah
Dates B.C.
Kings of Israel
 
Contemporary History
Dates B.C.
Dates Fixed by the Assyrian Eponym Canon
Mahler's Astronomical Chronology
 
Ussher
Revised From Assyrian Records
Prophets
 
Disruption of the kingdom
975
937
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rehoboan: 17 years
975
937
Jeroboam I: 22 years
 
 
 
Expedition of Shishak (E.) against Jerusalem
 
 
Rehoboam: 945
 
Abijah: 3 years
957
920
{T}18th year
 
 
 
Assyrian Eponym Canon begins
900
 
 
 
Asa: 40 years
955
917
{T}20th year
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asa: 925
 
{T}2nd year
954
915
Nadab: 2 years
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
{T}3rd year
953
914
Baasha: 24 or 12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
{T}14th year (about)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expedition of Zerah against Jerusalem
 
 
 
 
{T}26th year
930
891
Elah: 2 years
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
{T}27th year
929
889
Zimri--Tibni: 4 years
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
{T}31st year
925
885
Omri: 6 years (or 12)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Omri: 892
 
{T}38th year
918
876
Ahab: 22 years
Elijah
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jehoshaphat: 25 years
917
875
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jehoshaphat: 883
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year of the "Moabite stone" (about)
860
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assur-nasir-pal (A.) conquers as far as Lebanon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Attack on Ramoth-Gilead (S.); Ahab slain
 
 
 
 
{T}17th year
897
854
Ahaziah: 2 years
Elisha
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Jehoram, regent): 18th year
 
853
Jehoram: 12 years
 
 
Alliance of the two kingdoms with Edom against Moab
 
 
 
 
Jehoram: 8 years
893
851
 
 
 
Siege of Samaria by Ben-hadad I (S.)
 
 
 
 
Ahaziah: 1 year
885
843
{T}12th year
 
 
War with Hazael (S.)
 
 
 
 
Athaliah: 6 years
884
842
Jehu: 28 years
 
 
Accession of Shalmaneser II
850
 
Jehu: 852
 
Joash: 40 years
878
836
{T}7th year
 
 
Assyrian war with Ben-hadad II and Jehu (?). (Some read the name as Ahab.) Battle at Karkar.
 
Battle of Karkar: 854
Joash: 845
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Renewed war with Syria, now under Hazael. Damascus taken. Tribute of Jehu, called "son of Omri."
836
814
Tribute of Jehu: 842
 
 
{T}23rd year
856
815
Jehoahaz: 17 years
 
 
Black Obelisk
 
 
 
 
{T}37th year
842
798
Jehoash: 16 years
 
 
 
 
 
Jehoash: 807
 
Amaziah: 29 years
840
796
{T}2nd year
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ramman-nirari III
812
 
 
 
{T}15th year
 
782
Jeroboam II: 41 years
 
 
 
Conquests by Israel of Syrian territory
 
 
 
 
(Uzziah, regent)
811
789
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uzziah (sole)
 
767
{T}27th year
 
 
 
Shalmaneser III, king of Assyria
783
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amos
 
 
The first Olympiad, 776 B.C. Greek exact chronology begins.
776
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total eclipse of sun (June 15), visible at Nineveh. The basis of the Assyrian dates.
763
 
 
 
{T}38th year
773
741
Zachariah: ½ year
Hosea
 
 
Pul (generally identified with Tiglath-pilser III) advances against Israel
745
Tribute of Menahem: 738
 
 
{T}39th year
772
741
Shallum: 1 month
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
{T}39th year
772
741
Menahem: 10 years
Isaiah
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Jotham, regent)
 
753
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Uzziah) 50th year
761
737
Pekahiah: 2 years
 
First (Assyrian) captivity of Israel
 
 
Uzziah: 777
 
{T}52nd year
759
736
Pekah: 20 years
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jotham (sole)
742
 
{T}2nd year
 
 
Accession of Tiglath-pileser III. He plunders Damascus
731
 
 
 
Ahaz: 16 years
742
735
{T}17th year (? 7th year)
 
 
Rezin (S.) harasses Judah. Ahaz seeks Assyrian aid
735
Tribute of Ahaz: 734
 
 
{T}12th year
730
729
Hoshea: 9 years
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hezekiah: 29 years
726
726
 
 
 
Accession of Shalmaneser IV
727
 
 
 
 
 
715
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hezekiah: 693
 
{T}6th year
722
721
722 or 721
Fall of Samaria
 
 
Shalmaneser begins the siege of Samaria
 
Fall of Samaria: 721
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sargon, the usurper, successor to Shalmaneser
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Micah
Second (Assyrian) captivity of Israel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merodach-baladan (B.) sends embassy to Jerusalem
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sargon's campaign against Egypt. He defeats Sabaco (So).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sargon defeats Merodach-baladan and becomes king of Babylon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sennacherib (son of Sargon) succeeds to sole dominion
705
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Invasion of Judah by Sennacherib. His army destroyed.
701
Invasion of Sennacherib: 701
 
 
Manasseh: 55 years
697
697
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
686
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nahum
 
 
Accession of Esar-haddon. He attacks Manasseh. Carries him to Babylon.
671
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accession of Assur-bani-pal. Defeat of Tirhakah.
668
 
 
 
Amon: 2 years
642
641
 
Zephaniah
 
Assyrian Eponym Canon ends.
 
