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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(sire). Source of
authority
(
Gen. 3:16
16
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. (Genesis 3:16)
;
1 Cor. 11:3
3
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. (1 Corinthians 11:3)
). Disrespect of, condemned (
Ex. 21:15-17; 22:17
15
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
16
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
17
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. (Exodus 21:15‑17)
17
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. (Exodus 22:17)
;
Lev. 20:9
9
For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him. (Leviticus 20:9)
;
1 Tim. 1:9
9
Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, (1 Timothy 1:9)
). Parental obedience bears a promise (
Ex. 20:12
12
Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. (Exodus 20:12)
).
Father
also a
priest
(
Gen. 8:20
20
And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. (Genesis 8:20)
). Any ancestor (
Deut. 1:11
11
(The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!) (Deuteronomy 1:11)
;
Matt. 23:30
30
And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. (Matthew 23:30)
). A title (
Judg. 17:10
10
And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in. (Judges 17:10)
;
1 Sam. 10:12
12
And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets? (1 Samuel 10:12)
;
Acts 7:2
2
And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, (Acts 7:2)
). Protector (
Psa. 68:5
5
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. (Psalm 68:5)
).
Author
and founder (
Gen. 4:21
21
And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. (Genesis 4:21)
;
Rom. 4:12
12
And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised. (Romans 4:12)
).
Divine
appellation (
Deut. 32:6
6
Do ye thus requite the Lord, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee? (Deuteronomy 32:6)
;
Matt. 6:4
4
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. (Matthew 6:4)
;
Rom. 1:7
7
To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 1:7)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Except as
creator
and preserver of all,
God
is not revealed as Father in the O. T. "Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us?" (
Mal. 2:10
10
Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers? (Malachi 2:10)
).
The
Lord
Jesus
is also prophesied of as “the
everlasting
Father” or “Father of the everlasting
age
” (
Isa. 9:6
6
For 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)
). It was reserved for the N. T.
times
that God should be made known as Father; and this was done only by the Lord Jesus while upon
earth
, who constantly spoke to His disciples of God as their Father in
heaven
(
Matt. 5:16, 45, 48
16
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. (Matthew 5:16)
45
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. (Matthew 5:45)
48
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. (Matthew 5:48)
;
Matt. 6:1, 8, 14-15
1
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. (Matthew 6:1)
8
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. (Matthew 6:8)
14
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Matthew 6:14‑15)
, &c). He could, as
the
Son
, while on earth thus make Him known to them. After the
resurrection
the Lord was able to send this message to His disciples, whom He now calls His “
brethren
”: "I ascend unto My Father, and your Father; and to My God, and your God" (
John 20:17
17
Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. (John 20:17)
). The will of the Father and the work of His Son, the source of
eternal
life
to them, had brought the disciples in this respect into the same heavenly position as the risen Christ Himself before the Father. The term “father” is used symbolically when there is a moral
likeness
between a leader and his followers (
John 8:38-44
38
I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
39
They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
40
But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
41
Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
42
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
43
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
44
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. (John 8:38‑44)
).
In the O. T.
the word
ab is at times used as “founder:” thus in
1 Chronicles 4:4
4
And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem. (1 Chronicles 4:4)
one is mentioned as the “father” of
Beth
-lehem.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
2
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
’ab
Phonic:
ab
Meaning:
(Aramaic) corresponding to
1
KJV Usage:
father
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