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Heir

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: H By: George A. Morrish

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This is used in various applications as of one coming into a possession. It is applied to the Lord when He came to Israel seeking fruit. They said in effect, “This is the heir: come let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours” (Mark 12:7⁷But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. (Mark 12:7)). Christ is appointed by God to be heir of all things (Heb. 1:2²Hath 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)). Believers are by grace made sons through Christ, hence heirs, heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ (Rom. 8:17¹⁷And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. (Romans 8:17); Gal. 4:7⁷Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. (Galatians 4:7): Compare John 17:22²²And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: (John 17:22)).

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Concise Bible Dictionary: H

• Hebrew Bible

• Hebrew Language

• Hebrews, Epistle to the

• Hegai, Hege

• Heifer, Red

• Heir

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• Helek, Helekites

• Helkath-hazzurim

• Hem of the Garment