 
 
 
Josiah: 31 years
640
639
 
 
 
 
 
Josiah: 609
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accession of Nabopolassar. Nebuchadnezzar, his son and general.
625
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Habakkuk
Pharaoh-necho (E.) attacks Assyria. Josiah, drawn into conflict, falls.
 
 
 
 
Jehoahaz: 3 months
609
608
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jehoiakim: 11 years
609
608
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
606
Jerusalem taken by Nebuchadnezzar
Jeremiah
 
 
The fall of Nineveh
606
1st year of Nebuchadnezzar: 604
 
 
Beginning of captivity
606
604
Daniel and other princes carried to Babylon
 
 
Nebuchadnezzar makes Judah tributary
606
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,000 leading citizens carried to Babylon, among them Ezekiel and the great grandfather of Mordecai, uncle of Esther
 
 
Nebuchadnezzar's sole reign
604
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pharaoh-hophra. See Jer. 44:30
 
 
Zedekiah: 568
 
Fall of Jerusalem
588
586
586
Temple destroyed; 832 carried captive
 
 
 
586
Fall of Jerusalem: 586
 
 
Period: 389 or 351 years (975 or 937 -- 586)
Note 1. The data for this period are the explicit chronological statements of Scripture, chiefly in the books of Kings and Chronicles. These assign to each reign its duration, and, after the division of the kingdom, give cross references to the times of the contemporary kings. The difficulty is that the lists of Israel and Judah do not agree. From the accession of Rehoboam to the sixth year of Hezekiah, the year of the destruction of Samaria, 255 years appear to be enumerated in the line of Judah, 241 in that of Israel. Some unknown fact would very possibly place the lists in harmony, and it is probable either (1) that there were in the Israelite line intervals of interregnum, so lengthening the period, or (2) that in the line of David there were times of associated sovereignty—father with son—the years in the annals being counted to both, so shortening the period. The former explanation is generally adopted in the older chronologies, but the latter appears the more satisfactory. There can be little doubt that Jotham, for instance, reigned for several years conjointly with his father Uzziah, who himself had previously been associated with Amaziah. It must be remembered that the Hebrews counted the unfinished years of a reign as complete. Thus a reign beginning a little before the end of one year and ending a little after the close of the next would be reckoned as three years, although hardly more than one. It follows that the same year will be often reckoned twice, as belonging to two different reigns.
Note 2. The dates given in the first column are those arranged by Archbishop Ussher and placed in the margins of our Bibles. They vary but from one to 40 years from the revised chronology, and whichever one we accept as correct, it is necessary to record the Ussher chronology for the sake of comparison. The dates in the revised chronology are those of Hastings’ Bible Dictionary, closely compared with those of Prof. George Adam Smith in his Book of the Twelve Prophets and Prof. Cheyne’s Encyclopedia Biblica.
Note 3. The most important extra-Biblical source of the chronology of this period is found in the Assyrian inscriptions. In 1862 Sir Henry Rawlinson discovered among the records of the stone libraries of Nineveh, on certain slabs, important historical documents, called the Assyrian Eponym Canon, by which we have the Assyrian record of chronology during a large part of the history of the kingdom of Israel.
The Eponyms were annually elected Assyrian officers, like the Roman consuls, and, like them, events were commonly dated by reference to their term of office. An accurate register was kept, with notes of important events and the succession of kings. These constitute the Canon. Its dates harmonize with the Bible in their order and general accuracy, and are exact as to 722 B.C. for the fall of Samaria and 586 B.C. for the destruction of Jerusalem, and are thus a marvelous confirmation of the Bible. But in details the Assyrian dates vary from those Ussher has derived from the Bible numbers, from seven to 40 years. The records are complete from 897 to 666 B.C., as well as for shorter periods before and after. There are several copies, all of which closely agree. They contain notices of the succession of kings and the most important events in their respective years. From the mention of the total eclipse in 763 is determined the date of all the remaining years. The persons and events in next to the last column of the preceding table are mentioned in the Eponym Canon.
Note 4. The dates in the last column of the above table are from the remarkable astronomical calculations of the astronomer Mahler, based on the Biblical notices of such possible events, taken from the Encyclopedia Biblica.
7. The Captivity and Return to the Close of the Canon
The seventy years of Exile. Beginning at different points and ending at equi-different points.
 
