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God

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew 'El, from a word meaning to be strong; (2) of 'Eloah_, plural _'Elohim. The singular...

Numbering of the people

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Besides the numbering of the tribes mentioned in the history of the wanderings in the wilderness, we have an account of a general census of the whole nation from Dan to Beersheba, which David gave...

Colossians, Epistle to the

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Was written by Paul at Rome during his first imprisonment there (Acts 28:16, 30), probably in the spring of A.D. 57, or, as some think, 62, and soon after he had written his Epistle to the...

Hebrews, Epistle to

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1.) Its canonicity. All the results of critical and historical research to which this epistle has been specially subjected abundantly vindicate its right to a place in the New Testament canon...

Philemon, Epistle to

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Was written from Rome at the same time as the epistles to the Colossians and Ephesians, and was sent also by Onesimus. It was addressed to Philemon and the members of his family. It was written for...

Timothy, First Epistle to

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Paul in this epistle speaks of himself as having left Ephesus for Macedonia (1:3), and hence not Laodicea, as mentioned in the subscription; but probably Philippi, or some other city in that...

Ephesians, Epistle to

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Was written by Paul at Rome about the same time as that to the Colossians, which in many points it resembles. Contents of. The Epistle to the Colossians is mainly polemical, designed to refute...

Philippians, Epistle to

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Was written by Paul during the two years when he was "in bonds" in Rome (Phil 1:7-13), probably early in the year A.D. 62 or in the end of 61. The Philippians had sent Epaphroditus, their...

Timothy, Second Epistle to

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Was probably written a year or so after the first, and from Rome, where Paul was for a second time a prisoner, and was sent to Timothy by the hands of Tychicus. In it he entreats Timothy to come to...

Romans, Epistle to the

Easton's Bible Dictionary

This epistle was probably written at Corinth. Phoebe (Rom 16:1) of Cenchrea conveyed it to Rome, and Gaius of Corinth entertained the apostle at the time of his writing it (16:23; 1 Cor 1:14), and...

Thessalonians, Epistles to the

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The first epistle to the Thessalonians was the first of all Paul's epistles. It was in all probability written from Corinth, where he abode a "long time" (Acts 18:11, 18), early in the period of...

Titus, Epistle to

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Was probably written about the same time as the first epistle to Timothy, with which it has many affinities. "Both letters were addressed to persons left by the writer to preside in their...

Goodness of God

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various circumstances and relations (Ps 145:8, 9; 103:8; 1 John 4:8). Viewed generally, it is benevolence;...

Government of God

Easton's Bible Dictionary

See [250]PROVIDENCE.

Judgments of God

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1.) The secret decisions of God's will (Ps 110:5; 36:6). (2.) The revelations of his will (Ex 21:1; Deut 6:20; Ps 119:7-175). (3.) The infliction of punishment on the wicked (Ex 6:6; 12:12; Ezek...

Galatians, Epistle to

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The genuineness of this epistle is not called in question. Its Pauline origin is universally acknowledged. Occasion of. The churches of Galatia were founded by Paul himself (Acts 16:6; Gal 1:8; ...

Luke, Gospel according to

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Was written by Luke. He does not claim to have been an eye-witness of our Lord's ministry, but to have gone to the best sources of information within his reach, and to have written an orderly...

Mark, Gospel according to

Easton's Bible Dictionary

It is the current and apparently well-founded tradition that Mark derived his information mainly from the discourses of Peter. In his mother's house he would have abundant opportunities of...

Matthew, Gospel according to

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The author of this book was beyond a doubt the Matthew, an apostle of our Lord, whose name it bears. He wrote the Gospel of Christ according to his own plans and aims, and from his own point of...

River of God

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Ps 65:9), as opposed to earthly streams, denoting that the divine resources are inexhaustible, or the sum of all fertilizing streams that water the earth (Gen 2:10).

Word of God

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Heb 4:12, etc.). The Bible so called because the writers of its several books were God's organs in communicating his will to men. It is his "word," because he speaks to us in its sacred pages....

Foreknowledge of God

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Acts 2:23; Rom 8:29; 11:2; 1 Pet 1:2), one of those high attributes essentially appertaining to him the full import of which we cannot comprehend. In the most absolute sense his knowledge is...

Decrees of God

Easton's Bible Dictionary

"The decrees of God are his eternal, unchangeable, holy, wise, and sovereign purpose, comprehending at once all things that ever were or will be in their causes, conditions, successions, and...

Justice of God

Easton's Bible Dictionary

That perfection of his nature whereby he is infinitely righteous in himself and in all he does, the righteousness of the divine nature exercised in his moral government. At first God imposes...

Kingdom of God

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Matt 6:33; Mark 1:14, 15 Luke 4:43) = "kingdom of Christ" (Matt 13:41; 20:21) = "kingdom of Christ and of God" (Eph 5:5) = "kingdom of David" (Mark 11:10) = "the kingdom" (Matt 8:12; 13:19) =...

Son of God

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The plural, "sons of God," is used (Gen 6:2, 4) to denote the pious descendants of Seth. In Job 1:6 38:7this name is applied to the angels. Hosea uses the phrase (1:10) to designate the gracious...

Corinthians, Second Epistle to the

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Shortly after writing his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul left Ephesus, where intense excitement had been aroused against him, the evidence of his great success, and proceeded to Macedonia....

Corinthians, First Epistle to the

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Was written from Ephesus (1 Cor 16:8) about the time of the Passover in the third year of the apostle's sojourn there (Acts 19:10; 20:31), and when he had formed the purpose to visit Macedonia, and...

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