606 or 604
First Captivity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nebuchadnezzar becomes king of Babylon
605
 
 
 
 
The seven wise men flourish in Greece
 
 
 
 
 
First world kingdom, Babylonia, 605-538
 
 
580
The golden idol and the fiery furnace
The later prophecies of the book of Isaiah belong to the last part of the Exile.
Rise of Cyrus. Capture of Babylon by Cyrus.
538
 
 
 
Darius the Mede, king of Babylon two years
538-536
 
571
Last of Ezekiel's prophecies
Pythagoras, the philosopher who invented the multiplication table
570
 
 
Daniel's visions
 
Second world kingdom, Medo-Persian, 538-333
 
 
538
The den of lions
 
 
 
 
536
Cyrus' decree for the Return
 
Cyrus sole ruler of Babylon and the empire
 
 
 
 
 
Tarquinius Superbus at Rome
534-509
 
 
 
 
Pisistratus founded first public library at Athens
544
 
586
Final Captivity. Destruction of city and temple.
 
 
 
 
536
First Return
 
 
 
 
516
Completion of Temple
 
 
 
 
The 70 years of Exile: 606 (First Captivity) - 536 (First Return) or 586 (Final Captivity) - 516 (Completion of Temple)
The Return From Exile and Restoration of the Nation
 
B.C.
Jews
Prophets
Scriptures
Contemporary History
B.C.
 
536
First Return, under Zerubbabel, with a company of 50,000 exiles
Daniel still living. Haggai and Zechariah urge the completion of the temple, 520.
Book of Ezra. Prophecies of Haggai. Prophecies of Zechariah.
The Cyrus Cylinder
 
 
 
 
Solon the Wise died
558
 
535
The foundations of the temple laid
Confucius, the Chinese philosopher, flourished
559-476
 
520
The second temple, work upon
Darius Hystaspes
521-486
 
Mch. 515
The second temple completed
Battle of Marathon
490
 
 
 
 
 
Xerxes
486-465
 
483
Xerxes' (Ahasuerus') Feast
 
 
His great invasion of Greece with an army of 5,000,000
483-480
 
479
Esther becomes queen
 
 
Defeats at Thermopylæ and Salamis
480
 
473
She saves her countrymen from destruction.
 
 
Herodotus
484-424
 
458
Second Return, under Ezra, from Babylon
 
Revision of the Scriptures
Socrates
470-399
 
445
Nehemiah, as Susa, hears from Jerusalem
Fifth book of the Psalms, 107-150
 
Plato
427-347
 
444
Nehemiah builds the wall of Jerusalem
 
Nehemiah
Artaxerxes Longimanus
465-425
 
433
Nehemiah recalled to Susa
 
 
Pericles
444
 
427
Returns to Jerusalem. Reforms.
 
 
First Peloponnesian War
431
 
397-317
Aided or soon followed by Malachi
Prophecies of Malachi
Malachi
Conquest of Persian Empire by Alexander the Great
332
 
Period: 189 years (586 - 397)
8. Period Between the Old and New Testaments
 
B.C.
Jews in Palestine and Egypt
Contemporary Events
 
350
Jaddua, High Priest
Egypt a Persian province
 
336
 
Darius Codomannus, King of Persia; era of Alexander the Great
 
334
 
Alexander invades Persia
 
 
 
Victory at the Granicus
 
333
 
Battle of Issus
 
332
Alexander visits Jerusalem
Foundation of Alexandria
 
331
Settlement of Jews at Alexandria
Battle of Arbela
 
330
Onias I, High Priest
Death of Darius; end of the Persian Empire
 
323
 
Death of Alexander
 
 
 
The Ptolemies take the Egyptian kingdom; the Seleucidæ the Syrian.
 
320
Ptolemy Soter captures Jerusalem
Colonies of Jews in Egypt and Cyrene
 
 
Palestine subject to Egypt
 
 
314
Palestine subject to Syria
 
 
310
Simon the Just, High Priest
 
 
301
Palestine reverts to Egypt
Battle of Ipsus
 
284
Beginning of LXX translation of the Old Testament
Ptolemy Philadelphus
 
264
 
First Punic War
 
212
 
Second Punic War
 
201
 
Colonies of Jews from Babylon transplanted to Asia Minor
 
198
Antiochus the Great becomes master of Palestine
 
 
170
Tyranny of Antiochus Epiphanes
 
 
168
Revolt of Mattathias
 
 
167
Rise of the Maccabees
 
 
166
Judas Maccabæus
 
 
165
Battles of Beth-horon and Emmaus
 
 
 
Rededication of the Temple
 
 
161
Judas killed in battle at Eleasa; Jonathan succeeds him. Asmonæan line of priestly rulers established.
 
 
149
 
Third Punic War
 
146
 
Fall of Carthage and Corinth
 
 
 
Greece a Roman province
 
144
Murder of Jonathan Maccabæus
 
 
141
Simon Maccabæus completes the deliverance of Palestine
 
 
135
Murder of Simon Maccabæus; John Hyrcanus succeeds him
 
 
130
Hyrcanus destroys the temple on Mount Gerazim
 
 
109
First mention of Pharisees and Sadducees
 
 
107
Accession of Aristobulus, under the title of "King"
 
 
106
Alexander Jannæus
 
 
 
First mention of the Essenes
 
 
79
Alexandra, queen
 
 
69
Aristobulus II
 
 
63
Pompey subjugates Judæa
Conspiracy of Catiline
 
60
 
The first triumvirate
 
58
 
Cæsar in Gaul
 
54
The temple plundered by Crassus
 
 
48
 
Battle of Pharsalia; death of Pompey
 
 
Hyrcanus II restored
 
 
47
Antipater the Idumæan appointed by Cæsar procurator of Judæa
 
 
 
Herod made governor of Galilee
 
 
44
 
Assassination of Cæsar
 
43
Death of Antipater
 
 
40
Hyrcanus banished; Antigonus succeeds; last of the Asmonæan priestly line
 
 
 
Herod at Rome
 
 
 
Herod appointed king of Judæa
 
 
37
Herod captures Jerusalem
 
 
31
 
Battle of Actium
 
30
 
Egypt conquered by Cæsar. Line of the Ptolemies ends.
 
29
 
Temple of Janus closed
 
27
 
Augustus made emperor
 
19
Herod begins to rebuild the temple
 
 
16
Herod goes to meet Agrippa and invites him to Judæa
Agrippa sent to settle the affairs of Syria
 
15
Agrippa visits Judæa
 
 
14
He confirms the privileges of the Jews
 
 
11
The outer temple finished
 
 
4
Herod dies at Jericho soon after the Nativity of our Lord
 
9. The New Testament Period
(For fuller details, see Christ, Harmony of the Life of and Acts, Chronology of.)
 
Date
Christian History
Contemporary History
 
Dec., 5 B.C.
Birth of Christ
Death of Herod the Great
 
30 A.D.
Crucifixion
Augustus Cæsar: 30 B.C. - Aug. 19, 14 A.D.
 
 
 
Tiberius emperor: 14 A.D. - March 16, 37 A.D.
 
30
Pentecost
Pontius Pilate: 26 A.D. - early 36 A.D.
 
36
Conversion of Paul
Caligula emperor: March 16, 37 - Jan. 24, 41
 
44
Death of Herod
Herod Agrippa I made king, 37 A.D.
 
45
1st Missionary Journey
Claudius emperor: Jan. 24, 41 - Oct 13, 54
 
50
Council at Jerusalem
 
 
50
2nd Missionary Journey
 
 
54
3rd Missionary Journey
Nero emperor: Oct 13, 54 - June 9, 68
 
60
Paul at Rome
 
 
62
Close of the Acts
Burning of Rome: July 19, 64
 
66
Martyrdom of Paul
Outbreak of Jewish War, 66
 
 
 
Galba, Otho and Vitellius, emperors: June 9, 68 - Dec. 20, 69
 
70
Destruction of Jerusalem
Vespasian emperor: July 1, 69
Chrysolite. Rev. 21:2020The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. (Revelation 21:20). Gk. χρυσόλιθος, gold-stone. A silicate of magnesium and iron, commonly of a bright yellow or green color, and varying from transparent to translucent, the oriental topaz, something like the Scotch cairngorm.
Churches, the seven, in Asia. Rev. 1:4,11,20; 2:7,11,17,29; 3:6,13,22; 22:164John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; (Revelation 1:4)
11Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. (Revelation 1:11)
20The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. (Revelation 1:20)
7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. (Revelation 2:7)
11He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. (Revelation 2:11)
17He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. (Revelation 2:17)
29He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. (Revelation 2:29)
6He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. (Revelation 3:6)
13He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. (Revelation 3:13)
22He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. (Revelation 3:22)
16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. (Revelation 22:16).
Cinnamon. Ex. 30:2323Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, (Exodus 30:23); Prov. 7:1717I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. (Proverbs 7:17). Heb. Kinnemôn; Gk. κιννάμωμον; Bot. N. Cinnamomum Zeylanicum. The tree is a native of Ceylon, belongs to the laurel family, growing 30 feet high, and is cultivated chiefly for its bark.
Citron. Lev. 23:4040And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days. (Leviticus 23:40). Heb. ’Etz hâdâr; Gk. καρπὁς ξύλου; Bot. N. Citrus medica. A.V. and R.V. goodly trees. Probably the citron, a native of India, the most common of the orange tribe in Palestine.
(2) (Isa. 41:2525I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon mortar, and as the potter treadeth clay. (Isaiah 41:25)). Heb. Tît; Gk. πηλός. Tît (lit. dirt) was, and still is, the common building material of the mud-houses of the peasantry of Palestine.
Cleave; adhere.
appearance of the Lord in. Ex. 24:15; 34:5; 40:3415And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount. (Exodus 24:15)
5And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. (Exodus 34:5)
34Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. (Exodus 40:34); Lev. 16:22And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. (Leviticus 16:2); Num. 11:25; 12:525And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease. (Numbers 11:25)
5And the Lord came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth. (Numbers 12:5); 1 Kings 8:1010And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord, (1 Kings 8:10); Ezek. 10:44Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the Lord's glory. (Ezekiel 10:4); Matt. 17:55While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. (Matthew 17:5); Luke 21:2727And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. (Luke 21:27); Rev. 14:1414And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. (Revelation 14:14).
Cochineal. Isa. 1:1818Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. (Isaiah 1:18). Heb. Tôla’; Gk. κόκκινος; Zool. S. Coccus ilicis. R.V. and A.V. crimson. Lit. crimson worm, an insect attaching itself to the holm-oak. The dye is found in the wingless female. It is dark red, of the size of the kernel of a cherry, but when dried, smaller than a wheat grain. It is very abundant in Palestine.
Cocker, to spoil, or pamper, a child. Ecclus. 30:9.
Colony; not a modern colony, but one settled with freedmen and soldiers, and organized as to government, laws, and social customs on the model of imperial Rome. Acts 16:1212And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days. (Acts 16:12).
Colosse, cŏ-lŏs′-sē; a city in the valley of the Lycus, in Asia Minor.
Colossians, cŏ-lŏs′-sīăns, “people of Colosse”; encouraged and warned. Col. 1-2.
exhorted to holiness. Col. 3-4.
Commend. (1) to bring commendation upon, enhance.
Common. (1) shared in by all men alike.
(2) profane, unclean to a Jew (because used by all).
Communicate; to impart.
Communication; conversation, talk.
Communion, of Saints. See FELLOWSHIP.
Company, evil, to be avoided. Psa. 1:1; 26:41Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. (Psalm 1:1)
4I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. (Psalm 26:4); Prov. 1:10; 2:12; 4:14; 12:11; 13:20; 14:7; 22:24; 24:19; 29:3,2410My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. (Proverbs 1:10)
12To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; (Proverbs 2:12)
14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. (Proverbs 4:14)
11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. (Proverbs 12:11)
20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. (Proverbs 13:20)
7Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. (Proverbs 14:7)
24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: (Proverbs 22:24)
19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; (Proverbs 24:19)
3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance. (Proverbs 29:3)
24Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. (Proverbs 29:24); Rom. 1:3232Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. (Romans 1:32); 1 Cor. 5:9; 15:339I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: (1 Corinthians 5:9)
33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. (1 Corinthians 15:33); Eph. 5:77Be not ye therefore partakers with them. (Ephesians 5:7).
Compass (v.); encircle, encompass, make a circuit of.
Jude 2222And of some have compassion, making a difference: (Jude 22): of some have c., making a difference. R.V. mercy.
Conceit; estimation, opinion.
Concupiscence; evil desire, lust.
Confectionaries, those who make or sell confections, as sweetmeats, or spices. 1 Sam. 8:1313And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. (1 Samuel 8:13).
examples of. Num. 12:11; 21:711And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned. (Numbers 12:11)
7Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. (Numbers 21:7); Josh. 7:2020And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: (Joshua 7:20); 1 Sam. 7; 1 Sam. 15:2424And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. (1 Samuel 15:24); Ezra 9:66And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens. (Ezra 9:6); Neh. 1:6; 9:66Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned. (Nehemiah 1:6)
6Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee. (Nehemiah 9:6); Psa. 51:66Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. (Psalm 51:6); Dan. 9:44And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; (Daniel 9:4); Luke 23:4141And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. (Luke 23:41).
(2) R.V. boldness.
Confound; to put to confusion, destroy.
Congregation, (of Israel) all to keep the passover. Ex. 12, etc.
Conscience, convicts of sin. Gen. 3:10; 4:13; 42:2110And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. (Genesis 3:10)
13And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear. (Genesis 4:13)
21And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. (Genesis 42:21); 1 Sam. 24:55And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt. (1 Samuel 24:5); Prov. 20:2727The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly. (Proverbs 20:27); Matt. 27:33Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, (Matthew 27:3); Luke 9:77Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; (Luke 9:7); John 8:99And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. (John 8:9); Rom. 2:1515Which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) (Romans 2:15).
Consideration; exhortations to. Deut. 4:39; 32:2939Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else. (Deuteronomy 4:39)
29O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! (Deuteronomy 32:29); Judg. 18:1414Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do. (Judges 18:14); 1 Sam. 12:2424Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you. (1 Samuel 12:24); Job 23:15; 37:1415Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him. (Job 23:15)
14Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. (Job 37:14); Psa. 8:3; 50:223When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; (Psalm 8:3)
22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. (Psalm 50:22); Prov. 6:66Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: (Proverbs 6:6); Eccl. 4:1; 5:1; 7:131So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. (Ecclesiastes 4:1)
1Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. (Ecclesiastes 5:1)
13Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? (Ecclesiastes 7:13); Hag. 1:55Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways. (Haggai 1:5); Matt. 6:2828And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: (Matthew 6:28); 2 Tim. 2:77Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. (2 Timothy 2:7); Heb. 3:1; 7:4; 10:24; 12:31Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; (Hebrews 3:1)
4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. (Hebrews 7:4)
24And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: (Hebrews 10:24)
3For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. (Hebrews 12:3).
Consolation, under affliction. Deut. 33:2727The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them. (Deuteronomy 33:27); Job 19:2525For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: (Job 19:25); Psa. 10:1414Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. (Psalm 10:14); Psa. 24:88Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. (Psalm 24:8); Psa. 34:6; 41:3; 42:5; 51:17; 55:22; 69:29; 71:9,18; 73:26; 94:19; 119:506This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. (Psalm 34:6)
3The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. (Psalm 41:3)
5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. (Psalm 42:5)
17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. (Psalm 51:17)
22Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. (Psalm 55:22)
29But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. (Psalm 69:29)
9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. (Psalm 71:9)
18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have showed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. (Psalm 71:18)
26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. (Psalm 73:26)
19In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. (Psalm 94:19)
50This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. (Psalm 119:50); Psa. 132:1414This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. (Psalm 132:14); Eccl. 7:33Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. (Ecclesiastes 7:3); Isa. 1:18; 12:118Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. (Isaiah 1:18)
1And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. (Isaiah 12:1); Lam. 3:2222It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. (Lamentations 3:22); Ezek. 14:2222Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it. (Ezekiel 14:22); Hos. 2:1414Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. (Hosea 2:14); Mic. 7:1818Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. (Micah 7:18); Zech. 1:1717Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the Lord shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem. (Zechariah 1:17); Matt. 11:2828Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28); Luke 4:1818The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, (Luke 4:18); Luke 15:1818I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, (Luke 15:18); John 14-16; Rom. 15:4; 16:204For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. (Romans 15:4)
20And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. (Romans 16:20); 1 Cor. 10:13; 14:313There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. (1 Corinthians 10:13)
3But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. (1 Corinthians 14:3); 2 Cor. 1:3; 5:1; 7:6; 12:93Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; (2 Corinthians 1:3)
1For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. (2 Corinthians 5:1)
6Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus; (2 Corinthians 7:6)
9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (2 Corinthians 12:9); Col. 1:1111Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; (Colossians 1:11); 1 Thess. 4:14; 5:1114For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. (1 Thessalonians 4:14)
11Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. (1 Thessalonians 5:11); 2 Thess. 2:1616Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, (2 Thessalonians 2:16); Heb. 4:9; 6:189There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. (Hebrews 4:9)
18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: (Hebrews 6:18); Heb. 12:1818For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, (Hebrews 12:18); James 1:12; 4:712Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. (James 1:12)
7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7); 2 Peter 2:99The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: (2 Peter 2:9); Rev. 2:10; 7:14; 14:1310Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. (Revelation 2:10)
14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. (Revelation 7:14)
13And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them. (Revelation 14:13).
Convenient; becoming, fitting, suitable.
(2) behavior, manner of life.
Jesus with Nicodemus, John 3.
with the woman of Samaria, John 4:7-277There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. 8(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 9Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. 10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. 11The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? 12Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? 13Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. 15The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. 16Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. 17The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: 18For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. 19The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 20Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. 21Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 23But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. 25The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. 26Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. 27And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? (John 4:7‑27).
Conversion, of sinners proceeds from God. 1 Kings 18:3737Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. (1 Kings 18:37); Psa. 19:7; 78:347The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. (Psalm 19:7)
34When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God. (Psalm 78:34); Prov. 1:2323Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. (Proverbs 1:23); Jer. 31:1818I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God. (Jeremiah 31:18); John 6:4444No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. (John 6:44); Acts 3:26; 11:2126Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. (Acts 3:26)
21And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord. (Acts 11:21). See Psa. 51:1313Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. (Psalm 51:13); Isa. 1:16; 6:1016Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; (Isaiah 1:16)
10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. (Isaiah 6:10); Ezek. 18:23; 36:2523Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? (Ezekiel 18:23)
25Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. (Ezekiel 36:25); Joel 2:1313And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. (Joel 2:13); 2 Cor. 5:1717Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17); 1 Thess. 1:99For they themselves show of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; (1 Thessalonians 1:9).
of Paul. Acts 9; 22; 26.
Convince. (1) to refute.
(2) to convict.
Coriander. Ex. 16:3131And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. (Exodus 16:31). Heb. Gad; Gk. κόριον; Bot. N. Coriandrum sativum. Only once mentioned, when manna is compared to it. It is an umbelliferous plant, with white blossoms and globular aromatic fruits.
Corinth, cŏr′-ĭnth; one of the chief commercial cities of Greece, on the isthmus connecting its two parts. Paul and Apollos at. Acts 18; Acts 19:11And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, (Acts 19:1).
Corinthians, cŏ-rĭn′-thĭ-ăns; inhabitants of Corinth. Their divisions, etc., censured. 1 Cor. 1; 5; 1 Cor. 11:1818For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. (1 Corinthians 11:18).
their faith and graces, 2 Cor. 3.
instructed concerning spiritual gifts. 1 Cor. 14.
and the resurrection. 1 Cor. 15.
Paul commends himself to. 2 Cor. 11; 12.
Cormorant. (1) (Lev. 11:1717And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, (Leviticus 11:17)). Heb. Shâlâk; Gk. καταράκτης. (Specimen, Phalacrocorax carbo.) The common cormorant which frequents the coast, and is found on the Sea of Galilee and on the Jordan.
Corn; a general name for any kind of grain, a wheat, barley, millet, spelt. Eleven different Hebrew words are used for corn in its different states.
Corn, (treading out) The unthreshed wheat is laid upon the ground in a circle, and a yoke of oxen driven round and round over it, dragging after them a heavy log of wood, on the under surface of which are inserted rows of thin flint stones, about two inches apart, and projecting half an inch from the surface. Deut. 25:44Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. (Deuteronomy 25:4); 1 Cor. 9:99For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? (1 Corinthians 9:9); 1 Tim. 5:1818For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his reward. (1 Timothy 5:18).
(3) (2 Sam. 6:55And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. (2 Samuel 6:5)). Heb. Mĕna’ an’ im; Gk. αὐλοί. R.V. castanets; marg. “sistra,” a rattle (very common in the East), consisting of an oval hoop with a handle, having cross-bars of metal rods, on which loose rings were threaded, jingling when shaken, like the plates of a timbrel.
Cotton. Esther 1:66Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble. (Esther 1:6). A.V. and R.V. hangings. Heb. Carpas; Gk. κάρπασος; Bot. N. Gossypium herbaceum. The description should be rendered “white and violet-colored cotton.” “Green” is rendered “cotton” in R.V. margin. Cotton was then unknown in Palestine, though now abundant. As Ahasuerus reigned from India to Ethiopia, no doubt the brightly colored cotton cloth of India would form part of the furnishings of his magnificent palace.
Paul’s discourse before. Acts 23.
by David. 1 Sam. 23:2,10; 30:82Therefore David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah. (1 Samuel 23:2)
10Then said David, O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. (1 Samuel 23:10)
8And David inquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. (1 Samuel 30:8); 1 Chron. 14:1010And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand. (1 Chronicles 14:10). See Psa. 16:7; 33:11; 73:247I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. (Psalm 16:7)
11The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. (Psalm 33:11)
24Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. (Psalm 73:24); Prov. 8:1414Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. (Proverbs 8:14); Rev. 3:1818I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. (Revelation 3:18).
of the wicked, condemned. Job 5:13; 10:3; 21:1613He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. (Job 5:13)
3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? (Job 10:3)
16Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me. (Job 21:16); Psa. 1:1; 5:10; 33:10; 64:2-7; 81:12; 106:431Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. (Psalm 1:1)
10Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee. (Psalm 5:10)
10The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. (Psalm 33:10)
2Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: 3Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: 4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 5They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? 6They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. 7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. (Psalm 64:2‑7)
12So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels. (Psalm 81:12)
43Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. (Psalm 106:43); Isa. 7:55Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, (Isaiah 7:5); Hos. 11:66And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels. (Hosea 11:6); Mic. 6:1616For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people. (Micah 6:16).
Courage, exhortations to. Num. 13:2020And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes. (Numbers 13:20); Deut. 31:66Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. (Deuteronomy 31:6); Josh. 1:6; 10:256Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. (Joshua 1:6)
25And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight. (Joshua 10:25); 2 Sam. 10:12; 13:2812Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the Lord do that which seemeth him good. (2 Samuel 10:12)
28Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant. (2 Samuel 13:28); 2 Chron. 19:1111And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the Lord shall be with the good. (2 Chronicles 19:11); Ezra 10:44Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it. (Ezra 10:4); Psa. 27:14; 31:2414Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. (Psalm 27:14)
24Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. (Psalm 31:24); Isa. 41:66They helped every one his neighbor; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. (Isaiah 41:6); 1 Cor. 16:1313Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. (1 Corinthians 16:13); Eph. 6:1010Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. (Ephesians 6:10).
of the singers. 1 Chron. 25.
of the porters. 1 Chron. 26.
of the captains. 1 Chron. 27.
with the Israelites. Ex. 6:4; 19:5; 24:5; 34:274And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. (Exodus 6:4)
5Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: (Exodus 19:5)
5And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord. (Exodus 24:5)
27And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel. (Exodus 34:27); Lev. 26:99For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you. (Leviticus 26:9); Deut. 6:2; 9:9; 26:162That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged. (Deuteronomy 6:2)
9When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water: (Deuteronomy 9:9)
16This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. (Deuteronomy 26:16); Deut. 29:1616(For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by; (Deuteronomy 29:16); Judg. 2:11And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. (Judges 2:1); Jer. 11:11The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, (Jeremiah 11:1); Jer. 31:33; 50:533But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. (Jeremiah 31:33)
5They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten. (Jeremiah 50:5); Acts 3:2525Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. (Acts 3:25).
NEW COVENANT.
ratified by Christ (Mal. 3:11Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. (Malachi 3:1)). Luke 1:68-8068Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 73The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, 74That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, 75In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. 76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; 77To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, 78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, 79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. 80And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel. (Luke 1:68‑80); Gal. 3:1717And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. (Galatians 3:17); Heb. 8:6; 9:15; 12:246But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. (Hebrews 8:6)
15And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. (Hebrews 9:15)
24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. (Hebrews 12:24).
everlasting. Gen. 9:16; 17:1316And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. (Genesis 9:16)
13He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. (Genesis 17:13); Lev. 24:88Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. (Leviticus 24:8); Isa. 55:3; 61:83Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. (Isaiah 55:3)
8For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. (Isaiah 61:8); Ezek. 16:60,62; 37:2660Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant. (Ezekiel 16:60)
62And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: (Ezekiel 16:62)
26Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. (Ezekiel 37:26); Heb. 13:2020Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, (Hebrews 13:20).
Covetousness, described. Psa. 10:33For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth. (Psalm 10:3); Prov. 21:2626He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. (Proverbs 21:26); Eccl. 4:8; 5:108There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labor; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labor, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. (Ecclesiastes 4:8)
10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. (Ecclesiastes 5:10); Ezek. 33:3131And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. (Ezekiel 33:31); Hab. 3:1111The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear. (Habakkuk 3:11); Mark 7:2222Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: (Mark 7:22); Eph. 5:55For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. (Ephesians 5:5); 1 Tim. 6:1010For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. (1 Timothy 6:10); 2 Peter 2:1414Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: (2 Peter 2:14).
its punishment. Job 20:1515He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly. (Job 20:15); Isa. 5:8; 57:178Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! (Isaiah 5:8)
17For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. (Isaiah 57:17); Jer. 6:12; 22:1712And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 6:12)
17But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. (Jeremiah 22:17); Mic. 2:11Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. (Micah 2:1); Hab. 2:99Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! (Habakkuk 2:9); 1 Cor. 5:10; 6:1010Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. (1 Corinthians 5:10)
10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Corinthians 6:10); Eph. 5:55For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. (Ephesians 5:5); Col. 3:55Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: (Colossians 3:5).
of Ahab. 1 Kings 21.
of Ananias and Sapphire. Acts 5.
Creature. (1) created thing.
Crisping pins, not our crimping pins, but an ornamental bag or satchel. Isa. 3:2222The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, (Isaiah 3:22). R.V. satchels.
Crocodile. Lev. 11:2929These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, (Leviticus 11:29). Gk. κροκόδειλος. R.V. great lizard. A.V. tortoise. The crocodile is probably the animal called LEVIATHAN, q.v.
Crow. Prov. 30:1717The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. (Proverbs 30:17). Heb. ’Oreb; Gk. κόραξ. A.V. and R.V. ravens. (Specimen, Corvus umbrinus.) The term includes the whole tribe of crows, e.g., ravens, rooks, jackdaws, etc.
Crown. (1) The Greek στέφανος, a garland, wreath, chaplet. It formed the prize at the Greek games, and was worn by feasters. Hence it became a symbol of victory or joy. This was the “crown” of thorns placed in mockery on the Saviour’s head.
Crucifixion; was unknown to the Jews, until introduced by the Romans, who used it only for the punishment of slaves and the lowest malefactors. But persons were hanged on a tree after they were slain as far back as the days of Joshua (Josh. 8:2929And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day. (Joshua 8:29)).
Greek cubit, 18 in. See MEASURES.
Cuckoo. Lev. 11:1616And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, (Leviticus 11:16). Heb. Shaḥaph; Gk. λάρος. R.V. “seamew,” a gull. (Specimens, Cuculus canorus, found in the Jordan Valley; Oxylophus glandarius, found at Ain Fasail.)
(2) (Isa. 1:88And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city. (Isaiah 1:8)). Heb. Mikshah; Gk. σικυήρατον; Bot. N. Cucumis chate. A staple article of diet for the poor in summer,
Cunning. (1) skill, knowledge.
(2) knowing, skillful.
Cursed, who so called. Deut. 27:1515Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. (Deuteronomy 27:15); Prov. 11:26; 27:1426He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. (Proverbs 11:26)
14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. (Proverbs 27:14); Jer. 11:3; 17:53And say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant, (Jeremiah 11:3)
5Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. (Jeremiah 17:5); Lam. 3:6565Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them. (Lamentations 3:65); Zech. 5:33Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it. (Zechariah 5:3); Mal. 1:1414But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen. (Malachi 1:14); Matt. 25:4141Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: (Matthew 25:41); Gal. 3:1010For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. (Galatians 3:10); 2 Peter 2:1414Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: (2 Peter 2:14).
Cush, cŭsh.
(2) Psa. 7 (title).
Cushi, cū′-shī, “Ethiopian.”
Cymbals. (1) (1 Chron. 15:16,19,28; 16:5,42; 25:616And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy. (1 Chronicles 15:16)
19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass; (1 Chronicles 15:19)
28Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps. (1 Chronicles 15:28)
5Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals; (1 Chronicles 16:5)
42And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters. (1 Chronicles 16:42)
6All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. (1 Chronicles 25:6); 2 Chron. 5:13; 29:2513It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord; (2 Chronicles 5:13)
25And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets. (2 Chronicles 29:25); Ezra 3:1010And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel. (Ezra 3:10); Neh. 12:2727And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. (Nehemiah 12:27)). Heb. Metziltaim; Gk. κύμβαλα, one form of cymbals.
Cyrenius, c̣ȳ-rē′-nĭ-ŭs; Greek form of the Roman name Quirinius, governor of Syria. Luke 2:22(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) (Luke 2:2).